Death as a Blessing
Fond Memories
Sookie over her kitchen sink staring out the window as she washed the dinner dishes, the task called for little of her attention now that her life had become so routine.
She remembered the days when everything was an adventure not that she missed the danger that was in her life but her freedom to only have to worry about herself, she had never thought she would have children or a husband and back then the idea of it all was just too complicated.
Now her life was so different boring even she had cut the vampires and other supernatural beings out of her life the night of the accident, they claimed it was just a hit and run that killed Tara but Sookie always felt there was more to it.
It was almost a year ago today when she got the news, she was lying in bed with Eric enjoying the afterglow of their love making when the phone rang, she thought it was odd that anyone would call the home phone knowing she was usually out this time of night and almost didn't answer it but something in her gut told her she needed to get.
So she made her way into the kitchen and picked up the phone that still hung on the wall above the stool where her gran wood chat on Sunday's she hadn't even said hello when Sam started to scream into the phone
"Sookie Tara's been in an accident it bad were at the hospital in Shreveport" Sookie screamed out in horror as Eric entered the room, he stared at her waiting for directions on what to do.
Sookie ran into the bedroom throwing on the first thing she could find which ended up being Eric's t shirt and the mini skirt she was wearing earlier tonight before she turned to Eric "get me to Shreveport now" and without hesitation he wrapped his arms around her waist and leaped into the sky.
She arrived at the hospital in record time but knew she was to late when she walked into the lobby to find Sam in hysterics, Sam and Tara had only been together for a short period of time but they had decided to give things an honest try when she found out she was not only pregnant but with twin girls.
Sam was screaming at a doctor when he noticed Sookie and Eric standing beside him he immediately fell into her arms sobbing uncontrollable , she was about to ask him where the girls were when she looked over her should and saw Eric carrying the pair in his arms .
She found it odd that he thought to do that it was such a human response but he walked toward her and whispered "were are gonna go get some candy" before heading off to the vending machines giving Sam time to compose himself.
Sookie knew she was in shock when she realized she hadn't even asked him what happened yet "Sam how did this happen" she remember when she would look at Sam he always seemed like a man in control a one step ahead kind of guy but now he just looked beaten.
Sam walked over to the chairs where the girls had been, he knew Sookie would follow him and he waited for both of them to be sitting before he started talking,
"Tara was driving home from the bar she had decided she would go in today instead of me so I could give her break from the girls" he chuckled as he remembered her smile and attitude when she made the comment and continued
"she had called me earlier tonight something about some new vamps popped into the bar causing problems but she said she handled it in true Tara fashion" this time it was Sookie's turn to smile as she remembered Tara's take no shit attitude all through her life.
Sam waited for sookie to have her moment before he started again "they police said she was driving home and someone hit her car and took off they pronounced her dead on the scene and they said they will need dental records to identify her"
Sams voice broke and he lost it as he finished the last sentence and sookie decided not to ask him anymore questions when she noticed Eric approaching with the girls. Sam and Tara had two beautiful girls Sara and Samantha,
they both looked just like there mama and thankfully looks was no it the only thing they didn't get from their daddy Sam seemed relieved when he told me that they would never be shifters he reassured me it was only the first born son.
Tara was a good mom she doted on her girls and often spoiled them too much they were three when she died and it had always bothered sookie that they wouldn't have memories of Tara so when Sam had asked her to help him raise them she thought it only right she played a major role in their lives, it was her who knew Tara most and she could give then some of her memories to keep with them.
Sookie stood and took Sara from Eric giving her a squeeze "aunt Sookie mama's dead" she stared into the three year olds eyes trying to find the right words but hugged her again instead.
"We should go home now Sam the girls should be in bed" Sookie said to the top of Sams head, he looked up slowly and Sookie knew what was coming,
"umm Sook can you take the girls with you tonight I'm uh gonna stay here for a while" she could tell he was lying but didn't have the heart to call him on his shit just then, instead she hugged him before her and Eric headed home with the girls.
They took a cab home which was a plus because it put the girls to sleep which meant Sookie wouldn't have to answer questions tonight, once they were home she and Eric put both the girls in the bed she had shared with Tara her best friend so many times throughout her childhood.
It wasn't until she close the door on the sleeping girls that Sookie realized her best friend was gone, night just for the night but forever, she wouldn't show up on the morning with coffee and donuts like she did when Sookie babysat she would never show up anywhere again.
When Sookie finished her thought her legs went out from underneath her, Eric caught her before she hit the floor and he carried her outside where they sat on the back porch and he held her while she wept for the loss of her friend.
