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Chapter 18

Sookie was kneeling on the floor next to the toilet throwing up everything in her stomach. The images of what she saw was more than she could cope with. Laying on the floor was her husband, her soul mate, the father of her children. He was dead. Her head was spinning and she couldn't catch her breathe. Eric was kneeling next to her rubbing her back. "Sookie, breathe love. You are not making any sense. You have to calm down so you can tell me what you are talking about." Eric spoke to her softly. He was trying to push calm and love through their bond to help her.

Sookie was trying to breathe in and out to calm herself. She held onto the side of the toilet and pushed herself up. Eric was next to her holding her up walking her to the sink, she needed to wash out the taste in her mouth. She quickly brushed her teeth and gargled and stood up straighter. The dizziness was slowing down and she leaned into Eric and wrapped her arms around his waste holding onto him for dear life. "Eric, I was there. I don't mean in a few days, I mean I was just standing in the hotel lobby, just now around everyone who lay there, they were dead. I could smell the carpet, the burnt skin, the blood. I could smell it Eric. Johan saw that! He saw you laying in the middle of the dead. Your eyes Eric, Oh my God Eric, your eyes were dead." She started to cry. She was telling the man she loved more than anything in the world she just witnessed his death ahead of time.

Eric stood still, he was letting her tell him everything she needed to say before he made any comment on what just happened. He kept thinking his son saw those images, what kind of sick joke was the super natural world playing on him and his family. How could he console Sookie, tell her what she saw was untrue? She and Johan both saw the vision. What now? "Sookie, there has to be a reasonable explanation for what just happened. It doesn't make sense. You and I both know that we are going to live a long life together." He was trying to convince them both.

"Eric, I don't know what happened but either someone is going to kill you or wanted me to see that you would die. Why? Why would someone be so cruel to send this to our baby? He is sweet and innocent. I don't understand!" She was getting worked up again. He picked her up and carried her to the bed, laying her down on the bed and crawling in next to her.

"My love, we will figure this out. I will call in every favor with every supe community I know of if I have to. I will even call Niall if I have to. Don't worry about this. I am not dying, there is no way I am leaving you and my children Sookie. I promise you that." He was holding her to his side and rubbing her arms for comfort.

"I can't loose you Eric. I can't got through one day on this earth without you. Its not possible. I know I should tell you I will be strong for our kids but I won't be able to do it! How will I look in Johan's face and not want to die. I will see your face and I will never make it. This can't be happening!" Sookie was sobbing again and Eric wanted to kill someone. He was so angry that someone had done this to his wife and child and if he could get his hands on them he would hurt them in ways they had only dreamed of.

"Stop this my love. You are going to make yourself sick again. We need to think rationally about this and decipher the vision. Can you try to show the vision to me like Johan did you?" He would try anything at this point to figure this out.

She looked into his eyes and shook her head yes not knowing if it work but she would try. Sitting up she sat crossed legged on the bed and Eric moved to do the same to face her. She took his hands in hers and closed her eyes. Eric watched her for a moment, she took a deep breathe and concentrated. Eric closed his eyes and waited before the images started running through his mind, the hotel, the bodies, the blood, the presence of something that seemed familiar to him. He felt the images, he could smell the blood, just like Sookie said. Sookie opened her eyes and the connection was lost.

He leaned over and pulled her to him. "I am not dead yet Sookie. Do not count the Viking out just yet. I have always got something up my sleeve." He was trying to help her. She looked so sad and fragile he wanted to take as much of it as he could. He pulled her face to his with his hands, cradling the back of her neck. He kissed her soft and slowly, his tongue moving into her mouth long and hard their tongues sought after one another. Her hands moved from her lap up to his chest, she was caressing his bare skin. Eric took one of his hands from her neck and moved it down her sides, rubbing her arms then moving to pull up his t-shirt she was wearing then pulling it off her completely. She was naked in front of him. He ran his palms over her breasts slowly, then took his hands and kneaded her full breasts. She moaned so softly into his mouth he almost didn't hear her. He moved his hand down her stomach and down to where her stomach ended and her folds started. His hand stayed flat just rubbing back and forth. Eric could feel her excitement, he could smell her wetness. Sookie unbuttoned his jeans and slid her hand down the front of his pants the other went under him to the where his jeans held his balls. She rubbed them through the material while rubbing his gracious plenty in the inside. "I love you Sookie. I love you so much, you are my everything." He continued to kiss her slowly and moved to lay her down on the mattress slowly. His hand went around her waist to hug her to him. Kneeling he used his leg to open her to him and he moved his hips to enter her slowly and gently. When he was completely inside he kneeled back to pull her closer to him and stopped moving in her. He took his fingers and spread her fold apart and he slowly rubbed her center making her moan and her head pushed back into the pillow. He thrust slowly while playing with her nub. Sookie took her legs to wrap around Eric's backside and she was using her legs to try to push him harder into her but he stayed at the slow pace he had set. Looking down at her she was gorgeous, her mouth was slightly open from the things he was doing to her. "Your so beautiful my love." She looked up to his eyes and kept them on his while her first orgasm rippled her body. Eric was still moving slowly in and out of her, he wanted to make love to her. He wanted to show her love, all the love he had for her.

