Yes, I know I left the last chapter a cliff hanger. I felt that was a good place to stop.
Now why does everyone always throw poor Eric under the bus? LOL J
I hope you enjoy this one.
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WARNING! ADULT CONTENT & LEMONS!
Chapter 46
Sookie woke up and she knew her husband still wasn't home. Her heart felt like it was going to burst. It was almost ten o'clock in the morning, her eyes were swollen from crying and her nerves were on edge, she thought she would have a break down. She got in the shower and put on a bra and pair of panties, an oversized blouse and jeans. She threw her hair up in a messy up do and went downstairs. Alcide was standing in the living room on the phone. Sookie gasped, was it Eric? He must have known what she was thinking and shook his head as he spoke to his caller.
Alcide hung the phone up. "I have a couple leads on him. I have Stephen and the rest of the pack out searching. We will know something soon." He looked exhausted and really pissed.
"Is he hurt Alcide?" She looked at him seriously, she wanted the truth.
"I don't know Sookie. We have only just got these leads in the last two hours. I will keep you posted alright?" He came over and kissed her on the top of the head then left.
Her phone rang it was Amelia. "Hey Sook. You holding up ok?"
Just the sound of her friend made her want to cry. "No, he is missing Amelia. Something is wrong, he would have come home by now. If we don't find him soon I am going to lose my mind. He is my world Amelia." The tears brimmed her eyes.
"I know, just hold tight ok? Alcide will find him. Don't get yourself sick, did you eat yet?" Her friend was always taking care of her.
"No." She sniffled.
"Now, Sookie. You need to eat. The baby needs to eat and you need to keep your strength up. I am going to stay on the phone until you walk to the kitchen. Go."
She listened to her friend and went to see what Sergio made for breakfast. She walked in the dining room and he appeared with a big plate with an omelet, bacon and a big glass of orange juice. "Thank you Sergio." He smiled and returned to the kitchen. "Ok, I have the plate in front of me. I am going to try to eat it." They said their goodbyes and Sookie ate as much as she could which was about three quarters of it.
When she was done she went to look for Lily and the kids. They twins were in the play room with Trish and Lily and Johan were in the classroom working. Sookie sat on the floor and played with the kids. Sookie lost track of time when her phone rang. Setting the toy down she quickly grabbed her phone to answer it. It was Sam. "Hi Sam."
He cleared his throat. "Sookie, I wanted to let you know that I heard about Eric. Is there anything I can do?"
Sookie took a deep breathe. "No, we have it under control."
"Cher, you know I care and if there is anything I can do."
She couldn't do this now. "I appreciate it Sam. There are people and creatures of all kinds searching for him. Thank you for calling. Goodbye Sam." She closed her phone. He would have to wait, she had too much going on to fight with him now.
After a while, Sookie kissed the kids and left them with Trish and went back to the living room. Her mind was swirling and she thought she would lose her mind. She needed air so she went out front and Alcide was driving up the driveway. He hopped out of the truck and came to her. "Sook, two of the leads haven't panned out. We haven't found him yet but I have a couple more leads we are working now." Sookie's legs wanted to buckle.
"Where is he!" She searched the bond and it was still open. "I don't understand Alcide, where could he be?"
"I will update you as soon as I know something. Do you want Amelia to come over and keep you company?" She shook her head no. He nodded and went to get back in his truck. She watched as he drove away.
The day progressed, lunch, naps for the kids, dinner then Lily put them down for the night. By that point Sookie was about to lose her mind. She was so upset Mark was getting concerned. He made the only call he could, to the doctor. Dr. Ludwig appeared in the middle of the living room where Sookie was sitting on the couch holding her head in her hands crying. "Little one." She spoke to Sookie.
Sookie's head came up, her eyes were swollen, her face pale, her fairy tears were streaming down her face. "What are you doing here?"
"Mark called. Lets take a look at you." The doctor came over to her and sat her bag on the table.
"No, I am fine. Eric is missing." Sookie could barely say the words.
"Yes, I know." The doctor sounded sympathetic. "Lets check the baby alright Sookie."
She leaned back and closed her burning eyes. The doctor did what she needed to do. "Are you eating?"
"Yes, I haven't had any complications, no sickness or anything." She looked at the doctor.
"I am going to give you a mild sedative. You need to take one and lie down Sookie. Your blood pressure is really high." Mark walked in as the doctor told her about it.
"How high is it?" Mark asked.
"If it gets much higher I will put her in the hospital. I am going to give her this medicine and you need to make sure she takes it." Mark nodded and took the bottle the doctor held out to him. "Check her blood pressure." He nodded again. The doctor looked at Sookie. "Sookie, how are the kids? Is Enar alright?"
Sookie looked up at her terrified. "Oh Gosh, I forgot about the blood bond. He will get sick wont he?"
"Not necessarily. He is older now, he can be away from him longer then when he was a newborn but not too long. No sign of the Viking?" Dr. Ludwig looked at Mark who just shook his head no. "Keep me posted and keep an eye on her blood pressure. Give her a pill now and one every six hours until you find him." The doctor disappeared.
Mark left and came back with a glass of milk. "Here you go Sookie, come on take your pill." Sookie looked up at him. He had never seen her like this and it killed him. He wanted to make this go away, but he was just as helpless. When he found Eric and if he was alive he would punch him the mouth for doing this to her. Sookie took the glass of milk to take the pill.
"Thanks Mark. I am just going to lay down here and wait ok?" She put her legs up and he covered her with the blanket.
"Get some sleep. I will wake you when we know something." He kissed her temple and left her alone to rest.
The sedative helped her sleep. She woke when Mark woke her. "Sookie, come on wake up for me. I need you to eat something." He was sitting on the table in front of her with a sandwich and a glass of juice. She hadn't eaten but a few bites of her dinner so he was going to make sure she ate as much as he could get her to even in small portions.
"What time is it?" Her eyes were focusing. The pill made her tired.
"It is late, around three a.m. now." He held out a little pill for her to take. She took it and popped it in her mouth and took her sandwich to eat.
They sat quietly while she ate. When she ate most of the sandwich and drank as much of the juice as she could she looked up at him. He knew what she wanted, he just shook his head no. She handed him the plate and laid back down. The pill had her back out within minutes.
Alcide came in and saw Mark sitting on the table staring at her. "Is she ok?"
Mark shook his head no. "No, she's not ok! That fucking vampire has done this to her again. I swear I would stake his ass if he was here. If he isn't hurt or dead he will wish he was when we find him."
Alcide narrowed his eyes. "Easy Mark, your talking about my friend. There has to be an explanation. Eric would never leave her intentionally."
