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Chapter 51
Eric's fangs came down. "Pardon me?"
Sookie gasped, Amelia and Alcide stood up to find out what he was talking about. "What the hell are you talking about Mark?"
Mr. Cataliades came to stand next to Sookie. "Mark, please explain."
Mark shook his head, he was really mad. "There are two car loads of agents waiting for us. They said they have been here since this morning waiting for our plane to come in. They have a warrant to take Sookie in for questioning. It is about the Fellowship church burning. They said she is the prime suspect."
Sookie almost collapsed but Eric had her in his arms supporting her before she fell. "This is not possible. There has to be some mistake." Eric spoke through clenched teeth.
"No one say anything more or to anyone. I will deal with this. Eric, you need to call the council. Sit down Sookie until I come for you." Mr. Cataliades was off the plane and headed in the direction of the men.
Eric took his phone out of his pocket and called Xavier to give him the message from Mr. Cataliades. "Eric, I will make some calls on my end. Let me know if I can do anything else in the mean time." Eric hung up and went to sit next to Sookie. He rubbed her back as she sat completely still staring at her kids.
"My love, do not worry about this. We will fix this." He held her to him.
"Eric, this is the human courts, this isn't the supe community. They can hold me for questioning for like three days, right Alcide." She looked up at him and all he could do was nod.
"I am aware of that Sookie, but you are pregnant and the wife of the King of Vampires. They will not hold you." He tried to be patient but the whole situation was pissing him off.
Amelia came to kneel in front of her, she took her friends hands. 'Don't worry Sook. We will all call everyone we can think of to help you if they do. No way they are keeping you long. I will call Copley. He knows a lot of people, Alcide is influent here and Eric is big time here too." Amelia looked like she would cry.
Sookie could only look at her kids, what if they kept her from her kids? She saw Mr. Cataliades come back on the plane. "They have agreed to allow us to take her to meet them instead of them apprehending her here. I have given them my word she would be there immediately."
Eric looked like he wanted to kill someone. "What do they want with my wife?"
He shook his head. "They claim they have a witness to Sookie being in the church before it was burnt to the ground."
Eric turned to Mark. "Find out who it immediately. Take care of it." Mark nodded to Eric then got on his phone leaving them to finish their discussion.
"That is one way to handle it Eric." Mr. Cataliades said with a grin. "Get your family to their destination and I will take Sookie to the headquarters so that we can get this over with. We should be back sooner than later."
"I am going with you." Eric insisted.
"No, we will take Alcide, he is human and he is from the area. They will have more respect for him, you they will look at you as a threat." Mr. Cataliades looked at Eric sternly.
Eric growled. "I will not stand by while my pregnant wife is interrogated by the F.B.I."
Alcide went to stand next to Eric and put his hand on his back. "He is right Eric. We will have her in and out in no time. Sookie is going to claim she was home which she was, there were dozens of people, humans even that saw her at home in Louisiana. No one will say different."
He felt defeated and it didn't sit well with him. "Call me as soon as you are through." Eric turned to her. "You were home with our children Sookie, everyone knows that. Do not let them try to convince you to say anything else."
Sookie wanted to cry but she wouldn't do it. She squared her shoulders and stood up. "These bastards are not going to trick me into something. Lets go and get this done." Eric kissed her hard and let her go. The three of them fell in line with the guards to go to see the law enforcement agents.
Eric stood watching his wife leave and he wanted nothing more than to rush to her and protect her. Instead, Eric unloaded the plane with the kids and the rest of the staff. Isabelle's and her staff were standing waiting for them when he came off the plane. Gary and Ted had Lily and the kids secured in the car waiting for Eric.
"My King, I have made some calls concerning this issue. It will disappear before day break." Isabella's fangs were down and she was angry.
"Yes, we need to make these charges go away. I will not allow my wife to go to jail for the decision she made to protect me."
She nodded. "I agree. I would have done it without her asking. I thought it was a fine idea then and still do."
They got in the cars and headed to Alcide's house. Eric sat looking out the window wondering how his wife was. He felt completely useless letting her go to those incompetents that called themselves law enforcement. Whoever was the one that made the decision to bring charges against his wife would pay and they would pay with their life.
Sookie, Alcide and Mr. Cataliades walked into the F.B.I. offices. Sookie put her shields down to see what she could pick up as they went in. Her attorney stepped up to the desk to announce they were there. The woman sitting behind it told them to have a seat someone would be with them soon. "You ok Sookie? You need something to drink or anything?" Alcide asked her as he sat with her on the couch.
She shook her head no. Mr. Cataliades came to sit next to them. "Remember what I told you." He whispered to her and she nodded.
Two males in dark suits came out of the glass door that had a long hallway behind it. They approached the group. "Mrs. Northman, I am Special Agent Walters and this is Agent Stark. Would you please come with us?"
Mr. Cataliades stood. "I am Mrs. Northman's attorney, I will be accompanying her as will Mr. Herveaux."
