He-he! Sorry I left you all on the edge of your seats, I couldn't resist.

Now, stop throwing stones at our Viking. Our poor Eric, you all have him hung up by gracious plenty! LOL

Was it a dream or vision? Hope you like the twist.

Review! I loved the last ones. It helped me kick this chapter out so I could post first thing.

WARNING! ADULT CONTENT AND LEMONY GOODNESS!

Chapter 41

Sookie cried out and sat up, it was pitch black in the room. Eric was not there, she knew it. Her eyes tried to adjust to the light, she could feel the tears that went down her face from the dream, was it a dream? Her heart was beating, was it a vision? Did she see Eric, was she watching him in real time? It felt real not like anything she had ever felt before. She got up, went to the bathroom to take care of things then went downstairs. Pam was sitting in the living room, the room was completely dark. "Pam, what are you doing here?"

Her head turned. "Eric told me to come and stay with you."

"Do you know where he is?" Sookie walked up to her to see her face. She could tell Pam was hiding something.

"Are you alright Sookie?" Pam could sense her tears she supposed.

"Just a bad dream. Do you know where Eric is Pam?" She asked her again.

"No, I do not." Pam turned away from her. There was more to this than she was going to tell Sookie knew it.

Sookie walked and sat next to her. "What do you know about Selah?"

Pam's head turned to her. "How do you know of Selah, Mistress?"

"Eric took me to meet her." Sookie was trying to gauge Pam but she was being really closed off.

"That is for Eric to tell you." Pam stood up and walked to the glass door to look out. "It is a beautiful night is it not? The moon is full and glowing."

Sookie stood up. "What did you say?"

Pam turned. "The moon is full and it looks like it glowing."

Just like in her dream. "Pam, is Eric meeting Selah tonight?"

She turned to look at her again. "Sookie, I do not know what Eric's plans are this evening."

"Cover for him. Fine. I get it, he is your maker. If I find out you know the truth and kept it from me I will never forgive you Pam. You have always been honest with me." She turned to walk out of the room.

"Sookie, sometimes there are reasons he must do things, we may not understand them, but he knows what must be done." Pam sounded confident.

"I married and bonded to him. He can't keep things from me Pam. If there is something going on between him and Selah other than just a professional relationship then I need to know. I will not stand here and be cheated on. I don't care how much I love him." Sookie said it as calm as she could. The tears rolled silently down her face.

Dawn was coming, Pam turned to her. "I must go to rest. Do not bring trouble where there is none Sookie. Eric's bond with you is strong, he cannot betray you even if he wanted to, the bond would not allow him to." She kissed her on the cheek and left to go to her rest for the day.

Sookie calmed herself, Pam was right. She had a silly dream, she laughed at herself for being ridiculous. Her husband loved her and they had a family. The life they shared was good, she wouldn't let anything or anyone come between them again. Turning she went to the staircase and began walking up when she heard the door. She turned to see Eric standing in the doorway, she smiled at him. "Hey sweetie." Her body began to scream for him, she needed his blood.

He looked up at her not expecting her be standing there. "Hello Lover, I have missed you."

Sookie blinked, isn't that what he had said to Selah in the dream. She shook her head to clear her mind. It was a dream, get a grip she thought to herself. His expression was odd she thought. "Is everything ok Eric?"

"Yes, of course. What are you doing up this late?" He looked around.

She knew he was keeping something from her. "I had a bad dream, Pam was down here when I came down. We talked about you, she just went to rest."

"Go back to bed my love. I have some work to do, I will come to bed soon." He began to walk away.

"Eric?" She stood looking at him.

"Yes, my love." He didn't look at her.

"I am hungry." She said it almost in a whisper. Her blood was screaming for him, she needed his blood desperately.

He grinned and held his hand out for her. "I am glad you have let that stubbornness go my wife. Come here to me." Sookie turned to go back down the stairs. He wrapped his arms around her. "I love you, more than you will ever know." His soft lips found hers. "Lets get you fed and back in the bed shall we?" She giggled and let him lead her to the living room. He sat on the couch, pulled her to him, her straddling him, they were face to face. He leaned to kiss her again. "You are so beautiful my wife, so sexy. You smell so good." His nose went to her neck. "Fairy, my love." He licked her neck.

"I love you too Eric, you are so handsome." She brought her face to his again and kissed him long and hard.

His hand went under her t-shirt, he growled when he found her naked breasts under it. "I want you so much my wife. The thought of your naked body drives me insane with need. When I should be working all I think about is coming home and fucking you. I go to rest and when I dream I dream of us together, my cock inside you. I think about these breasts, full of milk." His eyes closed. "I carry your scent on me so I can always be reminded of our last mating. You are everything to me, you are the only love I will ever have my dear."

Sookie looked at him the entire time he spoke. With every word he spoke to her the more aroused she got. She wanted him so badly, his blood, her body wanted him, needed him to touch her. "Please Eric." She leaned over and bit his neck taking his blood. If she didn't take it she would die, her heart was beating so fast. His head went back, he moaned loudly as she sucked his blood. The wound closed and she cried out, she wanted more.

He pulled her back. "Patience my love." She shook her head no. "Greedy, I love it." He smiled at her. Her head turned, she wanted him to bite her. He had other plans, he unzipped his jeans and pulled his cock out of them. He stroked it for a moment, it was rock hard and Sookie sniffed the air, she could smell his juices on him. He smirked at his wife then moved the fabric of the tiny shorts she was wearing out of his way. His hips lifted her up and on him, pushing her fully on him. She cried out, which made him harder. He stood up with them connected, her legs wrapped around him, he knelt down gently taking him down with her. He wanted to be in control, he needed to feel her under him. Sookie's hands went to strip his clothes off him, he slowly moved in her while she released him of his clothes, she lifted the t-shirt off her body, Eric ripped the shorts off her. They were completely naked now, their bodies touching. "My gorgeous wife." He laid her on her back, his lips kissed her as he moved in and out. He took one of her legs to bring to his chest, the change of positions allowed him to dive deeper inside her. Her body bucked under him. "You like that Sookie, how deep I am in you?"

