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Aislin slowly woke up later, feeling something heavy over her stomach and hearing the sounds of beeping near her. She hurt all over, and she pressed her dry lips together as she struggled to open her eyes. "You need to calm down, Eric. Ally is a mess already without your temper flaring up about this." Pam was telling him sternly, and she tried to blink. "She wishes she had never sent Aislin to the store now, and I have a lot of comforting ahead of me. They are so close."
"He is so fucking lucky that he died in this accident. I would have ripped his head right off of his body." Eric fumed, and Aislin wondered slowly what they were talking about.
"Eric?" Aislin whispered, and felt his relief wash through her in a warm wave.
"Aislin. It is so good to hear your voice." Eric told her, and she felt him take her hands tightly. "Do you hurt?"
"All over. What happened?" Aislin asked, and she felt him stroke her hair back as he sighed.
"There was an accident near Ally's." Eric told her, and she blinked as she remembered a blue truck crossing into her lane. She heard her own scream as she slammed into something and then there had been blackness. She shuddered and opened her eyes to see his dull blue orbs staring back at her with concern swimming in them as he stroked her hair back. "I gave you some blood at the scene, lover. Just a small amount. You would be much worse off if I hadn't."
"But the baby, Eric-" Aislin started to protest, and he covered her raw lips with one cool finger.
"He had no chance of survival if you died in my arms, Aislin. You hit your head very hard and you were bleeding heavily, and I was not losing you." Eric told her, and she saw the red welling up in his eyes. "His heartbeat is there, but weak. They want to keep you here to monitor him, and there is a chance that he might arrive early."
"Did the blood hurt him or help him?" Aislin asked, and Eric shrugged.
"It is anybody's guess right now." Eric said, and they stared at each other. "I was so scared when I felt your fear, and then your pain. I thought you were gone, and I never want that. I love you, Aislin."
"Take me home." Aislin begged him, and he shook his head slowly.
"I can heal you, but I do not know what to do for Logan. You need to be with the doctors, lover. I will be here every moment that I can."
"Aislin!" Ally came in and rushed to her sister's side, squeezing in by Eric. "I am so sorry I made you go to the store. I almost lost you, sis. "
"And your nephew's up in the air for now." Aislin said slowly, and shared a look with her sister. "It isn't your fault this happened. I didn't have time to swerve and avoid him."
"The mother fucker was drunk." Pam said behind them angrily, and Aislin looked at Eric. He was fuming inside and she took his hand. "If he had not hit that tree and gone through the windshield, he would have died painfully at our hands." Aislin was not surprised by Eric's reaction, but she didn't realize how much Pam cared. The vampire stepped forward and slid her arms around Ally's waist to comfort her, and looked at Aislin with concerned blue eyes.
"I will sleep here every night, Ais. You won't be alone." Ally told her, and Aislin sighed as she stared up at the ceiling. She was overwhelmed and she slid her hands over the scratchy material of the hospital gown to stroke her stomach slowly.
"Stay with me, baby." Aislin whispered, and closed her eyes as tears slid down her cheeks. "I have to tell Matt."
"I called Mom and Dad. They are coming in a few days if you feel like you need them." Ally told her, and Aislin stared at her.
"Which vampires home will they stay in?" Aislin asked, and Eric squeezed her hand.
"It will be nothing to set up a home for them to stay in. We can stage something and they will never be the wiser." Eric assured her, and she nodded slowly.
"I'm sorry it has to be this way." Aislin told him, and he leaned closer to her to kiss her lips.
"I don't hold it against you." Eric assured her, and they both looked up as Jill walked into the room. She looked the group over, her eyes resting longer on Pam and Eric before they settled on Aislin.
"You're awake. How do you feel?" Jill asked her, standing at the foot of the bed. She smiled, but the worry was etched into her face.
"I hurt everywhere." Aislin replied, and Jill glanced at Eric for a long moment.
"I can't give you anything too strong because of the baby." Jill told her, and Aislin sighed. "How long before Matt gets back?"
"Two weeks." Aislin replied, and Jill nodded thoughtfully.
"I would call him. This baby might be here early, if you both stay stable. I am keeping a close eye on things and keeping you here to do so." Jill told her, and Aislin nodded.
"Eric told me." Aislin said, and stared at the window. She longed so badly to have Eric take her home to their big bed and hold her. She longed for the big bathtub and the TV, and her eyes drifted to the tiny one in the corner of the room.
"I am at a loss here as to what to do. I don't know if the blood helped or hurt things, but give her more. She needs to heal so she can get through this. She needs to be strong for her son." Jill urged him, and he nodded with a strained face. "I am going to get some coffee. It is going to be a long night. Do you need anything, Aislin?"
