Story description: Sookie has been unhappily married to Sam for the last 22 years. The strange thing is at 47 years old, she still looks the same as she did when she gave birth to her twins 22 years ago.
Thank you Charlaine Harris for Sookie and Eric and letting me borrow them for my twisted imagination.
Chapter 1:
Sookie:
I remember as if it were yesterday when Gran would look in the mirror and say, "Darlin I wish I knew that woman in the mirror. I am the same person in my mind, but when I look in the mirror that woman is just not me."
I would always look at her and say, "You are my Gran and I know who you are."
I guess that was good enough for her, because she would just wink at herself in the mirror and shoo me out to the yard to play. At the time I just couldn't understand what she was talking about until I got older. After Gran died I was in her attic looking through some of her belongings and I found a box with old pictures in it. There were two pictures of a beautiful, young woman standing with a very handsome man. Now that Gran was gone, I couldn't go and ask her who they were. I turned the pictures over and on the back of each picture there were dates and the names Adele and Fintan. "Wow, my Gran was a knock out!" Fintan must have been an old boyfriend, but the dates didn't coincide with that. They were actually the dates that my Gran and Granddad were together.
Now that Gran was gone, I really had no reason to stay in Bon Temps. I need to move away from my home town for reasons that others would think a miracle. For me it will be just easier to move and give everyone a chance to forget about me.
January 10, 1987:
Sookie Stackhouse had just returned home from a date with Sam Merlotte. Sam had been interested in her for the last couple of years. He was her boss at Merlotte's Bar and Grill and she actually thought he was cute, but not someone who made her stomach do flip flops. She wanted passion; she wanted prince charming to come in a sweep her off of her feet. She also was still a virgin at 25 years old and was frustrated. She was saving herself for that special man, but in Bon Temps, Louisiana, that didn't seem like it would ever happen. She had been living with her Gran since she was seven years old when her parents died. Gran was special and accepted her even with her little disability. She can hear peoples' thoughts and sometimes it is pretty scary. The difference between what people actually say and what they think is amazing.
This particular evening she had decided to just go ahead and have sex. Sam was good looking enough and she liked him. She just wanted to get it over with so that if she died tomorrow, she would have at least experienced that part of life. They had gone to a nice restaurant in Shreveport and then they went dancing. They were really having fun and she had a little bit too much wine. That was probably her first mistake, because she usually got horny whenever she drank. Sam was a perfect gentleman, but Sookie just went for it. She asked Sam to take her back to his trailer because she really wanted him to make love to her. How could a normal man resist? Sookie was gorgeous and every man in Bon Temps wanted her. He did as he was told and they made out on his couch for an hour. Sookie became frustrated, because she just wanted to get it over with already. She finally just said, "Sam, please make love to me." Sam quickly picked her up and took her to his bedroom.
The entire act was over in ten minutes. Sam had her undressed and pushed into her without much effort. Sookie didn't actually see his penis, so she wasn't sure how big he was, but it didn't hurt like everyone said it would. There was blood on the sheets when she got up, so it must have done something to her. Sam kept apologizing for not wearing a condom, but Sookie was already over it. She had finally gone all the way and frankly, if this is all there is to it, what is the big fucking deal? She quickly got dressed and Sam took her home. She thought that was the end of it, but Sam kept asking her out every chance he got. She always said she didn't think that would be a good idea, but he just didn't give up. He told her he was expanding his business and opening a second restaurant. He wanted to marry her and they could be partners in the businesses.
"Where the fuck is the romance?" He just said we should get married and work together. Sookie just thought that she had been reading too many romance novels. Maybe real life wasn't like those novels. Maybe men and women don't feel passion and breathless around each other. Maybe it was all a lie and a little girl should stop dreaming for prince charming. She told Sam she would think about it and decided to take her day off and go shopping in Shreveport.
She had just finished with her lunch at a cute little restaurant by the river when she crossed the street in a cross walk. The hand was flashing green on the light, but as she stepped off the curb it turned red. As she started to turn around and go back to the sidewalk she heard screeching brakes and then everything went black.
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Sookie painfully opened her eyes and looked around. She heard beeping machines and her body was sore and stiff. She started by lifting her arms and then her legs. She had the urge to throw up and rose up as fast as she could. She found a bed pan and quickly threw up a bunch of bile. "What happened?" Where was her Gran, if she was in the hospital, why wasn't her Gran there?" After she had finished heaving, a beautiful woman appeared at her door and then quickly put one finger up to Sookie and turned and ran. Within minutes the woman returned with a very handsome, older man.
