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Chapter fifty (Oh, wow. 50 chapters!)

Sookie's POV

"Hey" I greet Eric as I walk into the living room after my nap. I was really exhausted, I didn't sleep very well the day before so I needed a quick power nap. I notice then that Eric is trying to hide a book behind the pillow beside me, I raise my eyebrow at him; but he didn't notice the gesture. What is he trying to hide? I decide then to have a little fun as I unbutton the first few buttons on my blouse, making sure that the girls are on perfect display; I make sure to pull the bobble out of my hair as well so that my hair falls over my shoulders. I fluff my hair up a bit as I sway my way towards Eric, his eyes taking all of me in as I come to straddle his lap. His hands resting on my hips as I trail my finger down his chest while I offer him a seductive smile.

"Hello, to you, too, sleeping beauty" Eric murmurs as he starts to kiss my neck softly, while he is distracted I sneak my hand behind the pillow beside him before pulling out the book; I couldn't help but burst out laughing when I read the title.

"Pregnancy for men: idiots edition" I laugh as I present the book to him. Eric narrows his eyes at e as he snatched the book from me and shoves it under the sofa, after placing me beside him. He gets up then, obviously annoyed at my reaction, before charging off into the kitchen while I shake with laughter. Oh, God. That is so funny! I can't believe he's reading an idiots edition, where did he even get such a book? Better yet, when did he get such a book? I don't remember him leaving the house at any point. Unless he left while I was asleep.

Just as I begin to ponder the thought, I hear a playful bark from the floor. I look down at Meekus who is grinning up at me in his own doggy way. I love how happy he looks when he has his tongue hanging out and his tail wagging at a 100 miles per hour.

"Come on, Meekus" I pat the space beside me, giving him permission to join me. He does as encouraged and jumps up onto the sofa beside me where I hug him to me after have gathered the book from under the sofa. I start to flick through it, seeing what type of things Eric was looking at. And then the page fell onto the page Eric was on. I see then that the first page he has marked is about pregnancy hormones; I also find an extra piece of paper in the book. I pull it out (it's one Eric's placed in there) before I observe it. A pie chart. He's actually gone out of his way to make a pie chart of my emotions, and which ones are more likely to appear through my pregnancy. According to this, I'm most likely to cry when my emotions flare.

Huh, good to know, I guess.

I flick to the next marked page which makes me blush a bright red; oh, my God. He has been looking at how when I get further on in my pregnancy I will become permanently horny. I can place bets right now that he's going to put the wedding during that time, which, according to this, is when I'm about 11 weeks pregnant; actually, it would be when I'm about 8, maybe 7 weeks pregnant seeing as I'm only having a 6 month pregnancy, so my equivalent to 11 weeks should be about 7 or 8 weeks. Apparently from around about that time onwards I will want sex every second of the day practically, oh, Eric is going to love that. But I want sex all day long; I'll need something to help me get through the days when he is dead to the world. Dammit! I shouldn't even be thinking about things like this, but I am. What is wrong with me? I'm actually thinking about masturbation toys for myself, but I guess it is natural. I'm sure loads of women use them when pregnant, from what I've heard most men become scared of their partner because of the constant demand for sex.

For some reason I highly doubt Eric would run scared. Or would he? God I'm so confused. Wait, hang on; apparently there is also a chance that I may not want Eric with me at all. It says here that women sometimes push their partners, and others, away from them during pregnancy. Oh, God, what am I going to be going through? I don't want to push Eric away from me! Then again, Eric would never accept that, he would permanently be there beside me no matter what. Something as minor as this wouldn't push him away, not even for a second. Eric is very persistent after all. Meekus barks beside me as he pushes my arm with his nuzzle making me laugh as I place the book to the side, pulling Meekus onto my lap where I hug him. I love him so much!

"Here" Eric's voice sounds out as he snatches Meekus from my arms, he then places a plate on my lap that has what looks like cheese and strawberry jam on it. Yummy! My cravings have been causing me to have quite strange taste buds, but I must admit this is my favourite food.

"Thanks" I smile at him, but he just looks away and sits on the chair away from me as he sips on his blood. He's not even looking at me. Maybe I shouldn't have laughed at him about the book.

