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I was vaguely aware that Eric was caring me into my room. I was exhausted and wanted nothing more than to fall asleep in his arms. I felt him press a kiss to my forehead and leave the room. I was too tired to tell him to stay.

I must of fallen asleep, because the next thing I know Hunter is smiling his big toothy grin in my dream. He laughs, "This is my dream. Your just reading my mind while you sleep." he said it like that was the most obvious thing in the world.

"Okay."I agreed, hoping I could catch a glimpse of what my life would be like. He took my hand and lead me toward what looked like Merlotte's. "How do these dreams work?" I asked as we got closer and I heard what sounded like Eric and Pam.

"I just see stuff. It's like being in a movie but no one can hear us." he said impatiently and began pulling me towards Merlotte's. I followed cautiously, kind of scared at what I might see.

Hunter through open the door and smiled. I let out a gasp. There was one booth in the corner filled with my friends. Amelia and Octavia were chatting it up along with Pam and Bill. Claudia and Niall were their and so was Jason. But in the center of everybody was Eric holding a tiny baby wrapped in a light blue blanket with 'Eric Christopher' embroidered on the bottom. A very large me was sitting beside them smiling like nothing could go wrong. Everyone was laughing and having a good time.

I looked down at Hunter. "This is what's going to happen? I'm going to have two kids?" I asked in disbelief.

He nodded and pulled me out the back door. Instead of finding a parking lot we were in a playground. A skinny me was sitting on a park bench holding hands with Eric watching two blond children run around with a older version of Hunter.

I small tear slid down my cheek. I looked so happy. My kids looked exactly like Eric- which was probably a good thing, no one would could say they weren't his. Hunter tugged at my hand and started walking through the trees. "Are you happy aunt Sookie?"

"I am very happy? What about you? Do you think you'll like living with me and Uncle Eric?" I asked. He seemed oddly okay with everything. I understand that he knows what's going to happen but his Dad did leave him with out a promise to come back.

"Of course. My Daddy, was just afraid. Of what I can do. You and Uncle Eric aren't afraid of anything!" He exclaimed. I chuckled. If he only knew. Everything around was slowly turning into mist.

"What's happening now?" I asked. "Now I dream just like anybody else. I usually don't remember this but you will defiantly remember what I showed you." with that he started to fade and I was back in my dream of a certain viking.

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I woke up to find Hunter only a few inches a way staring. "Good morning Hunter."

"Morning Aunt Sookie! Uncle Eric left us notes!" he was certainly happy for it to be morning. I stretched and yawned, considering staying in bed all day. Hunter had other plans. "Can we go to the park? We passed one on the way into town yesterday and they had a big slide!"

"I need to go by Walmart and get a few things, how about I get a few water toys and we play in the sprinklers the rest of the day." I said through a yawn.

Hunter agreed and ran off into the kitchen. Good lord are all kids this hyper I thought to my self. I could hear hunter laughing from the kitchen so I assumed he heard me. I would have to call Nial lsome time soon to see what he knew about Hunter's ability.

I made my way over to the dresser and found Eric's note.

Lover,

I can not begin to tell you how happy I am with you and Hunter. I could not leave you two so I am in the hidey hole. Have a good day. I will be dreaming of you.

Love, E

I smiled at the last line. He never sighed Love, he'd never said it, but I knew he felt it. I was smiling like a loon while I made Hunter breakfast (lunch). Nothing was set in stone, but the I was defiantly hopeful. I was getting everything I didn't know I wanted and more. As Hunter and I were doing dishes Amelia pulled up .She never said anything about liking or not liking kids so I was a little worried about how she'd like Hunter.

"Hey Sook-"she saw hunter coloring on the floor. "Who's the little guy?"

"I'm Hunter!" He smiled. Amelia was thinking he was a cutie and wondering if she could spoil him. "Hunter was Hadley's son. His father wasn't in such a good place so he's gonna stay with us. He's like me." I explained.

She understood "Cool. I have to run a few errands today, do you think we could meet up for dinner?"

"Sure. Hunter and I are going to play in the sprinklers most of the day, are you sure you don't want to join us?" I laughed. For Amelia to be so small she sure hated putting on a bathing suit. "No thank you. Maybe next time." she laughed

Hunter was smiling from ear to ear. Having seen what Amelia was planning on getting him, he ran over to her and wrapped his little arms around her leg. "Thank you Aunt 'Melia. I love to color!" She let out a giggle. "Your welcome sweetie, I saw your pretty pictures on the fridge." She was surprisingly okay with a four year old picking her brain.

"I'm going to be off. Just a quick question Sook: Why is Eric's car here?" She gave me a knowing smile.

A bright blush covered my cheeks. "He stayed over last night. He's surprisingly good at being an uncle." I smiled thinking of how kind he was to Hunter, he was going to be a great Dad.

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It took us longer than expected at Walmart. Everyone wanted to know who Hunter was and asked all sorts of questions. Hunter answered everything, spoken aloud or not. Thankfully only a few people caught on, but didn't say anything or think about it to hard.

