A/N: This chapter would be from Eric's pov. There would be things that you already read, but I couldn't avoid it. I don't like it myself so I hope so that it would be the first and the last time it happens. All mistakes are mine and I am sorry. I am really trying to improve myself in that department :)
Enough of my rambling, lets begin with reading.
LIBERTY TO LOVE
Chapter 11
"Well, Sookie…" Lafayette didn't have a chance to finish what he wanted to say to me because we heard someone shouting from downstairs and it didn't sound good at all.
"HE IS MINE! I WILL KILL YOU!"
"What the hell?" I asked. Who would be shouting in my house so early in the morning? I looked at Lafayette and he just struggled his shoulders.
"Pam? You came here alone?" I asked her loudly because she was still in the bathroom.
"Why do you ask? Just don't say that you need another girl in your bed. I won't share with you. Enough is enough." She said when she came back in my room. She looked irritated and angry.
"Just answer me. Did you come alone this morning?"
"Yes. I don't know many people here and we are only in this city like 4 hours. Where would I found entertainment in 3 am?" she said and crossed her hands in front of her chest.
"So there are more surprises, Lafayette?" I asked. All this time he was somewhere else. Like he was trying to remember something.
"I don't think so. Listen we should go downstairs and see what is going in there. I have bad feeling." Lafayette said and he truly looked concerned.
"Why are you so jumpy? What did I miss?" Pam asked. Now she looked concerned. And I didn't like it. These two always are happy and sarcastic, and now? Maybe we should go and look what was going on. Lafayette didn't answer Pam's question and started to walk from my room. And then we heard laughter. Laughter that we perfectly knew.
"Fuck!" I said and stand up from my bed. Lafayette started to run towards the stairs.
"What is going on Eric?" Pam asked. In her voice I heard that she was a little bit scared.
"You should stay here." I said and started to walk faster then usual. If this was Lafayette's reaction that means that we have a huge problem.
"Hell no. You know that I could help." She didn't wait my answer or objections and followed Lafayette.
I was near the stairs when I heard Lafayette's voice. He asked what happened. He probably shouted and that is fucking disaster because Lafayette never shouts. He must be stressed like hell and view in the first floor isn't good. I climbed down the stairs as fast as I could and stopped behind my sister. This wasn't good at all. Alcide's girlfriend/bitch was in Jesus arms and Sookie was on the floor. I was stunned. Fuck me! How that happened.
"Not now, Lafayette. Call Amelia and then go and wake up Alcide. I will hold her but I need some help. Someone needs to pick up Sookie and get her in the shower. It is necessary to wash her body. You need to wash all turpentine. I will be with her as soon as someone will hold this psycho. We probably will need ambulance." Jesus said. What? Turpentine? And an ambulance?
"Fuck. You said turpentine? How it got on her? And how much?" I am not a professional but I know what is turpentine. And it can be very dangerous.
"Not now, Eric. She needs to get in the shower now! Lafayette, give him your shirt. He must be covered. We don't need another problem." Jesus said. He was right. If that shit gets on the skin it can be fucking painful later. I grabbed Lafayette's shirt and quickly putted it on. Then I just reached Sookie and kneeled in front of her. She looked vulnerable and scared. Her eyes were full of tears and she trembled a little. I just wanted cradle her on my lap, hug her and say that everything will be fine.
"I will help you, Eric." I heard Pam saying. She was standing behind me. Her voice was so soft. Everything suddenly reminded me about our parents and the day we found that they are dead. She probably remembered it too and put her hand on my shoulder and then squeezed it.
"Amelia" Suddenly Sookie whispered.
"Who is Amelia?" I asked. Maybe she started to hallucinate? Or this can be her doctor's name.
"Sweetheart she will be here very soon. But we can't wait. Do you understand?" Lafayette said to Sookie. So nobody will answer me, but if she is coming that means she is important. And it wasn't a time to collect information about Sookie and her life. Focus, Northman. You will have time for that later.
"She can't talk Lafayette. Eric, just hurry up. Amelia will be soon with you and everything will be fine. You know that Sookie. I will come to see you when she shows up. Nothing bad would happen with you again. I promise. You remember that deal is a deal?" Jesus asked to her and I saw how quickly she relaxed and even nodded. So it will be fine. Everything will be fine. I just have to repeat it over and over again.