Her curvy hips met each slow impact on her insides. The sensation of it was driving her back to the top. "Yes, Eric, that feels so good. I love you in me like that. Love me Eric, just love me." He smiled and leaned to kiss her softly on the lips then leaned to her neck and bit her. She grabbed his wrist and bit in to him and silently they were one, they collided into each other and fell back together, the feeling of it made Sookie begin to cry.

"My love, please don't cry." Eric never could take it when she cried. He was out of his depth with crying.

The tears were running down quickly. "You make me feel so wonderful. I could feel your love Eric, I could feel it in my body, in my mind, in my heart. I love you so much." She rolled into him and cried silently for a long while, Eric just holding her and rubbing her back while she cried. He was lost but he knew she needed the release of the tears. She cried until she fell asleep and Eric got up and covered her. He left the bedroom, check on the children then went downstairs to call Pam.

"Master I was expecting you. Is all well?" Pam knew something was wrong.

"Pam, Johan had a vision of me dying at the Hotel Manuel in New Orleans. Johan saw the images Pam. He woke up crying uncontrollably from it." He was still pissed about it and didn't know where to aim his anger.

Pam gasped. "What? What are you saying Eric? He saw you meet the final death?"

"Yes. I need to know if this was a vision or if someone is manipulating him to make me change plans on purpose. I will be there in 30 minutes. Call Niall and tell him to meet me there" He needed someone with the most amount of experience in fae.

He arrived at Fangtasia thirty minutes later. Eric walked into the back of the building of Fangtasia going in through the employee door. Pam met him at the door. "Eric is Johan and Sookie alright?"

"Both are sleeping. We will see how he is tomorrow. Sookie is another matter all together. She is beside herself thinking I am dying. I need answers to this and quickly."

Eric was inside his office when he heard Niall pop.

"Eric? What is this about?" Niall was not Eric's biggest fan. The Prince took the seat in front of Eric's desk.

"Niall, thank you for coming. Johan woke crying hysterically from a vision he had this evening. He showed the vision to Sookie, it was of a mass murder in New Orleans one which I was also killed. Sookie is beyond upset and I have no reason to question Johan's vision. They have been accurate in the past." Eric was trying to be as vague as possible so to get as much from Niall as possible.

"Eric, it is not your destiny to die, you or Sookie. I can see your concern for this threat. I have not heard any anything that would lead me to believe you will be assassinated. Would you like me to go to the house to see if I can get any more from Johan or the vision?" He looked concerned at what Eric had said. He wouldn't knowingly let something happen, Sookie would never forgive him.

"Sookie has already seen the vision and so have I for that matter, she showed it to me as well." Eric turned to look away from the Fairy Prince.

Niall looked like he was concentrating. "I will see what I can find out about this immediately Eric. I owe this to my great granddaughter. We will protect her from this." He popped out.

Eric had his head against the back of the chair when Pam came in. He needed to fix this before it hurt Sookie more.

"Eric, did the Prince have any ideas?" Eric shook his head no. "I am going to the house, I want to see Johan." Eric looked at her and she was gone. Pam loved that little boy, she guarded her heart like he had for so many years which was partially his fault. He taught her to be cautious and selfish with her feelings, sometimes he felt guilty for doing that to her. Eric took his phone out of his pocket and for the next few hours called one supe to another trying to figure out what was happening to them now.

Sookie woke, it was the middle of the night. Eric wasn't in bed, she knew it before her eyes even opened. She grabbed a t-shirt and shorts to put on, went to the bathroom to take care of things, then headed to the nursery, Enar was waiting she knew. Johan was in the crib with his brother holding onto the hand of his little brother and Pam was standing over them both. Pam turned to Sookie as she approached. "Eric is at Fangtasia being Eric." She tried to smile at Sookie but she knew that Eric told her of the vision. Pam's eyes were filled with worry and sadness. "I have loved this child since before he was born. Eric has always been in my life, you know what he means to me, but this little boy I wish I knew what it was about him. I would give anything to take this away from him Sookie." She looked at Sookie the red tears welling in her eyes. Sookie took her hand and squeezed it. Sookie reached in to take her second son to feed him. Pam stood where she was looking down on a sleeping Johan. "It is like looking at a tiny version of Eric isn't it?" Pam smiled and Sookie just let Pam work it out, she needed to figure this out as much as she and Eric did. "I will stay close to Eric, I will not let anyone hurt him Sookie, you know that, right?" She turned to Sookie for an answer.

"I know Pam, you will do everything you can to help him, you don't have to tell me that. We just need to figure this out. I can't live without his Pam. I know I would be expected to as his wife and the mother of his children but I don't know that I could. I would rather go first, I couldn't be left here to live without him." Sookie's tears slowly streamed down her face. Pam came to sit next to her in the chair and put her head on Sookie's shoulder.

Eric found them like that. In this one room held the people he loved in this world, those five creatures were everything to him. He walked in the room, kiss Pam on the top of the head and leaned in to kiss Enar and Sookie. "Is everything alright?" He turned to see his oldest son was sleeping behind him. He looked back to Sookie for confirmation.