"Aunt Sookie look!" Hunter pointed to his latest drawing. He was pretty good for his age and certainly enjoyed it. I told him he did a wonderful job and hung it with all his other ones. My fridge would be covered by the end of the day if he kept drawing at this rate.

I pulled our his water toys and set the sprinkler up after he ate a sandwich. I put on a bathing suit and soaked up some much needed vitamin D. Hunter seemed to love the sun almost as much as I did. He decided he liked this house but he wanted to go to Eric's because he had a pool. He also decided he wanted a pet and he wanted to make a picture of the outside for Eric because he couldn't see it for himself.

"There's a disposable camera on the coffee table if you want to take a digital picture too." I said. Hunter smiled got even brighter and he ran into the house dripping wet. I was glad he has vampires to watch out for him, he's so energetic I'm not sure if I could keep up with him.

While Hunter was looking for the camera I thought about the dream he'd showed me. Eric and I were so happy. We had a baby boy and another on the way. Our closest friends all seemed happy for us. I couldn't help but wonder how I could get all of that. I know your not supposed to question a good thing, but it just seemed like it was to good to be true. I also know that I have to make to decisions to get to that point and decided to take the first step and tell Eric that I was in love with him.

He'd written it in my morning letter, which really started my day perfect, but I want to say it. Seeing how happy he would make me made me realize how happy he's made me in the past and is still making me happy, I smiled at how mature I was becoming, I wasn't going to run from these feelings. I would only hurt myself.

Hunter came out of the house (running and smiling of course) "This is perfect. He's gonna love it." He came and sat beside me and held the camera out. We both smiled as he clicked away. Some of them were us smiling, some of them were of us goofing off. My favorite however was the one of Hunter and his toothy grin and me right beside him, our faces squished together.

"Uncle Eric likes it when we smell like the sun." Hunter stated after a minute of laying in lawn chair beside me. He didn't like not doing anything but he knew I liked the peacefulness of it. He went back to coloring when my phone rang. The caller ID said it was Sam so I figured he needed an extra waitress on duty.

"Hey, Sam" I answered in my nicest voice. I didn't want to go in on my day off but I would feel bad if I didn't .

"Listen Cher, I"m real sorry to call you like this... but I need help. Were not busy but I only have one waitress."

""Sure Sam but I have to bring my nephew with me. He's gonna be with me for a good while, but I can't send him to day care. He's like me when I was little." I sighed wishing there was an easier way.

There was a pause on the other end of the phone. "He can sit in one of the booths I guess. Does he have some he can read or something?" Sam asked awkwardly. Kids have never been his thing.

"Thank you Sam. We'll be there in half and hour." I wanted hunter to try and put up a shield. Or at least see if I could put one up for him. Merlotte's shouldn't be to crowded and what kid doesn't like hanging out in a restraint.

"Hunter! You're coming to work with me. Can you go change and comb your hair out please." I started to gather all the water toy and towels and put them in a shiny red container with fire trucks on it. Hunter had a thing for firetrucks.

Hunter was as always excited. I through on my work uniform and decided to leave my hair down. Eric liked it that way and I wanted to see him before he went back to Shreveport. I wrote a note and stuck it on the front of the closet doors. We might have to find a new hidey hole if that's Hunter's room.

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Sam liked Hunter and was happy to let him stay at one of the tables. Arlene actually smiled at him and most of the customers talked to him. Hunter seemed to have that effect on everyone. I would have to ask Niall about that too. An hour into my shift Claude and Claudine waled (strutted) in. They both had the eyes of everyone around them but seemed totally unaware of it.

Each gave me a kiss on the cheek before sitting down with a very enthusiastic Hunter. "What brings you guys all the way out here?"

Claudine smiled up at me. "Well, we heard things were more or less resolved with your viking and we wanted to see you."

I may not be able to read fairy minds but I knew something was up. I was about to question her when Hunter sent me a picture of myself with a big pregnant belly. I nodded slightly in acknowledgement and aced like nothing was wrong. "Yep. He came over last night and we talked. He met Hunter. By the way do you guys know how much fairy blood he has? He has the same ability I have, but he also sees things in his dreams."

I quite gasp came from behind me. "I thought maybe you straitened out. But no your with some demonic little boy!" Arlene hissed.

A white hand was on her shoulder then. "I think it's time you leave." Bill said in a quite voice. Arlene shuddered and went back to her tables.

I put my hand on Hunter's "You know your not anything that lady was thinking right?" Hunter nodded but didn't seem to be as energetic as before. He was thinking about everything his Daddy had thought before he left and trying to figure out why they thought like that.

I out both arms around his shoulders. "You don't worry about that. Me and your Uncle Eric love you. That's all that matters."

Bill let out a snort. "Eric? As in Northman. I'm sorry Sookie, but I don't think hes the family man." I turned around to glare at him. "You listen hear Bill Compton. Eric is twice the man you ever could be. He's important to me and he's going to be around for a while. So you get use to that or you leave." I said louder than expected.

"Fine then. When he hurts you I will be waiting." with that he turned and left. Claudine and Claude were getting up as well. "We will talk to Niall about Hunter. Please stay out of trouble." They both gave me and Hunter a kiss and left.

