AN: Another Chapter! Yay! Enjoy! Happy Reading! :)

Chapter 28

GPOV

The three of us land in the front yard together and I cannot help the contented smile that seems to be permanently affixed upon my face. Even after all the hardships we have endured together, my love is still at my side, now in a thankfully immortal and hard to injure state. The fates truly must be smiling down upon us.

"Ugh," my Sookie groans, looking over our dirt coated apparel with a grimace. "Why is it the three of us always seem to be covered in dirt and grime?" she questions, shaking her head as Eric smirks down at her.

"If I didn't know better, I'd think you didn't enjoy our shared bath times, Lover," he teases as Sookie smirks back up to him, shaking her head.

"Oh, I think you know better than that, Master," she purrs, sending him a saucy wink before she's launching herself into the house at nearly invisible speeds.

"It would seem we will have our hands full with your new protégé, my child," I throw at Eric with a teasing grin as he shakes his head, a smirk pulling at his lips as we trail inside together.

"Protégé my ass," he throws back with an eye roll. "She shares your control, strength and speed, I can fucking feel it," he says, shaking his head as he rubs his arms lightly. "In all honesty, I'm not sure who to deem the Master in the relationship we now share," he sighs out as I reach up to grip onto his broad shoulder.

"But our love is safe, that is what matters most, Eric," I remind him, bringing a firm nod from my child as we begin trailing down the stairs together.

"You're right, Master," he agrees, sending me a solemn look that speaks volumes. I will never know the absolute hell he must have endured waiting in that hole with the lifeless bodies of my soulmate and myself and I hope I never will, but what I do know is that I once more find myself grateful for the irrefutable love of my child.

"It's about time," Sookie huffs out then, sticking her golden head out of the bathroom door.

"I am terribly sorry to keep you waiting, my love," I answer with a small bow to bring a snort of amusement from her before Eric and I join her in the steaming bath. Sookie proceeds to step before us then, her spiking lust jutting through me to drive my own needs to soaring heights as she works to peel away our soil covered garments.

"Oh, holy hell, I'll never get tired of this," I hear the silent proclamation of my soulmate as her hungry gaze rakes over our exposed flesh. "Shit!" she says aloud then, raising her hand to cover her mouth as her eyes widen in surprise.

"Lover," Eric returns, both our fangs shooting down in unison as Sookie starts to back away from us slowly. I can feel her unease and am sending her waves of calm as I reach out to cup her chin gently into the palm of my hand.

"It is normal for your vampire body to react in this way, my beloved," I assure her, earning a tentative nod from her as her earlier fears seem to be waning. "Now, please, my love, let us see those beautiful fangs of yours," I softly plead as her hand lowers from her face.

"Fucking stunning," Eric whispers, reaching up to run his thumb across our love's plush, bottom lip. Sookie grants him a vibrant, fangy smile and I have to smile myself as I watch Eric lower his face to kiss her gently. "Incredible," I hear him mentally assess as I shake my head, still finding it strange to hear the inner thoughts of those around me.

"You really like them?" she questions, pulling from their kiss to look back and forth between us as I step forward to pull my soulmate into my arms. I cup her small face into my hands, pressing my mouth to hers and let my kiss answer her question as she smiles against my lips.

"I am eagerly awaiting your bite, my beloved," I whisper against her ear as I pull her towards the steaming, glass shower stall. She smirks at me in return, nibbling her pouty, pink lip with her dainty fangs, the very sight of which is enough to bring a small groan from me.

"Vampires can drink from other vampires?" she questions curiously, tilting her golden head at me as we let the rushing water begin to wash away the soil from our collected flesh.

"Not entirely, Lover," Eric answers as he begins to lather our love's long locks with sudsy lathers. "You will still need to feed from humans to gain the proper sustenance you require," he answers, bringing a small pout to Sookie's lips as she nods her understanding. I understand her hesitance, already not looking forward to having to watch my love feed from another, but also know there is no avoiding such a predicament.

