Picture (Kid Rock featuring Sheryl Crow)

Eric sat in his office alone. It was a common occurrence now that he was alone. He didn't find any joy in being with Yvette anymore. She didn't please him the way she did at first. Kind of like a teacup human on Christmas, playing with their new toys. They hold their interest for a little while, until something better came along. For him, something better came in the form of a spunky telepath named Sookie.

It had been a month since he saw her. He had her under constant protection, but it wasn't the same for him as being with her to make sure she was ok. He couldn't go protect her like he should. He had to keep his distance from her. She made him feel strange, almost human and he was not accustomed to those feelings anymore. He also hated that she still wore the engagement ring Compton gave her. It bothered him that she wore the idiots ring. "It should be my ring she wears." The thought surprised him, but he didn't feel negative about it. If it were up to him she would be at his side forever.

Living my life in a slow hell

Different girl every night at the hotel

I ain't seen the sun shine in three damn days

Been fuelin' up on cocaine and whiskey

Wish I had a good girl to miss me

Lord I wonder if I'll ever change my ways

Reaching into his desk drawer, he pulled out a picture of Sookie that no one knew he had. He had taken it from her house when he had first started protecting her. She was smiling in the picture, wearing her work uniform and her hair in a pony tail. He placed the picture back in his drawer.

I put your picture away

Sat down and cried today

I can't look at you

While I'm lying next to her

I put your picture away

Sat down and cried today

I can't look at you while I'm lying next to her

oooooooooooo

A knock came at the door. Jumping, Eric thought for a fleeting second that it could be her. He knew better though, and curtly said "Enter." Walking in, Pam looked at Eric with disgust. "Would you just go see her already? I am quite sick of your sulking Master!" Giving Pam a stern look, Eric got up from his seat. "Pamela, I will not tolerate you talking to me like that." Rolling her eyes, Pam walked back out of his office after retrieving the accounting ledger from his desk.

I called you last night in the hotel

Everyone knows but they won't tell

But their half-hearted smiles tell me something just ain't right

I've been waitin on you for a long time

Fueling up on heartaches and cheap wine

I ain't heard from you in three damn nights

Sookie lay on her couch trying to read the romance novel she had checked out from the library earlier in the day. Trying being the operative word. Her thoughts kept wandering to Eric. She missed him, but she would never admit it out loud. It had only been a month since she last saw him, but it felt like an eternity. She picked up her bookmark, which happened to be a picture of Eric she had cut out of the paper when the Shreveport newspaper had done a piece on Fangtasia a week back. He had a smile on his face, but for some reason, Sookie didn't fell like it was genuine. To her, it looked like something was missing. She had a passing thought that it was her that was missing by his side.

I put your picture away

I wonder where you've been

I can't look at you while I'm lying next to him

Oooooooooo

She looked over at the picture of her and Bill on the coffee table. Picking it up, Sookie carried it over to the old junk drawer in the desk her Gran kept in the family room. The picture was now just a piece of junk, seeing as how Bill told her not to look for him. She stuffed it in the drawer, along with the box that contained the engagement ring Bill had given her, and looked out the window at the full moon over head. It reminded her of the night she and Eric talked on her front porch after her first encounter with the weres. He was almost human, and he actually felt like he could talk to her. It made her sad to think of the memory.

I put your picture away

I wonder where you've been

I can't look at you while I'm lying next to him

oooooooooo

Sookie walked back over to her book and picked up the picture of Eric. She placed marked her page with the photo and closed the book.

I saw you yesterday with an old friend

Thinking that maybe Pam was right, Eric left his office, went outside and took to the skies. It couldn't hurt to fly by her house.

It was the same old same how have you been

Since you've been gone my world's been dark and grey

Sookie turned on her radio and walked outside to sit in the warm late summer air. She had always hoped that when she went out and sat on nights like this, she would see Eric driving, running, heck even flying by to see her.

You reminded me of brighter days

The closer he got to her house the more anxious he became. "What if she had found someone else? What if she didn't feel as consumed by him as he did by her?" His mind was racing and he hoped against hope that she was alone.

I hoped you were coming home to stay

I was headed to church

Sookie sat down on her swing. She looked up at the stars and suddenly saw something flying very fast in the air. "It can't be, can it?"

I was off to drink you away

"Are my eyes playing tricks on me?" Eric thought as he got closer to Sookie's house. Surely she wasn't outside, hoping he would stop by. He wondered if she sat out there every night, hoping he would show up.

I thought about you for a long time

Can't seem to get you off my mind

I can't understand why we're living life this way

The object got closer to her house, and Sookie saw that it was indeed Eric. Her heart swelled at the sight of him. Goodness he looked good flying like that. She stood up as he landed at the edge of her property. Stepping off the porch, she broke into a dead sprint to get to him.

I found your picture today

I swear I'll change my ways

I just called to say I want you to come back home

ooooooooo

I found your picture today

I swear I'll change my ways

I just called to say I want you

To come back home

I just called to say I love you

Come back home

Crashing into his strong frame, Sookie hugged him tight. "I've missed you so much."

"As I have you, Lover. As I have you." Leaning down, Eric gave Sookie the best kiss she had ever received.