Sawyer walked into the bar and looked around. This had been her father's favourite bar and she knew her brother and the other crazy ass fanatics would be there. Her boot heels clicked on the wooden floor as she walked up to the bar. She leaned over it insuring that almost everyone on the dance floor could look up her short black leather skirt. She watched as the bartender stared down her grey racer back tank top and smiled. She would get whatever she wanted here.
"And what would you like?" he asked.
"Mmm," Sawyer grabbed a strand of her hair noticing it was one of the purple streaks she had just put in that afternoon, "I'll have a screwdriver," she said biting her lip for effect.
"Coming right up," the bartender said quickly turning around.
"Oh Lord, sometimes it is just too easy," she muttered toying with the leather cuff she had covering her brand.
She looked around the bar searching for her brother. She hated the country music playing but decided it could have been worse. She spotted him in the corner at a table with four men and three women around him. She turned back and smiled when the bartender placed the drink in front of her. She sipped it trying not to think about the children she was carrying and how much danger she was putting them in. She tried to forget that in the shower while washing she had felt her stomach getting round. She sat at one of the stools that was empty and sipped her drink. She felt her cell vibrate in her pocket and knew it was Eric. She was going to be dead.
Eric muttered several curses in Swedish, German and Armenia as he heard Sawyer's phone go to voice mail. He hung up and looked at Pam getting a couple of rooms at the hotel. He had hated actually having to be cooped up in one of those damnable travel coffins and now hated that it was taking forever to get rooms at the vampire hotel. He knew he would need Pam to help him search for Sawyer. They could cover more ground if it was the two of them instead of just him. He turned when Pam came to his side and handed him a hotel key.
"Now, try to be home by four," she said smiling.
"Find her, Pam and when you do-," Eric started.
"I know, I know. No spanking her. That's your job."
Pam watched as Eric quickly left the lobby. She walked up to one of the mirrors and checked herself out. Once she thought she looked presentable. She then walked out into the Tulsa night ready to try and find Eric's human.
Bill rolled his eyes again as Jessica and Hoyt both oohed and ahed over the hotel. They had both seen it before but it seemed like they hadn't. He looked at Sookie as she smiled at him. He wrapped an arm around her as they walked to the elevator. He still couldn't understand why Sookie and Eric had both pushed him to bring Jessica and Hoyt. To him it seemed like a complete waste.
"This is just awesome. Thank you for letting us come, Bill," Jessica said holding Hoyt's hand.
"Yes, thank you Mr. Compton. I enjoy spending time with Jessica," Hoyt said smiling at Jessica.
"Hoyt, we told you in the car. You can call him Bill," Sookie said smiling at them.
"Yes, Hoyt please call me Bill," Bill said turning and looking at the young man.
"Okay."
Sookie listened as Jessica and Hoyt whispered to each other. The elevator doors opened and they all stepped out. They walked down the hall Hoyt and Jessica reaching their suite first. Jessica caught Sookie's eye and winked. Sookie smiled. She kept walking with Bill until two doors later they reached their suite. Eric was covering all the costs of course and Sookie was making damn sure that she spent his money. She followed Bill into the room and tossed her purse on the couch.
"Tell me again why bringing Jessica and Hoyt was a good idea?" Bill asked dropping their bags by the door.
"Because we might need Jessica's help being as she is a vampire," Sookie said.
"And Hoyt?"
"Well... He makes Jessica happy and... Bill, whenever he is around she gets into less trouble."
"You do bring up a valid point."
Bill pulled her in his arms and kissed her deeply. He swung her up in his arms bridal style and carried her to the bedroom. He felt her smile as she kissed his neck. He tossed her on the bed and followed her covering her body with his. He started to pull off her dress when he heard his cell phone ring. He sighed and rolled off of Sookie. He reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out his cell phone.
"Hello," he said.
"Bill, it is Isabel. I am in the lobby right now, if you wish to come down and discuss that file Eric spoke about," he heard Isabel say.
"I will be right down."
Sookie saw Bill hang up and knew it was probably Isabel. Sookie kissed him on the lips softly when he opened his mouth to apologize.
