Sawyer placed her hand on her stomach and closed her eyes. Her twins were fine. She opened her eyes when the door opened. She turned and smiled when Eric and Sookie walked into the room. She gave them both a smile reassuring them that she was alright. Sookie ran to the bed and hugged Sawyer tight. Sawyer held her and smiled when she pulled away.

"Are you okay?" Sookie asked looking at her.

"I'm fine now. The doctor explained that cramping is normal and that everything is fine. He did say that stress could make it worse," Sawyer explained.

"I am going to kill Isabel," Eric said.

"Eric, we are fine. There is no need to kill anyone."

Eric looked at Sawyer and saw her eyes pleading with him. He walked over to the bed and sat on the side of it. He pulled her in his arms and held her tight. He felt her holding on to him as well. He pulled away and looked into her eyes. He brushed the hair from her face and was relieved beyond words that she was alright. He didn't care that Sookie was in the room. He pulled Sawyer closer to him and kissed her softly on the lips. He stroked her cheeks with his thumbs and felt her rake her hands though his hair. He pulled away and placed a soft kiss on her cheek.

"Don't you ever scare me like that again," he told her firmly.

"Hey, don't blame this one on me. This was our little ones freaking out," Sawyer said the smile slipping off her face when she realized that she had just said 'our' instead of 'mine'. She looked up at Eric then looked away. She couldn't deal with him rejecting her children.

Sookie felt the tension in the room. She knew that she needed to leave to let Sawyer and Eric talk this out, "I'm going to go call everyone and let them know that you're alright," she said quickly leaving the room.

Sawyer laid down on the bed and turned away from Eric. She was worried because he wasn't saying anything. She felt tears come to her eyes and wished that she wasn't so emotional. She felt Eric run his nose along her jaw and waited. The next moment he climbed in bed with her and wrapped his arms around her tight. She took one of his hands and kissed it wrapping her own around it.

"Vacker, do you... Do you want me to help you... Raise these children?" he whispered stroking the middle of her palm with his thumb.

"I guess I do I just," she paused and swallowed the sob that almost escaped, "I want you with me but I know that there are better things that you could be doing other then helping me raise children that aren't even yours," she finally said.

Eric took a deep breath even though he didn't need to. He pulled his hand away from Sawyer's grip and gently rolled her on her back. He placed his hand on her stomach and looked into her eyes. He needed her to understand that part of him already thought of her children as his. He felt her place her hand over his and knew that she needed him to help her. She was so scared of making a mistake that she needed someone beside her who believed in her. He gave her a soft smile.

"There is nothing better I could do with my time then help you raise these children. I already think of these babies as my own. Of course that is because I think of you as mine, which you are," he told her.

"We talked about this. I am a person, you cannot own me," Sawyer answered reaching up and brushing the hair away from his face and tucking it behind his ear.

"But I do. I own you and I refuse to give you up. So, even if you didn't want me to help you raise these babies, I would do it anyway."

"Oh, really?"

"Yes, really. I always get what I want and right now I want you and these babies with me. Always."

Sawyer smiled and shook her head. She snuggled close to Eric and closed her eyes. She felt Eric stroke the bare skin of her back pushing the hospital gown aside. She heard the door to the room open and knew that Sookie had come back. She didn't say anything hearing her friend sit in the chair in the corner.

"How long until dawn?" she whispered to Eric.

"Four hours," he answered kissing her on the head.

"Hold me until then."

"Whatever my lady desires."

Eric held Sawyer and watched as she fell asleep her hand clasp tightly around his jacket. He turned and looked at Sookie. She smiled at him and grabbed a magazine and flipped it open. He was grateful that she would be there when he had to sleep. He knew that she wouldn't let anything happen to Sawyer or anyone hurt her. He turned back to Sawyer and watched her sleep. She looked so peaceful and worry free when she slept. He wished that she could be that way all the time.

Sawyer woke up when she heard the door bang open. She turned and saw a nurse walk in carrying a tray of food. She turned and saw that Sookie was sleeping curled up in the chair. She sat up and looked at the clock and was shocked to see that it was noon already. She turned and looked at the nurse.

"I guess I missed breakfast," she joked looking at the food on her tray.

"Doctor told us if you were sleeping to let you sleep. He said you needed lots of rest," the nurse said.

"I guess I did. Thank you."

