E-POV

It's been three glorious days here with Sookie, she has had a few melt downs but I get it, her whole life is changing over night and she is healing from heart break. However, it has gotten to a point where she is all consuming for me, I think about her all the time, I even dream about her. I have never in my life had a woman consume my thoughts and feelings like she has and especially one I haven't even kissed let alone had sex with. But with Sookie it's different, I am happy just to lie in bed and cuddle while we sleep and watch old cartoons with.

Today is Sunday and I need to go see my Mom, I spend every Sunday with her. I need to see if Sookie wants to come. I don't want to leave her here alone because Bill has been skulking around the edge of her property and I don't want him to take advantage of my absence, But on the other hand I don't want to force her to go hang out with my Mom all day, even if I think they would love each other.

"Sook?" I ask, as she brushes out her hair with her fingers, leaving loose curls falling down her shoulders and back from the rollers she just took out.

"What's up?"

"I usually spend Sundays with my Mom she lives in Shreveport." I leave it open so she can make a decision without my influence.

"Oh cool when do we leave? I can't wait to meet the woman behind the Man." She said picking up a little mirror inspecting my handy work. It was my first time ever putting rollers in someone's hair. She seems pleased so I must have done it right.

"Whenever you're ready, I just need a fresh shirt."

"Your black one is lying on the chair with the laundry, and I feel it looks best on you. I would know I am an expert." I laughed, and removed my shirt putting on the black one and replied.

"Oh and what makes you an expert?" When I finished buttoning it I looked up to meet her eyes because she seemed to have gone stone silent.

"What's wrong?" I asked her.

"Nothing, I knew you would have a nice body based on what I could see through the wrapping but you have hands down the best body I have ever seen, you eat like a pig and look like that. I don't get it." She said shaking her head from side to side.

"Well you have only seen the top half, imagine the possibilities!" I laughed and then finished. "Also that's why they invented the gym, so people like me don't have to eat boxes of candy in the dark feeling guilty. It's a give and take. I have a pool at my house that I swim in almost every day maybe sometime you can come over and I can feed you baked goods while we swim."She laughed, and playfully smacked my arm as I carried her out to the car. She grabbed my Ipod as soon as she sat down and started scrolling through it. I started the car and backed out before saying.

"Am I ever going to get to pick the music in my own car again?"

"It's unlikely if I'm around." She said, selecting a lady gaga song she talked me into adding yesterday. If she only knew that I would give up everything to keep her around.

"That's what I figured." I said with a chuckle as we drove to my Mom's house. The drive was uneventful, Sookie sung along badly to all of the current top 40 hits and some bon jovi that she had me put on my Ipod. We pulled up to the house and I saw my Mom staring out the window before she ran outside. The engine was not even off before she was at my door pulling me into a hug.

"OHHHH My baby!" She squealed, leaving coral colored lipstick kisses all over my face.

"Mom I'm 28."

"Oh you hush boy you're always going to be Mammas baby. Now let's get your lady into the house I can't wait to meet her!" She gave me one more kiss the headed into the house.

"Oh my Gosh! You're a total Mamma's boy!" Sookie giggled, as I lifted her up and carried her inside.

"Oh yes darling, but Mammas boys are the best kind. You can always tell how well they will treat you by how well they treat their mothers." My Mom said to Sookie as I set her on the couch and propped up her foot and offered to go to the kitchen to get my ladies drinks. My ladies? Whatever I will think about that later.

S-POV

Ha, I think she may be right about that. Bill only called him Mother on holidays and the conversations were always short and terse. Then there was Alcied who's mother followed him around cleaning up after him and he never said thank you and would even get mad at her for not ironing his shirts. Not Eric, he treated his Mom like a goddess and she is not even his biological mom… that is something to think on.

"hello My name is Sookie." I said extending my hand, she took it and shook it tenderly.

"My name is Py but you can call me Mom if you like." I let out a giggle and said.

"I'll call you Py for now maybe we can build up to Mom." She smiled sweetly at me and glanced into the kitchen to check on Eric and said.

"That's my baby, he may not have grown under my heart but he sure grew in it. He cares about you I can see it in how he looks at you. He has never brought a girl to come meet me not even a friend so don't break his heart." Me break his heart? He cares about me? My heart is going to be broken when he leaves me in less than a week. No man has ever treated me as well as Eric and he is not even gaining anything from the situation, I mean we have never even kissed. We flirt like crazy but… I don't know I will think about that later.

"I could never break his heart." I said as he walked back into the room. Py just smiled like she knew something I didn't as Eric handed her a drink.

E-POV

"Here you guys go, Sookie Mom had sunny delight so I figured that's what you would want." She let out a huge smile and said.

"You know me too well sir." She excitedly took the glass and I took a seat behind her, I lightly rubbed her neck with my free had as she leaned into me. Then Mom started to talk.

"Eric, how has work been?"

"Oh you know, same shit different day, I invested in a new property." I said.

