A/N- Early Christmas present! A Chapter full of lemony fluff, in EPOV!

SouthernLady23 is back! Thank goodness, this chapter need some special attention from her magic pen! So happy she survived the move and is back in touch with the real world. Simply the bestest BETA ever!!!! I did play a bit after she sent it back to me, so any mistakes you see are all my fault!

18" of snow here- hope this warms things up a bit! : )

EPOV-

There were so many nights when I would sit in this house and imagine her here with me, but the fantasy didn't hold a candle to the reality. In a matter of seconds she brought something inside this house, something I never knew was missing- joy. From the moment she set foot inside, I could see her mind working overtime. The problem was, I couldn't tell if she was happy or disappointed.

I took the light and joy radiating from her face to mean she was happy. She looked like a child opening a coveted gift on Christmas morning. She was turning in circles, trying to pick one spot to focus on. I couldn't contain the laugh that escaped my body.

I offered her the formal tour, anticipating showing her every room and every detail. This house is quite modest in comparison to the others I own. I can be still here and it allows me the quiet I desire. There is no one I need to impress, no one I need to intimidate. This is my personal home, not a business related house. There are several other properties scattered throughout Louisiana for me to "entertain" in. I have palatial estates, country cabins, even a luxury condo- but this is my sanctuary.

I watched as Sookie took in her surroundings. She noticed everything from the color on the walls to the wood on the floors. What I noticed was the way her eyes seemed to turn an even deeper shade of blue when we entered my office. The walls are a deep navy, and it complemented her like magic. I could feel myself stiffen just thinking about her and the way she looked.

We had a fairly uncomfortable disagreement earlier, I hoped she would be over it enough to entertain my idea's of pleasuring her in this very office. Needless to say, I was more than a little surprised when I felt the wave of desire come flooding through her. It hit me with such intensity I couldn't help myself from pressing into her from behind.

"If you continue to have such naughty thoughts and feelings, we might not make it through the rest of the tour." I whispered breathlessly in her ear and could have died again from the friction she caused when she pressed her ass into my throbbing cock.

"Sookie, if you don't stop, I'm going to fuck you right here on this desk and make you come harder than you ever have before." Again, I felt a wave of desire and this time I was hit by the sweet smell of her instant arousal. There was no turning back- I needed to take her.

I grabbed her by the hips and spun her around, lifting her to the edge of the desk in the process. I dove into her mouth, needing to taste her and feel her hot, wet lips. When she wrapped her legs around my waist and tightened her grip, I smiled into her mouth. And then she did the most incredible thing, she dragged her tongue over my fangs. It felt like she was massaging them with her tongue- so amazing. I let my eyes roll back into my head and took in the sensation.

Suddenly, I was overcome by the taste of her blood. She pierced her tongue with my fang and allowed the blood the flow into my mouth. She was simply intoxicating, and I needed more. I suckled her tongue like it was my life force. She moaned loudly, letting me know how aroused she was. I became frenzied, needing to remove any clothing that stood between us.

She helped me work out of my jeans and before I knew it, I was impaling her on to my rock hard erection. It was perfection. She molded her body to mine, allowing me to move and adjust her to our mutual pleasure.

There was something different about this coupling, something I had not experienced before. I suddenly felt…at peace. It was a remarkable sensation, I can't even put to words the serenity I felt. Our moaning was in unison, our bodies were in unison- we were as united as two separate people could be.

I pulled her to me more tightly, afraid of losing this new found sensation. When she felt me tense, she called out to me and begged me not to stop. I almost chuckled again, knowing I would never be able to stop. I would never again be capable of being without her.

"My Love, I will never stop…" I looked into her eyes and could feel myself wanting to say more, but as usual, the words failed to come to me. I kissed her fiercely, feeling the breath struggling within her body. What I couldn't put into words I put into actions. I hoped she could feel the intensity behind my lips. It was starting to consume me.

I lifted her off the desk and saw the sheen of gorgeous, salty sweat glisten on her shoulders and brow. I tore the shirt from her body, knowing it would help the heat. I smiled as I seamlessly moved positions, never disconnecting our entwined bodies. As I leaned her against the wall with a resounding thud, I heard her screech from the cold plaster. I continued my assault on her perfect body to bring her back to the moment.

I just watched her as I made love to her, it was as though I was entranced. Thrust after thrust was met by her hips. I watched her bite down on her bottom lip in pleasure and it was then I knew. This feeling, this new sensation- I was in love with her. I was completely and frighteningly in love with this fragile human.

I can't remember ever loving someone - anyone. Thinking back, this feeling doesn't even compare to what I recollect from my marriage to my human wife, Aude. I suddenly needed to look into her infinite eyes. I needed to try and see if I could see the same feeling deep with in her.

"Sookie, please, look at me." I hoped I didn't sound desperate in my plea, but I needed to see, her. Her eyes snapped open and met mine, piercing through me. I could feel the weight of her stare press upon my soul. I held her gaze in mine, not wanting to ever be without her body, her soul again.

