A/N: This chapter has a little citrus as Sookie broadens Eric's experiences, but it's not too bad. When we last saw our couple, they had checked into the Hotel Carmilla.
Chapter 7
Eric found that his feet made their way to the bathroom as if by their own accord. He peeked inside and found Sookie lying in a huge tub full of bubbles. Her tiny body seemed dwarfed by the tub. Her hair was pinned up, but a few tendrils escaped and hung wetly around her neck. Her eyes were closed and her hands gripped the sides of the tube. He knew that she was dangerous, but his eyes only seemed to see how beautiful she was. She has you right where she wants you, he told himself. Yet, did he want to escape?
"I know that you're there," she said.
She opened her eyes and smiled and Eric noted with disappointment that the bubbles completely covered her body. A pink painted toenail peeked out of the foam and seemed to tease him.
"You could hand me a towel," she said, pointing to a plush towel hanging on a rack inside the bathroom.
Eric walked over and picked up the towel and it unfolded as he made his way towards Sookie. She stood up as he drew near and that caused him to stop. He stared, unable to look away. She seemed totally at ease in her own skin and that confidence appealed to him.
"See anything that you like?" teased Sookie.
She reached out and pulled the towel from his hands. She whipped it around her and stepped out of the tub. She moved past him, but stopped long enough to touch his chin with her finger and close his slack jaw. She smirked and walked out of the bathroom and made her way to her room. After pulling on a short nightgown, she came back out to find Eric sitting on the sofa. He had turned on the television and Sookie leaned into his ear from behind the sofa.
"Have I told you how absolutely adorable you are?" she asked.
"Are you done teasing me?" asked Eric.
"Nope," she said, as she licked the edge of his ear.
In a blink, she was at his other ear. "I'm only getting started," she said.
He attempted to grab her and she was gone. She appeared lounging on the other couch and said, "You missed me."
"Show off," said Eric, but he was impressed.
She smiled and moved again. She appeared instantly before him and lifted his chin with her hand and kissed him. She disappeared and he felt her lips on the nape of his neck. She giggled and ruffled his hair. In the next instant, she was crouched over his lap. His eyes widened and she grabbed his hands and pushed them back against the sofa back. She held him just long enough to demonstrate her strength and then leaned in to kiss him. He moved his hands around her waist as his lips sought hers. Sookie ran her fingers through his hair and gently held his chin. She stared into those pretty eyes that were a mixture of blue and green.
"Are you enthralled by my power?" she asked.
"Scared might be a better word," replied Eric.
"You don't act like you're scared of me," said Sookie.
"Maybe, I'm bluffing," replied Eric.
Sookie kissed his cheek and moved to his ear. "Are you gambling on my mercy or on my predatory instincts?" she asked.
"I haven't decided," replied Eric.
Sookie kissed his ear and her hand moved underneath his sweater. "Maybe, I can sway your decision."
She nibbled on his ear lobe as her hands caressed him. She then tickled him and Eric jumped in surprise and evaded her teasing fingers.
"Somebody's ticklish," she said with a smile.
"I am not," replied Eric
He tried to get away from her, but Sookie held him and continued to tickle him.
"Stop that," he gasped, as he tried to catch her hands. But, Sookie's hands moved in a blinding blur and found his vulnerable midsection. He tried to stop from laughing, but under her attack, it was impossible.
"No fair, vampire powers," he cried out.
Sookie stopped for a moment and said, "Vampires don't play fair."
"Even you?" asked Eric.
"Especially not me," replied Sookie.
"Don't hurt me," he said.
"I would never harm you," said Sookie.
"I mean, don't break my heart," said Eric, looking into her eyes.
Sookie touched a strand of his hair that had fallen into his eyes and eased it off his forehead. That simple plea had stirred something inside of her. The only way that she could manage to break his heart was if he were to give it to her. She found herself thinking of him over her own desires.
"Are you sure that it's wise to put your heart in my safekeeping?" asked Sookie.
"I don't know what to think when I'm around you," said Eric. "I only know that I can't seem to fight my attraction to you."
"If I didn't know better, I might think that you were trying to seduce me," said Sookie with a little smile.
"That's funny," said Eric.
"Don't sell yourself short," said Sookie. "You're a natural at this game. A true, raw talent and I'm quite smitten."
"Are we playing a game?" asked Eric.
"Oh, yes," replied Sookie. "The oldest game in the world."
"So, I'm some sort of challenge or trophy for you?" asked Eric.
"You have my intentions all wrong. This is the only game where we both win," she said.
"It's not a fair challenge," said Eric.
"You're so right," said Sookie. "You've flashed those baby blues at me and wrapped me around your little finger."
"I'm not susceptible to your flattery," said Eric.
"Yes, you are," replied Sookie, with a smirk.
She leaned in and kissed him. She caressed his cheek as she moved to his ear. "But, I'm not lying about being lost in those pretty eyes of yours," she said.
"What exactly do you want from me?" asked Eric.
