The characters belong to Charlaine Harris; the mistakes are mine.

Sookie wakes up in her bed and hops out to begin her day. She takes her time blushing as she checks for the fang marks. She is disappointed when she finds none, but remembers it's probably because she drank Eric's blood last night.

Sookie skips into the kitchen, and greets Gran with a quick hug and kiss as she sits at the table.

Gran attempting for innocence, "Good morning Sookie dear, I didn't hear you come in last night. I trust all went well?" Gran lets a giggle slip.

Sookie thinking of nothing except for the events of last night turns red and giggles herself. She is unsure of what to say.

"Nothing to be embarrassed of dear. I just hope that Eric did not bore you all night?"

Sookie stays red, and mumbles, "No, not bored."

"Excellent. And I trust that you did not leave his home too, uh, messy, dear?"

Sookie wanting to crawl under the table wondering if girls really gave their Gran's details here, "No, left no mess."

"Wonderful. And I am sure you will be seeing him again soon?"

Sookie bursts into laughter finally willing to throw in the towel. "You got me Gran, what do you want to know."

"Sookie, I am just enough of a Southern Lady not to ask for details, but not enough of one to stop me from inquiring if he lives up to his potential?"

"And then some Gran, and then some." Sookie laughs as she helps herself to the breakfast on the stove.

"Fantastic. Of course I had no doubts, but sometimes one never knows…"

Gran loses her attempt at seriousness, and they both laugh. Sookie shakes her head, "I read this article in Cosmo that girls don't talk about this stuff to their older female relations. Were they wrong?"

"I'm sure girls talk less which is a pity but if it makes you uncomfortable I can play ignorant just as well. Lord knows I do it for Jason enough."

Sookie sits down with her plate, "I think it is wonderful that you allow me to talk to you about anything. I just thought that we wouldn't be able to is all."

"Have you thought about where this thing with you and Eric is heading. If he were human, I would know exactly. However, with him being vampire…"

"Gran, vampires do not really form relationships. They become makers which Eric is to Pam. They share a bond with which nothing that I know of can match. Vampires can form bonds with humans if that is what you are asking, but it is very rare."

"Describe this bond with humans."

"A vampire can exchange blood with a human three times and a blood bond is formed. Like I said, it is very rare."

"Why?"

"Vampires over time rarely give their blood to humans because it will heal almost every disease. A vampire's blood can save a human from anything that will not immediately kill them like a bullet to the head or heart."

"Oh, I understand why they wouldn't want that to get out."

"Exactly."

"Will you form a blood bond with Eric?"

"I haven't thought about it. He asked me to take his blood last night, and I agreed."

"Why?"

"Heat of the moment, Gran."

"Really? Oh, wow…"

"Given that he did that, I am leaning to the idea that yes he does want that. It would benefit me because he would always be able to find me, but he would also feel what I feel. I'm not sure I want him to have that much knowledge honestly."

"Could he control what you feel?"

"I doubt it since glamour does not work on me, but it will leave neither of us with any secrets. That's kind of scary."

"Sounds like you have some things to think about."

"Wait. That's it? If I was talking to Claudine she would be trying to tie me up right now!" Sookie says surprised at how well Gran is taking all of this.

"Would it do any good? If I tied you up, I mean."

"No, I would just blink out of it. Always drove Claudine nuts." Sookie laughed and Gran joined in picturing it.

"I imagine it would."

"Sookie once more I will say, that you have a good head on your shoulders, and I trust you to make the right choices for you." Gran said earnestly. "You will never be completely human with your abilities, but it doesn't mean that you cannot make the most of what you have been given."

"I appreciate the trust Gran; I just wish I was that confident."

"You will know what to do when the time comes, of that I have no fear."

Sookie and Gran begin cleaning the dishes. Gran asks, "So Eric made Pam into a vampire?"

"Yes, over three hundred years ago."

"I wonder why?"

"He was probably lonely."

"How do you know or did he tell you?"

"Just a guess."

"Will he turn you? Against your will I mean?" Holding her breath for the answer.

"I don't think so, but I think if I asked he would."