The men looked none to happy about it. Sookie went to their minds, both thought she was a blonde bimbo that married Eric for his money. Agent Walters was a loud broadcaster, he knew they didn't have enough evidence to hold her but he hoped if they could get her alone for awhile that she would slip up and say something to give them cause to keep her. He didn't like the fact she had already had her lawyer with her. There were no survivors of the accident, there was only speculation on the part of other members of the church.
Sookie stood and smiled. "Yes Agents, I will not speak to you without the presence of my attorney."
They gave her a suspicious look and indicated for her and the men to follow them. The agents directed the three of them into a small interrogation room. Mr. Cataliades spoke when they sat down. "What is this about?"
Agent Stark adjusted in his chair. "We have a credible witness that places Mrs. Northman at the scene of the church burning of the Fellowship of the Sun." He gave the date and time. Sookie knew he was lying.
Mr. Cataliades snickered. "Well, I believe that we can bring to the table several witnesses who saw Mrs. Northman in the state of Louisiana, in her home in Shreveport, including Mr. Herveaux which as I am sure you know is a influential old family of Dallas. He is more than a credible witness that will swear he was at the Northman residence in Shreveport with Mrs. Northman at the time and date in question. Explain to me how she can be in two places at once Agent Stark?"
"I see. Mrs. Northman, so you are claiming you were not in Dallas the night of the incident?" Agent Walters asked her.
She smiled brightly at them. "I was at my home in Shreveport Agent. I have three small children and one on the way."
Agent Stark spoke again. "You were at your home all night?"
She shook her head no. "I did go to our bar that evening for a meeting. That would be our bar Fangtasia."
He frowned. "At what time did you go to the bar?"
Sookie looked at her attorney who nodded at her. "I was there at about one a.m."
"For a woman who claims she has small children at home to take care of is it not an odd time to be there?" Agent Stark smirked thinking he won.
Sookie looked at him like he was an idiot. "I take it you are unaware of what type of bar it is Agent. It is a vampire bar, my husband is a vampire and we do many things during the night."
"Did anyone see you at this bar?" The agent didn't like her attitude one bit.
Mr. Cataliades took his phone out of his pocket. "Mrs. Northman was with her guards and with Mr. Northman's partner who will also tell you she with her there. Also we have the security tape that will show the time stamp of the time of the incident." In that moment the agents knew they had lost. There were too many people and vampires who would claim she was with them and with tape of her at the vamp bar no judge or prosecutor would hold her. "We will be glad to give you names of anyone you will need." He stood, handed them his card. "Do not contact my client again. If you wish to speak with her or her husband I suggest you contact my office. Mrs. Northman is pregnant and needs to be with her family."
Agent Walters nodded. "We are sorry to have inconvenienced you Mrs. Northman, we have an obligation to speak to everyone involved as I am sure you can understand." Sookie could read his mind, he was angry but he knew he had nothing to keep her.
Sookie looked him right in the eye. "That is where you are wrong Agent, I am not involved so I would appreciate you leaving my family alone."
Alcide helped Sookie stand and took her by the small of the back leading her out of the room. Mr. Cataliades followed closely behind. Tray was waiting for them, Ted was still in the car. Alcide didn't want the government to have access to the car if he could help it so he had Ted stay with the car. As soon as they were in the car Alcide dialed Eric's cell. "Eric, we are on our way home." He listened to Eric, explained what happened and then handed the phone to Sookie.
"Hi sweetie." Sookie knew when she got to him she would breakdown but now she just tried to remain calm.
"You did wonderfully my love. I am proud of you and I will see you when you get here. I love you." Eric smiled into the phone.
"I love you too." He hung up and she handed Alcide back the phone.
The Were's drove them outside the city limits where the city began to thin out, it was more country than city. They went down a long driveway then through a gate. As they got closer they saw the huge brick mansion. Sookie looked at Alcide. "Liar."
He snapped his head to look at her. "What did I lie about?"
She pointed to the house. "That isn't a house Alcide, that is an estate or mansion or something." She frowned at him.
He laughed. "This house my dad built when we were kids. He said he needed something for entertaining. I thought it was pretentious so I bought my own which is about two miles down the road on a little parcel of land."
Sookie started seeing the guards, the guns and the lights of the house. "It is really pretty Alcide, I cant wait to see it in the light."
He chuckled as the car stopped in front of the house. "Come on, lets get you to that husband of yours."
Alcide opened the door to help her out, the guards stood watch as she got out, their hands on their guns. Quickly they had her out of the car and in the door of the house. Eric was standing holding Enar, Eric's eyes locked in on hers and he rushed to her putting his arm around her. "Oh, my love. Are you alright?" He kissed her face over and over.
"I am fine Eric, really." She put her arms around his waist and held tight until Enar began to fuss. "Sorry baby, mommy needs a hug from her handsome family." Standing on her toes she kissed his cheek. Eric looked like he was a basket case. Sookie turned to Alcide. "Will you take Enar to Lily for me?" He nodded and took the little boy from Eric's arms.
