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"Wait," she said barely above a whisper. Her voice was raspy with want and need.

"What?" I grumbled out, I kept kissing her neck.

"I-" she took a deep breath. "I've never done this before."

At this, I stopped and looked at her face, not believing what she told me. Vampires craved sex.

"My ex-boyfriend was over a hundred years old and was still a virgin. He wanted to wait until he got married, to keep one rule unbroken," she told me.

I didn't believe that, and I was surprised he told her that. A vampire prude? "A one hundred year old virgin?"

She nodded, and I started laughing very hard. This was just too funny! A 100-year old vampire prude who said they wanted to get married before they had sex for the first time. That was hilarious! I would have to tell Godric about that later. I eventually calmed down and started kissing her neck again. She moaned.

"One more quick question," she said. "Can vampires get humans pregnant?" she asked.

I scoffed. "No. Believe me, I would know." I then resumed kissing her all over wherever her skin was showing. Her body started heating up and her arousal became even more prominent. She started kissing me back. She was starting to writhe against me. I moaned. She started kissing me harder, moving her hands up and down my sides and back. I kissed her along her neck all the way to her lips. I let my hand go lower and then stuck it up her shirt. There was electricity between my fingers and her body as I slid my hand up her torso. I started massaging her breasts, her nipples becoming harder under my touch. She moaned and her breathing and heart rate sped up.

"Let's go somewhere more comfortable," I mumbled against her neck.

She nodded. "Okay."

I picked her up and ran to the closest bedroom upstairs. I laid her down on the bed and ripped her shirt off; I took mine off next, along with the rest of my clothing. I pulled off her jeans quickly. I stood there naked, admiring her body. She sat up, and I undid her bra and pulled it off. The sight of her nearly naked in front of me made me harden more. I started to climb on the bed, leaning over her, and kissed the bottom of her stomach. I quickly snapped the side of her panties and pulled them off before throwing them. Her body was absolutely delicious looking. I couldn't wait to ravage it.

I climbed all the way onto the bed, and on top of her. I started kissing her again feverishly. She moaned into my mouth. My hand started down her body, and she shivered. I stopped at her waist, then her hips, and then moved them to the inside of her folds, which was smooth and completely bare. I ran my fingers through her folds and started moving them up and down. I continued until she calmed down after the first orgasm. I was still holding myself above her.

"Wow," she said, barely any sound coming out since she was out of breath.

I smirked. "That is the first of many, I can assure you."

If she had the endurance, I would go all night with her. I moved my hands around through her folds again, but then inserted a finger into her entrance. I pumped the finger for a little, then added another; I repeated the process. It took her only a minute to orgasm, and it sounded stronger. I was pleased with myself. When she calmed, I removed my hand and got into position to finally have sex. I moved her legs apart and to the side. I kissed her while holding myself above her. I looked into her eyes.

"This will hurt at first, since it's your first time, but it will pass quickly." She nodded. "Would you like me to make that part as quick as possible?" I asked her.

She nodded again. I put my member at her entrance, and thrust inside. I moved back and forth a little, letting her get used to the new feeling of me inside her, which was a perfect fit. To get it over with, I thrust into her with vampire speed, breaking her barrier quickly. She screamed in pain, and I stopped moving momentarily. Once her pain left, I began thrusting again. I thrust over and over again, my orgasm building with each one. I started going faster, unable to resist the feeling. We were both breathing heavy and moaning. The only other sound in the room was the impact of me pounding into her.

She orgasmed and turned her head to the side, which made me explode. I shuddered as my release hit; I leaned down and bit into her neck beside her jugular vein and drank. She moaned. I stopped drinking after a few moments then bit into my wrist and put it to her mouth. She drank from me until I pulled my wrist away.

This continued over and over without the blood exchange for over an hour. We lied on the bed afterwards. She was smiling, and I was extremely content. I knew for sure now she is my mate.

"That was amazing," she said.

I smirked. "It certainly was."

I looked at her, and she looked at me.

"I felt like I could keep doing this forever, never leaving the room, or bed."

