About an hour after Mr. C had dropped me back off at Hadley's place, I was looking through some boxes that had already been packed up of her belongings. It was intriguing to see the clothes she wore, the perfumes she liked, and the things that made her Hadley. Though these items seemed slightly out of character with the bratty teenage girl I remember, I couldn't even imagine her as a vampire and I'm sure that influenced her tastes in more ways than one. I heard my phone ringing in the other room and ran to get it. Jason was calling again. Was he that bored that he had to keep bugging me?

"Listen Jason I love hearing from you and all but…" I was interrupted by Andy Bellefleur.

"Sookie listen, this is Sheriff Bellefleur. I'm calling to let you know that Jason has been in a car accident."

Panic crept into my heart instantly. "Andy is he ok? What happened? Where is he?" I was frantic, I just knew he was going to tell me the only family I had left was gone.

"He's at the emergency room right now Sookie, his injuries weren't too bad fortunately."

Oh thank you God! "Ok well what happened to him?" I asked now that I could think straight

"He was driving to meet up with one of his buddies and when he tried to slow down; he realized that his brakes weren't working. Luckily he had the sense to aim his truck for an open field and he ended up crashing it into a big barrel of hay after the field had slowed him down." He was thinking that this was one of the very few times Jason had ever used common sense.

"So he didn't get hurt too bad?" I asked

"No, we brought him to get checked out for a precaution mostly. His airbags might have stung his face a little, but nothing that won't heal in a few days."

"Oh good, thank you for calling me Andy" I had more respect for him at this moment than ever before.

"Sure, no problem. By the way Sookie, do you know of anyone who would want to cut his brake lines? I mean I know he's probably pissed off many husbands and boyfriends in this town by his many conquests but I don't know who would be sick enough to do this, he could have easily been killed."

My head was swimming in his statement. When he said there was a problem with the brakes, I just assumed some kind of mechanical problem. Why would anyone do this to him? I had a sick feeling in my stomach thinking of what he told me earlier. He had seen Sandra; she knew he was my brother. Would she try to kill him to hurt me? She didn't even know I had anything to do with Debbie's disappearance, but I'm sure she has her suspicions or she would have already forgotten all about me.

"No sir, I don't know why anyone would do that to Jason, he doesn't have any real enemies" I, on the other hand had a few.

"Well I have to be getting back now Sookie, I need to fill out this accident report. Don't worry I'll make sure Jason gets home and we'll find out who did this." He hung up.

It was about thirty minutes after I got off the phone when Eric woke for the night. I felt him stir in the bond before he came out of the bedroom. I was sitting on the couch in the living room dazed when he sat down and kissed me.

"Good evening Lover. Have you recovered from last night?" He was smirking and asking if I had recovered from more than just a hangover.

"Oh yea I feel better. About last night Eric.." I started to collect my thoughts when he cut in

"It was spectacular my little minx, I honestly didn't know you had it in you"

"Well I don't think I did have it in me. I mean sure a little part of me thinks it was fun, but I would never hook up with a stranger, much less a girl stranger" His expressions were changing and I knew he was not following me.

"But lover it was your idea and I asked you to be sure you wanted to do it, you made it very clear how much you did."

My cheeks were burning now recalling how I made it clear to him. "Yes that's true, but I don't know where that came from. I know it sounds dumb, but I feel like I wasn't in my right mind, like I wasn't the one making those decisions."

"Do you think it was because you had been drinking? Lover I would never have went through with it if you wouldn't have seemed absolutely into it. Have I angered you?" He genuinely looked hurt.

"No of course not! I love you Eric and I know that you did it because you thought I wanted it, but I am just finding it hard to believe that I would want that, even if I had been drinking."

"So if not the alcohol, then what is wrong? I don't think I follow what you're trying to tell me." I felt confusion, irritation, and worry and I knew it was his emotions as well as mine.