"I knew they wouldn't keep you Sookie, I would never allowed them to keep you." Sookie could tell he was having a really hard time with this, his emotions were all over the place.
"I read the minds of the agents, there is no witness to what happened. They were just trying to trick me into doing something they could use against me. I did as Mr. Cataliades told me, we did fine." She kissed him passionately and she could feel his anxiety begin to melt away. Breaking the kiss she grabbed his hand. "How about you show me around this place."
Eric laughed. "Of course my Queen." He bowed to her and took to show her around. Eric took her to a door and he opened it. "This is our room."
She looked at him and giggled. "Ok, now show me the rest of the house silly."
He picked her up and carried her inside the room, closing door behind him. "I will be happy to show you the house in a bit lover. I need to touch you first, I need to know you are here with me. I was losing my mind knowing you were there with those vermin who wanted to take you away from me. My instincts made me want to go there and kill them." He was growling.
Sookie could feel the emotions rippling through him, the bond was flowing really fast, he was sending love and need through it. She needed him too, desperately. "I am here Eric, I am not going anywhere. I will always be with you, I am yours and you are mine."
Slowly he leaned down to kiss her. His hands went around her neck, he began to rub her body up and down. Sookie broke the kiss and pushed him toward the bed, he sat on the edge of it. She quickly removed his shirt, then his boots and lastly she unzipped his jeans, he stood long enough for her to get them off his hips and down his legs. Sookie giggled as she pushed him hard backwards, his back went to the mattress. Kneeling down she took gracious plenty into her hand, slowly she began to stroke him, he moaned loudly. Sookie took her hand and gently rubbed his balls while she moved up and down on him. Her body leaned into him, her mouth took the place of her hands.
"Oh my beautiful Sookie, I love you so much." His voice was raspy and low. He began to moan as her mouth went faster and faster on him. His body was slightly moving to the pace of her on his hard length. "Yes, oh yes." Eric looked down his body to watch his wife pleasuring him, her eyes looked up at him with mischief in them. "You are !" He started to come hard and she took every bit of his juices. He watched her wipe the side of her mouth and pop it in her mouth. He laid back laughing hard. "If I did not know better wife, I would swear you were turning into a vampire."
She giggled and crawled up him. "I think so too. My husband gives me a lot of inspiration." She went to move and he stopped her. "Oh, no Eric, I am far from done with you. Now, lay that super sexy ass of yours on this bed and don't move. You hear me?" She meant it and he smirked at her. He watched her move to her luggage and got out the bottle of lube and returned back to him. "I got a little treat for you sweetie." She put his legs up on the edge of the bed with his feet flat on the mattress so she would have better access to him.
Eric's eyes never left hers, she opened her palm where he could see her, took the bottle of lube and put some on the middle of her left hand rubbing it all over, then she poured some all over the right hand doing the same. She smiled and took one of her hands back to gracious plenty rubbing up and down. The feeling of the slickness on him was intense and he closed his eyes as she held him tightly in her hand. He looked back to her as the lubed other hand went to his rear entrance, his body bucked. "Just use the safe word Eric if you want me stop." He shook his head no, he wanted this as much as she wanted to do it. Her fingers began to move in and out of his backside for a bit then she found the spot, his fangs were down and he began to grunt and moan like nothing she ever heard.
"Sookie, oh please don't stop." He started to chant in Swedish, he talked fast and she could tell what she was doing was driving him mad with pleasure.
"I wont sweetie until you come for me. Will you scream my name while I make you come? I need to hear it Eric." Her hand was still moving slowly up and down on gracious plenty. Eric didn't know which felt better so he laid back to enjoy the ride. Sookie's fingers never stopped and he began to cry out, his body gyrating as he began to scream her name. Sookie grinned and continued stroking him, his second orgasm compete she went for number three. Her hand started to move really fast on his cock and she put her mouth over him again to catch all he had to offer. When he was done he didn't move, he laid perfectly still and Sookie crawled up his body. "Did you like that?"
All he could do was look at her, his fangs were still completely down, he barely could move his head. Sookie rolled off him to give him a few minutes to get his bearings. She knew the aftershocks sometimes were almost painful when the orgasms were so intense. After about ten minutes he moaned. "Where have you been all my life Sookie Northman?"
She smiled. "Right here waiting for you hot stuff." He moved to pull her down to him, his lips went to hers, they kissed for a long time, sweet, loving kisses. They nibbled and caressed each other. Sookie pulled her face back. "You have to meet with Pam and the gang. Lets get you up and redressed." Sliding down his body he took her by the arm to stop her. "No, no. Come on you need to do this."
"Sookie, we are not done here." He grinned at her.
"Yes we are. Come on my gorgeous husband. You really need to take care of this stuff." She stood, adjusted her clothes, smoothed her pony tail back and held her hand out for him to stand up.
He looked lost and a bit angry. "We are not through." For a second she thought he was going to stomp his foot and she giggled.