Gran knowing it was too soon for Sookie to know the answer to the next logical question so she let the subject drop.

Later in the day…

"Hey Gran? Do you want to go to Tara's store with me? I thought I would check out the type of clothes she has."

"No, you go ahead dear. It would do you good to have a good girl visit."

"I'll be back later."

On the way to Tara's store, Sookie was thinking of her situation with Eric. With it being the only thing she has ever been involved in, she did not have a lot to go on. Maybe Gran was right, and talking to Tara would be good.

They have been talking each day since the BBQ, and each time it was a little less strange. Seriously, how do you talk to a girl who used to be your best friend when you do not ever remember and her memories are surely blurry, but hey what the heck…we'll give it a shot?

She pulls into the store and Tara seems genuinely excited to see her. "Sookie, I'm glad you stopped by!"

"Thanks, I thought I would check out what you got."

"Help yourself," Tara waives at the store since they were the only two in it. Tara gets a devilish smile and says, "Did you see Eric last night?"

Sookie smiles, "Maybe?"

Tara gives her a knowing look based on her reaction and right then in walks Lafayette.

He greets Tara and shouts at Sookie as she attempts to hide herself from what she fears is about to happen, but no luck.

"Lafayette, I think Sookie got layed last night."

"Ohhh girl! Shit! Get your pretty little ass over here and give me some de…tails!"

Sookie stands straight with her hands at her sides and tries to look him right in the eye, "I don't know what you're talking about."

"Bullshiiiiitt, you little hootchie. Now don't make me carry your ass over here. Tara and I need to experience what must have only been the best fucking sex of your ever loving life. Now, de..tails!"

Sookie walks over, but uncertain about how she should proceed. It is kind of embarrassing to discuss what obviously happened while they were both naked. She did read this article is Cosmo that girlfriends shared that kind of stuff with each other. Maybe this was Tara and Lafayette's way of letting her know they accepted her? Ending her walk with confidence, and getting a little excited about dishing the details, "remember at the BBQ when you asked about his shoes? Well he has big feet!" Sookie turns red and giggles but she is determined to hang in there.

Lafayette rolls his eyes, "Girl how many guys have you shagged?"

"Well, one."

"Shiiitt. He is probably hung like a pencil." Tara laughs and holds her fingers out to show Lafayette a very short pencil.

Sookie didn't think it could be bigger (Eric that it), but Cosmo was no help in this department so she leans over and spreads Tara's fingers wider.

Lafayette laughs, "That poor mother fuckin' vampire has lived one thousand years with a dick five inches long! He must run around glamouring all them damn bitches to lye for him!" Lafayette and Tara laugh out loud.

Sookie is confused, "Long?" Oh wait, she then grabs Tara's other hand and separates Tara's hands to illustrate Eric's length.

Lafayette and Tara both immediately stop laughing and stare at the distance between Tara's hands.

Lafayette, "Hold. The. Fuck. Up. Then what was this supposed to be?" As he separates his fingers to where Tara's previously was. Tara and Lafayette pointedly look at Sookie.

Sookie is trying, but this is awkward, "Uh…you know…"

"Jesus!" Tara exclaims at the same time as Lafayette crosses himself and says, "Holy Mary in heaven!"

"Sookie you are one lucky bitch."

"What do you mean, oh, you mean he is not …?" Sookie is hoping this is a good thing. It had felt like a very good thing…

"Not walking around with standard equipment, no" says Tara, "he got a brother you think?" She asks of Sookie.

Sookie looks at her like she is confused.

Lafayette adds, "I had a guy that hung once, mother fucker used an entire tube of my lube!"

"Shut up Lafayette! Sookie and I don't want hear that shit!"

Sookie, Tara and Lafayette laugh and gossip for the next hour and before she knew it the sun had set.

"Well, I better be going…"

"Uh, huh. Well, we are going to Merlotte's to eat in a couple of hours if you can tie yourself away from your vampire sex god!"

"I'll let you know…" Sookie says as she walks out the door.

Sookie's cell rings and she answers, "Hey you."

"Lover, I need you to rescue me."

Sookie is instantly on high alert, "What's wrong?"

