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Chapter 7

SPOV

I kiss Eric goodbye, handing him his lunch and watching him walk to his truck and waving to him as he pulls away. He returned home yesterday afternoon apologizing to me for his earlier behavior and admitted that this whole mess as much his fault as it is mine. I told him I honestly don't know how I feel about Godric right now, but that sleeping with him definitely changed things for me and he seems to be taking this news well enough. I just hope we can move on from this, but I really don't know where to go from here.

I have no idea what Godric thinks about all this and I really need to talk to him soon. As I drink my coffee lost in my thoughts, Amelia comes to the door and I'm grateful to have a listening ear. I grin at her as she lets herself in and pours her own cup, sitting across from me with a wide smile.

"So, you didn't call me, was it that awful?" she asks, wrinkling her nose as I sigh, shaking my head.

"No, it was wonderful, amazing, absolutely mind blowing," I tell her as she raises a brow at me.

"Then why are looking so glum?" she asks as I slam my head down to the table in frustration groaning out loudly. "Come on, tell your Auntie Ames what's wrong, kiddo," she tells me, making me giggle. I look up to her and let out a sigh. Here goes.

"I think I love Godric," I blurt out as her jaw drops.

"What!?" she cries in shock. "Are you leaving Eric?" she asks in concern as I hold up my hands shaking my head vehemently.

"No, no, nothing like that, God, you're so dramatic," I tell her with an eye roll. "It's just when we were together, you know, like that, I felt this amazing connection with him and the next morning while Eric and I were making love, I kind of called out Godric's name," I admit sheepishly as she bursts out laughing. I glare at her. This is so not funny.

"I'm sorry, Sook, but this is why I tried to talk you out of this in the first place," she tells me as I look to her in confusion. She takes my hand into hers with a soft smile. "You've never admitted your feelings for Godric, even to yourself, but it was obvious to the rest of us how you both felt about each other," she explains as I shake my head in denial.

"No, I never thought about him in that way, not since Eric and I started dating," I tell her as she shrugs at me.

"Maybe not, but that doesn't change the fact that the two of you have been harboring feelings for each other for years now, this was just the catalyst that finally made you see what the rest of us have known for years," she tells me as my mind is spinning with this information.

Is she right? Have I been in love with Godric all this time? I pushed away the feelings I had for him without ever actually analyzing them. Shit, I think she may be right.

"But Eric seemed pretty surprised," I tell her as she laughs.

"Of course he wouldn't be able to see it, he's crazy about you Sook," she tells me. "And it's obvious you're just as crazy about him, but these feelings you have for Godric need to be dealt with," she explains as I nod my agreement.

"So, you really think Godric feels the same way about me?" I ask her as she rolls her eyes.

"Duh, have you really never noticed the way he looks at you, the way he watches you as you move around the room?" she asks as I shake my head. I guess I never saw what I wasn't ready to.

"Holy shit," I say shaking my head. "Well what the hell are we supposed to do now?" I ask her as she shrugs at me.

"That's for the three of you to figure out," she tells me as I let out a loud sigh. Great. Just fucking great. She puts her hand on my shoulder. "You three are the only ones who can save this friendship," she tells me as I look to her for the answers I desperately seek. "But maybe it's not friendship you need from each other," she says as she stands from the table.

"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" I ask angrily as she walks to the front door. She looks back at me with a shrug and my anger fumes. Why is she being so annoyingly cryptic with her advice right now?

"That's for you, Eric and Godric to decide together," she says as she exits the house leaving me sitting there open jawed trying to figure out what the hell just happened.

GPOV

I see Eric's truck pull up to the job site and my heart pounds as I'm nervously wondering what kind of mood he'll be in after what happened with him and Sookie yesterday. He climbs out of the truck and grins at me as he approaches and I let out a sigh of relief, grinning back at him. "Get everything settled with Sook?" I ask as he shrugs.

"I apologized for losing my temper with her," he says as we make our way to the site and start shoveling gravel together. I wait for him to say more, but he just keeps working stoically beside me in silence. We work through the morning this way and when lunch time rolls around I make my way to my truck, determined to get the answers I so desperately need.

I speed off from the site as my mind is spinning. I know without a doubt that I love Sookie, but does she love me back? And what does this mean for our friendship? How the hell is Eric going to deal with all of this? I don't want to ruin our friendship, but I can't lose the woman I love. I need her in my life in one way or another, but first I just have find out how she really feels.

I pull up to the house and make my way to the front door in determination, swinging open the door and stepping inside. "Eric is that you?" I hear Sookie call from the back of the house.

"It's me, Sook," I call out as she comes around the corner with a laundry basket, looking to me in shock.

"Godric?" she asks as her face reddens. I instantly start to panic. Maybe this was a bad idea, I shouldn't be here. I start backing towards the door, cursing myself for my rash actions. "Wait!" she calls and I look up to see her setting down the basket as she makes her way to me. "Stay," she tells me softly, taking my hands into hers as my heart flutters at the small touch.

She leads me into the living room and sits on the couch with me, looking up to me with a warm smile. "Sookie, I-" I start as she places her fingers over my lips, shaking her head.

