A/N There is a lot going on in this chapter that i hadn't planned and i hope that it works. These two are going to get married eventually, i just don't know when. Let me know what you think.

EPOV

I put my newfound knowledge of my parentage out of my mind for now as I drove over to the farmhouse. As I pulled up to it, it looked even better than I could have imagined. The yard was perfectly tended and the house looked almost brand new. I couldn't have been more pleased. I knew that Sookie would be ecstatic when she saw how nice it looked.

I parked the car out front and the three of us went inside and I found the packages that I had ordered, the decorations and everything that Sookie wanted, were waiting for me. I'd had Ginger stay her today so that she could take care of the packages for me and to make sure the workers stayed on task with what I needed done. I also made sure that she left the house as she found it and that she was gone before dark. I knew that Sookie would like Ginger in her house, but she was the only person I could even remotely trust to take care of this for me with out my secret coming out.

We went into the kitchen where the rest of the of the boxes were and it looked like everything was there, but I wouldn't know until everything was opened up. "Pam, would you mind checking out the backyard and find the perfect spot for us to set up for the ceremony?"

"Of course." She disappeared out the back door and I was left alone with my son. I couldn't help but smile at the thought of him as my son.

Hunter and I started tearing open the boxes. It made me smile to see his eyes light up when he saw all of the twinkle lights that we would be putting up in the trees to look like stars, the beautiful pink carpet that would lead up to the alter, then there was the Gazebo that we had picked out to make up the alter that needed to be put together. Hunter couldn't wait to help me put that together. I was a little uncomfortable since I'd never done anything like that before, but I could read instructions.

There were also boxes of favors, table clothes, candles, centerpieces, the champagne flutes with bride and groom on them and the last box was a special gift for my bride to be. She would probably pitch a fit because of how much I spent, but I knew that once she knew what I had based them on she would probably cry.

After the wolf came to Sookie's home to attack her and before I made my way down to Jackson, I stopped by her home to check and make sure there weren't more wolves hanging around lying in wait for her. I still had my invite into her house, so I checked the inside as well.

When I was sure that it was clear and nothing had been disturbed, I couldn't stop myself from having a look around out of sheer curiosity. I took in all of the pictures that were hanging on the wall and all around the living room.

There was an old black and white portrait of a woman on her wedding day in her wedding dress. I could tell that it was her Gran from the age of the photograph. She was wearing a delicate pearl necklace and these beautiful crystal hair pieces. I could tell that they were crystal and not diamond, but they were still beautiful.

When Sookie agreed to be my wife I searched for and ordered the real deal for her. The necklace was real pearls and the hair pieces were almost identical, but were set in platinum with real diamonds. I knew that Sookie would look amazing in them and would feel closer to her Gran on our wedding day.

I set them aside and focused back on the decorations. I decided the gazebo was what needed the most attention and Hunter was anxious to help me put it together.

As I was looking over the directions I realized that we would need tools to put this together. I didn't know if Sookie had all of the tools that we would need, so I was going to have to go out shopping. "Hunter, I need to go and pick up the tools that we need go put together the gazebo. I want you to stay here with Aunt Pam and help her with the twinkle lights."

"Okay Daddy." He rushed out the door and I followed behind him. I told Pam that I was going out, then was on my way.

I was about half way to Home Depot when I got the feeling that somebody was following me. I checked my mirrors and I didn't see anybody or anything out of the ordinary, I let it go for now, but I kept my senses on high alert.

I parked the car and I headed inside. As I was walking through the doors I had the overwhelming urge to get in and out as quickly as possible and I was never one to ignore my instincts.

It didn't take me long to find all of the tools that we needed. I even picked up a tool belt for myself, a smaller one with it's own set of tools for Hunter and even a pink one that I knew Pam would adore. She probably wouldn't use it after this, but I didn't want her to feel left out.

I was in the check out line waiting to pay for my items, when I felt like someone was watching me. I nonchalantly scanned the crowd, but there didn't seem to be anybody watching me or that seemed suspicious at all. I continued through the line and made my way out to the car, keeping my eyes and ears open.

I quickly loaded my purchases into the car, then I scanned the parking lot. I couldn't see, smell or hear anything out of the ordinary, but I still had a bad feeling. I also felt the overwhelming need to get back to Pam and Hunter.

I got in the car and drove back to the house as quickly as I could. The closer I got the better I started to feel.

It didn't take me long before I was parked in front of the farmhouse. I left my purchases in the car and zipped out to the backyard to check on my childe and my son.

I stopped short at the scene that I came upon. They had all the lights hanging in the trees surrounding a make shift dance floor that I'd had installed. It looked like low hanging stars all around, but that wasn't what had captured my attention. Pam had Hunter in her arms and was dancing to some slow music coming from her ipod. It was the sweetest thing that I had ever seen, but I knew that there was an even better sight for me in the future. I could picture Sookie dancing and cuddling with our boys in a few short weeks and I could hardly wait.

