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Chapter 13
It was 8:30 in the evening. It had been a little over two weeks since her return home from her kidnapping. Getting life back to normal was important to her. Eric and her vampires were sitting at the dinner table, Bill and Thalia arguing about something. Sookie just laughed at them and called them children. Pam was pouting about something Eric said to her. Sookie was so uncomfortable she couldn't sit in the chair another second. She stood putting her hand on her back holding it. Never in all the years she waitress did her back hurt this bad. Eric came up behind and started to rub her back for her while walking her the couch. She moaned it felt so good but they never made it to the couch. Sookie gasped at pain grabbing her stomach. Sookie knew what Johan's kicks felt like and this wasn't it.
"Sookie are you in pain? What is happening?" He could feel her concern through the bond.
"I don't know Eric, he isn't kicking me. It's something else." She was holding on to his arm now because the pain was coming again. She could feel it building.
"Pamela! The car! Hospital now!" The vampires were headed to the car as he picked her up racing to the SUV.
The pain was steady and she was trying to breathe through it. It was strong and it was really painful. It felt like her insides were being ripped out. She looked down to see her water broke. "Eric, I think I am in labor. I think were having our baby." Eric wanted to believe her that nothing was wrong but he wouldn't believe it until he was at the hospital and the doctor told him herself. They were rushing into the supe hospital within minutes. Pam was behind them all carrying the over night bag. That vampire thought of everything Sookie thought. "Thanks for remembering Pam. I don't know what I would do without you." Pam was beaming at her.
Eric started yelling at people to get things done. Dr. Ludwig stepped out in to the receiving area with a madder than hell look on her face. "One more word Viking and I will throw you out of here myself." She pointed to the girl who working the desk. "Take Mrs. Northman and her vampires to the birthing room. We have a baby coming tonight." Then she was gone.
Eric stood poker still not knowing weather to worry or to be happy. Sookie was put into a wheelchair and they all followed her to the birthing room. Eric kicked them all so he could help her get into her gown and get comfortable. He was pacing, running his hands through his hair, fussing over her until Sookie thought she would lose her mind. She knew what she needed to do, "Sweetie, could you come here and rub my back. I think it will help." She thought of the one thing he could do to take the nervousness out of him. He pulled the chair up and began slowly and gently rubbing her back with one hand and his other was holding the top of her belly talking to Johan. She smiled at him, she knew what he needed as much as he knew what she needed.
Hours went by and her contractions were coming faster and faster. Eric never left her side. He patted her head, face and neck with a cool towel, fed her ice chips, walked the hall with her, held her hand, rubbed her belly all of it. He didn't yell at anyone, he just did it and he was a trooper. Dr. Ludwig came in periodically to check on her progress. "Your moving right along little girl. You are dilated to a 8. We will start getting you ready for the hard part. Are you ready?"
She was so scared and she looked at Eric for the answer. He grabbed her hand, moved up to kiss her on the lips for a few moments and then said "Of course she is, she is my warrior wife. She can do anything." He was smiling from ear to ear at her.
Dr. Ludwig moved Sookie into the stir ups, draped her belly with the cloth, then pulled her instruments to her, just in case she said to comfort Eric. "Ok Sookie its time to start pushing. On my count."
Eric spoke to her calmly in her ear all the while holding her hand and rubbing her belly. He told her " My love, you are beautiful and brave and I love you more today then ever. I am so proud of you. You will make a wonderful mother. Push Sookie, push." Sookie would push when he told her too. Eric continued talking to her in her ear softly, "You make me believe anything is possible and I am the luckiest vampire in the world. It's time to push my love, push." She pushed harder this time. Eric still was there coaching her. "Your doing great my love. The doctor can see his head now. Push again for me now ok? Ready? Push Sookie, push." He helped to push her up and she pushed with all her might. She fell back and he sat her up again. "You need to do it again lover, Johan needs one more push to come out and meet his mommy. One, two, three, push!" Sookie pushed with every bit of energy she had. Eric was leaning over watching his son come into the world. He looked over to look Sookie in the eyes. "I love you Sookie. Look, look at our son." He helped to sit her up to show her their son. On her belly was the pinkest most beautiful baby Sookie ever saw. He was squirming and kicking, crying up a storm, his little fists moving about. His eyes were shut from the light.
Sookie glanced over at the doorway where her vampires were standing. Pam had blood streaked tears running down her face while Bill and Thalia looked amazed. Dr. Ludwig spoke to get Eric's attention. "Cut your sons umbilical cord vampire." She handed him a pair of scissors and Eric took them and snipped Johan's cord. Sookie was crying so hard she almost couldn't see. They were tears of joy.
The nurse took Johan cleaned him up a bit then handed him to his father. Eric looked down on his face. "Sookie, I am a father." His eyes welled up.
"No sweetie, your not his father." His head snapped to look at her. "You're his daddy." Eric beamed at her laughing softly.
Eric handed the baby down to Sookie and as soon as he did he began to fuss and Sookie was frightened, looking up to Eric for help. Dr. Ludwig came over immediately. "Sookie your son is hungry. He senses you and knows you are his mother. Your son is like his father, always hungry for you." Sookie turned about every color red there was. Eric threw his head back laughing.
Eric sat next to her on the bed. "Do you feel alright my love?" Sookie had her finger in Johan's hand. "Yea, I am tired but I wouldn't miss this for the world." Sookie saw her son's little lips pucker and suck. She pulled her gown down to expose her breast and put her son to it. For a few minutes he fussed and Sookie thought she was the worst mother on the planet but after a few more minutes Johan took his lips to her nipple and began sucking. Eric was amazed and so filled with joy. He sat next to his family rubbing his sons ash blonde hair. After Sookie nursed the baby she was cleaned up, dressed in a night gown and taken to another room to rest. All her vampires followed her to the new room. Eric was holding his son talking to him. Sookie fell asleep out of exhaustion.
Sookie and the baby were home a week. Sookie spent every minute with the baby. She wouldn't let him out of her sight. Eric came home one evening to see her sitting on the couch watching the baby sleep and she herself looked like she would collapse. Eric walked into the room, kissed her on the head and sat next to her. "Sookie, what is going on with you? You have not slept at all since we brought him home. Are you ill? Are you in pain? If something is wrong Sookie you need to tell me." He looked distraught. Sookie didn't know what to tell him. She didn't know what was wrong, she only knew she was scared, no worse she was petrified.
"Eric, I don't know what is wrong. I look at him and I am scared half to death. I am afraid if I take my eyes off of him someone will pop in here and take him. I am afraid someone is going to hurt him. If I don't go to sleep and I watch him maybe I can keep him alive." She looked down at her lap like she was ashamed.