"Where am I? Where is my Gran?" Sookie asked.
"Now calm down child. I am Dr. Brigant and this is your nurse, Claudine. You were struck by a car and brought to our clinic. You have been in a coma for the past three months." He calmly explained.
"Three months! How can that be? Does my family know where I am?" Sookie was frantic when she found she had been hospitalized that long. Once again she felt the urge to throw up and grabbed the bed pan again. After she finished heaving, she asked for a glass of water. After rinsing out her mouth, she turned to Dr. Brigant and once again asked, "Where is my Gran?"
"She was called right after you were brought here. She spent the first week, day and night, by your side. We finally told her that she should get back to her life and we would call when you finally woke up. You are in Shreveport and it has been difficult for her to be here for long periods. We assured her that you would be taken care of in her absence and that she would be alerted when your condition changed. Your boyfriend also came to visit, but he was not able to stay away from his business very long." Dr. Brigant came close to Sookie and started to examine her. "We need to get an idea of what is going on in your body so we will do another MRI before we can determine if your injuries are healed. The scan should not harm your babies, so we will schedule it for this afternoon. Now do you feel like real food?" Dr. Brigant asked.
"Whoa, slow down. What the hell are you saying? What babies?" Sookie was completely shocked.
"Sorry, we assumed that you knew about the pregnancy. When you were brought in your injuries were mostly superficial. The MRI at that time showed trauma to the brain and you were in a coma. After doing blood work, we found you were pregnant. As time went on, we did a vaginal ultra sound and found there were two." Dr. Brigant explained.
This information was more of a shock than being in a coma. She had only had sex once and it was such a let down that she didn't ever want to do it again. Did Sam know about the babies? She looked down at her stomach and it wasn't as flat as it usually was when she laid down on her back.
"Your Grandmother has been called and so has your boyfriend. He has been pretty worried about you." Claudine returned to the room.
"Does Sam know about the babies?" Sookie asked.
"Yes. We assumed he was the father so we took the liberty in telling him about your condition. Your Grandmother gave us permission to allow him in your room and he was pretty upset. He seemed surprised about the babies, but told us you two would be married when you were better. Did we make a mistake?" Dr. Brigant asked Sookie as he softly took her hand in his.
Sookie felt a strange feeling in her hand when the doctor held it. It was a vibration and very soothing.
Later that evening she woke up. "Had she slept through the MRI? Where was Gran? Why isn't Sam here?" Sookie once again began to panic.
She heard Dr. Brigant in the hallway speaking in another language. This time she tried to get out of bed. She had been in the hospital before and knew she could push her IV right along with her. She had a catheter in her, so going to the bathroom was out of the question. She slowly got her body working and up but just as she touched the cold floor with her bare feet, her legs gave out on her and she fell to the ground. Dr. Brigant rushed into the room with the man he was speaking with right behind him. Sookie was so embarrassed because the IV stand that she had been holding on to when she fell, fell right along with her and there was a big mess on the floor. She was so frustrated she began to silently cry. As she looked up to the doctor to apologize, the man behind him stepped forward and offered to help her up.
"Here, let me get you back into bed." He spoke so softly Sookie's stomach did flip flops.
She really looked at him as he picked her up bridal style. He was so beautiful. He was huge with long blond hair. His deep blue eyes stared into her eyes and she felt pressure on her brain. "Must be the head injury," she thought. Her heart started pounding and his touch was like an electric current. His skin was cold but soft. He had full lips and all she could think about was pressing her lips to his. She began to feel a throbbing in her lady parts that was foreign to her. He laid her back down on the bed as Dr. Brigant picked up the IV stand and called a nurse in to clean up.
"There you go. Are you injured?" the handsome stranger asked.
"No, just embarrassed." Sookie turned red and looked towards the floor.
The handsome stranger placed his cool finger on her chin and stared deeply into her eyes. "You will be fine and you will not remember seeing me."
Okay, that's the way he wants to play it. I guess he wouldn't be interested in a stupid, pregnant barmaid. I have been waiting for my stomach to do flip flops my entire life and now the one who causes them just tells me to forget him. "What a pompous a-hole!" Sookie thought. She smiled her stupid smile and nodded her head. She tried hard to hear his thoughts, but nothing happened. Wow, that was really strange. Sam was hard to read, but this was a complete void. The stranger softly rubbed her cheeks and bent down and softly kissed her on her lips. Sookie completely lost it. That kiss made every part of her body throb. She wanted to throw her arms around him and beg him to fuck her, but that was just a fantasy and he really didn't want her. When he finished kissing her he just kept staring at her and rubbing her cheek like he didn't want to leave. Sookie was silent. She did not want to ruin the moment. Then before she could open her mouth, he was gone. "What was that all about? This must be a dream, because men like that weren't real." She thought. Dr. Brigant returned and told her that her boyfriend was asking to see her. "Oh no!" now she had to face the music.