"Go on, Bill, I understand. We aren't here for our enjoyment but to help Sawyer," Sookie said.
"That we are. Call me if Eric calls," Bill said getting up.
"Will do."
Sookie watched Bill leave. She laid back on the bed and closed her eyes. She was worried about Sawyer. She knew that Sawyer would probably go to great lengths to protect them. She just didn't want her friend hurting herself or the babies she was carrying.
Eric walked around Sawyer's motel room. He wrinkled his nose when he walked into the washroom and saw the two empty boxes of hair dye. He picked one up and saw that it was purple. He tossed it aside and knew he was not going to be happy when he saw Sawyer again. He went back into the room and was glad that she hadn't unpacked her things. He grabbed her bags and walked out of the room slamming the door behind him. He carried them out and started following Sawyer's scent. He didn't have to go far. It lead him to a bar a few blocks up from the motel. He stopped and smiled when Pam walked towards him.
"I see you took the scenic route," Eric said handing her the bags.
"I just wanted to see the town. I didn't like what I saw," Pam answered.
"No surprise there. Take these back to my room and wait there. I can handle it from here."
"Alright, but don't let these hicks know what you are."
"Pam, I am smarter than that," Eric said using the thick southern drawl he had perfected long ago. Pam shivered then started walking down the block away from him. He looked at the bar and started walking towards it.
Sawyer sipped her screwdriver and listened to the bartender tell her how beautiful she was. She really just wanted to toss her drink in his face but she was glad for the distraction. No one knew that she was listening in to her brother's conversation in the corner. She winced a little; Greek never was Finn's language. Then again any language other than English he sucked at. She felt someone sit beside her at the bar but didn't turn to look at them.
"I'll have me a beer please. In the bottle," she heard him say his accent thick. It sounded worse than Jason's almost.
"Sure," the bartender said going to get one.
Sawyer turned when she felt a hand on her thigh. She looked up and was shocked to see that the thick accent had come from Eric. She saw the look in his eyes and was suddenly glad that they were in a crowded bar. Then again with the anger in his eyes maybe he wouldn't care. She winced a little when she felt his grip on her thigh tighten. He leaned in close and she felt his lips brush her ear.
"The minute I get you alone, you are going to be sorry," he whispered sending chills down her spine.
"I needed to do this alone," she whispered back reaching for her drink. Eric wrapped his hand around her wrist.
"Take another sip of that drink and I won't wait until I get you back to the room."
Eric could hear Sawyer's heart beating faster. He listened closer and was relieved, he found to hear the heartbeats of the twins. He didn't know why but it brought him comfort to hear their heartbeats. He smiled at the bartender when he glared and slammed the beer down on the bar. Eric released his hold a little. He watched as the bartender walked away. He turned back to Sawyer and saw her throwing money on the bar for her drinks and his. He looked down and saw her skirt and boots. If he wasn't so angry at her he would take her right then and there. She grabbed his hand and stood up.
"I am so angry at you, Blondie," she told him in French.
"I am currently not too please with you either," he answered also in French wrapping an arm around her shoulders and yanking her against him as they left the bar.
Sawyer stormed into the hotel room with Eric following her. She turned when she saw Pam walk out of the other room. She sat on the couch and pulled off her boots and tossing them at Eric. Eric watched them as they hit him in the chest and fell to the floor.
"Well, I see you found her," Pam said in Swedish.
"That I did. She had been drinking," Eric answered watching as Sawyer got up and walked over to them.
"Aren't you pregnant?" Pam asked Sawyer.
"Not you-OW!" Sawyer looked at Pam shocked when she slapped her across the face. She looked up at Pam and watched as the other vampire left the room. She looked at Eric even angrier then before.
"How dare you let her hit me?" she yelled.
"Do not yell at me. You have no idea how worried-," Eric started.
"Oh, don't lie to me! You weren't worried about me; you just needed to make sure no one touched YOUR human!"
Eric grabbed Sawyer by the throat and slammed her into the nearest wall. He held her there and looked into her eyes. He saw her tears fall and suddenly saw fear in her eyes. He couldn't understand why she was scared and then he remembered. He let her go and stepped away from her. She slid to the floor and hugged her knees to her chest and sobbed.