"Later Eric." She picked his clothes us and handed them to him. "Besides, those screams that were coming from you there shouldn't be any question on your level of satisfaction and contentment." Sookie grinned and jumped back as he reached out to grab her.
He pulled his jeans back on, zipped them, then his t-shirt and slid on his boots. "Wait till later, you will get a double dose."
"Don't promise what you can't deliver old vamp." She ran as fast as her feet could take her and she ran right into Pam who was walking toward her.
"Well, I was about to send a search party to find the two of you. The screams that were coming from that room where earth shattering." Pam stood with her hands on her hips. She was wearing a light blue track suit with a white tank top underneath it with matching sneakers. Her hair was poker straight and hanging down her back and her make up was flawless.
"Hi Pam! I have missed you. Did you see Johan?" Sookie grinned while Eric growled at Pam.
Pam raised her eyebrow at Eric then looked back to Sookie. "Yes, I did. He is getting too big Sookie. Can you not do some magic on him to keep him little?"
Sookie laughed and took Pam's hand pulling her back down the hall. "Show me where everyone is. Eric has to talk to you all, it is important."
Pam directed them to a big living room and it was full of Eric's warriors. Sookie stopped, kissed Eric and left to find her kids. Eric stepped in the room and every one addressed him. "Lets all sit shall we?" Eric took the big side chair. "First things first, we have a problem, the F.B.I. and the Fellowship. Where are we on that?"
Isabella looked around the room. "I have made some calls to our connection here. Everyone is cooperative but the lead agent, Walters. He will not budge on this. I believe we only have one choice."
Eric nodded to the group. "Thoughts anyone?"
Alcide cleared his throat. "That was the same information I got. He doesn't plan to let this go."
Eric narrowed his eyes. "Fix it. I want the this to go away immediately. Isabella, I want this done by dawn." She agreed and went nodded her head.
"Bill, you will be taking over Louisiana, Pam, Nevada and Isabella you will take Texas. You will be my seconds for each state." They all accepted and Eric looked at them. "I want replacements, train a new sheriff for your area as quickly as you can. I want someone we can trust."
"Mark, you believe there will still be an attack in the morning?" Eric looked at him.
Mark looked around the room. "Yes, we have arranged two woman who look like Sookie and Amelia with carriers to leave the palace at 8 tomorrow only they are part of the security detail."
Eric crossed his leg over his knee at the ankle. "Deal with it, clean it up and make it go away. I hope you have an idea who the leader is."
"Yes, he will survive tomorrow." Bill interjected.
"Good, I want you at the palace tomorrow so when they have been apprehended you can deal with them. Call me when you get to the palace." Bill nodded and left.
"Pamela, I want you on the plane tonight to Vegas. I want a full update when you get there." She grinned and left.
"There is much going on here tonight with the incident with Sookie and the attackers. If all goes well tomorrow I would like to meet with the Sheriff's. Can you make that happen?" Eric looked at Isabella.
She said yes. "I will have them ready for you at your earliest convenience my King."
Eric smirked. "Good, now take care of the Fellowship snitch and all the other items we discussed." Isabella stood, bowed and left.
Alcide turned to Gary and Ted. "Acclimate yourselves around the house. Then take the night off. Mark has the vampires in place, get some dinner and some shut eye." They left quietly.
Mark walked forward. "I need to tie up some loose ends for the security I have here. If you need me just call. I plan on getting a couple hours of sleep myself after I am sure things are where they need to be. Don't worry Eric, I have the best guards money can buy."
Eric nodded his head to Mark then he took his leave. Alcide sat down on the couch. "Well, that went well."
"As long as all gets done yes, it has. I will not let anyone get to our family Alcide." Eric stood and walked to the fireplace looking at the photos on it.
"You should get some rest too Eric, your looking tired." Alcide grinned.
Eric shook his head. "Heard that did you?"
"I think half of Dallas did. Boy, I don't know what that little thing does to you but you are one lucky vamp." Alcide laughed.
Eric smiled too. "I know how lucky I am. I open my eyes every day and I thank the God's for giving her to me, giving me children I never knew I could ever have. My life now is amazing and I plan to keep it that way."
"I agree. I am heading up. You should too." They nodded to each other and went their separate ways. Alcide found his wife in their room feeding their son. Eric found Sookie in the tub in their room.
Eric stood in the doorway of the bathroom. "How is the water?" His fangs came down.
She looked tired he thought, her face a bit pale and her eyes sleepy. "Um, why don't you get in here and find out."
"No, you take your bath, I am going to lay down and wait for you." He went to turn to walk away.
She spoke to him softly. "Please Eric, I need you to hold me."
Eric smiled at his wife. "You are incredible." He took his clothes off again and slipped into the tub behind his wife. His arms went around her and pulled her tightly to his chest between his legs. He heard her sigh.
"I love this, us just sitting here together. Hold me tight ok?" Her emotions were churning through their bond.
