I arrived home around twenty minutes later, and just sat, staring at what I saw. Eric and Pam were sitting immobile on my porch steps. It was quite surreal if you ask me, it was like they were in the state of Limbo in their own minds.
I got out of my car and walked up to my porch, a little hesitant, but I held myself well even though I am almost certain they can see through the false bravado.
"Eric? Pam?" Both set of eyes locked onto me at that moment. Creepy. It was strange how much a like they were, however he did technically 'bring her up', it was still a shock though.
"Are you okay? You didn't get caught?" Eric asked, worry evident on his face, this is really, truly strange, why would he care? Apparently Pam had the same thought, because she looked at him with a raised eyebrow. He looked at her with a 'Don't even think about it', look. She turned on me with a smirk, she was obviously planning on terrorising later on.
"No I didn't, I left the area just as they were coming in, and they didn't stop me. I know you said 'we will meet again' but this soon?" My face lifting in a half smile, that's all I am capable of, I'm tired, hungry and still confused about what happened at Merlotte's earlier.
"I wanted a private show, after that dancing" He winked at me and my insides flipped and my legs felt like lead. Pam smiled knowingly.
"Sorry, not tonight, Pam is here." A bit of to and fro flirting never hurt anyone.
"I can always send her away" He growled, how can I do this to a man? It makes no sense.
"Oh no you will not!" pam joined, "If that's happening, I'm definitely not leaving! I saw her dancing." She flashed fang at me again. I blushed and moved the weight onto my other leg, suddenly feeling uncomfortable. Somehow I had managed to forget Pam was here, especially when I was looking into his eyes, they were so blue, and in the moonlight looked amazing. They were old eyes, old and full of memories and stories and secrets just waiting to come out. I can tell that much, but the rest of him is a mystery.
"Pam doesn't know about your gift, so I thought we should talk to her, but it is not my place to tell her."
"You mean, you haven't told her?" That I can't believe, surely he would have, I mean it's his progeny.
"Like I said, not my place, did you think I had?"
"Well obviously, hence the confusion" I raised a hand and swept it across the air in front of me, I know I shouldn't be short with him, he helped me, but it's been a very long day.
"Down kitty" Pam smiled, a heated look in her eyes. Eric shot her a glance again, but this time smiled affectionately at her.
"Shall we go inside?" Pam smiled at me pointedly, as if I implied something. Actually, the way I said it, I probably did. But if she were to try anything, I can just resend the invitation.
"Down Kitty" I said repeating her words with a smile. I could come to like Pam. Eric snorted beside her, it sounded quite out of place coming from a vampire, oddly human.
"Eric I like this one, can we keep her, please, please!" Pam bounced up and down on the balls of her feet excitedly, like a child. He put his hand on her shoulder to anchor her to the ground.
"Hmmm, as delighted as I would be, she would have to make that decision on her own, not that I would mind" He looked at me heatedly. A lot of heated stares and fangs floating around me today. I walked straight up the porch steps and unlocked my door. I walked inside and stood aside.
"You can stand out there till dawn talking about keeping me, or you can come inside and I can tell Pam about my curse."
"Sookie it's not a curse." He stepped closer to me, about to hold his hand out to me, but was stopped by the 'Barrier', its vampire law that they cannot enter a human household without an invitation. I don't understand how it works to be honest.
"Oh, erm, would you both like to come in?" He stepped forward cautiously, now knowing he can enter, moved towards me and wrapped his arms around me.
"Not a curse" He whispered. I looked up at him and smiled.
"Whatever you say, master" Repeating what Pam called him with a smirk. He growled and pushed me against the wall behind me, and kissed me passionately, this man can kiss. I was getting breathless, I separated my lips from his, and breathed deeply. Flustered, I looked to the side of him to see Pam standing there leaning against the now closed door with a smile on her face. I looked down and was greeted with his gracious plenty, digging into my stomach, how did I not notice it before?
"I think my sire likes it when you call him master Sookie!" Pam quipped. Making me blush deeply and avert my eyes.
"Hmmm, yes I do." He placed his hand under my chin and made me look into his eyes, "Don't be embarrassed."
"Bit late to be saying that, do y'all want a true blood?" I still had some in my fridge left over from when I was with Bill, maybe I was secretly hoping Eric would come round so I kept them just in case. They looked at me like I'd grown to heads.
"Used to date a vampire, remember? Oh course I have some." I went to the kitchen, grabbed to bottle and put them in the microwave. When it was heated, I shook it so there was no hot/cold spots and made my way back to the living room to give it to them. Pam was sitting on the coach and Eric was in what was always my Grans favourite chair. I handed them their blood and sat on the remaining chair, bring my knees up to rest my head on.
"So, Sookie?" Pam said, waiting patiently as I found my words, I decided if I just get it out there it would be easier.
"I'm a telepath." I said bluntly.
"Can you read my mind?" She was curt, but I know that's only because she was worried.
"Nope, vampire's minds are blank to me, it's kind of like a black void, when I fix on a vampires mind, it's like having a radio with no signal, I see the colour black and I hear the static. However I have noticed, each of the vampires I have been in contact with has a different pitch of sound in their mind. Like yours is really high but Eric's is lower."
"When did you first notice it?"
"Well ever since I was born I guess, but because I couldn't talk it didn't make any sense to me. But when I started to talk, I could understand little bits, it was hard growing up because my mum was scared of me, and my dad hated me for spending the last of the family's money on a therapist, even though it was his idea. My brother Jason stuck up for me all the time at school because I was constantly bullied for being different, and I never could concentrate in lessons because everyone's minds were buzzing around me like a fly. I only managed to pass my final exams because it was quiet and people were thinking the answers."
"It must have been difficult." Eric said sympathetically.
"I don't need the sympathy, if all that didn't happen, I wouldn't have bothered to learn how to put my shields up and to fight the reputation I have, though after this afternoon, that work has probably gone to shit and they think I'm crazier than ever."
"What happened today?"
"I guess I kind of had a panic attack, I got lost in my head, and I couldn't breathe, and I went into shock."
"Are you okay now?" I really don't understand why Eric is so concerned about me. I showed up to his club and danced my ass off, he should know I am fine now.
"Yeah, I'm fine."
"So why have you never charged someone for your gift?" Pam saw the whole exchange between me and Eric and was probably think the same thing as me.
"Well I volunteered to help with the police for a while, but I didn't like the attention, and then when Detective. Bellefleur took the credit, he got to self-centred and took enjoyed the attention way too much, so I just stopped. But everybody is too scared of things they don't understand to actually hire me."
"People are always easy to scare, and then they segregate you from everyone because you don't fit the stereotype of the norm."
"Exactly, any more questions?" I know it was wrong for me to be dismissive but I couldn't stay awake much longer.
"One, if I were to offer you a great amount of money to find out who has been embezzling from me and Eric, would you work for us on this one off?" I had to think about it for a while, I could really use the money, but if I get involved with the vampires maybe they won't let me go?
"I let you know at first dark tomorrow, that okay?"
"Of course, now Sookie, I need to talk to you alone so, Pam, do you want to go back to fangtasia or your safe house and if I don't see you again tonight, I will see you tomorrow."
"Yes Eric, I expect the phone call as soon as the sun goes down, I've wrote mine and Eric's numbers down and put it by your phone. Goodbye Sookie."
"Bye Pam." She has gotten up and went to the kitchen to put the glass bottle in the sink, and then she was out the door with one last bow to her maker. Now we were alone. In my house. Just me, and Eric. This could be fun…