"As good as it gets. I hate this Eric, I feel like were waiting for the bomb to drop on our heads. I just hate it." She was moving to angry, that was an emotion he understood and needed her to be in it, not mourning for something he would work very hard on preventing. He reached down and took Enar, kissed him on his forehead, bit his finger and put it in his sons mouth, he latched and sucked hard on his father's long finger. When his wound closed Eric turned to put him back in his crib, he was sound asleep. He moved to his daughter who was stirring and kissed her then handed her to her mother.

"We will figure it out lover, do not worry. I spoke with Niall and several others so lets hope we can get an answer to this soon. I do not wish to move the location of the meeting until we have no other alternative." Eric's phone began to ring and he stepped out to answer it.

Pam stood up and kissed Erika and left. Sookie was left alone with her children. She leaned back in the chair trying to make sense of what she saw in the vision. Her mind played the vision over and over remembering every detail, the faces, the items around the hotel. She had never been there before so she had no idea what it looked like. Was this some trick or was it meant to be a premonition of sorts to warn them? Erika was back to sleep, Sookie changed her and put her into the crib and went to find Eric. He was sitting in his office on the phone.

When she entered he looked up to her and tapped his knee for her to come sit with him. She climbed onto him, putting her arms around his waist and he took his free arm to pull her tightly to him. It always amazed her that he was always wanted his hands on her, vampires were not touchy beings by any stretch of the imagination but if she was close he had to have some part of his body on hers. It always felt wonderful not matter what part it was.

She looked up to him and kissed him under his chin, then his neck, behind his ear lobes, his hair line, his temple. He was still talking to whom ever he had on the phone and allowed her to do what she wished to him. "Mine." She whispered to him in his ear. He growled softly. She knew he heard everything she was saying to him despite him being on the phone. "You are mine Eric Northman, no one will take you from me, never." She kissed his neck again and he was fidgeting in the chair. Sookie began to unbutton the dress shirt he had on. It was white and it needed to be off his body she thought. He moved his phone to his other hand to help her get out of the shirt. "Your skin belongs to me, your blood, your mind, your soul, your heart, all of it Eric. I will kill anyone who tries to take you from me." She leaned to kiss his chest putting one of his nipples in her mouth. She reached down to the front of his jeans that now indicated how much he was enjoying what she was doing to him and rubbed him through the material. Her mouth continued on his nipple and Sookie took it in her mouth to suck one more time then she bit him causing him to throw his head back from the pleasure of it and she sucked hard on the wound licking every drop until it closed up. "Your blood is mine Eric. I love the taste of your blood. I crave this." His head was still on the back of the chair, their bond was now wide open and the feeling were bouncing around to each of them. She moved off of his lap to kneel in front of him. She untied his boots, taking each off and throwing them behind her. Reaching up she unzipped his now straining jeans to unleash gracious plenty and tugged his jeans down his long and toned legs, Her hands caressed the skin of his legs, up and down. She took each thigh in her hand and opened his legs to her. Her mouth went to the insides of his thighs and her tongue ran up down the insides of each before she found what she was looking for, his artery and she bit down hard pulling from the wound. Her mouth licked and sucked until the wound closed then she moved to the other thigh repeating it.

Eric's head was still back on the chair and the phone call must have been really important because he continued to talk to whom ever he was talking to in whatever language he was talking in but his voice was low and husky. Moving up a bit she took his length in her hands and began to stroke him, then took her tongue and ran circles over his tip. His excitement was obvious by the tiny pink pearls on the end of it. She licked it eagerly, grinning at it, then took as much of him as she could in her lips and began to suck him. Eric was growling moving the phone away from his face, she just giggle at him. He wanted off the phone and she knew he was stuck talking to who he was talking to or he would have already thrown the phone by now. His hips were moving in unison to her movement up and down on him, her hand taking up the slack her mouth couldn't get. Gracious plenty was jerking and moving with each stroke, she knew he was getting close, she could sense his need now. Increasing the speed of what she was doing to him it was only moments before he bucked one last time and his essence was now in her mouth and she licked every drop, grinning. It was incredible to her she could do that him, it never ceased to amaze her that this 1000 year old Viking enjoyed the things she did to his body. Eric spoke to the other creature on the line but she could tell he was getting close to ending the call so she stood and stripped her clothes throwing them behind her with his discarded boots. She took one hand to rub her breasts, the other went into her folds. Eric almost flew off the chair with excitement. His eyes were glassy and more lustful then they were minutes ago, his eyes never left her and what she was doing. "I love you Eric, I am yours, you are mine!" She moved to widen her stance to allow more access to herself and was rubbing her nub quickly. Her intent was to drive him crazy with want and his face had a look she wasn't sure if she had ever seen before. He looked like he was going mad. She giggled at him again and within seconds she was bucking on her hand from what she was doing. Her fingers went in to her center and she took it up to her lips and that was it. Eric's phone was flying and he pinned her to the floor.

