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Weight of the World	By : TammyDevil666 Category: S through Z > Southern Vampire Views: 2194 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not own the Southern Vampire Mysteries or any referenced characters and no money is made from this story. It is purely for fun.

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Chapter 10
“Knock knock, is it okay to come in?”
Tara gazed up at the blonde, exhaustion clearly written all over her face. “Of course, you have to see the babies, they’re so perfect. Two little boys, just like James wanted.”
Sookie smiled as she sat by her friend’s hospital bed, staring at the sleeping infants in the bassinet. “Are you upset that you didn’t get a girl?”
She shook her head. “Once I saw them, it’s like nothing else in the world even existed. I couldn’t be happier.”
Sookie nodded. “Where is James?”
Tara rolled her eyes. “He was ordered to eat something since he fainted during the labor, I’m sure he’ll be back soon.”
Sookie noticed one of the twins start to get fussy, not sure what to do.
“Hand him to me, we’re working on breastfeeding.”
Sookie took the now crying infant out of the bassinet and handed him over to Tara, the other one screaming his head off next.
“You can hold him if you want,” Tara told her.
Sookie took in a deep breath before she picked the baby up, cradling him in her arms. She smiled when he started to calm down, gently rocking him back and forth. “What are their names?” she wondered, not even bothering to look away.
“This is Jacob, and the one you have is Thomas. We each got to pick out a name.”
Sookie felt herself tear up as she stared down at his little face, he really was perfect, but Tara wasn’t finished.
“I have to tell you, I know having them is a true blessing, but that’s not something I want to experience again any time soon. It was the worst pain I’ve ever felt, you’re so lucky you’ll never have to go through it.” She caught what she said, shutting her eyes in stupidity. “I’m sorry, Sook, that was callous of me.”
Sookie rolled her eyes now, placing the baby back in the bassinet. “You’re just as bad as Amelia; you guys don’t have to coddle me. I’m a big girl now; I’m not going to suddenly have a breakdown at just the mention of babies. I’ve known since I was sixteen that children aren’t in the cards, it sucks, but I’ve more than accepted it. Besides, for all we know, I would have made a horrible mother.”
“You know that’s not true, but I’m still sorry. If it helps, you can babysit mine whenever you want. James and I haven’t had a date night in what feels like forever.”
She gave her friend a small smile. “I’ll keep that in mind.”

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Sookie felt awful when she made her way into the school, finding Eric waiting outside the principal’s office.
“What happened? My stupid phone died and I only just now got your voicemail, is she okay?”
Eric ran his fingers through his hair. “Yeah, I guess they called me when they couldn’t get through to you. Alyssa got into a fight.”
Sookie’s eyes widened. “That can’t be right; she’s the gentlest kid ever.”
“You can go in there and talk to the principal if you want. I told her I would wait out here for you, but I couldn’t get much from Alyssa about what happened.”
Sookie marched into the office, seeing Alyssa sitting in one of the chairs with her head down. Her manners were still intact, so she placed a smile on her face as she addressed the older woman behind the desk. “Hello, Mrs. Barton, it’s nice to see you again. What seems to be the problem here?”
“Same to you, Miss Stackhouse, could we speak in private?”
She nodded, glancing back at Eric. “Can you take Alyssa to my car? I’ll be out soon.”
He nodded as well, grabbing the child’s hand and heading out of the office, the door closing behind them.
“Okay, please tell me she didn’t actually get into a fight? That just doesn’t sound like Alyssa; she’s been doing really well here.”
Mrs. Barton agreed. “She has, her grades are very good. You have a bright girl on your hands, but from what I gathered, she’s been having some difficulty with one of the older girls. She’s a fifth grader; the most I could get out of Alyssa was that the girl called her names and shoved her, which had Alyssa shoving her back. That’s when one of the teachers caught them and brought it to my attention.”
Sookie clenched her fists at her side. “And just where is this other girl?”
“She has already been picked up by her parents. I don’t tolerate violence of any kind at my school, so she will be getting a week’s worth of detention. Unfortunately, I have to do the same for Alyssa.”
“But that bully is the one who started it,” Sookie retorted. “Alyssa never would have laid a finger on her otherwise.”
“I believe that, but we still have strict rules here. I’m sorry about this, I know things haven’t been easy for her lately, but maybe it would help if she talked with the school counselor. I fear if she just keeps everything bottled up like this, there’s no telling what might happen next time.”
Sookie shook her head. “She doesn’t need a counselor; Alyssa has me to talk to. Nothing like this will ever happen again, I assure you.”
Mrs. Barton nodded. “I really hope it doesn’t.”
Sookie left the school, heading over to her car in distress. That woman didn’t know what she was talking about.

* * * * *

“Has she said anything to you?”
Eric let out a sigh. “No, she just keeps drawing in that notebook. Maybe having her talk to a counselor isn’t such a bad idea; they’re trained to deal with things like this.”
Sookie refused to believe that was the only option. “She’s fine, Eric, things have been really great these last few months. Some bratty kid just decided to cause problems, that’s all it was. You know she never would have started a fight.”
“I do, but it doesn’t hurt to get another opinion. We’re too close to her; we wouldn’t be able to think objectively. I love you, and I love Alyssa, it pains me to see either of you hurting. I only want what’s best for her, just like you do.”
Sookie gazed up at him in astonishment. “You love me?”
He blushed, rubbing the back of his neck. “I thought you knew that.”
“You’ve never said it before.”
Eric took her hands in his, pressing a sweet kiss to her lips and tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. “I love you, Sookie Stackhouse.”
She felt tears in her eyes now. “I love you, too.”
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