"Sookie." He gathered her into his arms. She gave up the fight at that moment. She needed his strength, his power, his love and she didn't even know that was what she needed until he wrapped his arms around her. He rubbed her back holding her closer to him. "No one will take our son my love. We will keep him safe, I will keep you both safe." His arms were enough to convince her at that moment. "You are going to bed, now." She protested but he picked her up and carried her upstairs anyway. He put her on the bed, covered her and kissed her. "Sleep my wife. Johan and I will be fine for a few hours. I don't want you leaving this bed for a couple days until you get your strength back." He was gone and she was asleep before he shut the door behind him.
Sookie woke up to her breasts hurting. She knew that meant her son was ready to feed. She got up, took care of her personal needs then was about to head down stairs but stopped as she passed the nursery. What she heard was Eric talking to the baby. She opened the slightly opened door to see Eric sitting in the rocking chair with his finger in the babies mouth. Dr. Ludwig told them both they needed to continue to always give Johan Eric's blood. He had bathed and changed the baby because it smelled like baby powder and soap. Johan was half asleep now sucking on his fathers finger. "Eric?"
He looked up at her. "I thought you were sleeping my love. Come sit and feed Johan and I want you back into the bed."
He moved over in the chair for her sit with them. He remembered when they bought the chair how great it would be for the three of them to be able to sit like this together. He handed the baby to Sookie and Johan began to fuss. The baby must have smelled his mother and her milk because the front of Sookie's shirt was wet. Sookie spoke to him soothingly and pulled her shirt up to expose her breast for the baby. He was getting to be a pro at feeding because he latched on as fast as he was put up to his mother.
Eric smiled. "You gave me a handsome son Sookie. Do you want more children?"
Sookie humped and took a moment to think about it. "Do you want more children Eric?
He laughed at her because he knew she was trying to feel him out to what her answer might be. "I will take just Johan if that is all you want but I know I would take a half dozen more if you would give them to me. Will you give me more children Sookie?"
She was smiling. It must have been what she wanted to hear. "I would love to have more kids but only if you promise me that they will all look like you."
Eric tried to stifle a laugh not to wake or scare Johan. "I will promise to mix it up for you. Some like you, some like me, some like both of us. How about that? Will that make you happy?"
"Yes. You make me happy." He reached over to her face to pull her to him.
Eric left to go to Las Vegas four days before and he was expected home in a few hours. Eric promised her when he left he would only be gone the four days and he stayed true to his word. Sookie and Johan had a day of napping, playing, feeding, and more napping. Johan was growing every day. He was two months old now and every day he looked more and more like Eric. Sookie marveled at how handsome her son. He had light ash blonde hair and sapphire blue eyes just like Eric. Even his smile was like Eric. He the happiest baby she had ever seen always making people smile, the little boy was intoxicating. Sookie and Johan were sitting on the floor in the nursery playing. Pam, Thalia and Chow were at the house tonight but Pam was pouting because she needed to go to Fangtasia tonight. She had neglected it too long she had told Sookie earlier.
Pam stopped at the nursery door before heading out. "May I come in?"
Sookie looked up at her. "Of course Pam. Come sit with Johan while I run to the bathroom." Sookie got up to rush to the bathroom.
Pam sat on the floor with the baby. He was always so happy when Pam spent time with him, not anything like his scowling father she giggled. He would smile and coo and Pam would hold him by his tiny hands and let him dance on her lap. She loved the smell of him, he smelled like powder and baby soap. Tiring of dancing he plopped to sit on her lap. He loved for her to hold him. Anytime she came into the room he would fuss until she would take him. She loved this little boy. "You truly are beautiful little one. I cannot wait to you are older and we can truly do brother and sister things, like chasing girls."
Sookie came through the door that moment. "Don't think about it. It is bad enough the baby looks just like Eric. Ugh! I can't even think about I am gonna do with him." She was smiling at her baby like he was the sun, the moon and the stars him smiling right back.
Pam stood up. "I am leaving. Call if you need me. Kisses." and she was gone.
Sookie got up to pick up the baby and change and bathe him before Eric got home. She bought the cutest outfit to put on him for Eric's home coming. She missed his so much it hurt. They didn't spend but a few days at a time apart because neither could stand to be apart. She wanted Johan to be a few months old before they took longer trips with Eric because she just felt safe at home.
Johan's bath and dinner were complete and Sookie put him down in the portable crib in their bedroom. She turned the monitor on and hopped in the shower. The shower water felt so good.
Having a newborn was a lot of work with feedings and changing and all the things one little person needed but she loved every minute of it. She thought of having more. She touched her belly where her baby had been a few months ago. In her mind she saw more, she really wanted to a little girl. Stepping out of the shower she dried off and went to the closet to dress. Her figure was finally coming back. Some of her old clothes were starting to fit again even though her bra size had not gone back to its pre baby size. Eric was thrilled and told her if she stayed that would he would take it. He enjoyed touching them and looking at them like they were a piece of cake he was dying to sample. Dr. Ludwig had cleared her the two weeks ago for sex and she was more than ready to get back to that past time with Eric but he was still apprehensive saying he would hurt her. It wasn't like they didn't fool around the last few months every day. She had grown really accustomed to servicing gracious plenty and enjoyed every minute of their touching each other but now she wanted the real thing.
She sat down to do her hair, tonight she was putting it up in her high pony tail, she put on a little make up and slipped into a light knee length summer dress in a light yellow. Gently picking up the baby she took him downstairs with her to put him into the bassinet that was in the living room. Grabbing the blanket on the back of the couch she leaned back on the couch and fell asleep.
She awoke to a strange smell. It smelled like blood. Blinking she opened her eyes to see a man she recognized in her living room, Steve Newlin. She shot up looking to see the baby was still sleeping next to her in his bed. She wanted to keep Steve's attention away from the baby. He looked down at her with contempt on his face. He reached down to grab her by her hair only getting a tug on her before she threw her hands up sending Steve flying across the room. Sookie saw now the source of the blood, Chow was laying on the floor, blood pooling and his body flaking away. She felt sick and remembered Thalia was on the property and prayed she was alright.
Just then about a dozen men with knives and stakes came running into the house. Sookie let them advance on her. She placed both of her hands over her head to emanate a light that covered the baby and all the men stepped back from her frightened. Sookie stepped forward to take on each man personally. No one would touch, take, kidnap or harm her or her family again as long as she could help it. Behind her she could hear Johan beginning to fuss and she shushed him in her mind and he became quiet again.