I smirked again. "That makes two of us." I stared at her and then remembered about human needs. "Are you getting hungry?"

She thought before answering, "Yeah, a little."

I nodded. "Okay. First though," I gained a look of mischief and mirth. "Let's take a shower and clean up."

She nodded. I picked her up and used vampire speed to get to the bathroom quickly. I sat her down on the counter as I adjusted the temperature of the water. I also told Pam through our bond to pick up some food for Bella, which she agreed to. When it was the right temperature, we climbed in my large shower and started cleaning each other up. This ended up as another round of hot, steamy sex (literally). We had to clean up again. After we finished, I wrapped her and myself in a towel. She smiled.

We dried off and went into the bedroom to get dressed. I insisted on her wearing one of my shirts: a white button up. I put on a pair of boxers, nothing else. We went to the living room, where Pam was smirking. She had changed into her normal outfit.

"Have fun?" she leered.

I rolled my eyes. She did this all the time. "Yes, quite." I looked at the numerous bags around her. "Did you get everything I asked for?"

It was her turn to roll her eyes. "Of course. It's not like I could not."

I glared at her, warning her to behave. She sighed in defeat, knowing I would eventually do something if she continued the attitude streak. "Behave." She nodded, and I knew it would be under control for now. "I hope you like Chinese."

I picked up the bag with the offending food, which had a Chinese symbol on the side, and handed it to Bella. She sat on the couch and started to eat, with me sitting beside her. Pam asked me at inhuman levels if she should tell her what was in the bags. I nodded, telling her yes.

"So, there are shirts, shorts, skirts, jeans, undergarments, nightwear, shoes, and accessories. The accessories and shoes are color coordinated, as are the undergarments and outfits. If you need help coordinating them, let me know the night before. Okay?"

She nodded. "Yeah; thank you, both of you." We nodded in acknowledgement. "Um…" She looked at Pam. "Do you have a… recommendation for the first day of school?"

She smiled. "Oh, yes. I believe I do."

She started going through the bags and pulled out a blood red chiffon beaded shirt, a black skirt that was kind of short, and pair of black shiny high heels. Bella's mouth dropped.

"High heels?" her voice screeched. "I can't wear high heels without falling down and breaking something!"

Pam raised her eyebrow thinking 'really?' before shoving the shoes to Bella. "At the very least, try them on."

Bella shook her head. Pam sighed and rolled her eyes. She sped over to Bella, which made the girl jump. Pam ignored her reaction, and I rolled my eyes at her theatrics. Besides, Bella has been with vampires before; you would think that wouldn't surprise her anymore. Pam put the shoes on Bella and pulled her up. She made sure Bella wasn't going to fall before letting her go. She looked to me for help.

"She is very persistent. She will get you to do this at some point. You may as well get it over with while you can be healed easily if you do get injured," I informed her. I was bored and was becoming annoyed.

She sighed before she started walking to the opposite side of the room and back. She didn't fall and looked shock.

Pam asked, "You look surprised. Why?"

"Normally, I fall taking a couple of steps, even if I'm in sneakers," Bella responded, amazement clear in her voice.

Pam went closer and leaned in to smell her; I was a little tenser. "Mm… you smell delightful, and at the same time like Eric." She turned to me and smirked.

Mentally, she asked, You finally decided to bond with someone after all this time?

I knew I looked pleased, and smug, that my child could know this automatically. I replied, Yes, I believe she is my mate.

Congratulations. She smiled before looking back at Bella. "Vampire blood, sweetie. You have it in you, and it will nearly eliminate your balance problems."

She looked thoughtful. "Cool."

We both chuckled. "So, you can wear the high heels," Pam answered.

She nodded. "Okay."

Pam smiled then put the objects back in the bags before standing up and started towards the door. She turned towards me as she got to the doorway.

"I'll see you tomorrow. I'm going home," she told me.

I nodded and she left. I watched Bella as she finished eating. Once she was done, I put the containers in a bag and went through the kitchen and out the back door to throw the bag in the trash can so it wouldn't make the house smell before I went back to the living room and Bella. I sat down beside her and examined her for a minute before I decided to tell her about the blood bond.

