A/N I have discovered that heat and being surrounded by sick people does not equal inspiration. I'm finally starting to get back on track so i will leave you to it. Enjoy and let me know what you think!

I seriously couldn't leave Eric alone without some trouble coming our way. I think that he could probably say the same about me bringing home the tiger. Right now I just wanted to get rid of the tiger so that we could go and recover Jessica's little sister. Eden had been so sweet the first time that I'd met her and if her father was going to or had hurt her, it would be the last thing that he ever did.

I headed out into the back yard to tie up the tiger, but I stopped short when I saw what Eric, Hunter and Pam had done. It was beautiful with the twinkle lights in the trees and the dance floor and the gazebo were we would officially become husband and wife. I couldn't believe they had done all of this while I had been at Merlotte's.

I wanted to wrap my arms around my soon-to-be husband and kiss him until I was breathless, but we had to go. I quickly tied the tiger to the nearest tree, then I went over to talk to Hunter. "How are you doing Sweetie? Are you hungry or thirsty?"

"I'm a little hungry and thirsty."

"What would you like Baby?"

"Some chocolate milk and cheese puffs."

That sounded good right now, but there was no time for that. I focused on the kitchen and conjured Hunter's snack and enough for me to have some later when we got back. "Your snack is in the kitchen Hunter. Have Pam help you get it and make sure to save some for me and Eden when we get back."

"Is she okay Aunt Sookie?"

"I hope so. No matter what Eden is going to be fine." I leaned down and hugged him as best I could. "We'll be back soon."

"I love you Aunt Sookie."

"I love you too Baby." I let go of Hunter and made my way to Pam as I conjured some Royalty Blend in the fridge so she could have a snack as well. "Pam, I know that you want to come, but I need you to stay here and take care of Hunter. You'll have your chance to fight soon."

She smiled a fangy smile as she hugged me. "Be careful and take care of my nephews." She ran her hand over my belly.

"I will. There's blood in the fridge if you get hungry." I gave her a peck on the cheek, then popped to where Jessica and Eric were standing. It was quicker than walking at the moment.

Jessica jumped when she saw me pop. "Holy Shit! How did you do that?"

"One of my nifty new powers. Are you both ready to go?" They both nodded at me. I took both their hands and thought back to the night that Jessica talked me into taking her to visit her family. The thoughts of Bill from that night tried to take over my thoughts, but I quickly pushed them aside and focused only on the house. I could see it clearly in my mind and within seconds we were really there in the front yard.

I opened my mind and I could sense two minds inside and one was very, very angry. I knew instantly that it was Jessica's father. In the same instant Eric, Jessica and I all heard the sound of a leather belt making contact with bare skin. Eric and Jessica's fangs clicked down and I could feel my own magic growing inside of me.

I stopped focusing on my companions and focused on what I had to do. I was the only one that could go into that house and I was going to make an entrance.

I walked up to the door with my hand drawing my magic until it sent the door flying off it's hinges. I stepped inside and what I saw and heard in that man's mind made me want to kill, but I felt comfort and love coming from both Eric and the boys. That just barely managed to keep me calm.

This man was bringing back very bad memories for me as I slipped into his mind. His thoughts were dark and reminded me of Uncle Bartlett. She needs to be taught a lesson, but I never want to stop. It's getting to be not enough to hit her legs or over her clothes. I want to see her bare bottom all red and covered in welts from my belt. Her mother would never know since she's visiting her sister. I can do anything that I want to her.

He was so lost in what he was doing and thinking that he never noticed my entrance, but he would notice me soon enough.

I watched as he reached to pull down Eden's shorts and I couldn't let that happen. I held out my hand and let my power flood out of me. "NOOOO!" I pushed him into the wall even harder than Jessica had before.

I popped over to where he was pinned against the wall. I forced him to look into my eyes and caught him in my glamour. "You will invite the two vampires outside into your home and then I want you to convince me not to kill you." I let him out of my glamour, but left him pinned to the wall. I couldn't look at him anymore, so I turned my attention to Eden.