He kissed the side of her face and hugged her tighter. "We are in this together Sookie. I will do everything to make this go away. You know you can talk to me about anything."
She turned slightly. "I know sweetie. I just feel a little insecure right now."
He put his chin on her shoulder. "You have no reason to feel insecure. I am your husband, I will take care of you and our family."
She smiled. "It isn't you I feel insecure about Eric, just sometimes the things around us remind me how fragile our lives really are."
"I am sorry you feel that way lover. We will live a long time together, do not doubt that." His hands went to her belly, he smiled at the feeling of their son growing inside her.
She laid back and closed her eyes. "Thanks for always being here Eric. You are my rock."
He let her rest, he slowly rubbed her belly with one hand the other holding her tight to him. Her breathing changed, she fell deeply to sleep and he smiled. Eric whispered to her. "I will do anything in the world for you my wife. Do not doubt that. I will give up everything for eternity with you and our children. I love you more than words can describe. You are my world." He let her sleep for awhile, he loved to hold her like this, just the two of them in their cocoon of their love where no one could touch them. When he was sure she wouldn't be woken up by him moving her, he pulled the plug on the tub and gently took her out of the tub. He grabbed two towels, one he put under her and the other he used to dry her off then he walked to the dresser getting out a summer nightgown to put over her head. When she was in the bed he dried off, put on pajama bottoms and crawled into the bed with her. His arms wrapped around her tightly.
His phone went off about thirty minutes later. It was Isabella sending a text. "All is well in Dallas." He smiled at the phone and set it next to him on the table. He closed his eyes and fell fast asleep.
Eric woke by something poking him the face. He opened his eyes to see his daughter dressed in a pink summer dress and sandals, she had a diamond barrette in her hair. "Who are you?" He smiled at her.
"Daddy! Erika!" She took her little finger and poked the side of his face again.
"My darling, where is mommy?" Eric looked around the room.
"Me popped." She grinned brightly at her daddy.
Eric closed his eyes, his brain froze in that moment. No, not her too. "You came to see daddy?"
She nodded her little blonde head. "I love you daddy. Play with me?"
He picked her up and put her on his chest. "You are adorable my angel." He smiled up at her and she smiled, her fangs showed clear as day. "Open your mouth wider for daddy." It never got old looking at his children's fangs. He was amazed by it.
She did and he stuck his finger in her mouth and she bit down on his finger drawing blood. Erika kept her mouth closed sucking her fathers blood. "Well, is that why you came to see me? You wanted some of daddy's blood?" His wound on his finger closed.
His daughter shook her head no and pouted. "I want daddy. Hug daddy."
Eric laughed and pulled her into a big hug and kiss. "I will hug you anytime you want my pretty Princess."
Sookie came in the room. "Erika, what did mommy say? You asked to come see daddy and I told you no. He was sleeping, now you have woken him up." She smiled at her daughter.
Erika laughed and nuzzled against her father's chest. "This little girl can do whatever she wishes Sookie. She is Princess Northman."
"Eric, please don't tell her that! She has rules she has to live by too, just like everyone else." Sookie looked like she wanted to knock him out.
He sat up with her in his lap. "Erika, did mommy tell you not to pop to daddy?" She said yes. "You must listen to mommy when she tells you something alright? Your mommy is very smart and knows what is best for you."
Erika hugged him and nodded her head. "Ok daddy."
Sookie came to the bed and sat down next to them. "Hi sweetie."
"Hello lover." He leaned over and she kissed him. Erika was having a great time squealing at her parents kissing. "Alright you, daddy gave you hugs and kisses already, mommy gets some too."
Sookie pulled Erika between she and Eric so he could kiss her again. This time Eric's kiss was longer and deeper. "Let me take her to Lily. Don't move." She looked Eric in the eye and he nodded to her. Eric checked his phone. The attack on the palace was over, those they needed were in their custody and he was thrilled.
Sookie was gone a few minutes and came back grinning. "What is so funny my love?"
"Not funny, just great. How did you sleep my handsome husband?" She climbed into the bed next to him propping herself up on the pillow. He leaned over and started slowly kissing her shoulder.
He stopped and looked at her in the eye. "I woke up and you were gone. I do not like waking to you being gone Sookie. Remember when we were first met you would always be there when I woke?" He kissed her arms moving to her belly.
She laughed. "That was before we got pregnant and had three kids!"
He looked at her. "I am hiring someone else today then."
Giggling she sat up to wrap her arms around his neck, he pulled her over on top of him, they laid chest to chest. "No you will not mister!"
"Mister?" His fangs came down.
She giggled again. Her lips were on his again, she nibbled on his bottom lip. "Do you know how sexy your bottom lip is? It is nice and full. I swear I could nibble on it forever." She kissed him hard and his fangs came "And those fangs, gosh Eric you are so sexy."
He growled at her words about himself. "Thank you my love. You are truly beautiful yourself."
