Chapter 3

2 Months Later

My phone was ringing way too loud for this time in the morning. I struggled to sit up and looked at my night stand. The clock said 11:30, I didn't know anyone who would ring me at this time, everyone knew I was a sleep in til 3 kind of guy.

I got out of bed and followed the sound of my phone. I followed it to my jeans lying on the floor by the bathroom; it was still in my pocket.

"Urgh turn the noise down!"

I looked towards my bed where a brunette was lying on top of the covers, face down, ass up. God I loved my life sometimes.

"Hello?"

"Erm Hi, is this Eric Northman?" A soft voice asked on the other end of the line.

"Yes it is, who is speaking?"

"Oh hi Eric, you probably don't remember me. We slept together about two months ago..." Her voice trailed off. I sighed, it was too early for me to play a guessing game.

"You're going to have to give me more of a clue than that sweetheart," I knew I sounded like a jerk, but I don't like being woken up.

"Oh, of course. I'm Sookie, Sookie Stackhouse."

Of course I remembered her now. I hadn't stopped thinking about her after she had left. Tray had tolerated it for about a week and then told me to stop being such a woman about it. She was one girl, who I had for one night, and that obviously that was all it was meant to be. I accepted that and jumped into bed with a number of girls; on a couple of occasions all in one night, and tried to forget about her. It worked to some extent but I still regretted not asking for her number.

She mistook my silence for me not remembering.

"Of course you wouldn't remember me," she snapped. "Listen I really wouldn't be ringing you unless I needed to, but I think we should meet up and talk. It is very important."

"I do remember you Sookie, I couldn't believe I didn't get your number before you left!"

"Yeah well...that's great that you remember me." She sounded a tad bitter, "So are you free to meet up sometime this week?"

"Erm yeah, sure. When were you thinking?"

"Are you free this afternoon?"

She sounded nervous again and a bit urgent. I must admit it made me feel a bit nervous as to why she was pushing the idea of us meeting.

"Yeah, just name a time and a place."

We agreed on where and when and I had to hurry to get ready. I practically threw out the skinny brunette and jumped in the shower. I picked out a pair of jeans that were a bit tight on my ass and a tank top that showed off my toned stomach and my muscular arms. I threw on my leather jacket and left the house in record time.

I arrived at the small cafe that Sookie had suggested and made my way inside. I spotted her in the corner, away from everyone else and walked towards her. She was looking down at her hands that she was clasping together tightly, her skin was white across her knuckles. Her eyebrows were pulled together and she looked anything but happy.

I was getting more and more intrigued into why she had called and wanted to see me.

"Hello Sookie," I said softly, I didn't want to frighten her since she didn't see me appear at her side.

She looked up and her bright blue eyes took their time making their way up my body. I could see her taking all of me in and by the looks of that blush she was enjoying the view.

"Hi Eric, please sit down," She pointed to the chair opposite to her. I sat down, knowing there was a smug smile on my face. I wanted her to know I had seen her checking me out.

"So what is so important we had to meet up right away?" I leant back in my chair, giving the cafe a quick glance over. It was a bit tacky and I was hoping that nobody had seen me come in here.

"Well I have something to tell you, and I thought it would be best to tell you in person."

I looked back at her and waited for her to go on. She looked so nervous, her hands were shaking. She wiped her forehead with the back of her hand and fiddled with her hair. She was shifting in her seat as well. I sat forwards to give her the attention she deserved, it must be really important with how shifty she was acting.

"It isn't easy to tell you this, and I'm still not sure how I feel about the whole thing. I wasn't expecting it, I have always been so careful but something had obviously gone wrong. I couldn't decide whether or not you would want to know but Amelia told me you had a right to know and of course she was right..." she had said it all so fast I was struggling to keep up. She had paused and I held my hands up and shook my head.

"Woah, woah, woah! Sookie slow down, just spit out whatever you have to say."

She took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and spat it out.

"Eric I'm pregnant, and you're the father."