"Really, that is your defense? He wouldn't do this on purpose? Like I said he better be hurt cause I will kill him for this, I will show him what he has done to her and his kids." Mark strode out of the room.
Alcide knew the feeling, if he wasn't so concerned about her would be pissed too. Here laid this woman that gave Eric her heart and soul, she was a crumbled mess laying on the couch and there wasn't anything anyone could do but hope they found him. He walked out of the door to go home to his wife and son.
Mark came in around six and she was still asleep on the couch. He picked her up and carried her upstairs to her room and put her in the bed covering her up. He smoothed her hair back out of her eyes and checked her phone to make sure she didn't have a missed call from Eric. Nothing. He went back downstairs to keep working the leads that were coming in.
The entire day Mark ran the show, he kept the household under control, every three hours he would check Sookie's blood pressure and make her eat and drink something and then every six he would give her a pill. Her pressure stayed low because she was too out of it to remember what was going on. The pill he was supposed to give her around three o'clock in the afternoon he didn't give her. He knew she needed to be awake for what was going to be happening tonight, she would probably need one after, that was something he couldn't help.
The kids were just finishing up dinner when Alcide, Amelia and Adam came in. Amelia looked madder than Mark had ever seen her. Alcide carried Adam's carrier to the living room and put him into the portable crib. Amelia stood in the foyer, crossed her arms and stared at Mark. "You're going to let this happen?"
"Amelia, I have about as much choice in this as she does. You're her friend, she will need your help now." Mark turned to walk away but Amelia wasn't done. Alcide came in giving her an apologetic look.
"I just want my opposition of this noted. If I wasn't married to you and my son was part of this I would pack my shit and leave. I know when she finds out she is going to be just as devastated at what all of you have kept from her." Amelia shot them both a dirty look and walked upstairs.
Amelia went into Sookie's room. Her friend was curled up in a ball, the blankets were scattered all over. She went to the bed and leaned over her. "Sookie, honey, I need you to wake up." Sookie moaned. "Come on Sook, we got to get you in the shower."
Sookie's eyes opened. "Hey Amelia."
"Hi yourself. How are you feeling?" Amelia looked like she had gotten little sleep herself.
"I don't know how to feel, he isn't home yet is he?" Sookie's eyes filled with tears.
Amelia shook her head no. "Don't cry Sookie. You need to remember you have to be strong for the kids and Gunnar." Amelia hated what she was doing. This was not what a friend did.
"I guess you're right." Sookie sat up slightly. "I should get in the shower and go down and see my kids."
Amelia smiled the best smile she could. "Come on, I will help you get in the shower then we will get you dressed." Amelia let Sookie lean on her as they walked to the bathroom, Amelia turned on the water, tested it to make sure it wasn't too hot then looked at Sookie. "You need me to help you in?"
She shook her head no. "I am awake now. Whatever those pills were helped me get some sleep. My nerves aren't so raw now that I got some sleep. Once I am out of this shower I think I will take the guards and see what I can find out myself." Sookie undressed and stepped in the shower.
Amelia's anger began to rise but she pushed it back. "I will wait out there for you." Sookie agreed and Amelia went out to turn on the light to get some clothes out of the closet for her. She chose a cashmere oversized red sweater and a pair of black leggings, she opened her drawers and pulled out a pair of panties and a bra then grabbed black ballet flats for her to wear. Sookie came out of the shower wrapped in a towel. "Ok, Sookie, lets get you dressed and downstairs."
"Amelia, I am just going downstairs, I was just going to put on jeans and one of Eric's t-shirts." She looked at the clothes curiously.
"We have guest downstairs. Trust me ok?" Amelia looked away from her friend.
Sookie didn't catch Amelia's expression so she did as she asked her. She put the clothes on and Amelia helped her then sat her on the vanity chair and blew out her hair to dry to hang straight down her back. Amelia helped her put some makeup on and grabbed her hand when she was done. "Ok, lets go." Sookie followed her friend.
Sookie could hear the voices and her shields weren't too strong so she could feel the house was full of creatures. She and Amelia walked down the stairs and she was guided to the living room. Sookie gasped at who was standing inside. Xavier, Stan Davis, Pam, Nigel, Mark, Stephen, Niall, Claude, Alcide and Bill all stood talking. Sookie resisted going in and Amelia held her hand gently walking her inside the living room to the group.
All eyes went to Sookie as she entered. "Have you found him?" That had to be why they were all there, she knew it.
Stan moved to her and took her hands. "No, Sookie we have not."
"Why are you here then?" She was looking at all the creatures she came to trust over the last three years.
Xavier stepped forward. "My Queen, I know that you are still hoping Eric is found, as all of us hope the same. But under the circumstances we cannot hold out for that at this time. There is protocol that must be followed." His eyes darted away from her.
"I don't understand, what protocol?" Sookie began to pick up feelings from the creatures in front of her and she didn't like it one bit.
Stan's grip on her tightened a bit. "Sookie, Eric made it clear that if something were to happen to him you were to be protected immediately. You cannot be left without that protection because if you do any Kingdom will make claim on you. Eric did not want that to happen. He asked me to take care of you if anything ever happened to him."
Sookie ripped her hands away from Stan as if she were burnt by him. "He is alive, I know it! Why are you all not out searching for him?"
Pam stood looking at her, Sookie could see the blood tears begin in her eyes. "Sookie, he would have called one of us. He hasn't and we have no sign of where he could be."
"So you're just giving up! No, no, no! I want you all out looking for him. It has only been three days!" Sookie was livid.
"We have waited longer than we should have to align our Kingdom's. I will now be your protector, your Kingdom and mine will be one." Stan looked at her sympathetically.
"So you will be King of Louisiana? You will take the place of my husband? Never! No one will take his place. I wont allow you all stand here like he is dead!"
Mark stepped forward. "Sookie, you have to understand the situation you are in. Without formal protection anyone of those vampires will claim Louisiana and you. They would be able to take over the state and do what they wish with you and the kids. You have to go with Texas."
"You expect me to pack my kids up and just leave my home and move to Texas with Stan?" Mark nodded and the other creatures in the room stood looking at her. "You will have to kill me first. Do you hear me? This is my home, Eric's home. I will find him myself."
Stan grabbed her arm. "You don't have a choice in this Sookie. This is the way things work."
She pulled her arm back. "Fuck you Stan." She ran back up the stairs to get her phone, put her credit card and keys in her pocket.
Everyone was in the foyer when she came down. Alcide stood in her way of the door. "Sookie, I cant let you leave like this." He looked down on her angrily.
