I met Eric Northman when I was five years old. He and his family had moved here from Sweden so Eric's Dad could open a branch of their families business here. They bought the old Compton Plantation. Eric came over one day asking in his adorable accent "You play?" When he first moved here, his English was not all that good, but I thought he was a nice little boy and invited him to play. We became fast friends and when the first day of school rolled around, Eric and I walked in together him clasping my hand fearful of the other kids whom I'd known since birth.
.A year after the family moved here, Eric's younger sister Pam was born. We played together all the time at my house or his. We did everything together we where inseparable. Other kids used to tease us, since we where still at an age where boys and girls where not suppose to be close, since we had cooties. Eric would just blow them off and say" Leave my Sookie alone." It was always Eric and I against the world.
By the time we turned twelve, nothing had really changed. The other kids where starting to have boyfriends and girlfriends. Our very first boy/ girl dance was coming up at school and I remember hanging out with Amelia and Tara over lunch one day.
"So have any boys asked you to the dance?" I ask them.
"Yep JB asked me." Tara said.
"No one yet." Amelia replied.
"Well no one asked me yet either Amelia." I say.
"WHAT?" they both exclaim
"I though you where going with Eric." Amelia says.
"Eric? Why would I go to a dance with Eric? He's my best friend." I say.
"Girl, I thought he was your boyfriend." Tara replies.
"BOYFRIEND!!!" I yell.
"Yes Sookie. You guys are always together. He walks you to and from school. He walks you to classes. That's what boyfriends do." Amelia says.
"He's not my boyfriend." I say.
But that gave me a lot to think about. No wonder no other boy asked me to the dance yet. After all, it was two days away. I finish up the rest of the day at school, and go to meet Eric to walk home.
"Hey" I mumble and head out not even waiting for him.
'What's wrong Sook? You seem upset." He says
"The dance is Saturday."
"I know. My parents said they could drop off if your's could pick us up." He replies.
"Why would I go to the dance with you?" I ask sarcastically.
"Sookie?" he asks hurt.
"Damnit Eric! You're the reason no boy has asked me. You're always hanging around me. I'll never have a boyfriend." I fume
Eric looks at me with sadness in his eyes." I could be your boyfriend Sookie." he mumbles.
"Eric, you're my best friend, you can't be my boyfriend." I yell. "I think we should not spend so much time together. Everyone thinks we are together."
"What do I care what other's think Sookie?"
"Well I do!!"
"Fine if that's the way you want it Sookie. I don't want to spend so much time with you either" he yells and runs off leaving me to walk the rest of the way home alone.
I walk the rest of the way home alone and stomp through the front door slamming it.
"What's the matter baby?" she asks. "Did you and Eric have a fight?"
"Why is it always ERIC, ERIC, ERIC!! I'm so sick of hearing it." I yell and stomp up to my room.
I run up to my room slamming the door and start to cry. After an hour or so I hear a knock on the door." Can I come in?" mom asks.
"Sure." I say. Mom comes in and sits next to me on the bed.
"What happened honey?"
"Everyone at school thinks Eric is my boyfriend, and that's why no on asked me to the dance." I cry.
"Oh Honey." She hugs me. "And after school I told Eric we should not spend so much time together since I wanted boys to ask me out. He got mad and ran off." I sniff.
"Well honey that was not a very nice thing to say to Eric.'
"Why Mom?"
"Honey Eric has been your best friend since you where five. Besides, would it be so bad if Eric where to take you to the dance. I thought it was the plan. Mrs. Northman called me today to figure out rides."
"Eric just assumed he was taking me. He did not ask me."
Mom just held me and let me cry. She even did not make me come down to dinner. I heard daddy ask her what was wrong with me and she just said "Girl things". I wake up the next morning and get ready for school. After breakfast I go to wait on the front porch for Eric. Seems he's running late. Daddy comes out a few minutes later and says" Sookie, I'll drive ya in today come on."
I follow Daddy to his car and get in. After turning onto the main road toward the school daddy says" Mrs. Northman called your mom this morning and told her Eric was not able to walk you in today."
"Oh" I reply.
"Did you two have a fight sweetheart?" he asks.
"We did Daddy. I don't want to talk about it." I reply.
Daddy leaves it that. We get to school about ten minutes later and he drops me off out front. I head in to find Amelia or Tara.