EPOV

I woke up from my days sleep with a smile. I'd dreamed about Sookie and the possibility of having a family all day. I wanted to spend another night here but knew I need to get back to Shreveport. I found a note attached to the closet door and smiled.

Honey,

Sorry we're not there, I had to go into work. We would love to see you before you go back to Shreveport.

Love, S

I smiled at the last line. She loved me. I pulled on the button up I wore yesterday and rolled up the sleeves. I made my way to the kitchen hoping to find a bottle of blood in the fridge. I hated the stuff but it would work until I found Sookie. Just the thought of her made my fangs run down.

I found the witch heating something up. "Sookie went to work." She said. I may not have paid attention to the feelings of past woman but I knew something was wrong with the witch. So I did the best I could for Sookie's friend. "Pam likes to talk to you."

She knew what I was getting at. "Thanks, but I need to see if Trey is still mad at me." She handed me the blood she heated up and smiled. "Sookie seems real happy when she hears from you. She loves the flowers." she said before going out the back door.

I smiled and thought about all the flowers I gotten. There wasn't a flat surface in her home that didn't have at least one vase of flowers on it. I'd never been in a flower shop until I met Sookie. There were lots of things I'd never done until I met Sookie. The black box in my pants proved it.

I rinsed the blood bottle out and headed to the Shifter's bar. I hated that Sookie had to work in a dump like this but I knew she would get mad if I even suggested she come live with me.

I felt the waves of happiness I always got when I was around Sookie, but I felt her irritation and longing. I saw Hunter in the corner coloring away and Sookie arguing with the Shifter behind the bar. She must have felt me because she turned around with a big smile that i's sure matched my own.

She gave me a kiss and told me she would bring a bottle of blood. I sat down beside a smiling Hunter and couldn't help but smile myself. "How was your day Hunter?"

"Good. We played in the sprinklers and took pictures and colored and saw Claudine." He reached into the small bag he had beside him and handed me a photo of him and Sookie. "I know you can't go outside but I thought you might like a picture of Aunt Sookie."

The picture was of Sookie laughing and smiling right into the camera. She looked beautiful. Her hair was brighter then I'd ever seen and she seemed to really enjoy the sun. In all my years I'd never longed to see the sun so much. Hunter handed me another picture. "This one has us both in it. I've seen it on your desk at Fangtasia." he said proudly.

"It will look perfect. Thank you. What else did you see in your dreams?" I asked. I was intrigue by his ability and really wanted to know if he'd seen anything about my children. "Aunt Sookie should probably tell you. She learned how to read my thoughts while we sleep."

As soon as he said this Sookie was beside me smiling. "I did. Hunter you stay here while I talk to Uncle Eric." She pulled me outside to the back parking lot. She was talking so fast I couldn't understand what she was saying, so I covered mouth with my own

. She relaxed into me and wound her arms around my neck. I wanted so bad to have my way with her against the wall, but at the same time wanted to pour all of my emotions into this one kiss. She pulled away slightly to catch her breath and covered her face with feather light kisses. I made my way down her neck and heard her moan. I laid my forehead on hers and waited for her to catch her breath.

She opened her eyes and smiled. "I love you." I felt shock and uncertainty come across the bond. I kissed her forehead. "I love you too dear one."

I wrapped my arms around her and felt her bury her head in my chest. The bond was flowing with happiness and hope. "You have something to tell me Lover." She nodded

"I was in one of Hunter's dreams. I guess I was sort of hearing his thoughts while we slept. Any way, I saw us Eric. Our family. It was....Gosh I can't even describe it. We looked so happy. You were so caring and so proud of our son. And I was pregnant with another one. it was unbelievable!" She pressed her lips back to mine. I was so shocked I didn't even respond to her touch.

"Honey are you okay?" Sookie asked after a minute. I nodded. Hunter told me I would have two kids but Sookie seeing them. That was something else. "You still want this right?"

"Of course. I just wish I could see them. I want to hear all about this dream but your boss is about to come through those doors. Sure enough the shifter came out looking rather pissed off. "Sook, It's starting to get busy and Arlene won't cover your tables."

Sookie nodded and pulled me back into the bar. The red haired waitress was standing over Hunter who looked upset. Sookie must have noticed at the same time because we were both at her side in an instant. "What are you doing Arlene. I told you to leave him alone." Sookie practically growled.

"I was just telling it about the good lord and hoping he would see that your not a good example." Arlene said.

Sookie was so mad she couldn't think of what to say. I however didn't have that problem. "If you so much as look at this child I will make sure you and your Fellowship friends are never found."

Sookie had regained her composure, "You have your own kids to raise Arlene. Leave Hunter to us." Arlene snorted and walked over to the bar area. Sookie still looked mad but had to work. "Will you stay with him until she leaves. I'm afraid of what they might do."

"Of course. Looks like I'll have help too." I felt Pam getting closer. A moment later she walked in with her usual pastel clothes. I glanced down at Hunter who was now smiling. He hopped down from his eat and ran right at Pam. "Auntie Pam!"