"You too Alcide? You are just going to write him off like he is ashes in a gutter somewhere! He is my husband, my soul mate. Would you want Amelia to do what you are asking me to do?" She looked into his eyes and he blinked. "No, I guess you wouldn't."
Pam came to stand next to her. "I will go with you Sookie." Nigel and Bill came next to her too and Stephen.
"The rest of you get out of my house. This is Eric's house! Do you understand? I don't want to see your faces here when I get back.
Niall came to her. "My child, you have to understand your importance…."
She held her hand up. "I am not an animal you can just trade off. I am Sookie Northman and if I am not the Vampire Queen or anything else I could care less. I will always be his wife and until I see it with my own two eyes he is dead then I will fight and search for him until the day I leave this earth. Now, get out." She turned to look at Mark. "Stay here and watch my kids. Amelia, I am sorry you got sucked into this crap. I will call you later." The creatures hadn't moved yet. "..HOUSE!" They began to leave.
Stan stepped to her. "I know you are angry Sookie. I will be at Bill's house when you are ready to leave for Texas tomorrow. I will extend my protection to you no matter how you feel. I will not let anyone make claim on you while I am still walking this earth." She glared at him and they left leaving her family standing with her.
"Ok. Tell me what you all know." Sookie stood listening to the intelligence they had received. "Where is the shooter?" Pam looked embarrassed. "Just tell me Pam."
"I locked him up downstairs at Fangtasia." Her fangs came down.
"Lets go." The SUV was brought around and they headed there. The bar was closed with a sign out front that said "Closed for Private Party." Pam took them to the basement and down the stairs when they got inside the bar. Sookie let her shields down the minute they hit the stairs. Sookie saw why Pam was a bit embarrassed, she had been feeding on him and he was bruised pretty much head to toe. Sookie hit the light on the wall that barely made any light at all but some was better than none. She wanted this fool to see what he was coming up against.
"Don, tell me where my husband is." The shooter barely could pick up his head then it flopped back down. Sookie concentrated, she picked up pieces of items about the shooting, other members in the area but there wasn't anything about Eric specifically. There was on item she found intriguing. "There are two men staying at a motel down the street. Lets go see what they know about this."
The group followed her, they were back in the SUV to the short drive down the street. Sookie knew from Don that they were on the second floor of the motor lodge in a room in the back, room 279. She headed up the group as they made their way up the stairs to the room. Sookie stood outside the door, they were all perfectly quiet. She nodded and Pam knocked, everyone else stood back out of the line of sight. Pam put on her best smile. A tall, slim man came to the window and looked out the curtain. He opened the door about an inch. Pam purred. "I was sent by Don." The man looked at her and smiled.
"Don sent you?" He opened the door and Sookie's assassins pounced. They were gagged and tied to chairs before they knew what happened to them. There was another man, short and balding who looked like he lived a pretty rough life. Sookie went after him first.
"Seems you fellas may know where my husband is?" Bill took the gag out of his mouth.
"I don't know nothing'." His accent was thick.
"So, Harvey, where you from?" Sookie stood over him with the evilest grin she could muster.
He looked at her shocked, how did she know his name. "None of you business." Stephen hit him on the back of the head.
"I suggest you cooperate with my Queen or I will pull your balls off your body through you nose." Stephen wasn't kidding.
Harvey looked at the creatures around the room and he must have contemplated his chances and didn't like the odds. "No, your gonna kill me anyway. I aint saying nothing'."
Sookie leaned over him and put her hand on his shoulder. She concentrated, she saw Dallas and the church of the Fellowship. "Did you take him?"
Harvey looked like he was going to throw up. "I didn't touch nobody."
"Let me refresh your memory, big blond, handsome vampire about six foot five. Cant miss him." Sookie was getting madder by the minute. She took her hand and placed it back on his shoulder and her light zapped him. "Remember anything yet?" He was shocked and shook his head, Sookie zapped him again. The other guy was straining against his restraints, Nigel took the gag out of his mouth.
"Steve Newlin made us come here and get him. We had a van, we wrapped him in silver and injected him with liquid silver to weaken him. We were told not to kill him, he was too valuable." The disgusting man began to sob.
Sookie began to glow. "Where did you take him?"
"We didn't! We were told to wait to go after his family next. The Fellowship want to make a documentary on what they are going to do to that disgusting vampire and abominations!"
"Where did they take him? Last chance buddy." Sookie leered at him.
"I guess they were going to Dallas." That was all she needed. Her crew began their work, she heard bones snapping as she and Stephen walked out to give her vampires a few minutes.
Sookie took out her phone. "Isabella? Hey its Sookie. I need your help." She told Isabella what she needed and she waited for the vampires to return. When they did they stood in front of her. "Y'all go back to the house. I am going to Dallas." Pam started to protest. "Pam if he is in that church he could be really hurt if they are injecting him with silver he could be really weak or worse. I have to go." Pam nodded. "Go back to the house and don't let anyone hurt my kids, ok?"
They all nodded and were gone in a flash. Stephen stood next to her. "I can go with you."
Sookie smiled at him. "I am not using conventional transportation. Go with the rest of them. Thanks Stephen." She took his hand and squeezed it tight. She popped to the field she told Isabella and the Texas vampires to meet her at.
All bowed to her when she appeared. "My Queen."
She nodded and looked at the darkened church. Her bond with Eric was flowing again, he was hurt, angry and tired. Her eyes closed, she wanted to cry but now was not the time. "Ok, I am going to pop in, when I come back out I want you to burn this fucking place to the ground. Anyone you catch is yours to keep alright?" All the vampires smiled with their fangs down.
Sookie concentrated really hard, she tried to tap into him, their bond, his life force. He was really hurt and she knew it but sent him strength and comfort, the bond began to move faster, he knew she was near. She popped. They had him chained up on a table, his skin was so pale. She rushed to him. "Eric!" His head could barely move to look at her, his beautiful blue eyes were almost grey, his skin was cracking, he was bleeding from some places. "Hold on sweetie, I am going to get you out of these chains first ok?" He moaned. She closed her eyes and the chains snapped and he fell to the floor. Her hands went around him and she heard the sounds of footsteps coming their direction. She waited, she wanted to let them see who was responsible for their demise.