"Sookie!" He was kissing her for all he was worth. "Are you trying to kill me? You are fucking incredible, you know that?" Eric rarely cussed but when he did she loved it. It was primal and it was fantastic. When he would talk to her like that he was the one in power and it was sexy. His lips were now kissing hers and he could taste both their juices on them. He licked and his tongue darted to get every drop. "I need to be inside you, I need to feel you under me. I have to fuck you Sookie or I will explode. Open your legs to me!" She did, she opened them wide and he thrust into her. "You pleasure yourself in front of me, my little vixen! I will show you pleasure my love." He leaned down to kiss her neck while pounding her. His thrust were long and hard and she gasped at each it was so intense. "All of you, I need all of you." He moved to push harder and deeper inside her and she could barely take the feeling, her head flung back and she moaned loudly. His cool cock moved in and out of her and the stars began to flash behind her eyes and she started to chant his name.

"Don't stop, please Eric, please don't stop!" She was panting and the build was starting again. With every pump into her he was building them both again. His hand moved to pull her face to his, he was looking her in her eyes. He licked the side of her face, kissed her mouth never letting up on the pace he set for them. "I love you Eric, I love you!" She called to him, her body calling him. She wrapped her arms around him and pulled him closer to her. "Everything, you're my everything." Eric moved up to pull her legs up on his chest and then moved them to put them on her hips helping her keep pace with him. Sookie pushed against him with every motion he made on her and she was desperately trying to hold onto him, any part of him. His fangs were moving up and down her leg then he took her leg and bit into the flesh and muscle and sucked hard. She was screaming loudly and he began to moan their orgasm one on top of the other. Eric licked her wound on her leg, running his tongue down the leg where the blood dripped down her. Sookie was panting hard trying to catch her breath, her face full of sweat. "Your unbelievable. I need to bottle you up and sell you on the internet. I would be fricking rich!"

"Sweet wife, you already are rich, many times over. I would not share one ounce of this with anyone. I am selfish and you are mine, never to be anyone else's, just the way I like it." He was licking her face, moving his head down her body, to her curls to get every drop of their love making to take into his mouth. Sookie was giggling and trying to get away from him but he held her still. He loved the taste of their body fluids together and he loved to lick her after their love making. Vampires, she thought.

"Kill joy." She tried to move away from him and he wasn't giving in. He took his strong arms and pulled her to him, kissing her neck lightly. "I love you Eric. I love you so much. I am sorry I got so upset earlier. I could imagine what you are thinking, you must be worried. I should have been more supportive and tried to help you instead of having a breakdown. Do you forgive me?" She moved to look in his eyes, pulling his lips to kiss her.

"Forgive you? What are you saying Sookie? I need no apologies from you. You have every right to be upset. I will fix this lover, do no worry yhis." He pulled her back to his arm and they laid on the floor until she fell asleep again. Eric stood and picked her up and took her to bed. This beautiful woman always surprised him. His life was so much different then it had been over two years ago all because she entered it. He laid her on the bed, kissed her softly, got in beside her pulling her close and covered them both with the blanket before closing his eyes for rest.

Sookie was up, showered, dressed and in the nursery playing with the twins. She had them on the floor tickling and talking to them. Johan was in the rocking chair with a book turning pages when Eric walked in. "I see my family is well this morning." Johan climbed down off the chair to run to Eric. Eric picked him up and squeezed his son. "How are you this morning my son?" He looked down to Sookie for answers.

"He seems fine this morning sweetie. I haven't gotten anything more from him and he has been happy all morning, his usual self." Sookie was smiling up at him. Erika was throwing a fit, she heard her daddy and he was not paying attention to her.

Eric put Johan down and sat on the floor with his children. He leaned over Erika, kissed her making her smile then pulled up her tiny pink shirt and blew kisses on her belly making her squeal with laughter then he pricked his finger to put into her mouth, she sucked on it quietly. "My my, little Princess, you get prettier every day. You look just like mommy don't you?" He moved to his son, Enar who was laying with his back to the floor and his little hands were moving a all over the place. "Come here my boy." Eric handed Sookie Erika then he picked up Enar and cuddled him. "You are a miracle my son. I love you more than you will ever know." He kissed his son loudly and Enar's little face changed from serious to laughter. Eric threw his head back laughing. "He is laughing Sookie! Isn't he fantastic?" Sookie loved Eric's emotions about his kids. It was beautiful and she just smiled and giggled along with them both.

It was Monday and they had meetings all day. Fangtasia was closed of course, since it was Monday and they had meetings there starting at 8 p.m. Sookie knew Alcide was meeting with Eric this morning and Sookie needed to get through some items with Amelia. They would be leaving early in the morning to go to New Orleans against her better judgment so Sookie wanted to get as much done as possible this morning. "Eric, is there anything I can say to make you cancel this meeting tomorrow with the vampires? Please Eric." She was looking him in his eyes.

"Sookie, we have taken every precaution we can on security, ground searches and every attendant tomorrow I know personally and their staff has been screened. You will be there before hand to meet with all who will be in the meeting. I can not cancel this meeting without facts. I know what my son has shown us, I do not doubt it but I have to find the source of the threat." Eric was holding Enar up by his little hands letting him stand up and bounce. Enar was having a great time, his eyes were bright and happy.

"Ok, but if we get any information you promise me you will stop this meeting? I will talk to Amelia this morning and see what we can come up with for a spell or something." Eric shook his head yes and he continued playing with Enar. Sookie heard the door open downstairs and got up to take Johan's hand while still holding Erika. "Were going down to meet Amelia. You got Enar?" He shook his head yes and left them in the nursery.