Here were six grown men. What was she going to do? She would try a trick she had been practicing for a few weeks. The Michael had taught her. Balls of light came into her palm and she hit each man with it sending them flying across the room. Walking over to were Steve Newlin was laying she bent down to him, putting her hands to almost touch his temple to send him a message. "Touch me or mine again I will hunt you personally. Do you understand?" He was whimpering trying to say something. "What is that Steve? Will you come after my family again?" He was trying to shake his head no but she didn't believe him. She sent to his mind the images of what she or Eric would do to him if he trespassed into her life to hurt them again. "I mean what I say Newlin. You need to learn a little acceptance of people. You are lucky my son says to let you live or I would blow you to pieces"
Eric came rushing into the house with a very badly burnt Thalia, the monsters used silver on her. Sookie should have killed him after all. Eric looked around the room to see what Sookie did and came rushing to her. He had Newlin off the floor and was about the snap his neck when Eric stopped. "Johan?" Eric dropped the man back down on the floor and rushed to his son. The light was still protecting his son and he looked over to Sookie, "Sookie, what is this? Why is it around our son?" He was angry his fangs ran out.
"It's my protection of him. He can't be hurt like that. Try to move through it." Eric took his hand to touch the force field and his hand was thrown back. Sookie giggled at Eric's dirty look. "I am sorry sweetie, I was only playing. You can pick him up now." Eric reached through to take his son in his arms and the light disappeared. He held him tightly to his chest. Johan was kicking his legs and cooing to his father. Eric kissed his head and rubbed the back of his head. He then reached into his pocket and got his phone talking to someone barking orders. Johan began reaching for his daddy's phone still kicking his little legs under Eric's hand that held him under his diapered behind. They were beautiful.
"Sookie get the babies things. We need to head to the bar for a bit and let the cleaners in to take care of business. We can figure out what to do next." Eric was all business now.
When they got to Fangtasia they went inside the back of the bar through the employee door. Sookie hadn't been to the bar in a few weeks. She told Eric it wasn't right for a baby to be in the bar in the middle of the night. He looked at her like she was crazy telling her the baby was his and he was vampire and this was part of his child's legacy. Sookie almost doubled over laughing at that bit of wisdom. Eric didn't think it was funny. Pam was sitting in Eric's office. Sookie stepped into the room first and Eric behind carrying Johan in his car seat. Pam began laughing "Master! You have become quite the domesticated male! Hold that pose. I need a picture of this." She was taking her phone out to snap a picture and Eric just growled and Johan was laughing up at his father. That kid was going to be trouble Sookie thought.
Eric took Johan out of his car seat, moved to his office chair and sat with him in his lap and tapped on the computer. He was explaining spread sheets, account balances, commodities, stocks, blah, blah, blah. Sookie lost track of what they were talking about she just watched them together. Here was this gigantic vampire with this little baby and it made Sookie smile. Eric was happy. He smiled and cooed and talked to Johan constantly. He would talk to him in English, Swedish and what ever other language he spoke. Johan started to fuss a bit and Eric looked up at Sookie, "Johan is hungry my love." It was like he had a direct line to his little mind. Sookie and the baby sat on the couch. She nursed while Eric was on the phone the entire time Eric never took his eyes off her. Johan fell asleep while feeding and Sookie gently put him back into his car seat.
Pam must have sensed he was asleep because she actually tip toed into the office. "Sookie, can I take him to my office to sit with me awhile. I didn't get to see him much today and I miss him." She looked so pitiful.
"Promise you will let his sleep for a little while or he will be cranky." Sookie gave her I am serious look.
"Promise." She gently took his car seat and they were gone.
Eric didn't even let the door shut and he had her pinned down on the couch and he was kissing her neck hard enough to put hickeys on her. "Eric! Were not 16 years old! I can't go around with hickeys. I am a Queen!" Eric lifted up his head long enough to laugh hard at her.
"Sorry my Queen. I will put hickeys some where else." He moved so fast, had her panties ripped off under her dress and began to suck on her nub. Sookie thought she would go wild from the way his lips felt against her. She arched her back and moaned. Eric grabbed her hips to pull her closer to him taking his fangs to run through her folds. She was panting and screaming her orgasm within seconds. He moved up her body to begin kissing her full breasts. Each nipple was rock hard before he even got to them and he loved it. He smiled at each before taking his long tongue and running circles around them. "Oh God!" Sookie moaned when he didn't stop. She felt the fire in her core ignite. She was getting so wet from what he was doing.
Eric moved up a little higher to lick her neck and the side of her face and finally moving to her mouth. He teased her grabbing her bottom lip pulling it while she moved to try to kiss him. He would let her go then he would grab it again until he finally drew blood. He stuck his tongue into her mouth to get every drop of her delicious blood. There was no better tasting blood to him telling her once that it was intoxicating. He was anxiously getting them both out of the confines of their clothes. He wanted her naked and he wanted nothing between them when he rubbed his body against hers. The need to feel her flesh was staggering. After the clothes were gone he stopped touching her. "You are beautiful Sookie Northman. Your breasts, your curvy hips, your incredible mouth. I could kiss you for hours."
His legs were between hers now. He moved to open them as he positioned himself right at her entrance. "I have missed this my love. I have thought about this every day since our son was born. I need to be inside you moving, making love to you. It's everything to me, being with you."
Sookie was emotional. It had been two months since he touched her like this. They did a lot of petting and playing after the baby but this was the pinnacle, this was them as a whole, this was right and having him inside her made her feel complete. "Eric, I need to feel you inside me. It has been so long. I don't know if I can wait, please Eric. I need you in me, please!" She begged. She needed the friction, she needed the fast pace. He slowly moved to enter her and she grabbed his ass to push him in her fully, hard. She needed him, the want was now gone. It was all primal need. "Hard Eric. I need you in me and I need you to fuck me hard." Eric looked at her with the most incredible look, smirking. His sweet southern lady wanted the Viking warrior, not the loving husband. He pulled himself up, took her hips roughly to his lap and pounded for all he was worth. Sookie screamed and grunted and moaned so loudly he knew anyone sitting in the bar would hear them over the music. He pounded her harder and was in his glory. She came screaming so loud she became horse. He never gave her a minute to breath, he just pounded harder sending her over again and again. She looked like she couldn't take anymore but he knew she could and he thrust his hips deeper in her, the sound of their bodies colliding was incredible. She shocked him "More Eric! More, I need more, I need it harder!" He smiled from ear to ear loving the words. He did not disappoint her. She was begging for him to finish her but he wouldn't. He would take almost to the brink and then yank her away. She was begging "Eric, Please! I can't take it! Please!" She wanted her climax so badly Eric wouldn't give in. It was like the harder he pushed her the more she wanted.