"I don't know what I'm trying to say either Eric, I've had a pretty eventful day. I got a call from Jason saying that Sandra Pelt had been in Merlotte's looking for me and he hinted that he had taken her home." Eric's face was stony as he took in the information about Sandra, knowing this can't be good for either of us.

"She told him that she was an old friend of mine and was hoping to see me before she left town, which obviously isn't true. Then I get a call a few hours later from Andy Bellefleur telling me that Jason's brake lines had been cut and he was in a car accident. I don't know about you but I don't think that's a coincidence." As I was trying to explain everything to Eric I noticed that I had that creepy, crawly feeling up my spine. It kinda felt like the way magic makes you feel and what some people would call that Halloween feeling. I figured it was because I was freaking myself out about Sandra.

"So is your brother badly hurt?" Eric was doing his best to look concerned for my sake.

"No, thank goodness he only has some bruises and bumps. I just think that there's no way his brakes were cut the morning after he takes Sandra home and that she didn't have something to do with it."

"I agree my dear. We will have to find out what the Were knows and what she is after. Perhaps we should skip our dinner reservations tonight and go straight to the Queen's compound."

"I think that's a great idea actually. I can't wait to see her again." Why was I excited to see the Queen? I mean she is fine for a vampire and all but she's a little intimidating and not exactly a ball of laughs. Eric had picked up on this as well and was looking at me like I had grown another head.

"You are very excited to see the Queen? Are you feeling alright Sookie?" He was as puzzled as I was.

"Yes I am, I can't really explain why but I feel like I need to see her and can't wait to be there" Ok apparently bizarro Sookie was making another appearance tonight. "One thing though, if for some reason I don't seem to be acting myself tonight, don't let me do anything too crazy like boning another girl or swinging from chandeliers or anything."

"Ok deal." He said with a very confused look on his face. "Although hearing you say bone another girl makes me extremely hard." He smiled with his fangs down.

"There will be none of that right now until we get to the bottom of this Sandra situation and finish our business with the Queen."

Eric had flown us to the Queen's compound and we landed gently on the lawn on the side of the building. I was wearing my new blue dress Eric had bought me along with the matching necklace. I was looking pretty hot if I do say so myself. After we landed, I whipped out my compact and touched up my lip gloss, powdered my nose, and pushed my boobs up a little higher.

"How do I look Eric? Do you think she will like it?" I was nervous about the Queen appreciating how I looked. For whatever reason, I really wanted to impress her and maybe even entice her.

"You look absolutely delicious lover, and I would like to eat you up right here on her Majesty's lawn." He bent down and kissed my neck and I pushed him off me.

"Don't mess up my makeup Eric! The Queen is going to love the way my hair looks grazing my neck" I said seductively at him.

Again Eric was looking confused as ever. I didn't blame him, I hardly knew why the hell I was so interested in what her Majesty thought of my outfit and my abundant cleavage. If anything, why was I not covered in a turtleneck right now?

He decided to shrug it off and led me to one of the entrances that only the Queen's local vampires knew about. We walked up to a large shrub against one of the compound walls and Eric stepped behind it. I heard him punch in numbers on a keypad and then he motioned for me to join him. A piece of the wall slid out of place and we stepped into a large hallway. There were two security guards standing there that would have made Rambo jealous. They were of the undead persuasion and they were ripped with muscles. To finish off the look, they were wearing black body armor and holding an AK. Hanging from their belt loops they had silver handcuffs, silver mace, and two wooden stakes. They looked absolutely lethal. It kinda turned me on.

After Eric whipped out some card that vaguely resembled a license from his wallet, they nodded at him and jerked my little sparkly clutch away and opened it.

"What do you think you're doing with my purse?!" I was mad as hell, who did he think he was?

"It's fine lover, they are just assuring the protection of our Queen." Eric said and tried to push some calming sensation through the bond.

"Well they could have just asked! I would have been glad to show them! I would never harm my beautiful Queen!" Now all three vamps were staring at me. I started to think maybe I should go to the hospital, perhaps I had a minor stroke yesterday and that was why my brain didn't seem to be connected to my body. Vamp Rambo #2 that wasn't rifling through my purse grabbed me and started doing a police style pat down of me.

