Re-Bonded

By L.C. Russell

Disclaimer: I don't own the Southern Vampires. Sole copyright belongs to Charlaine Harris. I'm poor so don't sue I just wanted to add my own 2 cents worth.

Rating: M for later chapters.

Timeframe: Post-From Dead to Worse

Pairing: Eric/Sookie

Chapter 2: The Spa

We arrived at the spa in Shreveport after what should have been an hour's plus ride but resulted in 45 minutes due to Pam's excessive speeding. It must be common for all vampires to drive like a bat out of hell. The sign over the door simply read "Dear Abby's, where the dead come alive… a little". I couldn't help but to stifle a giggle knowing Pam's fondness for Dear Abby articles in the newspaper as I followed her through the door.

The vampire behind the counter came around to greet us giving a kind of head bob to Pam and then greeting me with a bright smile.

"Welcome Pam, who is your delicious looking friend?"

"Abby, this is Sookie, Sookie Stackhouse."

"It's a pleasure to meet you Sookie."

"She is quit a catch Pam, you are very lucky, she is "yours" correct?"

I tried very hard not to scowl at both of them but failed miserably and interrupted, "forgive me but I am no ones I belong to myself. Pam and I are just friends."

"Oh, interesting." Abby said thoughtfully as her fangs slowly began to show.

"Don't get too excited Abby. Sookie won't admit it but she is Eric's in more ways than one. She is his bonded."

I glared at Pam wishing I had a stake right at that moment.

Abby's eyes snapped back to my direction and her fangs quickly retracted as though a light had been switched on then looking back to Pam saying, "Oh, so she is the one that has all your fang bangers panties in a bunch."

"Yes, yes she is. I only have a couple of hours before I must get her back to Bon Temps, shall we get started?"

I stared at Pam questioning if she had something up her designer sleeve but followed them down the hall to the locker room.

I was nervous about undressing in front of Pam even though she had pretty much seen all there is to see of me and it didn't help when she snuggled up close behind me after undressing at vampire speed and strutting in all of her glory offering to help me while breathing my scent in deeply.

I shoved my elbow back into her ribs probably giving myself a bruise and told her to knock it off.

"Oh Sookie, I told you this was going to be fun, quit being a prude and let's get this show on the road, you're such a slow poke."

Pam was positively a horse of a different color today. I have never seen her, you could almost say giddy if giddy can be described of a vampire but she was defiantly in full form and I'd have to say even funny.

This was obviously a different kind of spa, there were no robes, nudity was just plain common place here but the ambient air was warm enough and there was a gentle music I've never heard of before was quietly playing in the back ground but the place still gave me the creeps and I wondered if I was going to make it through this. I had never had a full body massage before, let alone one being given by a vampire.

I was half expecting to have another girl talk about Eric or at least a lecture from Pam about that I should stop ignoring him and stop being so cruel, that I should consider that maybe he was having a hard time as well but she was actually mum on the subject to my surprise. Maybe she was scolded or even punished for our last conversation on the porch of Sam's home or maybe she really did just want to relax. I was trying to relax, I really was but it's hard to relax when you not used to wearing your birthday suit so publicly and defiantly not in front of vampires and defiantly not when the scent of your partly fae blood is getting them all hot and bothered.

We had already finished our pedicures and manicures and Pam was kind enough to thank me for letting her make it through the manicure unscathed after I threatened to stake her if there was any funny business, I gently reminded her that the night wasn't over yet and that sent her and Abby into a fit of giggles.

Abby, while still giggling looked and Pam and said, "she's quit the charmer isn't she? I don't think I've laughed this hard for 40 years or more."

Pam just giggled more while watching my scowl turn into what must have been annoyance.

We finished our facials and went into large warm room with two massage tables. It was dimly lighted and pleasantly scented though I could not place the smell. The smell itself was gentle but almost intoxicating. The first thing that came to my mind was the scent of Eric's skin or his sweet breath, which caused a knot in my stomach to form at the memory and also made me start to sweat with the desire to smell his sweat essence again. I tried to cut my feelings off when the same desire flowed across the bond making me gasp. Thanks to Pam and a tap on my left butt cheek telling me to get up on the table, she brought me back from somewhere I didn't want to be at that moment.

"This is defiantly turning out to be more interesting then I originally thought." Pam just grinned at me from ear to ear as I slid onto the table as gracefully as possible.

Abby decided to work on me first as Pam sipped a warm bottle of true blood laying on her side watching quit intently. For as strong and vampires go, Abby was surprisingly gentle and even more talented. I guess when you have been a masseuse for as long as she had you pick up a trick or two.

"You have quit luscious skin my dear Sookie, it's a shame you are marked so fiercely" as I felt her fingers trace across the scars left by the maenad on my back and across the small round scar left from when I was shot in the shoulder. Her hand then roamed down to the pinkish scar on my side left from when I was staked at Club Dead and remembering that I was cared for by Eric two out of three of those times.

