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On the way home from church the next morning, Adele was curious to question Sookie about this new development between her and Sam. "So you and Sam huh?" she finally asked. Sookie blushed and couldn't help but crack a smile.

"He is being so sweet," she said to her grandmother.

"Oh Sookie it is so good to finally see you happy," she said to her granddaughter, squeezing her hand excitedly. Even though Sookie seemed really happy, there was something bothering her. "What's the matter sweetie?" she questioned. "Why are you so nervous about dating him?" she asked.

"What if it doesn't work out?" Sookie asked, "this is the best job I have been able to attain, and…what if Sam starts to lose interest?" she questioned. "Or he starts thinking bad things?"

"Sookie you just got to go with it," she said, "and men are going to think things," she said with a laugh. "And isn't it a little harder to read his mind?" she questioned. "That might be a comfort for you right?" she asked. "From how happy you are, I think that you should give Sam a chance," after talking with her Grandmother, she felt so much better about her situation.

"Thank you Gran!" Sookie said. As they parked into their parkway, Sookie saw Sam sitting on his car in their driveway. She got out of her car, and smiled at him. "Sam, what are you doing here?" she questioned, walking over to him. He had actually brushed his hair, and wore some nice clothes. He had some flowers in his hand.

"Well…hello Sam," Adele said to him. "You look so nice…are you taking my Granddaughter out?" she asked.

"If she says yes," he said with a laugh. "What about it Sook, wanna come get some lunch?" he questioned, handing the flowers to her. Deciding to heed on her Grandmother's advice, she grinned.

"Of course Sam!" she said.

"Have fun kids," she said, Its so good to see her happy, Sookie caught the thoughts of her Gran. Adele walked into the house; leaving Sookie with Sam. She smelled the flowers, and hugged him tightly. He seemed surprised for a moment before drawing his arms around her.

"Are you ready?" he questioned, his eyes crinkling.

"Yeah….where are we going?" she questioned as he opened up the passenger door to his truck. "Its not going to be Merlotte's is it?" she joked. After a moment she thought she had offended him, but when she took a look at him she saw him chuckling.

"Naw," he said to her. "I just want this to be a surprise," he said to her. She resisted the urge to go inside of his head, and grabbed his hand. "No peeking alright?" he said with a smile.

"Ok I won't peek," she promised. She noticed that they drove past Merlotte's and she started to fidget. "Sam," she whispered.

"Don't worry so much Sook, I promise you are going to like this," he said, as began to pull over. He had taken them to a park area where Sookie used to play with Jason at. He reached behind him, and pulled out a picnic basket. She looked up at him in surprise; she hadn't been on a picnic since she was a little kid with her Gran and Jason.

"Oh Sam…I haven't had a picnic since I was a little girl," she said.

"Well…we can fix that," he said, also grabbing a red and white picnic blanket. She got out of his truck, and went to help him grab some things. "Sook, its ok I got it," he said. She rolled her eyes, and reached behind him and grabbed another cooler.

"Sam I can help," she said laughing. Sam nodded his head, and walked to a spot he had scouted out earlier. He placed down the blanket, and sat down. She laid down next to him. "So what have you packed for us?" she questioned.

He laughed, "I may not be the greatest cook like your Gran," he said, "but I got us some sandwiches, and my mom taught me how to make potato salad years ago," this was the first time that Sam had really mentioned his adoptive family.

"That sounds good," she said to him. "So…does your family live close to the area?" she questioned. He stiffened slightly, and she looked up at him. "I'm sorry Sam…" she whispered, "if you don't want to talk about it-,"

"Its alright," he said; this was something he had wanted. He wanted to be in a relationship where someone could talk with him and he could talk with her. "I don't talk much about my past," he admitted to her.

"Well…" she said dishing out some potato salad and grabbing a sandwich. Sookie handed him the plate, "If you want to talk about it Sam, I am here to listen," she said to him. "And I will try not to pry it from y our head by accident," she promised.

"Sookie you can take a walk in my mind anytime," he said with a smile. Sam grabbed a Coke from the cooler, and handed it to Sookie. "I don't like talking much about my family is because they abandoned me when I was fifteen," he said. She stopped drinking the Coke, and sat up to look at him. His gaze had gone over to another place in his mind. She grabbed his hands, and he squeezed them tightly. He could tell that she was going to say something but he started to talk again, "They left because of me,"

"Sam….don't say things like that," she reprimanded him. As she was talking there was a vision of a younger version of Sam at his parents home. She saw him in pain and suddenly he was shrinking out of his clothes, and he was replaced with a dog. He knew that she saw what he was capable of doing. "Sam...you turned into a dog," she said to him.

"I am a shapeshifter," he said, "I can understand if you are weirded out-,"

"No Sam, I am not weirded out," she promised, "I just wish you told me sooner Sam. I know what it is like to hide from yourself, or be known as Crazy Sookie," she said to him. He looked down at her, and wrapped his arms around her.

"Sookie…thank you," he whispered, as she snuggled closer to his body. There was still more he wasn't sure if Sookie wanted to know about him. It had taken him a long time to get to the man he was today, and he had done things he isn't very proud of. He laughed lightly, "I am sorry Sookie, this was supposed to be something fun for us-,"

"Don't apologize for talking about you," she reprimanded lightly. "I want to get to know you Sam," She snuggled in closer to him, and they began to eat lunch. "You really think people at work won't accuse me of things just-,"

"Sookie, all that matters is what we think," he assured her, "but I know with you being a telepath it is going to be harder on you," he murmured. "Maybe we can find a way to fix that," he said thoughtfully. "You think you can maybe focus on me instead?" he asked her.