"And I thought I was supposed to be the hormonal one. Maybe I should make a pie chart of your emotions" I joke as I giggle, causing him to shoot me yet another glare. Maybe now isn't the best time to bring up the wedding.

"Eric, I'm sorry. I didn't mean anything by it, I was trying to have a bit of fun. Please don't be like this, I love you. I would never purposefully go out to hurt you, or in this case, annoy you. Please forgive me" I beg, hating that he is barely looking at me.

He moves his beautiful blue eyes to meet mine as he sighs; he runs his hands over his face before releasing an unnecessary breath.

"I was only trying to learn more about pregnancy, I thought that maybe it would be useful if I actually learned about what you would be going through. I just want to be there for you, Sookie, but when I try you throw it back in my face! How do you expect me to want to learn about pregnancy if you put me down by laughing?"

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean anything….I…I just…I" and there goes the tears yet again. My tears obviously must have softened Eric's hard ass persona seeing as he quickly moves to my side where he holds me, Meekus is sat watching us with his head tilted to the side.

"I'm sorry, Lover. I did not mean to shout, or make you cry for that matter" he tries to apologise as she kisses my cheek.

"I guess your pie chart is correct" I laugh, making him laugh as well before he places a soft kiss on my lips. I love being close to him, and I really wish I hadn't of laughed at him. That way he wouldn't have gotten angry at me. I hate it when he gets angry at me.

"Eric, can we talk about the wedding? I have some ideas in mind" I tell him, he grins at me as he pulls me onto his lap so that I can rest my head on his chest.

"Okay, Lover, so what do you have in mind?" Eric's probes lightly as he strokes my back soothingly, God, I feel tired again.

"Well, for flowers I thought that we could have alstroemeria flowers. I think they are really beautiful and they mean devotion. Then for the bouquet I would like to have an arrangement of baby's breath flowers. They look pretty and I think they would look amazing. And I think they would work fantastically with the alstroemeria flowers, well, at least I think they will. Oh, God, what if they don't work together? Wait, stay calm. I'll take Pam with me to look at them, if anyone will know whether they work together, it'll be Pam. I also want her to come with me when I go to buy the dress, but first of all we need to decide on a date. I need to know if I need to get a maternity dress or not" I rush out, making Eric chuckle as I feel the low rumble in his chest.

"That sounds lovely, Sookie. And I think we should get married when you are about 11 weeks pregnant. Maybe 12. Actually, if I work this out to how your pregnancy works, what with yours only being 6 months long, I would say that we should have the wedding when you're about 8 weeks pregnant. Which means you will be showing, it also means that we have roughly 3 weeks to get this wedding planned and sorted, as well as booked" he decides, making me laugh as I remember back to the book. He has been doing his research.

"Can we get married at Christmas? It works out perfectly! I would love that, think about all the snow, oh, Eric, it would all be so romantic! But we need to go somewhere where the nights are longer so we can spend more time together. And we only have about 3 weeks to plan this wedding and get the show on the road? Eric, it's probably less than that now. Oh, God, how am I supposed to plan and sort out a wedding in such a short amount of time?" I start to panic, Eric still rubbing my back soothingly.

"Sookie, stop stressing. Just tell Pam what you want and when you want it and she will organise everything for us. That way we have time to get our wedding outfits and organise hotel rooms and flights. Oh, and before I forget to tell you, I will be gone tomorrow night, but I promise to make up for it the day after. Also, Sam Merlotte and someone from Faerun will be here to watch over and protect you. I will let you know the name of the Fairy tomorrow before I leave, but I promise you that I am leaving you in the best of care" he assures me as he kisses me, his kiss holding so many promises.

"I don't like the idea of being a kept woman, Eric" I point out, making him sigh.

"I know, Sookie, I know. But please, just this once, allow me to have these people look after you. I don't want to risk you being on your own, or with only one protector, while the man who hurt you is still lurking about"

"Okay" I agree before kissing him again, I don't think I could ever get enough of him. I love him so much, and after everything we have been through together; I know just how much I love him and just how much I need him in my life. He's like my air, I can't live without him.