Just then it clicked. Everything I had been though, Eric had been there. He had rescued me. He had never left me alone, he never went too far though he tried desperately a few times. Though he was sometimes painfully or blunt fully truthful he had never lied to me, maybe left out the whole truth but never lied to me. I had been so ignorant, stubborn and to proud to see it.

I lay on the table and was overcome with shame and sadness. How could I have been so cruel? There were times where I hated our bond, hated this new life I had been introduced to but I was now slowing finding meaning and purpose in this life and realizing that there is so much more out there then the quiet place of Bon Temps. I then realized I had never been as happy even in the relationship I had with my ex unfaithful, heartbreaking, SOB, boyfriend Bill then when I was Eric those couple of blissful weeks while he was cursed and how miserable I am now without him.

I hadn't realized that I had been getting myself worked up and my sweat and scent was getting stronger while my emotions rose, the massage I was getting from Abby was slowing and her breathing was noticeably deepening. I briefly felt the coolness of her breath on my neck when I was plucked off the table like a rag doll being clutched by Pam's right arm up against her side. Abby was being held in the air by her throat by Pam's alabaster hand. Fangs were showing on both of them. Abby's blood lust had taken her over during my massage and Pam's fury was at an all time high.

"She is Eric's you insubordinate cow! How dare you attempt to feed on your Sheriffs bonded. You'll pay heavily for this if not by me, then by the Master himself."

She then tossed the nearly limp Abby across the room flipping head over heal backwards over the opposite table and crashing into the wall. Abby dared not to move again and sat stunned and actually frightened on the floor at the thought of having offended no, I would say actually pissing off the area 5 Sheriff.

Pam scooped me up and carried me down the hall to the locker room still all worked up from the moments events. My side that was pressed against Pam tingled and goose bumped but I was actually glad to be there nude or not.

I looked up at Pam and trying not to sound nervous and thanked her. She smiled at me and said, "now Sookie, don't be getting all soft on me, oh wait, you already are." Pulling me closer against her breast and grinned. Ugh, I couldn't even give her a decent thanks without being teased. But whatever.

"You're alright Pam, no matter what he says."

"Why, what does he say?"

"Never mind, can you put me down now? Are you going to get in trouble? Sorry you didn't get your massage; it was quite nice 'till things got all heated up in there."

"humph, Eric was right, you are a lot of trouble. We need to be getting back now, unfortunately I will have to report this, such fun that will be, maybe I'll text him about it and let him brood, I just love getting him all worked up. You have been quite the source of entertainment since we met, I'll have to say that."

"Pam why do you have to do that, doesn't he have enough to deal with. Didn't anyone ever tell you teasing isn't nice."

"It's not nice but it is fun and I have a lot to catching up to do when it comes to teasing Eric and you are providing an abundant amount of material to do so."

"Ugh! Just take me home please."

"Yes, let's."

After we were dress and were seated in the car, anticipation and nerves started to creep up on me.

"Damn it! I wish I knew what Eric was up to, I feel like I about to burst or something."

"It's probably nothing Sook, you really shouldn't be so paranoid all the time."

"You guys are hiding something from me aren't you? What's going on Pam?" I was getting irritated when Eric's calmness still mixed with anticipation flowed through the bond making me a little less agitated.

"Nothing is going on, you are just wound a little too tight for a human, apparently the spa didn't help that much."

"The spa was great, despite what happened, thanks by the way, for the treat and for sparing me from your friend Abby. Maybe next time I'll choose something for us to do if you don't find me to annoying to hang with."

"Maybe we can do something that involves less nudity, I seemed to have worked you all up in there, hmm, maybe I'll mention that to Eric to just for his benefit."

"That's just wrong Pam and you know, you may be over a hundred years old but you still act nineteen you know that don't you?"

"Such harsh words, you are defiantly hard hearted." She said with a crooked smile.

We arrived back to Bon Temps in record time of course spending the rest of the ride just enjoying the scenery or at least I was. We pulled up to my house when I was flooded with happiness, anticipation and desire. I knew Pam and Eric were up to something but I didn't know what. I looked Pam square in the face and demanded, "What's going on Pam? Why do I feel like something is about to happen? There is still time for me to run you through with a stake you know."

"Oh, I highly doubt that. There is nothing going on. Why don't you just call Eric when you get inside instead of being all paranoid? It's not like he can bite you through the phone or anything."

"I might just do that. Look, I'm sorry if things didn't turn out how you planned tonight but I actually did appreciate your company, we really should do something again."

"Yes, I need a good laugh every now and then!"

I closed the door to her car after saying goodnight and watched her drive off down my driveway. After all the attempts to relax, I only felt about half way there. My nails, toes and face were all prettied up, and what massage I had did the trick, but my emotions were pinging and I now faced the fact that I had to call Eric and find out what the hell was going on. Quit an exciting birthday this turned out to be.