"I'm good." Aislin replied, and met her eyes for a long moment. She remembered the three of them looking at the images of the baby together, and the way Eric had been so happy. She thought back to the kiss by the car, and the night that followed it. They had been so in love and so hopeful then, and now she might lose her baby and she could not wrap her mind around that. She clutched Eric's hand and he lifted the other arm to is fangs and tore his wrist open. He slipped it over her lips and she sucked it deeply into her mouth, tasting what she had craved. She tasted his love for her and his need for her to stay alive, and she felt his love for the baby inside of her. Aislin slid her free hand over his cool arm to press it closer, and moaned in protest as he pulled it away slowly.
"That is enough for now, lover." Eric told her gently, and stroked her cheek. She sucked in her breath as the pain subsided gently and in slow waves, and she sighed with relief. "You already look better."
"I feel better." Aislin said, feeling tired again. "I love you, Eric."
"Sleep, Aislin. I will see you soon." Eric whispered, and she drifted off to sleep.
The sun was shining in her room when she opened her eyes, and Aislin blinked slowly as she looked around. Ally was walking in with a soda in her hand, and smiled at her sister. She looked exhausted and was obviously stiff from probably sleeping in one of the chairs in the room. "How do you feel?" Ally asked her, sitting down and offering her the can.
"Decent." Aislin said, looking at the machines around her bed. "How is Logan?"
"He is hanging in there. His heartbeat is a little stronger today and it looks like a smooth day." Ally said, smiling weakly. "I called Matt and he is making arrangements to hurry home to be here for….anything."
"Thanks." Aislin said, and took a long sip of the sweet drink. It slid down her throat in a cold rush, and she blinked as the carbonated liquid bubbled inside of her. "Wow. That almost hurt."
"I'm sorry. I guess I should get you some water." Ally offered, and they glanced up as someone brought in a tray of food. Aislin thanked them and glanced at the tray with a frown.
"I miss home. I miss dinners with Eric, and with you. When did he leave last night?" Aislin asked, and stared out at the sun.
"At the last possible second. He would not leave your side all night, sis. He loves you so much." Ally told her, and Aislin smiled.
"Will he love me if I lose the baby? That is it for him, unless this same situation should happen again." Aislin asked, and looked at the tray again as her stomach growled. "Fuck it. I guess I have to eat this shit." Se pulled the tray forward and took a small bite of the sandwich, and looked at her sister. "Gross."
"He will love you anyway." Ally told her, and Aislin looked at her. "I know he will. He was so upset last night, Aislin. I have never seen him so out of control before." Ally was babbling and Aislin looked at her.
"Did he give you a hard time, sis? I heard Pam lecturing him." Aislin asked, and Ally's face dropped as she paled.
"He…..he was upset that you were driving, as well as what you were driving. Eric was just upset." Ally said nervously, and Aislin looked closely at her. She saw faded red marks on Ally's neck, and she stared at her in shock. She had not noticed last night with all of the chaos around her, and she had not fully understood what the two vampires were discussing.
"He hurt you." Aislin said slowly, and tears formed in her eyes. "I know that he can and has, but not you. Not my family."
"Pam stepped in and calmed him down, but he could have ordered her to stop. I don't know why he didn't." Ally said, and smiled a wan smile. "She gave me her blood to help me. It was the first time for that."
"Are you OK?" Aislin demanded, and Ally nodded slowly.
"I am going to have a talk with him tonight about this. I am so sorry, Al." Aislin said, and let the tears slide down her cheeks.
"I saw the evil side, Aislin. I saw what scares everybody about him, and Pam as well. The two of them arguing brought nurses running and it was chaos. It was not in here, so you never knew a thing, but they would have been forced out of they had not glamoured everyone involved. " Ally shivered and looked at her sister. "Are we making the right choice being with them? Are you safe having a baby in his house?"
"He will kill anything or anyone to protect us, even you. I guess I am safe, but at what price?" Aislin asked, taking another bite. She focused on eating and tried to keep her thoughts focused on Logan and keeping him alive. She got several calls from Hannah and a few other friends that kept her occupied, and Ally would not leave. She said that she needed a break from Pam and was planning on sleeping there every night Aislin was there. Matt called saying that he was flying in the next day, and she thanked him. Aislin ate her dinner slowly as the sky darkened, and waited alone in her room. Ally was getting some air outside and she figured that Pam would be talking to her anyway.
"Lover." Eric said softly, and she didn't turn her head. "Your displeasure with me has been plaguing me all day, even in my dreams."
"You went after my sister, Eric. You could have killed her." Aislin said slowly, and he was by her side in an instant.
