I want to say a big thanks to my BETA krystal214. She always does such a killer job, I don't know what I would do without her… oh wait I do, I would post shoddy work ;) Oh well Welcome to Miss. Harris' playground, I'm just taking a ride on her swing set of greatness.

P-POV

"Pamela, I don't know how many times I need to say this, but I am not sending you away. You simply need to learn how to manage as a vampire on your own. I love you, you are my greatest achievement, but you have been with me for 240 years. That is far longer than most children stay with their Masters and I want you to come back to me after you have some time alone. You need to know how to carry on without me lording over your every move; I mean what if something was to happen to me? I need to know that you can make it without me."

I was sniffling and sulking at the foot of my Master's bed because I don't want to go.

"Nothing will ever happen to you, Eric. You are the second oldest and strongest vampire in North America and the oldest is YOUR maker, who you talk with 3 times a week." He rolled his eyes and pulled back the covers, patting the space next to him for me to lie down. This is not a sexual gesture, but one of comfort. Eric and I have not been intimate in hundreds of years, but he is the closest thing to a parent I have ever had and I relish these moments where he is completely unguarded around me. I curled into his side and he kissed the top of my head while stroking my hair.

"Pam, I never said I didn't want to speak with you. In fact, I will be very angry if I don't hear from you regularly. I arranged with Wanda… or umm, the Queen, to set you up with an investigator's job in Minnesota. I also bought you a ranch with horses."

I sighed and pressed into him harder before saying, "I really have to go?"

He chuckled and said, "You can leave tomorrow night or I shall have to arrange to have you moved during your daytime slumber." I laughed at that, he has done it before when I didn't want to do something. He rarely pulls the Maker card because he prefers me to either do things of my own free will or trick me into them.

"I will leave at sunset; I think I will drive so I can take in the sights." I felt him smile against my head as he pressed a kiss into my hair.

"I am very proud of you. Rest here with me today, dawn is close." And that was how I spent my last night with my Maker before I struck out on my own.

At sunset, I rose and Eric was already gone. I read the note he left taped to my face. Oh, my Master always a kidder.

My Child,

I took my leave early because I do not want to see you go. Know that I care for you and will always be here if needed. I burned you a mixed CD for the road; I placed it in your ridiculous minivan before I took my leave. Call me when you stop for the day and before you leave for the evening so I know you're safe.

-E

I took an unnecessary breath and got ready to leave. I noticed all of my bags were packed and labeled; Eric must have done this when he rose. He rises hours before sunset because of his age. I took my bags down to my van and sat in the drive way of my Master's house for a few minutes before turning on the car and pulling out. I felt a small tug at our bond and gave a little smile at Eric reassuring me that everything will be fine.

I was driving, still feeling a little sad, but my mood was picking up when I thought about the horses Eric bought me, as he knows how much I like to ride. It was about 4 hours until dawn and I was preparing to stop at one of Eric's safe houses for the night when a sight stopped me.

I saw a red truck hauling ass over a bridge, but that was not the odd part; there were 4 water Fae attacking the truck which looked like it had a family inside. Suddenly the truck was caught in a rush of water and carried down the stream. The fairies popped away just as I was rushing towards them. I caught the side and pulled it up to the river bank. What I saw next was gruesome even for me. The man and old woman in the front seat had been ripped apart and the younger woman and little boy in the back seat were not much better off. I was feeding off of the man who tasted of Fae but had to have been a hybrid because I was just catching a slight buzz off of him, nothing too intense, when I heard a cry… I was stunned as I followed the sound and found a baby girl that must have slipped out of someone's arms and slid under the front passenger seat.

I picked her up and stared into her big blue eyes, brushing the moist wisps of blonde hair away from her face. I took a sniff and discovered she was fairy, that's for sure. She is probably an eighth or a quarter at the most because she smelled good, but not so much so that I couldn't control myself. I couldn't just leave her here, but what am I supposed to do with a baby? I could feel the pull of the sun and realize I now only have a little over an hour before I will be taken for the day so I had to act fast. I took off her wet clothes and wrapped her in my jacket, praying she doesn't pee in it and took her back to my van.

When I arrived at the safe house, the maid was just arriving for the day. I handed her the baby that I have been calling Princess for the last hour and glamoured her into taking care of her for the day while procuring all the items a baby will need to live and travel. As I went to bed, I thought about my new fairy baby and how much I want to keep her. I haven't really missed the idea of having a baby until I held that tiny bundle in my arms. Now the big question is if I tell Eric about Princess or not.

I woke the next night to find Princess and the maid, who I found out was named Ginger, sitting in the living room. Princess was sucking on a plastic bottle filled with what I assume is baby formula. I walked over and Ginger handed her to me. I quickly caught onto the feeding of a baby, so I asked Ginger about what happened that day.

"Ginger, look in my eyes." She looked up at me like a zombie and nodded.

"How was Princess today?"

"She was a pleasure. She is a very happy baby. We went to the store and I filled your car with the things she would need for travels and I also packed her a diaper bag for you." Her vacant expression was still ever present, but I was impressed that she went above and beyond, even if the original task was a product of glamour.

"Ginger, do you live alone?" She nodded.

"Would you like to come with me to Minnesota and be Princesses full-time day nurse?" I broke the glamour so she could make the choice and come of her own free will if she liked.

"I would like that. I think it is time for a change in my life." I smiled and told her to go pack her car and come back quickly so we would leave tonight. Looks like I am going to be a Mommy after all. Now, to call Eric.

After only one ring he picked up. "Pamela! I told you to call me before you went to rest and when you rose. Why is this the first fucking call I get? If not for our bond, I would have thought you were truly dead in a ditch somewhere. I was this close to coming to check on you." I rolled my eyes; he was the one who said I needed to be on my own!

"I'm sorry, Master, but something happened last night."

He let out a loud sigh and said, "Pam, do you need to come home?"

I chuckled and said, "No, Eric, it's not like that… I umm witnessed something and made an unusual acquisition."

"What the fuck are you talking about?" He said and his tone was very no nonsense. I told him what happened in great detail from the time I left the house until this very moment with Princess sleeping on my chest.

"So let me get this straight, you have adopted a fairy hybrid who was being hunted last night and acquired a loyal day nurse for her… Oh and you named the poor kid Princess."

I let out a hiss into the phone and clutched my beloved Princess close to my chest and said, "First of all, they don't know she lives. I don't even think they knew she existed because her Mother's belly was still distended, so I assume they did not know Princess had been born yet. I assume she is only a few weeks old. As for Ginger, she did a kick ass job even under glamour and, yes, I named her Princess because she looked like a little princess. I love her and she is mine, butif I think of a better name later I can change it then or maybe when she gets old enough she can choose her own name." I heard him sigh and I could practically see him rubbing the bridge of his nose through the phone.

"Maybe it wasn't such a good idea for you to go off on your own. I think you should come home and let me deal with this," he said.

I had to steel my resolve. I love my Master, but he is bossy and possessive and I don't want him bogarting my baby! I don't want a hardened vampire child… I want a daughter.

"No, Eric, I want to spend some time bonding with my daughter. You will always be my Master, but I need to do this for me." He sighed and I could hear him pacing in whatever room he was in.

"Alright, Pam, I trust you… Don't forget to keep in touch this time. I will be up to Minnesota in 2 months for the summit discussing the Reveal so I will visit you and Princess then." He said her name with a certain air of distaste, but I don't care what he thinks of her name… She is MY baby so I get to name her.

"Until then," I replied. I heard the phone cut off and I knew he had hung up. I sat on the couch rubbing Princess' back while I waited for Ginger to return. It was all starting to set in. I was actually going to be a Mother.