Sookie drew in a deep breath and stared in disbelief as Officer Northman stepped out the car. His presence was a hard pill to swallow for her but he didn't seem like he was on duty. He looked across the street; then up and down it before coming up the walk. Mumbling to himself about red headed bitches and bombshell blondes, he didn't really look in her direction. She was partially hidden behind the large oak tree in the center of the yard. He kept walking undisturbed by her slight presence. Then he opened the door and quietly shut it behind him.
Sookie stood in the yard a bit baffled. She wondered what in the hell he was doing there. Why he had arrived and gratefully but suspicious of his apparent dismissal of her. Looking towards the door she thought to herself for a moment of going in to confront him about why he was there. Thinking that might land her back in jail she crouched next to the hedges and followed them around the corner of the house. Dr. Ludwig's therapy was the only type of business done in the quiet home in the middle of suburban America. The office where Dr. Ludwig met her clients was out of view from the street but the way the angle of the house allowed a peeping Tom to sneak peeks into the window.
Eric Northman appeared in the office and as tiny as Dr. Ludwig was Eric was equally large. He looked like a giant sitting on the love seat whereas Sookie only took a small corner of the couch. The way the couch was angled away from the window, Eric couldn't see Sookie crouching behind the hedges. She stood there transfixed watching the scene develop in front of her. Sweat was dripping down her back and causing a small pool to puddle in her bra; heat was not an issue. Terrified that Dr. Ludwig was talking to the Officer about her; she stood there quivering from head to toe.
She was just about ready to march into the office and fire the miniature woman as her therapist when a tear rolled down Eric's cheek. Quickly he brushed it away leaving Sookie to question if she really just saw the big brute cry. He looked like he was holding his breathe, a tale tells sign of someone crying.
Her phone vibrated in her purse causing her to squeak out loud at the unexpected sensation. She clasped her hand over her mouth and bolted for the front of the brown stone before she could be seen or caught. Sitting in the grass in front of the tree she pulled Waffles into her lap and breathed a sigh of relief. Reaching into her bag she saw the text was from Tara.
Picking u up in 10 min b ready. Tara
The phone read 12 minutes after 1, so she figures she was transfixed for close to 15 minutes by Officer Northman.
What the hell did Officer Eric Northman have to cry about?