"Welcome. I'll come back in an hour to pick up the tray and check your vitals."

Sawyer nodded. She looked at her mushroom soup and grilled cheese sandwich along with the pudding and salad. They looked somewhat appealing. Her stomach growled and she guessed that that meant she would be eating the food. She dug in careful to be quiet not to wake Sookie. She wanted her friend to get as much rest as possible. She ate in silence and was surprised at how hungry she was. She finished everything which the nurse was happy with when she came back and hour later. Sawyer watched as she checked her blood pressure and pulse and announced that everything was alright but that Sawyer would have to wait for the doctor to come and see her before she could be discharged.

She looked around the room once the nurse was gone and wondered what she was going to do. She turned and looked at the floor by her bed and smiled. Her bag was there which meant that either Eric or Sookie put it there knowing she would want something to do. She reached down and grabbed it. She dug around and pulled out the notebook and pen. She dropped her bag back on the floor and flipped open the notebook and started writing. She lost herself in the world of Mercy again and was glad that she was able to write again.

She didn't know how long she sat there writing chapters and she was so engrossed in what she was doing that she didn't notice Hoyt standing at the door watching her. She jumped a foot when he knocked on the door. She turned and smiled placing her hand on her chest.

"Jesus, Hoyt you scared the shit out of me," she said closing her notebook. She smiled when she saw that he had flowers and two teddy bears.

"Sorry, I just thought I would come and let Sookie go back to the motel and get some sleep," Hoyt said looking at Sookie still sleeping.

"You are such a sweet boy, Hoyt. Want to run away with me and get married?"

"I think Eric would kill me if I did."

"Probably and Jess would kill me. And I would like to live a little longer."

"So would I."

"Guess wedding is off then."

"Sawyer, you just broke my heart. How can I ever move on?"

Sawyer laughed and shook her head. She patted the spot on the bed next to her and watched as Hoyt walked over. He handed her the flowers and the teddy bears. She laughed when she saw that the white teddy bears had fangs and that the fangs had red spots that were supposed to represent blood. She set all three items on the small table then looked at Hoyt. He looked at her then they both looked at Sookie.

"So, how do you want to wake her?" Sawyer asked.

"Nicely?" Hoyt suggested.

"And where is the fun in that, Mr. Fortenberry?"

"She won't kill us, Ms. Hampton."

"Nice is overrated."

Hoyt smiled as Sawyer grabbed her pillow and tossed it at Sookie. Sookie jumped up and almost fell out of the chair. She grabbed the arms at the last moment and turned to look at him and Sawyer. She glared at them when she saw them laughing. She straighten her shirt and ran her hands though her hair.

"And just what is so funny?" Sookie asked.

"Nothing, nothing at all," Sawyer laughed leaning against Hoyt.

"Hoyt, what are you doing here?"

"I thought I would come and watch Sawyer while you went back to the hotel and slept."

"I don't know..."

"Sook, do it. I'll probably be out of here in a couple of hours anyway. Just go back to the hotel and get some sleep. Sleeping beside a cold ass vampire in bed has got to be better then sleeping in the chair."

"I promised Eric I would watch you."

"And I have Hoyt for that. I won't be alone. Please, Sookie go back to hotel and get some real sleep. For me and my unborn precious babes who are going to need their Auntie Sook."

Sawyer knew she had her friend there. She watched as Sookie's eyes filled with tears. She nodded and got up. She went over to Sawyer and hugged her close. Sawyer held her and then let her go. She smiled and waved as Sookie left the room. She turned and looked at Hoyt who had a smile on his face. He shook his head and she smacked him on the arm.

"What?"

"Precious babes?" he asked.

"What? You think it was too much?"

"A little."

"But it worked."

"That it did. So, what are we going to do?"

"Want to be my pillow while we watch TV?"

"Alright. I won't tell if you don't."

Sawyer nodded and rested her head on Hoyt's chest as she grabbed the remote to the television. She turned it on and started flipping the channels. She couldn't wait to leave this hospital and this damn town. She wanted nothing more than to head back to Sookie's place and curl up on the couch with her notebook and finish writing her next book.