Alcide and Amelia came in together, Amelia's arms were full of magazines and papers. Alcide had his lap top and a stack of papers in his. "Wow, you two have been busy by the looks of it."

Amelia laughed. "Sookie this isn't just for us. This is work stuff too. I swear each day the requests and invitations grow bigger. You have been invited to a demon's child birthday in Alaska! Do you know a demon in Alaska?" She laughed knowing Sookie didn't. Sookie laughed too.

"I'll be in Eric's office if you need me darling." Alcide winked at Amelia and headed toward the direction of Eric's office.

Sookie and Amelia went to the kitchen. Johan was ready for his breakfast which Trish had on the table before they went into the room. Trish had made plates for Sookie and Amelia, Trish came into the room to talk to them. "Amelia, don't try to tell me you had breakfast this morning. I know better. That child you are carrying is part were, they are strong and need nourishment. I never understood the need to be bone skinny. Now sit you ladies and eat." Trish made vegetable omelets with fruit and fresh biscuits. Johan was in his high chair eating his mini omelet pieces that Trish made for him while shoving two biscuits in his mouth back to back. "See, this child will grow and be strong. He will need it, he will be as tall as Eric." Trish smiled and started to walk away.

"Trish, how do you know how tall he will be?" Sookie never questioned Trish about her lineage, she just knew she was something extra special and left it at that.

"My dear your lives have been written for centuries. The Prince always dismissed it because he spent so many years alone until he met Pam" Trish was smiling at them now. She was classically pretty, her hair was strawberry blonde and cut in a current bob style, her eyes were the color of emeralds and her skin was always flawless and ivory. Her tiny frame of five foot was slender and well toned.

"Trish, Johan had a vision last night. Do you know anything about it?" Trish looked at her oddly for a moment before answering.

She looked around the room before beginning. "Sookie, it is not my place to interfere in your lives. There are roads that you and the Prince must take. It is important that other's get involved in it. I will tell you what Johan saw seemed real to him because that is what it was intended to do. Deception in this world is hard to decipher. You alone will be the one to deal with this evil Sookie. You will need your strength, your love and your trust in the Prince to accomplish it. Do not doubt what you know to be true where he is concerned. Never." She walked away back into the kitchen. Amelia and Sookie starred at each other not knowing what to say.

"Sookie, what the hell was that? What is going on?" Sookie shook her head and told her of the visions and what had happened yesterday. "Oh great! Now someone is trying to kill him, or that's not true? Trish said is was deception, what does that mean?" Amelia looked deep into Sookie's eyes trying to find the answer.

Sookie knew what Trish was trying to tell her, it was time for her to be prepared, that what may come at her may not be what she thought it was. "Amelia, we need spells, some type of reveal spell. I need all the help I can get to find out what is happening before something happens to Eric and why. I won't let anyone hurt him. Now or ever." Sookie found her courage, strength and her anger. It was beginning to fuel her desire for blood. Who ever did this to her family she would make sure they paid the price for their involvement in hurting them.

They spent the day working and planning. Sookie and Amelia took care of work then they started on the wedding. Guest list was done, invitations were ordered and would be ready that day, they chose the location, which would be in New Orleans, ordered the flowers, caterer, hired E(E)E, called the minister, picked a band, chose a cake and Amelia was glancing through the books she brought for a dress. "Sookie, will you be my matron of honor?"

Sookie looked so happy and jumped up to kiss her. "Of course! While we are in New Orleans we will find dresses and rings. You are giving him a ring right?"

"You bet I am. I think its so romantic. I see the ring Eric wears and I think it is so great. Here is this big scary vampire that wears a wedding ring. Alcide would want one don't you think?" She wanted Sookie's help in the decision.

"Absolutely, I most definitely do think he would. New Orleans, shopping!" Their lists got longer instead of shorter with all the things to do.

Johan was out of the high chair playing in the living room while Erika fell asleep after her feeding and Sookie put her in the portable crib so they could keep working. Within a few hours Johan was sound asleep on the couch with his little face buried in the pillow of the couch. Amelia and Sookie got phone calls, emails, RSVPs and snacks done and before they knew it the men were out of the office. Eric was carrying a sound asleep Enar who he put next to his sleeping sister in the crib. "Lover, it is getting late, why don't you ladies take a break, get a nap in and when you wake we can take care of dinner and get ready for Fangtasia. It will probably be a late night and neither of you look like you will make it that long."

"Eric, I have the kids, I just can't go and take a nap." A nap sounded heavenly but she squashed the thought.

He looked at her like she was insane. "Sookie, I am perfectly capable of caring for my children. Go." He didn't have to tell her twice, she was off and Amelia went to Alcide and kissed him before heading to her old room. Sookie climbed in the bed fully clothed and didn't bother with the covers, her head hit the pillow and she was out like a light.

She felt them before she opened her eyes. The weight of the bed moved considerably and she knew they were all there. Johan was trying not to giggle but he couldn't help it. She could hear the breathing of her twins. She could smell Eric. Her eyes were still closed. "Who is that disturbing my sleep?" She popped up and grabbed Johan and started to tickle him. Eric was holding the twins laughing at the two of them being silly. "Hi sweetie, thanks for taking care of the kids. I feel like a million bucks now." She was smiling and he was looking her smiling.

