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It Takes Two	By : TammyDevil666 Category: S through Z > Southern Vampire Views: 3423 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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 23
“Are you sure everything is fine?”
Dr. Sanchez nodded. “Yes, Mr. Northman, but there is more you need to consider about Miss Stackhouse’s condition.”
Sookie raised her eyebrows, exchanging a confused glance with Eric at the doctor’s words. “What condition? I thought I just fainted?”
“We took a blood test to determine the reason for your fainting, and it appears that you are pregnant.”
Her eyes widened, noticing that Eric’s expression mirrored her own. “I’m pregnant? Are you sure?”
He nodded again, taking his glasses off to clean them before putting them back on. “I would say about eight weeks along, but there is something we need to discuss. Your baby is fine as of right now, and the fall didn’t cause much damage, but there is a condition called placenta previa. It means that if taken to full term, there is a possibility of not being able to survive the birth. It’s too soon to tell now, but if you allow the pregnancy to continue, there is a slight chance of hemorrhaging, which could have dire consequences for you.”
Tears formed in her eyes as she squeezed Eric’s hand tighter, knowing how scary this must be for him as well, having gone through something similar with his wife. “So, what you’re saying is my only alternative is to have an abortion?”
“I’m not saying that. Some women who develop the condition end up going through a partially smooth labor, but others aren’t willing to risk it.”
Sookie shook her head, tears streaming down her face. “No, I can’t do that. I won’t kill my baby. You don’t have to tell me there’s hardly anything there now, I know that, but I won’t go through with it. I’ll take the risk; you said there’s only a slight chance. I can’t get rid of my baby on a slight chance, for all we know, everything will end up being okay. Like you said, it’s really soon, things could get better, right?” She couldn’t look at Eric, it wasn’t right of her to make this decision without talking to him first, but this was her body. Abortion just wasn’t an option, and she hoped he understood that.
“Yes, I will prescribe you some antibiotics that could be helpful. Other than that, you would need to take better care of yourself, no added stress. Your blood pressure is a bit higher than it should be, which will put you at more of a risk. If you take it easy for the remainder of this pregnancy, you will lower your chances of having a difficult labor, but I can’t make you any promises. This is the most we can do at the moment.”
Sookie nodded, letting out the breath she’d been holding. “Thank you, I’ll do that.”
With a nod to the couple, Dr. Sanchez left the room to give them some privacy.
“You’ve been pretty quiet, what do you think about all of this?”
Eric sat down, rubbing his face and feeling beyond exhausted. “What do you want me to say? You seem to have it all figured out.”
She moved to sit beside him, taking his hand in hers. “Don’t be like that, Eric. Do you really want me to have an abortion? This is our child, I could never do that. I believe in my heart that everything will be okay. I need you to believe that, too. I’m really scared, but it helps to know that I’m not alone in this.”
He squeezed her hand. “You’ll never be alone, and of course I would never ask you to have an abortion, but that won’t stop me from being terrified. I’ve had to raise the girls by myself for far too long now. I can’t go through that again. If I lost you…”
Sookie kissed him, not needing to hear the rest of that sentence. “You won’t ever lose me.”
“You can’t know that,” Eric whispered sadly. “Losing Felicia nearly destroyed me, but if I lost you, I’m afraid there won’t be any coming back after that. And my girls, they love you so much. I can’t watch them lose another mother. I know this is the right thing to do, and having a child with you would be a blessing, but is the risk really worth it?”
“It’s worth everything. The best thing we can do right now is just listen to the doctor. If he has hope for us, we should do the same. I guess going back to work won’t really be a good idea, seeing how stressful it can be. What are we going to tell the girls? They might not understand what’s going on, and I would hate to worry them.”
Eric agreed. “We can tell them you’re pregnant, but I don’t think we should mention more than that. Not just yet, anyway. I want them to know that nothing is wrong. That we are going to have a new addition to the family, and everything is as it should be. We’ll just say you decided to take an early break from work, and you wanted to stay home to spend more time with them. I’m going to bartend for Pam until she finds a permanent replacement, but I’m worried about leaving you alone at night.”
“Don’t be, I’ll be fine. We could use the extra hours since I won’t be working for a while. See, everything is going to be okay. We can do this.”
Eric gave her a small smile, kissing her on the cheek. He really prayed that she was right.

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“Do you need anything?”
Sookie shook her head. She loved that he constantly wanted to be there for her, but it was starting to grate on her nerves. “I’m fine, not much has changed since you asked me five minutes ago. Eric, you need to stop worrying. If I needed something, I’m still more than capable of getting it myself. All of this pestering is just going to make the girls suspicious, we’re supposed to be acting like everything is okay.”
He let out a sigh, sitting down on the edge of their bed. “I know, but it’s hard not to worry. I just feel helpless, like I should be doing more for you.”
“You’re doing plenty, but you have to get ready for work now. I’ll still be in this same position when you get back, but I feel like I should at least go for a walk or something. The doctor said I had to take it easy, but that doesn’t necessarily mean I have to stay in bed all the time. I might go crazy if I do.”
“Just don’t go too far, but you’re right, I have to get going.” He stood up, kissing her forehead. “Try and get some rest, and don’t do too much.”
She waved away his concern. “Dually noted, now get out of here.”
Eric smiled, doing just that.
Sookie picked up the phone to call Amelia. This was not going to be a fun conversation.
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