"Yes." That was the only word she could say, her body felt like it was part of his he was so far inside her. He hips moved back to thrust deeper and she moaned. "Oh, yes." Again he moved out to dive in to her again and this time was deeper than the others. She screamed out. "Deeper Eric, put your cock deeper." He smiled down on her and obeyed her. He pushed in again and this time the pain was so pleasurable she began to come. He moved fast in her to make the orgasm more intense and her body came off the floor, she screamed and her body shook under him. Her eyes were so full of lust and want.

"I am not done with you little tease." He leaned down and bit her breast hard and as he sucked she came again, she panted and whimpered while he took her blood. She never wanted him to stop, she begged him to bite her again but he only shook his head no. His hand moved to her clit and began to slowly rub her as his hips began to move fast and deep in her again. Her hands went to his back, she was scratching him spurring him on, the nails of her hands causing blood to being. The smell of his blood made her crazy. Her body came up, she put her arms around his neck to hold on and to look him in the face.

This was erotic, this is what she wanted, to watch him as he fucked her. "Don't stop Eric, please." He threw his head back laughing. He had no intensions of stopping. His hips continued in her and his fingers on her sent her over again, she came, her head rested on his shoulder as she moaned his name over and over. When her body stopped the convulsion he leaned her back again, he took her hands putting them above her head and held them there, he wanted her control, he wanted her more than he wanted life. Her eyes narrowed and her lips grinned at him, she knew what he was trying to do and she loved it. His lips were sucking, licking, his fangs were nipping places on her body. "Fuck me hard Eric. Really hard!" Her hips moved up to his to entice him and it worked, his face smiling down on her he pulled out, pushed in her making her whole body jerk up with the impact. She screamed out. He did it again, and she screamed again. He repeated it over and over until she couldn't take anymore and he couldn't either, his wife screamed loudly coming again and his body climaxed so hard he fell forward taking the breathe out of her. He couldn't move for a few seconds and she began to giggle. "Sweetie." She whispered.

He looked at her face, it was covered in sweat and flushed, he let her hands go and rolled off her. "I am sorry lover, I lost my balance." He kissed her roughly.

She laughed again. "Don't you dare apologize. Damn Eric. That was amazing." She rolled her exhausted body toward him, she put her arms on his cool body. It felt great against her really heated one.

He laughed this time. "Yes, it was definitely that. Would you like a repeat performance?" His cock was rock hard again and she giggled and pretended to get away from him. She wiggled and scooted back. His fangs came down, his face grinned, his eyes narrowed. "Come here my bride." His voice was low and predatory. She loved it, her hands went behind her to make it so she could scoot farther from him. He liked this game, she was going to try and get away from him, she got her feet under her and began to run around the living room, she went to behind the couch, he on the other side. "You can not out run me little one." He laughed at her attempt.

"You think you can catch me husband? Try it." Her head fell back and she laughed loudly. He growled at her and contemplated his next move, he darted to the left, she went the other direction and laughed as she did it. Her game making him harder, more blood lusting. He had to have her, take her, fuck her. "Come on old man, show me what you got." She was taunting him. He darted the other direction and she got away again. He hissed, how did his wife get so fast he wondered. She stuck her tongue out at him. "Keep this up Eric and I will commit you to the old vampires home." He laughed at her and she grinned. "Come and get me sweetie." Her finger was directing him to come to her. He moved in a blur to where she was and she moved just as quick, they were in the opposite spots now.

"Sookie." He was warning her now. "When I catch you I will teach you a lesson you will not forget." He grinned at her.

"Looks to me you need to work on that husband. I am still giving chase." She was loving this, she had control and he didn't. It was powerful and intense.

"Yes, wife it seems I do." He moved faster than she had ever seen, he had her pinned on the floor, his fangs penetrated her skin so hard she cried out, his cock was in her again and she began to come again from the fangs in her. He let out a war cry and fucked her so hard she almost blacked out. "Come for me Sookie!" She did and as she did he did too, screaming at each other. When they were finally spent he picked her up and carried her to the bedroom. He knew the staff would be there soon and he didn't want to embarrass her. Gently he laid his half unconscious wife on the bed. "Lover are you alright?" His hands gently rubbing her body.

"Yep." That's all she could muster. She rolled to him and he looked at her, she was so beautiful to him. He pulled her face to look closer at her, she was a bit pale. He opened his wrist again and put it to her mouth. Her eyes were closed but she sucked eagerly. He leaned to kiss her forehead. She was asleep before the wound closed. Her face went from pale to a rosy pink before she fell asleep.

Eric pulled the covers up around them. He moved her closer to him, his arms went around her, his hands on his son. He stared at her watching her breathe until he fell asleep.

Sookie dreamed again, she was standing in the same clearing that Eric was before, she sensed him. Her eyes quickly scanned the area to find him. He was to the right of her, she knew it. She whispered his name and he stepped out of the trees. She didn't move and he stayed where he was. "Why are you here again Eric? What are you trying to tell me?" He looked slightly over his shoulder, Sookie followed his eyes. There was someone else here, it was dark out and the only light was the moon but she knew someone else was there. She asked him again. "What are you trying to tell me Eric?" She started to move and Selah stepped out of the clearing. Eric went to her, put his face close to hers, he turned slightly toward Sookie. "Hello lover, I have missed you." He said that before, who was he talking to, her or Selah? Selah smiled. "Have you told her yet Eric?" He shook his head no to her again, like before. "You are mine." He moved to her, his face near her neck and said to her. "I know."