"Given our connection, you will require very little blood, my beloved," I assure her, pressing a soft kiss to her throat as I run my soap covered hands over her still sun kissed, golden skin. "And sharing blood with other vampires can be an extremely pleasurable experience," I whisper against her ear as a shudder of desire runs through the both of us in harmony, her earlier worries disappearing under my teasing caresses over her silken skin.

EPOV

"Oh," is all our Sookie can manage to breathily return as Godric and I proceed to nuzzle either side of her throat as a wave of unparalleled need floods over us. Soft lips are trailing over the skin of my shoulder as I lick a wet line along my love's slender throat.

"Please, Lover," I find myself groaning out as I feel sharp, delicate fangs teasing along my flesh. The three of us strike in unison then, Godric and myself each plunging fangs into either side of our love's throat as I feel her tiny, sharpened incisors sinking deeply into my shoulder.

White stars explode behind my eyes as my mouth is flooded with Sookie's essence that still contains just a hint of the previous, fey sweetness and I have to thankfully admit, it's still every bit as succulent as before her turning. Fucking incredible. A low groan escapes me, my lips vibrating softly against my love's throat as she writhes against me to drive my rising lusts higher still.

"Eric, Godric, please, I need you now," Sookie pulls away to breathily whisper as her slender legs wrap themselves around my hips. I could never deny her any such request and as I lick the remnants of sweet crimson beads from her golden flesh, Godric and I each work to align ourselves against our love.

"Oh, fuck," I growl out, sinking ever deeper into my Sookie to feel her silken walls envelope me wholly. We've made love before, but this is different somehow as I feel the connection between us seeming to wind us tighter yet, my Sookie's ever endearing presence seeming to seep into every fiber of my being. I still against her then, only able to catch Sookie's awed gaze with my own for a prolonged moment under the steady stream of water that's still pounding down upon the three of us.

"Eric," Godric whispers softy, reaching up to run his fingers over my cheek as his emerald eyes shine with wonder. I meet the familiar gaze of my Maker, that same jade stare I've met countless times over the past centuries and it's as if I'm seeing him for the first time as the connection between us seems to deepen, seeping into my very foundation to rock me to the core.

"Wow," Sookie whispers, shaking her golden head as her slight form shudders subtly between us. I can only nod my agreement, not knowing how the fuck to respond to such an incredible sensation. I'm then brought abruptly from my thoughts as Sookie's gracious hips begin rolling between us and quickly lose myself in the perfection of the moment.

Sookie's arms are wrapped snuggly around my neck, her face tucked into the crook of my neck as the three of us continue our gentle bout of lovemaking and I meet the heated gaze of my Maker as he raises his face closer to my own. I close my eyes as our lips meet, opening my mouth to grant Godric access as our tongues are soon battling for dominance.

I kiss my Maker thoroughly, letting my lips and tongue express my undying love as I push the deepest extent of my affections to him, grateful once more to have him somehow miraculously returned to me this second time. I feel his own love rushing through me in turn and once more, I find this exchange is different, deeper somehow, as if our bodies are now joined as one, single entity. Fucking remarkable.

I feel my impending release slowly encroaching and Godric and I soon lose our matching rhythm as we're both pounding harder, deeper inside our shared love before the three of us are crying out in harmony, hitting our peaks as one.

We're soon propped together upon the shower bench, Sookie tucked tightly between Godric and I as the love and devotion shared between us is encasing us, wrapping our sated selves into the comforting cocoon of this deepened connection shared among us.

"Is it just me, or are we glowing brighter than we did before?" Sookie questions, running her slender fingers over the glowing flesh of our combined laps as my head tilts curiously.

"I believe you are correct in this assessment, my love," Godric answers as I nod my own agreement, realizing we are indeed casting a brighter halo over the pristine stall than what we did previously. "And I believe I know why this is," he adds, reaching over to clasp my shoulder with a soft smile. "We are finally made whole as our third has finally joined us completely," he explains and it takes me a second to realize his lips have remained unmoving during this last exchange.

"Holy fucking Odin," I whisper, shaking my head in disbelief as Godric and Sookie send me matching grins. "But why? How?" I question, my mind whirling as I try to piece together just how the fuck any of this is possible.