"Pam has informed me that I must be at the bar tonight. She says that I am not pulling my weight. Get over here and kick her ass for me."

In the background Pam says, "Sookie you can screw my master later, but right now he needs to get some work done. Plus, the vermin are getting restless."

"Vermin?" Sookie asks.

"Pam calls the humans that spend time here vermin. I have tried to explain to her that it is demeaning to our clientele and that she must treat then with more respect…"

Pam attempts to grab the phone, but Eric is stronger and faster so she settles on yelling, "Don't you let him begin your relationship on a pile of lies Sookie, he called them Vermin first; I just happen to find it appropriate."

"Hah, hear that Sookie she admits it. I clearly made a mistake once upon a time, but she keeps the cycle viscously turning. It's wrong, Pam. Sookie, get over here and punish her."

"Eric, how does one enthrall the vermin?"

"I sit at the front of my bar in my chair."

"You just sit in a chair?"

Pam can hear Sookie just fine with her vampire hearing, "the chair resembles a throne, Sookie. "

Sookie doesn't know if she ever heard of anything more ridiculous, and laughs out loud.

Eric growls to show his displeasure at her humor.

Pam hearing her reaction, "It is sort of pathetic, Eric."

"Indeed. And yet your precious vermin line up around the block when I am here."

Sookie gets a hold of herself, "Do you have a lot of work to catch up on, Eric?"

"A bit," he replies as Pam snorts. Eric throws something at her, but misses.

"Well, Tara and Lafayette are going out to dinner in a couple of hours. How about I let you know when I am finished, and then maybe you will be done with your work and your vermin will be appropriately enthralled for the night? Sound good?"

"No, but it will have to work for now." Eric immediately changes his tone of voice, "So Lover what are you wearing? Nothing I hope?"

Sookie laughs, "Bye Eric, I'll see you soon."

Tara and Lafayette notice that Sookie never got in her car. Sookie turns and heads back in the shop, "Looks like I'm in for dinner!"

"You sure you can live a couple of hours without your vampire lovin'?" Lafayette asks.

"He has work to catch up on so this works out!"

"I'll call Jason and JB and let them know we will be there. Lord knows they are there every night," Tara says.

"Okay, well I'll head home and check on Gran and see you there?"

Tara gives Sookie quick directions to Merlotte's and Sookie heads home.

Gran is sitting and knitting when Sookie walks in the door.

"Everyone is going to Merlotte's for dinner tonight, do you want to come?"

"Oh, thanks for asking, but I think I will pass," Gran says pleasantly and looks up from her knitting.

"I can stay here if you prefer, I feel like I am leaving you alone all the time."

"Nonsense, Sookie go have a good time. Did you enjoy chatting with Tara?"

"Yeah, and Lafayette showed up. Those two crack me up."

"They are quite a pair."

"I'm going to get cleaned up. Is there anything I can get you before I head up?"

"No dear, I'm fine right where I am."

Sookie comes down a little while later in a cute little white sun dress with red flowers.

"I'm heading out Gran!" Sookie calls out to Gran who is in the kitchen. "Alright Sookie, have a good time. I'll see you in the morning."

Sookie got into her car and headed to Merlotte's. Everyone is already there when Sookie got there, and they waved from the corner. Heading into such a public place, Sookie is sure to keep her shields firmly up.

"Hey guys!" Sookie says pretty excited about this.

"Hey Sook, Hi, Hey," came the variety of greetings.

Sookie heads to the vacant seat at the table between Jason and Tara. Jason rises as Sookie approaches and gives her a hug as she kisses his cheek. "Sookie, this is Sam; this is his bar. Sam this is my sister, Sookie."

"Nice to meet you, Sam." Sookie instantly realizes that he is a shifter.

"Nice to meet you, Sookie." Sam realizes she is more than human.

"Hey Sam, have you eaten yet? You could join us," Tara invites.

"I think I will, I have not had dinner yet. I'll be over in a bit."

