AN: Well, this is it, guys, the final chapter! Thank you all so much for your continued support and for seeing this thing through with me!

A special thanks to kleannhouse for helping to catch my many grammatical and spelling mistakes; you seriously rock, woman! And of course, a big thank you to bashfyl for the amazing idea that she let me run with in order to create such a fun story!

Enjoy this final chapter! Happy Reading! :D

Chapter 26

SPOV

Eric and Godric each clutch my hands tightly, the two of them receiving collective, wary gazes from my fae kin who are currently sitting before us in the newly remodeled kitchen of my Gran's farmhouse. I let out a small sigh, realizing it's not likely to be easy for either side to put aside centuries of mistrust between them, no matter how strongly I continue to wish for just that.

"Here we are," Gran says, effectively breaking up the tense moment. "I made a fresh batch of lemon bars to celebrate your homecoming," she beams, placing the baked goods before my cousins. Excited thanks are exchanged before the fae triplets are enthusiastically tucking into the yellow dessert.

"Um, Gran?" I question hesitantly, my head tilting in confusion. "Aren't lemons lethal to the fae?" I ask, watching my magically inclined cousins greedily gobbling down the fruity dessert.

"Oh yes, terribly so," Gran answers back, a small frown forming over her face. "But this recipe contains no actual lemons, my dear. It's a secret family recipe; one I created especially for my beloved Fintan," she explains, earning a light nod of understanding from me.

"They're wonderful, Adele," Claude assures her through a yellow mouthful, his dark eyes shining in apparent delight.

"Why, thank you, Claude," Gran returns, reaching up to ruffle his dark hair affectionately. "I can't tell you just how happy I am to have the three of you back," she says then, granting them a warm smile before turning her attention to my vampires and myself. "I knew the three of you would come through," she adds with a wink, earning mirroring smiles in return.

"We do make a pretty great team," I answer back, granting my vampires an affectionate smile.

"So, Sookie," Claudine starts, after gulping down a mouthful of Gran's dessert. "I've been meaning to ask, how did, well, this happen?" she questions, motioning between me and my vampires curiously. "I mean, the last we saw of you, you were still human, well, for the most part anyways."

"It's kind of a long story," I sigh out, shaking my head before diving into the rather lengthy tale, noting the shocked faces of my kin as I reveal the extent of Bill's betrayal and the council's rash decision to see me turned.

"Damn," Claudine curses softly once I've finally finished the prolonged retelling of events. "You seem to be adjusting well enough though," she remarks, lifting a questioning brow to earn a wide grin from me.

"I suppose you're right," I concede. "Though, I have these two, along with Thalia to thank for that," I explain, earning fond smiles from my two loves before they're each leaning closer to press tender kisses to either of my temple.

"Who'd have thought?" Claudette remarks softly, shaking her head lightly. "And here I thought all vampires were heartless, selfish creatures," she adds, earning light scoffs from my loves as I'm left hiding my amused smirk.

"Claudette!" Claude and Claudine chastise their third in union, only to receive a dismissive shrug in return.

"What? It's the truth!" she answers back unabashedly.

"It's okay, Claudette," I interject then, receiving mirroring looks of shock from the triplets. "You're not the only one to assume that," I inform her, recalling my own grandfather's initial reaction to my turning. "Though, I do hope to put an end to such ridiculous assumptions."

"Of course, cousin," Claudine tells me with a kind smile. "Even Niall is not blind to the love the three of you share amongst one another," she assures me with a wink. Eric and Godric each wrap their arms around me then, approving grins stretched over their faces as the bonds between us are welling with our shared affections.

"Aww," Claude remarks, a lopsided grin pulling at his mouth. "I think I hear wedding bells in the near future," he teases in a singsong voice, earning a round of giggles from the table.

"Perhaps," Eric answers, leaving me looking up to my Maker in shock. "Though, we have my child's inauguration to tend to first," he muses aloud before placing a soft kiss to the crown of my head.

"Yes, our Sookie, a vampire queen," Claudette remarks, shaking her head in disbelief. "I'll never forget the sight of you beheading that evil bitch," she growls out then, earning low murmurs of agreement from her siblings as I'm left casting my grandmother a tentative gaze.

"It's alright, Sookie dear," Gran remarks, obviously having noted my unease. "I'm only glad it was you doing the beheading, not the other way around," she remarks amusedly, eliciting light laughter from around the room.

"True enough," I answer back, granting my grandmother a grateful smile, once more thankful for her willingness to accept every facet of my new life. "You'll be coming to the inauguration, right, Gran?"