"Well…I think maybe because you are a shifter it is harder for me to read your mind," she smiled, "and it would make it easier to just focus on you then drowning out the crowd," she said nibbling on her sandwich. "I am glad that we are out doing this," she said to him. He smiled and wrapped an arm around her, bringing her closer.

"I am so glad to hear that Sookie," he said. He looked down at her, and gently placed a kiss on her lips. She was surprised for a moment; she really never got into dating so feeling this was a completely new experience for her. She slowly began to kiss him back, and he pulled away for a moment. "You ok?" he asked, softly caressing her face with his thumb.

"Yeah…" she whispered, smiling lightly. "It feels good," she admitted blushing. Sam let out a soft chuckle.

"Good," he said smiling. "You make sure that you let me know if we are going too fast ok?" he asked, "I don't to rush you into anything,"

"You sure you don't mind being patient?" she questioned, grabbing his hands.

"The best things are always worth waiting for," he promised, bringing her close to his body. This was going so much better than he planned; he was very happy at this moment. Sadly that moment of happiness was ruined by his cell phone going off. He looked down at the caller Id and saw it was Merlottes. He let out a sigh; he had talked with the staff and had told them that this was the one day he wanted to be left alone.

"Hello?" he questioned.

"Sam!" Arlene's panicked voice appeared on the line, "you got to get over here! I am all over this place by myself-,"

"Arlene…calm down, Dawn hasn't shown up for her shift-," he started to ask, and was yet again interrupted by the fiery red-head on the other line.

"No, and she isn't answering her phone, Terry is freaking out-," Sam let out a sigh, "I know this is your big date with Sookie, but we really need the help!"

"Alright…I will figure something out," Sam said, "just hold down the fort until someone gets there ok?"

"Ok, ok thank you so much Sam," she whispered, and she hung up the phone. Sam repressed the urge to let out a groan. Sookie had overheard most of the conversation, and looked at him.

"I am sorry Sookie," he sighed, "I hate to cut short our date-," he said, and she shook her head.

"You don't have to cut it short…just postpone it," she said, "we can continue this for a late dinner?" she proposed. As much as he wanted this to be perfect, he knew that Sookie was willing to make them work.

"Sounds good," he said, "I hope you don't mind working…"

"Not at all…we all got bills to pay right?" she said as he stood up. He offered his hand and she grabbed. He pulled her up to her feet, and they quickly packed up their lunch. Sookie pulled her hair up into a high ponytail, and flashed Sam a grin. "Thank you for this wonderful date Sam," she said.

"Well…next time we won't be cut short," he promised. Sookie laughed, and laid her head on his shoulder. The quick drive to Merlottes was comfortable and silent. Sookie could feel a part of him slightly disappointed that he had to cut short, but otherwise she had never felt him so happy until this moment. As soon as the couple entered the bar, Arlene ran over to them. She threw her arms around Sookie, and then around Sam.

"Thank god you two are here!" she cried out. Sookie shook her head at her friend, and headed back to the bar. She didn't have her complete uniform on, but grabbing an extra apron and pad with paper. When she and Sam walked into the bar, she could see and feel everyone's questioning looks and feelings. She just decided to ignore them, and focus on doing her job. She shook her head, and went over towards Jane Bodheouse.

"Hey Jane," she said to the woman, "isn't it a little early to be drinking this much?" she questioned picking up the empty beer glasses. She rolled her eyes, "How about we get some food into you?" she questioned, taking out her pen and pad.

Jane let out a sigh, "I guess I will have a cheeseburger and fries," she let out a sigh. Sookie nodded her head, and grabbed a glass of water. Time to sober up Jane, she thought to herself. She headed back towards the kitchen and placed the order up.

"Hey Terry," she said, flashing him a smile.

"You here to help Arlene?" he asked he still seemed a little stressed.

"Yes I am," she said, "Just take your time ok?" she questioned, and he smiled back at her. He nodded his head, and she went back over towards the bar. She cracked a smile when she saw that Sam was serving and bussing tables. After about an hour, things had finally calmed down. Arlene was still a little frazzled, and Sookie walked over to her. "Why don't you go take a break?" she questioned. "I can cover your tables," she promised.

"Well…ok," she said, "But how did that date go with you and Sam?" she questioned excitedly. Sookie blushed lightly.

"I had such a good time," she admitted.

"Good," Arlene said, "you will have to tell me all about it later," Sookie took a peek inside her mind; didn't find any disdain or irritation in her mind. She nodded her head, and went towards Arlene's tables and began cleaning up. Before she could really get back into work, she found that the landline was ringing. She saw Sam was getting a customer, and she waved him letting him know that she would get it.

"Thank you for calling Merlotte's, this is Sookie speaking," she said, and was surprised to hear Jason's voice on the other line.

"Sookie," he said, "thank god," his voice sounded so shaky and frightened.

"Jason, what's wrong?" she questioned, getting really nervous. Sam saw a worried look on Sookie's face, and after politely excusing himself he walked over towards the phone.

"Sook…its Dawn," he whispered. Andy Bellfleur got up and threw some bills on the table, and ran out the door.

"What about her?" she questioned, feeling frightened now.

"She's dead," Sam had apparently overheard the news on the phone and he frowned deeply. "Sookie…" he whispered.

"Jason, are you still there?" she questioned. "Jason call the cops right this…"

"I gotta go," he said and he hung up the phone. Sookie just stared at the cordless phone for a moment, her mouth agape.

"Sook?" Sam questioned, placing a hand on her shoulder. She could feel his worry overflowing for her. Before she could compose herself, Sam pulled away. She looked over towards him, and saw he was starting to close up.

"Sam what are you doing?" she questioned.

"We are closing up early. Your brother is in trouble," he said to her.

"You can't lose a days-," she started, and stopped when he gave her a look. "Are you sure?" she questioned. He nodded his head.

"We will open up later for some drinks…I'm sure people will need it,"