Chapter 35

Tuesday was a blur for Sookie. She was between vendors and moving companies and interviews for a housekeeper. She collapsed in exhaustion Tuesday evening before Eric was home. Amelia had kept her company most of the day, stepping out only when running to the grocery store for dinner, which turned out to be a stir fry she whipped together at the last minute.

Eric had a crazy day as well, he was finalizing the details of the merger, hoping to have it complete by next Monday. He was also trying to get everything done that he could in hopes of being off the remainder of the week for moving. He was not coming in on Wednesday so that he could be on hand for Sookie.

He walked into the apartment and noticed how quiet it was. He saw Amelia sitting on the sofa smiling as he walked into the bedroom. He found Sookie in bed, Bella cuddled up next to her purring. He changed quietly, pulling on pajama pants and a shirt and walked out to Amelia.

"Big day?" he asked, looking around at various half packed boxes

"Yes, tomorrow will be nuts, but she ate well and was almost asleep as we sat at the table" Amelia said smiling at him

"Good, she needs the sleep" Eric said grinning

"I've had a very odd feeling today, I think you are leaving just in time" Amelia told him, she'd noticed odd noises most of the day, and had the weirdest feeling of being watched

As she was explaining it to Eric, she noticed his was looking at all the windows, making sure the blinds were down and locked.

After everything that had happened, Eric was taking no chances, Damon had still not been able to determine who had sent the goons, they not yet identified.

Amelia pulled out a plate of the stir fry and set it in front of him, "Sookie put this aside for you" she said smiling at him

Eric ate quickly, his own exhaustion consuming him as they discussed the final details of the merger, he told Amelia that he was hoping it would be done for announcement on Monday.

Eric was locking the door behind Amelia 20 minutes later. He turned off the lights in the apartment and crawled into bed, pulling a sleeping Sookie into him as he snuggled up behind her.

They were both awakened some time later with a rough pounding on the door, Eric was out of bed in a flash

"Who is it?" he demanded

"Fire Department, you must evacuate the building" he heard on the other side of the door, he heard lots of noise in the hallway, opening the door and found a firefighter in uniform standing there, "Gas leak, everyone out" he was told roughly,

Eric shut the door, and heard Sookie pulling on a bra and grabbing Bella and a bag to put her into. Eric grabbed her purse and stuffed his wallet into it along with his keys while they both slipped on flip flops.

Walking into the hall, Sookie was hit with the smell of gas, her head started spinning immediately as Eric stepped up behind her.

"Sookie?" he said watching her

Sookie was fighting to keep her eyes open, with a curse, Eric took Bellas bag from her and quickly slipped it over his shoulder, while he picked Sookie up and made his way up the stairs.

He found the front parking lot full of emergency crews, and he almost ran to an ambulance, setting Sookie down on a stretcher,

"She's pregnant" he told him, "only a few weeks"

The attendants were fastening an oxygen mask on her face as Amelia came running over, she was still in her clothes. She took Bella's bag from him and started talking to the cat hoping to calm her down while she watched them attend to Sookie.

Bill waited to place the call for the gas leak. He worked the pipe himself, making sure the smell would be unmistakable.

He watched as they evacuated the building and as Eric carried Sookie upstairs.

'I hope she loses the brat' he thought to himself bitterly 'would serve her right after laying with him, she should be with me'

He waited until the firefighters had completely evacuated the building and then he approached, quietly, slipping into the apartment he knew would be unlocked. He'd been watching most of the day, waiting for his opportunity to get in to find out her doctors name.

Bill didn't lock the door behind him, it would be easier to hide than to explain a locked door, but he was careful to stay as quiet as possible and he moved through the medicine cabinet.

It took some time, but he found her bottle of prenatal vitamins in the kitchen. He snapped a picture of the label with his phone, making sure it was readable and walked out of the apartment unnoticed by all.

Walking into the ditch a good distance away, he walked across the highway to the apartment complex nearby and climbed into his parked car, where he quickly wrote down the information he'd gotten off the bottle onto a sheet of paper. He then made a phone call

"I got it"

"Who is the doctor?"

"Dr. Claudine Brigant" he said

"Good, I'll take it from here"

Sookie was finally released from the ambulance as the gas leak was cleared and the residents were allowed back into the building.

Eric was hovering until he saw she was ok. They crawled into bed not long after returning to the apartment, but Eric was unable to sleep.

He walked through the apartment multiple times, something was right, something was wrong and he couldn't figure out what it was. It was an uneasy feeling in the pit of his stomach.

Walking into the kitchen, he grabbed a glass of water and drank it down. It was then he noticed the bottle of vitamins sitting on the counter. On the counter opposite where he'd set them earlier in the day.

AN: I know its short, but very necessary...just wait...I promise :) :) :)