Sookie sat up almost screaming out. Her heart was racing, her face full of tears from this dream. She needed to know if it was a dream or a vision. Was someone trying to tell her something? Today she would find out. She looked over, Eric was gone. The clock said it was only 8:30 in the morning. She had only been asleep a couple hours, her body hurt from the amount of sex she and Eric had the previous night. Sookie could hear the workers out in the back of the house doing what they were paid to do. Getting out of the bed she went to take a shower, she turned the water super hot and stepped in. She washed her hair and body, rinsed and got out. Quickly she dried off, went to get some clothes to dress. Today she put on a black bra with a matching pair of panties, a v-neck short sleeved sweater in a deep purple and black dress pants with flats. She put her hair up in a pony tail, applied a little make up and went to get her kids. Johan was still in his crib. "Morning baby." He looked up and smiled at his mother. She took him out of his bed and helped him to the bathroom. They were done and changed to head to get the twins. Johan chatted the entire time. Erika was still sleeping but Enar was up. "Mama." His hands went up and she picked him up. "Good morning my little warrior. Lets get you dressed and we will head down for breakfast." Sookie kissed his neck and took him to the changing table to get him ready for the day. He was cleaned up and changed when Eric came in.

"Hello my wife." He walked in to wrap his arms around her.

"Hi Eric." She turned to look at him. He felt her uncertainty of him, their bond was flowing, she was conflicted and irritated.

He let her go and took Enar. "Have I done something I am unaware of Sookie?" Enar wrapped his arms around his fathers neck.

"No, you haven't done anything Eric." She had Erika up and changed, she turned and headed toward the door.

"Sookie, what is going on?" Her irritation was building.

"I need to get the kids downstairs and fed. I have some things I need to do today, I want to go to the hospital too." She wanted to distract him.

His eyes narrowed and she walked out. "I will not be able to go with you today, I have a meetings all day and I have to attend." They walked to the dining room.

"Fine, I would like to spend some girl time with Amelia anyway." She put Erika in her chair then she got Johan in his. Johan was giving his parents an odd look. He was just as tapped into the bond as they were.

Eric put Enar in his chair then sat down pulling both the chairs to him. Trish appeared with everyone's food and his True Blood. "Morning Northman's." They returned her good morning. She went back to the kitchen.

Johan took his hand and hit the top of the tray. "No mommy." He was pouting.

They both looked at their son. "What is the matter Johan?" Eric asked his son.

Johan looked at Sookie, his face was really mad. "You make it stop mommy." He gave her a look, Sookie knew he knew what she had seen. She reached over and squeezed his arm. 'I will baby, mommy will fix it, I promise.' Johan calmed and went back to his food.

"Sookie? You need to tell me what this about." Eric looked at her and his fangs came down.

"If I had an answer for you I would Eric." Sookie quickly ate her breakfast. Lily came in. "Lily, I have some errands I need to run today. I don't know how long I will be but I will have my cell. Eric has to go to work. Call if you need me ok?" Lily smiled and nodded. Sookie pushed the plate away, she had only ate half of her food. Sookie stood, kissed her kids and Eric's lips quickly then head toward the door.

Eric handed the spoon he was using to feed his kids to Lily to get up to follow his wife. "Sookie, stop." He said it through clenched teeth. "Tell me what is going on. You know I feel your emotions, you just can not just leave without giving me an explanation."

"I don't have one Eric. I have had a couple odd dreams, well, I hope they are dreams and not visions. I plan to find that out today." She grabbed her purse off the table next to the door, she checked to make sure she had her phone and it was on.

"What were the dreams?" He moved to stand in front of her, she wouldn't look at him and she called for Mark.

Mark stepped through the door. "Mark, I need you and another guard, I have some errands I need to run. Ok?" He nodded to go get the SUV and the second guard. Eric was waiting patiently for her answer. "Look, I know you want to know, just let me figure them out first. I promise I will tell you when I get home. Will you be late?"

He shook his head no. "I will be home about six. I will expect you here by that time and I want answers Sookie. If you are not here when I get home I will not be pleased. Do you understand?" His voice was deadly.

She slapped at him. "Hey, mister!" She turned when she heard the car come to the front of the house. She moved to kiss him quickly on the lips and she strode out of the house leaving him standing in the foyer.

Her first step was the hospital. Amelia was up and holding Adam when she came in. "Hey!" Amelia was glad to see her.

"How are you two today?" Sookie came over and kissed Adam on the top of the head. His little eyes were closed.

"Good. We are great really." Amelia looked at her friend. "What's wrong?"

"I have had dreams or maybe they are visions for two nights now. They are about Eric and Selah." She looked at her witch friend.

"You mean Selah, the witch Selah? She called my phone and left a message but I haven't returned it I have been a bit busy." She grinned. "How do you know Selah?"

Sookie recanted the story of Eric taking her to the restaurant and the dreams. Amelia looked shocked. "She has never been deceptive that I know of. Selah is a powerful witch, do you think she has some plan for Eric?"

"I don't know Amelia. It could be her. What do I do?" Sookie looked defeated.

"You have the power to read her. Go to her and see if she is lying. I wouldn't go alone, if she has some grand plan for Eric then she might not care to hurt you. I will think of a spell to put on you and Eric to try and protect your bond." Amelia looked at her pitifully.

"Thanks, I think I will call Claude. He is a bullshit meter, besides I need muscle." Sookie pulled her phone out and called her cousin.

"Cousin, what can I do for you?" Claude's velvet voice purred.

"I need your help. I have been having some dreams about Eric and I need to figure out if they are visions or dreams. Can you help me?" She looked across at her friend.

