Eric and Sookie

I awoke with a start. I had just had the most vivid dream….about Eric. It both shocked and excited me. We were in bed together, naked, but not having sex. There was this intimacy between us as we stared into each other's eyes. I looked over at Bill in the bed beside me, and a wave of guilt washed over me. Yes, I loved Bill. He was everything I ever asked for in a man, (well besides the fact that he was a vampire.) But Eric… I just couldn't ignore these feelings. How strange that up until today, I thought I couldn't stand him….but really, I was much more attracted to him than even I realized.

Earlier this evening, he had saved my life. There was an explosion, and without a second thought, he had thrown his large, hulking body over mine as a human shield. The man I thought was too self-centered to care about anyone else had saved my life. So when he asked me to suck the bullets out of him, I did it without a second thought. I didn't like it at the time, but I felt it was the least I could do. While I had been in the process of doing this, Bill had came into the room and yelled at me, "WHAT are you doing???" I promptly explained that I was just saving Eric's life. But then I heard his deep, mischievous laugh behind me. "A tiny falsehood," he had said with a cat-that-swallowed-the-canary grin. Bill stared at him as if he was going to kill him that very second. Of course, he couldn't even if he wanted to. Eric was so strong and so much older than Bill. Poor Bill didn't stand a chance against the 6-foot, muscle-bound, 1,000-year-old Viking.

I got out of bed and walked to the mirror. I stared at my reflection and brought my fingers to my lips. I had taken HIS BLOOD, his very life force, into me. How much more intimate can you get than that? I closed my eyes and imagined his hands on my body. This made me swoon. I just couldn't take it any more. Bill had business to attend to as soon as he woke for the evening….and I would go find Eric. Shame washed over me at the thought of betraying the man I loved. But these feelings were way too hard to ignore.

As soon as dusk fell and Bill had left me, I walked slowly towards Eric's room. Once I reached it, I stood outside and took a deep breath. Was I really going to do this?? Screw it, you only live once, I thought. I raised my hand to knock and the door opened. Oh, wow! I gulped. He had known I was coming. Duh, the whole blood-bond thing, I thought to myself. He smiled that infamous cocky smile of his and said, "I've been expecting you." I opened my mouth to tell him off, but he grabbed me and pulled me inside the room. Before I knew it, his mouth was on mine and I responded without thinking. The room spun and I felt this rush of pleasure go through my body like lightning. He ran his hands over my backside before picking me up and carrying me to the bed.

"Eric, we shouldn't," I began but he silenced me with another kiss. The next thing I knew, he had managed to slip me out of my sundress and was working on my bra. I reached for him hungrily and pulled him closer toward me. We kissed passionately for a few more minutes before he finally tore my panties off of me. I was more excited than I had ever been in my life. I was dizzy with pleasure as he touched me all over, covering my body with kisses, even between my legs. I moaned as he quickly brought me to climax. I was now mad with lust. I pulled him back up and helped guide him inside me. I cried out in pleasure as he entered me. He began kissing and sucking on my neck and finally said, "May I?" in a breathless voice. I knew what he wanted….my blood.

"Yes!" I exclaimed and he sunk his teeth into my neck. Oh, this is ecstasy! I raked my nails down his back as he drank deeply. I didn't even notice the pain. All I could think of was that now we WERE bonded forever. I began to feel light-headed and he must have sensed this because he pulled away, my blood staining his mouth. I didn't care anymore. My mouth found his again and we continued kissing until suddenly he climaxed. With a long moan, he finally fell over beside me, but kept touching my naked body with his hands.

"Sookie," he said, his voice thick with emotion. I put a finger to his lips to silence him.

"We're not done yet!" I said and promptly jumped on top of him. He laughed at me and said, "Give me some time to recover!!" I giggled too and slid off of him, curling up beside him as his large, muscular arm encircled me.

"I dreamed of this," he began. I looked up and saw he was staring intensely into my eyes. My God, I had never noticed just how blue his eyes were before.

"As did I," I said, and to my surprise, I started to tear up. He kissed me again, gently and lovingly. I was in utter ecstasy. Then a thought hit my like a thunderbolt. Bill. Oh my God, what have I done! I have just cheated on a good, loving man who would do anything for me.

"Shhhhh…." Eric said, reading my mind again. "It was inevitable. We were meant to be," he said with another wicked grin. I didn't know if he was teasing me or not. I tried to slip out of his embrace, but he held me closer to him.

"Will you tell Bill?" he asked. I bit my lip. I HAD to….I had never lied to Bill before. But how could I? He would be so hurt.

"I can't….yet," I said haltingly. Eric sat up and glared at me. "If you don't, I will," he declared. I glared back.

"I will handle this, Eric. For once, butt out!" I jumped out of bed and started to get dressed. He yanked me back down towards him so quickly that I was astonished. Damn vampires, I thought. "You WILL be mine," he stated as he began to kiss me again. I hated myself, but I gave in. It was true: I couldn't resist Eric. As if reading my mind, he said, "Bill will be gone for a few more hours at least. Don't leave me." He actually sounded vulnerable.

I sighed as I succumbed to him again. "Damn you Eric," I muttered between kisses, but he just laughed. Oh boy, what had I gotten myself into??