I get to homeroom and find Amelia sitting in class. I sit down next to her. Eric and I don't have homeroom together, but we do have four other classes together.
"Hey Amelia." I say
"What's going on Sookie? I came into school this morning and found Eric standing next to Lauren locker."
"He can be friends with whoever he wants."
"You had a fight with him didn't you?" she asks.
"Yeah so. At least if he's not around so much I might have a boy ask me to the dance."
After I said that John Quinn comes in and sits down near us.
'Sookie, Amelia how's it going?"
"Good Quinn" I answer while Amelia just rolls her eyes.
The teacher comes in moments later and calls attendance. We have the morning announcements are dismissed to first period. Quinn walks with me.
"So babe, got a date for the dance?" he asks.
"No" I smile.
"Wanna go?"
"Sure." I reply.
"Cool. Figured I better ask quick being you and Northman broke up." He says.
"Eric and I are just friends." I say.
'Oh sorry babe. Everyone thought you where going out."
"Why would you think that Quinn?"
"Well you where always together. And then today in the hall I heard him tell Lauren he was single and ask her to the dance."
"Oh" I say. For some reason knowing Eric was going to the dance with Lauren upset me. I had never thought of him as anything more than my friend, but I was jealous. I did not want that bitch Lauren Palmer anywhere near Eric.
The morning went by in a blur. Eric ignored me in our morning classes together, choosing instead to sit by one of his other friends or in the class before lunch, with Lauren. I heard her giggling and noticed them passing notes the whole time. It made me upset. I had to fight back the tears.
I head out to my usual lunch spot to wait for Amelia. I had not seen Tara today, so I assumed she called out sick again. Tara's mom was an alcoholic so sometimes she missed school to care for her.
I start to cry the minute I see Amelia I just can't hold it back anymore.
"What's wrong?" she asks.
"Eric is taking Lauren Palmer to the dance" I say.
"Yeah. Didn't Quinn ask you? You wanted to go with him."
"Amelia seeing Eric with that bitch, I realized I do like him." I sob.
"Oh man girl."
"I never thought of him that way until I saw him with Lauren. I like him Amelia. What do I do?"
"Make him jealous."
"Huh?"
"Go to the dance with Quinn. If he likes you like I KNOW he does, it will infuriate him."
"You think it will work?"
'Definitely."
After school when I head out the front door I notice Eric walking off with Lauren carrying her books. He glances back at me with a scowl on his face.
I head home by myself for the first time ever. I don't like it. I get home and head up to my room to sulk. My brother Jason comes in and notices I'm upset. He takes pity on me and we go into town to see a movie. I usually spend Friday night's with Eric watching videos.
Saturday rolls around and its time for the dance. I get ready hoping I can get this thing resolved with Eric tonight. Daddy drives me in to the dance.
"Did a boy ask you to the dance?" he asks.
"Yes Daddy, John Quinn. I'm meeting him at the school."
"I don't like the fact he did not come pick you up. Eric would have picked up. He's a good boy." Daddy says.
"Daddy, Eric and I are not friends anymore. He's taking Lauren Palmer." I say quietly.
"It will work out baby.' He smiles at me. I sure hope so.
Daddy drops me off and I head into the school gym. I head over to Quinn.
"Hey babe." He greets. I never realized until tonight how much that "babe" crap is annoying.
"My name is Sookie." I say.
"Sure Babe, I know" He smiles and takes my hand.
We dance to a few songs. I'm not really having a good time since I keep looking out for Eric. When I finally see him, He's walking in with Lauren holding her hand. I want to cry. It should be my hand he's holding.
They start dancing on the other side of the gym. Lauren leans her head on his shoulder. THAT BITCH! I decide to go with the jealousy game and lean my head on Quinn's shoulder.
I look over to Eric and see he's glaring at me. Good. It's working then.
Quinn and I take a break from dancing and he leaves me with Amelia while he goes to get us some punch.
"Having fun" she asks.
"Not really. Why is Eric still dancing with that girl? I leaned on Quinn and all he did was glare at me."
"Give it time Sook. The night is still early.' She smiles.
'I hope so, I can't stand Quinn, he's a douche." I say.
"Finally get that? Huh girl?"
Quinn and I dance a few more songs, I keep looking for Eric, and every time I see him He's with Lauren. She keep's hanging on him. I finally can't take it anymore and excuse myself to the girl's room for a good cry.