"Everything," replied Sookie.
Eric seemed at a loss for words and Sookie said, "I'm not like other girls."
"That's obvious," replied Eric, with a smile. "It's why I like you so much."
"Well, aren't you sweet?" said Sookie.
"Not really," said Eric.
Sookie smiled and said, "Maybe, I wasn't talking about your disposition. Maybe, I was referring to the taste of your blood."
"Yes, about that," began Eric.
"I see that you have preconceived notions," interrupted Sookie. "I'm afraid that biting goes with the territory of being with a vampire. But, don't knock it until you try it."
"I'm not running away, am I?" replied Eric.
"You just might discover that you like it," said Sookie.
Sookie leaned into him and whispered in his ear, "We can try it, right now."
"I don't know," began Eric.
"Biting is like getting to third base for vampires," said Sookie, with a smirk.
"What's a home run?" asked Eric.
"What do you think?" replied Sookie with a wink. "If you're going to be my boyfriend, there are certain obligations that you have to meet, Sweetheart."
"That's not very romantic," said Eric.
"That's a matter of opinion," replied Sookie. "I just like to cut through all the bullshit. I'm not sweet or shy, but I will tell you upfront that I want you in every way possible."
"Oh, my sweet gravy," mumbled Eric.
Sookie parted her lips and dropped her fangs as Eric's eyes widened. She trailed her hand through his hair and said, "This is who I am. You have to decide if you can accept that."
"And if I said no?" asked Eric.
"Then, I would do my best to respect your decision," said Sookie. "But, I do have a way of getting what I want."
Eric stared for a long moment and reached out his hand and touched her lips. As his finger came to one of her fangs, he watched as Sookie's eyes closed as if in pleasure. He felt her body tense beside him and she opened her eyes. Her eyes were dark with something he didn't recognize. He felt a moment of fear, but it didn't last because he was sure that Sookie wouldn't harm him. She sat before him and waited for him to give her permission. He knew that she was certainly strong enough to take what she wanted from him, but he also knew that she would not. He closed his eyes and made his decision. With his eyes still closed, he slowly turned his head and revealed his throat to her. But, he felt Sookie's fingers on his chin. She turned his head back to her and leaned in and kissed him. He could feel the impression of her fangs in that kiss, but it didn't turn him off. Still kissing him, she moved into his lap. He wrapped his arms around her as she moved to his neck and softly kissed him there. Her kisses were gentle and the touch of her lips sent a chill down his spine.
"Don't be afraid," she whispered in his ear.
"I'm not with you," he replied.
He flinched as her fangs pierced his flesh, but then, she sucked at the bites and it felt incredibly good. She made a soft moan of pleasure and he wrapped his arms tighter around her. He found himself becoming sexually aroused at this experience and Sookie rocked her hips against him as if detecting that fact. Her moans became more like growls, yet that seemed to only inflame him more. He groaned and gripped her hips in his hands. Her hand snaked down and cupped him and he yearned for her to keep on touching him. As she caressed him and fed from him, he felt himself drawing ever closer to coming.
"Sookie," he sighed.
She stopped and turned his head again back to her. She licked her lips and kissed him. He seemed to feel that kiss all the way to his toes. As she moved back to his neck, he pulled her closer. He couldn't stop his own reactions and, with a groan, he shuddered as he came with her fangs on his neck. As he shivered in her arms, she licked at his neck.
"I think that might be better than sex," he said.
"Not quite, Darlin," smirked Sookie. "It gets much better."
Sookie poured a fresh glass of wine for Eric and headed to the bathroom. She had dumped him in the tub after feeding on him to clean him off. She smiled. His reactions had been perfect. He was a very sexual person even if he didn't have any true experience. But, he had walked through that door and there wasn't any turning back for him. Her sweet Viking sat in all his birthday suit handsomeness in the tub surrounded by sudsy foam. He had tasted sweet all right, she thought, sweeter than anyone else she had ever had and that was saying a lot. In fact, there was a definite nonhuman flavor to that blood. She didn't know what he was. But, it was a reason for Lorena's interest in him. It was a mystery that she needed to solve for his sake as well. Sookie took a seat on the edge of the tub and handed him the glass of wine.
"Are you trying to get me drunk and have your way with me?" he asked.
"I think that you're already tipsy," she replied. "I must have a weakness for tall, blonde lushes."
Eric sipped the drink and sat the glass on the tile shelf next to the tub. He then grabbed her arm and pulled her into the tub. Sookie let out a shriek and splashed and sputtered like a wet cat. She directed a huge splash at him and Eric tried to cover his eyes. She then plucked at her wet nightgown that clung to her body and pushed her now soaking hair out of her face.
"You rotten scoundrel," she hissed.
"You deserved that for getting me all messy," replied Eric.
"I think that you enjoyed every minute of that," she said.
Eric leaned in and kissed her and she could taste the wine on his lips. "Okay, I admit that I did enjoy every minute of it, which kind of freaks me out," he said.