"A little higher and to the left" I leered at him. Oh God Eric looked like he was going to blow a gasket. He took my hand and started dragging me down the hallway to the main entrance of the mansion.

"Mr. Northman, I wasn't expecting you so early. Did you forget I made dinner reservations for you and Ms. Stackhouse tonight?" She looked slightly annoyed that we were ditching the reservation that had obviously taken some coercing for her to get.

I practically ran up to her and bowed deeply. I took her hand and gave it a light kiss. "Most gracious Queen, we were very eager to come see you."

"That's right your Majesty" Eric said staring at me again like I had offered her a cheeseburger. "I'm afraid the dinner date will have to be delayed. It seems as though my dear one is having some family troubles and she is also acting quite peculiar. I am worried for her."

I had never taken my eyes off of her while he was talking. She was so beautiful, regal, and charming. I was enamored with her.

"Yes I can see that your human is not acting herself tonight. Don't get me wrong, I'm flattered but I don't remember her being so reverent of me before." Now she was looking at me with a confused look. Great, maybe they should just haul me off to the looney bin, or maybe they would be turned on by it and drain me dry. Either way I needed to snap out of it fast.

"Ms. Stackhouse, would you please wait for Mr. Northman and I in the dining hall while we chat for a moment?" The Queen asked me.

"Je voudrais attendre pour l'éternité pour toi ma reine." (I would wait for eternity for you my Queen) When the hell did I learn French?!

If it was possible for a vampire to turn even whiter, Sophie Ann had certainly done just that. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry at how crazy all of this was. The Queen stepped forward and put her hand on my cheek.

"Hadley?" she whispered as if in a daze.

I felt a weird surge of energy in my body and I began speaking to her, even though it wasn't truly me doing the talking.

"I am here my love. I have longed to see you again, I miss you so much. I can't stand being without you Master." The words even sounded different coming from my mouth. Eric's jaw had dropped and he was standing beside Sophie Ann looking at me in awe.

"Lover, what is going on? What are you talking about?" He looked hurt and confused.

"Eric, I'm sorry I had to borrow my cousin so I could see my beloved again. I promise I will not hurt her." It seemed so funny that I was speaking about myself in the third person.

"Sheriff I don't know how this has happened, but it seems that my Hadley's spirit has found its way into Ms. Stackhouse. This is amazing!" "My dear child, I have missed you so much I have thought of meeting the dawn just in hopes of seeing you again." The Queen was looking at me but not truly seeing me, she was seeing her love, her child, her future that had been taken from her.

"Well not to break up this ghostly reunion your Majesty, but I would like to have my lover back" Eric was getting angry and though he was trying to sound respectful of his Queen, I knew his request was more of a threat.

"I will figure out how to return her to rights Sheriff but I don't know how this happened or how to fix it." Her gaze was fixed on me, never moving. Her hands held mine close to her unbeating heart. "I do know someone who might be able to help us though." She sounded as if that was the last thing she wanted. I wondered if I would ever be Sookie again or if I was destined to be the Queen's talking Hadley doll. She stepped away for just a moment and made a phone call.

"Sheriff, if you please I would like to speak to my child before she is gone again. I would be in your debt." She actually bowed to Eric.

"As you wish your Majesty, I trust you would never harm my bonded" He looked apprehensive but he walked out of the room leaving me, the Queen, and my cousin.

"Hadley dear, tell me how did you come to inherit the body of your cousin Sookie?"

"I really don't know. When Waldo plunged that stake in my heart, I had a split second to send a waft of love to you and then there was nothingness." Hadley's voice filled with despair coming from my mouth was more than I could bear. The tears started flowing from my eyes. "I drifted to a place where I could walk in the sunlight again. It was beautiful. I longed for you to be there with me. All of a sudden, I got this strange itchy feeling and poof I was back in my apartment! Only I wasn't really there, I was just drifting through. I stayed there for a while, I don't know how long but eventually Sookie walked in the door and I became one with her. It was incredible" I couldn't believe my own ears, Hadley had fused with me when I passed through the magic into her house. Well that certainly explained a lot.