I had pushed that bad feeling away and focused on our wedding. I went back out and brought my purchases out back and Pam and Hunter were both excited with their new tool belts. We got started right away and it didn't take ups long at all to set it up.

We were just finishing setting it up were it was going to stay until after the ceremony when I sensed a void coming our way. I didn't know who it was, but I didn't want to put Hunter and Pam in harm's way no matter how mush Pam would want to scuffle if that's what it came to. "Pam, why don't you take Hunter inside and get cleaned up and I'll be inside in a couple of minutes."

"Alright Eric." She scooped Hunter into her arms and took him inside.

I crouched down towards the direction the vampire was coming from, but I quickly straightened up when I saw that it was Jessica. "Hello Jessica."

"Hello Sheriff." She bowed her head in respect. She had definitely come a long way in a short time.

"What can I do for you this evening?"

"Um, well I was wondering if you had any idea where Bill was. I had this horrible pain a few days ago, but it went right away. I felt this kind of empty hole inside of me ever since. I've been trying to find Sookie to see if she knows where Bill is so he can tell me what happened, but I haven't seen her in a few days either."

I knew exactly what she had felt and exactly when she had felt it. I really didn't know how she was going to take the news, so I decided to just blurt it out. "Jessica, your maker has been sent to his final death."

She seemed more shocked them upset by what I'd said. "Bill is really dead?"

"Yes. That was the pain that you felt. It was your bond with him being broken."

"Do you know who killed him?"

"Yes, it was me."

Now she was totally stunned. "What! Why would you do that?"

"He was sent here to procure Sookie for the former queen of Louisiana. I wasn't about to let him do that, but Sookie found out and broke up with him. He didn't take that well, so he kidnapped Sookie's cousin and her son. He killed the boy's father, then he killed his mother right in front of him, all to get Sookie back. I couldn't let him live after that. He had gone completely insane."

"Oh God, Eric that is horrible. Is Sookie all right?"

"She is fine, actually she is more than fine. She and I are getting married the day after tomorrow."

"You and Sookie?"

"Yes, and we are also having a family. She's pregnant with twin boys."

"What? I thought that vampires couldn't have children."

"Normally we can't, but Sookie is more than human. She has more power than anyone could imagine and she made it possible for us to have a family together. Also she and I are the new king and queen of Louisiana and Mississippi."

She immediately when down to her knees before me. "I am so sorry. I didn't know Your Majesty."

"Jessica, please stand up. It's all right. We haven't officially been crowned yet and in private like this I insist that you call me Eric."

"Of course."

"Where is Hoyt tonight? Last I heard I thought you were moving in together."

"We are. He's building me a hidey hole and everything. I've just been a bit out of it since Bill's apparent demise."

"Of course. It's difficult to loose one's maker, no matter how much of a tool they are." I watched as she nodded her agreement. "Jessica, if you ever need anything, advice, direction, anything like that, I want you to feel free to come and talk to either me or Pam about it. You are so young, you may still need someone to help you."

Bloody tears started rolling down her cheeks. "Thank you Eric."

I reached into my pocket and handed her a handkerchief. "How would you like to stay for awhile. Sookie should be here shortly and I'm sure that she would enjoy seeing you and making sure that you are all right."

She wiped her eyes and smiled up at me. "I would like that very much."

"Come on, you can meet my new son. We have taken in Sookie's little cousin." I led her inside where Pam and Hunter were at the table playing cards. "Jessica I would like you to meet…"

"Hunter?"

"Jessie?"

Jessica zipped over and threw her arms around Hunter. "Oh Hunter, I am so glad to see you."

"Jessie, everybody said that you were dead."

"Well, I kind of am. I'm a vampire now."

"Just like Uncle Eric and Aunt Pam?"

"Yeah, just like them."

I couldn't contain my curiosity any longer. "Hunter, how do you know Jessica?"

"She used to teach my Sunday school class. She was my favorite teacher and Eden was my best friend."

I saw her tense as he said that. "Hunter, what do you mean was your best friend?"

"She hasn't been back since you've been gone."

I fresh batch of tears streamed down her face and she fell back against the wall. I could see the pain on her face, so I went over and knelt beside her. "What is it Jessica?"

"He's either beating her or going to start beating her soon. He's keeping her locked up in the house so that nothing will happen to her. He thinks that he's doing the right thing. He did it to me and I know he's done it to my mother as well. He'll do it to Eden too. I can't let him hurt her."

I could feel my anger building inside of me, but I quickly tamped it down to keep a level head. "Jessica, we will help you. Once Sookie gets here we can go and get her, but you have to trust me. Can you trust me, trust us?" She nodded. "It will be all right, I promise."