Steve Newlin came rushing in with a group of twenty of his worshippers. Sookie looked to him. "Hey Steve. I think you might remember what I told you a few years ago? The day you broke into my house and tried to kill me. You've messed with me and mine for the last time. See you in hell you asshole." She popped out and Eric cried out in agony. She laid him down on the grass on the hill. "I am sorry Eric. Take my blood sweetie, please." She put her wrist to his mouth as the vampires began their assault on the Fellowship Church. Eric was sucking greedily and when his head went back to rest Sookie popped them again. They landed in the middle of the foyer. "Pam! Nigel!" Pam and Nigel appeared, Pam knelt down next to them. "Can you help me get him upstairs? I don't want anyone to see him like this." Nigel came over and picked Eric up and he was a blur up the stairs.
Pam followed Nigel and Sookie got her cell phone out. "Dr. Ludwig please." The doctor came on the line. "Can you come to the house, Eric is really bad." She told Sookie she would be there in a few minutes.
Sookie rushed up the stairs. Mark came out of the nursery. "Sookie?"
"He's home. Do not let any of the council or Stan in my house. Let me know who comes to the house before anyone is let through the gate, do you understand?" She glared at him.
"Yes, ma'am." He knew she was still angry at him for his participation in the last couple days but he would do it again if he had to. He walked down the stairs to let the guards know the news.
She went into the room and the doctor was already in with him. Sookie went to his side, he looked worse Sookie thought. "Can you help him?"
The doctor looked concerned. "He has been poisoned and there is a lot in him, what did they use, silver?" Sookie nodded. The doctor went to her bag and got out vial of something and began to inject him with it. "Sookie, you are going to need to give him your blood, we may have to give him a transfusion."
Pam stepped forward. "I can give you my blood. His blood is mine."
Nigel came forward as well. "Mine as well."
The doctor nodded. "Lets start with Sookie and then Pam. I don't want to mix blood if we don't have to just yet. His bond with his children may be compromised if we do." Nigel stepped back. "Sit down Sookie, I am going to draw your blood directly."
She sat next to Eric and held his hand. His skin felt cooler than normal and really thin. She looked at him as the doctor put the needle in her arm. "I am here sweetie, your going to get some of my blood. We are going to make you feel better." His beautiful face was motionless. He looked exhausted and Sookie's heart was breaking.
Pam looked at Sookie. "Is it done?"
Sookie looked at her unsure. "Can you call Isabella?"
Pam nodded and walked out of the room. Nigel stepped forward. "I will go out and check the grounds. You just need to call me my Queen and I will be here for you." He bowed and Sookie thanked him.
"They are dedicated to you." Dr. Ludwig said to her.
"Yes, I think I learned a valuable lesson tonight." Sookie was still upset about what happened. She knew in her heart he was alive and that the creatures around her were only doing what they felt they needed to. Never for as long as she lived would she had given up on him, never turned him over to another like Eric had intended for her. When he was well she would have to talk to him about that. She knew what he did he did out of love for her and their kids but she would never go to another, not even to protect them. She was his and only his, she would die being Eric's. She leaned over and put her head on his shoulder. "I love you more than anything in this world Eric. You have to get better ok?"
Pam came back in smiling. "It is taken care of."
Sookie sighed. "Good. They deserve worse for what they did to him." She knew she would have to reconcile what she had decided to do but his life was worth too much to her. She had chosen to turn the Fellowship over to the Texas vampires to do what they wished. That was her burden and she knew it.
Hours went by and Sookie never left him. She sat next to him looking at him. Trish came in around dawn and brought her a bagel and some coffee. "Sookie you need to get something in your stomach." Sookie nodded and thanked her, slowly she ate the bagel and drank her coffee. Her eyes never left his face. She was looking for any sign he was getting better.
Dr. Ludwig popped back in about eight o'clock. "How is he doing?" Her hands went over him.
"He seems the same." Sookie looked at her desperate.
"Silver is deadly to vampires Sookie. We have no idea how much and at what strength they used. All we can do is keep giving him transfusions and hope it works." The doctor was leaned over him examining him.
"If you can think of anything we will try it." Sookie looked at the doctor with despair in her eyes.
There was a knock on the door. Stephen peeked his head in. "Sookie, Alcide is here."
Sookie looked at the doctor. "Will you stay with him until I get back?" The doctor nodded. She walked out into the hallway and closed the door behind her. "Alcide."
He looked ashamed. "Sookie, I know you are pissed at me but you have to understand something. This was something Eric wanted us to do. He asked Stan to take care of you in case he couldn't. I would have been happy to keep an eye on you and the kids but I can't protect you like Stan can."
She shook her head at him. "You gave up on him Alcide. We wouldn't have given up on you."
"That is not the case, not at all. You know how the vampires work Sookie. They would have been standing on your doorstep any one of these nights thinking you were vulnerable and they could take you. What would we do then? That is what Eric was anticipating when he did this." Alcide glared at her.
"Well, he is home now. I need to get back to him Alcide." She turned to walk away.
Alcide took her by the arm. "Can I see him?"
"No. He is healing and I don't want anyone to upset him." She turned and walked away.
Sookie went back into the room. The doctor was packing up her bag. "I gave him another shot. We will give him another transfusion this evening."
Standing over him he still looked really pale. "Does he seem to be improving?"
The doctor looked her in the eye. "I hope that he will for your sake Sookie, I know how much you love him. Just be prepared for the worst. I will see you after sundown." She disappeared.
Sookie got in the bed next to him and put her head on his chest. "We have been through so much Eric. You can't give up. Your strong and you can beat this." She grabbed his hand and the tears started. She felt his hand squeeze hers. "Eric!" He went still again and she did the only thing she could do was hold onto him and hope.
Trish came in at lunch time and brought her lunch. She sat in the chair and ate her soup and sandwich. When she was done eating her phone rang. "Hi Sookie, how's he doing?"
"Hey Amelia. He is the same." She put her fingers on the bridge of her nose.
"Listen, I know things are kind of a mess, but Alcide is heartbroken over this." Amelia sounded really sad.
"I know Amelia, I just need some time. I can't worry about anyone right now. I just want to concentrate on getting him better and putting my life back to rights. I will have to deal with the super natural world later." Sookie was tired, she wanted to lay down.
"Ok, if you need anything we are here ok?"
"I love you both. I will talk to you both later." They said their goodbyes and Sookie laid down again on his chest and fell asleep.
Pam was calling to her. "Sookie, I need you to get up."
Sookie's eyes were dry and tired, she could barely see straight. "What's up Pam?"
"You need to come downstairs. Stan and Xavier are at the gate and the guards won't let them in until they talk to you." Pam seemed worried.
"Because I don't want them here. They need to go back to where ever they came from." Sookie was angry.
Pam shook her head. "You can't hide from this. This is just hedging trouble."
Sookie stood up, kissed Eric. "I will be right back sweetie." His face was the same. She walked out the door. Stephen was still at the door. "You need to switch with one of the other guards now Stephen, you have been here since last night." He nodded.