How did I not realize I liked Eric before now? What if I blew it? He was my best friend. What girl would not want to have their best friend for their boyfriend? And he's really cute. Probably the cutest boy in school.
I walk out of the washroom after my pity party to find Quinn waiting for me.
"You okay babe?" he asks.
"Fine" I say.
"I know how I can make you feel better" he says and pins me against a locker. He leans in to kiss me and I try to push him away.
'No Quinn" I yell.
"Come on, a little kissing will make you feel better." And he grabs me tighter to kiss me. I'm struggling trying to get away from him.
"Let me go" I yell.
"Yes Quinn, let her go" I hear.
Then Quinn is yanking away from me. Eric punches him in the nose and he goes down.
"You asshole" Quinn yells.
'Keep your damn hands off her" Eric yells.
"You okay Sookie?' he asks.
I launch myself into his arms and start sobbing. Eric takes me out of the school and to the wall out front to sit down.
"I'm so glad you got there when you did" I tell him between sobs.
"He didn't hurt you did he?" he asks.
"Yes. He tried to force me to kiss him."
"Did he kiss you?" he asks.
"No you pulled him off in time."
"Good" he smiles.
We sit quietly for a little while. Eric still has his arm around me. I finally stop crying and say" Thanks for helping me. I should let you get back to Lauren."
"I told her I did not want to be her date anymore. Do you know how annoying that girl is? I called my dad for a ride, he should be here soon."
I laugh." I've always know she was annoying."
Eric laughs loudly" See Sook, I always knew you where smarter than me."
Eric's dad showed up a few minutes later and drove us home. Funny enough, he did not even seem shocked to see me climb into his car. Eric walked me up to my door and hugged me goodnight.
Mommy and Daddy knew something happened at the dance, but did not ask me about it thank god. I get up the next morning and head down to breakfast.
Mommy, Daddy, Jason and Eric where sitting at the table already eating.
"Morning Sook" He greets.
I smile. It was not unusual to find Eric in my house. Ever since we've been friends, he's always been like another member of our family. I sit down next to Eric and notice Mommy smiling. We eat our breakfast and help Mommy clean up after. Eric get's ready to head home so he can get ready for church and asks me" You want to ride with my family today?"
"Okay"
"We'll be over in an hour to get ya." He smiles and takes off.
It was not strange for us to take turns riding with each other. Our families where all friends and we attended the same church. I run up to get changed into my church clothes and go out front to wait for Eric and his parent's.
They arrive and I climb in the backseat with Eric and Pam. "Hi Mr. and Mrs. Northman." I greet.
"Hi sweetheart" Mrs. Northman replies.
We talk and joke on the ride to church. Once we arrive our parents meet up with each other and we all find a seat. The mass seems to drag on, but I notice Eric keeps looking over at me and smiling. I smile back.
When the service is over, everyone piles into their cars. Eric rides with me, since his parent's where going to go out to breakfast and he'd already eaten. We get back to my house and Eric runs home to change telling me he'll be back in a few minutes. I also change out of my church dress and head to the front porch to wait for him.
He comes back riding his bike."Wanna ride bikes down to the lake?" he asks.
'Sure" I say and to grab my bike. We head out to the lake. The ride takes about 15 minutes when we get their Eric jumps off his bike and heads over to sit and the picnic table. I join him.
We are quiet for a few minutes neither of us knowing what to say. Finally Eric breaks our silence by saying "I didn't like seeing you dance with Quinn."
I reply with" I didn't like seeing you dance with Lauren."
We are quiet for a few minutes. Finally Eric says" I don't think I'd like seeing you with other boys as well."
"I don't think I'd like seeing you with other girls either"
Eric takes my hand and looks me in the eye "I think I'd like you to be my girlfriend" and smiles.
"I'd like that." I reply and smile.
We just stare at each other smiling like idiots for the longest time. I notice Eric has not let go of my hand. Once again he breaks our silence by saying" I think we should kiss now."
I nod and he leans in for a kiss. He gently touches his lips to mine and I swear I see fireworks. We hold our lips together for a few second and part. We both smile at each other.
"Let's head back and play a game or something." He says.
I agree and we ride bikes back to his house. We spend the rest of the afternoon playing Super Mario Brothers on his Nintendo. When it's time for me to head home for dinner, Eric walks me home holding my hand.