She was bent over the couch and I could see welts on the back of her legs from where he had struck her. I was ready to rip that man to shreds until I smelt tears sliding down her cheeks and her body was racked with sobs. I crouched down beside her and rubbed my hand up and down her back to try and comfort her. "Eden, do you remember me?"

She looked up at me and wiped her tears away. "You're Sookie."

"Apparently Bill Compton sucked at absolutely everything that he ever did."

"He tried to make me forget, but it didn't work. He started to get angry, so I pretended that it worked."

That seemed very strange to me, so I took her hand and discovered something very interesting. Apparently Niall was a bit of a man-whore. He'd met a beautiful, red-haired woman named Selena. He became infatuated with her until he was able to have her. He left her high and dry after that. He never knew that she had been pregnant. Selena was Jessica and Eden's grandmother and Niall was there grandfather. They were my cousins. For so long I'd had so little family and now it seemed to be growing everyday.

I wanted to smile and be happy about this latest development, but we had this mess to deal with. I pulled Eden close as Eric and Jessica came in. Eric put his hand on my face to check on me. "Are you all right Lover?"

"I'm fine Honey. We need to take care of this mess though."

"What should we do?" I sent Eric suggestions of what I would like to do to this pig of a man. I wanted to rip him to shreds and make him suffer for what he had done and what he was planning on doing, but I wouldn't put Eden or Jessica for that matter through anything else traumatic.

I told Eric that I didn't care what he did and I led Eden outside and away from this. I conjured a bubble around each of us so that we wouldn't be seen by anyone near by.

I saw there was a bench across the street, so I led Eden over there so that we could sit down and talk. I held her hand the whole time and it seemed to bring her at least a bit of comfort.

We got comfortable and I watched her as she looked at my belly. I couldn't stop a smile appearing on my face when it came to my boys. "Do you want to feel them? They're moving around right now."

"Yeah!" She gently placed her small hand on my belly. I could feel an instant connection between Eden and the boys, but I couldn't tap into it. She didn't seem to be hurt by it and the boys were fine, so I let it go.

I kept watch on Eden and she looked up at me, but instead of her normal green eyes she had brown eyes, my eyes. "Mommy, don't believe everything that you see. As long as we're with you, you'll be safe. When the time is right we'll help you, just don't believe."

I watched the connection break and it was like nothing had even happened or at least for Eden it hadn't. I had so many questions about what had just happened. I knew that it was a warning, but what exactly were my babies warning me about?

I was pulled out of my thoughts by Eric coming up beside me. He took my hand and I could see that he was worried. "Lover, what is wrong? I felt you panic a moment ago."

"I'm fine Eric, I'll tell you later when we get home."

"As you wish. How are our boys?"

I thought about it for a minute and I realized that I was starving and so were the boys. "We are all very hungry." I showed him the big bottle of blood that I was craving as well as food, but I also showed him that I was craving his touch at that moment as well, I knew it wasn't an appropriate time to be thinking that, but I couldn't help myself. Damn pregnancy hormones.

Eric was not being helpful either. He leaned in close so that his cool breath was brushing against my ear. "I think that your fantasies can be arranged later on Lover."

My whole body was trembling just thinking about that, but we had other pressing matters to deal with. "I need to talk to Jessica and Eden before we go home tonight. It's important."

"Of course my love. Now what are we going to do with the house?"

"I'll take care of that." I focused my magic on the electrical wires all through the house. I added a little jolt to it and all of the wires quickly caught on fire and spread throughout the house. That was our cue to go.

Eric helped me up and I put my arms around everyone. "Hold on tight guys, cause here we go." I focused back on the farmhouse and we were there in seconds.

The second we were solidly back in the backyard Eden started jumping up and down with excitement. "That was so cool! Can we do that again?"

"Not right now Sweetie." I got the overwhelming sense that something was wrong nearby, but I wasn't sure what it was. I focused back on Eden. "Are you hungry Sweetie?"