"Things got weird, didn't they?" she asks me softly as I let out a loud sigh, nodding my head in agreement. She takes my hands into hers and looks deeply into my eyes with a soft expression on her face and my heart skips a beat as I wait for her to speak. "Godric, I don't know if you feel the same way, but I have to tell you something," she says as my heart races. "I love you," she admits softly and I pull her face to mine, kissing her deeply as she giggles. I pull away grinning.

"I love you too," I tell her and she crashes her mouth to mine, fisting my hair and climbing on top of my lap. I grip her hips in my hands and pull her tightly against me, grinding against her and eliciting a sweet moan from her. I run my hands up her sides, taking her breasts into my hands, kneading them as she grinds her hips against me.

"Godric," she moans out as I begin kissing down her throat, sucking on her silken skin as I run by thumbs across her breasts, feeling her nipples harden through the flimsy dress she's wearing. I stand then and she wraps her legs around me tightly as I prop her up against the living room wall, pulling down the top of her dress to expose her perfect breasts as she reaches down, unzipping my pants and taking me into her hand.

"Sookie, yes," I moan out as she lowers herself over me slowly, looking deep into my eyes, moaning out as I feel her tight walls stretching over me. She takes me to the hilt and we still, staring into each other's eyes as she rests her forehead against mine. "I love you, Sookie," I whisper as I begin thrusting inside her, making her cry out.

She starts kissing along my jaw, nipping at my skin gently, making me purr. She lifts my shirt then, stroking my chest and running her nails lightly over my skin, all the while meeting me thrust for thrust with her rocking hips. God, I fucking love her, she's incredible. My thrusts are picking up speed as I feel my impending climax and I wrap my arms tightly around her, pressing her firmly to my chest as I pound into her deeply.

"I love you, Godric," she whispers against my ear and I explode inside her as she throws her head back and her walls clench around me tightly with her own sweet release. I lower us to the floor, turning to lean against the wall, and holding Sookie in my lap as we are both gasping for breath. I kiss her forehead tenderly and thank God that this incredible woman loves me back.

I can't wipe the smile from my face as I hold the woman I love in my arms. I look down to her then to see silent tears running down her cheeks as I begin to panic. Shit, she didn't want this; I can't lose her now, not now that I know how she really feels about me.

"Sookie, what's wrong?" I ask her nervously as I brush away her tears. She looks to me in sorrow as her sweet bottom lip is quivering and my heart breaks to see her like this.

"Eric," she whispers as reality slaps me across the face. Fucking hell, I just fucked Eric's wife and he's not here with us this time. Oh my God, what did I just do? I stand with Sookie then and we fix our clothes once more. I take her in my arms and smooth my hands down her back to comfort her.

"It's okay, Sookie, I'll talk to Eric, he'll understand," I tell her as I desperately hope I'm right about this. She looks up to me and gives me a slight nod. I take her hand in mine and we walk to the kitchen together to see Eric sitting at the kitchen table with his head in his hands. We both stop dead in our tracks. Oh shit, this isn't good.

Eric raises his tear streaked face to us and I am really panicking now. What the hell do I do? How do I explain this? Can I explain this? His sorrow quickly turns to anger as he stands abruptly, knocking down his chair as he slams his fist into the table and Sookie flinches against me as he glares at us.

"Just tell me how long this has been going on," he says coolly and Sookie walks up to him, shaking her head.

"Honey, we can explain," she starts and he lifts his hand, cutting her off as he shakes his head.

"No," he says as I stand frozen in fear as he laughs spitefully. "You really had me fooled, even tricked me into bringing him to bed with us, but I see things clearly now," he says as he locks eyes with Sookie and begins marching toward her. I rush forward then, pushing Sookie behind me protectively.

"This isn't her fault Eric, if you're pissed at anyone it should be me, I'm the one who came here today," I explain as he stares me down. I stand my ground, knowing how bad his temper is, and not wanting Sookie to be at the receiving end of it. He grips my shirt into his hand as Sookie rushes to us; I hold out my arm to keep her back as Eric swings his fist at my face.

Pain explodes as my cheek throbs with the force of his hit and I stumble back as Sookie begins screaming for him to stop. He starts landing more blows across my face and chest and I just stand, taking it. I deserve this for what I just did. Sookie steps before me, reaching back and holding me against her back as I gasp for air from the last punch that landed hard in my gut.

"Stop it, now!" she screams up at Eric and I look up to see him shaking with rage, his face bright red in anger. Sookie turns to me, running her soft hands over my face and I hiss as she touches my lip that must have busted open. "Are you okay?" she whispers as I nod to her, careful to keep an eye on Eric.

She takes my hand into hers as she proceeds to lead me from the house. "If you leave the house with him, don't bother coming back," Eric calls to us as Sookie climbs into my pickup with me taking up my keys and starting the engine. She peels out of the driveway as Eric is fuming on the front porch and I look to Sookie as she takes my hand into hers and gives me a soft smile.

I don't know where we're going and I have no idea what's going to happen next, but I let out a sigh of relief knowing Sookie is safe from Eric's anger for now. He needs time to cool down before we try to explain what happened back there. I squeeze Sookie's hand in mine grateful to have her love and a small smile forms on my face as I know she'll stand by me when things get tough.