"Alright hush, use that mouth for something else." She smiled at him then kissed him again. She pushed herself up, pulled her skirt up her legs and straddled him. "I know what I want to do." She leaned between them to pull down his pajama bottoms enough to free gracious plenty then she moved the fabric of her thong, she sat up on her knees to line them up and her center engulfed his cock. Her head went back and she moaned as his hips met her center. Eric moved up to remove her dress and he growled when he saw her bra, she was wearing a sunny yellow push up bra, her even fuller breasts spilling over the top of them.
"Wife, if you think that bra will make it one more minute you better remove it before I rip it off you." He growled and she reached behind to undo the clasp, her breasts finally free of the material. "They are spectacular Sookie, so full and beautiful." His hands went to each and he gently caressed them. "Am I hurting you?" He knew they were sore and sensitive the fuller they got.
She shook her head no, her hands went to his chest to help get a grip as she rode him hard. "Oh, Eric, I love you." Her rhythm was quick and she knew she would die if she couldn't have him. His hips met her each time, the sound of their bodies crashing together was like music to her. Eric sat up, his eyes locked to her and his face contorted as he grunted to push her up hard. His arms went around her waist and she was on her back gasping. "Eric!"
"My turn lover, I want you under me my beautiful bride." He grabbed her legs pulling them to his chest and brought her behind up with his hand, his hips began to pound her, she was panting.
"Yes, yes, yes, oh God yes!" She was trying to be as quiet as she could but he was relentless. "Eric." She whispered. "Don't stop Eric, oh gosh don't stop!" He didn't, he heard her attempt to be quiet and he smiled. His hips began to push into her harder and she thought she would lose her mind.
"That's right Sookie, take me inside you!" He was grunting as his talented hips worked her up to release. She began panting, fast and hard. Knowing she was close he pumped her harder and she was crying out in minutes, her tiny little body clenching and releasing on his cock as she came. "Oh, that feels so amazing when you come on my cock Sookie!" He leaned down and bit her breast and she bucked under him, when she could contain herself she looked up at him.
"Eric?" He knew what she wanted, he opened his wrist wide and put it to her mouth as his went back to her breast. They were screaming to each other as their orgasms rained over them both. Eric used his strength to keep from falling on her, then he rolled over taking her with him. She laid looking at him in the eye. "What did I ever do to deserve you?"
She giggled. "Back at ya handsome! You sure know how to help a girl start the day off with a smile." Her lips kissed his softly.
"I meant what I said Sookie, I want you to consider hiring more help. Soon we will have a newborn and I would like Lily to start spending more time teaching our children not just taking care of them." Eric looked at her reaction, she was not liking it at all.
"She is family Eric, the kids love her. You can't take her away from them." Her bottom lip pouted.
"I do not plan on taking her away from them Sookie but we have to be reasonable. Four children is a lot of work and we have much to do on any given day. If we find someone who can help out even half the day that would be a big help to her. She can concentrate on teaching them." He was rubbing her tender breasts.
She sat up on her elbow. "Are you sure we can trust someone else with our kids?"
He smiled. "Sookie, I will not let just anyone come into our home and be around our children."
"But we have Trish and Lily both. Isn't that enough?" Sookie looked at him innocently.
"Trish is responsible for three homes now, laundry, cooking, cleaning. The children she helps us when we need it but she is in charge of keeping us clean and fed. I can't ask her to take care of the children too." He nibbled on her shoulder.
"Lily has to approve of whoever we chose. I wont go behind her back and bring some strict meany into the kids lives Eric. They are too sweet and loving to do that." She gave him a dirty look.
"Sookie, I am not sending them away to boarding school, I am just suggesting we bring someone else in to help. We have three Kingdoms on top of our King and Queen responsibilities. In about five months we will have a newborn again which you will be breast feeding and taking care of, we have to travel from place to place, plus the other things we deal with. Unless you plan on staying home and taking care of the children and doing nothing else, you will need help." Eric sat up to look down on her.
"Fine, fine!" She growled.
Eric laughed. "Besides I plan to keep you knocked up and in bed for the next few years."
She looked at him, her mouth gaped open. "Funny husband." She tried to roll away from him.
"Where are you going?" He asked her.
"Sweetie, I got to go take care of our kids. They are in a strange place and I made an appointment to go look at some houses." She was putting her bra and panties back on.
"You want to look at houses here?" He was shocked, she had taken the ball and ran with it.
She smiled. "Unless you don't want me too. I just thought it would be easier for us to have a place here when we come to stay for any amount of time. Do you want to go?"
He sat up. "If you do not mind the company."
"How about we go alone, just you and me? We can leave the kids here with Lily and we can have a little lunch date and make out in the car." She was redressed.
"We can go alone with the guards Sookie. I wont take a chance with your life." He stood, his naked body coming toward her.
She looked him up and down. "God you are so handsome Eric, you are perfect." She put her hands on his chest to feel his muscles. "Yum."
His head fell back laughing. "Yum?"