"Thank you Eric."

"Your welcome. Why don't you go and get cleaned up. Sookie will be here soon and we will go and get your sister."

"Okay." She disappeared down the hall to the bathroom, Pam and Hunter went back to playing cards and I went about cleaning up the boxes.

Jessica came back in a few moments later and joined the card game. After a few minutes I was finishing up and I felt Sookie pop into the front yard, but I could tell that she wasn't alone. I told Pam and Jess to stay inside with Hunter until I came back. I didn't wait to hear their answer before I zipped out to see my beloved.

I had been fighting with my emotions over what Jessica had told me about her father would do to her sister, but being close to Sookie was already making me feel calmer. I was surprised that I could smell strange magic around her, but I pushed that aside when I saw that she was crying. After a moment I could tell that they were happy tears from looking at the house.

I asked her about the tiger she had tethered to her. I knew right away who it was and who had sent him, I just wanted to know how much Sookie knew already. She told me that he was a spy and her new pet. I wasn't comfortable with a tiger around Hunter, but I would have to think about getting some pets for Sookie to have at the new house. I knew Sookie loved animals and it would be good for the kids to have pets to grow up with, but I pushed those thoughts aside for now.

Sookie took my hand and without realizing it she pulled out what I hadn't told her about wheat had happened to cause Felipe DeCastro to have such a grudge against me.

DeCastro had still been human at the time. He was the ruler of Spain at the time and had a psychic in his retinue. He always knew what was coming at him because of her, but there was a secret that she was hiding from him. Two vampires were going to come into his castle and fee her from the prison that she had been in.

This psychic, Marissa, was a vampire. She and her brother had been turned more than fifteen hundred years ago at the time. This psychic was Godric's sister. He had been searching for her for hundreds of years and finally as we had gotten closer to DeCastro's castle he was able to feel her. She had been chained up in their dungeon for the last twenty years in silver making her do their bidding when they had discovered what she was. She and Godric had a psychic connection and she was able to communicate with one another.

Godric was anxious to get her out, but I convinced him we had to observe the castle guards to find a weakness, then I could use my flying ability as an advantage to get inside.

After three days of watching the castle I found my opening and was able to get in and it was easy to find her. We were almost free until DeCastro came upon us. I was still young enough that I didn't have good control over my fangs, so I exposed what I was to him. I should have glamoured him into forgetting, but I was more concerned with getting Marissa our of there.

We went into hiding for a time keeping a low profile until we heard that he had been turned into what he had been hunting for so long. He seemed to give up looking for us to enjoy his new afterlife, but I knew that he would come back for us eventually.

The three of us separated not long after that and when Godric and I got back together in the early nineteen hundreds to hunt down the werewolves that had killed my family Marissa hadn't been with him. He didn't mention her again and I didn't ask. I wondered if she was still alive as I remembered all of this, but I pushed that all aside to focus on my fiancée.

"Eric, why didn't you tell me all of this?"

It appeared that she also knew that DeCastro was the one behind the attacks on us. "I was going to tell you Lover, I was just waiting until after our wedding. I didn't want to ruin our celebration."

I watched what little anger she'd had disappear. "You are so sweet Honey. I will forgive you this time, but next time you are in trouble if you don't tell me everything I need to know."

"Of course my love."

"Good, now why is Jess here? Is everything all right?"

"Yes and no." She looked at me confused and I told her everything that I had learned from Jessica tonight. She shed more than a few tears, but they soon gave way to anger and determination.

"Jess." Jessica came out after Sookie called out to her. "Can you take care of Eden if we get her for you?"

Jessica had new tears in her eyes already. "I'll do anything I have to for my baby sister."

Sookie took a hold of my arm and connected to my mind. Eric, I want to make Jess a day walker.

Are you sure that's a good idea Lover?

Honey, she's going to need to take care of her sister and I know that Hoyt would enjoy the extra time with her.

What about everyone in Bon Temps? They all know that she is a vampire.

I'll explain to her that she can be out during the day, just not around Bon Temps. It will work out Sweetie, I know it will.

Alright my darling. I trust you. "Jessica, we are going to get your sister now."

"I'm ready. Are we taking your car?"

Sookie smiled at that. "I have a faster way, but Eric, what am I going to do with my friend here?" Jessica was shocked when she looked down and finally noticed that there was a tiger next to Sookie on a leash, but she didn't say anything.

"I'd say we should leave him here with Pam, but I don't want him to hurt Hunter."

Her smile got even bigger. "I glamoured him into being as docile as a kitten. He won't hurt Hunter."

"Are you sure?"

"Quite. I'll take him around back, then we can go."

I still wasn't sure about the tiger, but I trusted Sookie, so I followed her out back to drop of a tiger and watch her face as she saw where we were going to be married before we went and rescued a sweet little girl.