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Chapter Four
I was still coming off of my high from committing such a dirty deed in public. Pam took the seat behind me, so I turned so I was between the both of them.
" I opened the bar that day," She said, nodding her head to my pile of clothes." One good sniff, and I knew that both of you enjoyed that night, but I did have to spray the chair down so the vampires wouldn't get too excited."
"Oh, I'm sorry that I actually had too make you work Pam." I shot back at her. Eric was howling with laughter. I decided that I had done enough picking on Pam, mainly because she was glaring at me by now. I sipped my gin and tonic slowly, then asked Eric if we could go sit in his office. He was more than glad to escape from everyone.
He jumped out of his bar stool, his hand out to lead me through the fangbangers, and I accepted. I loved how my hand fit inside of his perfectly. I gripped a little bit harder, and the crowd cleared quickly as he let out a low growl. He was like a king, and all obeyed him. We slid through the swinging door, not even making it to his office and he already had me pinned against the wall, kissing my neck, sliding his hand up my inner thigh.
"Eric, we can't"
"Oh but we can lover, and I think we will." his nose grazed the back of my earlobe, and chills shot down my spine.
"No, we can't. Not yet."
He pulled back again, just like he had done on my car. I grabbed his hand as he followed me into his office.
"What is it Sookie?"
"How did you know where I was?"
"Lover, you underestimate this bond. I can feel you at all times."
"Did you feel how miserable I was?"
"I did. I wanted to calm you so badly, but I couldn't. How could I ease your pain when I couldn't even deal with my own?"
He had a point.
"It wasn't me Eric. Alcide is my friend, but what happened was not from any of my doings. He needed a friend there, and he took advantage of me being there."
" I should have killed him. I wanted to kill him, but I couldn't. I would never forgive myself for acting like that around you if we were are not in serious danger. I felt bad enough for hurting you like that. I did not wish it upon you lover, it was the bond."
"I know." I got up out of the chair I was sitting in and walked over to where he was leaning against the wall. I wrapped my arms around his sides, slightly touching his. I placed my head against his chest listening for his absent heart beat. His cool body was actually nice to feel. He stroked my sides, comforting me. I felt like I was right where I belonged. I lifted my head to look at him, and he was already looking at me. I wanted to know more than anything what he was thinking at this moment. I reached and placed my hand on his cheek, moving his golden hair from his face, and he turned his head and kissed the inside of my hand. He was hurting from remembering that night a couple of days ago. I lightly kissed his lips.
"You know that I'm happy, right?"
"I have often doubted it, but I'm starting to be convinced lover."
"Good" I smiled at him. It was almost one in the morning, and I was very sleepy from all of the events of my day. He swept me up, cradling me to him, laying me onto the couch in the corner of the room.
"Sleep Sookie. You need it" I was out.
When I awoke, I was home in Bon Temps, in my own bed, in my nightie.
'How did I get home?'
Well, it wasn't that much of a question. Eric had most likely brought me home, and undressed me… I hoped. It was two in the afternoon, and I knew I had to go to work at four. I also knew that I was in for an interrogation from Sam.
I removed the covers from my bed, and headed to my bathroom, when something caught my eye.
There was a box wrapped in silver and red paper sitting on my vanity. I walked over to it, eying it carefully, knowing exactly who it was from. I opened it.
It was a dual shower head that could be dismounted from the wall. I am the least modern person, with the least modernized house, but I knew I would like this gadget. Beneath it was a card, and I could only imagine what it said.
"Lover, I am sorry that I could not stay longer last night, but I would like it if you would take a nice, long, satisfying shower before you come to Fangtasia tonight. Be prepared, for I have plans for us.
~E"
A shower tonight it is. I walked out into the living room, box still in my hand, to Amelia. She was watching television when she caught a glimpse of my reflection on the set, and turned.
" Things go well last night? And what is that?"
"Do you know how to install these?" I said as I tossed the box next to her on the couch and sat beside it.
"Oh wow, it's top of the line. What do you have planned for this?" She always had to think that way. She was right, damn it.
"More like what does Eric have planned for me with it." Her face was priceless. A mix of a grin and shock.
'Quick Sookie… block her out!'
"Well then, I'll get right to it! Wouldn't want to upset that hunk of Viking now"
"Thanks. I have to go get ready for work anyways."
'When she is out of the house I am definitely using her bathroom!'
Whoa.
I fished a new pair of shorts out of my drawer as I heard Amelia clanking around in the shower.
"Are you okay in there?"
"When you're gone I will be!"