"Sookie, I love…I love…the way I feel inside you. I could make love to you every night for the rest of my existence." My gaze never faltered, but my courage and my resolve did. The words burned my throat as though they were poison.

I, Eric Northman, have never been afraid of anything. But in that moment, I was afraid of her- afraid of the power she wielded over me. The idea of her rejection was overpowering.

'What if I confess my love, but she refuses me? After all, I can not provide the cookie cutter life she has always dreamed of.' I thought to myself

Her body moaned at my words and she responded with ones of her own.

"Eric, Eric…you feel so good! Please, please!" I loved hearing her beg me to give her the release she so needed. I felt the smirk play across my lips and wanted to push her, I needed to hear her say the words. There are so very few times I can actually get Sookie Stackhouse to beg me for anything. I'll take my opportunities whenever they arise.

"Please what? Tell me what you want- what you need."

"I need you- Eric, I need you. Please, please… I need to…" I could tell she was struggling with the words since she was brought up with such manners and etiquette. Her brazenness fueled my desire further.

"Say it, Lover. Tell me what you need me to do for you." I purred in her ear, nibbling the soft flesh behind it. I felt her resolve break down and I could feel her new found strength and courage. She gripped my hair tightly and yanked my face towards hers, barely leaving enough room for me to still see her gorgeous eyes. Her breath was hot on my flesh.

"I need you to make me come, and I need you to come with me. I want to feel myself tremble underneath your body and I want it now." That was my undoing. To hear her ask me bring her the sweet release, and join her in the process was more than I could handle. My knees felt as though they would buckle from the desire to do just that and my body expelled the most animalistic growl I have ever heard.

"Ungh….anything- anything for you." I meant it - anything she asked for I would lay at her feet. If she asked me to gift wrap the moon for her I would. Somehow, I would make a deal with the Gods to see to it.

I was frantic to provide her request, I pulled out of her, noticing the way her body responded when we were no longer joined. In one stride we were standing before my large desk, and I noticed it was far to occupied to ravage her the way I needed to. I swept my arm across the polished surface, causing all unfortunate objects to scatter. I would certainly be replacing my computer monitor tomorrow.

I pushed her facedown, taking a moment to relish to gorgeous ass now presented to me. It took all I had not to drop my head to her round, full cheek and bite. Instead, I slammed my shaft deep inside her, crying out in Old Norse as I felt myself become sheathed in her wet heat.

She pressed back into me, silently relaying her need for me to go harder, faster. I knew my release was approaching, it just felt too good to continue to hold off. From the sounds and moans Sookie was making, I knew she too was on the precipice of ecstasy. I decided I needed to watch her come before I had my release and allowed my arm to snake around her body. I found her clit swollen and needing attention.

The moment I put the smallest amount of pressure on her nub she started to come violently, screaming my name repeatedly. The sight of her coming under me and the sound of my name as she spasmed brought my own release on. I began to swell and pulse inside her. She bared her neck to me, her perfect, flawless neck.

My predator instincts took over and I grabbed her by the hair, tilted her head to the side for a better angle. I sank my teeth into her flesh and drank deeply from her. Every mouthful was excruciatingly perfect. I wanted to keep drinking, but knew I needed to stop. I withdrew from her neck and still felt myself riding the high of my orgasm. I shouted her name as I released inside of her, filling her with my essence.

I looked down at her and saw the blood on her back. Her life was dripping off my chin and coming to rest in a perfect, shallow pool on her back. It was simply stunning, the deep crimson of her blood set against the contrast of her perfect, white skin. What I would have given to preserve the memory and the sight before me.

I lapped at her passionately, possessively…intimately - cleaning her of the delicacy on her back. I thought about the words I wanted to say as I carefully consumed her with my tongue.

Once I finished, I wrapped her in my arms and sealed her neck to prevent any scarring of her prefect body. She curled herself into me, as though she had never been more sure of her place in this world.

I decided to tell her she had just fulfilled one of my many fantasies involving her. She laughed and made a joke about me having tons of women on desks, all of which most likely screamed my name. She was right, and I admitted such, but she failed to hear the most important part of my confession- it was her in my fantasy. It was her, in this house, in this room…on this desk.

I watched her as the words sank into her brain. Her smile crept across her face, letting me know she understood. Still, the words I so desperately wanted to say were stagnant. I decided it would be best to wait, best to know for sure, best to be silent. I felt her body begin to drift into sleep, completely spent from our love making. I listened to her breath as it passed in and out of her lungs. I heard her heart beat inside her chest, causing my long dead heart to envy its song.

I closed my eyes and buried my nose in her hair, inhaling the smell of Sookie and sex. I smiled to myself, unable to remember a time I had felt so whole. I decided I would tell her when she woke up, regardless of the outcome, she would know how I felt.

*Awwww, Eric L-O-V-E-S her! Think he'll tell her tonight?? TBC........