"I'll be by in the morning to pick you up for school Sook" he says and hugs me goodbye.
That was our beginning. Since we where only twelve, us being boyfriend and girlfriend really not much changed with us. Sure we held hands all the time, and where always together and of course there was the occasional stolen kiss, but we where still kids. We played video games, watched TV, and went to the mall and the movies together.
For a middle school, we beat the relationship odds. Most middle school relationships lasted a few weeks or maybe a month. By the end of seventh grade we where still together with no sign of breaking up. That summer Eric and his family where going to Sweden for the whole summer. I was sad, and remember crying the day he left.
His parent's allowed him to call me once a week. For my thirteenth birthday, he sent me a t-shirt from Sweden since he could not be there. For Eric's thirteenth birthday in May, I'd gotten him a new game for his Nintendo.
A week before school started he came home with bad news. His parent's had decided to send him to Shreveport Prep. My parent's had already sent my brother there when he started high school and they planned to send me for ninth grade. Eric was going a year early.
The first day of eighth grade sucked. Jason went over to catch a ride with Mr. Northman and Eric to school and I walked over to see Eric.
"This sucks" I tell him.
He hugged me." It's not a big deal Sook. We'll still see each other every day after school and the weekends. Don't worry."
I believed him. And for awhile it was fine. We still spend all our free time together. By this time we'd progressed to heaving kissing so every time we found ourselves alone we'd make out like crazy.
Right before Christmas vacation Eric came over and told me we should just be friends. He was busy with school and playing football and did not have time to have a girlfriend anymore.
I cried for three days. The rest of the school year we avoided each other. I'd heard from my brother that when football season ended, Eric started dating some girl named Debbie. We did not speak anymore. When we where forced together we avoided each other. By the time my parent's anniversary party rolled around, I was dating Tray Dawson. I invited him to my parent's party. He and Eric got into a fight. It was not pretty. Eric tried to talk to me, but I wanted nothing to do with him. Tray and I broke up soon after since I caught him kissing Lauren Palmer of all people.
The summer before high school finally arrived. I knew from my mom and dad that Eric and his family where once again spending the summer in Sweden. I was out on the front porch getting started on the required summer reading for Shreveport Prep. I was nothing if not a dedicated student. Eric came up and sat down next to me.
"Hey Sook"
"What the hell do you want?" I asked.
"I just wanted to see you. I miss ya Sook."
"Why don't you have Debbie keep you company?" I ask sarcastically.
"Debbie? Geez, Sook. I broke up with her after a month. It was a mistake."
"Well too bad for you."
"Are you going to hate me forever Sook? You're my best friend. I miss you."
"Oh you have time for me now?" I snark.
"Sook, I knew I made a mistake right after I did it. I tried to talk to you but you wouldn't talk to me. I was so overwhelmed with school and football I was confused. Can't you forgive me?" he pleads.
I look at Eric. He looks so sad. I missed him so much over this past school year. He was such a big part of my life.
"I only went out with Debbie cause I heard you went to a dance with some boy."
"Really?"
"Yes. I was mad. I did not even like Debbie. She's a stuck up bitch."
"My brother said she had a nice rack."
He laughs. "Well she does."
We both laugh. "Okay Eric. I'll be your friend again."
We hug. "Wanna watch a movie?" he asks.
"Sure" I agree and we head into my house. That night Eric promised me he would email and IM as much as he could and he was true to his word. I spent most of the summer on the computer talking to Eric. Over emails and IM Eric and I re-built our friendship. I remember that one IM conversation that was our second beginning.
Eric: Having fun this summer?
Sookie: How can I? I'm always IM'in with you.
Eric: LOL. Same here. I can't wait to get home.
Sookie: It will be good to see ya.
Eric: How good will it be?
Sookie: Cut it out.
Eric: Never.
Sookie: Got all your summer reading done?
Eric: Most of it. Father forced me.
Sookie: LOL. Figures.
Eric: Sook…I wanna ask you something
Sookie: Yes?
Eric: I want you to be my girlfriend again.
Sookie: I don't know Eric. We broke up.
Eric: Because I was a dumbass. Please Sook. We where just kids then.
Amazing how at that age the leap between twelve and fourteen was child to not child anymore.
Sookie: I don't know Eric. Can I think about it?
Eric: K. Give me an answer when I get home.
