Third and final part in my Bill and Sookie trilogy

After All (Sookies POV again)

Sadly i don't own Bill (if i did we would be permently locked in a light tight space ;-) ), all characters owned by Charlaine Harris, Alan Ball and HBO , i am just borrowing them and promise to give them back

My final part in my favourite couples story , set after Bill's surprise and The Date so please read those ones first thanks please don't read if easily offended by sexual content

A huge Thankyou to my friend Jayne for being my Beta on this story

Chapter 1

I finished putting the last of my clothes into my bag, zipped it up, looked around the bedroom and then closed my eyes for a second before slowly making my way downstairs. Walking out the front door I checked it was locked, placed my hand against it, smiled to myself and skipped down the steps to my car to make my way back to my old home.

I knocked on the door and smiled as my best girlfriend appeared, "Hey Sook, come on in girl!" She looked so happy to see me back 'home' again. "Thanks for this, Tara". "Shut up! You know there's always a place for you here and if I can't help you at a time like this I wouldn't be much of a friend now would I? Why don't you go dump your bag in your room and I'll get us some coffee, OK?"

"Now that sounds like a great idea!" "Of course it is," she winked, "it was mine" she laughed.

I went up to my old room and sat on the bed, I looked around at the room where I'd spent so much of my childhood and much of my adulthood too, well until Gran... I stopped myself there and wiped away my tears with the back of my hand and swallowed hard, 'Now you stop that Sookie Stackhouse!' I told myself. It would be weird to sleep here again after having lived with Bill for the past few months but it was a necessity, we'd been through so much. I wasn't really suspicious but then I didn't want to be taking any chances either; all the traditions stated how it was bad luck for the groom to see the bride the night before the wedding so, tonight, I'd be sleeping here in my old bed. For the first time since moving in with him I wouldn't be falling asleep with Bill's strong cool arms wrapped around me.

I looked at the beautiful wedding dress hanging on the wardrobe door and felt butterflies flutter in the pit of my stomach again. This time tomorrow I'd be getting ready to marry the man of my dreams, the love of my life and I couldn't wait. I never thought I'd get married, never thought it could be possible. As a little girl I used to dream about my wedding, like most little girls do of course, but when I became old enough to understand the full implications of my telepathy, I'd come to assume that being with someone was going to be an impossibilty for me, let alone getting married.

Then, one night, my Vampire had walked into Merlotte's and changed my life entirely. As thought back to that night, I recalled the sensation I couldn't quite describe that somehow compelled me to turn around and, when I did, seeing Bill for the first time. When he took a seat in that booth and looked up at me, I felt the connection, with just that look, I was certain my life would never be the same again. It wasn't only because he was my first vampire, it was so much more than that. Looking back now, I realise I fell in love with Bill in that instant, with that very first look; and everyday, everytime, I've looked at him since, I've fallen in love all over again, deeper and harder. He's saved my mortal life more than once but he's also saved me in so many different ways. He had been my knight in shining armour and, tomorrow, I'd be marrying my prince.

I went back down into the living room just as Tara was placing down the tray full with the coffee pot and cups on the coffee table. She looked up and smiled questioningly, "So Sook, getting nervous yet?" I smiled back and nodded, I knew Tara didn't exactly like Bill, well she didn't like vamps in general, but she knew how much Bill and I loved each other so she was trying her best to be happy for us. I really appreciated that, I knew she was just looking out for me.

My best friend smiled at me again,"Hey, remember when we were kids and how we used to play dress-up with your gran's wedding veil?" I laughed "Yeah I remember. I also remember almost breaking my neck in her old high-heeled shoes", I grinned at the memory of Tara and I as such innocent little girls. That was a long time ago, tomorrow I'd be wearing a wedding veil for real.

Out of the blue I was suddenly anxious; then my breathing quickened as a panic attack started to take a hold of me."Sookie, are you OK?" Tara asked, grabbing my hands with concern.

"What if I'm no good at it Tara?" I gasped between shallow breaths."No good at what, Sook, you're not making any sense" Tara said sounding a little worked-up herself. "At being a wife Tara... I mean Bill's been married before and from what I've heard... Caroline was such a wonderful wife. What if I can't live up to that...? What if I'm a disappointment to him?" I sobbed at the thought of it.

"Sookie, you'll be a great wife. Bill's madly in love with you, he wouldn't compare you with Caroline because he loves you for you, you don't have to worry" Tara reassured me, gently stroking my hand, helping to calm me .I could hear her thoughts (the panic attack had temporarily crumbled my shield), I could tell she truly believed what she was saying to me. Deep in my heart I knew she was right and gradually my breathing returned to normal. "How about I get us some peanut butter cookies to go with that coffee?" Tara suggested, smiling warmly. "That'd be great" I said as she went to the kitchen to fetch the snacks. I took a deep breath, leaned back into the sofa and closed my eyes; then I heard a beautiful voice, "Sookie..."

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