Eric pulled her into his arms and Sookie smoothed his damp hair. "I told you to keep an open mind," she said.
"Is it always like that?' he asked.
"Better," replied Sookie.
Eric looked down and asked, "Why did you stop? Wasn't that like foreplay?"
"There isn't any reason to rush," said Sookie.
Sookie picked up the sponge and smoothed it over his arms. "Tell me, did my dirty boy get all clean?"
"I think that I might have missed a spot," he said.
"Did you, now?" asked Sookie with a smirk.
She trailed the sponge over his chest. "I don't think that it was here," she said. She brought the sponge down and played it over his nipples and Eric closed his eyes.
"You're getting closer," he whispered.
The sponge slipped even farther down and gently explored his tummy. "How's this?" asked Sookie.
A slight blush formed on his cheeks and he said, "Almost there."
Sookie trailed the sponge between his legs and Eric sharply inhaled. "That's the spot," he sighed.
"So, my darling Viking, are you blonde all the way down?" asked Sookie with a smile.
"I'm afraid that there is only one way to find that out," replied Eric.
"I showed you mine," said Sookie.
"I did appreciate that, but I'm a little shy," he replied.
"We'll just have to do something about that," she said.
Sookie let go of the sponge and began to ease Eric up the side of the tub. She felt some resistance from him as he left the cover of the bubbles. She got him seated on the shelf with his legs still dangling in the water and she gently pushed him back into the tile wall. He looked uncomfortable and reached for a towel to cover his nakedness.
"Don't," said Sookie, stopping his hand. "You don't have anything to be embarrassed about."
He was glorious sitting there, she thought. His lean, but well-formed body wetly glistened from the bath. His abdominals were taut and defined. Her eyes dipped lower and she admired the rest of his body. He was aroused and she took her first look at the goods. He certainly had something that she could work with. Jutting out from a nest of soft, dark blonde curls was a cock of magnificent proportions. It stood proudly at attention and Sookie felt like giving it a patriotic salute. She tried to keep in the giggle that mental image caused. She moved in closer to Eric and ran her hands up his thighs. She gently parted his thighs and kissed a path up his thigh. She felt his muscles tremble in either nervousness or excitement or maybe both. He couldn't shrink any farther back and Sookie looked up into his eyes as she trailed her tongue over him from base to tip. His breath caught and he seemed to forget to breathe until he gasped desperately for air. She stopped a moment and gazed into his eyes.
"Are you ready?" she asked.
"Yes, no," gasped Eric.
"Ready or not, be prepared to have your little world rocked," said Sookie.
She began to lick him like a lollipop and then gave his manhood some well-deserved attention. His breath came out labored and, when she took him into her mouth, he gave a strangled cry and his hands gripped the tile ledge. She knew that she was good, even if she did chose to lavish this sort of attention on very few. She just didn't suck anyone's cock. From the noises that Eric was making, she was either taking him to heaven or killing him. He kept forgetting to breathe and every now and then a loud, gasping breath would be heard. As the almost tortured noises he was making indicated that he was reaching the point of coming, he trailed a hand through her hair. He only caressed her and as that impending moment drew closer, her tried to push her away. He was probably trying to be polite, she thought. But, Sookie doubled her efforts and he came so hard that she thought he had fainted. She looked up at his limp form and gently tapped his cheek.
"Are you alright?" she asked.
His eyelids fluttered and he got a silly grin on his face. "I'm just peachy," he sighed.
Sookie gave him a smile and finally covered him up with a towel. "I think that you've had enough excitement for now."
"I think that I want more."
"I don't think that you can handle anymore," replied Sookie.
He gave a contented sigh and said, "I'm think that you might need to carry me to bed because my legs feel like jello."
"I take it that you liked that?" asked Sookie.
"It was satisfactory," said Eric with a little grin.
Sookie slapped his thigh and said, "Listen up, cowboy, you're not too big for me to spank."
He leaned in and kissed her. "Promise?" he teased.
She pulled Eric up and wrapped the towel around his waist. She slipped her arm around him and led him to his bedroom. He was tired from too much to drink and from a very satisfying blow job, she thought, as she tucked him into bed. She turned to leave, but he grabbed her hand.
"Stay with me," he said.
His blue eyes were heavy lidded with sleepiness, but they still had the power to capture her. She wasn't a cuddler, but she found that she wanted to lie beside him and feel his warm arms around her. Did he have some sort of power to bring her under his spell? He kissed her hand and gently pulled her back towards him.
"How can I refuse?" asked Sookie.
"You can't," replied Eric, with calm certainty.
He smiled a sweet smile that seemed to know that he spoke the truth about her feelings. He just might be trouble, she thought, but trouble of the best kind.
A/N: Aw, they are so cute. Now, I want to restate that this story is obviously AU, but it is also concerns what would have happened if Sookie and Eric formed a relationship first. I don't exactly see a love triangle here, as Lorena is not who Eric falls in love with.
