Eric composed himself quickly, if that was the woman who had caught his maker's eye then he had to reject any explicit thoughts about her. There was no way that he was going to come between his maker and the current object of his fascination. Clearing his throat Eric responded," Well to be completely honest with you my day man Alex brought her to our attention due to a talk we had about why he had been so distant as of late. The conversation lead to him showing us an old picture of Sophie and at first I really didn't care and was going to fire him for his incompetence and inability to focus on his tasks. However, I noticed that Godric took interest in the photo immediately mainly due to her eye color, and I wanted to have her come down here to meet with him to help quell his curiosity."

Viktor listened to the vampire speak of his request intently, making sure to pay special attention to the manner in which it was said, Eric could be quite conniving and he didn't want to bring his little sister into a trap of sorts. He would love for her to meet Eric and his maker and thought that it might do her some good to meet people outside of his nest. There were only two issues, this Alex character sounded like trouble and actually getting Sophie to go to Louisiana; not just to Louisiana but to Shreveport, Louisiana would be like moving a mountain.

Eric cleared his throat to remind Viktor that he was still on the line and that he was growing impatient with his friend. "Well, having her meet others outside of her nest would do wonders for her I believe, but I will be present if your dayman intends on seeing her. If he knows her then he knows her from her past; which I have never been informed of, and my brother and I must be there to control her should something go wrong between the two. When shall we come?"

Eric looked over to Godric who had been listening to the entire conversation so far, he looked pleased to say the least. Although Eric was perplexed as to why they would need to control a 24 year old human girl. The possibilities of her being mated to the twins was very high; he just hoped for his maker's sake that wasn't the case. "Arriving tomorrow night would be fantastic if possible. I can book a flight for first dark tomorrow, on my dime of course. Now, there are no vampire hotels in my area but I can set you up in a suite at the Bayou Hotel in New Orleans; we can meet the next night".

This would all be so sudden for Sophie and if she had a job to do anytime soon it would be even harder to get her to go but she owed him one for the last "accidental killing" so he at least had leverage against her. "It's a deal Northman, email me all of the appropriate documents for tomorrow and be sure to book two rooms at the hotel. Sophie does not sleep in our room.", with that Viktor hung up the phone and headed back to the apartment ready for a fight.

Although Sophie was not a sleeper per say she was an avid daydreamer; she had went back to her room after answering her brothers phone call to continue imagining different aspects of her life in various ways. She was enjoying her alone time when she heard a soft knock on the door. Rolling over in her bed she saw Vinne standing next to the side of her bed. "May I sit?, Vinnie asked looking slightly frustrated. She nodded her head yes and sat up to look at her brother. " I was in the bathroom for a moment; getting ready for the day, and you somehow manage to answer my phone knowing that I'm not okay with that in the least bit." he openly chided his sister. She frowned," I've been bored lately and I was hoping it was Nissa, I wanted to steal her away for a girl's night before you sent her off to do something for you. I just sort of forgot to look at who was calling."

Viktor smiled, unknowingly she had given him the opening he needed,"Do you not have a job lined up currently?" She looked at her phone to double check and growled in agitation," No, there hasn't been enough conflict as of late to warrant someone requesting an assassin so I am completely open for the foreseeable future." This was Viktors chance for a smooth transfer over to what he needed from her and he was relieved to say the least. He hated making her do anything, which for him was unusual since he tended to domineer over anything and everything...it was just in his nature, he thought wickedly. He smiled at his sister and began pulling her into his request. "Eric; the person that called, has asked to meet with us, well you specifically. He has agreed to pay for the airfare and hotel so it would not cost us anything. Wouldn't it be nice to get out and meet some new people? Giving you the chance to also advertise your job qualifications to him in the off chance he might be in need of a service such as yours? Besides, you just said that you were bored with nothing to fill your time with."

