Sawyer opened her eyes and looked at Eric's side of the bed. Tears came to her eyes as she saw that it was still empty. She sighed and rolled over and grabbed Eric's pillow and pulled it to her face. She closed her eyes and took in his scent. She closed her eyes and
"You are lying," she heard Sookie say.
Sawyer turned and found herself in Bill's home. She was standing in the foyer looking into the living room. She saw Sookie and Eric there standing about five feet apart. She turned and saw herself and Bill in his office. She walked closer to the living room wanting to hear what Eric was telling Sookie.
"I am not lying Sookie. I do not love you," he told her firmly.
"You can't just get all your memories back and suddenly what you felt for me is gone."
"Yes, I can," Eric hissed, "I remember everything. I remember Sawyer asking you to look after me but warning you that I was HER husband and that her visions would not come to pass. You told her that she had nothing to worry about that you would never allow me to touch you. And yet, you did. You in fact encouraged it after you saw how 'changed' I was. I cannot believe I am saying this, but you took advantage of me."
"I didn't take advantage of you! I love you!"
"In order for you to love me, I had to become a completely different person. Sawyer has loved me from the start. I have made mistakes, I have hurt her, I have scarred and scared her but she has still loved me. You don't love me; you love that vision of me you have in your head."
Sawyer watched as tears formed on Sookie's face. She turned and walked out of the room. She stopped half way and turned to look back at Eric, "You only want Sawyer because of what she is. You're scared of her power. I saw what she can do and I'm scared of her."
"You should be. I on the other am not scared of my Vacker. I could never be afraid of the woman who is my other half. But you keep telling yourself that if it makes it easier for you to accept the fact that I am never going to leave my wife for you."
Sawyer's eyes snapped open and Eric's words echoed in her head. She felt tears come to her eyes. She was confused as to whether or not the visions were of the future or of things that would come to pass if she didn't change them. She did know one thing though; she would never lose Eric. He would always be hers and she didn't have to worry about Sookie or any other woman attempting to lay claim to him.
Eric paced his office. He could hear the music from the club. Pam was out there hosting and he knew that the club was in good hands. He just needed to think about Sawyer and what she had told him. He ran his hands over his face and leaned against his desk. He thought about the months that Sawyer had kept her vision from him. He suddenly understood the pressure she must have felt and the worry she had carried. His wife knew him well. She had known that if she would have told him the moment the vision happened that he would have went out there and killed the coven of witches. Hell, he was still having trouble stopping himself from doing exactly that. He looked up when the door to the office opened and Pam walked in. She closed the door and leaned against it.
"What's wrong?" she asked softly.
"Sawyer finally told me what her visions have been about. You know that witch coven I have been looking into?" Eric answered walking around the desk and sitting in the chair.
"Yeah, aren't they a bunch of new age hippies who can't even pull off a love spell?"
Eric gave her a look, "Apparently I was wrong about that. You remember that fiasco in Spain during the Inquisition that involved a witch and vampires rising from their sleep in the daylight?"
Pam nodded, "Yes, you told me about it. What has that got to do with the coven of witches and Sawyer?"
"That witch, Antonia is apparently not resting well in her afterlife. Sawyer saw her taking control of Marnie, who is apparently in this witch's coven," Eric frowned, "Or Sawyer said they could be working together... I do not know she was not clear on the details."
Pam stood there. She was confused and walked over to the desk and leaned against it. She looked at Eric, "And you are having problems with this because every instinct you have is telling you to head over to that coven and kill them all," she said.
"Yes," Eric rested his elbows on the desk and placed his face in his hands, "Sawyer told me that is why she didn't tell me before. She actually pointed out to me all the reasons why I couldn't go over there and kill them all. But I still feel that need to do just that. Every fibre in me is telling me that the only way to protect my family is to get rid of the threat."
"But you can't. I don't know the reasons that Sawyer gave you, Eric but they probably included the facts that you can't kill the coven without telling Bill about Antonia and everything that Sawyer saw. Of course then Bill will want to know how you know this. Plus there's that crazy ass Russell Edgington who ruined murdering for all of us. This is no way that you could kill the coven and get away with it. Not now," Pam explained.
Eric sighed, "Thank you for taking Sawyer's side."
Pam placed her hand on his shoulder and gave it a squeeze, "I'm taking the side of this family, Eric. We all need you so could you maybe listen to us this one time and not go off on a killing spree."
Eric dropped his hands and turned to look at her, "It would be a justified killing spree," he muttered.