"Yes. I haven't eaten since breakfast this morning."

I wanted to kill that man all over again, but I let it go to take care of Eden and get myself something to eat. "Jessica, would you mind going over to the Compton place and check on things for me?" I couldn't even choke out that bastard's name.

"Sure Sookie. Is everything okay?"

"I'm not sure. Just hurry please." I watched Jessica run off at vampire speed, then I led Eden inside to keep her calm and so that she could see Hunter. "Hunter, Sweetie where are you?"

A few seconds later he came barreling into the room and threw his arms around Eden. "Oh Eden, I missed you so much."

"I missed you too Hunter." I couldn't stop the tears from coming to my eyes at this sweet sight, but I pushed them back for now.

"Okay you two, what would you like to eat?" I knew that Hunter had already had a snack, but he was a growing boy.

Hunter requested a hot fudge sundae, while Eden requested spaghetti and meatballs. I was craving a rare steak with mashed potatoes and gravy. I focused on our food and snapped my fingers and our food appeared. Eden and Hunter both dug into their food. I went to the fridge and got the chocolate milk that I had conjured before. "Eden, would you like a glass of chocolate milk, or would you like something else to drink?"

"Chocolate milk is fine, thank you Sookie." I poured two glasses and set them down on the table. I was about to sit down and dig in to my food, when I heard a truck pull up in front of the house. I opened my mind and heard that it was Jessica and Hoyt. "You kids stay here and eat. Eric and I will be right back." I stood up, took Eric's hand and let him out to the front porch.

We stepped outside and saw Hoyt cradling Jessica in his arms. They were several feet away and I could smell smoke and soot on Hoyt as well as traces of C-4 explosives. Who could have explosives like that here in Bon Temps? We would have to figure that out later, we needed to focus on Jessica and Hoyt. "Hoyt, what happened? Are you hurt?"

"No Sook, I'm fine. Someone set our new place on fire today while I was working. Thankfully Jess had spent the night at Bill's or I would have lost her. One of our neighbors was home when it happened and she called 911, but it was too late. The house is completely destroyed. I went through the place after work, but there's nothing left."

"Hoyt, it wasn't a fire that destroyed your place, it was explosives. I can smell the residue on you." Hoyt's mind started going a mile a minute. He had a dozen questions, but I didn't have any answers for him. "I know that you want answers and I promise that we'll get them for you, but right now why don't you come inside and get cleaned up and then you and Jess and Eden can come home with us." I didn't feel any irritation or annoyance come from Eric, but I thought that I would check anyway. Is that all right Honey? I know that the house is getting a little crowded, but this would only be temporary.

It's all right Love, they can stay with us. They are family after all. I looked up at him and he smiled down at me. I caught it in your thoughts. You can tell me the whole story later.

I nodded my head and showed Hoyt where he could get cleaned up. I conjured a bottle of blood that I really wanted to drink for myself, but I managed to give to Jess, and I went back in the kitchen to eat. I was feeling exhausted and horny and my need for blood was becoming almost overwhelming, but I didn't feel comfortable drinking it in front of everyone.

I was just finished eating as Hoyt came downstairs. I conjured up the country fried steak and mashed potatoes that he requested, then before he could ask me how I did that I grabbed Eric and pulled him out into the backyard. "Lover, are you all right?"

"No. I need blood and …" I let my eyes and hands rake up and down him. "I need you."

"I can feel that. I need you too, but we have a houseful of people."

That made me pout, but then an idea came to my head. "Would Pam mind taking Hunter and the tiger home without us?"

"I don't see shy not. What did you have in mind?"

I sent him some images of what I wanted and he smiled down at me. "How fast can you clear the house?"

"I'll have them gone in minutes." He leaned down and kissed me while he rubbed my belly. "My sons need blood Lover. Give them what they need, then when I get back I'll give you what you need. I'll be right back." He kissed me once more, than disappeared into the house.

I moved further out back and conjured the blood my boys were screaming for inside me. I drank it down in a few gulps, then conjured a second and drank that down as well. When I finished that bottle my hunger seemed to be satisfied for the moment, now I had another hunger that I needed to satisfy.

