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Chapter thirty-two

Ammy's POV

"How are you feeling?" Alec probes as he comes into the room, carrying a cup of what smells like hot chocolate where he places it on the bedside table. He sits on the bed in front of me as I sit up on the bed; he pushes a few strands of my hair behind my ear before meeting my eyes.

"Better" I admit with a tired smile, sleep hasn't been too easy for me since I woke up a couple of hours ago. So instead of sleeping I've just been relaxing, making sure not to overwork myself on Alec's orders, but there is just that one thought permanently raging around in my head. Isaac.

"There's something on your mind" Alec frowns at me, his eyebrows knitting together as he passes me my hot chocolate. But all I can do is stare into it like it's a bottomless pit.

"Um" I stutter, trying to think whether or not I should tell Alec. I know that my mom would have wanted me to tell him, but I don't want to add to his plate.

He's already so worked up about his brother, he's hiding his emotions away from me, and because he had to come and find me he's now worried about me. I don't think he could cope with me adding all of this onto his plate. He deserves a stress free life, but I'm not giving him that. And I probably never will be able to.

"I...it's just that…God, I don't want to add to your stresses as it already is. I have caused you so much grief as it already is, I don't want to add even more to that" I sigh, stirring the beverage in front of me with the red straw he has placed within the drink. He knows how I can't drink hot chocolate without a straw. I'm a strange person indeed.

"Ammy, there is something that we need to talk about. I'm fed up of there being a you and a me, I want that to change. I want there to be a we, no secrets. No hiding. Nothing. We need each other, especially in times like these. I love you, and you say you love me. So I don't quite see the problem with there being a we" he tells me, snatching away my hot chocolate from my hands where he puts it back on the bedside table, his hands taking hold of mine as he looks into my eyes. Why do I feel as though I'm about to enter into a hugecommitment?

"I…I don't know what to say" I confess, he has literally left me speechless.

"Just say something, anything"

"I agree; there has been too much of you and me, when in actual fact we should have been a we. We've been so stupid, I've been so stupid. Naïve at that. I'm sorry that I haven't been a proper girlfriend to you" I sigh, offering him an apologetic smile.

"Ammy, you have been wonderful. You have done nothing but supportive to me, and now I want you to open up to me. My plate isn't that full" he tries to lighten the mood with a chuckle when in actual fact his mind must be in turmoil.

"When I knocked myself out, being the clumsy girl I am, my mother contacted me. She told me why she killed that shadow woman; the one I told you about, I found out her name is Delilah. According to my mom I'm one of five children born who are 'special'. Three of us were killed by Delilah because their parents refused to let them be experimented on. It ended on all the families including the children being killed. She thinks that the other living special child will be able to help get rid of Delilah, but I don't think you'll like who it is" I tell him, knowing for a fact that he will hate it.

"I don't care if I hate that person, if it means that you will be safe and that woman will be gone, I don't care" he assures me, pressing a light kiss to my cheek. I don't deserve him.

"Isaac. Isaac is the other living child" I tell him, his entire face dropping. I think his plate is definitely full now.

Sookie's POV

"What are you frowning about, Lover?" Eric probes as he walks into the café area of the hotel, the twins are sat at the table eating ice cream as I think about what Ammy has told me.

"I just got off the phone with Ammy, she says a few things have come up and that she probably won't be able to join us back on holiday for at least another week, maybe two. I don't know what to do Eric, because I want to be there for her, but I don't want to wreck our trip" I even feel the tears pricking up in my eyes.

"Sookie, if our daughter needs us, then we can get on the next flight back home tonight and be there by tomorrow. Our vacation can wait; we can always resume it from where we left it off. Look on the bright side, it gives us more time to plan this wedding properly" he assures me, making me smile as I get up and hug him, needing to feel his strong arms around me.

"Thank you" I murmur to him before leaning up and kissing him. I just hope that the children won't be too disappointed. And I hope Ammy won't be too surprised or annoyed at us turning up out of the blue like this.

"Did Ammy tell you exactly what problems were going on?"

"No, she said that Jack was going into surgery and that Alec was in a bit of a state and she didn't want to leave him. Then she said that they argued, she walked out but he came after her so now they're trying to get back on track. Just like we did, but obviously there relationship didn't hit quite as rocky as a path as ours hit" I remind him, and I know it hurts him to be reminded about our little relationship crisis that happened, but the truth hurts. I grew up knowing that.

"If they are anything like us then they will get through it with no problems at all" he smiles at me, despite the fact that we didn't quite get through it with no problems. We had the odd problem, but he is right. We did get through it in the end. He engulfs my smaller hand in his larger one as I look over at the twins, but my eyes are drawn to a woman stood in the doorway, leaning against the doorframe. Who is she and why is she looking at us like that? Before I can ask Eric anything she saunters over to us, Eric's body tensing instantly when he spots her. Who is she?

"Hello, Eric, I have been looking everywhere for you"

"Cindy, what an unpleasant surprise" Eric grits out, his fists clenching at his sides. Oh, so this is the woman who tried to lure Eric into her bed and away from me. I will rip her God damn hair out and I will kick her ass, she will not enjoy interacting with furious pregnant hormonal Sookie.

AN: I'm very sorry that this chapter is short, but I will make the next chapter twice as long to make up for it xx