Sookie: GTG. Talk later.
Eric: K Bye.
Eric gave me a lot to think about the next three weeks. We still talked every day, but he never brought up the girlfriend thing again. I thought long and hard about my decision. I talked to Amelia about it. She was going to Shreveport Prep with us as well. Most pretty well off families sent their kids there. My parents where not rich, but they did okay.
"Amelia what should I do about Eric?" I ask while we are doing pedicures one afternoon.
"Sook you never got over him. And we where kids then."
"I know. But we've just got back to being friends. I'd rather have him in my life as a friend than lose him again."
"Do you want to see him date other girls?"
Honestly I did not. When I heard about him and Debbie I was really jealous and upset.
"No". I reply.
"Than you have your answer."
Eric was due home any minute. He'd called me from his Dad's cell phone to tell me his plane had landed and they where on the way home. I was waiting out on the porch for him, since he told me he'd come straight over.
I see him walking toward me from cemetery that separated our homes. I look over and notice he's gotten a lot taller and has gotten even cuter.
It was in that moment that I made my choice. And it was Eric. I got off the porch and ran over to him. We embraced and started kissing. We must have made out for 45 minutes until my mother came out and broke it up.
We just smiled at each other and laughed. "So I guess your giving me another shot Sook?" he grins.
"Oh shut it dork." I slap him on the arm.
We headed into my house to watch TV. We spent every minute of the next week together. Always trying to steal away for time alone to make out. Our parent's knew we had gotten back together. They never left us alone for too long, but we still managed to sneak away sometimes.
I walked in Shreveport Prep that first day with my gorgeous boyfriend. Shreveport Prep was academically challenging, Eric and I spent a lot of time studying together. Our ninth grade year went well. We both got good grades; Attended all the dances together and only had eyes for each other. A lot of girls tried to break Eric and I up, but they eventually gave up and left us alone.
In our sexual activities we'd moved from making out to a lot of heavy petting over the clothes. It seemed like any time we could get alone we were all over each other. We managed to stay together all year. When summer time came again, Eric begged his parent's to stay in Louisiana and not go to Sweden. They made a compromise. He went for three weeks. But was allowed to come home and spend the rest of the summer at my house.
We had a great summer once he came home. We spent every day together down at the lake swimming and hanging out with friends. Amelia was quite a bit more sexually experience than I, which was odd since I was the one with a steady boyfriend. But she told me about something I could do for Eric that he would enjoy. One night at the lake I decide to try it especially considering it was our year anniversary.
We where laying on a blanket away from everyone just talking. "Having a good anniversary?" Eric asked.
"Yes" I say. Earlier in the day Eric had given me his ID bracelet to mark the occasion. In high school this was a very big deal.
I lean in to kiss him. I run my lips on his bottom lip, so I can put my tongue in his mouth. Our tongues wrestling, Eric reaches under my shirt to palm my breast over my bra. We make out for a little while and I finally get the courage to give him my gift. I reach down and unzip his pants. He looks up at me startled for a moment, but recovers quickly and goes back to kissing me. I stick my hand inside his boxers and start to stroke his dick. He moans. I continue to stroke him slowly I can tell he's really enjoying it. He flips me over onto my back and mutters "I want to touch you too Sookie." All I can do is nod, and he lifts his hand under my skirt and sticks his hand in my panties.
I feel his fingers gently running back and forth over my folds. I moan. Finally he sticks a finger inside me. I have never felt anything so good. Eric seems to fumble around for a bit, but eventually he touches my clit I feel like I've died and gone to heaven. We lay kissing and stroking each other. I feel tightness in my stomach and it feels wonderful. His dick is starting to spasm. I scream and have my first ever orgasm. I few moments later, Eric comes all over my hand.
We hold each other calming down, until we both gaze into each other's eyes and laugh. He get's this serious look on his face and tells me "I love you Sookie. I'll always love you."
"I love you too Eric. I'll always love you." We embrace and continue to kiss. We end up trying out our new trick two more times before the night is over.
Tenth Grade began. We were totally in love with each other. Most people don't expect to find their True Loves when they are five years old, but I truly believe I did. Eric felt the same way. Eric was made the youngest member of the Varsity football team. I was not into sports. I instead ran for student government and became the tenth grade class president.