"If you're going to hit me, just do it. Just hit me now," she cried.
"Sawyer, I will never hit you," he said kneeling by her side.
"It's okay, I'm use to it."
"Look at me;" Eric said gently taking her face and forcing her to look at him, "it is not okay. No man should ever hit a woman in anger. And I... I will never do it to you, I promise."
Sawyer sobbed and let Eric take her in his arms. He sat on the floor beside her and she curled up against his side. She rested her head on his chest and closed her eyes. She felt him touch the streaks she had put in.
"These are... Interesting," he said softly.
"I needed to make sure he didn't recognize me."
"Why did you have to come here alone?"
"Because I... I wanted to keep you and everyone I cared about in Bon Temps safe."
"I can take care of myself."
"I know but... I just need you around."
Eric looked at the green and purple streaks in her hair. He held her closer to him and thought about how he could have lost her tonight. If her brother had recognized her for even a moment she wouldn't have been there in his arms. He pulled away from her and stood up. He walked away from her and walked over to the window looking out. He heard her stand up.
"Eric?" she asked.
"I cannot have you doing this again. I will not have you risking yourself or those babies you are carrying. I won't allow it," he stated turning and looking at her.
"I don't care if you allow it or not, I am not going to sit back and let you do this by yourself. I know what they are like, you don't have a clue."
"I am a thousand years old; I think I can handle some humans."
"God, you have no idea at what they are capable of!"
"I do not care!"
Sawyer winced as Eric grabbed a lamp and threw it against the wall. She looked at him and he was staring at her intently. She hugged herself and took a couple of steps away from him. She had never been scared of him before but the anger in his eyes and his actions just then were started to make her scared. She was finally seeing just how terrifying he could be.
"Eric, please-," she tried.
"No! They are not my concern, and I could really careless if they came after me or not. You are my concern. You and those children you are carrying. I understand that you do not know if you want them or not but right now, they are inside of you and that means that they are mine, just like you are," he told her firmly.
"You have no idea how I feel about these babies," Sawyer stated coldly.
"No, I do not but I do know that you are not looking after yourself like you should be. And I know that I am sick of losing those I care about."
"What?"
"I will not lose you or those children! I will not allow it!"
Sawyer watched as Eric left the room slamming the door behind her. She stood there confused. She didn't understand why Eric had just lost it on her. He was supposed to be the strong one and she was supposed to be the loose emotional cannon. She went over and sat on the bed. She ran a hand though her hair and really wondered what was going on with him.
Sookie paced back and forth in the room. She was waiting for word from Eric and for Bill to come back. She jumped when her cell phone rang. She ran over and answered it.
"Hello," she said.
"I found her," Eric said.
"Is everything alright?" Sookie asked sensing that there was something wrong in his voice.
"No, it is not alright. She could have gotten herself killed."
Sookie was about to say more but he hung up. She stared at her phone and was really confused. She looked up when Bill walked in the room. She was surprised to see Jessica and Hoyt following him. She got up and walked over to them. She knew by the look on Bill's face that something wasn't right.
"Bill?" she asked.
"Isabel read the file and she was not pleased," he said.
"We're her prisoners!" Jessica exclaimed.
"Jessica, please," Bill said.
"We're prisoners?" Sookie questioned.
"Well, Miss Isabel didn't put it quite like that," Hoyt said trying to help.
"She does not want us leaving until Eric gets here and she can... Question Sawyer," Bill finally explained.
"Question Sawyer?"
"I think it'll be more like torture. Remind me to give Sawyer a big old thank you when she gets here for making us prisoners," Jessica huffed sitting on the bed.
"Jess, come on, she was just doing what she thought was right," Hoyt said sitting beside her.
"Hoyt is right. She was trying to protect us," Sookie said.
"Sookie, we are vampires. We don't need protecting."
"Jessica," Bill warned.
They all stood there not sure what they could do next. It seemed that they needed to wait for Eric to bring Sawyer there. Sookie sat down and looked at Bill. They shared a look and both wondered how smooth everything was going to go once Sawyer was there.