Hannah woke up the next day while the sun was still in the sky. She was still tired from staying at Fangtasia until nearly 5 in the morning, the latest she had stayed up since she was in college. She stretched out on the soft bed. She decided she liked the bed more than her bed back home and certainly more than the bed back at the hotel. She was happy she didn't have to stay at the hotel anymore, even though she didn't like the idea of Eric knowing her every move.

She got out of the bed, showered, and dressed herself before going to the kitchen. Miles was already in the kitchen. "Hey, why are you here?" She asked as she walked over to the cabinet. She pulled out the instant coffee she bought from the day before.

"Just here if you need anything." He reminded her.

"Well, I don't think I'll need anything." She said to him as she started to boil water. "Do you want some coffee?" She offered but he declined. She continued making it as they both stayed in silence. She poured a cup for herself and then sat next to Miles at the table. He read a newspaper while she sat quietly thinking. She knew she needed to finish her article with the interview with Eric before she started on the second one. However, she needed to call her editor before so she knew it would be okay to write.

After finishing her, she returned to her room. She grabbed her cell phone, went through her contacts, and stopped at her editors name. She waited while it rang and he finally answered the phone. "Glad to hear you're doing better." Brent Jordan said to her through the phone. "When do you plan on coming back?" He asked.

Hannah could hear noise in the background which meant people were busy at work, busier than usual. "I'm not sure exactly." She said. "I just wanted to call because I sent in my article. It's finished and all done, so I hope you're satisfied with it." She said hoping he would be. In her opinion, it was the best she had written yet. She was secretly hoping to get something on the front page but she wouldn't just ask for it. She thought it would seem too rude.

"I'm sure it will be. You usually do a great job." He reminded her. "So, why aren't you coming home? Another brilliant idea in your mind?" He asked and Hannah could tell he was smiling through the phone.

"Something like that. Have you ever thought about the humans that offer themselves to Vampires?" She questioned but didn't wait for him to answer. "I know we're supposed to only write pro-vampire stories that put Vampires in positive light, which we do, but I think we need to focus on something more real. Obviously these humans trust Vampires enough to feed on them and-"

"It sounds like you already made up your mind about this so I'm just wondering why you're even asking?" He said laughing slightly. "I'll give you some more time and you work out your idea. Out line your idea and what you want to write. I'll go over it." He said to her. "Just keeping sending the bill for the hotel and all of that, so you don't have to worry about that either." He reminded her.

Hannah thought of telling him about her circumstances but she knew she couldn't. She would then need a way to explain why Eric was letting her stay with him and she knew she couldn't tell him. "No problem." She said.

Hannah hung up her phone feeling pleased with herself. She still didn't know exactly how she planned on going about her new idea but she knew it had to be good. She thought of Damien and Marcus. She knew she wanted to forget about them and what they did to her but she knew they would be good examples for a negative light in the subject.

She started to make a list of past Vampires she had interviewed for previous articles. She hoped she could speak with them but she wasn't sure still. Just as she shut her lap top the bedroom door opened to reveal Eric standing there. "Are you ready for the night?" He asked, standing tall in the doorway.

"What are you talking about?" Hannah asked confused as she put her lap top back into its bag. "I'm not going back to Fangtasia." She said simply as she grabbed her cell phone and started to look through her contacts. She could probably call some of the other Vampires and talk to them that night. "I have things to do for work." She stated, not bothering to look at him.

"You're acting ungrateful considering I saved your life." Eric said to her, suddenly standing in front of her. He snatched her cell phone from her hand with ease.

Hannah sighed. "I am grateful, trust me." She said looking up at his tall luminous figure. "But I have a life still and I have a job that needs to be done. Vampire newspapers don't write themselves." She stated as she reached for her phone but he simply held it above her. "Really mature." She said rolling her eyes.

"We're not going to Fangtasia right now." Eric said as he quickly slid her phone into his pocket. "Maybe later, unless you would rather come back here later," He smirked as he touched her neck slowly. She moved away from his touch. "But for now, we have other business to attend to." He said before turning sharply on his feet. He started towards the door but Hannah stayed in her spot. He turned back to her. "Now, Miss Baxter." He ordered. His voice echoed through the room.

Hannah glared at him but followed anyway. She had no interest in any other business he had to attend to but she didn't think she really had an option in the matter. She followed him out the house and to his black SUV. They drove out of Shreveport and into Bon Temps. She decided against asking him any questions, plus she doubted he would answer any of them either way.