Pam rolled her eyes, "Fine, it would be a justified killing spree but you still know that Sawyer and I are right."
Eric looked at her then looked away and sighed, "Bloody women always being right."
He felt the slight slap that Pam gave him to the back of his head. He watched as Pam turned and left the office. He smiled and leaned back in his chair. He closed his eyes and just sat there for a moment. He began to try and formulate a plan that would protect his family from the witches. He sighed when he realized that it was useless for him to come up with a plan without talking to Sawyer first. He knew that she would want to be a part of his plans and discussions. After all, she was an important part of the family as well.
"Guess it is time to go home and admit she was right," he muttered, "Again." He got up from the chair and walked out of the office. He hoped that Sawyer hadn't waited up for him. She should be getting her rest although knowing her, she was probably laying in bed staring at the ceiling waiting for him.
Sawyer swore and pushed herself up from the bed. She was not going to lay there and stare at the ceiling anymore waiting for Eric to come home. She climbed out of the bed and walked over to the chair in the corner of the room and grabbed her robe. She pulled it on and slipped on her slippers as well. She walked out of the master bedroom. She walked down the hall and checked on the twins. She smiled when she saw both of them sleeping soundly. She sighed knowing that maybe she and Eric should talk about giving each of them their own room. She had noticed a lot more arguing between the twins and Ardith had even drawn a line down the middle of the room once. She sighed and closed their door a little more and kept walking down the hall towards the stairs. That was something she could worry about later when Eric was there with her.
She walked into the kitchen and walked over to the fridge. She opened it and stared at the contents wanting something sweet to snack on. She sighed when she didn't find anything. She went to open the freezer door next to the fridge but stopped when she felt a sharp pain across her stomach. She leaned back against the counter and rubbed her stomach. She closed her eyes and took a slow deep breath.
"This is not happening," she muttered, "Sahara you are not going to be born today," she said softly.
She opened her eyes and was relieved when she didn't have the pain again. She told herself that it was nothing; she had just been under a lot of stress. She raked her hand through her hair and went back over to the freezer. She could definitely use some ice cream now. She turned when she heard the front door open and close. "Eric?" she called out softly.
"Vacker, what are you doing still awake?" he asked walking into the kitchen.
"I just wanted a snack. I was going to have some ice cream," she answered.
Eric sighed and walked over to the freezer and grabbed her a pint of her favorite ice cream. He handed it to her and closed the freezer. She saw the look on his face and knew that he wished that she would have stayed in bed. She placed the ice cream down on the counter and placed her hand on his cheek. "Talk to me," she whispered.
Eric shook his head. He leaned in and kissed her softly on the forehead, "It's nothing. I am just worried about you and the children." He reached out and rubbed her stomach, "I worry that I cannot keep you safe. It is my greatest fear. I can still see what those wolves did to my family and I," he shook his head, "I want to be able to protect you better than I could protect them."
Sawyer felt tears come to her eyes. She pulled Eric close to her and held him. She knew that he was speaking from the heart. He had lost so much already that he couldn't even contemplate the thought of losing her and the children. She pulled away and kissed him softly on the lips. She smiled at him. "You will not lose us, Eric. And I know that you will find a way to protect us. You have in the past and I know that you will now. I trust you."
She saw Eric nod and saw the love in his eyes. She took the pint of ice cream and grabbed a spoon. She then took his hand and pulled him towards the stairs. "Come on, you can read to me and Sahara for a while. Maybe that will help relax you," Sawyer told him climbing the stairs with Eric following her.
"Being with you relaxes me," Eric answered. Once they had reached the top of the stairs he wrapped his arm around her waist and kissed her neck. Sawyer leaned against him more knowing that she would always have him to lean on. "I love you," he whispered to her softly.
"I know," she answered, "I love you too."
"I know you do. I just felt the need to tell you again."
"Mmm, you can tell me every day for the rest of my life. I won't mind."
She felt Eric smile against her skin. She turned and pressed another kiss on his lips. "I want more than just one lifetime with you," he whispered.
Sawyer nodded. She knew that one day they would have to talk about Eric turning her. She knew that he would want to. She knew her husband and knew that the thought of living without her was something that he refused to think about. He would want to turn her and at the moment, Sawyer did not know how she felt about that. "I know, love, but we don't have to decide that all tonight. Just read to me for a while and we can talk about everything else later."
She felt Eric nod again. She held his hand tight as she led him to the bedroom. The pain she had experienced earlier was the furthest thing from her mind at that moment.