"I lost it for a moment." Eric assured her, and stroked her hair back. "I am very regretful over it, but Pam stepped in and everything stopped. She is fine, lover. I was upset over you and I didn't know who to blame at first."
Aislin pushed her head to the side to get his hand away from her. "Don't ever hurt my family again. I need you to leave tonight so I can think about this. I am so fucking confused right now." Tears filled her eyes again, and he leaned in to wipe them away before kissing her. Aislin struggled, but his lips held hers with the warm tingle that started in her mouth and traveled all over her body. She felt him part her lips with his tongue and she fought the building pressure between her legs as she found herself kissing him back. She finally managed to turn her head, and take a deep breath. "That is not fair on so many levels, Eric. For one, I am in a very public hospital and we can't do anything, but I am also angry with you right now."
"Are you going to tell me to go fuck myself again, Aislin? It seems to be your choice words when you are unhappy with me." Eric said, and she looked at him next to her. His eyes were emotional and she saw the fear that she might ask him to leave.
"She didn't know what you really were before last night. It scared her, Eric. Both you and Pam frightened her." Aislin explained to him, and sighed. "You remember those words very well, don't you?"
"I hate when you are angry with me. You know how to lash out very well." Eric told her, and she nodded slowly. "I always have to hold back, because our tempers match each other all too well."
"That hardly sounds fun, having to hold back because we are fighting." Aislin noted, and he took her hand.
"Good thing we make love much more than fight." Eric told her, kissing her again without the intensity of before. Aislin looked at the door and saw Pam and Ally walk inside, and Ally looked a lot happier this time. Pam seemed a little strained, and Eric looked at Aislin. "How is Logan doing?"
"The same." Aislin replied, tired of the worry. "It was a little hard to sleep comfortably with this monitor on me all night, but I have to. I have to keep him in there as long as I can." She gave him a regretful look for a long moment, knowing that they would not be having sex for awhile, and she started to wonder if there would be another dancer to worry about.
"Stop that." Eric told her, sensing her concern and touching her face gently. "I am going to stay here with you tonight as long as they let me. I will come back afterwards just to be with you. We closed the bar for a few days."
"But it is your business." Aislin protested, and he shook his head.
"It means nothing right now compared to what I have on my mind." Eric assured her, and she smiled weakly. She felt a familiar kick and tears filled her eyes as she felt so relieved about it. She would never complain again, and she felt his curiosity. "What is it?"
"He is kicking. I used to complain, but I am so glad." Aislin said, and a tear slid down her cheek. "What if I lose him? What will we do?"
"I am certain he will survive this, but not certain you won't have him early." Eric told her, and she looked at him. "No matter what, we are bonded and I love you. I don't want to lose you, lover."
"Okay." Aislin murmured, and stared at the ceiling. Ally ended up going home with Pam and Eric stayed with Aislin, stroking her hair gently as she slept on and off through the night. They talked when she wasn't sleeping, whispering quietly so they would be left alone. They talked about Logan and the house, and what it would be like when they came home. He talked about a ceremony to marry them in the future, and she smiled as he kissed her. Eric was a vampire, but she loved him with all of her being. She knew that he had brought her back to reality, for better or worse, and that she needed him to feel complete. She barely remembered him kissing her goodbye at dawn, but when she woke up the machine beside her was beeping louder.
Jill came into the room hurriedly, her coat pulled over her gray suit clumsily as she looked at the screen. "He is in distress, Aislin. Where is Matt?"
"Here today. What is happening?" Aislin panicked, and the fear was obvious in her shrill voice.
"His heart is slowing and we could be losing him. We need to deliver right away." Jill told her, and looked at the young girl. "The accident was hard on your body, honey. He is two months early, but we have to do this." She stood up and looked at her. "I am going to have you prepped for a c section right away."
Aislin started crying as she realized what was happening. She called Ally and got across what was going on, and her sister said she would be right there. She called Matt to tell him, who was on his way to the hospital and she heard the panic in his voice. A nurse came in and wheeled her to the room she would be having him, and she felt so alone as she looked around the cold and sterile room. It was supposed to be in a pastel room with animal wallpaper or something, with family and friends there as she delivered her son. She was supposed to be somewhat relaxed and happy, not near sobbing and hysterical. They have her something to stop her pain that she was beginning to have, and then she saw Jill's face. "Get ready to meet your son, Aislin. It will be just a few minutes. " Her face went away, and Aislin stared up at the curtain blocking her view of anything. She closed her eyes and tried to stay calm, and trying to focus on what everybody in the room was saying. She heard the door open and someone took her hand, and she opened her eyes to see Matt sitting by her. Aislin shared a long look with him, and they both waited quietly for their son to be delivered in the chaos of the moment.
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