"Sure, where are you?" She told him and he said he'd see her in a minute. He didn't lie, a minute later he popped in the middle of the room. "Well, look what we have here." He walked over to Amelia and Adam. "He looks like you, he's beautiful." Amelia smiled and thanked him.

Sookie stood up. "Ok, Claude, am I having a dream or a vision?"

"Vision, you are dreaming about that dreadful Selah aren't you?" Sookie nodded. "Yea, she is casting spells all over the place it seems. She and Eric have a history, I remember they fought some battle together and she helped save Eric. That witch wants you out of the picture. Your husband and Gunnar is what she wants." Claude sat on the side of the bed.

"Why? She seemed really nice when I met her." Sookie was fuming.

"Of course, she is a witch Sookie, she can manipulate you, Eric, me even. We could use a really strong witch." Claude was grinning at Amelia.

"Me? I am not that strong. She has been practicing for like forever!" Amelia was staring at them.

"Sure we probably could go into the swamps and find some priestess who could take her on but you can. You know you can." Claude looked at Amelia like she was boring him.

"No, we will do this without Amelia, she can give us some pointers but I will handle this, Amelia needs to be with her son. What do we need to do?" Sookie asked.

Claude grinned. "What ever you wish cousin." Claude waved his hand at her. "First you need to keep Eric away from her." Sookie remembered he said he had a meeting this morning but she was going to call him anyway.

Sookie got her cell phone out and dialed his phone. He answered on the first ring. "Sookie?"

"Hey sweetie, I know you have work this morning but I need a favor." She said it with as much sweetness as she could muster.

"Anything my love, what do you need?" He was grinning at the phone.

"Stay away from Selah." She just blurted it out.

"What? I am meeting with her this morning." Eric growled at the phone.

"If you love me Eric, you will cancel and not go anywhere near her. Please, do this for me. I wouldn't ask if it wasn't important. I think she is going to cast a spell or something on you Eric." Sookie had to tell him something.

"That is ridiculous Sookie, I have known her a long time, she is an ally Sookie." Eric almost laughed.

Sookie handed the phone to Claude. "Hey sexy. Your bonded has had some visions, and she is telling you the truth. We are going to light Selah's ass up for this one."

"Crane, you better not be bullshitting me, if you are and this is some game you are playing I will personally rip your head off." Eric was livid now.

"I wouldn't bullshit you puddin'. Your too sexy for that. Now stay away from that crazy woman until we figure out what is going on." He handed the phone back to Sookie.

"Sookie, you should have told me." He sounded upset now.

"I wasn't sure what they were Eric. Now, I know. Please stay away from her." She prayed it wasn't too late.

"I will cancel now. I will call you later, I love you." He hung up.

Sookie looked at Claude. "What do we do now?"

Claude thought about it for a moment. He closed his eyes and called his sister to him. She popped in the middle of the room. "Hey all. Claude what do you need?"

"Sister, it seems our cousin has some witch trouble." He nodded toward Sookie. Claude gave her the run down on what was happening.

Claudine looked really mad. "Selah? I really hoped that was just a rumor. Shit. I hate that woman, she is creepy. What's your plan?"

Claude thought about it a moment then looked at his sister. "You go to Eric and keep an eye on him." She nodded and popped.

"Ok, Amelia what can use against her?" Claude pulled two chairs up to the side of the bed to see what their game plan would be.

Claudine popped to the middle of Fangtasia. She knew Eric was in his office, Claudine sensed Selah. "Shit." She said it under her breathe. Quietly she walked back to the office and the door was open. She could hear Selah talking sweetly to Eric. She had his chin in her hand, Eric was staring up at her.

"My dearest, I think all is well now. Come, lets go to my home. I have some things that need to be done before nightfall." Selah turned and her eyes changed, her nose wrinkled. She pushed Eric back into the chair. "Fairy, well, it is always a delight. Come." Selah indicated for Claudine to come forward.

Slowly she walked into the room. "Selah, take the spell off him."

She laughed like the devil. "No, he will help me first."

"This is ridiculous, don't you have anything better to do? I mean come on!" Claudine wanted to kill her. She thought about that for a minute, would that break the spell?

"No, it will not. He will remain in this state even if you kill me. How will Sookie like that? He will refuse her, tell her he does not love her. Your little cousin will be beside herself." Selah stroked the side of his face.

"What do you want?" Claudine just wanted to cut to the chase.

"What I wanted from the beginning. That bitch helped those demons, I went to a lot of trouble, Derrick and I spent a good amount of time building a plan to take Gunnar from his mother. Eric and Sookie thought they figured it out, they were foolish." Selah's face distorted.

"You sent the book to the demon world?" Claudine knew the story, she didn't like it one bit.

"With Derrick's help. I loved him. Sookie and Eric took him away from me. Now I will take what means the most to the two of them, each other and their son." She held her hand up and Eric stood up.

"Hello Claudine." His face looked emotionless.

"Damn." Claudine knew that this was bad. "You know your not going to win. You only going to anger every super natural group with this stunt Selah. Just leave and we will forget it."

"Try to stop me Fairy. See how far you get." Selah took Eric's hand and walked past her.

Claudine took out her cell phone. "Grandfather, we have a problem."

Sookie, her cousin and Amelia were running scenario after scenario to try figure out to stop Selah. "I don't think that will work either. It is too dicey. Keep thinking."

Niall popped in the middle of the room. Claude stood and bowed to his grandfather. The Prince looked pissed Sookie thought. "Hello Amelia, I am sorry to disturb you and your new child." He looked to Sookie. "My child, I need to speak to you." He looked at Claude who knew what his grandfather was going to say. He swore under his breathe, Sookie looked at Claude.

"What is it?" She walked to her great grandfather.