"I enjoy my children Sookie. I do not feel it is a chore to spend time with them. I am glad you are rested, you look much better." He leaned over kissing her hard on the lips. She looked at her children, they were all clean and dressed for the evening with their parents. Pam had taken the liberty of getting portable cribs and put them in her office so when the kids were with them they wouldn't have to sleep in their carriers.

"I am sorry I slept so late. I didn't realize I was so tired. Let me get up and get in the shower so we can have dinner." She was moving off the bed but he stopped her.

"I fed the twins some of their baby food and Johan has already eaten. Amelia and Alcide are down eating now. Get your shower and dress. We will be down waiting for you my love." He kissed her again and took her kids out for her to get ready. She liked the taking care of her children, feeding all of it but one evening without it she felt refreshed. She smiled thinking of her sexy husband feeding those two little babies some jarred baby food. It was comical to her. She went to get in the shower and got out to dress. She put on a light pink short sleeved cotton blouse and white dress slacks and pink ballet flats. She loved high heels like any other girl but tonight was business and she wanted to be comfortable. She went down stairs to where her family was waiting.

Bill and Thalia were standing at the of the stairs. "Hi Bill, hi Thalia. How are you both tonight?" Both told her they were well and thanked her. She walked into dining room to find everyone around the table talking and smiling.

"Hi Sook, I was just going to come up and check on you." Amelia was smiling ear to ear.

Sookie looked at the plate of food and the empty spot at the table next to Eric and went to sit in it. The food smelled so good she was starving. "I'm great. I am starving though. Is everyone ready to go, I can grab something later?"

"Eat wife, we will stay here until you do. There is no rush and remember you are the Queen. They will wait for you no matter how long you take." He gave her the authoritative look and she began eating her food again.

Alcide was stifling a laugh. Sookie was strong and independent but sometimes that vampire just put his foot down and that was that. "Yea, Sookie, your becoming skin and bones. You really need to eat more. Your too little to be skinny." Eric looked at her and knew he wasn't imagining the same things he knew, she had lost more weight and he didn't like it at all.

"Three meals a day wife and if I have to sit with you for every one of them you will eat. I know you spend your day taking care of our children and your political responsibilities but I will not tolerate this Sookie and I mean it. You will not make yourself sick not eating or taking care of yourself. I did not marry skin and bones." His eyes changed to angry vampire and his fangs were half down. He was really mad at her.

"Eric, I haven't lost any weight. I don't think I have." She did notice some of her clothes were a bit bigger but she just thought it was baby weight since she had been pregnant twice in two years.

"Sorry Sookie, but you have. I have to agree with Eric." Amelia was selling her down the river and Alcide just nodded.

"Traitors." She continued eating and sulked.

Sookie finished her main course and Eric insisted she eat a piece of cake and drink, a glass of milk before they left. Amelia and Alcide giggled the entire time. Sookie mentioned to Alcide how important nutrition was to growing babies and the first three months were the most important. Amelia had the same cake and glass of milk in front of her, her none the happier about it. Sookie felt better instantly.

They took the SUV and Alcide and Amelia followed in Alcide's pick up truck. There were cars all over the back of the bar when they got there. Eric's spot was open of course and they parked. Alcide carried Johan, Eric took Erika's carrier, Bill took Enar. They went in the back door and took the twins to Pam's office to put them in the crib. Thalia stood guard of them while Eric carried Johan in his arms out to the bar area with Sookie, Amelia, Bill and Alcide behind him.

The entire bar was full of vampires. Alcide, Bill and Amelia went to the booth Pam was sitting in. Eric and Johan took his place at the front of the bar and Sookie stood next to her husband and son. Eric began speaking to his subjects. The minute Sookie walked into the bar she had a funny feeling. She couldn't put her finger on it but there was something off. Letting her shields down she began reaching out, first throughout the bar, outside the bar, each visitor. There were few humans here so the minds and she got nothing from them. She continued searching, something was different. Eric reached her hand and leaned down to her. "Are you alright?" She nodded yes at him. He continued his direction to his vampires. Her eyes began searching the crowd. There were a few faces she didn't recognize. It took her a moment to find one that made her look twice. It was a female vampire who was about five and half foot with long over blonde hair. Her completion was pale, paler than vampire and this vampire was boney and very skinny and very flat chested. Sookie found it an interesting idea since she never had that problem. The vampire was staring at Eric with a look Sookie couldn't explain. She reached out to try and sense more from her and vampire was closed off. Who was this vampire?

The meeting took a few hours before Eric excused the crowd and several vampires wanted private audiences with him. He handed Johan to Sookie and went to sit in his booth to speak to each individually. Sookie went to find Pam. She was talking to one of Stan Davis' Sheriff's Isabella. "Hi Isabella, Pam? Can I talk to you a second?" Pam nodded and walked with Sookie. "Pam who is the blonde in the corner?

The blonde vampire was still sitting in the same spot from earlier. Pam turned to look at who she was talking about and Pam's eyes narrowed. "Excuse me Sookie." Pam was gone in a flash to the female vampire. Pam did not look happy and the blonde's fangs rand down and she was hissing at Pam. Others in the room began to turn around and now Eric was out of the booth and headed their direction.