"Oh where? You know Sookie, Eric has quite the eye for real estate. He snaps things up and then rents them out." My Mom said, obviously trying to sell me to Sookie like a used car, I rolled my eyes and then Sookie asked.

"So you're a realtor?"

"No, I maintain and build websites, however I like to invest money in both commercial and residential property because I make more return money off of rent and lease payments than I would from interest in the bank."

"Oh yes Sookie, he is very business savvy. He is also a good boy because he makes sure I don't have to work anymore." My Mom said, throwing down her hard sell.

"Well Mom you busted your ass to get me through college without loans it was the least I could do to have you reap the benefits of all your hard work." Sookie tensed up and grabbed my hand and looked deep into my eyes with tears starting to well up. I was instantly on guard asking.

"Sookie, are you alright? Are you in pain? Can I get you something?"

"Oh no Eric nothing's wrong, you're just so good to your Mamma. I don't understand why Pam doesn't like her or you." Sookie instantly released my hand and clamped hers over her mouth and looked away, turning beet red. My Mom leaned forward resting a hand on her leg and said.

"Sweetie don't feel bad, we all know Pam does not like us. But Sam loves her and Sam and I were never close like me and Eric. He was much closer to Eric's father and when he left her pulled away from the family, he felt betrayed. Pam just has one of those personalities that you either love or hate she can't help that."

"Oh no one accept Sam and I love Pam, and even she and I don't get along, but Sam sure is devoted to her. She is different when she is with him. He looks at her different." She said to my mom wiping the few stray tears that escaped.

"I know that look well, one of total devotion like they would give their life just to have you even look in their direction and give you all of the love in their heart without question." She said it too Sookie but she was looking into my eyes the whole time. I hate it when she looks at you like she knows something you don't.

"I wish someone would look at me like that, I have never had luck with men." Sookie said as she leaned back into me. I absently started running my fingers through her hair. I looked at my Mom who smiled and patted her leg before leaning back and saying.

"Maybe you won't have to wait as long as you think." What the hell is my Mom up too? "Now Sookie I want to get to know you may I ask you some questions?"

"Yes Ma'am fire away." Sookie replied, oh my God she smelled good, I should be ready for how good she smells considering I bathe her. But every time I get caught off guard by the scent that is decidedly Sookie.

"How old are you?"

"26"

"What did you do before the accident?" I tensed up not knowing how she was going to feel about that question, we really only discussed it the first night.

"I was a professional ballet dancer, but I am not quite as upset about that being gone now, at least I went out in my prime rather that waving a rose back and forth in the back of the stage after I hit my expiration date. I have been considering looking into teaching dance after I recover. I have some friends in Shreveport that own a dance studio, so I have options… I could even go to college. I never went because I thought "Dance is my life, I will never need a degree" But I'm sure I don't need to tell you how wrong I was about that." She said as they laughed, she laughed and she does not look like she is going to cry that's good.

"Well you don't seem like a stupid girl I'm sure you can do anything you want."

"Thank you Ma'am."

"Have you ever thought about settling down and having a family?" Oh my God, My Mother is trying to talk Sookie into having my babies, not that I would mind but I would like to see her after today and at this rate My mother is going to scare her off, time for a subject change.

"WHAT'S FOR LUNCH MOM!" I yelled, Sookie jumped a little and shot me a confused look when I did and my mom just said.

"Hush your mouth boy I want my answers." I just leaned back and stared at the ceiling, while my mother stared at Sookie waiting for her to answer.

"I used to think I didn't want a family because getting pregnant would ruin my body and takes you off the stage for too long, but now I can see I was staking too much of my life in something fleeting instead of looking at the big picture. If I find the right man and he wants me I would like to get married and possibly have a child or two if the opportunity is presented."

"That's good to hear." I sat a squirmed behind Sookie while I sat on the outside of the most uncomfortable conversation in the world. Sookie turned to me and said.

"Eric stop squirming, I know your Mom is trying to sell you too me, I feel blessed that your mother even thinks I'm good enough to be in her home let alone her trying to serve her son up to me on a silver platter, you need to calm down. I mean what am I going to do run away?" My Mom burst into laughter when she saw my shocked face and said.

"Oh Sookie, I like you a lot. Eric I don't care if it has only been a few day you need to lock this one down!"

The rest of the day was spent with Sookie and my Mom talking as if I was not in the room. My Mom made sure to show her the most embarrassing pictures possible allowing Sookie to take some home to frame. We ate and laughed and soon it was late and we were leaving. I carried Sookie out to the car and said.

"That was great but I am freaking tired."

"Uahhhh me too I don't want to drive home I just want to go to bed." I instantly replied with the first thought that came to my mind.

"My house is just down the block; do you want to stay there tonight?"

"That sounds great Eric." She said with a smile as she took my hand.

So here I am taking the only woman that I felt like I could love to my home and for the first time ever I am nervous about bringing a girl back to my house.