He took her hands. "Selah has Eric."

She shook her head. "No, I talked to him. He promised he wouldn't meet with her. Hold on, let me call him." She took her phone out to call but Niall took her phone from her.

"Sookie, Claudine was there. They are gone." He held her hands tightly.

"Where? Where did she take him?" Her eyes began to water.

"We do not know. She has spent a lot of time on this, Claudine was unable to sense him after she left with him." The Prince looked at Amelia who was tearing up too.

Alcide came in. "Hey, what's going on?" He looked around the room to see everyone's face. He went to Amelia.

"Selah, that witch I was telling you about." He nodded and looked at Sookie. "She has put some kind of spell on Eric. He is gone with him somewhere." Amelia held Adam tighter.

"I don't understand, how can she just take him? He's a vampire for crying out loud." Alcide walked to Sookie.

Sookie just stood blinking. "There has to be something we can do. I can't just stand here and let him stay with her!"

"I don't know what we can do. We don't even know where they are. Can you sense him through the bond?" Claude asked her.

Sookie concentrated, the bond was dull, there was no activity coming through his end. She sat back in the chair and put her head in her hands.

"Claude, go and see if you can track him." Claude disappeared. "I will send some trackers out as well. Alcide, do you have anyone who might be able to help?" Niall asked the Were.

"Of course. I will make some calls." He pulled out his phone and started making calls.

"I will send Nigel and Pam as soon as it is sundown. We have to find him. If I had just told him earlier!" She started to pace.

"She would have gotten to him one way or another Sookie, do not doubt that." Her great grandfather put his arm around her shoulder.

Sookie moved away from him and went to Amelia. "If you think of anything call me ok? I am going home to my kids." Amelia wiped the tears away and nodded.

Her heart was beating so fast as she left. She got in the car and updated Mark on what was happening. "Are you ok? Can I do anything?" Mark looked in the mirror at her. Maggie sat next to him.

"No, we just have to wait. My Fae family is working on it, so is Alcide. I just hope she doesn't hurt him." She felt so helpless.

When they got to the house the kids were asleep. Sookie went into the living room and sat on the couch. Lily came in the room and she updated her and asked her to stay close to the kids. She nodded and went upstairs to stay with the kids. Claudine popped in. "Sookie?"

She looked up. "Hey. Did you find anything?" Her cousin shook her head no. "Yea, I thought so. I guess this is my fault. I should have talked to him this morning, but I was so freaked out I thought I could handle it myself."

"Concentrate on finding him Sookie, not beating yourself up." Claudine was firm with her. She didn't want her cousin falling apart.

"Your right, when the vampires wake tonight I am taking everyone I can to find him tonight. I wont let her get away with this." Sookie looked angrier than Claudine remembered her ever being.

Sookie went outside and sat waiting for the sun to go down thinking of possibilities. There had to be something they could do. Sookie didn't know how long she had sat there when Alcide and Stephen stepped through the door. "Sookie?"

Her head turned to look at them. "Hey." She didn't even care the Were Eric threatened was standing there.

"Stephen has found the clearing." Sookie turned her body to look at the handsome man.

"How do you know it's the same one I saw?" Sookie almost whispered.

Stephen stepped forward and bowed. "My Queen, I could smell him, she took him there today. His scent is all over the area."

"Can you take me to it?" He nodded yes to her. "Ok, lets go." They got in the SUV and Alcide sat next to her with her hands in his. "We will find him Sook, don't worry, he will be fine." She looked up at him, all she could do is hope he was right.

They drove for about a half an hour. Stephen told Mark where to pull over. Sookie looked out the window. This was were she saw Eric's was, it was all familiar now. "Yes, this is it."

Stephen nodded and opened the door helping her out. Alcide got out after her, Mark and Maggie stood next to them. Stephen lead the way through the brush and trees. They walked for a while until they came to the clearing, Sookie closed her eyes, she could feel him here. Alcide was looking around, he could sense Eric here too. "I feel him here."

Sookie nodded, slowly she walked around the area. "Eric, if you can hear me I am here. I love you and I need you to come home. Please Eric, come to me." She felt the bond, she could feel him now. He was sending comfort and she could feel his love. Sookie's heart felt like it would stop. "Sweetie, I am here. I know you love me, feel our bond, I need you to come home." They walked around trying to find anything that would lead them to him, nothing. Alcide walked to her. "Sookie, he isn't here anymore, lets get you home, I will send some men out here to stake it out. If they come back we will find them."

Sookie got back in the car. "We need come back when the moon is full. Is that tonight?"

Alcide nodded. "We can't come with you Sookie, we change tonight."

She knew they did, she would take her vampires with her, it didn't matter. When the moon was high she would come back. The Were's took her home, she went to her room and got in the shower, she put on jeans and a black t-shirt. She went back downstairs and helped her kids have dinner. She ate her dinner even though she wanted to throw up, but she needed to keep her strength and she wouldn't make herself sick again.

The sun went down and Sookie took out her phone. "Pam I need you, please come quickly. Call Nigel and ask him to come too, Bill should already be on his way." Lily took her kids up to get them ready for bed.

It wasn't long before the door opened, Pam, Nigel and Bill stepped in. "Sookie, what is it?"

Sookie stood and told her vampires what had happened. Nigel paced the entire time. "Well, it seems this witch thinks she is slick. I will cut her tongue out her mouth when I catch her. She will not be casting any more spells when I am done with her." Sookie liked his imagination.

"We have to find him first." The bond was open, she could feel anger but she felt him sending love and comfort. Did he know what was happening to him?

Pam went to her. "Can you find the clearing?"

"I would be able to find it with my eyes closed." Sookie looked at Pam.

