Chapter 10:

Grace made an attempt at driving Sookie's old beat up car while Sookie sat in the passenger seat silent. After seeing just about everything, Grace didn't know what to say to Sookie, neither of them seemed trustworthy, but in Graces experience no vampire is trustworthy.

She pulled up to the houses and put the car in park. Sookie didn't move as she looked out the window at her house. "Maybe I could move.." she thought out loud

Grace tried to smile "Where to?" She mused

Sookie thought about it. "Is it really always sunny in Florida?" she asked

Graces smile faded as she looked down. "You don't want to go to Florida Sookie. Trust me"

Sookie looked back her house and sighed "Trust is a funny thing.."

Grace got out of the car hoping Sookie would follow. They walked up the steps to her porch and stopped as they saw Bill sitting on the bench. He stood apprehensive. Grace didn't know how Sookie was going to react, all the while she was trying to hold her thoughts together around Sookie.

Sookie stood and stared at Bill. "I'm sorry. I just….I wanted to tell you that…" He started

Sookie waited. Grace thought it best she leave but Sookie tugged her hand to stay.

"I'm leaving Sookie, I'm leaving Bon Temps, I have caused you too much pain and I cant bare it. I just wanted to say goodbye"

"Bill…" She said. Sookie's thoughts were rapid as she stood trying to find a response. She shook her head. "Please…don't go"

Bill looked up surprised at her words. "But…"

Sookie began to sob. "But I love you…I cant help it. I love you. That don't make what you did right but I cant help how I feel"

Bills expression filled with joy. "Sookie, I'm so sorry" he stepped closer to her.

He took another and he wrapped his arms around her as they both began to sob. Blood streamed from Bills eyes. Feeling out of place, Grace slowly stepped off Sookie's porch and made her way back to her house.

"like a soap opera isn't it" Grace heard

She stepped onto the porch and saw Eric sitting bored. Grace almost jumped out of her own skin. "why are you sitting on my porch" she asked

Eric glanced at Sookie's house "Wanted front row seats to the Bill and Sookie reconciliation party" he stood. "you work with Sookie at that bar…" he remembered.

Grace nodded slowly. "The bar you apparently are not welcome at" She raised an eyebrow.

He was even taller up close as he stood in front of her. He didn't seem as intimidating while on Graces porch. There was a curiosity in his eyes as he looked down a Grace with his hands shoved in his pockets. "Apparently…" he nodded "But the relationship between a shifter" he said with a tone of disgust "and a vampire is somewhat tainted…I think Sam takes it personally" He began to pace the porch

Grace laughed sarcastically. She couldn't believe she was standing with such an attitude. She was playing with fire acting the way she was. But she couldn't help it, there was something about Eric that made her old self come out. The old Grace who lived life to the fullest and took every risk in the book. She wasn't scared infront of him. Despite he was the one person who could take it all away.

Grace tried gather her thoughts. She couldn't help but read Eric. He was thinking about her, what she tasted like, what she looked like naked.

Digging her keys out of her pocket she stepped towards the door. "Well I think the reconciliation is moving to a different location, if you know what I mean and I am not that perverted so good night"

Eric laughed coolly. Grace shut her eyes as she faced the door. "Nothing wrong with that…is there?"

Grace sighed "Not in the least, but I would rather be doing it than watching someone else" she raised an eyebrow as a matter of fact.

Realizing what she had said she tried to reword her statement. Eric raised an eyebrow as he looked at her door. "I didn't mean…" there was no way to recover. She unlocked the door praying that she would be able to get inside unscathed.

She turned to face Eric once inside and counted her blessings. "Aren't you going to invite me in" he tilted his head.

Grace looked at him with a small smile. She had the upper hand again. She pretended to second guess her self "You know I would, but something tells me your going to bang my brains out, drain me dry, all to fill this void that Sookie's left inside of you. And I'm just not in the mood" she said leaning her head against the door with a smirk

She at him up and down, if she had no self respect and a secret like hers she probably would invite him in and let him do all kinds of things to her. He was gorgeous; his black t-shirt hugged his chest as he stood almost surprised. Grace knew he was old, and it seemed that the act of being surprised was a surprise to him. He stood at a loss for words; Grace still wore her smile reading his thoughts. "Good night Mr. Northman" she shut the door leaning her back against it as it shut.

The smirk she wore was the signature to her death wish as she walked upstairs.