A/N: So, I've been wrestling with this one for a while. I'll admit, I do a lot better with one shots; following up on these things are a bit challenging to me. I'm still new to all this writing thing, so I'll put it out there to all veteran writers, I would appreciate (to no end) any advice on developing a story. I don't plan any of this out, I really just write my plots by chapters.
So brace yourselves. When I wrote this, I wanted to kill this chick after so I can't even imagine what you're gonna want to do to her (or me).
PS: I don't own any thing. Everything belongs to Alan Ball and Mrs. Harris
See ya'll at the bottom :)
"What the fuck just happened?" Sookie thought to herself. Did Eric really just left? No, he's bluffing. Eric wasn't the kind to give up so easily. He was just forcing her to make a choice.
"Fucking Eric", she said to herself, feeling her fury take over.
Damn him and his freaky mind games! Of course Eric's bluffing. And who the hell does he think he is making the decision for her? That was just high - handed of him. Just because they had a few days together while he was cursed doesn't mean she was his. She didn't belong to anyone but herself. But of course since Eric got his memory back he was going to double his efforts to secure a telepath for himself. Eric didn't play fair in the sandbox. He was a selfish and jealous creature, and sharing wasn't something he did well.
But he seemed so sincere...
No! She couldn't let herself fall for Eric's games. He was a very talented liar. If he wanted to leave then fine! She was going to let him leave, see how long it would take for him to come running back. She wasn't going to run after him like some brainless bimbo. Stackhouse women do NOT sit on their asses and pine away after men!
She got up, put of the chair in Eric's office, and stomped her way out of the club and to her car. She got in and drove straight back to her house. When she reached, she saw the lights still on in the house and figured Lafayette was still up, probably watching TV.
He had been staying with her since they buried Tara, his beloved cousin and he most cherished best friend. 3 months ago when Debbie shot her in the head, there was nothing anyone could do to help her. But when they buried her a few days later, Sookie felt a kind of peace within her. She was glad the Tara wouldn't have to suffer emotionally anymore with what Franklin did to her. She would be at peace, and hopefully keeping her Gran company where ever they were.
Lafayette had been staying with her ever since. She didn't mind one bit either, it was hard to live in that big old farmhouse all by herself. Having a roommate made paying the bills and getting through the day that much easier. Lafayette also stayed with her because he couldn't bear staying in the same house where his Jesus had died. He missed him with every fiber of his being and he was still trying to accept that he wasn't responsible for killing him. Lafayette had been possessed by the witch Marnie and killed Jesus because she wanted the power he was born with. Marnie might have been in control of his body, but it was his hands that Jesus saw gripping the knife in his chest. Lafayette didn't want to be alone in his own house after that day and had been staying with Sookie ever since.
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As Sookie made her way up the porch and through the door, she stomped her feet the entire way. She was still huffing about how high handed Eric was being with her. Lafayette sat there on the couch in front of the TV listening to Sookie slam everything in her path against some surface. He was giving her time to cool down a little before he found the courage to ask about her visit to Fangtasia. She stomped her way up to her room to take a shower and slipped into something more comfortable before joining Lafayette on the couch. When she finally came back downstairs, Lala had turned the TV off and was sitting there waiting for her.
Sookie smiled to herself when she saw him there, relishing in the thought of not being so alone at night anymore. She sat down next to Lafayette and told him everything that happened between her and Eric. When she was finished, he took a moment to understand her understanding of things before forming an opinion.
"Bill has been nothing but patient and understanding with me Lala, why can't Eric do the same? With him, it always feels like it's all or nothing, an ultimatum and I'm sick of it. I just want time to sort my feelings out", Sookie confided.
"Baby girl, have you ever thought about what all this is doin' to your man?" Lafayette asked.
"What? This isn't about him! Why is everyone making this about him? I'm the one confused and alone right now, not him!"
"Where in the world did you get that idea little girl? You don't think he's going through a tough time with this too?"
"I know he's not. He puts on this show and cries in front of me to try and make me believe him. I know he's just playing games with me" Sookie answered.
"Sookie, the man poured his damn heart out to you, beggin' you to choose him and make him happy. But you can't make up your mind about what you wanna do. He's basically stuck in limbo, hopin' and prayin' that you gonna pick him, but knowin' deep down somewhere inside that you gonna run back to Bill even after everything he done to you. Hell, even I think you gonna go back to Bill and I think you do too. So cut the man some slack. If he wanna leave, I don't blame him. Stayin' here and watchin' some other man rubbin' all over you and flauntin' it in his face ain't no way to live. But I don't think he playin' with you", Lafayette said.
"Why is it such a bad thing if to go back to Bill?" Sookie asked. "He's always me treated good, and he loves me. He tells me all the time. Maybe he is the better choice of the two".
Lafayette arched an eyebrow at her. "This is the man nearly killed you or almost got you killed how many times?"
"He couldn't control himself! His instinct took over and he didn't know what he was doing!" Sookie tried to reason.
"And how many times has Eric saved your ass because of Bill?"
"He was saving an asset. There's a difference, he only did it because he had to, not because he wanted" she countered.
"Ok then", Lafayette said, realizing he was fighting a losing battle with her.
"You don't know him like I do. Just wait and see, he's going to be knocking on my door sooner or later, demanding my 'services' as he calls it. If he wants me it's just so he can rub it all in poor Bill's face, because that's what he is. Eric's an A-hole. I'm not just some asset that he needs to claim and he needs to understand that", Sookie said finally.
"I think he does already Sook", and you just don't wanna believe it Lafayette thought to himself.
"I heard that" Sookie huffed.
Lafayette put his hands up in a surrendering gesture. "I'm jus sayin'. You asked for my opinion hooka, and that's all I'm givin'. Now I'm goin' to bed. You just bout tired me out", Lafayette got up and kissed Sookie on the forehead and made his way upstairs, leaving Sookie with her thoughts.
And boy did she have a lot of thinking to do. She was still sure though, that she was right, she had Eric all figured out. He was going to come back, he always does. And she was going to give him one hell of a lecture when she saw him again.
With her mind set, she got up to lock up the house and went up to bed. As she tucked herself under the covers, sleep started to descend on her quickly, and the last thought she had was that she couldn't wait to see Eric again.
Too bad she didn't know how long that was going to be.
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