"I will pick up you and carry you in your shower. Pam will help with your clothes. Everything will be fine. Do you trust me?" I asked when I realized that we have no time. We already wasted more then we should. I just wanted to hear her voice again. That would mean that she is even better then before and there won't be any consequences.
"For fucks sake, she can't talk, Eric. She barely moves! This is not the time to chitchat. You will have plenty of the time to charm her. Now start to do something." Pam commanded me. She always acts like that when she is stressed or afraid of something. But I am not a douche and I perfectly understand what is happening around us.
"Not now, Pamela!" I hissed and picked Sookie from the floor. I started to go in the main bathroom but then Jesus just shouted that I should go in Sam's bathroom. I totally forgot that she now lives here. She is my roommate. Fuck! Why everything is so difficult? And why Jesus said that I should carry her to Sam's bathroom? It is hers now, right? Unless, she is going to move out from here. And who would blame her?
I carried Sookie in the bathroom, putted her on the cabinet and looked in her eyes. She has very beautiful eyes. And they spoke volumes. She was still afraid but also she felt safe with me. I felt safe too, because we were far away from that stupid bitch.
"Yes" she said suddenly to me. I didn't understand why she said it? Maybe she is feeling worse then I thought. But wait. She said yes! It only can be an answer to my question. She trusts me. I couldn't help myself and smiled like goof. It felt amazing that someone, who was attacked, thought that I am trustworthy. And she smiled too. Until, Pam appeared in the bathroom.
"Go now Eric. Leave us alone. I will help her." Pamela said from the doorway.
"Just don't be too handsy, Pamela. I warn you." I said sternly. She sometimes doesn't feel boundaries. And Sookie doesn't need it at all right now. She trusts me and I won't disappoint her.
"Of course, Eric. She is beautiful but I am not like that. This isn't a right moment." Pam said sincerely.
"I hope so. And you better listen to me." I maybe sounded a little bit too harshly but you must to be firm with my sister.
"Yes master. You can go now." She said and moved from my way. Yeah. Old Pam is back. I knew that Sookie would be safe so I left them alone. I walked from Sookie's or Sam's room and someone just flied past me. I just saw small body and brown hair. If I didn't know that guys were downstairs I would feel alarmed. But they won't let that something else would happen today to Sookie. So I just went to the kitchen.
I walked in the kitchen and there I found three concerned faces. Lafayette jumped from his seat when he saw me. Jesus looked at me and with his eyes asked if everything ok. And there was Tray. What he is doing here? I don't remember if he ever was in this house. That reminded me that I should ask him if he could look in my corvette. Almost a year passed after someone checked her.
"Tray." I said and extended my hand. He shook it and nodded. "What are you doing here?" I asked right away because I wasn't in the mood to chitchat, like Pam says.
"I came to check on Sookie. When Lafayette called Amelia we both came as soon as we could. How she is?" so Amelia is that girl who ran past me. She is too young to be a doctor. Perhaps she is family or friend. It is not important right now.
"Well, I left her with Pam. But she is recovering from stress and shock. And she is doing quit well. I don't know if she can move by herself but she talked with me." I said and sat at the table.
"That is good. Right, Jesus?" Lafayette asked.
"Mhm. I will go in your room Lafayette because I need some things for Sookie's examination. When I will have more news I will come and tell you." Jesus said and walked from the kitchen. So I was left with Lafayette and Tray. Lafayette was like on emotional roller coaster. When Jesus left us he jumped right away towards fridge and started to pull products. Tray was lost in his thoughts. His face was like a wall without emotions but his eyes was on fire. So I was left to help Lafayette with what he was doing or try to talk with Tray. But I had one nagging question in my head and I wanted to know answer immediately.
"So where is Alcide's girlfriend?" I asked and Lafayette froze and Tray glared at me like he wanted to kill me. "Lafayette, where she is?" now I asked him directly.
"While you were with Sookie Alcide came downstairs and…"
"And? What happened?" I was becoming impatient. Why people can't tell everything straightway. I am not an oracle or telepath. I don't know what is going in their heads.