I continued getting ready for work, putting on my white Merlotte's shirt, my black shorts, and my black Nikes. My hair was down tonight, and I put on a little bit of blush and some lipstick. I was ready. I would much rather spend my night at Fangtasia, wrapped up in Eric's arms, but I knew that I had been away from work too long.
"Alright Amelia, I'm off to work. I'll stop by before I go to Shreveport tonight."
"Bye Sook!" What? No foul and dirty comment? I was taken back by this a little, but I did need to go, so I did.
Sam was in his office when I walked in to put my things in my cubby.
"Sookie, how have you been?"
"I'm feeling okay now. I don't know what came over me." I was lying through my teeth.
" Ya that was strange. Did you hear about Alcide?"
"Oh, yes I did. I'm so glad he won. That would have been horrible if he lost."
He was onto me. He cocked his eyebrow at me, and I knew I had to sit and spill.
"You know I would have let you go if you told me."
" I know Sam, it's just I wasn't expecting it at all, and he tricked me into going. He told me that he wanted to take me to a party to catch up."
" Well, I'm not mad, but next time let me know what's going on and I'll let you go. No sneaking around necessary. You forget that I know how much you know about the real world. I would be crazy not to let you go Sookie."
"Thanks Sam. I knew you would understand." I wasn't about to tell him about Eric and I. "Well I'm gonna go actually work"
I left and made my way out onto the floor as I tied my apron on. Arlene shot me a look that had disgust written all over it. I waved and gave her the fakest smile at the time. She scoffed and stomped off. I loved annoying her. She was a friend who had betrayed by converting to the Fellowship of the Sun. I didn't know if I could forgive her. It contradicted everything I stood for. I believed in vampire rights, and she wrote me off for it. Some friend.
A couple of hours passed, and I was getting antsy about using my new shower, and seeing Eric. What did he have planned for us? I couldn't wait, but suddenly my waiting was postponed.
Jason came walking into Merlotte's, drunk, with his feathers ruffled.
He walked straight past me to the bar.
"Terry, give me a rum and coke."
"Terry Bellefleur, don't you give him a damn thing. He's had quite enough tonight."
"Don't you dare treat me like a child Sook! You are not the boss of me."
"Jason, why don't we step outside, and we'll talk about what ever it is that is bothering you."
"Ya, then we can talk about you straightening up your life and not sleeping around with vamps."
The entire bar was silent after Jason slurred those words out of his mouth.
"Jason Stackhouse, you take that back right now."
"No"
"Gran would be appalled with you right now for treating your only sister like this."
"Oh ya? Well mom and dad would be appalled with you being a dirty vamp whore, as if they weren't already with you being a freak and all!"
He had me up against the bar, unable to move. I had never seen Jason's face so red until now, and I was scared. I wished Sam would come out and save me but he didn't.
"Jason, you are acting like a monster right now!"
"You would know, you hang out with them enough."
I raised my hand to slap him, but he caught it, holding me down. His face was two inches from mine now, and I could feel the heat coming off of him. I closed my eyes, waiting for his blow. It never came.
Jason was on the ground, afraid to move because there was a giant sword being held to his neck by my Viking.
"Human, you test me and my loved one. If you were not of relation to her, I would see to it myself that your head would never touch your shoulders again."
"Eric, don't. He's drunk, he has no idea of what an ass he is making of himself. Just let him go, and I'll see if Sam will let me go early."
He brought the large blade back up, holding it to his side.
"Lover, you need to come with me, you have endured enough this night."
"Let me go talk to Sam, and I'll-"
My brother was on Eric's back, punching at him, thinking that it would hurt him more than it did.
"Jason NO!" It was no use. They tore Merlotte's apart. Jason flew through the air more than he could get any punches in on Eric.
"What the hell is going on?" Sam yelled as he came out of his office, watching my brother soar as if he were a circus performer.
"Enough!" I heard someone yell, then Eric was being lifted by his neck into the air. Claudine had broken them up, putting herself in a very dangerous position. She was one brave fairy to get in front of an angry vampire who would love to drain her for her sweet fae blood.
"Shifter, Vampire, Sookie will be going with me tonight."
Sam did not oppose, and Eric had other things on his mind. She set him down, then she was next to me in a flash. She worked her magic on the bar patrons so they wouldn't remember anything out of the ordinary about this night. Then we were gone.
I was in the passenger seat of her red mustang, when I finally remembered how to speak.
"Where are we going?"
"To my house. There won't be any disturbances there."
We drove for about an hour in complete silence with the exception of the radio. When we pulled up to her driveway, we both noticed the black BMW. It wasn't hers, and it wasn't Claude's.
I could see a dark figure standing by her front door. So much for no disturbances.
TBC…