We still spent as much time together as we could. I'd go sit on the benches and watch football practice every day like all the other dutiful football girlfriends. I was also in the stands every game cheering my gorgeous boyfriend along with his parent's and mine. Jason had already gone off to play football at Notre Dame, but my parent's considered Eric part of the family so they still went to every game.
After the homecoming game, Amelia had a party at her house. I had not told my parent's it was a party so they agreed to let me spend the night at her house. Eric had also arranged with his parent's to spend the night out. Claming he was spending the night at a buddy's house.
Amelia's party ended up being pretty crazy a lot of kids where drinking and hooking up. I'd already arranged with Amelia to have her guest room. Eric and I hung at the party for a few hours and had a few drinks, but we were pretty good kids and did not overdo it.
Finally I take Eric's hand and lead him up to the guest room. We lay on the bed together just holding each other and kissing. After an hour or so we both ended up naked. We brought each other to orgasm twice and where just laying in bed snuggling.
"Sookie, I want to make love to you". Eric whispers in my ear.
"I'm not ready yet Eric. We are still too young." Heck we where only fifteen. I knew of other kids that had sex already but I was still not ready.
He groans. "Okay, when will we be old enough?" he asks.
I think on this a moment. "When we are sixteen." I tell him.
"Okay, sweetheart we'll wait." He says and kisses me on the forehead.
Amelia had told me about blowjobs and how guys loved them. I figured the least I could do for Eric was this. It's not like we did not love each and we where committed to each other after all.
I lean over and start kissing Eric's stomach slowly licking his nipples on the way down. I can tell he loves this as he's moaning. I continue to kiss down his stomach until I reach his dick and give him a few strokes. Leaning in a take the tip of his dick in my mouth. He moans really loud so I think I'm doing it alright. Continuing I take his dick in my mouth and suck, stroking what I'm unable to take in his mouth. I lick him from the base up to the tip and he moans "Oh Shit Sookie" and guides my head gently back to take him in my mouth. I'm sucking and he's groaning and it's a powerful feeling I can make him feel like this. Finally he's says"Sook, fuck I'm gonna come" I pull away just in time for him to come all over his stomach.
I get up to get a washrag from the bathroom and clean him up. Cuddling next to him I say "Like that did ya?" and smile.
"Oh fuck yeah. That was amazing baby."
He lowers me onto my back and says "I'd like to reciprocate" and begins to kiss my neck. He moves on to take a nipple in my mouth. Paying attention to both breasts equally. Moving down, he kisses and licks my stomach and the reaches my pussy. He looks up at me with a wink and smile and licks my folds. I buck of the bed. I'd never felt anything so good. He spreads me open and continues to lick and suck. He sticks his tongue inside me, and I moan. Bringing his finger into it, He moves his mouth to my clit and inserts a finger inside me. I can feel my orgasm building as he works me with his hands and mouth. One last lick of his tongue and I come undone.
He moves up my body and places a soft kiss on my lips gathering me in his arms." Like that did ya?" he asks. I just slap him on his belly.
We feel asleep in each other's arms that night naked and completely sated.
We attended the homecoming dance that next night and never left each other's arms for a moment.
The holidays rolled by quickly and before I knew it, it was Eric's sixteenth birthday. His parent's got him an old camaro as a present. So now everyday we got to drive to school. We made very good use of that backseat. Almost always stopping at the lake on the way from school to mess around.
Before we knew it, summer had come again. Eric once again managed to get his parent's to agree to only making him stay in Sweden for a few weeks then coming back. He wanted to be here for my birthday his year. We had planned on making love for the first time on my birthday. I was ready. We loved each other completely and at that point in my life, I could never imagine being with anyone but Eric.
Eric's flight from Sweden arrived the day of my birthday. I'd spent the day with my family and Jason drove me out to Shreveport airport to meet Eric's connecting flight from Dallas. It was impossible to fly international out of Shreveport.
I was waiting for him to come out of security. We knew how special tonight was going to be for us. Finally I see him. I run over to him and we embrace.
He kisses me softly for a moment." God I missed you" he whispers.
"I missed you to baby." I reply.
We gathered his bags and made our way out to Jason's truck. The ride to Bon Temps goes quick and soon we are back at our house. We go in and visit with my parent's for a bit.
"So you kids have anything special planned tonight?" My dad questions.
"Yes sir, I plan on taking Sookie to a nice dinner in Shreveport and out to a movie."