Sookie went down the stairs. Tray was coming in the door. "Tray I need you to relieve Stephen at our bedroom door. No one goes in that room but me, the doctor. Pam and Nigel. Do you understand?" He nodded and bounced up the stairs.
Bill came in the door. "Sookie the King is waiting at the gate. He wants to see you."
"Let him in. I want extra guards on the property. Double them until I say otherwise." Sookie looked at Bill seriously.
"Yes, my Queen." Bill took out his cell phone and made the call.
It didn't take long before the King and Xavier with the entourage were at the door. Nigel came in before them, his sword strapped to his back. Stan was less than happy. "Sookie are you ready to leave for Dallas?" He walked to her.
Sookie shook her head. "Eric is alive Stan. I am not going anywhere."
Stan nodded. "Yes, I know you believe he is believe he is but you can deal with that at another time."
Sookie laughed. "Did you not talk to your second Stan? I found Eric myself. He was being held in the Fellowship church." Stan looked like he had been slapped, his fangs came down.
"What are you talking about Sookie?" Xavier's fangs came down too.
"Yes, they had chained him. He is healing and will be fine." Sookie wasn't about to tell them about the silver poisoning.
"Let me see him." He moved around her to go and look for him and Nigel stopped him.
"Sorry King. I have specific orders." Nigel smirked at Stan.
"No one will see Eric until he is healed. He is King and I do not want my kids to see him in the state he is in. He will call you when he feels better." Sookie looked at Bill and Nigel. "Please show our guests out."
"Sookie, I am not leaving until I see him myself." Stan didn't believe her.
"Call Isabella. She is the one I called for help Stan." Sookie growled at Stan.
Dr. Ludwig came down the stairs. "He is alive and healing. I told Sookie he needs his rest so that he can heal faster. Leave Sookie be."
Stan and Xavier nodded to the doctor and looked at Sookie. "You got lucky to find him Sookie. You will have to inform me at a later date how you did so." Stan grinned at her. Sookie's skin crawled at Stan's expression, in all the time she knew him this was the first time Sookie saw him for what he was, a killer. Xavier looked sympathetic to the whole situation.
Stan strolled out the door, he was angry. Xavier came to her and smiled. "I am glad he is home now. I knew you would find him. Call me if you need help, especially where Texas is concerned." He winked at her and the vampires left.
Sookie was too tired to care about what they wanted. Pam walked to her. "I am going to Fangtasia to take care of some work. Do you need me?"
Shaking her head no. "I will be fine. Thanks Pam." She looked at Nigel and smiled then went back up the stairs. Making a stop at the nursery she went in to check on her kids. The twins were sleeping soundly in their bed. Sookie put her hand in and touched each of her kids. "Daddy is home babies." Her tears came down, she wiped them away and went to check on Johan. He was laying on his side sleeping so peacefully, she bent over and kissed him and went to check on Eric. Her heart broke walking in and seeing her handsome husband in that condition. She felt helpless and exhausted. Climbing in the bed with him again she laid down next to him getting as close as she could to him and holding on to his hand until she feel asleep for the night.
Something was licking her face, she could feel the tongue and the wetness of it. She was so tired she swatted it away. The feeling continued, again she swatted at it. The third time she opened her eyes to the light of the morning, Eric was looking at her, his eyes were still dull, his face was still pale but not as bad as it was the previous day. She sat up so fast she made herself dizzy. "Eric!"
"Hello my love." His voice was really weak, it almost didn't sound like him.
She leaned down and gently kissed him. "I have missed you so much." Her eyes filled with tears and she began to sob. "Oh, Eric!"
He winced and put his arm around her. In a whisper he spoke to her. "No crying. Please." His eyes closed for a moment then when he fought the pain he opened them again.
She couldn't help but cry. The last four days were almost like a nightmare she never thought she would never live through. "I knew you were alive. Everyone thought you were dead but I knew you were alive. You would never leave me."
He smiled as best he could.. "Never."
"Let me call the doctor." She moved to sit up and he told her no. Looking at him she touched his face as gently as she could. "Eric, we need to get you better. The vultures are already circling the wagon." Eric looked at her strangely. "You arranged for me to become Queen of Texas." She gave him a dirty look and he closed his eyes and growled slightly.
"Sorry." He looked at her. "Needed to protect you."
"I can take care of myself. I think Stan is pissed at me. Honestly, I could care less. Eric, what were you thinking? I would never even pretend to align myself with another King or Kingdom. I am a Northman and I will always be a Northman. I got half the males that work for us mad at me, Alcide, Bill, Mark." She sounded exasperated.
"I am living. You are mine." His face twitched with the pain.
"I am calling Ludwig." He started to protest. "Forget it buster. If it were me she would already have been here." Sookie grabbed her cell phone off the table and made the call. The little doctor was there in a flash.
"Well, Viking. You always do seem to amaze me with your longevity." She smirked at him. He growled at her softly. "Sookie, lets give him another transfusion." She dug in her bag and Sookie move to sit on the side of the bed.
Sookie could feel in the bond he was having a lot of pain, she filled it with pride, comfort and love. She felt his hand rub her back. Even now he tried to comfort her when he was as ill as he was. "I love you Eric." She looked straight at the doctor who was hooking up the lines to give him her blood. When the lines were hooked up she turned to hold his hand. "Your doing great sweetie." She smiled at him.
The entire day Sookie spent taking care of Eric, she gave him True Blood, sat with him talking softly to him, filled him in on what had happened over the last few day. She was looking him in the eye smiling up at him when he winced. "Gunnar?"
Sookie smiled. "He is fine. Dr. Ludwig has checked me a couple times. She gave me a mild sedative the second day because I was just so upset, it helped me sleep and I felt better. Good enough to go to Texas and bust my husband out of the enemies grip."
He smiled up at her. "Warrior wife." Her hand caressed his healing face.
"You better remember that!" She grinned.
Sookie could see he was getting tired and he rubbed the side of his face as his eyes closed. He was asleep in minutes. She let go of his hand and went to get in the shower. The hot water she turned up high and stepped in. The happy tears came, she was so grateful he was responding to the medicine and blood. When she composed herself she got out, went to the closet and got a change of clothes. She got a bra and panty set, one of Eric's t-shirts and a pair of pajama bottoms. She went out the door to find Stephen on guard of the door again. Stopping she looked at him. "Thank you Stephen. I know appreciate everything you have done, more than you will ever know. You have been wonderful."
He smiled at her. "It's cause your so hot." He winked and they both laughed.