Sookie sat in Eric's lap with her face nestled in his neck as she cried, he had been a true hero tonight like he always was ready to swoop in at the first sign of danger, tonight it was mostly emotional danger but it was usually real danger and even though he caused a lot of it he did his best to get me out of it.
Suddenly Sookie jumped up from Eric's lap "you have to leave now I can't put the girls in any danger"
Eric raised his hands waving them back and forth like it would change her mind "Sookie I would never hurt a child I love Kids".
His words meant nothing they just made her more tense "that's my point Eric you would never hurt, me you love me and still I have ended up in danger even close to dying so many time just by knowing you and Bill I won't do that to these girls"
Eric stood up from the porch the look on his face was one Sookie had never really seen before and when he flew away she knew he thought was she said was true.
The months that followed were hard and confusing for Sookie, she missed Eric every minute of the night but she knew why she was doing this and it was the right thing to do for Sara and Samantha. Sam and the girls moved in with Sookie a few weeks after Tara's death, it seemed like a good idea at the time and it allowed Sookie to stay home with the girls.
And just two months later Sam asked her to marry him he said it was so she could adopt the girls legally but she wondered if he had another motive "Sam you have been trying to sleep with me for years if this is just another attempt to get in my pants forget it" he looked slightly guilty before he assured her this was about the girls "I want them with you if anything happens to me, I don't have any family and you know Tara's people"
Sookie agreed and they went to a little chapel and said I do before he went into work the next day, it took about three months after that and the girls were adopted.
It was hard adjusting to her new life she was so use to being independent and now she relied on Sam to pay the bills and take care of her and the girls, it was a Friday afternoon about seven months after Sam and the twins moved and Sookie was home alone for the first time since,
She heard a knock at the door as she was about to step into a warm bath, she slipped on her robe and went to the door when she opened it there was no one there just a dozen red roses with a card attached
'Lover I miss you more than I can stand I want to see you now'
E.
Sookie bent down picking up the roses and headed to the kitchen she placed them on the table slipping the card out and hiding it in her bedside drawer before heading back to her bath she couldn't help but think about him it had been so long since she had been touched by him and she needed it.
She sunk down into the tub letting her hands caress the water over her skin, she was enjoying the sensation of the water when I voice came from behind her "I can do that for you" Sookie felt a surge of heat between her thighs and couldn't help herself, she jumped from the tub wrapping her naked body around his.
"Eric" she covered his face in kisses as he carried her to the bedroom "oh Eric I missed you" he didn't say a word he lowered her onto the bed before grabbing her ankles and putting her legs over his shoulders, she giggled with pleasure as he ran his tongue down her thigh until her found her soft wet mound, Eric spent the next hour licking and probing her with his skilled tongue and fingers causing her to orgasm over and over.
When she couldn't take it anymore she pulled her legs away from him and climbed off the bed to her knees Sookie had the image of his penis burned into her memory, she had touched herself to it many times over the last several months but somehow it looked bigger.
She studied his hardness with her hand caressing the sensitive skin around the head before placing it in her mouth, Eric moaned and threw his head back grabbing a hand full of her hair and guiding himself into her throat, she was afraid she might not be able to handle all of him but after a few seconds she took him like a pro.
The more Eric moaned the more she wanted to taste him, she quickened her pace and stroked with one hand while caressing his balls with the other she wanted swallow all of him and she did
Eric's body went stiff and his hand tightened in her hair as she felt the coolness of his semen fill her throat, she allowed him to fall from her mouth before licking him clean she couldn't help but smile as she looked up at him "I missed you"
He smiled back as he lifted her to her feet only to shove her back onto the bed, "I missed you more Lover"
He spread her legs again this time wrapping the around his waist lowering himself on top of her slowly sliding his hardness inside, she moaned at the feel of him filling her up exciting him more he thrust all of himself into her causing screams of ecstasy to poor from both of them.
After several hours of love making Sookie heard the front door open and close she knew her husband and kids were home but didn't have her wits about her yet, she started to sit up when Eric whispered "I locked it"
"you have to go Eric" she whispered as she ran her hand along her chest, his body stiffened under her touch and as soon as she looked at her hand she knew why.
"keep your voice down Eric" she pleaded with "I don't want the kids to know you're here"
"the kids or your husband" he bellowed "how could you marry him Sookie"
The words came out in a whisper and the guilt filled her heart. Eric didn't say another word he dressed in vampire speed and was gone.