"I wouldn't miss it for the world," she assures me, a bright smile lighting up her weathered face. "Hadley and that sweet boy of hers will be coming with me as well. That boy was just ecstatic to have his mother back once more," she enlightens me, bringing a grateful smile to my face. As upset as I initially was with my cousin, finding out it was her big mouth that led the queen to me in the first place, I just can't seem to hold a grudge against my kin, especially after finding out she had a little boy waiting for her return.

"As much as we'd love to see you crowned, cousin, you may have to just settle for a card instead," Claudine chimes in then, a sympathetic smile forming over her face. "I mean, I trust the three of you, but I think I've had my fill of bloodsuckers for a while," she remarks, leaving me shrugging in return.

"Can't fault you there," I answer back before glancing back at Gran. "And Jason? Will he be coming with you?" I question Gran hesitantly, earning a light sigh in return.

"I can't say for certain, my dear," she answers back softly. "Though, I will certainly try to talk him into joining us," she assures me as a wave of hurt rises in my chest, wanting nothing more than to patch things up with my brother once more.

"Thanks, Gran," I tell her as my vampires pull me tighter into my embrace, their combined love flooding through me to instantly make me feel worlds better.

GPOV

Eric and I each lean down, pressing mirroring kisses to our Sookie's cheeks and the wave of gratitude I receive in return melts my undead heart. I reach up to tuck a wayward golden tendril behind her ear then and that small gesture is enough to send an anticipatory shiver from my love. In an instant, her seemingly endless lusts are spiking between the three of us. Eric grants me a knowing smile and Sookie is left shifting somewhat uncomfortably in her chair as her desire begins to steadily build between us.

"Well, this has been a very pleasant visit, Adele," I address to Sookie's grandmother then, earning a bright smile in return. "But the three of us have our work cut out for us, preparing for the upcoming inauguration," I add, earning a light sigh of relief from Sookie before the three of us are rising to our feet together.

"Oh, but of course, of course," Adele answers, standing from her own chair before drawing nearer to wrap the three of us into her loving embrace. "I'm quite looking forward to celebrating with the three of you," she tells us with a proud smile. "To think, my own granddaughter, a queen," she muses, shaking her head lightly before rising up to place a soft kiss to said granddaughter's cheek.

"Thanks, Gran," Sookie answers back softly, pulling her grandmother into another hug before we're joined by her fae kin.

"Good luck with the planning, cuz," Claude remarks, sending his vampire cousin a wink.

"Yes, enjoy your upcoming night to the fullest," Claudine chimes in with a beaming smile.

"But, perhaps pack your sword once more, you know, just in case," Claudette adds, sending both Eric and I a rather wary gaze to earn a soft chuckle from our Sookie.

"I'll be sure to do just that," Sookie reassures her untrusting cousin before we're heading towards the door together, sending goodbye waves. Sookie lets out a squeak of surprise as Eric enthusiastically helps to lift his child unto his back and the two of us share a sly smile as our shared love's desires are thrumming through us once more.

"Ready, Lover?" he questions lowly, his brows waggling suggestively to earn a wicked smirk in return.

"Always," she answers back before the three of us are launching ourselves into the cool, night air together. A content smile forms over my face as we race towards home together and I find myself stealing glances over at my Sookie as we fly.

I can hardly believe she will be made queen within a week's time. Not that I do not think she will make for an excellent ruler, quite the opposite in fact, but to realize just what a long way she has come in such a short amount of time is simply remarkable. I once more recall Eric questioning whether or not he may have felt the pull to turn our golden beauty had things played out differently between us, and now, cannot help but think that perhaps he may have been right about this. Vampirehood certainly seems to suit our love quite admirably.

We soon land upon the lawn of our shared home and I'm abruptly brought from my inner musings as Sookie's scorching yearning manages to ignite my own lusts. Gods, what this woman does to me. Faster than the human eye can see, Eric and I manage to haul our eager love abruptly inside, slamming the door shut firmly behind us.

"So, your Majesty," Eric starts lowly, his hands caressing teasingly over our smirking love. "What would you wish of your most loyal subjects?" he breathes against her ear to send another wave of anticipatory shivers through her.

"Hmmm, there are just so many options," she purrs back, bringing a devious grin to my face as I step closer to wrap my arms firmly around her waist. She grins back at me, her sapphire eyes alight with wicked intention.

