Chapter 35
Eric was up before Sookie the next morning. He left the apartment, locking the door behind him and called Amelia as he was pulling out of the garage to keep an eye on things until he got back.
He called Damon next, arranging for them to meet quickly for breakfast at a restaurant nearby.
The vitamin bottle bugged him. He'd dropped it in a plastic bag last night; it wasn't like Sookie or him to leave things laying around. And after all they'd just been through he wasn't about to let her take pills that could have been tampered with.
Calling Dr. Brigant just before arriving at the restaurant, he left a message with Linda for her to call him so he could explain the need for a new prescription.
Damon was already at the table waiting for him. Sliding into a seat, Eric smiled tensely and explained the happenings of the previous night.
"Get the prints off of this" he said, handing the plastic bag to Damon, who nodded his reply and dropped the bag into his briefcase.
"I think its time we start looking into guards for you and Sookie" Damon told him "It's not just you anymore, you're going to have a family soon, they cannot be around you all the time"
Eric stared at him for a moment, shocked "Guards?" he asked
"Just a couple, nothing like an entourage Eric, but a team of maybe 3 or 4 so that they can rotate and assist" Damon explained "You'll have room for them in the house, you can turn the basement into a security area for them"
"All right, get me some information and I'll go over it with Sookie. I started telling her about things" he said stressing the word across the table
"Good!" Damon smiled, "How did she take it?"
"She was upset at first, I told her I didn't want her to work" Eric grinned "But we talked through it and she is fine, but I still have more to tell her before we're done"
They talked until the food arrived and switched topics to the wedding and baby for the remainder of their meal.
Eric was in the car, on the way home, when the Drs office called him back.
"Dr. Brigant, I've handed the bottle of prenatal vitamins over to my lawyer, I'm afraid someone may have tampered with them last night" he told her explaining the gas leak to her "Would it be possible to get another prescription?"
"If you agree to take it to another pharmacy, yes, I can write another prescription for them. But I want to see Sookie Friday. With all the stress I want to check her blood levels again"
Eric was pulling into his garage then. Arranging for an appointment time, he shut his phone and got out of his car.
He walked into the apartment and was caught up in the hustle bustle of last minute packing.
The movers arrived at 1pm and started hauling furniture out, along with the boxes that had been packed and labeled. Amelia greeted them while Eric forced Sookie to go to lunch.
Eric was determined to keep Sookie's stress level as low as possible. Forcing her to go grocery shopping after lunch. They had gone light on things the weekend before but Eric forced her to buy enough food to stock the house they were moving into.
When they were done, instead of returning to the apartment, he drove them to the new house. He'd made a silent decision that he wasn't letting Sookie go back to the apartment.
He unloaded the car while she stated putting things away. He'd carried in the last of the load and set it on the counter when she commented
"I think we should look into getting a freezer, a standalone type"
"Ok" he replied easily
"I also think I want to start looking into buying our own cow from the Farmers out in Winchester" she told him "We can pick up the meat from the butcher directly and know that it's not loaded with antibiotics and stuff. It will be healthier for all of us"
"It sounds better, start looking into the names and we can decide this weekend" he told her, helping her put things in the pantry.
"I can't find my vitamins" Sookie told him
"I called the doctor today, she is going to give you a new prescription" he told her, "She is phoning it into the grocery store, when its ready, someone will call"
Sookie looked at him with a puzzled expression on her face "Later lover, we can discuss it later" he promised as he pressed his lips to hers.
Nodding, Sookie smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck, kissing him back. "I love you" she said
"I love you too" he said, backing her up to the island and sitting her up on it. "I've missed you" he told her pressing kisses down her throat as his hands made their way up to her breasts.
Sookie moaned in his mouth, leaning into his hands. "Won't they be here soon?" she breathed
"Does it matter?" he asked smirking at her
"I don't want anyone to see us" she giggled
Eric arched an eyebrow at her and picking her up, his hands under her bottom, he carried her up the back stairs, to their bathroom. Setting her on his vanity, he began kissing her again.
"You know" he said, kissing his way down her throat, and unbuttoning Sookie's shirt as he moved down "We will have to christen every room here"
Sookie moaned, arching her back into him, as his lips grazed her nipple through her bra. She felt him reaching behind her and moments later his mouth on her bare skin, sucking her nipple into his warm mouth. "Eric" she moaned, running her hands through his hair as she pushed up into him.
Eric's hands moved to the tops of her leggings then, his fingers moving around the waistband. "Please" she begged, rotating her hips against him "I want you inside me"
Eric pushed his hand down the front of her pants, silently thanking god for knit, when they heard the door open downstairs "HELLO!" Amelia called out
"Just a minute" Eric replied back, his fingers grazing Sookie's core, which he found drenched.