"Just so you know, if we have another blood exchange, it will create a permanent blood bond."

She looked surprised. "Why three?"

I raised my eyebrow. "That's the question you want to ask?" I laughed once at the choice of question before I continued. "I am not sure why it is three, but I assume it has something to do with the magic that created us. The number three is powerful in magic."

She nodded. "Okay." She looked around the room and saw the clock. She turned back to me. "I need to go to sleep soon."

I stood up and held out my hand, and she took it. I led her through the house to a bedroom on the ground floor, making sure she could find her way back out. I explained how to leave the house during the day time and how to secure it back. When she was in the room, I ran out and grabbed a bag that had toothbrush and toothpaste. I pointed out the bathroom and she brushed her teeth. I lied down and she came back in and lied on the bed beside me under the blanket. I looked at her as she thought about things, and then she looked at me and smiled. She put her head on my shoulder and closed her eyes. She fell asleep quickly. After I was sure I wouldn't wake her if I moved, I got up and left the room quietly.

I went down to my study and sat behind my desk. I called Pam first.

"Hello, Master," she answered.

"Pam, can you find an outfit to send Bella? I want her to come back to Fangtasia tomorrow." I heard her sigh.

"Yes, I can. Anything else? I'm busy," she huffed.

I raised an eyebrow. "Tone," was all I had to say. She sighed again, but I could feel her submission in our bond. "Busy doing what, may I ask?"

She gave a short, sharp sigh, and I could feel her annoyance. "If you must know, I have company in the form of one delicious lady."

I smirked and chuckled. "Have fun then; just don't forget."

"I won't. Goodbye." She hung up then.

I sighed and shook my head. My child had to have this attitude didn't she? I dialed the next number to call: my day man Bobby Burnham. I had him arrange to go to Bon Temps High School and get papers for Bella to take a test to graduate early, as in the next few days if possible. He said okay and we hung up.

I had both leave a note with the objects. I also called a flower shop and had them send some to Bella, leaving a note with those as well. After all this was done, I did some of the paperwork necessary as Sheriff and as owner of Fangtasia. Once that was finished, I made probably the most important call of the night, and also the most hesitant I wanted to have. He would have questions I didn't want to answer, however, I knew I would have to call because if I didn't, he would call me. I dialed my maker's number; it didn't take him long to answer.

"Hello, my child. Have you had a good night so far?" Godric greeted me.

"Hello, Godric. Yes, it has been extremely good. Bella is indeed my mate." I could feel the smile on my face as I said this.

I could tell he was smiling as well. "Congratulations, my son. You deserve happiness."

"Thank you, Godric. How are you doing?" I asked.

"I am well, though politics are getting rather boring. I am going to retire as Sheriff of Area 9. I will be coming to visit soon." I was surprised.

"Well, you are always welcome. You will get to meet Bella when you come. Let me know when you'll be here and I'll prepare the guest room and inform my mate about your arrival, and explain who you are. We haven't gotten that far, yet." I paused. "Do you want to hear about her?"

I could hear the placating tone and small smile in his voice, along with genuine curiosity. "Certainly."

I chuckled. "Well, she's really beautiful, has dark brown hair, brown eyes, soft pink lips, an amazing body, she's intelligent, possibly too curious, and is way too stubborn." The last one I had said with an annoyed tone.

This caused my maker to chuckle. "Can I assume you didn't get your way?"

"Something like that," I mumbled petulantly.

Godric chuckled and sighed. "Eric, you can't always get your way."

"I can try," I replied grumpily.

I could hear is exasperated sigh. "Since I will only be here for one more week, I will see you next Wednesday."

I smiled, glad I could see my maker again soon. "Very well; I will have everything ready for you then."

I could hear his smile too. "I'll see you then, my son."

"I'll see you then, Father."

With that, we hung up the phone. I looked at the clock, and realized it would be dawn soon. I wrote Bella a note and put it by her. I went to my day proof room and lied down on my bed. I thought of Bella until I felt the sun come up and the day sleep took over my body. I couldn't wait until tonight.