If Daddy had only knew what we planned. A few months prior, Mommy had pulled me aside to have the sex talk. She knew Eric and I where in a committed relationship and assumed at our ages sex was part of it. At the time we had not had sex yet and I told her so. She gently reminded me to be careful and that when the time came, to come to her and so I could get on birth control. Mom was practical, but did not want to become a grandma any time soon. And she had enough to worry about with Jason and his manwhore ways.
Eric and I left the house about seven and we did go to a nice dinner in Shreveport. After Dinner we drove back to Bon Temps but went to Eric's house. He led me by the hand upstairs to his room. We started kissing and he leads me over to the bed.
We slowly undress each other and lay on the bed. We kiss and touch. Eric moved down and started kissing and licking my breasts. He moved on to go down on me. Licking and kissing he places one, two, then three fingers in me. Trying to prepare me for what was to come.
I orgasm and he moves up my body to take my lips in a heated kiss. He reaches over to the bedside table to grab condom and rolls it on. "Sookie. I heard this might hurt you, I'll go slowly."
I nod my understanding and he places himself at my entrance. He looks into my eyes and says "I love you" and enters me. At first it really hurt. Eric went slow stopping so I could get used to him. After a few tries, he get's all the way in. He stops to kiss me for a bit. It does not hurt anymore so I push against him to move.
He pulls out slowly and moves back in. At first he slowly slides back and forth inside me and it feels amazing. I could totally get why people had sex now. After a while, He start's pumping a little faster and pulls my legs up to circle his waist. He hits a spot inside me that feels great.
He stops moving and kisses me again for a while. Beginning to move again, I can feel myself close to orgasm and he whispers" Come for me Sookie" and that just makes me comes unglued. Eric thrusts into me a few more time and comes as well. We hold each other for a moment and he gets up from the bed to dispose of the condom. Quickly coming back he gathers me into his arms.
"I love you so much Sookie" he says.
'I love you too Eric."
We talk and kiss and end up making love one more time before we need to head back to my house.
The rest of the summer was spent like all others, down at that lake. On the night of second anniversary, we made love by the lake. Eric gave me a promise ring that night.
After we made love, Eric knelt down and took my hand."Sookie, I know I'll never find another girl like you" he reaches for his jeans and takes a small diamond ring out. It has a tiny diamond on a white gold band.
"I promise that one day, I will marry you." And slides the ring on my finger.
I cry from happiness and he takes me in his arms. Promise rings where a big deal. I knew of only one other couple in our school that was promised.
"When do you want to get married?" I ask him.
"Well I was thinking after college. I want us to live together for college and get officially engaged sometime during then, but after graduation, I hope to marry you." He says.
I'm so happy all I could was nod, I he took me into his arms. To celebrate we made love under the stars again.
We where now in eleventh grade. Academically this was a very important year. How we performed in school and on our SAT's would determine where we could apply to college. Eric and I planned to go to the same school and live together.
We spent a lot of our free time studying and making love. We were insatiable for each other. I had eventually told my mom we had been having sex, and she immediately went to get my on birth control. The first time we had sex without a condom was amazing and we never used them again.
We made it through homecoming and the holidays great. After the New Year we had a pregnancy scare. I had forgotten to take my pills once and doubled up the next day like your suppose to. We where relieved that I was not pregnant. We loved each other, but both knew we where to young to be parents.
Prom was an amazing night for us. We went to the dance with Amelia and her steady boyfriend Tray Dawson of all people. We danced together all night. Eric had arranged to get us a room at the nicest hotel in Shreveport. It was also the hotel the prom was held at.
So after a night of dancing, we got to spend the night in each other's arms.
We took our SAT's and both Eric and I scored very high. Our grades were good, so we made plans to apply to Harvard, Stanford and Berkeley. And we would go to whatever school we both got into.
The summer before our senior year came and for the first time Eric's family planned on staying in Louisiana. We both got jobs as lifeguards at the community pool, so we rode in to work together everyday and spend every night with each other.
We spent my seventeenth birthday together camping out at the lake. It was an amazing weekend spent swimming and making love. I truly believed I was with the man I was going to marry. Eric had been together almost three years by this time. We had sent away for our college application and planned on filling them out soon.
A week after my birthday I was sitting in my room reading when a knock at my window interrupted me. Every so often Eric would climb into my window at night. I opened the window to let him in and he had tears in his eyes.