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Sookie and Sam were married as soon as she was released from the hospital. Dr. Brigant told her that she should be just fine, but he was going to have a special vitamin supplement sent to her house. He gave her a few bottles and told her she would get a shipment weekly from the clinic. He said that no one else should drink it because it was specially formulated for her. She actually enjoyed the taste. It was red and tasted like a fruit medley drink that she used to drink when she was young. Sam accepted the fact that she needed the vitamins and was so helpful during the pregnancy. He wanted to have sex with her again, but Sookie just told him she was pregnant and didn't want to hurt the babies. He agreed with her and never asked her again.
The babies were born six months later and everyone assumed it was a shot gun wedding. They were the most beautiful babies Sookie and Sam had ever seen. They were both very long and looked like they were going to have blond hair. They actually were bald, but their head had short soft blond hair. One was a girl and they named her Addy after her Gran, Adele and the boy was named Alexander after Sam's grandfather. They grew very fast and didn't look anything like Sam. Sam was so happy being a father and husband he didn't even think about it.
The restaurant business grew and Sam and Sookie became very wealthy. She spent all of her time with the children while Sam worked with the businesses. They lived together, but Sookie never felt the passion and love that she had wanted in a marriage. Sam was a good man and a good father, but their love life was just occasional sex. It was much the same as the first time they did it and she just pretended to enjoy it. Sam was oblivious to any problems and he just kept working hard for his beautiful family.
Alex and Addy grew very tall and they both had golden blond hair and deep blue eyes. Everyone thought that they just looked like Sookie because they were already taller than Sam and he had brown eyes. Sam still didn't care, because he was happy. Nice guys are hard to find, so Sookie pretended to be happy.
When the twins graduated from high school, they both were accepted to Stanford in California. It was such an exciting time for both of them and Sam could afford the tuition, so they let them go. Sookie was devastated by the loss. The children had been her whole life and now they were gone! What would she do?
She decided to return to school herself and while the kids were away in California she began her long, slow return to school. She had only graduated from high school and because of her disability felt it would be too difficult to go on. They had enough money, so she didn't need to go for a profession; she just needed to stay busy. She enjoyed school so much she was like a sponge. She had missed so much these past 18 years that she felt like she had been on a deserted island and just returned to the mainland.
Present day:
Four years had passed so fast and her children were ready to graduate from college. Sookie and Sam were so proud and they were flying out the next day to attend the graduation. Sookie still had one more year of college because she tested low in math and English, so she had to start at a lower level for both and work her way up to college level. She did it, but she had to spend more time than she anticipated in college. The funny thing was, she looked younger than the kids that she went to class with. The boys were always trying to pick up on her and ask her if she wanted to go to this party and that concert. She just didn't get it. Why would these kids be interested in her? Sam really never gave her compliments and showed no interest in her sexually, so what was going on with these kids? She dressed the same way as the kids to blend in, maybe that was a mistake. Surely a 47 year old woman would not appeal to these kids?
That wasn't the only problem she was experiencing. Her friends were being distant with her. Granted she had no friends to speak of, but the ones she had, never came to visit and they never let their husbands around her. She would hear their thoughts and some would actually think that their husbands were lusting after her. She just didn't see it.
The kids graduated with honors and they both wanted their mom and dad to stay awhile and spend a few weeks with them in California. That was the plan until Sam said that he could not take off, so it was just Sookie and the kids. Sam returned to Bon Temps and Sookie and her children spent their days exploring the sights. They went to San Francisco one day and Monterey the next. They looked liked three college kids enjoying their vacation.
One evening they all decided to go party at a local bar in Palo Alto. The vampires had made their presence known to society with the advent of a blood replacement called True Blood. The blood substitute enabled them to survive without human blood and they quickly became quite a novelty with the college students. The particular bar that Alex and Addy wanted to go to was a vampire themed bar called "Bite Me". The three of them were so excited about possibly seeing a real vampire. The girls were in the bedroom trying to figure out what to wear while Alex had no problem with his wardrobe. He seemed to enjoy wearing tight black jeans and usually chose a tank top. This evening he chose a pale blue dress shirt instead, that matched his beautiful blue eyes. Much to Sookie's dismay, Addy chose a tight, black and very short spandex dress with black fishnet stockings and heels. Even though Sookie hated seeing her beautiful daughter dressed in such a sexy manner, she complimented her anyway, because she truly did look hot. Sookie chose to wear a sexy white, halter dress with little red roses splattered on it. She was usually pretty modest about her more than ample cleavage, but tonight she was not going to be the mother. Tonight she was going to have fun and have a few drinks with her children. The add said there would be dancing, so she planned on having a good time, as she put on her red 'fuck me' heels and they were ready to party!