Sookie started to move toward them when Alcide came up to her side and grabbed her arm. "Sookie, Eric wants you to go check on the babies." Sookie looked up at Alcide and saw the look. Eric was trying to get her out of the room. That meant one of two things, he didn't want her to see something or something was wrong. She could feel his anger in the bond but no concern so she moved to leave. Just as she turned with her son the chair the blonde vampire was sitting in was over turned by her getting up and throwing it back when she rose. Sookie turned quickly shielding Johan.

"Amelia, take Johan to Pam's office." Sookie was moving to give her son to Amelia and Alcide stopped her.

"No, Sookie go to the office like Eric asked. He can handle this." Sookie didn't listen, she handed her child to her witch and waited for them to leave the room.

"I am not leaving Alcide. He is my husband and I am staying." Her foot stomped and Alcide knew other than picking her and carrying her she wasn't leaving. He put his hands up in retreat.

Sookie began to move forward again and the blonde advanced on Eric. "How dare you pull this on me Eric Northman? I have a right to be here just as everyone else!" Sookie was standing behind Pam and Eric and the blonde female saw Sookie and began to hiss again. "What is this Eric?" She was talking about Sookie.

"Katie, you need to leave. This is not the place for this. Leave now." Pam was mad and she began to growl at the tiny blonde who stood in defiance of Eric and his warriors.

"Who is she?" She was staring holes into Sookie now and Bill and Alcide came up to flank Sookie. Bill was trying to move Sookie backwards to get her out of harms way but Sookie kept pulling her arm back.

"Someone needs to tell me what is going on. Eric, what is this about?" Sookie pulled his arm to try to get him to look at her. Sookie could feel something building in her, it almost felt like death but she ignored it and kept her place. "Eric!" Sookie wasn't giving up.

Eric said something in a language she didn't understand and his warriors moved on the vampire and had her by the arms pulling her from the bar, she was yelling and cursing at Eric. Eric stood poker still until she was escorted out. Pam looked worried and turned to head to the back office. "Sookie, you should have listened when I asked you to go check on our children." He started to walk away and Sookie wanted answer.

"Eric, is she an old girlfriend of yours?" That was the only thing she could think of because the way the vampire looked at Sookie, it was jealousy she had figured out.

"I do not have old girl friends Sookie. I am vampire, not human." He was trying to mix words to not give her a truthful answer.

"How long ago Eric?" Time was different for vampires it was unimportant but to her it was.

"I have known Katie for a long time Sookie. I have known most the vampires in this room tonight for a long time." Still he was trying to avoid it but she wanted the answer. It seemed important for some reason.

"But you didn't sleep with most of the vampires in the room did you Eric?" She had never wanted to know about his life with other woman. Sookie accepted Pam knowing they had slept together but their relationship was different. This was a vampire who had a relationship with her husband. It made it real and made it raw.

"No." He turned to her with a look of sympathy on his face. "Sookie." He walked to her and put his arms around her. "I didn't know she was here. I am sorry. I would have had her removed if I knew."

Sookie looked him in the eye to let him know what she was about to say was the truth. "Eric, I love you. I don't doubt your love for me. I am not that naïve to believe that you haven't had relationships before me. It just makes it real is all. I am not angry or hurt. I know that you are mine and that is all that matters."

He looked relived, pulling her closer he picked her up and kissed her. "I love you wife. I will always love you." They were still kissing when Amelia came out with a fussing Erika.

Eric let her go so she could take care of his children and he went to find Pam. Pam was sitting at her desk working. "I told you should have staked her Eric. I told you from the beginning she was trouble. You would not listen to me. I never could figure out what you saw in that twat. She is trouble and has been nothing but a thorn in your side. You need to finish this before she gets out of hand again."

"She will go away Pam. I will make sure of it." He was standing in the middle of the room looking at his children sleeping.

"No she will not Eric and you know it. You have set this in motion again and she will do what she needs to until you have her locked away again! End this Eric!" Pam was pleading with him.

"I can not kill her Pam. It is my fault she is this way." Eric turned to look at Pam.

"How can you be so foolish? How is it your fault she lost her mind and she kills without caring about who it is or what the consequences are? Because you slept with her that makes you hers? She knew what you wanted from her when you met her. She knew your reputation and she thought she could change that. End this or I will Eric before someone gets hurt again." Pam stood to show him she wasn't kidding.

"Stop this Pam, I mean it. I will take care of it." Eric knew what Katie was capable of and he wouldn't let her get that far.

"What if Katie is the vision Eric? Have you thought of that? It would not be the first time she did something like what you described. She will hurt Sookie if given the chance." Pam played the last card she had, Sookie. If Eric thought for a moment someone would hurt Sookie that would be it. She could see on his face he was changing his mind.

He nodded at Pam. "Call Nigel and take care of it."

He put his son in his carrier and buckled him in then picked up a sleeping Johan and went into the now empty bar, all except Sookie. She was sitting in the booth with Erika over her shoulder rubbing her daughters back. "My love, lets get the children home." Sookie nodded and took the baby went to get her carrier from the office. They loaded up in the SUV and headed home.