Sam walks away, and pretty soon everyone is having little conversations and talk is bouncing back and forth. Sam wonders back over and offers Sookie a smile, and the conversation continues through dinner. Sookie really enjoyed herself. It was perfect. She excused herself from the table and indicated to Jason that she needed to use the restroom. Sookie has been so focused on her dinner companions that she never bothered to scan the crowd for supes once she sat down. When she turns around though, she silently kicks herself. There across the way is Bill Compton.

Sookie continues on her path to the restroom and ignores him. As she exists the bathroom, he is waiting for her.

"Miss Stackhouse, I wonder if you could spare me a moment of your time." Bill speaks with his strongest southern charm.

Sookie not buying it for a second, "Oh sure, I wouldn't miss this for the world."

Bill not thrilled with her sarcasm carries on like he didn't notice, "I wanted to extend my deepest apologies for whatever part I might have played in the mishap the other night."

Sookie crosses her arms over her chest, "Really?"

He continues on most earnestly, "You see Miss Stackhouse, might I call you Sookie?" Bill asks hopefully.

"No."

Bill getting frazzled by her but tries to trudge on, "You see Miss Stackhouse, I meant no harm to come to you or yours, but I was under the strictest orders by her majesty. I had no choice. What would you have had me do?"

"Just about anything; except for what you did?"

"Why Miss Stackhouse I am just devastated this is your first impression of me. Why your Gran and I…"

Sookie interrupts, "Stop right there Mr. Compton let me make myself clear. You stay away from me and mine. I could care less if you are devastated or not. If you do not back off from this moment forward, so help me I will not apologize for my later actions which I can assure you will not be pleasant. Now if you will excuse me."

Sookie moves around Bill and he lets her. As Sookie returns from bathroom, Tara asks her if she was alright.

"Yeah, fine just fixing my face," she says a little too brightly which earns a sharp look from Jason, but she shakes her head to signal not now.

Everyone was finished and began to head out. Jason walked Sookie to her car. "You heading home?"

"I'm driving back to Gran's, and leaving my car there. I'll then go to Eric."

"Still seeing that Eric, huh?"

Sookie gives Jason a hug, "Yeah."

"You want to tell me what happened when you went in the bathroom?"

"Nothing I can't handle."

"Everything okay with you?"

"Yeah, I'm good. Take care, sis."

"You, too."

Before she knew it, she had driven back to Gran's and blink she was in Eric's office. Except Eric wasn't there, but Pam was. "I thought you had to have some kind of connection or had been there before you could blink to places."

"Eric and I exchanged blood last night."

"Ohh…do tell. Did he satisfy all your needs Sookie or did he leave you needing something more. Something maybe only a woman can supply?"

"Pam, stop. You are too much. Is Eric still enthralling the vermin?"

"He is not that into it tonight. Perhaps he is distracted…"

"Should I wait for him here or…"

"No, no, no, you look too delicious to sit in here, follow me."

Pam leads Sookie out to bar and once again Sookie's shields are firmly up. She has no desire to hear from any of Eric's previous fangbangers. She has no desire to ever learn the whos, the how manys or the in what ways.

Once Pam is sure Sookie knows in which direction to head. She stands back to watch Eric's expression as he realizes Sookie has arrived. Eric never one to disappoint sits up straight and gives Sookie a very particular leer. He must like her outfit very much, but who wouldn't? She looks like a candle in a coal mine.

Sookie continues on her path and when she reaches him, he rises to kiss her hand in greeting. The surrounding vermin do not miss this and continue to watch to see what will happen next. Sookie stands on tiptoe to suggestively whisper in Eric's ear. The leer grows even more as he replies, "Option 2 lover." With vampire speed, Eric is heading out of the bar. He nods at Pam who returns his nod, and Sookie and Eric disappear into the night.

Pam is truly pleased for Eric and thinks again that he has found a worthy match.

"I am pleased that you have returned my call so soon, your majesty," says Bill once again on the phone.

"No, Sophie Ann will have no further involvement per her dealings with Niall… I am boarding the plane as we speak...I trust you will have a place sufficient for my day time rest? "

Bill hangs up the phone thinking his "luck" might change.

Ok, this one flowed out of me, and I hope it has met all expectations. I thought it appropriate that Sookie wear "the dress" to give Bill the talking to and then to go to Eric. Thanks again for all your support!