They got into the SUV, Bill and Nigel in the front, Pam sitting next to her. "He was worried about something, I could tell. He would say how much he loved you, he would protect you at all costs. Do you think he knew this was coming, that someone was going to try and hurt you again?"

Sookie shook her head. "I don't know. Everything has been so amazing. The last couple days he has been closed off about something but he was fine with us at home. We have been really happy."

Pam nodded as they stopped where Sookie indicated. Her vampires flanked her as they walked to the clearing. The moon was high, Pam told them to stand back. "We will wait."

They did, time went by at a turtles pace.

Sookie thought she couldn't take anymore until she heard the humming, a female's voice. Selah stepped out of the trees. "I know you are here Sookie." Sookie looked at Pam and her vampire nodded to her. Sookie stood and went to the clearing.

"Where is my husband Selah?" Sookie looked at the woman with such hatred.

She giggled at Sookie. "He is here. I wont hurt him. I need him, without him I wont get what I want. Your ultimate gift to my world, your son Gunnar. See I made Derrick believe that he was what the super natural world said he was, but I knew he was not it. Derrick didn't know Gunnar would really be a witch, the strongest we will ever see. Eric will help me get him from you. His vampires will do as he wishes, they will take him away from you and bring him to me."

Eric stepped out of the clearing. His eyes never looked toward Sookie. He walked to the witch who was wearing the white flowing dress, her husband went to stand by her. He took her hands in his, his face went to her neck, slowly he moved his tongue on her skin. Sookie thought she would throw up. She called out to him but he never responded, she tried to get him to look at her but he wouldn't. Eric's fangs came down, he was going to bite her. His face turned slightly toward Sookie as if to tell her a secret message only they would know. "Hello lover, I have missed you." Selah smiled. "You need to tell her about us Eric." He shook his head yes. "I know." Sookie's knees felt like they would buckle. It all was a blur after that, Eric's fangs pierced Selah's skin, blood began to spray everywhere, she began to fall to the ground, screaming. Pam, Nigel and Bill were standing next to Sookie holding her back, all of their fangs had run down. Selah was pleading, crying as Eric began to destroy her. Eric's growls were like nothing she had ever heard from him. Sookie couldn't take her eyes off of her husband. Pieces of the witch were beginning to pile up everywhere. When Selah stopped moving he turned, his face, hands, shirt covered in blood. Sookie stood blinking.

"Eric?" The bond was open, he was angry still, he was full of lust and worried, she felt his love for her too.

"Stay back Sookie." Bill stood between her and Eric. "Eric, its us, Bill, Pam and Nigel. Sookie is here." Her husband looked like a monster standing there, the blood dripping from his fangs.

"I know who you are Compton. Keep her back, I am not in control of myself yet. I want her blood." He began to shake his head. Sookie tried to concentrate, to keep her Fae blood shielded.

Pam walked to him. "Eric, what happened?"

He looked to Sookie and stared. "My wife called me to tell me I was being set up. I knew I only had one chance, let Selah think she could cast a spell on me and let her take me. I wanted to know why she did what she did." He wiped his face with the back of his sleeve. "I told you I would do anything to keep you with me Sookie. I wont let anyone come between us, ever. I am sorry I worried you. I tried to let you know though the bond I was alright."

Sookie's eyes began to blink and everything went black. Nigel caught her as she fell.

She could feel something cold on her face. "Back away from her vampire." That voice she recognized, the doctor. "Sookie, can you hear me?"

Sookie's eyes opened, she saw her doctor leaning over her. "Yeah, I can hear you. Where is Eric?" The doctor's hand hovered over her.

"I am here my love." She began to cry. "Please Sookie, do not cry, I am here and we are well." Her tears came faster. She was so relieved he was ok.

"Sookie, do you have any pain? Is your head hurting?" She shook her head no. "Can you sit up?" She moved to sit, she was a little dizzy.

"She is not well, let her lay back down." Eric's fangs came back down.

"Who has the medical degree vampire, you or I?" She looked at Sookie and the doctor rolled her eyes. "What happened little one?"

Sookie sniffled. "I don't know. I was watching Eric and everything went black. Did I pass out?" She was horrified.

"Yes you did. You gave everyone quite the scare. This big vampire looked like he saw a ghost. How do you feel now?" The doctor handed her a glass of water.

"Better, the dizziness is gone." She sat up, took a drink and looked at Eric. Her tears started again.

"Rest for a bit. If you feel sick or dizzy call me alright?" She turned to Eric and he followed her. "Make her rest, eat and take it easy the rest of the night. She just got a little overwhelmed." Eric nodded and the doctor disappeared.

Sookie was sitting in their bed with Kleenex to her face. Eric walked to the bed and sat on the side, adjusted to lay next to her. "Sookie, tell me what is wrong." He took her hand and kissed it.

"Were you talking to me or her in the clearing?" Sookie looked at him.

"You mean the lover part?" She nodded yes. "You, I was trying to calm you, I could feel your anxiety and fear. I had it under control."

"I thought she had a spell on you. You scared the shit out of me Eric." She looked at him like he had never seen before.

Eric pulled her to him, he hugged her tightly. "When you called me I had to think quickly, I tried to call her but she wouldn't answer her phone. I have known Selah for years. No, she and I were not involved in that way Sookie, if this is what your upset about. She and I were never lovers. Years ago I had some issues with some witches, she helped me. One of the witches almost killed me and Selah got me out to allow me to heal. I would never thought she would do something like this. Never would I have brought her into our lives if I thought so."

Sookie looked up at him. "I am sorry I didn't tell you about the dreams. I was really wrong."

"You had no way of knowing. Neither of us did. We must promise to not keep things from each other." His lips met hers and he kissed her softly. He held her while she cried, she sobbed for quite a while before he began to try to calm her. "Shush, my love, you are going to make yourself sick. I am here, I am sorry I frightened you, I didn't mean to."