"He came downstairs and took her in living room. After 5 minutes he walked with her from this house. We didn't see him after that." Tray said from clenched teeth.
"And you let him?" I asked being in shock. Why they let her leave? And where is police?
"And what we could do? He was beyond pissed. And he is our friend. And that was his girlfriend. Eric we have to trust Alcide. He will do what is right to do." Lafayette said and resume doing whatever he was doing.
"Ok. We will wait for Alcide and then he will explain everything. What are you doing in there, Lafayette?" I asked him.
"My girlfriend will need to eat after everything. And I will make her something nice that she will start smiling again." Lafayette said and started to hum something.
After couple minutes of silence Tray turned to me, and said, "I know Alcide better then you do. So he did something stupid and irrational I know that. When he comes back please hold me." I didn't know if he was telling truth about Alcide and stupid decisions. I could argue with that. But I nodded and asked if he wanted coffee.
Lafayette then jumped to make us a coffee. He truly was stressed and I didn't like it at all. He was most relaxed human I ever knew. And now he was distant and concentrated like he was going to operate someone.
"Lafayette you should relax a little bit. I don't know Sookie well. Hell I don't know her at all but I don't think so that she would like to see you like that." I said and Tray chuckled.
"He is right Lafayette. She would kick your ass if she could see you right now. Remember how she deals with Amelia. Her father can't control her. Sometimes even it is hard to me to do that. But Sookie always knows what to do and what to say. I can bet that right now she consoles Amelia and not vice versa." Tray said and sipped from his cup, which Lafayette handed him seconds ago.
"Yeah. I saw how she handles Amelia. And I saw how she talked with Alcide yesterday. I remember something. We should call someone from her family." Lafayette said and started to search for his phone. What happened between Alcide and Sookie? Why Lafayette is so impressed? That girl is a puzzle and I can't resolve it. And I am trying really hard to do it.
"No. We will wait till Sookie says something. She wouldn't like if we do something against her back" Tray said and reached for a newspaper.
"Ok. It is just ridiculous. You are afraid of her? And what if she will need doctor or something. Her family should know." I said. I was angry. Sookie was attacked and we are sitting here and waiting till she decides if she wants to call her family or not.
"He is right Eric. She hates highhanded people who are acting like they know what she wants. I don't know anything about her family except that she has a brother. If she feels that it is necessary she will asks us to call someone. She asked for Amelia." Lafayette said. So we will act like that girl wants. That's just great.
And that moment Pam decided to come in the kitchen so I couldn't reply anything and our discussion was closed. Pam looked very happy. Too happy. I only saw her like that when she returned from shopping and after sex. I know that she didn't leave this house so shopping fell from my list. So it leaves only…. No!
"You have news?" Lafayette asked and handed her a cup of coffee.
"I left when Jesus came but she looked fine. She is always so sassy, fun, reasonable, sarcastic and controlling her friend?"
"Yes!" Lafayette said and winked.
"Definitely" Tray said and smiled. So Sookie impressed my sister. That is not something I hear often. Not at all. And I need to know every detail what happened in that room. That big grin of my sister's isn't saying anything good to me.
"You must to be Tray. Nice to meet you. I heard a lot about you. My name is Pam. I am this blonde "Nordic god" sister." She said sarcastically. I growled and she chuckled. "I am sorry. I am this caveman sister."
"Nice to meet you. I am sorry but I didn't heard anything about you." Tray said and smiled.
"That's perfect! We should know each other better." She said and winked. I couldn't believe my eyes. She is flirting with a man in front of me!
"Pam, fuck off. He has a girlfriend. And last time I heard you liked girls. So what happened in that room?" I asked. I was getting impatient. She knew how to pull my strings.
"Oh my silly brother. I like girls but I never said to you that I don't like men. And Tray is a MAN. Well his girlfriend said that. Now I can see that she didn't lie to me. And what happened in that room is a girls secret." She said and winked to me. She fucking winked! And what the fuck is a girls secret? Lafayette is a bigger girl then she is.
"What did you done to my girlfriend?" Tray asked while he chuckled.