"Perhaps our love would enjoy a bit of a show," I suggest lowly, catching my child's eager gaze as a Sookie's head drops coyly. I feel her rising embarrassment then and Eric and I both shoot her inquiring gazes before she's letting out a small sigh.

"Um, well, I didn't mean to keep it a secret or anything, but I sort of peeked in on the two of you before, when you were, um, you know," she admits shyly, earning smoldering grins from the both of us. She truly saw the two of us together? And what's more, it seems she very much enjoyed it. Well, I for one am certainly agreeable to this.

"Really?" Eric answers back lowly, his cobalt eyes twinkling deviously. "And did you like what you saw, Lover?" he inquires, earning an eager bob of Sookie's golden head.

"Well, this is most certainly a fantasy we'd be more than eager to indulge you with, dear one," I tell her lowly, receiving a wave of lust in return as Eric and I gingerly set our love down upon the sofa before us. Eric's cool breath puffs against my throat as he presses his firm chest against my back and a low hum escapes me as he proceeds to trail soft kisses along my flesh.

"Godric," he breathes out lowly, his long fingers deftly unfastening the many buttons of my shirt to slowly expose my pale, tattooed flesh to our shared love. Sharpened fangs nip at my ear just as my child's skilled hands make their way to the waistband of my slacks.

"Eric!" I'm left practically hissing out as he abruptly cups my quickly hardening erection through the light material of my dress slacks. A low chuckle escapes him as he strokes me teasingly through the fabric and our Sookie is left looking on in eager anticipation, her sapphire eyes burning with desire.

"Enjoying yourself, Lover?" Eric asks lowly to earn an eager, golden nod from our love. I note his devious grin just before the remainder of my clothing is brusquely torn away to leave me utterly exposed between my two loves. "And you, Master?" he breathes against my ear, bringing a low groan from me as his hands continue their teasing ministrations over my exposed flesh.

"Yesss," I hiss out just as his long fingers wrap themselves firmly around my hardened length. My head falls back against his shoulder as he grants me sure, languid strokes and I quickly lose myself to his touch. Gods, don't let this pleasure ever end. Familiar lips brush against my own and I'm momentarily surprised as Sookie's own, nude form is suddenly pressed against my own.

"Please," Sookie pleads breathily, her eager body undulating wantonly against me. I could never leave my love wanting for anything, especially given the nature of her current plea. My arms wind around her waist, drawing her closer still before my lips capture her own into a searing kiss. How I love this sweet woman.

Somewhere between shared kisses and loving caresses shared between the three of us, we find ourselves wound up together over the lush carpeting of the living room floor, my body sandwiched snugly between my child and my Sookie and there's no place else I'd rather be.

"Master?" Eric asks softly, seeking permission as I feel his hardened arousal pressed against the small of my back. I can feel his hesitance along with his burning desires and turn my head back to catch his gaze. He must find his answer in my own pleading stare as I feel him proceed to align himself with my entrance.

A light hiss escapes me as my child proceeds to delve deeper, encasing himself inch by hardened inch inside me until our bodies are married snugly together. It's not often the two of us find ourselves in this particular position, but at the moment, I want nothing more than to be encased fully between my beloveds. Eric presses a soft kiss against the back of my throat as Sookie reaches down between us to help guide my own arousal ever closer to her slick entrance.

"Sookie," I hiss out, my hands gripping unto her gracious hips tightly as I bury myself deeply inside my love to leave the three of us wrapped together wholly, in body, in mind, as well as in spirit, three separate entities becoming one in our shared embrace.

Joined hips rock gently against one another and I lose myself fully to my loves' gentle ministrations as the bonds between us overflow with waves of endearing love and endless devotion. I bury my face into my Sookie's silken tresses, taking in her comforting scent and know this was all somehow meant to be, that her appearance in our lives was in some way deemed by the fates. She is ours as we are hers, from here until the end of eternity.

Shared cries soon sound out between us as we hit our peaks as one and we're left floating slowly back down from the precipice of desire together, the three of us wrapped tightly in one another, lazy smiles stretched over our collective faces. This is right, this is perfect and this is just how I plan to spend the rest of our shared eternity.

I know well enough that our future is apt to be plagued with danger, as our newly found place in the world of vampire politics will only ensure as much, but I also hold no doubts that the three of us will assuredly overcome. This is only the beginning for the three of us and I simply cannot wait to see what our shared future holds.

THE END

AN: I'm currently working on an all new story featuring the trio entitled, 'Battle Born' I'm not quite sure how long it will be before the first chapter is ready to post...So be looking out, you know, if that's something you're interested in...no pressure of course! :)