"You better quit! Eric might be sick but he has incredible hearing." Sookie smiled and left him standing there.
Sookie stopped in the kitchen to find her plate on the stove. She poured a glass of milk and ate her food. When she was done she put the dishes in the dishwasher and went to find her kids.
Johan and the kids were in the living room watching a movie. Lily and Mark were sitting next to them. Sookie walked behind the couch and kissed her kids. Enar put his hands up, Sookie took him. He hung on to her and didn't want to let go. "I am taking him with me." Lily smiled and turned back to the movie.
Sookie hugged her son. "Hey baby. I missed you today. Do you want to go and see daddy?"
"Yes mommy." Sookie had them up the stairs and in the room. Eric was sleeping still. Sookie walked to the bed, put Enar on the side of Eric and crawled in next to them. Enar looked over to his father, his little bottom lip began to tremble.
"Oh, baby, don't cry. Daddy is getting better. Mommy promises daddy will be better." Sookie watched her son's face. He looked up at her with tears in his eyes then looked back at Eric. Her son turned and stood on his knees to lay across his father's chest. Sookie watched her baby cling to his father like he understood the pain he had been enduring. Sookie watched for a few minutes and Eric's color of his face changed, he didn't look so pale, his eyes opened to look down on his son, his grey dull eyes now their true color of the sapphire blue.
Eric's eyes looked at his wife. "Sookie?" His hand went to support his son's back as he began to sit up.
"Eric no, you need to rest." She went to take Enar off his chest but Eric shook his head.
"No, leave him. He is healing me." Eric looked down at his son who was still laying across his chest and put his arm around him to hold him to his shoulder.
"What!" Sookie sat up and paid closer attention. Enar's head moved to the crease of Eric's shoulder. Eric began to adjust them, he sat up against the headboard. His arms went around his son and he held him close to him.
"I can feel his energy Sookie. Cant you?" Eric closed his eyes and let the energy engulf him.
Sookie closed her eyes and concentrated, the energy was there, she could feel it through their bond. It began to pulsate, the love Enar had for his father was bouncing through it as well as strength, comfort and healing. Sookie had never felt that before, it shocked her.
"He is sending it through our bond?" Sookie looked at her husband.
He nodded. "Yes, you feel it now?"
She smiled. "Oh, yeah, I feel it now."
They sat together for a long while, connected through their love, blood and bond until their child fell asleep. Sookie watched every second as her son transformed his father to his physical perfection Eric always was. Eric slowly sat up on the bed, put his legs over the side and stood holding his son close. "I will put him down, stay put." He looked at her over his shoulder as he left the room. Eric came back in, he was only in his pajama bottoms and shirtless. Sookie stared as he came toward her. His bangs were in his face, he looked so handsome. "Will you shower with me?"
Sookie could only nod her head at him, he walked over and swooped her up and carried her to the bathroom. "Sweetie, you really need to rest."
His head went back and he laughed. "My love, I haven't felt this good since the last time you were in my arms." His head came down and he kissed her. "I am sorry about all this Sookie. I made a error in judgment and allowed myself to get injured." He turned the shower water on, sat her down and had her clothes off her in a blur. His pajama bottoms were gone and he put them in the shower. His hands caressed her skin. "I hope you will be able to forgive me for what I put you and our children through." He pulled her to him and kissed her hard.
She pulled away and she needed to hug him, her arms went around his waist and held him tightly to her. "I was so scared Eric. I kept telling them you were alive, I could feel you, I knew you were hurt until you got too far away and I lost the feeling of our bond."
"Shush, I am here my love. I will fix this. Do not worry anymore about it, alright?" He put his hand on her chin and had her look him in the eye. "I will take care of you, do not worry." He smiled at her then kissed her again. Her tears began again, his tongue came down to lick them away. "I've got you." He pulled her to him and held her close. She let him hold her for awhile until her need for him was making her crazy. He felt her and laughed. "I need you Sookie. I thought of nothing else, my body against yours, my cock inside you making love to you. Your scent, your beautiful luscious body and these." His hands went to her breasts and squeezed them lightly. His tongue ran from her shoulder to each of her nipples. One of his hands moved down her body, his fingers went into her folds, gently he rubbed her nub, her eyes closed. "No, open your eyes Sookie. Look at me."
She did, her eyes opened wide and she watched her husband as he pleasured her. It only took a few minutes, his talented fingers brought her to climax, her cries muffled by his mouth on hers. He picked her up and set her down on his really hard cock and she grabbed the tile behind him moaning as the impact of his size stretched her. "Oh, Eric!" Her head rested on his shoulder while she got her bearings, but her body was already in line with his, the pace he began to set was incredible. His hips pumped firmly into her, over and over, she only wanted more of him, she needed him deeper. "Mine Eric, you are mine. Never leave me again. I can't live without you." She began to sob, she was so grateful to have him with her, in her, touching her.
Eric did not disappoint her, he took his time, gave her every ounce of strength he had until his body began to shake, he needed to let go. His eyes met hers. "Look at me Sookie." Her tear filled eyes locked with his as his body gave her his love, he moaned and kissed her as he began his climax. Sookie felt his body jerk against hers and she let go crying out for him, her arms went around his neck and she bit his neck only taking a few drops as his fangs penetrated her shoulder. The feeling of his fangs in her skin made her begin to climax again. He was smiling against her wound as he heard the music that was his wife's voice on his body. "There is my beauty." When they came back to reality he pulled her to look him in the face. "I love you Sookie."
She smiled at him. "I love you too Eric, more than you will ever know." Her lips sought his.
He smiled at her. "Lets wash up so we can get out of this cold water." She hadn't even realized the water had begun to run cold, his body against hers only brought heat, she felt nothing else. They washed each other quickly, shampooed the other's hair and Eric had them out of the shower and in towels. He sat her on the edge of the bed. "I need to call Stan and the others. It is important they see I am still in control."
"Good, I am glad. I want them to know you are fine. Maybe they will crawl back to their parts of the world and leave us alone." She watched him as he dressed. He put on black jeans, a green v neck army green t-shirt and flip flops.
"Will you come down with me?" He looked at her as he combed his blonde hair back.
"Go ahead, I will be down in a few minutes." She smiled at him. He kissed her long and hard then left her to get dressed.