"Eric, can you call Amelia and tell her your ok? She and Alcide are worried." He nodded to her and got his phone to make the call. Sookie could hear her friend and she sounded relieved.

When the call was over he came back to the bed. "Take off your clothes lover." He left the room to go to the bathroom, he turned the water on in the tub and added lots of bubbles to the water. He came back to the room and she was still sitting on the side of the bed, her hand on her belly, still dressed. He knelt down in front of her. "Are you ill?"

She shook her head. "No. Did you mean what you said about giving all this up and leaving?" Her eyes looked into his.

"Yes, I did. I have thought about it many times since I met you. I will if it what you want. I do not believe it is a good idea to decide while you are upset Sookie." He stood and pulled her up with him. Eric began to pull her clothes off her body.

"I hate this stuff Eric. I hate that these super naturals don't care that we are a family and we that we love each other. I just want peace!" He picked her up and took her to the bathroom. Gently he lowered her into the water, he took off his clothes and slipped in behind her.

He rubbed her arms. "I feel your frustrations Sookie. I want you to know if we do this we will be fine, financially. I will sell a few things to make life less complicated of course but I want you to know we have enough to live several lifetimes and I am good at making money. If we go we will have to give up everyone we know and care about. We can not risk others finding out who we are."

She nodded. "Ok, let me think about it some more. I like knowing that is an option. Every part of my being tells me we should do it."

"We do not have to do it forever. Just until our children are older then we can come back if you wish." Eric was washing her back.

She turned her head to kiss him. "Thank you."

He let the kiss linger, his tongue found hers and he put his hand around her neck pulling her close. When she pulled back to breathe he looked in her eyes. "What are you thanking me for my love?"

"For caring enough to give us the option. It means everything." She kissed him again and leaned back against his rock hard chest, the water was so warm, she sighed. He rubbed her arms, he wanted her to relax and let the stress of the day go, it was bad for the baby and he was didn't want her to get ill from it.

"Sleep lover, you and Gunnar have had a hard day. I want you two well rested. Tomorrow I would like you to go to Fangtasia with me. It is my evening to sit on the throne and I promised Pam I would be there. Will you come with me?" His fangs were running along her neck and shoulder blades.

She giggled. "Yes, I will. It will be fun. I might just get all dolled up and make the vampires really jealous of you."

"I believe the entire vampire community already is lover. They have seen you in various states of undress." He was teasing her.

"Eric, I need to tell you something. Stephen was the one that helped us find the clearing." She felt him tense up at the sound of his name. She waited for him to respond.

"I see. Now I am in his debt." Eric said it through clenched teeth.

She turned around completely. "I would bring back Quinn to life if that is what I needed to find you Eric. I would sell my soul to save you."

"Do not say that Sookie, you are too important to me. I never want you to harm yourself to save me. Do you hear me?" He pulled her to him and kissed her.

She tugged her face away from him. "I will do what ever I have to Eric. That's what I do."

He sat up and pulled the plug on the bathtub. "My little warrior wife." He stood and held his hand for her to stand, he reached for the fluffy towels on the rack and wrapped it around her. His hand grabbed another then he helped them out, picked her up and took her to the bed. "Time for you to sleep my wife." He laid her down carefully on the bed then covered her.

"Your not leaving are you?" She pouted.

"I want to check on my children then I will be back. I have not seen them since this morning." He grinned at her. She understood his need to see his kids and she smiled at him. Her hand fluffed her pillow and closed her eyes. "I love you wife."

"I love you husband." She still had a smile on her face as she fell asleep.

Eric put on black track pants and a black tank top on then went to see his kids. They were all sound asleep. He spoke softly to each of them, rubbed their faces or their head and kissed each. Then he went quietly out of each room. He went down the stairs where his vampires were talking quietly. Pam looked at him. "How is she?"

He smiled. "She is Sookie, she bounces back quickly and is now sound asleep."

Nigel grinned. "I will be leaving then my King. Did you need anything of me further this night?"

"No Nigel. We will be leaving at the end of the week for New Orleans. I assume Pam gave you all the details?" He nodded and Eric nodded giving him permission to leave.

"Compton, work with Pam to get the Sheriff's meeting on point. Did their weekly reports come in today?" Pam told him they had. "Is there anything I need to know?" He looked at them both.

"Not anything that isn't being handled. I am leaving for Lake Charles at sundown tomorrow to take care of a few issues in the area." Bill looked at Eric.

Eric grinned. "You have become quite indispensable haven't you Compton? I believe we need discuss a promotion and raise for you."

Bill stood shocked. "Thank you Eric."

"When you get back from your trip we will meet and see if we can come up with an arrangement for both of us." Bill nodded and excused himself.

Pam looked at Eric. "Is Selah the reason you have been distracted Eric?"

He looked at his beautiful child. "Partially, though I didn't know it was her I was going to be defending against. I was holding Enar, I got a bad feeling something was coming. Mark and the rest of the security I put on alert."

Smiling Pam looked at him. "You have some amazing children Eric."

He walked to her and kissed the top of her head. "Yes, I do. You included Pamela. Do not forget you are taking Johan. Why don't you take the night off tomorrow night and take him. I will be at the bar and Sookie and I can handle it."

She stood shocked. "Really? Tomorrow night?"

"Yes, I will have Lily and Johan brought to you at seven thirty. How will that be?" He smiled at her.

"I will be ready." She grinned and he could see her mind churning.