"Tell me to stop Sookie. Tell me!" She arched her back and pushed her pelvis down faster on him. "Say don't want this!" He grunted out to her.
"No! Don't stop. Please don't stop." Throwing his head back growling out of pleasure and satisfaction, he knew he had broken her. She was loving what he was doing. It was primal and it was fantastic. Her body arched and her head flung back, she was holding onto the couch for dear life and her center was pumping him as fast and as furious as he was pounding. Eric leaned over to offer his neck to her and he bit into hers. It was in that moment that they began to scream to each other the pleasure they were giving each other peaked and the flashing lights hit them both, their orgasm was so intense and strong neither could tell which one belonged to who. Sookie laid panting unable to catch her breath for a few seconds. Her chest and heart felt like they would give up, both of their bodies covered in sweat and each others juices and blood. It was amazing.
Eric laid on her chest unable to move. "Sookie? If I had a beating heart it would have exploded! You were phenomenal my wife."
She giggled. Her panting still so strong. "Back. At. Ya." Eric roared with laughter.
He moved to make them more comfortable putting himself beside her pulling her close. "Eric if sex will be like that because we took a break for two months how will it be if we wait three?"
She was teasing him and he would set her straight. "Not on your life my beauty. Don't even think about it." She stuck out her tongue and giggled again.
They were off the couch getting redressed when Pam brought the baby back into the room. "I am pleased that you enjoyed yourselves. Sookie dear, who knew you were a rough rider. I swear I hate you Eric." Pam was gone.
Sookie's legs gave out and she plopped on the couch. "Oh my God Eric! I forgot about the bar! Oh no!"
Eric just laughed throwing his head back. "My love, I could care less if the whole world heard what we just did as long as it is you and I doing it. It was fucking fantastic!" He helped her off the couch, kissed her then grabbed the handle of the car seat and escorted his family home.
Sookie had a long night. Johan was fussy with teething and he kept her up most of the night. Eric tried to take the baby a few times from her during the night but she insisted on taking care of him. She finally got him to settle down around dawn and out of exhaustion she fell sleep in the rocking chair. That is where Eric found an hour later. He smiled at her then picked her up to take to their bed to sleep. She never even woke during the transfer. After getting her settled he went back to the nursery to get his son. Johan was sitting in his crib, smiling. He was just as devilish as he was Eric thought and he couldn't believe how much his son had grown. Johan would be nine months old tomorrow. Time flew by with little thought of it for vampires but Eric wanted it to slow down. His son was so tiny and sweet and Eric enjoyed every second of it. He let nothing interfere with his family. He knew tonight he would tell Sookie they needed to go to New Orleans tomorrow and she would be leery of leaving but it was necessary and he would not go without his wife and child. Time with them was too important to him.
Eric reached in the crib to pick his son up. He pulled him close smelling him and patting his bottom. This child was a spitting image of him. Every day he would look into the eyes of this child, his eyes. They were the exact same color, the same exact shape. He would tickle the babies nose when they would play, it was his nose. Putting his hand in his child's, it was his hand. Whatever higher power that gave Johan to them a child that was made just like him. He was thinning now from all the activity of crawling and pulling himself up on furniture. Eric knew it was only a matter of time before he got his long legs under him and Johan would be running and he really was looking forward to that. Johan was so happy, smiling and patting Eric's face. Eric would roar with laughter every time he would do that. "Da da." Eric's head snapped up. "Da da". Tears welled in his eyes, he needed to sit. He and Johan sat in the rocking chair. "Da da." Johan was smiling so big and patting his father's face so gently. "Da da.' Eric grabbed him and hugged him so tightly he began to protest against him with grunts and fussing. "Da da". Eric could only say to his son, "Yes Johan I am your Da da. I love you more than you will ever know."
Sookie found them in the living room reading a book and Johan doing his jumpy dance on Eric's lap saying "Da da. Da da". Eric looked up when he heard her come in. Sookie was searching his eyes for what caused the look on his face. It was like he was so humbled by this little boy and his heart was overfilled with love for the little creature calling him da da. Sookie went to sit next to him.
"He called me da da Sookie. He knows I am his father." Eric looked like he would cry.
She grabbed the book and sat it on the table. His other still had a good grip on the baby so she took the one free one. "Sweetie, you are his daddy. He knows who you are. Are you kidding, how could he not know who you are. Besides we have been practicing it for weeks, haven't we sweetie. I thought his first words should be daddy. Look at him, he is a mini version of you for crying out loud." Eric was squeezing her hand for comfort and she was sending love and admiration through the bond to help him. He was really shaken by this. "Did you think he would never talk? Of course he would Eric! He is perfect!"
Johan knew he was being talked about and he just bounced harder on Eric's knee smiling. He really was a showmen just like his father. Eric just looked at them both not knowing what to say. "Feed your son Eric, I am going to take a bath." Sookie left them to fend for themselves to go and enjoy a bubble bath. She had weaned Johan and he was eating baby food now. She missed it sometimes but she was happy that Eric could feed him now and Eric enjoyed every minute of it.
She was getting dressed when Eric and the baby came into the room. Johan was struggling to get down, Eric kissed the top of his head and set him on the carpeted floor. Eric went up behind Sookie and kissed her neck. "My love, we need to go to New Orleans tomorrow. There are some problems that I must attend to and it cannot wait. There is volatile things happening I need to address right away. I would like us all to leave first thing in the morning. Can we arrange that?" He was rubbing her arms up and down.
Sookie turned around to look at him. "Sure, I will pack tonight and we can leave whenever you want us to. If it important we can leave tonight if need be Eric. Your position is too important to mess with. If your needed we will go." She was more confident now where traveling and the baby were concerned. They had had many threats over the last year and some since Johan was born but they always handled it.
"Really? You won't mind leaving tonight?" He was pleased she was so understanding. He sometimes didn't give her enough credit. She cared about his reputation as much as he did.
"Sure, let me get the baby bathed and changed and I will pack grab a few things. We don't need to pack but a few things since we have so much stuff at the mansion now. Make your calls Sweetie. We will be ready to go in an hour." She picked up a resisting Johan and off they went. He stood there looking at the now empty door frame for a moment then took out his phone. Within minutes the plans were made. They were headed to New Orleans.