Sookie stood and looked herself in the mirror. Each time something like this happened she had made sacrifices and decisions that changed her. She was no longer the woman she was before she met Eric and came into this world. Her hand went to her belly, the son she and Eric had made together. Smiling she rubbed gently knowing in a few months they would feel him moving and see his face in the little pictures. This was what the decisions she made on the outside world were for, to keep this life inside these walls. There was nothing more important, her life with Eric, their kids, their family. She would do it all over again, every being she destroyed a creature it was decisions she was forced to make. Was that the lesson? Is that why there were challenged so often? To remind her how important this life was, how important he was to her? She went to her closet and took out a turquoise summer dress with white swirls, she put on a bra and a thong and slipped the dress over her head. She dried her hair and put it up in a pony tail. Placing diamond on her ears and at her wrist she applied her make up. When she was done she stood, taking a fitted light white button up sweater over her shoulders and her ballet flats in white. She went to find her husband.
The voices were coming loud and clear from the living room. Eric was arguing with someone, Stan. She walked quickly down the stairs and stopped at the doorway of the room. "My children are sleeping gentlemen, I will ask you to tone it down." Both males had their fangs down and looked like they wanted to kill each other.
"Sookie, give us a minute." Stan asked her.
Eric growled. "Do not assume you have the right to command my wife Davis. I asked her to come down here and it is her place to be at my side." He held his hand out to her to come to him, she did and took his hand.
"As I was saying, your wife refused to follow the protocol we put into place." Stan glared at Sookie.
"She believed I was still alive Stan. I will not discipline her for something she knew to be true." Eric hissed at him.
"So you believe that if this were to happen again that it will be acceptable for her to behave this way?" Stan was in vampire mode, no more mister sweet and flirting.
"Sookie felt me though our bond, she knew I was alive. You on the other hand should have offered your services to help her in whatever capacity she asked. You did not do that. I believe maybe I chose the wrong Kingdom to align my Kingdom and bonded with." Eric voice was lethal.
"Excuse me, may I speak?" Sookie was mad. Eric nodded. "I told Stan and I am telling you, align the state with whoever you want again. I wont do it. If something happens again I will do the same thing I did when Stan showed up here. I will have to be killed before I am given to someone. I am your wife Eric, not a vase you give away when someone dies."
Stan looked at her like she was an idiot. "Sookie, be reasonable."
She narrowed her eyes. "Be reasonable? You expected me to pack my kids and move to Texas and what? Be your wife? Live with you as your wife? No, I will never do that! I married Eric, he is my husband and I don't care what rules or laws you vampires have I will take my chances alone. I have Pam and dozens of others who can help me rule Louisiana."
Stan laughed and Eric growled at him. "Sookie it doesn't work like that. You are not a vampire." Eric looked at her.
"I am the Vampire Queen. I can rule them while you are alive but if something happens to you then I cant? I can give you children but they are not allowed to rule in case something were to happen?" She wasn't accepting this.
Both vampires looked at her. Eric smiled. "I suppose I never thought of it like that. If something happens to me you think you can run the state?" He looked at Stan then back to her.
"Yes, I have enough people around me that I will figure it out. Alcide, Pam, Nigel and dozens of others I trust with my life. Our security is strong. You need to make some ruling that in the event something happens I am to be left alone. I wont do what happened here to happen again Eric. I wont let someone else think they can control me and my kids." She gave them both dirty looks.
"I will think about this." Eric turned to Stan. "Thank you for trying." He grinned and Stan bowed.
"I will be returning home then. I have left my Kingdom long enough. By the way Sookie, since you want to be in control of your life, you will owe me tribute for your little assault on my city. My vampires may have enjoyed what you asked them to do but I am the one that has to clean this up." Stan looked her in the eye.
Eric stared down on his wife. Sookie looked at Stan seriously. "You will have it in one weeks time King. I appreciate the use of your second and her team." He bowed and left.
Eric pulled her to him. "What is he talking about Sookie?"
She cleared her throat. "You might want to sit down." He nodded and sat on the couch and pat his knee for her to sit on his lap. "Ok, don't get mad." He looked at her. "See, well, I sort of called Isabella without asking Stan." He started to say something. "Hey, I am the Vampire Queen, there has to be some perks to this position." He sat quiet while she finished what she needed to tell him. "So, when I got to Dallas to get you, she and her vampires met me. I told them as soon as I had you out of the church to burn it to the ground and kill everyone in it. They followed my orders to a tee."
Eric sat looking at her. Sookie didn't know what the expression on his face was. She started to get nervous when he suddenly began to howl with laughter. "You ordered a church burnt to the ground?" He laughed harder. "Sookie, I swear I wish I could have seen Stan's face when he found this out!" More laughter.
"Eric, it isn't funny. Its serious." She gawked at him.
"No, my wife, it is funny and now you owe him tribute. Well, do not worry my wife, it is a small price to pay for our lives together do you not agree?" He pulled her close and kissed her collar bone.
"You're funny Eric, always so funny!" She tried to get up but he pulled her back.
He placed his hand on the side of her face to make her look at him. "You did well Sookie. I am only proud of you for your courage. When the others around you decided to give me no more thought you stood up to them. This is why you are perfect for me. I would never have given up on you either, it honors and pleases me that you would lie your life on the line to protect what we have. Even though I would have rather you have listened, I understand why you did not."
She kissed him softly. "Your not mad?" He shook his head no. "Good."
The house began to fill with creatures, everyone from Pam to Alcide came to in after that. Eric recanted his story to them and everyone was excited he was healed and well.
Pam came to her. "I owe you my life Sookie." Sookie shook her head not sure what Pam was talking about. "You saved Master, I am forever in your debt."
Sookie giggled. "Well, that is good to know. I did it for purely selfish reasons." Sookie wiggled her eyebrows and Pam burst out laughing. Eric and the rest turned to look at them before they returned to their conversations.
Alcide walked up to her. "Are you still mad at me?" He pretending to be pouting.
"No, I am sorry I was so hard on you." She smiled at him.
"I am to blame. I was only trying to do what Eric wanted." He looked over to where his friend was talking to Bill and Pam.
"Yeah, my husband is right about almost everything, this wasn't one of them. I wouldn't have gone Alcide. I know what he thought he was doing but I would never have done it. I could never tarnish his memory and our lives together like that." She looked up at him sadly.
"I know now. Trust me, Amelia hasn't spoken to me in two days." He frowned.
"She is mad at you, really?" She was shocked.
Alcide closed his eyes to compose himself. "She told me if it weren't for Adam she would have packed her stuff and left she was so mad. She said that Eric and I had no right to do that to you, and that I should be ashamed of myself. I guess she is right."
"You were only doing what he asked. Granted it wasn't right." She put her hand on his arm and squeezed.
"I have not met my final death wife, take your hands off the mutt." Eric purred behind her.