As they stood in line with all the 'fangbangers', Sookie learned that was what they were called, a beautiful woman asked them for their I.D's. When it came to Sookie she showed the lady her I.D. and the lady just started to laugh out loud.
"What is so funny?" Sookie asked.
The lady just said, "I've seen so many fake I.D.'s, but this one really takes the cake."
"Why would I have a fake I.D.? I assure you I am older than you." Sookie was beginning to get mad.
"Hardly." The beautiful lady laughed.
"Okay, I believe that you are over 21, but 47! What do you take me for?" the lady leaned into Sookie and sniffed her.
"You accuse me of lying and now you smell me? You smell me? What the hell kind of place is this?" Sookie was losing her cool.
Addy grabbed Sookie's hand and whispered. "Mom, don't embarrass us. Let's just go inside and have fun."
Sookie felt bad and calmed down, but continued to glare at the lady as they were allowed to enter the bar, "Okay baby, I'm sorry, but I'm just not used to such rudeness."
They were allowed to go inside the bar and the three of them were blown away by the interior. The walls were a very dark burgundy color and there were pictures of movie vampires on them. Sookie and her beautiful family were getting a lot of stares, and she felt very different because she was not dressed like a 'fangbanger'.
The three of them ordered drinks and Alex stood up and put his hand out to his beautiful mother. "Would you do me the honor of a dance my lady."
This was so much fun. She had taught both of her children how to dance when they were young. Sam never took her dancing, so at home with the kids was fine for her. She was quite a good dancer and as she and her 6'4", blue eyed, blond baby boy began to dance the entire bar began to stare. She could hear the thoughts of the girls and they were thinking that he was so hot that they would definitely do him. She was so proud. Then she heard another girl think "He looks just like him. I wonder if he is a vampire too?"
That caught her attention. "Why would her son be a vampire?" She knew he reminded her of the stranger who kissed her a long time ago. But she didn't dwell on that. He was her baby and that's all she cared about. Addy began to dance with a weird looking boy, but Sookie just wiggled her eyebrows at her and kept dancing with her son.
Sookie's head began to hurt as the thoughts in the bar bombarded her. Since Alex was telepathic too she looked at him in with a questioning look on her face. It was almost unbearable and she shook her head at the discomfort. "There he is. He is so hot. I hope he chooses me tonight."
"Someone very special must be in the bar," thought Sookie. Sookie looked around to see what the fuss was about. She gasped as she turned to look toward the back door and there he was. It was the handsome man she had met in the hospital 22 years ago. He was just as she remembered him and just as he entered the bar, he stopped and sniffed the air. He reminded Sookie of her German shepherd when he started searching for toys they would hide for him. The stranger kept searching the bar. "What the hell was he doing?" she thought and tried to read his thoughts. Once again there was a void.
Alex stopped too and looked at the man. He felt like he was looking in a mirror. He turned around and stared at his mom with questioning eyes. "Who is he mom?"
"I don't know him son, but I think I met him when I was in the hospital before you and Addy were born." Sookie couldn't help herself as she began to compare the looks of the stranger to that of her handsome son's. It was uncanny how much they truly looked alike. Since Addy couldn't read the thoughts of others, she continued to enjoy her dance. Sookie could see the handsome stranger's features in her beautiful daughter too and she began to hyperventilate as the questions swirled in her head.
All of a sudden the stranger stopped his searching and his eyes bore down on Sookie. He stared at her and her head started to feel a tremendous amount of pressure. She just stared back at him and raised her eyebrows as to silently ask him, "What the Hell are you doing?"
Before she knew it he was right beside her and Alex as he softly grabbed her hand begging her with his eyes to come with him. Sookie looked at Alex and he nodded. Slowly she followed him while he kept holding her hand. There was such a surge of power going through her from his touch and lust overcame her. "What is going on?" She asked.
"I thought I took care of you a long time ago, but here you are. We need to talk and then I will make you forget about me as your great grandfather instructed. This was not my choice and I hope you will forgive me." The stranger looked at her with sad eyes.
"Please explain." She begged.
A/N: What do you all think happened? Let me know if you think I should go on or just make it a two chapter one shot.