"I teased her a little bit while Sookie was in the shower. She didn't say much to me. Only repeated, "Stop that. I am not. And I have a boyfriend Tray." that was just hilarious." Pam said and laughed. Well that only says to me that Sookie was alone in the shower. Thanks God, that Pam was occupied that moment.
"Lets congratulate you. You joined "Tease Amelia" club."
"Who are the members?" Pam asked. She looked very interested and happy. Who knew that Pam would find friends first day in Louisiana?
"Sookie and me. And now it will be you too." Tray said and Lafayette punched his arm. "I want to join that club too. You will have all fun and I will be left in this kitchen. Not good, Tray. Not good at all. I am not happy." Lafayette said and pouted. When my home became a kindergarten? I was away only for 4 days.
"I am in!" Pam said and shook Tray's hand.
"Lafayette, you don't need an invitation. If you want to tease Amelia you can do it. Sookie thinks that you are her new family member. So you are mine family member too." Tray said and Lafayette smiled like kid who got a candy. "Aww. You really love your girlfriend? Because if you not that will be very difficult to keep my hands near me. You are awesome Tray Dawson." Lafayette said and kissed Tray's cheek. Tray was shocked and I couldn't help myself and started to laugh. Yeah, year ago I was in his place. It is good that Lafayette found new victim. The others join me and started to laugh too. But when Alcide showed up everybody stopped and slightly tensed.
"Eric you are home! Nice to see you man. Why nobody said to me that he returned?" Alcide asked with cheerful tone. He patted my shoulder and sat down next to me.
"If you didn't notice there was urgent matters then Eric's return." Lafayette said a little bit bitterly. I understand him. And I don't even know Sookie. That is insane that Alcide pretends like he is a happy camper.
"Where is your girlfriend? You know what happened downstairs?" I asked with authority in my voice. This is my house and it is mine responsibility that everyone would be safe in here. I was full of all this crap. Pam is teasing me, I like girl and I don't know her at all. Lafayette is strange and distain and now Alcide acts like biggest prick in the world. He is good guy. Well, he was a good guy when I left house and went in Sweden.
"Everything is ok. Don't worry. How was your trip?" Alcide asked. I felt when Tray tensed behind me and now understand perfectly why he wanted that I hold him. But who will hold me, because I really wanted to punch Alcide hard in his dumb head.
"Are you serious?" I asked because I was lost in this conversation. I asked one thing and he would talk about something else.
"Gosh! You are stupid or what? That cow of yours tried to harm your roommate and you can say that everything is ok? Did you call police or drove with her in the station? What she said? Why she did that?" Pam couldn't stay silent any longer. And she asked what we all wanted to know.
"Eric, I think your sister needs to cool down." Alcide said coldly.
"You fucker! You perfectly know my name. And I am waiting for answers." Now Pam was literally pissed off.
"Why you even care? You don't know anything, PAM! I guess you want to get in Sookie's pants. That's all! Poor little Pam needs my help." Alcide said harshly because now he was pissed too.
"Pam that is enough. And you Alcide watch what are you talking and with who, because I will choose her side always. Pam is right. We need answers and you will talk right now. It is my home and we must to do something that anything like that never repeats again." I said and looked in Alcide's eyes. Pam stood up from her chair and walked towards Lafayette. She was very angry because she decided to help with a food. That always shows how pissed off she really is. After our parents died she made 3 cakes by herself.
"Eric, you even don't know this girl. And you know Debbie. Yes she can be aggressive but something must to trigger her. I don't think that it was only Debbie's fault. Sookie said something to her. It is only reason why Debbie would try to hit her." Alcide said. And he had a point. Something had to trigger her because I know that she is insane but in the past she only insulted others and never tried to harm them physically.
"Bullshit! And you know that. Sookie would never do that. She is a good person. And we all know that your girlfriend is psycho. Everybody is afraid of her because they don't know when she would explode." Tray started to shout and stand up of his chair.
"Calm down, Tray. We don't need this." I said and waited till Tray sat down. "Alcide what Debbie said to you? What happened?"