It was getting cold now and she knew it would be cold in New Orleans when they got there. Sookie hated the cold weather. She was definitely a warm weather girl. Eric loved the weather change. She just rolled her eyes at him. Sookie thought while she was there in New Orleans she might as well finish up her Christmas shopping. She wanted to put up the tree at the mansion and when they got back home they would put a tree up there too. It was Johan's first Christmas and she couldn't wait. She was looking out the car window watching the highway fly by they would be at the mansion in about a half hour now. She, Eric and the baby were in the back of the SUV and Mark and Bill were in the front seat sitting completely silent. Eric broke her train of thought. "My love, next year for the holiday's would you mind if we go to my homeland for a little vacation if things aren't so crazy? I have not been there since my turning and I would like to show Johan his homeland. It will be snowing and he and I can play in the snow." He looked so happy. How could she say no.
"Sure sweetie, I would love that." Her heart filled with love and happiness.
They got to the house and Sookie took the baby to the nursery to get him settled. He didn't care for long car rides and she wanted to get him fed and put down for the night. Eric was off somewhere doing what he needed to do. Baby put to bed she headed to her adjoining room after turning on the monitor. The car ride was long and it was late so she thought she would take a shower and get some sleep. She got into the shower and as she stepped out she was startled by Pam standing in the doorway. "Sookie, you look lovely tonight. Master would like you to come down. There are some people here he would like to meet."
Sookie wasn't in the mood to be hostess tonight but she knew she had to get it over with. She put on a long over sized dress shirt in the color of plum, black leggings and black ballet flats. She put her hair in a pony tail and put some make up on and headed to meet up with Eric. The voices could be heard in the hallway so she didn't need to look where the group was meeting. Walking into the room she spotted Eric first. He was standing over the rest of them with a concerned look on his face. His head snapped to her direction when she approached. The room grew quiet. She was addressed by all, all bowed their head and gave her "My Queen." Thanking them she told them all to stand down.
"Sookie, we have several issues going on at the same time. We have a one or more rouge vampires on a killing spree and we also have a witch that would like to hold court with you and you alone. He says he has information that only he can tell you. I have already dismissed his invitation. The vampires on the other hand have some human companions we have found and will need to question them. I have sent a team on to do that. If they are unsuccessful I am hoping I can ask you to read them."
Reading his expression he wasn't asking, he needed her to do this. 'Whatever you think Eric. I can speak with the witch if you like. I have no problem with it. It may be important."
"No! I will not allow anyone to be that close to you without security. It is non negotiable." He would not back down on this.
"Alright, give me the man's cell phone number and I will call the man and see if he will speak to me by phone. If not then I will ask him to meet with me only with security." She stood waiting for Eric's response. Bill came forward with his cell phone and handed it to Sookie. "Excuse me." Sookie addressed the masses.
The phone rang a few times and then the line was answered by a man. "Hello."
"Hi, this is Sookie Northman, Queen of Louisiana and Nevada. I understand you wish to speak with me?" She would put on her political hat for awhile tonight it seemed.
"Oh, yes, Mrs. Northman. Thank you for calling, my name is Brock Winters. It is imperative that I speak with you. Can we make an appointment to meet privately?" His voice was like silk.
"No, that is not possible Mr. Winters. If you wish to speak with me it will be with my husband or with my security staff. I am Queen and I cannot meet with you without the supervision as I am sure you can understand." She was using her best southern belle charm on the man. She was trying to get a read from the man, but got nothing.
"Fine, but only your security person can be at the meeting then. What I need to speak to you about is of a sensitive nature and the less who hear it the better. Can we meet tomorrow morning?" This man was pushy. Did he really have something so important to tell her?
"Ten a.m. here at the mansion. I will have my head of security with me. He is discreet and I am sure my husband will be fine with it. I will call you within an hour if it cannot be arranged. If you don't get a call from me I will see you at Ten tomorrow. Goodnight Mr. Winters." She closed the phone and headed back to the meeting room.
Eric just looked at her. "I made arrangements for tomorrow. He will accept one security person so I will have Mark with me. Will that be alright?" Eric looked concerned but nodded his head. "Anything more my King?" She was genuine when she called him that.
"No lover, get some rest. I will see you soon." She went up to bed and Eric didn't wake her.
She woke with Eric laying next to her. He looked like an angel asleep there next to her. He moved to pull her towards him. The room spun and she felt nauseous. "Oh God". She went running into the bathroom. Eric was behind her holding her hair.
"Lover?" He looked like he had a sea of emotions, concern, anxiety, excitement. She on the other hand didn't know what to think.
She washed her face, brushed her teeth and headed to sit on the bed. Sookie was shocked. Johan would be a year soon. She and Eric were seriously active in the sex department and no they never had used any type of birth control in all the time they were together. "Crap! Eric, how did this happen?"
Eric threw his head back laughing at her. "Last time I think you and I were fucking like monkeys was yesterday, my beauty. I don't know how it has possibly taken this long. Johan will have a new brother or sister. I think it is marvelous!"
She sat there looking at his face. The face that was now her son. How could she not want to see those same color eyes on another child they would bring into the world? "Watch your language Mister! It better be a girl this time Eric Northman or I will have you neutered!" She giggled and went to check on her son.
Eric followed behind her. They found Johan sitting is his crib so sweetly. He had his favorite bear and he was talking baby talk to him like the bear understood what he was saying. Sookie's heart filled with love and joy. She and Eric were having another baby! Before she could reach into crib to get her son out she turned to wrap her arms around Eric stopping him mid stride. She reached up on her tip toes and kissed him. "Eric Northman, were having another baby!" He picked her up kissed her hard and twirled her around. Johan was now on his feet squealing from the side of his crib wanting to join the party. Eric reached behind Sookie and took his son out of the crib and sandwiched him between his parents. Johan laughed like crazy. "Sweetie, can you take care of the baby while I get ready for this meeting with the witch?" She was half way out of the room before she said it. Eric had Johan over his head tossing him lightly into the air and Johan was laughing even harder now.
"Yes my Queen. We got this under control. Remember, do not allow Mark to leave your side for one moment." Still tossing the baby he looked at her. She nodded and headed to get ready.
She dressed in a aqua sweater, black dress pants and heels leaving her hair down today. Mark was waiting for her at the bottom of the stairs when she came down. "Sookie are you sure this is a good idea. These witches are tricky bastards. I hate for some magical shit to happen and I can't stop them. Maybe we should have Eric come down instead." This man was rock solid so it shocked to hear his concern.
"We got this Mark. Well be fine." They walked into the room where the man was sitting. He was gorgeous. He had long blonde hair, he was tall maybe two inches shorter than Eric but he was built like a Mac truck, wide and muscular. He had amber colored eyes. Sookie stepped into the room to address him. Mark next to her. "Hello Mr. Winter's. I am Sookie Northman. Please have a seat"
"Thank you Mrs. Northman. I am sorry to be so cryptic on the phone but I had to see you in person. There is something that I must tell you and only you alone. May we get started?" He looked at her like she was a cupcake he was about to choose off the shelf at the bakery. She threw her shields down only to find silence.