Sookie laughed. "Sorry Eric, you left me alone too long." His fangs popped. Eric picked her up and rushed her up the stairs before she knew what hit her. "Sweetie! We have people downstairs."
He laughed. "Let them listen."
"Eric!" She blushed.
He pushed her on the bed and ripped her clothes off her, they were in shreds all over the floor. "Tell me you don't enjoy knowing those creatures down there will hear us fucking Sookie. You screaming my name, telling me not to stop as I play with your clit or fuck you so hard you think your going to pass out. Tell me."
She moaned. "How do you do this to me? You make me like a puddle! I am a rational person then you talk to me like this and I cant wait for you to be inside me. Please Eric, hurry." She was tugging on his pants, he was taking off his t-shirt as she released him from his pants.
"Tell me Sookie. Let them hear us." Eric leaned over her speaking into the ear.
"Please Eric. Fuck me." She arched her back as he teased her entrance. "Please!"
"Louder Sookie." He licked her neck, then gently nibbled on the area.
"Now Eric! Please fuck me!" She was screaming to the top of her lungs, she wanted him so badly she felt every bit of what she was saying. She wanted to scream, she needed him so desperately.
In one hard thrust he was in her. Her screams were even louder as he pounded her so hard she wrapped her arms and legs around him to hold on. "Mine Sookie! Tell me you want me."
"I need you Eric, please!" She was crying out, her body responding to him inside her, her hips joining the rhythm of his body against hers.
Sookie was wild, her nails running down his back. She was screaming, clawing, moaning and Eric loved every second of it, he pushed her to the brink. "What do you want Sookie?'
She moaned as he continued. "Make me come, please! Come inside me, I need to feel you!" She dug her nails in his ass then smacked him hard.
He growled and laughed at his brazen wife. "Sookie!" He was getting close, he panted her name over and over.
"Yes, Eric, right there! Right there! Yeeeeeeeeesssssssss Oh yesssssss! Eric!" She was screaming so loud he began to come, she was jerking with her own climax. His arms were shaking violently, when he was sure she had come he rolled off her. "Wow."
He laughed. "Yes, wow. I think I saw Odin."
She laughed and hit him with a pillow. "I bet you did."
"My darling, you out did yourself." He pulled her to him and kissed her.
"You did most of the work sweetie. I just held on for the ride and what a ride it was." She giggled.
"Time for you to rest now." He moved down her body to clean her. She giggled and wiggled until he put his hand gently on her stomach to hold her still. When he was done he moved up her and placed his hands on her belly. "How is our son?"
She looked at him, her heart swelled. "You called him ours. You never do that."
"Well, technically they are ours are they not?" He kissed her belly.
She looked down at him. "Yes, but for three years you have said my son or my daughter."
"Sookie, answer my question." He shook his head at her.
"Fine, he is fine. Check for yourself." She put her hand on his.
Eric closed his eyes and felt the energy of their child. His eyes opened. "Yes, he is good. Seems he is hungry. Did you skip meals again?" He looked at her with the serious look.
"Nope and you can ask both Trish and Mark. They will tell you I ate, I couldn't eat tons but I ate small portions all throughout the day. Mark will tell you." She smiled because she hadn't let her grief make her sick.
"Good girl. I am glad you have learned from the past. I will run down and get you a snack." He stood and headed toward the door.
"Um, Eric?" He turned. "Sweetie, as gorgeous as you are I would really like to be the only one that sees gracious plenty." She nodded at his naked body. He smirked and went to the dresser and got out pajama bottoms and put them on to head down the stairs.
The living room was still full of his creatures. He stopped to tell them to go home. Pam stepped forward. "I really hate you Eric." Her fangs came down as she strode past him. Eric laughed at her as she left.
Alcide had to sit down he was laughing so hard. "You know Eric, it doesn't do much for a man's ego to hear the things that come from that room up there. Have you thought about sound proofing it?"
"Absolutely not. I want everyone to hear exactly what we do to each other. It will never be said we do not pleasure each other." Eric grinned from ear to ear.
Bill shot him a dirty look. "Yes, Eric, that will never be in question. You do know the guards and everyone can here you?" Eric nodded at him. He was mad too and strode past Eric.
Alcide stood. "You need to go easy on her, she has had a couple rough days. Don't wear her out." Eric smiled and Alcide left to go home to see if he could get the same response from Amelia.
Eric went into the kitchen, heated up two True Bloods and got the snack out Sergio left in the refrigerator for her to eat. Sookie was asleep when he came back. He sat the plate with the snack he had brought up to her on the table. "Sookie, my love, wake up so you can feed Gunnar."
Her eyes fluttered open. "Sorry, I fell asleep." She yawned big.
"Can you sit and eat? Then you can go back to sleep lover." He gave her a minute to get her bearings. She nodded, he helped her sit.
Eric handed her the glass of milk he had poured her. "Thanks sweetie. I am so glad you are home." He took the milk after she took a drink and handed her the plate.
He smiled at her as she ate, he drank one of his True Bloods right down. He opened the second and sipped it. "You need to take some blood my love."
She shook her head. "No, you need to rest, I am fine."
"Sookie, I haven't fed you in four days, you had just a little earlier and that is not enough. Our bond is too important to deny it. When you are done eating I will give you my blood." He would let her finish eating. She drank the last bit of her milk and he leaned over and kissed her. "See, Gunnar was hungry just as you were." She smiled and he bit into his wrist holding it up to her mouth. When the wound closed she laid back.
"Thank you sweetie." Her eyes could barely stay open.
"Sleep now lover. I have some work to do, there are many things I have neglected." He kissed her and stood.
"Don't be too long ok? I miss you." Her eyes closed.
"I will be to bed soon lover, sleep now." He left her sleeping. He stopped at the nursery to see his children. Seeing his children made him almost weep. His beautiful daughter laid on her belly sound sleep, he leaned in and kissed her. Enar had fallen back to sleep after earlier and he touched his sons head. He left them sleeping to go to see his first son. Johan seemed to have grow since the last time he had seen him. His human life flashed, he recalled the times he would leave his wife and children for months at a time to go raiding. He never wanted to be that kind of father this time. Being with his children daily was too important to him, watching them grow, having that time with them at breakfast or at dinner sitting around the table was everything to him. He leaned over and kissed then quietly left him to sleep.
Eric went to his office, turned on his lap top and began to get some work done. He shook his head at the amount of emails, mail and messages had piled up in the four days. It was well after dawn when he finally got them completed. He shut down the computer and went to get in the bed with his wife. She was sound asleep still, he pulled her close, wrapped his arms around her and put his hand on her belly. He was asleep in minutes.