"Oh yeah, yum. You are like a decadent desert and I cant get enough of the taste of you." She leaned up and kissed him then ran her hands down his backside. She smacked his ass. "Get that in the shower!"
He laughed and walked away making sure to swagger just a little extra for her benefit. He turned and looked over his shoulder making sure she was watching him. "Take care of what you need to wife." He disappeared into the bathroom.
She stood smiling, her hand went to her belly. "Gunnar, you are one lucky boy. I cant wait for you to meet your daddy. He is the best of the best and he loves us all so much. Mommy is so grateful she met your daddy." Walking our of the bedroom she went to get her family straightened around so she and Eric could go house hunting. She found Lily and the kids in the big dining room. "Hey all." Sookie sat down in the chair as Trish brought out a plate for her.
There was a whole chorus of hi mommy's. She kissed her kids and Lily smiled up at her from her plate. "Mark said he would be ready to go when you are."
Sookie looked at her. "Thanks Lily. Eric and I will try not to be gone too long."
Lily looked at her and giggled. "Take your time Sookie. We got a date with a movie then a nap."
Sookie ate her breakfast and drank her milk. Eric came in all dressed, he had on a white dress shirt, black slacks and boots. Sookie closed her eyes to contain her want for him. He walked over and kissed her on the neck and whispered into her ear. "You know I can smell your arousal Sookie. My little tease."
She turned to look at him. "Drink your blood Eric." Trish sat a warm one in front of him as he sat in the chair. Alcide came in.
"Morning folks." Everyone said hello. "Sookie, you don't have to go out looking for houses, Amelia told me you were meeting with a realtor. You are welcome to stay here as long as you want, anytime you want." Alcide watched Trish bring him a plate of food and sat it in front of him.
"Oh, that's sweet of you Alcide but we need to find something we can accommodate the staff and guards plus be big enough for the twelve kids we are going to have." Sookie stuck her tongue out at Eric who laughed.
"Mommy, you wont have twelve babies." Johan said it matter of fact.
Every adult eye went to him. "Don't ask him Eric. Please don't ask him." Sookie begged Eric, she didn't want to know.
Eric grinned and ignored her request. "Johan, how many babies will mommy and daddy have?"
Johan looked at his parents, one then the other. "I don't think I should tell."
Sookie wanted to climb the wall. Eric laughed. "Why is that son?" Eric asked him.
"It's a surprise." Johan smiled at his father.
Eric wasn't giving up. "More than four?" Johan nodded. "More than five?" Johan nodded. "More than six?" Again a nod. "More than seven?"
"Stop! I am not having more than six kids! Johan stop playing now. Did daddy put you up to this?" She was beside herself now.
Her son shook his head. "Don't be upset mommy. We will be called the Northman clan."
Sookie's face went pale and she put her head in her hands. Alcide almost spit his coffee out as he laughed.
Amelia came in with Adam. "Hey guys." She looked around the room. "What have you guys done to Sookie?" She looked mad.
Eric put his hands up. "I suppose you could say what I will do to my wife in the future she is upset about." He laughed and Alcide sat his coffee down. There was no way he could take another drink cause he would be wearing it from laughing.
Sookie looked up at her friend. "Johan said my kids will be known as the Northman clan Amelia! There will be so many of them they will be clan."
Amelia covered her mouth trying not to laugh. "Sookie, are you serious? He said that?" Amelia looked to Johan who just shrugged his shoulders. "Kid, you are just like your father." Amelia giggled, Johan smiled brightly.
"Thank you Amelia." Eric smiled at her. "Ok, wife, lets get a move on it shall we? I am interested in seeing these properties you have chosen for us to see."
She stood up. "Whatever." Sookie stomped out of the room.
Alcide looked to Eric. "Your going to be in big trouble you keep teasing her like that."
Eric laughed. "I will take my chances." He kissed his kids, told the adults to call if they needed him and went to find his wife. She was already in the back of the car waiting with her arms crossed over her chest. "Sookie, why are you angry?"
She looked at him. "I am not angry Eric, I just don't like I have no control over this sometimes. Its like I was put on this earth just for you."
He blinked. "And that is a bad thing?"
Mark and Gary got in the front, Mark was driving. He had lived in Dallas for awhile so he knew the area well. The car was on the road and headed to the realtor as Sookie looked out the window. "Yes, no, I mean, I don't know what I mean." She felt deflated.
"Sookie, I am nothing but proud of you. You walked into my life with little knowledge of what my life was about. I watch you stand next to me, you stand tall and I am honored you do. You are a Queen my kind adore, you are a wonderful mother and a wife I could never have known I wanted if I had to chose the traits of a woman to share my life with. I know you get overwhelmed sometimes with all of this. Take my hand." He put his hand out for her, she took it. "Hold on tight. I am here, I am sorry I teased you but I have been given a gift, an incredible gift of being able to have children. I look at those children we have and if we can have more it would make me the happiest vampire on the planet."
She sighed. "I know Eric, it just freaks me out. I don't know why it does, but it does. I cant help it."