"We knew you were a part of our fate, my child," Godric softly reminds me as the memory of our first joining floats to the forefront of my mind. I recall my amazement as I watched my own flesh glow along with my two loves and how Godric had surmised I would play an important part in our shared futures.

"I was meant to turn Sookie, wasn't I?" I question mentally, the pieces falling into place as my Maker gravely nods his agreement.

"I believe so, my child," he answers aloud before we both turn our combined attentions to Sookie as her mouth falls open in disbelief.

"So, Debbie," she starts as we both nod, realizing the fates apparently decided to take matters into their own hands, making sure we had no choice but to turn our love. "Well, I'll be damned," I hear Sookie's unspoken words float through my mind to bring a small smirk to my lips.

"It seems you were meant to be made vampire, Lover," I muse aloud, bringing a small smirk from Sookie as she shrugs her shoulders.

"I suppose you're right," she answers, reaching up to run her forefinger over her newly formed fangs thoughtfully. I freeze then, the face of Sookie's fey grandfather floating to the forefront of my mind as I can't help but wonder what the Prince of the Sky Fey will have to say about the undead status of his granddaughter. Fuck my undead life.

"Um, Sookie," I start as Sookie sighs loudly, shaking her head as she stands to turn off the cooling stream of water.

"It's okay, Eric," she answers, obviously having grasped the source of my distress as she steps out of the stall to pick up a pile of fluffy towels. "Niall, along with the rest of the fey, shut themselves off in Faery a while ago," she informs us as my brows shoot to my hairline in surprise. I then read from my love's thoughts that she continued to use the well-known influence of her grandfather to allow her some protection in this dangerous world and have to share a grin with my Maker as we work to towel down our dampened bodies together.

"An excellent idea, my beloved," Godric tells her before a small frown comes to his face. "Though, I must admit, I feel much better about your safety now, knowing your threat is more than a mere ruse," he adds as I nod my agreement.

"Yeah, I guess you're right about that," Sookie sighs out as the three of us make our way into the bedroom together. Sookie pauses then, her anxieties spiking through the bond and as I read her thoughts, I can fully understand her unease.

"It will not hurt, Lover," I assure her softly, taking her hand to lead her to the bed. "So long as you do not fight against the pull of the dawn you will be just fine," I assure her, placing a soft kiss to her forehead as she nods lightly, still seeming rather nervous about her first day of undead rest.

"Eric is right, my love," Godric assures her as she settles herself upon the bed between us. "It is not much unlike your human sleep and Eric and I shall be right here with you," he reminds her as she takes a deep breath, nodding her understanding.

"Alright," she answers back as Godric and I wrap her up between us, sending her mirroring waves of calm that seem to ease her earlier tension. "I love you," she whispers, looking back and forth between us with a small smile. "Both of you," she adds with a smirk. "And even though this isn't exactly the way I saw myself being turned, I'm still glad it happened, even if it may take a bit of getting used to," she explains with a small shrug.

"I love you, my Sookie," I answer in return, placing a soft kiss to her temple. "And Godric and I will be here every step of the way as you grow accustomed to your new lifestyle," I assure her, meeting Godric's solemn gaze as he nods his agreement.

"Of course," he agrees, leaning down to press a kiss to Sookie's cheek. "I love you, mo anam chara," he whispers, bringing a fond smile to Sookie's lips. My Maker looks back to me then, leaning his face closer to kiss me softly. "And you as well, mo anam chara," he breathes against my lips, the new endearment sending a wave of elation through me as the reality of our new connection finally sinks in.

"I love you, Godric," I answer back before the three of us are settling upon the bed together. I wrap my arms tightly around my Sookie, settling my hands firmly upon Godric's waist as a contented smile pulls at my lips.

It would seem this night has turned out better than I could have possibly imagined as I have been gifted not one, but two fated soulmates, the both of which I know I could never live without. I close my eyes then, letting that pleasant thought pull me to my day's rest.

AN: We have one, final chapter left to go! :D