It was late when they got home so Sookie and Eric got the kids settled into bed and they went to the living room to lay on the couch together. Sookie was laying against Eric's chest with her side to him and her head was in the crease of his neck.

"Don't worry about the next few days Sookie. I will take care of things. I will not have you stressing yourself out about this trip. I would ask you to stay home but I know you would refuse." Eric kissed the top of her head.

She looked up at him. "Your so right there. I am going and that's final. Where you go I go and vice versa. I don't want our kids separated from you and I don't like being away from you at all. Were a team, remember?"

He laughed at her. "You are brave and gorgeous. What more could a vampire want?" Sookie settled back into his arms and fell asleep. Eric listened to her sleeping quietly until he was sure she was asleep then he pulled the blanket higher and fell asleep.

Sookie woke before dawn, her son was up. She and Eric were still laying on the couch. She stood and leaned over to kiss him on the lips. "Sweetie, why don't you go up to bed. I am going to feed the babies." Eric woke and tried to grab her hand but she pulled away and headed up to the nursery. "Your son is hungry Eric. Go to bed."

Her son was wide awake whimpering for his mother. She changed him and went to sit in the chair to feed him. As she sat she had the weirdest feeling, almost like when they were at Fangtasia the night before, the feeling of dread and death. Her son was moving and kicking all over while he was feeding. Sookie knew something was happening, she felt things from her son, sensed things from him. She placed her hand over his little head and when she did the images came to her through her son. There was a vampire standing with her back turned, Sookie couldn't see her face. The vampire had long blonde hair and was really thin and she was standing in the Hotel Manuel. This wasn't like the one she had from Johan where she felt being there, this was more like watching a silent movie. The vampire turned and called to someone, Sookie couldn't see who she was talking to yet but as she moved Sookie could see who it was, Eric. The blonde was angry and was animated in her anger at Eric. He stood in his dismissive stance, this female was unimportant and what she was saying was even less. He turned to walk away from her and in that moment the people and creatures that were in the lobby reappeared. It was as if this vampire made everything around her disappear but when she didn't get her way she let everything fall back into its normal place in the world. The blonde vampire turned enough to see her face, it was Katie and as she turned there was a ripple of time and in that ripple every creature in the hotel was consumed by it. Bodies were burnt and ripped open, bones were breaking, blood was every where, the screams were unheard by Sookie but she could see the movements of the pain on their faces. Sookie could see Eric, he too was affected by this and he began to fall in the rubble that was now dead bodies. Katie turned as if looking at Sookie. Sookie's hand pulled away from Enar's little head so quickly it startled him and he began to cry.

Eric was standing in front of her, he looked like he was about to lose it. "Sookie, I have been standing her calling you! What is it? Please, tell me!."

She smiled sadly at him. "Take the baby Eric please." He reached and took his son who was still whimpering and Eric put his son on his shoulder and patted his back and he calmed down instantly. Sookie was rubbing the sides of her head, trying to get the thoughts together to explain to Eric. "I saw the hotel through Enar. I placed my hand on his head and he showed me what happened. There was a ripple of time and in that time everyone in the hotel was destroyed. The one that started the ripple was Katie, you dismissed her and she retaliated against it." She looked up at him standing there petting their now sleeping son.

"She will not be at the hotel Sookie. I have taken care of it. Don't worry about this." Eric was looking angry.

'I don't know what your plan is Eric, but this woman needs to be stopped. I know you think you can handle this but there is much more going on here." She wanted answers and Eric was dismissing this as if it was already done and he didn't want to talk about it any longer.

"Leave it now Sookie, lets get the children taken care of and we can talk about it later." Eric put Enar in the crib and moved to pick up Erika. Sookie was mad but there was no point of yelling him in front of the kids. She took the baby and sat to feed her. Eric left to check on Johan who was sound asleep. He went to their bedroom to lie down again.

Sookie found him there when she was done with the kids. "Eric, you can't put me off like I am your employee. That isn't how we work. We talk about things and we don't shut the other out. Even if its ugly we tell the other."

He knew she was right but he was banking on Nigel's ability to get to Katie before things got out of hand. "I am not shutting you out my love. I just want to shelf this topic. Things are being taken care of. "

"Fine, blow me off Eric. I will let it go now but I want you to know you can't expect me to understand what is going on around us if you keep me in the dark." She wasn't going to start a fight about it but she wanted him to know what he was doing. She climbed into the bed and Eric pulled her close to him, she sighed into his chest to fall asleep.

Eric heard her words but he felt it was pointless to fight about something he had under control. His phone began to ring and he reached to the night stand to get his phone off the charger. He hit the on button on his phone. Nigel was on the line. "Eric, we have been searching for her. She is no longer in the area. We will have to expand the search."

"New Orleans, start there. Get back to me by dawn." He hit the button to disconnect the phone. Sookie didn't say another word, she drifted to sleep. Eric laid with her waiting.

His phone went off before dawn, he reached to get it again and answered it. Nigel began talking. "Still no sign of her Eric. Pam had some leads but they have run cold." Eric growled into the phone and hit the button to disconnect the phone again. Eric never went to sleep that night. He was up waiting for hell to break loose.