"Yes, Mr. Winter's please. I have another appointment shortly. Let's move this along." She wanted to seem like he was pressing her schedule now. He had the most beautiful voice Sookie thought.
He stood up from where he sat and began to chant. Mark was up and pulled his weapon telling the man to sit down and shut up but he refused. Sookie began to back up. She tried to throw up her personal shields around her, her light anything and nothing was working. Her insides were churning. Mark told the witch again to stop or he would shoot. The witch just laughed. Eric rushing into the room like a freight train, angry and growling.. Sookie felt like she was being pulled out of herself and she sat back on the chair. She heard gun fire and heard Eric going ballistic, and she just sat in the chair. Things began to get fuzzy. She knew she lived here, she knew who she was, she knew she was married to the vampire but her feelings were not right. Anger, rage, hatred began to build in her. She stood up to look at the handsome man who was unfazed by what was happening. He had put up his own personal bubble and bullets or vampires couldn't penetrate it. She smiled at the witch. He was beautiful.
"Stop this! Do not harm him." Sookie commanded Eric and Mark. They did what she asked and looked at her like she was insane.
"Sookie, your eyes!" Eric was standing in front of her about to grab her when she took 2 steps back. He eyes were now the same as the witches, amber.
"Don't touch me Eric. I don't want you to touch me." She looked angry. "If you touch me I will kill you."
Eric moved to the witch, "What have you done to my wife? I will kill you were you stand!" His fangs had run down and now the rest of the security force was standing inside the room guns drawn.
"Do not shoot him!" Sookie began to move to stand next to the witch. "If you kill him I will kill each of you! Move!" Eric was not backing down. He would fight this to the end.
The witch was enjoying the show smiling and grinning like he just won the great prize. "I am sorry Viking. I only needed a moment of your beautiful wife's time." He turned to address Sookie now. "Sweetheart, I will see you tonight. Don't be late." He grabbed her hand and the action sent Eric over the edge. He went flying toward the witch only to be thrown back by Sookie. She had her hands in front of her and her energy was being directed at him. Eric landed on his backside and jumped again. He could only stare at her.
"I will see you at midnight Brock." She walked out of the room with the witch to let him out the front door.
Eric was on his phone before she had her back to him. He was yelling and screaming into his phone. Mark was pacing and clueless on what to do. His only choice was to have his men get back to work and wait for word. He left Eric standing in the room alone.
Sookie was standing outside in the sun with her hands fisted to her sides. Eric was watching her from inside the house while holding his son. Johan was up from his nap and was fussing and Sookie never batted an eye. She never came into the house to check on him. Eric didn't know what to do. He made some calls, he knew powerful witches and super naturals in that realm of the world. This was something he couldn't do alone. He couldn't break someone's neck or threaten. This was catastrophic. He heard the knock on the door and his guest was let into the room. "Hello Amelia. I have a problem." He turned to look at her.
Amelia Broadway stood in the entrance of the living room. She and Eric Northman were far from fans of one another but Eric knew who to call when he needed something and Amelia was a witch he could trust. "Eric, who was the witch that did this?"
"Brock Winters." He walked closer to her.
"Shit, are you serious? We are in big trouble here Eric, Brock is one powerful witch. I don't know if I am strong enough for this. The magic here is incredible. What the hell happened?" She was looking around the room trying to figure all the levels of the magic surrounding them.
Eric was bouncing the baby in his arm. Johan just smiled Amelia like she was his favorite stuffed toy. "He asked for an audience with her. I foolishly allowed it. Mark said that as soon as they sat down the witch began chanting. Her eyes have changed colors Amelia. They are the same amber color his were. She won't talk to me, she threatened to kill me and she hasn't even checked on the baby. Sookie spends every moment of her day taking care of her son. I begged her when he was born to get help with him and she refused. She has not left him alone except to me since he was born. Now she won't even look at him. That isn't my Sookie out there now."
"Can I try to talk to her and see if I can figure out what spell was used? Do you think she will talk to me?" Amelia would give it shot if Eric thought it was alright.
"I don't know what she will do but you can try." He moved to let Amelia past him.
Amelia walked to the glass door and opened it. Sookie didn't move a muscle but she addressed Amelia like she knew her but they had never met. "Hello Amelia." Amelia turned to look at Eric. Shit she thought, this is major.
"Hi Sookie. Eric called me to talk to you. Can I come out here and talk to you?" Amelia hadn't moved to the yard yet she was still standing in the door way.
Sookie turned now to look at her. Her eyes were not amber, they were glowing amber. "Come." Sookie held her hand out to Amelia.
Amelia walked forward. "Sookie, do you know what this is about? What the spell is Brock used?" Amelia thought she might give it a shot.
"Spell? No! Brock is just trying to show me the right path. This is not my path. The vampire is not my path. I will begin again tonight." Eric walked out onto the yard now holding Johan. "Take the child away. He is of you. He is you." Eric didn't move.
"Sookie, that baby is your son. You gave birth to him. Don't you remember?" Amelia could see the anger build in Sookie.
"Of course I did because I was tricked and manipulated like a puppet by him. He did this so he could control me, use me. He hates me. This is the end. All this must end" She looked at Eric with contempt making Amelia really uncomfortable. She didn't know them personally but she heard the story. They met, fell in love, madly, crazy in love and were blessed with a baby. They were the talk of the supe community. Anyone who knew them talked about how much in love they were. Anyone standing next to Eric could feel his love, Sookie on the other hand was radiating hatred. Something was really wrong here.
"Sookie, how could you say these things? I love you! I am your husband. I am your bonded and we conceived Johan out of love. Just like the baby your carrying now. I don't hate you. I have never tried to control you." He was losing his patience.
"Eric, stop. Sookie, can I come closer to you? I would really like to talk to you more about Brock if I could? He is handsome isn't he?" Amelia was going to try anything she could.
"Yes, he is. He calls me his sweetheart. Not lover like he does." She pat the words at Eric. Hatred, anger and rage. He used a manipulation spell on her. But why? "I will be leaving here soon. Brock will come for me. I will not stay here anymore."
Eric moved forward to almost touch her. She back stepped. "Sookie please. How can you say this? Johan is your son. You can't just leave him here alone. He needs you. Take him, hold him. He needs his mother." He was going to try anything.
"No! You can't make me. You are the reason I am here and I am leaving. Brock will be back for me and I will never return." She started to turn around and Johan started to cry. He never cried liked that. He was holding out his arms for his mother, "Ma ma." She blinked a couple times like she registered what he was to her but she stood poker still. "Ma ma." again from Johan and she completely turned around. He cried harder and Eric tried to shush him but the baby only threw his body up against Eric's chest wailing. Eric handed the baby to Amelia.
