Eric and Sookie: Chapter 2

After our third round of lovemaking, (and three rounds of Eric imbibing my blood), I reluctantly got dressed and headed back to my hotel room. I was heartbroken over the fact that I would have to confess to Bill. When I imagined the pain that would cross his face, I got teary-eyed. Finally, approaching our room, I took a deep breath and opened the door. There he sat: my first lover, who had decorated our room with rose petals and lit candles around the room. In a move too quick to be seen by the human eye, he leapt from his chair and put his arms around me, smothering me with kisses.

"Oh my darling Sookie," he murmured, inhaling my sweet scent. I melted into his arms. He swept me up into his arms and carried me to the bed.

"Bill, wait," I began, but he silenced me with a long kiss. Suddenly, he drew back and noticed the new puncture marks on my neck. In an instant, he seemed to understand. He had warned me that after taking Eric's blood, I would always feel an attraction towards him. And now, I had acted on it, committing the worst betrayal I could have committed. His eyes blazed with fury as he looked at me. I promptly burst into tears.

"I'm so sorry…" I managed to gasp between sobs.

"Tell me you didn't!!" He responded, the pain in his voice breaking my heart. Wordlessly, I nodded and looked at the floor in shame. "I will KILL HIM!" He shouted.

"No, Bill, please!!" I knew that if he went up against Eric, he would surely lose.

"Do you love him?" he asked plaintively.

"I don't know," I replied, still weeping. "I can't stop thinking about him and I feel a deep connection with him…. but I love you too!" He seemed to soften at this. Wordlessly, he turned from me and slowly sat at the edge of the bed, his shoulders heaving. I knew he was holding back tears.

"It may just be the effects of the blood bond. No one I have ever known in my almost 200 years of life has been able to resist him," he admitted. "But I have never seen him as fascinated with someone, let alone human, as he is with you. He told me the night he met you that you WOULD be his, one way or another."

I was shocked to hear this. I bristled a bit at the thought I had been played, but, then again, I was flattered that he had been so taken with me. I looked over at him again and noticed that he was struggling with something of his own. "Bill?" I asked carefully. He looked back at me with eyes filled with pain.

"I can't be mad at you, Sookie. I have something that I too need to confess." Uh-oh, I didn't like the sound of this. "Do you remember when I told you about when I was made a vampire? And how the bond between a maker and his child is so strong?" I nodded. He paused, and then sighed. "When I was gone for that week…..I….was with Lorena." I gaped at him.

"You mean…" I couldn't even finish my sentence. He didn't need to say anything more…I saw it in his face. "Yes," he said. Now he was the one who hung his head in shame. I was stunned. In an instant, my guilt about what I had done with Eric was swept away. I jumped up and headed to the door, but he caught up with me and blocked my path.

"Sookie, don't! I love YOU not her!! I would do ANYTHING to have your forgiveness!" And with that, he began to weep. I glared at him.

"So, I guess that makes us even," I said frostily. We stared at each other, not knowing what to say next. "I suppose we both need some time to think," I concluded. He nodded.

"I will get a separate room…you can stay in this one," he said sadly. I bit my lip and turned away. I heard him open the door, and once it closed I let myself start bawling. I had never felt more confused in my life. I loved Bill…. but now, how could I trust him? I knew he felt the same way towards me. This thing with Eric…did I truly love him? Or was it just lust? I lay back down on the bed and pulled a pillow over my head, crying so hard I couldn't breathe. Suddenly, there was another knock on the door.

"Come in," I choked out. I heard the door open and then Eric was beside me. Before I could push him away, he had wrapped me in his arms and kissed the top of my head. "My darling Sookie," he murmured as I sobbed against his chest. I pulled away and looked at him.

"Did you know? About Lorena, I mean?" I asked. He looked thoughtful for a moment, and then nodded. Ugh, MEN!! I thought to myself.

"Why didn't you tell me?" I wailed. He pulled me closer again.

"Because, my lover, it was not my place to tell you." He murmured softly. I tried to get angry with him, but couldn't. We lay down on the bed together, with our arms wrapped around each other. He lifted my chin up and kissed me very softly and tenderly. I felt a rush of warmth run through my body. He stroked my hair and pulled me even closer. "Oh Eric," I sighed. How on earth did I get myself into this mess? A love triangle with two vampires?? I must be crazy. But here, in his arms, I felt so good. I should have kicked him out of my room, but I wanted him here. I stopped crying and, the next thing I knew, I drifted off to sleep….