I went over to the make shift dance floor and could see that there was more than enough room for what I had in mind. I conjured a white canopy tent, a California king sized bed with dozens of pillows and red silk sheets. I snapped my fingers and changed my outfit to a pink, silk, baby doll nightie with nothing on underneath it. Anything else would just get in my Viking's way. I sat down on the bed and conjured a tray of chocolate covered strawberries to snack on while I waited.

I listened and I could hear when everyone left and my love was coming to me. I conjured my snack away and lay back against the mountain of pillows trying to look as sexy as I could with a beach ball sized bump around my middle. I wasn't feeling sexy no matter what I tried at that moment, but Eric sure thought I did.

He zipped out of the house and stopped just inside my tented area. I could feel his eyes rake over me from head to toe and I heard his fangs click down. I could feel his lust through our bond and it was fueling my own. I needed him almost more than I needed my next breath.

He didn't say a word as he started stalking closer to me and slowly removed his clothes as he did. He was torturing me, showing me his beautiful body, but not coming close enough for me to touch him. I decided to torture him right back.

I slowly slid down the straps of my gown until it was resting snuggly under my ever growing breasts. I heard a low growl come from Eric that turned me on even more. I was wet and ready for him and I needed him right now.

Eric stood at the edge of the bed watching me, having removed every article of clothing that he had been wearing. I was practically drooling wanting to taste him, but I needed him inside of me more. I quickly moved myself up on my hands and knees and looked over my shoulder at him. "What are you waiting for Viking?" He growled even louder than before and was on me and in me in seconds. "Oh God Baby, you feel so good inside of me. This is what I have needed all night long.

"I've needed it too Lover. You are always so warm and wet and ready for me. I can't get enough of you."

I thrust my hips back to meet his, but I wanted more. "Harder Baby, please. As hard as you can."

"Are you sure? I don't want to hurt you or the boys."

"I'm positive. Please I need you so bad Eric." That was all it took for him to increase his thrusts inside of me.

He slid his hands up my back and around to cup my breasts. I wished that he was in front of me so that I could kiss him, but that wasn't possible with my belly right now.

I slid my arms around him to grab onto his beautiful ass to pull him deeper inside of me. He changed his angle slightly with his next thrust and that was enough to send us both over the edge.

Eric pulled out of my and got us situated on the bed so that we were facing on another. I pulled him close and kissed him and let my hands wander down his body. He mirrored my actions and we touched each other and stroked until we both reached another orgasm.

We laid there, sated for now and just smiled and looked at one another. I wanted to stay like this, but I knew that I had to tell Eric about what happened with the boys earlier. "Eric, there is something important that I have to tell you."

"What is it my love?"

I didn't know how he was going to feel about everything, so I just blurted out the story that I'd learned about Jessica and Eden being my cousins through Niall, then about the message the boys sent me through Eden. "I don't fully understand what they were trying to tell me, but I'm scared Eric."

He pulled me closer, stroked my back and sent calmness and love to me through our bond and I could feel the same coming from the boys. I couldn't stop the smile that spread across my face and the giggle that escaped my lips. "What is it dear one?"

"Our boys are just like their Daddy. They sent me love and calmness just like you did."

"They already know what they need to do to take care of their mother." He leaned down close to my belly. "I am very proud of you boys." He was greeted with two very hard kicks to his face that made him smile. He lifted me up and got us both under the covers. "Now it is time for you to rest. You are exhausted from all of the magical running around that you have done this evening and we still have more wedding arrangements to finish. We will stay here, then finish up tomorrow morning."

I smiled even bigger and cuddled up against him. "I can't wait to be your wife."

"And I can't wait to be your husband. Now sleep my darling."

"I love you Eric, so very much."

"I love you too Sookie."

I wanted to stay awake to keep thinking about our wedding, but I was too tired. A thought that surprised me did pop into my head, but I was asleep before I could think on it further.