Eric walked up behind Sookie. "I love you Sookie. I have loved you from the moment I laid eyes on you." He went to hug her from behind but she swung around and her face looked like she would stake him if he touched her. She moved past him and ran into the house.
"He has put a manipulation spell on her but it is layered with others. It is thick and it is deep. You said she is pregnant again?" Eric only nodded his head while taking his son from her. "I have a couple theories. I think that the child she is carrying is magical too and they want the energy, maybe they figured out a way to harvest it. It is well known that Johan is really powerful. Maybe if I can tap into that we can break this spell. The things she is saying is part of the spell, she couldn't be sweet Sookie and let someone hurt her, Eric. This is not her. He had to make her mean and angry to be able to do things to her she normally wouldn't do. Does that make sense?"
"None of this makes sense but I understand. Can you break the spell Amelia? I can't let her leave. If something happens to her…" He stopped and looked around like he needed something to hit.
"I am going to call in a few people and we will need to go to the room he did this to her in. Can you send someone to find Brock? He is really powerful Eric. But you will need him to reverse the spell. If Sookie has some witch date we need to stop it before she gets out of the house. I will put a tracking spell on her just in case. Maybe a stasis spell might work too. Ok, I am going to get to work here. Find Brock so you can deactivate him." She was moving at lightning speed.
Johan was calm now. Since Sookie left the yard he seemed to quiet down. His sweet son wanted nothing but his mother and she had walked away. He heart broke in that moment. He had let Sookie fill up his life and now she turned her back on him and their son. Reaching in his pocket he made a call to someone he knew would bring Brock to him.
His phone hadn't stopped ringing for hours. He had people searching and doing what he could to prevent this next disaster in his life. There was no way he was letting Sookie go without a fight. He would be ready.
She came down the stairs dressed in all black, boots, slacks and a long sleeve shirt.. Her hair was pulled up and she had taken off her wedding and engagement rings. The look she had given him was of disgust. She walked past him to go to the kitchen.
Claudine popped into the room. "Eric, I …." She stopped when she saw Sookie. "Sookie?" She walked toward her.
"Stay away from me Claudine. All your sugar sweet shit, I am sick of it. I hate you all." She turned her head and Eric just stared. Sookie had never said a bad word about Claudine and now this.
Eric indicated for her to follow him. "Eric why does she have a spell on her?"
"If I could tell you I would, but I am don't know. Can you do anything?" This was a nightmare.
She just shook her head. "No, this is really out of my expertise Eric. She is bad Eric, I mean her magic is sour. This is really bad. I need to find Grandfather to update him." She popped.
Amelia was back with more witches and they were heading back to the room to do what they needed. It was getting dark out now and they were running out of time. His phone rang. He looked at the caller id and hoped his friend had come through.
"Nigel, I hope you have something to report." Eric began pacing.
"Yes, Eric. I am on my way to you with your friend. He is a funny man, if I do say so myself. I believe we can have our problem fixed soon." Eric hung the phone up. Sookie was headed his direction.
"What are you doing Eric? You think you can just kill and hurt people? I am sick of this! All of it. Go ahead and kill him but I will leave anyway. I want nothing more to do with you." She turned to walk away and Eric grabbed her by the arms. He pulled her into kiss her crushing her against him, pulling her head to him by her hair. She stood with her arms to her side and didn't move a muscle. He released her.
"I love you Sookie. I don't care what you say this isn't you. I will take care of this and I will be here for you when this spell is gone." He walked upstairs to change. He had a witch to kill.
He pulled into the back of the building and parked his car. There were a three other cars there. Eric got out of the car and headed inside. Pam and Bill were there. He looked around and there stood his old friend Nigel. Eric went over to where he stood and greeted him. "Nigel."
Eric turned to the witch sitting in the chair, strapped by his hands feet and his mouth gagged. "Well, well, what do we have here? The bastard that comes into my home and tries to take what is mine. She is the mother of my children! Do you think you would get away with it? I will kill you for wasting one hour of her life with her son". Eric pulled out the small knife from the side pocket of his pants. He took it and ran a cut up the mans arm about a foot length wise. The witches eyes grew wide and he was bucking in the chair. The bone and flesh were sticking out of the wound. "Do you wish to let my wife go now? The witch shook his head no. "Lets see, what should we cut this time Nigel? Maybe his foot? I think that sounds like a good idea."
Pam and Bill were both in their attack mode, everyone in the rooms fangs had ran down. Eric took the knife to cut the witch's shirt off. He started to cut off the man's nipple. The witch was fighting against the restraints and trying to tell Eric something. One quick slice and he was now one nipple short. Eric laughed like the devil. "What about now witch? Wish to be helpful now?" The witch still refused. Eric looked to Pam who was holding his sword, he took it in his hand and pulled it up over his head. "Witch I am thinking your right leg will be the one to take off. What do you think?" Brock's eyes grew large and he began shaking his head yes. "I don't believe you said yes fast enough do you Nigel?" Nigel only snickered at the man and Eric swung his sword chopping off the witch's right leg at the knee. He was screaming under the gag and Eric didn't care. "Now you will release my wife or I will cut every limb off and leave you to die. And if your lucky they won't drain you in the process." The witch was shaking his head up and down for all he was worth still screaming in agony against the gag.
Nigel cut the gag and the man was sobbing to help him. Eric stood over him with his sword still over head. "Tell me what you wanted with my wife" Eric waited to hear the man's explanation of his plans only making Eric madder. "Release my wife before I kill you, if you do I may let you live." The witch began chanting. The smell of the magic was strong and Eric pulled out his phone.
Amelia answered her phone. "Eric its over. Sookie needs you. Hurry."
Eric needed only one more second. He swung his sword across the witch's throat cutting his head off. He left leaving the witch to the three vampires.
He was in the car and home in minutes. He could hear the baby crying and Sookie was hysterical. Amelia was bouncing the crying baby in her arms standing in the living room and Sookie was moving about the living room like a caged tiger. She wasn't herself yet. Her head snapped up when she heard Eric. "She is trying to take Johan. Someone was here Eric, he wanted me to go with him. He wanted me to leave my baby! I let him lay in his crib and cry! What is wrong with me?" She was crying and yelling and confused.
"Amelia take the baby upstairs please." She ran out of the room with the squalling baby.
"No! She can't have my son! You promised we wouldn't let him get hurt Eric! How could you do this?" Her thoughts still not clearing. She looked at him with light colored amber eye, covered in blood. "Oh my God Eric, your hurt! Did I do that to you?"