"Mon Amour, I am so glad to be able to speak to you again, no matter how it happened. I didn't think I could ever feel pain the way I felt when you met the true death. No maker wants to have their child ripped from them, and no one wants to have their beloved taken from either. I lost all those things when I lost you." Sophie Ann's face was streaked with bloody tears. "I didn't feed for weeks. I didn't leave the compound, Andre tried to send for some hot college girls, but I couldn't do it, it just wouldn't have been the same without you my dear." I was beginning to realize why Amelia tickled my fancy last night. Hell she tickled more than just my fancy.

A few minutes later, Eric walked back in the room with Amelia beside him. She was a little red in the face and obviously a little embarrassed about how closely she had seen him the night before, when she really couldn't remember even meeting him.

Even with Hadley in my brain as well, I was able to pick out Amelia's thoughts. How much did I drink last night? Damn I wish I could remember everything, not just the really hot parts. Boy, it was hot though! That Viking sure knows how to play a woman like a fiddle, and the blonde is incredible. I wonder if they'll ever talk to me again?

I wondered if Amelia could tell that I was a million times more embarrassed than the smidge she felt. In fact she was pretty cool with the whole thing. Thanks a lot Hadley! I thought to her.

"Ms. Broadway, thank you for coming. It seems as though your spell on my beloved's house has produced some unusual side effects. Hadley's spirit seems to be stuck in Ms. Stackhouse. As much as I wish to keep her near me always, I know I cannot ruin Sookie's life for my pleasure." Thank goodness, I was practically sweating bullets wondering if Sophie Ann would allow me to have my body back and give up her love again.

"I'm so sorry your Majesty, I think when I cast the spell to keep the house just as it was before, it somehow put Hadley back in it. I've been reading the whole way over though and I can fix it…I think." If anyone else in this room was as scared as me it would have to be Amelia. She was wondering what the Queen might do to her for messing up the spell and trapping Hadley in the house.

"Do not be frightened of me witch. You have powerful magic and you were able to do something for me that no one else could have. You gave me the chance to say goodbye to my child. Whether it was intentional or not is irrelevant. I can never repay you enough for what you have given me." The Queen bowed lightly to Amelia and I thought the poor girl was going to faint.

"Ok, well if everyone is ready I'll begin." Amelia said.

"Il m'a pris 500 ans et deux vies pour vous trouver et si elle prend 500 de plus je te retrouverai." (It took me 500 years and two lifetimes to find you and if it takes me 500 more I will find you again.) Sophie Ann gazed into my eyes while telling Hadley this and then she kissed me gently.

Amelia was reading an ancient looking leather book and began chanting something in Latin. I felt the tingling feeling from earlier, only it went all through my body and then it was gone. Hadley was gone. The Queen slowly eased her lips away, knowing her beloved was gone again. My knees felt like jell-o from the release of the extra energy and I almost fell to the ground, but Eric was under me in a flash scooping me up in his strong arms.

"Sookie, have you come back to me?" He looked at me with trepidation in his eyes.

"Yes honey it's just plain old me" I gave him a kiss and then threw my mental shields up to keep from receiving all the mental images that kiss had given Amelia.

"Sheriff, I am glad you brought Sookie to me, even though you didn't know what was going on. I'll let you two get back to the house and we can meet tomorrow night to discuss business." When she said this, I noticed her demeanor seemed different than it had before. There was a lightness to her.

"Thank you your Majesty." Eric bowed to his Queen and called Mr. Cataliades to pull around the front and pick us up.

"Amelia my dear, why don't you stay a while?" The Queen was giving her a fanged grin and I knew that was our cue to exit.