When I did speak, I started an entirely different conversation. Fortunately, Eric was very talkative after being sated, and I'd chosen his favorite topic, himself.
"When did you come to Louisiana, Eric?"
Eric thought for a moment. "Well when I first came to the new world, I did a good deal of traveling. I think I saw Louisiana long before it was a territory or a state. I saw all of the East coast, mainly because food was more plentiful there."
I hadn't seen where this was going when I asked. "Oh, of course, your food source."
Eric smiled against my shoulder. "Well by then, I was already hundreds of years old, and I didn't need to feed very much, not to say there wasn't an unfortunate incident or two in those years."
"Unfortunate." I repeated sarcastically.
"I am a vampire, Sookie." Eric stated flatly.
I decided to change the subject a bit. "So when did you decide to settle down, you know for a long period of time?
"Well given what I am, living openly for any more than few years poses a problem. So I had to move around a lot. But I settled in New York City for awhile, then spent some time outside of Philadelphia, then Charleston, Atlanta, St. Augustine, Florida, Baltimore. Rhode Island, I fished a lot. Buffalo, I froze a lot. Then about 100 years ago I moved to Boston where I met Pam, and then we made the whole circuit again, sometimes living openly, sometimes in secret. There was a sort of network in those days, kind of like the Underground Railroad for vampires. We stayed in New Orleans then Baton Rouge for a long time. Finally around 1983 I found Shreveport. I really liked something about it here. I could never really put my finger on why, once I saw this place, I wanted to live here. Not until recently. Then I realized I came here for you."
I was stunned. Firstly I had never heard Eric speak so much, and second, he could not be serious. He came here for me? What on earth?
"Are you trying to tell me you moved here the year I was born and you stayed here because you knew I was out there?"
Eric chuckles. "Well I did not realize that was it. I mean, it is not like I ever came looking for you."
"No, I just showed up, right under your nose…like fate." I stated sarcastically.
"Sort of like that. But I knew the second I saw you walk into my bar, so bright, so confident, and so full of life. I knew it was you that I had been waiting for, without even knowing I was waiting."
"That's the sex talking." I had to be realistic. Eric had been with thousands of women. I wasn't special to him in any way.
Eric pulled me on top of him, so he could look into my eyes. "You think I share myself like this with other women?"
Looking into his beautiful, sky blue, 1000-year-old eyes, seeing the seriousness on his face, the resolute set of his jaw, I didn't know what I should say. I leaned into his lips and kissed him, a very serious kiss. My tongue licked his soft, full lower lip, begging for entrance. He gave in, mating my tongue with his own. They danced a delicious dance and a soft moan escaped my throat, actually lots of little whimpering moans. I hoped Eric wouldn't notice. My hope was quickly dashed.
"That is so hot. I have been meaning to tell you that." Eric enthused as he pecked his way down my neck kissing me softly.
"What's hot?" I asked hoping he was not going to mention my noisy kissing.
"Those little sounds you make every time my tongue is in your mouth, makes me feel like you can not get enough of me." Eric's eyebrows rose.
Instead of being embarrassed, I figured I would just jump all in. "I can't get enough of you."
Then I grabbed his head, and pulled him to me. I worked my way down his neck, kissing, licking, nibbling and biting. Eric was doing some moaning of his own as I circled one of his nipples with my tongue and hen bit it.
"God, Sookie, you are making me crazy!" Eric said breathlessly as his hands ran down my sides and over my ass. He pressed my body against his, lifting me just a little so I was rubbing over his massive ever growing erection.
Suddenly I had a thought that I blurted out. "Can vampires masturbate?"
Eric could not hold in his laughter and it boomed from his chest. I laughed too because it made me happy that he was so amused. I liked to make him laugh.
"Well we can. There is not much need to; considering we can have anyone we want just by glamouring. And now, we have so many willing volunteers. Our needs are quite easily met." Eric stated matter-of-factly.
I couldn't get off track, couldn't contain my curiosity now, or the stunning image in my mind of Eric, doing that. "But have you ever? Done that?"
Eric smiled. "Of course, yes."
"And what do you think about when you do that? Do you think about drinking blood, or beautiful women or what?"
Eric looked at me, puzzled. "What are you getting at Sookie?
"Have you done that recently?"
"What do you mean by recently? Time has little meaning to me."
"Like, have you done since I have known you?"
Eric smiled slyly. "Oh I got it. Yes Sookie, I have thought of you when I touched myself."
Then he looked as if a light bulb had gone off in his head. "Do you think of me, lover? When you touch yourself?"
I blushed 10 shades of red, and looked away. I was not expecting things to go this way. Eric lifted my face by my chin.
"Tell me." He whispered in the most seductive voice I had ever heard.
I tried to look away again. "Don't be embarrassed my lover. You are a beautiful vibrant woman. I cannot imagine anything more lovely than you pleasing yourself. That, I would like to see."
I lifted myself up and scooted to the opposite side of the couch with my back to the arm rest. I ran one hand down my hip and thigh until I reached my knee. Then I placed that leg on the floor. The other leg, I lifted onto the top of the sofa. Eric's eyes followed my every brazen movement. I was completely open, vulnerable. There was nothing Eric couldn't see.
If a vampire can look surprised then Eric did. His eyes were wide, smoldering with lust. He sat up straight against his side of the couch and stared.
I arched my back as I slowly let my fingers skim over my already hardened nipples. I let out a sigh of contentment and pinched a little. This seemed to excite Eric even more and his member stiffened in response.
As much as I wanted to make a show of this for Eric, I was truly excited. I didn't know if this was going to be as pretty as I intended or as fascinating as Eric imagined.
To be continued…
