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Chapter twenty-five

Eric's POV

"What do you mean she just upped and left? I thought I told you to fire her?" I growl into the phone as I pace the lobby. Sookie is upstairs in the hotel room with the twins getting ready, I have no clue what Ammy and Alec are doing but all I know is that when I saw Pam's name pop up on the screen of my phone I knew it was important. I specifically ordered her not to phone me unless it was important, and she never defies orders. So I made my excuses and came down here, hoping to sort this mess out over the phone; I do not wish to be pulled away from my family so soon. We have only just got here after all, and I am also still trying to mend the wrongs I have caused to my family.

"Eric, I did fire her ass, but the bitch wouldn't listen. She said that I had no authority over her, she said only you could fire her. She's lucky she's still fucking breathing. In fact, I was about to attack the cow when she suddenly vanished. I mean she actually vanished, Eric. She asked where you were, I said you were busy. Then Ginger, the dumb witted twat she is, told Cindy that you were on vacation with your family. I think she's trying to find you, Eric, so be careful" Pam warns me, my blood is boiling and I feel absolutely furious.

Cindy is the woman who wrecked my life in the first place; she was the one who caused what was originally a small rift between me and my family, to become considerably larger. If she comes anywhere near me I will kill her myself. She will not ruin this. Just then my family come into the lobby; I quickly thank Pam for the warning before putting the phone down. I still can't help but wonder what Cindy is. She is no human, she is a Supe, I just can't figure out which one. Which is very odd for me indeed.

"Lover" I smile as I open my arms for her, she smiles straight back as she walks into my arms where I embrace her, being careful of her baby bump. She is 7 weeks pregnant, which in a normal pregnancy is equivalent to 3 months. So as you can imagine there is a noticeable baby bump there, much more noticeable than she was before when she was pregnant with the twins. I keep thinking she is pregnant with more than one baby, but I can only hear one heartbeat so my theory is blatantly wrong. It must be due to the fact that she has been pregnant before.

"What's wrong? I can feel how frustrated you are through the bond" damn, I thought I was doing a pretty good job at hiding it, but obviously not.

"Just something that has come up at Fangtasia, nothing to worry about. I have it all under control" Sookie eyes me suspiciously, obviously not believing me as she steps away from my arms.

"Eric, we cannot start to rebuild if you don't be honest with me. Honesty is the key to a healthy, stable relationship. You need to keep that in mind" she shakes her head as Annika runs over to Sookie and takes her hand, in Annika's other hand she is holding her teddy bear. She refuses to go anywhere if she doesn't have her teddy with her. It reminds me of when I bought Ammy her teddy, Diddums I believe she called him.

"Sookie, I'm sorry, I fear that if I tell you; you will leave me again. I don't think I could bear to lose you" I murmur, trying my hardest to make sure the children don't hear.

"Annika, come on. Alec and I will treat you and Zach to an ice cream Sunday. How does that sound?" thank God Ammy sensed that I needed a few minutes alone with my Lover.

"Yeah!" Annika cheers as she run over to my eldest and her boyfriend. When they are all out of sight, ultimately out of ear shot, Sookie turns to face me. Her arms crosses over her chest, only emphasising her baby bump more and from this angle her breasts look larger as well.

"Talk then, and stop ogling my breasts" Sookie scolds me, I couldn't help but smirk at her; causing her to giggle a little bit.

"That was Pam on the phone. Cindy, the woman who I almost cheated on you with," I saw the instant hurt and anger flare in her eyes "she has vanished. Pam believes she is coming to look for me, I fear that she is going to try and lure me away. Sookie, I need you to believe me when I tell you that when she is around me, I cannot stop myself. I believe she is a witch, or a Supe of some kind. She can manipulate me to do anything, and as you already know that is a strange thing. We vampires are one of the most powerful creatures in the world, but I fear that she has found out how to control us. Or me, at least. If that is true, she can make me do anything. But I believe that her main target is to ruin our family, I do not know what her motives are, but I do think this is the truth. Please believe me" I try to reach out to Sookie. She takes a deep breath, before letting it out with a slight shake.

"I trust you, Eric. I'll help you in any way I can, we'll get through this. We always do" she assures me as she takes her hand in mine. She leans up on her tip toes to kiss me lightly on the lips, but I won't let the kiss end that soon so I wrap my arms around her and pull her into a deeper much more passionate kiss.

"I love you, Sookie" I murmur in her ear as I hold her.

"I love you, too. We should probably get a move on; you did say that we could go see the Eiffel Tower today. It will be very romantic" now that worries me. I don't want Ammy and Alec getting cosy, I would still like my daughter to be a virgin when we get back from this holiday. But I fear that won't be the case.

"Eric, she's a big girl. She knows what she wants, and it doesn't matter what we say. She'll go and get it anyway. We both know that. And if she wants to start a physical relationship, we can't stop that" Sookie reasons, my anger on the topic only rising. I wonder if I can scare the Were away.

"Come on, they're probably waiting for us" Sookie pulls me along, me allowing her to of course. We walk out of our hotel and to the café across the road, I believe that's where they went, when we get inside we find the twins laughing over ice cream. But Ammy is too busy sucking face, as Pam calls it, with Alec. I sigh as I realise that this is going to be a long holiday. Not only do I need to try and get me and Sookie back on track more stably, but I also have to deal with this Cindy thing and watch my daughter kiss her boyfriend. Plus I need to try and postpone their love making as much as possible. I wonder how many nights I can get Ammy to watch the twins for without her becoming suspicious.

"Eric, leave them to it. Come on, we can talk baby names. We only have another 17 weeks before the baby is here" she reminds me as we sit down at the table next to theirs, that fact sinking in instantly. 17 weeks, is it really just that long?

"Okay, so, my Lover, what names have you come up with?"

"What about Anya if it's a girl or Logan if it's a boy" Sookie suggests. I take a few minutes to think it over. They are very nice names…but…

"They are both very nice names, Lover, but I am not too sure about Logan. I do, however, like Anya. It has quite a nice ring to it" I grin at her, making her smile.

"I have always liked the name Adrian for a boy and Signay for a girl. What do you think?"

"Hmm, I like them, I will admit" Sookie smiles as I take her hand in mine. I love talking about our baby, it is the first time in a long time that we have actually sat down and discussed our child. But I guess that is my fault, I have been the one who has caused us to divert away from what is the most important. I upset my Lover; I made her not trust me. But I am fixing that. I am determined to make everything right again.

AN: The next chapter will be about their trip to the Eiffel Tower and there will be wedding talk as well.

So, baby names, does anyone have any suggestions? Plus, what gender would you like the baby to be? Please do let me know, I would like your insights on this as well xx