He pulled her chin up to look in her eyes. "Remember, no company and take good care of him. He is my Prince." Pam turned and left. Eric went to the kitchen and grabbed a True Blood, popped it in the microwave, it beeped and he took it out shaking it before he opened it. He put it to his lips and drank it down. Walking up the stairs he thought about what Sookie had said, she was considering his request to leave. Smiling he knew what he needed to do, he needed to get things in order in case she made up her mind. Part of him wanted it, he wanted to take his children to his homeland, let them live normal lives while the other part knew the possibilities his children could bring to their world. Johan, his Prince, he knew one day he would rule the vampire world, he believed it. Eric knew he could take his children away and still prepare them for the lives in this world.

He went into their bedroom and Sookie had rolled over on her side. Eric slipped out his clothes and crawled into the bed. His gorgeous wife stirred. "Sweetie, is everything ok? The kids alright?"

"Yes my love, they are fine, sleeping like the little angels they are." He put his arm behind his head and propped his head up. "Go back to sleep my love."

She rolled over to lay on top of him. "No."

He laughed. "Sookie, you need your rest. That is from the doctor not me."

She shook her head. "No." Her hands went between his legs, she grabbed his balls and squeezed the lightly, then put more pressure. Her husband's eyes closed and he grinned.

"Sookie." He whispered to her. All he knew was he didn't want her to stop touching him, her warm hands on his body send waves of electricity through him.

"Eric, make love to me." Her eyes locked into his. Her face moved up to kiss him gently as he tiny hand moved to stroke his cock. He moaned into her mouth as she continued the kiss. He rolled her over on her back. "No bells and whistles, I just want you inside me Eric, I want to feel you making love to me."

He looked at her face, her sweet face he had looked every day for the last three years. "You are more beautiful today than you were three years ago my love." She smiled shyly at him, her face blushed. He moved to put himself in between her legs, she lifted her hips up waiting, wanting him inside her. Eric put his hand on her face, he ran his hands down her face, her shoulder, her neck. When he reached her breasts he cupped one, his lips went to it and slowly he sucked it, his tongue darted to circle the tender skin around her nipple. His fangs were careful not to touch her as she watched what he was doing. Eric's eyes looked up at her as he touched her. The feeling of his tongue on her was doing crazy things to her, her breathing was pitching, her body felt like a tide wave of emotions and energy. Only one creature would ever touch her like this, only he would have this power over her and it made her smile. "What, my love?"

"You, only you Eric, you are mine." She moaned. He stopped touching her looking at her. She always knew what he needed, what he wanted to hear. He slowly moved to her entrance, his long, hard cock barely touching her, she whimpered and looked up at him. "Make love to me." She smiled. "Please, my love." He loved to hear her use the nickname he had called her since they first met. Carefully he moved inside her, her hands came up to his waist and she pulled him tight to her, his cool skin against her warm skin. "Mine." Her eyes rolled back in her head as his hips pushed in and out of her. She moved her hands to his behind, squeezing his behind and pushing him to her.

Eric's eyes were closed, he desperately tried to go slow, he knew she wanted love, but his need for her was so excruciating. He needed her, he needed to possess her, claim her, give her his all. Gradually he built his speed, her body responding to him, her moans turned to groans, those turned into cries and the cries turned to screams as his long shaft pushed her further and harder. He pulled her up to have her face him, he bit his arm and gave it to her to drink, she moaned while taking his blood. His speed picked up more and she panted, she was ready but he wanted to make her wait, he slowed down, he wanted this to last forever, them together like this. Her head laid on his shoulder, her hands were tight around his waist holding on as they pumped onto and in each other. Sookie put her legs up to give him more access to her and that was it for him, he threw his head back then his head came forward so quickly to bite her breast, she screamed out, her body shaking with her climax, Eric followed behind her, his howls shaking the walls, his juices filled her. They didn't move, they stayed right where they were, their lips going to the others and kissed each other passionately. "You taste so good my lover."

She giggled and kept kissing him. The taste of her own blood was on his tongue, she wanted his again, she could feel it coursing through his veins. Eric could feel her need and smiled at her. He bit the tip of his finger and put it in her mouth, her tongue grabbed every drop as it trickled down his skin. "Thank you." Sookie hugged him and rested against him.

"Of course my darling. Time for you to sleep now." She shook her head no. "Sookie, I am not kidding, you have had a hard day, our son needs his rest and you do too. Come now, lay down." All she wanted to do was hold him, never let him go. He could feel the bond and she was insecure and her need for him was overwhelming her. "I am not leaving Sookie, I will be here when you wake."

Her eyes went to his. "I am sorry sweetie, I am just clingy tonight I guess." Her hand absently went to her stomach.

"Are you feeling sick?" He put her chin in his hand and brought her face up to look at her. "No, just hold me ok? Promise me you will hold me while we sleep. Promise me you wont leave me." She looked like she would cry.

"I am not going anywhere, now sleep love." She let him lay her down on the bed. He pulled the blanket up, his arms brought her to him as tight as they could be.

"I need you so much Eric. I love you." She rested her head on his cool body.

He grinned at her. "As I need you too my wife. I never lived before your love. I never needed anyone to make me feel this way until you. Sweet dreams tonight my love." He kissed he gently as her eyes slowly closed. He listened to her breathe when he was sure she was sleep he moved his hand to her stomach that was carrying his son. After three children the feeling of bringing another child into the world was incredible. If he and Sookie had no more children he would accept that. They had been blessed with three and the fourth was on his way. Eric saw him in his dreams every night now. His little blonde son, the one that looked like his biological son, he would be perfect like their other children. Time would fly by like it had the last three years. He couldn't wait to see what the future held for this family, politics and super naturals be damned. Eric spoke to his son, he could feel the little heartbeat against Sookie's skin. "Soon son, we will meet you soon. Let mommy take care of you, she will make you strong and healthy. No one is a better mommy than yours. I love you son." Eric's eyes began to get heavy, he closed them to dream about his son.