He quickly slid his fingers inside of her, pressing against her nub with his hand as he worked her quickly.
Sookie bit her lip to keep from crying out "Someone might hear" she whispered her hands clutching his shoulders as she opened her legs for him
"Cum for me Sookie" he said firmly as he continued working her, ignoring her words.
It was only moments before he felt her tense under him, her walls gripping him tightly, signaling her release as her juices coated his hand. "I like you pregnant" he smirked at her, pulling his fingers back and lifting to his face, he licked them clean "I love you pregnant" he said, pressing soft kisses against her throat again.
"Go check the movers" she said breathlessly "I need to pull myself back together" she giggled before he pressed his lips to hers
"I love you" he told her
"I love you" she replied back, wrapping her legs and arms around him for another kiss before letting him go.
Eric spent the afternoon directing the movers with furniture while Sookie unpacked kitchen boxes. If she could get the kitchen somewhat organized she would feel like she lived in the home and it would settle her nerves.
Eric finally told her the bedroom was set up and she could take care of things in there when she was half done with the kitchen. Smiling she kissed him as she passed him walking up the stairs to put sheets and blankets on their bed.
Sookie was a bit stunned when she walked in the room, while in her apartment they had almost been cramped; her furniture looked dwarfed in the new bedroom. She hunted through a few boxes before finding the one she wanted with her bed linens. After making the bed, and hanging towels in the bathroom, she found Amelia in the doorway holding pillows and a smile
"How you doing, Sunshine?" Amelia asked as she watched Sookie lay on the bed
"I need like 8 more hours of sleep" Sookie said grinning as she sank on the mattress
"Sookie?" Eric called from downstairs
"Up here" she answered back, listening as he walked up the stairs
"I'm running out Lover, I'll be back shortly, Amelia, keep her out of trouble" he said smiling as he leaned over to press his lips to hers
"I don't need a babysitter" she told him
"No you don't, but I'm concerned after last night's gas leak and want to make sure nothing happens to either of you" he said softly pressing his hand to her belly
"Can you get me some of that cranberry pomegranate juice?" she asked
"Yep" he smiled back "got an addiction to it?"
Sookie giggled in return, "I don't know if it's an addiction or craving" she watched as Eric turned and walked out of the room, her eyes glued to his behind as he walked away
"Sex on a stick" Amelia mumbled
"I know he is" Sookie agreed "And the things he can do, would make you cry"
"I miss Trey" Amelia moaned, rolling over and stuffing her head in a pillow
"When is he coming out?" Sookie asked
"He is cuming as soon as he gets here" Amelia giggled
Sookie rolled her eyes "That isn't quite what I meant, but thank you for sharing" she giggled
"I think this weekend" Amelia said, "Not soon enough"
"I don't care what you have to do, you make sure they cannot be traced back to me" Felicia yelled into the phone before throwing it across the room.
Her plans were not working out, she was going to have to work with Bill and his contact on this and she didn't like that, not one bit.
Eric pulled into the grocery store parking lot. He picked up Sookie's new prescription and grabbed her cranberry juice and a few other things before making his way to the checkout line.
He was reading the magazine covers when he saw his face splashed with a small picture of Amelia on a gossip newsprint magazine. Grabbing it up, he read "Eric Northman's trysts"
He looked at the pictures inside; it was Amelia stepping into his apartment the night she arrived. He'd already moved to Sookie's. "Fuck" he mumbled under his breath before paying the cashier and walking to his car.
After sitting down, he called Damon to report the problem asking him to please take care of it.
He stopped by Amelia's apartment, to pick up Bella, where they'd moved her to avoid the commotion of the movers and headed back to his new home.
Walking in the front door, Eric smiled "Home" he said quietly as he listened for a moment to Sookie laughing upstairs. It was a sound he wanted to hear frequently.
He made his way up the stairs, holding Bella's carrier and stepped into their bedroom, finding the girls in the same spot he'd left them.
"Look who I found" he said setting the carrier on the bed facing Sookie
"Meow" Bella said slowly
"My baby" Sookie gushed, reaching out to open the carrier and pull the cat close. Bella allowed Sookie to hold her, even tucking her head under Sookie's chin for a brief few moments. Sookie grinned when she started to struggle and set her down. Bella shot off like a bullet to explore the new house, starting with their bedroom.
Eric laughed and handed Sookie her new vitamins before heading down to the kitchen to put the juice in the fridge. He walked back out to his car to grab Bella's litter box and food dishes, bringing them into the house, before returning to the bedroom to find Sookie and Amelia talking about the bathroom.
They were sitting in the empty bathtub facing each other, discussing decorating the space.
"It might work better if you filled it with water" Eric smirked leaning against the doorframe looking at them
"In your wet dreams" Amelia grinned
Eric arched his eyebrow at her causing Sookie to giggle.
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