"She didn't say a lot. She was a very scared, thanks to you guys. I didn't think that you could act like that with my girlfriend. I called her sister and she came and took her. That's all." Alcide said and looked at us all. His gaze was full of anger and disguise.
"You let her go? And you didn't call a police?" Pam shouted and Lafayette held her. But he was pissed off like Pam. Probably even more. Tray just shook his head. He tried to wake up from bad dream. Yeah, I wanted to wake up too.
"Pamela, stop it. Try to control yourself. We don't know what happened. Maybe this was only a misunderstanding. We need to wait and hear Sookie's version." I said and pleaded with my eyes that Pam understood me. We didn't need any police in our house. This was my sister's first day in New Orleans and we have to stay low, because uncle won't listen to me and will command Pam to go away. I know that. And I wouldn't let her to refuse her money. Her behavior must to be as good as it could be. And she must to start studies. Then she will get her money and can punch uncle's face as hard as she want. She nodded and came next to me, kissed my cheek and sat down in front of me. I mouthed thank you and she smiled.
There was awkward silent in the kitchen. Three of us sipped coffee, one was chopping something and the other one just sat down and looked at the ground. Suddenly Alcide lifted his head and looked at me.
"What?" I asked a little bit confused.
"So when she moves out?" he asked.
"Who?" I was at lost about what he is talking.
"Sookie. When she moves out? Your sister is here. That means that she will need a room to stay here. And that girl is a trouble. Look what she did today."
"Alcide you are my friend but just shut up already. I know yesterday your ego was hurt and you are still pissed off but it isn't a reason why she must to move out. You agreed that she can live here. I did too. Even Sam said that is ok." Lafayette said and putted down his knife.
"I didn't thought that she would be such a drama queen. I can bet that everything is her fault. She said something insulting to Debbie. We don't need someone like her." Alcide said calmly but his hands were clenched into fists
"You said yourself that we don't know what happened there. And even you don't believe what you said just now. She is living here not Pam. And she will stay here how long she would want it." Lafayette said back to Alcide. Now I could agree with Alcide. Sookie is a problem in this house. Alcide hates her. Lafayette just loves her. This is the first reason why I wanted to live with guys. Much less drama with them.
"I think it is better that she moves out, Lafayette. She maybe doesn't want to live here anymore with everything what happened this morning." I said as gently as I could. I know that Pam don't want to live here. I know that I can't imagine my sister in this house. I know that I like Sookie and I doubt that she done anything to Debbie. But I didn't want that my sister go in Europe or that my friends start to conflict with each other.
"But, Eric! How can you say that? Don't listen to Alcide. He probably is insane like his psycho girlfriend. You know…" I didn't let him to finish what he wanted to say because it was too much for me. I want peace in my house.
"Enough! She will not live with us! I object it Lafayette! I said that Sam's room would be for my sister." I said and regretted it. But all that drama has to stop. It is becoming too chaotic.
"Who died and gave you a right to decide who lives here and who doesn't?" Someone said. I turned and saw Amelia, Sookie and Jesus standing in the doorway. It must be Amelia. She doesn't know anything and now is expressing her opinion. Yes I felt like a jerk but she didn't have to remind it. My eyes shifted and I looked at Sookie. This is all her fault. Now she looked very strong and not angry at all. She looked like she understood what I wanted to say. There was no trace of that vulnerable girl, which I picked up from the floor. Now in front of me stood wonderful woman. Stop that! You decided and you won't change your mind.
"That did last owner when he died and my brother bought this house. Right, Eric?" Pam said from behind me. I could here in her voice that she was not happy with me but I am her brother. So if she can she will be with me always.
Sookie now looked confused and after couple of seconds something clicked in her head and she again looked at me. Her eyes were wide open and I could see that it mirrored my eyes when I heard that I have new roommate. Join the club, Sookie.
A/N: So what did you think? Did you felt something between Alcide and Pam? And where his common sense is hiding? Who wants to punch him first?
I hope so I answered couple of your questions. More would be answered in next chapter. Sookie and Eric will have their talk. till next time! Comment, express your opinion and ask questions! I will be waiting!
Disclaimers: all main characters belong to C.H. and T.B.
Thanks for reading!