Sophie frowned realizing that she had divulged too much information about her current schedule; even if he was her brother. "Why was he calling about me? How does he know who I am...I have never heard of this man in my life." Quickly, Viktor thought up the best possible white lie for the situation, " You don't think I nor my brother haven't spoken to our friends about you? We are very proud of you so why keep our proudest achievement to ourselves? Without a progeny you are the closest thing we have to a child, even if we truly think of you as a sister. He does not know everything about you so do not worry about that but he knows what you look like and knows how proud I am to have you around. He is simply curious."

Sophie beamed at what her brother just said and looked to the door to see a smiling Nicholas nodding his head in agreement. She knew that her brothers cared deeply for her, whether they showed it or not but in these rare moments where they truly spoke their mind she felt like a princess. Usually they never touched but tonight; in this moment, she wrapped her arms around her brother and snuggled into his neck breathing his scent in deeply. This moment was the happiest moment she has had in a long time and it was needed, whether they knew that or not.

" I will go with you then and meet your friend. When do we leave and where are we going?" Sophie asked excitedly. Nicholas crawled into the center of the bed and crossed his legs joining into the conversation between his nestmates, " We are going to a place called Shreveport but our hotel is in New Orleans, Louisiana. From what I have heard we will be leaving at first dark tomorrow so pack tonight and sleep through the day."

Sophie wrinkled her nose, Louisiana?! Where in the hell was this Shreveport place? It sounds like some podunk hillbilly town out in the middle of nowhere. Surely she had to be mistaken. Pulling out her phone she looked up the location and grimaced. It really was out in the middle of nowhere, why in the hell would one of her brothers friends reside there? Throwing her phone to the other side of her bed she looked at Viktor angrily," You forgot to mention how backwater it is. How am I supposed to enjoy myself when I will be stuck in that town most of the time we are there? You proposed this as a vacation for me and I hardly find a place like that suitable for such a thing." Chuckling both of the brothers stood and began walking out of her room. Nicholas stopped at the entrance to her room and smiled, "It's about the people you'll meet not the destination. We are heading out to make arrangements for our departure, be sure to pack and pack for a couple of days. We may be there for a while. As the twins left the house they heard a loud huff and then a violent slam of Sophies bedroom door. She might be 24 and look like she's 18 but sometimes she really can be a brat.

Eric smiled while booking the flight and hotel rooms for his guests and Godric was happily smirking at the ceiling as he lounged on the couch. This had been easier than either of them had hoped and soon the fruits of their labor would be walking into the bar. However their silent celebration abruptly came to an end when Pam entered the room, "Eric, the blonde and her rat of a boyfriend are here to see you." Rolling her eyes she turned around and headed back out to the packed dancefloor of the bar; keeping an eye on it while Eric and his maker were busy. Immediately after Sookie and Bill entered the room. "Hello Godric, Eric. I had some ideas about how to find Sophie and wanted to talk to you about it." Sookie said cheerfully looking at them both as she spoke. " A simple call would have sufficed Miss Stackhouse, unless you just wanted to see me." Eric said raising his eyebrows and grinning madly at the blonde-haired beauty.

Bill growled at Eric," You will not speak to her that way Eric! She belongs to me!" Eric chuckled finding the fact that Bill hadn't even been here 5 minutes but he had already staked his claim on Sookie yet again hilarious and a sure sign of his insecurity, it really did get boring after a while though. "Right well, Sookie has to wisen up eventually and when she does I will be here," he looked at Sookie and winked," as for Sophie I have already been in contact with one of her...brothers and they will be arriving in New Orleans tomorrow night and then heading this way." Sookie looked amazed, "Alex said he had looked for her for years and you found her in a single night?! I would like to be here when she comes, maybe you could use me to get information about her." Eric found this odd as Sookie never offered her services to him but he did have to agree that it would be a good idea to get to know the real Sophie and Sookie was always the easiest way for things like that. " I agree Miss Stackhouse that is a good idea, she will be here not tomorrow but the next night. Come back then when we will be meeting with her." Sookie shook her head and wrapped her arm around Bill's as they headed for the exit. She was really excited to meet this girl and learn more about her and of course make sure her and Alex meet each other once again. This was going to be great!