Eric
I was happy to hear from Sookie today, even happier that she wasn't mad at me for sending Jax to watch over her or sending her a new car. She deserves nice things, she's been through so much. I know pain, she has had her fair share. Jax is trustworthy and he would protect her with his life, if it came to it, he's respectable. I should give him a call, see if he's set up and has everything he needs. Should be around 12 o'clock there now. I get out of bed, throw on a robe and walk over to grab my cell phone off of the dresser.
"Eric, how's Sweden treatin' ya?"
"Quite well, Jax, but as you know, I wish I was there for a myriad of reasons."
He laughs, "she's a looker, Mr. Northman."
"The most beautiful woman I've ever seen and I have seen a lot of women."
"You and me both, sir."
"Don't get any ideas now, you know she's mine." I chuckle.
"Oh don't get all vampy on me now," he chortles. "I know that, I know, I was just messin' with you."
I smile, "I trust you, Jax. I know you would never betray me. Now, the reason for my call, are you set up there?"
"Well, you tell me."
I hear some rustling and then "hello, Viking." It's Sookie.
I smile, "well hello, gorgeous, I take it that you two are getting along."
"Yes of course, Jax is nothing but a gentleman. I just invited him in for some lunch after he finished setting up his trailer. Strapping young men need home-cooked meals! It sure is nice to have someone to cook for again." She sounds pleased.
We finish our conversation and I wish I could return to her. Then it's back to work, it seems like things will be running smoothly here. I get dressed and I head over to the hospital where the private laboratory is and check on our progress. Looks like business as usual and we're close to releasing our product after only a few short days. I may even be able to return to Louisiana a lot sooner than expected. Pam will be disappointed in that fact, it seems as if she's having fun here. I haven't seen Pam have fun in years, so for that, I will feel guilty. However, I may allow her to stay here in my home if she does not wish to return, that may please her. After all, I did officially release Pam, so maybe it's time we split up for now.
I head back home, to find Pam with her human companion, Astrid. She seems nice enough and she's human, so she sustains her and keeps her out of trouble, that I like. "Pam, may I have a word?"
Pam kisses Astrid, on the cheek, which seems awfully romantic for Pam. Maybe my confession of love for Sookie, softened her a bit. "Of course."
We head into the kitchen and I stand with my hands on the counter. "Pamela, you like it here, don't you?"
"Well yes, I do actually. I'm sorry, but Louisiana is getting boring for me. I have you there, but not much else... Especially after Tara..." She looks down.
"You don't have to talk about her if you don't want to." I walk over and put my hands on her shoulders.
"I'm all right. But yes, I like it here."
"When I return to Louisiana, would you like to stay behind, here, for a while?" I stroke her hair. "As you know, you'll have plenty of resources, the vineyard will more than pay for your lifestyle here, for years to come, if you wish to stay that long."
"Years...? I don't know about all that, but that's quite generous Eric."
"If it is what you want, it is what I want for you. Pamela, I love you, I want you to be happy."
She smiles and wraps her arms around me. "Thank you."
"If you need anything, you know you only have to ask." She nods and I kiss her forehead. "I will be returning to Shreveport sooner than expected, within the next couple weeks, to a month, but after that, my home, the property, it's all yours."
After a few more moments, I adjourn to my office and I hear Pam and Astrid head into Pam's bedroom. I sit and look over the books, checking my numbers, it looks like in no time I'll be turning a profit. If we market New Blood in about a year's time, we'll be far ahead. That should set Sookie and I up for a long time to come, if not at least for the rest of her human life, if that is what she chooses. Although, I can't deny hoping she decides to let me turn her. The average life span seems like nothing, if it's time you spend with someone you love, I know that better than anyone. I have not loved, for a long time, Sookie has changed me more than anything in this long life has. I wonder if I really have to stay away from her for six whole months. I've lived over a thousand years and I can't handle six months? I sigh and then chuckle, "oh god, I hope you're proud Godric."
The phone rings, I check the caller ID and it's a number I don't recognize. I pick up, "hello?"
"May I speak to Eric Northman?"
"Speaking."
"My name is Geraldine Henning and I just met your lovely girlfriend, Sookie Stackhouse."
I tense up, "and? How can I help you Geraldine?"
"She's fae, isn't she?"
"Excuse me?" I start to get angry. "How did you get this number, Miss Henning?"
"Well, my girlfriend, Olivia, she's fae as well. She's been looking for other faeries. When the faeries were split up, with all that Russell Edgington business, she hasn't been able to find a single one of her kin. I didn't want to alarm Sookie, I know that in Fae, a lot of them had a bad experience. I got the number from one of your employees at Fangtasia, Ginger."
I sigh, fucking Ginger, "okay, so now, what do you want me to do for you?"
"Well see, I turned Olivia, so now she's a hybrid. I know that there were legends about other hybrids, at least one, turned by Lilith. No one spoke of it, she says. I was wondering if maybe you knew anything about that."
"Warlow. His name was Warlow, he was Lilith's child, yes."
"Excellent! Now, Sookie being yours and all, I thought I should ask... Is it all right if I talk to her about this? Or am I mistaken?"
"Can I get back to you?"
"Uh yeah, of course, you have my number."
I hang up and immediately call Sookie, it rings quite a few times, finally she answers, groggy. "Sookie, is everything all right?"
"Yeah, of course, what's wrong, honey?"
"I just got the strangest call, from a woman named Geraldine." I hear rustling and I assume she sat up quickly. She must have been asleep.
"She called... You? Why?"
"Well, here's the thing, she claims that her girlfriend is half fae, half vampire, she's a hybrid."
"What?! There are other hybrids?"
"At least one, maybe. She says she met you, does she seem trustworthy? This seems so out of the blue, I don't know what to think. Should I come home?"
I can hear her smile through the phone, "you just might have to, to protect me and all."
I shake my head, "so much for six months. I'll be on the next plane home, lover."