The minute Eric woke up; he grabbed his cell phone and called the hospital. They told him Sawyer was fine and would probably be released within the next few hours. He then called Pam who he had sent home on the first flight back to Shreveport an hour before dawn. He had made his decision about what he wanted. He wanted a home in Bon Temps that he could share with Sawyer. He knew that if she knew that she had a home for her and the twins that would take away some stress and his current mission was to reduce the stress in her life to zero.

"Hello, hot lesbian hotline, please hold while I pleasure myself," he heard Pam say.

"Pam," was all he needed to say.

"Oh, it's you Eric. Would you prefer I put Chow on so he could sweet talk you?"

"No, I would prefer that you tell me that you closed the deal on the old Bellefleur house."

"House? It isn't a house, Eric. It's a barn that had been a house that had been a barn."

"Whatever it is, did you buy it?"

"Yes, I bought it. The realtor will be waiting tomorrow night to give you the keys and sign it over. I also took the pictures you wanted and handed them over to the decorator. That was fun. I think she turned three shades of white when she saw what the place looked like."

"She's a designer, she should be use to deal with that. Very good, Pam. You did a lot for only being awake an hour."

"Are you kidding? I had Ginger head out to the house and take pictures during the day. I just closed the deal with the realtor and handed the pictures to Missy."

"Missy?"

Pam sighed, "The uber expensive, uber annoying interior designer that you throw money at just to place a picture and one book on your desk and declare it modern chic."

"Yes, I knew that."

"You know, Eric sometimes I wonder how it is you survived nine hundred years without me."

"With great difficulty, Pam."

"I thought as much."

Eric hung up and walked into the washroom. He was going to take a shower then get dressed and head to the hospital to pick up Sawyer. He stood under the shower and thought about how Sawyer was going to react when she found out that he had bought her a house. He smiled knowing that he was probably going to get smacked.

Sawyer laughed as Hoyt tickled her. She shoved him but he still held her tight and tickled her. The doctor had come in and announced she could be discharged they were just waiting for the nurse to come back without the paperwork for her to sign and she was out of there. She knew that Eric was probably going to show up any minute and had been expecting him ever since the sun had gone down.

"Stop it! I am going to pee my pants!" she laughed.

"Sorry, but doctor said stress free and happy," Hoyt said still tickling her.

"I am happy! Now get off of me!"

They both stopped and turned when they heard someone clear their throat. Sawyer saw Eric standing in the doorway looking at Hoyt leaning on top of her. She could tell by his still wet hair that he had taken a shower and boy did he look good in his tight dark wash jeans and black tank top matched with his track jacket with the blue stripes down his arms.

"May I ask, what you think you are doing?" he asked his voice soft with an edge to it.

"Ummm, I, ahhh," Hoyt trialed off.

"Doctor said I needed to reduce the stress in my life. Hoyt thought he would help by tickling me," Sawyer said pushing Hoyt off of her and sitting up.

"I see."

"I should... Yeah, I'll leave."

Eric stayed where he was forcing Hoyt to squeeze by him. He turned back to Sawyer only to have her launch a pillow at his face. He ducked and the pillow flew in the hallway. He looked at her and saw that she was giving him a serious look. He walked in the room and stood in front of her.

"You could be nicer to Hoyt. He is my friend," she told him.

"I know I just... I do not like-."

"I know. People touching what is yours."

"Actually I was going to say, how carefree you are with him. You are never like that with me."

Sawyer looked at Eric shocked. She stood up and went over to him. She kissed him softly on the chin and wrapped her arms around him. She felt him run his hand up her tank top and rest it on her bare back. She rested her head on his chest and closed her eyes. She knew that he felt uncomfortable admitting that to her and knew that he probably thought of that as a weakness.

"I'll try harder to be more carefree with you. If you try not to be such a cold person to my friends," she answered.

"I think I can do that. The jet is ready to take us home once you get out of here."

"But I thought Isabel wanted-."

"I don't care what she wants. You need rest and you can only get that at home. Plus, it is no longer Isabel's problem. Your mother is no longer here."

"You're right. I just..."

"What?" Eric asked pulling away and looking in her eyes.

"I guess I am just going to miss being able to sleep beside you," she answered.

"I think I can fix that."

"How?"

Eric kissed her instead of answering her. He turned and smiled when he heard a knock on the door. The nurse was there with Sawyer's discharge papers. He looked at Sawyer and knew by the look on her face that he was going to be dealing with a very curious girl on the flight back home.