He leaned over and kissed her. "Just hold on to me Sookie. I will never leave your side." Eric pulled her close to him and she put her head on his shoulder. He would wait for the storm to pass, the storm she would kick up when she got the feeling she was being cornered. He has learned over the last year to let her work it out, she would too. She would always come back to them, her love never wavered, her fear of what she couldn't control would pass. He would stand with his arms out for her to come to and his wife would walk into them and then things would be right again. He had to remember not to push her so hard sometimes.
The car stopped at a nice building in the center of the city. Eric got out of the car and came around to help Sookie out. His eyes were scanning the area. Mark was behind him and Gary was headed into the building to check it out. Mark got them into the building and a nicely dressed woman in her thirties came around the desk to meet them. "Hello! You must be the Northman's. I am Stacy Clark. I spoke to you on the phone." She held her hand out for Sookie to shake then to Eric who just looked at her. The woman pulled her hand back looking a bit embarrassed. Sookie gave him a dirty look.
"Hi Ms. Clark, I am Sookie Northman and this is my husband Eric." Sookie put on her brightest smile.
"It is nice to meet you both. Please, come on back and I will show you some listings before we leave to see if there is something you are interested in." She lead them back to a nicely decorated office and pointed to the chairs for them to sit in. Eric helped her sit then took his seat.
"I have a few options, there are some bigger places here in the city but you indicated you wanted something on the outskirts with lots of property. I have found three with the amount of space and rooms you indicated you wanted." She handed them each pages of pictures. "Here is one with eight bedrooms, lots of acreage, a pool, a guest house and many of the amenities we talked about. The other two properties only have six bedrooms."
Sookie didn't like the last two. "These last two wont work. They are too small, don't you agree Eric?"
"Yes, I do. What do you think about the first one lover?" He pointed to the page in his hand.
"Lets take a look at this one. I am not sold on it but I don't think it would hurt to look at it." Sookie smiled up at her husband.
The realtor took her own car and they followed them outside of the city to a huge parcel of land with a big home on it. It looked like an old plantation home, the trees that lined the driveway gave it that feel. When they drove up the driveway the big stain glass door was shining. Eric helped her out of the car, Mark stayed close while Gary went to check out the house. When he came back they went in. The realtor looked at them oddly, Sookie opened her shields to see what the woman thought. Her mind kept wondering who these two were, she knew Eric was a powerful vampire but why did they need a house this big and what was up with the armed guards?
Eric took in every detail, he walked absently around the rooms as the realtor gave them the details of the house. Sookie liked it but she didn't love it. Eric could tell she wasn't impressed. "Ms. Clark, I have to tell you we are not sold on this house. I do not know if you are aware of our status I am but I am a bit disappointed in your choices. My wife gave you specifics on what we were looking for, this is definitely not it." Eric was dismissing her.
"Sweetie, it isn't that bad. It is somewhat along the lines of what we want." She said it and winced as she did.
"No, Sookie it is not. I believe we are done here. Ms. Clark good day." Eric took her hand and began to drag her out of the house. When they were outside she dug her heels in to stop him.
"Eric, what the hell was that?" She was mad.
Eric flashed his fangs. "Sookie, you are a Queen, that pathetic human dismissed your station to bring you to this!"
Sookie blinked and shook her head. "Station? Eric, we live in America! I am a wife and mother, she doesn't know I have a station!"
He leaned his face to hers almost touching her face. "You are my bonded and my Queen. You do have a station as well as status. This place is not status."
"Ok, lets just go back to the house and we will look at some places ourselves. We will get on the internet and see what we find." Sookie walked to the car and Mark opened the door for her and she got in. Eric hissed at the realtor as she came out of the house and got in the other side opposite Sookie. "Not nice Eric, you are acting like a child."
"Child? I should have drained her for disrespecting you with this ridiculous attempt." Eric looked out the window as Gary had them back on the highway back into the city to Alcide's. They drove a few minutes and were almost to the city limits.
"Eric, put Sookie in the floor." Mark had his gun out, his pistol was shooting as the cars surrounded them, one in front, one in back, one on each side. Everything happened so fast. The bullets rang out, it sounded like hundreds hit the car and Sookie felt something hot in her chest. Sookie could hear Eric howling, her eyes were blinking and Eric was panicking. He was screaming for Gary to get them out of there and to the house.
"Sookie, can you pop?" Eric was holding her up again and tearing at her sweater to see where the blood was coming from. She could only shake her head. "Mark, she is bleeding! Get to the house! Now!"
Mark was on the phone and Gary concentrated on driving, the car raced to the house. Sookie heard the sounds around her but they sounded dragged out, like it was a movie or something. She heard Mark yell something, his gun was still going off. Sookie closed her eyes, the pain was like fire on her skin, in her body, in her blood. Eric was yelling to her, calling her name, she could hear him but after a bit she didn't know what he was saying, her eyes closed the last time and she heard her husband howl like an animal before she lost consciousness.