'What's wrong baby?" I asked him as we go to sit on the bed.
"My grandfather passed away" he says between sobs.
"Oh I'm sorry" I say taking him into my arms.
"It's worse than that Sook; my father says we have to move back to Sweden so he can take over as CEO. He's hiring someone to run the American division"
"Oh no" I sob.
"We leave in two days." He says.
"No! You can't leave me" I cry.
"I don't plan on it Sook. Let's get married. If we are married than I can't leave. I'll get a job and we can pay your parent's rent. Then we'll go to college together just like we planned". He says
"Married? Eric we are only 17." I state.
"Do you love me?" he asks.
"You know I do."
"Then let's get married. I looked online. You can get married in Mississippi at 17 without a parent's signature. If we are married they can't make me go." He cries.
Although foolish at the time. I agreed. Eric left to go get his car and I snuck out of the house to meet him. We headed out and made it to Mississippi. By the time we got in state it was very late so we stopped at a seedy motel for the night, planning to find a place to get married the next day. That night we made love to each other whispering promises of our future together.
The next morning we where jolted out of our sleep by a loud banging on the door. Eric pulled on some pants and I rushed to get dressed. He answered the door to both our father's standing out side. Apparently Mr. Northman figured Eric might do something foolish and had a PI trace us to this hotel. Eric had foolishly borrowed his dad's credit card to use.
Our father came in and Mr. Northman yelled." What the hell are you doing young man?"
"Dad, we love each other and we are getting married. I'm not going back to Sweden." He said defiantly.
"Are you pregnant Sookie?" My father asked.
"Of course not Daddy" I reply.
The four of us argued back and forth until we finally relented and where dragged out of the room by our very pissed off father's. My Daddy had driven so Mr. Northman and Eric took his car back and I rode with Daddy.
To say our parent's were pissed off was an understatement. They had all got together and decided that for our ages, Eric and I were too young to be so serious and we were forbidden to see each other anymore. They did not even let us see each other to say goodbye.
The rest of the summer was a blur. I spent half my time crying. Not much I could do anyway I was grounded until New Year for our stunt. Of course they included the computer as part of the punishment so I was unable to even email Eric.
My mom took pity on me and held me in her arms and let me cry at least once a week. I did not know how I could go on without Eric.
Luckily summer finally ended and I returned to school for senior year. The first day was hectic, catching Amelia up on what happened over the summer. She held me and let me cry over lunch. The next day I finally made it to the library at school to check my email. There was one from Eric. It had only been sent the day before.
Sookie,
I miss you so much. It was my fault we got caught. If I had never used my father's credit card, we would have gotten married. I'll forever carry that guilt. I got in a lot of trouble for what we did and I'm grounded indefinitely. I bet you are as well.
Don't give up on us. I plan on applying to all the colleges we said. I will get back to you. I will marry you.
I'll love you forever,
Eric
I answered him quickly promising forever to him as well. I filled out my applications and waited. We emailed as much as we could, and looked forward to the day we could see each other again.
That was until the day I got an email from Eric telling me he was going to Oxford University.
Sookie,
I got my acceptance letter to Oxford today. Father made me apply since both he and grandfather went there. I told him I planned to go to Berkeley with you since we both got in, but he told me he refused to pay. I checked into loans and since my parent's still claim me, I'm unable to get one.
I don't know when we will see each other again Sook, but I will find a way. I don't want you to wait around for me. Have fun; just know that when it comes time for you to get married, you're marrying me.
Love,
Eric
I cried for three days straight. The love of my life was gone. I decided then and there it was too painfully to keep in contact with Eric and changed my email. After a week or so, He tried to call me but I refused to answer his calls. What was the point? He was in Europe and he was never coming back.
My grades suffered for the remainder of the year and I barely graduated. I decided in the end not to go to Berkeley and go to LSU. I really did not care anymore. It was our dream, and it was dead. I did not even care about college but my parent's made me apply and get accepted at LSU.
After graduation my parent's decided I needed to get away, so that very day they packed me off for a two week tour of all the civil war battle fields with Gran. I missed all the grad parties but it really did not matter. I'd cut off all my friends and never dated. I still wore Eric's promise ring.
By the time fall came to start college, I was resolved to move on. I would always love Eric, but it was time. I took off his ring and embarked on my new life without him by my side.