The SUV finally stopped and they were outside Bill Compton's house. Hannah couldn't stop the nervous feeling in her stomach then. Eric turned to her. "There's no need to worry." He told her before stepping out of the SUV. He held his hand out for her. She took it and climbed out. "Now, you just need to stay quiet. You're here only as insurance." He said softly to her as they walked towards the large house.

They waited inside the large living room of the house. Hannah was doing her best to not think of anything but she couldn't help but feel sick. She didn't know why Eric would need her there. Finally Bill walked in followed by Nan Flanagan. Hannah felt worse almost instantly. She wasn't sure what Eric was doing, or what his plan was, but she knew it couldn't be good.

"Miss Baxter, it's lovely to see you again." Bill said trying to cover the shocked look on his face. Hannah noticed the small smirk that crossed Eric's face. "I'm sure you are aware of Nan Flanagan." He said introducing them.

"Of course." Hannah said smiling at her. "It's so wonderful to finally meet you." She doing her best to sound excited even though she was scared. Hannah wasn't stupid. Even though she supported Vampire-rights, Nan was still a politician which meant one thing. She couldn't be trusted. "I've heard such amazing things about you." She added.

Eric seemed impressed by her words. Nan smiled at her. "I've heard some great things about you as well, Miss Baxter." She said formally as she extended her hand to shake. Hannah shook it, unsure why since Vampires didn't shake hands. "It's excellent to have such a strong and talented Human helping our cause."

"Yes, its true. Hannah is extremely talented." Bill spoke. "However, I was told you checked out of your hotel yesterday morning. I only assumed you were done working here with your article." He said confused.

"Actually, Hannah has been staying with me in my home." Eric stated, finally speaking since Nan and Bill walked into the room.

Nan raised her eyebrow now. "Is that so, Mister Northman?" She looked mad almost instantly. "How long do you plan on stayed with him?" She turned to Hannah now.

Hannah felt her words get caught in her throat then. "Well, I'm not sure." She answered and she could feel Eric was upset with her response. "I'm...Um..." She exhaled. "I'm working on another article, for the newspaper. It's kind of like a Human interest piece but with a Vampire." She started speaking. "Our readers, especially Humans, are very intrigued by the day to day, or more accurately, the night to night, life of a Vampire. I thought Eric would be the perfect example for that. He is very much the average Vampire plus it doesn't hurt that he's rich and attractive." Eric smirked at her. "So, I'm just staying with him until I have enough information to write an accurate article." She said quickly.

Bill pressed his lips together, obviously not believing her story. Nan forced a smile. "Well, I look forward to reading that." She turned to Bill. "I guess we're done here, aren't we?" She said before walking out the room. Her heels echoed on the floor outside, louder than they had before. Bill eyed Eric for a moment before leaving the room.

Eric started towards the door and Hannah followed him out. They walked out the house and back to the SUV. Once inside Hannah turned to him. "What the hell was all of that about? I'm not some sort of puppet or game piece that you can play-"

"Please, stop speaking." Eric held his hand up to her as he pulled his cell phone from his pocket. He held it to his ear and spoke in Swedish before hanging up. He placed it back into his pocket. He pulled out Hannah's cell phone and handed it towards her. "You may not be a game piece but that doesn't mean I can't get some sort of use out of you before you leave Shreveport." He said to her, his smirk on his face. "Besides, you find me attractive so you must enjoy spending so much time with me." He said quickly.

Hannah had the urge to smack him but she knew better than to. It wouldn't do anything but upset him. She wasn't exactly in the right spot to make Eric upset. She turned towards the window, choosing to just ignore him instead. Soon they were at Fangtasia. Hannah followed Eric in and sat next to him in his throne, just like the night before. Hannah was starting to think she had trapped herself with Eric.

Nan looked at Bill. "Well, this fucking ruined everything. What sort of game is he playing at?" Nan asked loudly. "Bill, you're the fucking king and you need to fix this mess." She said angrily.

"I can assure you that I am doing my best to-"

"Well, Bill, obviously your best isn't working. So fucking fix it." She started towards the door but then stopped and turned back to him. "That Human better not come out with even a scratch in this situation either. Don't think I won't have your cold, dead, heart on a platter if this isn't fixed." She threatened before walking out and leaving Bill alone.

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