He walked to her and tried to pull her to him but she was still fighting it. "Sookie, no one is going to hurt our son, I promise you. I am here now. Everything is fine really, I am not hurt. I had to kill the one that did this to you. He is dead and you're here safe at home. I love you Sookie. I always will love you." She finally let him pull her to him. He picked her up and carried her to the couch putting her against him and held her as tight as he could without breaking her bones. She was still sobbing and fighting his words. He opened the bond as big as he could and the feeling he sent her she accepted and she began to calm down. Eric just held her rubbing her back. When she finally was calmer he took her face in his hands and kissed her. He knew this was his fault, he had fallen so much in love with this woman he had set aside the part of him that took stock in what was around him every day. He didn't get here, live this long with out being brutal and a killer. Nigel reminded him of that. He would get Sookie situated and then he needed to do what he was born to do, be the Viking Prince that raided and murdered to keep his place in the world. He knew if he didn't, the threats, the attempts would never stop. There was no way he would let them keep coming for them.
He picked Sookie off the couch and walked to take her upstairs. Tonight she needed to rest but tomorrow he would have to leave her to do what he needed to do. She curled up on the bed and fell silently asleep. He kissed her head and left to find Amelia and the baby.
"Thank you Amelia for your help. I can take him." Amelia didn't hand him the baby.
"Eric, you have a lot of things going on here. I think maybe you realized tonight things are a bit out of order. I can stay here to keep an eye on the baby. You go take care of what needs to be taken care of. Sookie will probably sleep through the night. I will call you if I need something or something comes up with Johan. Ok?"
He looked down at her holding his son. He knew she understood and he appreciated it.
"Thank you."
Eric left his home and got in his car and made some phone calls to his troops. Change was in the wind tonight.
Eric got home after dawn. He and his vampires spent all night doing what Eric did best. He hunted those who he knew were his enemies. He vowed last night he would take no more chances with the safety of his family. Every day he would go out into the world and take the lives of those who would try to hurt them again. When he had told Pam his plans she was giddy. She said she couldn't wait to put on her hunting clothes and be out in the night with him again like the old days. Eric just smiled at her proudly. Meeting Sookie was pinnacle in his life but he would never take it for granted again. He would send the message loud and clear to anyone who even muttered against him, that message being he would come for them regardless and they would die at his hands and his hands only. His hunting party might be one or a one hundred but they would always feel the sword in his hand at their final death.
Making a stop at the nursery he saw his son sound asleep in his crib and Amelia was asleep in the rocker. He went over to Amelia and gently woke her up. "Amelia, go to the guest room and get some sleep. I am home now I will keep an eye on him while you rest." Eric knew he would offer her a job today, one he hoped she would accept. This witch was a valuable allies he wanted on his side. She sleepily nodded at him and headed out the door.
Eric covered his son up and adjusted the stuffed bear in his bed starring at him. He his snapped. Sookie was crying out. Rushing to his bedroom he shared with her he found her thrashing in the bed, screaming. He was next to her in seconds pulling her to him. She had been crying in her sleep her face was soaking wet. She was calling out his name over and over. "My love I am here. Wake up Sookie please." He gently shook her to wake her. Even after sleeping for as long as she did she still looked exhausted. Her eyes began to open and he saw the amber color was finally gone. Realizing he was in front of her she began to cry again and pulled away from him. He tried to reach out for her.
"Eric. I am sorry." She put her head into her hands. He moved to get closer and she just backed away again.
"Sookie, please. Come to me." He put his hands out to her and she stayed where she was. His heart was breaking for her. He wanted to comfort her and she was alone in her fears.
"No, Eric. I don't know how you can look at me. I can't. What kind of person am I? I turn on my own husband and child. I let my son lay in his crib. I stood over his crib watching him cry out for me. How can I justify that?" She got out of the bed. Her emotions were so raw and she was a mess. Eric stayed where he was. He opened the bond and she stopped him. "I don't deserve your feelings Eric. Mine are twisted and I don't deserve you. I never have. Don't you see that? I am the one that causes this! I should have stayed away from you. I have hurt you again. You have done nothing but love me and I do this!" Her sobbing was making her breathless.
"Sookie, look at me. Look at me!" Eric was angry. Not at her but at her logic and pissed that someone had done this to her making all of her feeling unidentifiable to her. She looked up at him with shame in her eyes. "Stop this. I love you that has not changed. What happened yesterday was not your fault. You had a spell cast on you and he was a very powerful witch. Please, I love you." He moved to where she stood now and she didn't back away this time.
"I hurt you. I said things I didn't even mean to hurt you. It was like someone else was talking and I couldn't make them stop but I heard the words with my own ears. I said them Eric. I did them. Does that mean it was me really doing it?" Her tears came faster now.
"No, listen to me. It was the spell. Of course you remember it and you might have said it but it was only the spell. Do you hate me and your son Sookie? Tell me what you feel." He needed to help her get feet under her again.
"I could never hate you. I love you and I love Johan! I know I do but I said I did Eric. Why would I say that?" She needed to know it was all a spell, not something she did intentionally.
"The spell Sookie. It was all a spell." He pulled her close to him, hugging her tightly. He kissed her face, her lips, her swollen eye lids. The one thing he was sure of their love and devotion to one another. "Remember what Michael told you. People will try to hurt us both mentally and physically to pull us apart. Winter's was trying to get you mentally this time. He knew he couldn't come here and just remove you. He had to get you to go on your own knowing I would never hurt you to stop you."
She started to see the logic of what he was saying. Her eyes were scanning like she began to remember her life before the witch had entered it. She looked up to look him in the eyes searching his to make sure what he was saying was true. Eric opened the bond to her now. Sending his love, loyalty, truth and strength to her she grabbed his hand and held it tightly. "It wasn't me Eric. I felt the transfusion of his spell when he started chanting at me. I only felt hate." He nodded his head. "But it wasn't my hate. Right? I mean because that isn't a feeling I have for you. I have never hated you. You are mine. You have given me everything." She reached up to wrap her arms around his neck. She pulled herself up to him and held onto him for all she was worth.
"You are mine too Sookie. You, Johan and the baby your carrying. I love you more than anything. I always will. You have given me more than I ever hoped for. You are my eternity, remember?"
She laughed softly at his attempt to make her feel better. "Eternity."
"Yes wife, you and I are for eternity. Granted it is a long time but hey, I am the Viking sex God I have been told. I think the gracious plenty will make it that long." He was smiling at her from ear to ear.
Together they laughed holding each other. "Eternity with gracious plenty, I think I could handle that." Sookie smiled wickedly.