Several hours later the silence in Pam's basement was broken by the sound of a phone ringing.
Eric reached over and answered it, more out of habit than anything else.
"Yes?"
"Er…hello," Ginger replied nervously, "is Pam ok?" she asked, a touch of anxiety colouring her tone.
Eric glanced at Pam, "She is resting," he replied curtly, "I'm glad someone cares about her," he added sarcastically.
"She threatened to either glamour or kill me if I did not leave her," Ginger replied, sounding a touch indignant.
"So you took the coward's way out, how commendable," Eric replied smoothly.
"No!" Ginger protested with more vehemence than he would have thought she possessed, "I left because if she did either of those things then no one would know."
There was a pause.
"No one deserves to die alone," she added, so softly Eric almost missed it.
Eric fought back the surge of guilt that her comment brought him, "Is there a reason for your call?" he demanded.
"Oh, Sookie rang, she said she couldn't get a hold of you and she was beginning to worry," she replied, sounding a little more like the Ginger he was accustomed to.
Eric cursed inwardly, he had forgotten about Sookie.
"Tell her…I don't when I'll be back," he ordered. He pinched the bridge of his nose, "I can not leave Pam," he admitted.
"Should I tell her about Pam?" Ginger asked tentatively.
Eric sighed, "You may as well," he paused as a thought struck him, "does Bill know about all this?"
"Yes."
Eric's shoulders slumped, "Was I the only one who didn't know?" he murmured.
"We couldn't reach you," Ginger said simply, causing Eric to start as he hadn't realised that he'd spoken out loud.
Both were silent for a long time.
"Is she really going to die?" Ginger asked in a small voice.
Eric closed his eyes, "I don't know."
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A/N: I apologise if anyone finds this OCC, but I like Ginger and I really got the sense this season that cares for her vampire employers :)
