Disclaimer- These characters belong to Charlaine Harris. I just borrowed them.

I hope you like this chapter it's a little fluffy and fun. Next chapter I'll get back to the plot.

CHAPTER 11

I awoke the next morning happy to be in my vampire's arms. I was going to hate having to go to bed without him.

Friday night would be here before I knew it and I would have to go home and be alone again. I removed myself from his arms and went to take care of my human needs. I pulled on some clothes and decided to make some coffee. I went down stairs to find a note from Amelia that said her and Tray went to do a little shopping and would be back after lunch. It was about 12:30 so it probably wouldn't be much longer before they returned.

I hadn't finished my first cup before Lindsey was knocking at the back door.

"Hey Lindsey. Want a cup of coffee?"

"Sure Sookie." We walked back to the kitchen and sat at the table to talk and drink our coffee.

"I thought that I should check on you after dropping the news about my dream." She seemed a little nervous about bringing up the dream again.

"I'm fine. I knew trouble would find me. I was too happy. I knew it wouldn't last forever." I said slightly smiling.

"I'm sorry Sookie." She said sincerely.

"Lindsey do you mind if I ask you questions about your dreams?"

"Not at all."

"When you were a kid did you dream like this?"

"No, well I mean I did dream just not like I do now. See when I was younger I dreamed a lot and once in a while a dream would really stand out to me and sometimes they would come true. There wasn't really any pattern to my dreaming and there wasn't any way to know which dreams would come true and which ones wouldn't." she stated.

"How old were you when you started to realize that your dreams were coming to pass."

"Elementary school, and at first it was kinda amazing when it would happen. Then after I started noticing how often it was happening it made me a little scared. Then in high school I decided that it could be a good thing. And sometimes it was but a lot of the times they were vague." She smiled remembering back.

"So now every dream comes true. So what changed, you know, to make your other dreams stop?"

"Well, after I had James's blood. I stopped dreaming every night. At least that I can remember. The only dreams that I remember, came true. Sometimes it takes a while for it to happen and sometimes it happens quickly."

"Well you will be interested to know that when I talked with Eric last night. He told me that we are going to Vegas, in a little over a week. The new King is having a ball kinda in honor of me. He's making an announcement about his official protection over me." I said still not believing it myself.

"You're kidding me, why is he doing that?"

"One night Eric came to my work to speak to me during the time that Eric was under an investigation of sorts. And the King followed him to Merlotts. Anyway, to make a long story short. After I left, they were attacked by a vampire that use to work for the Queen and I came back and saved him, Eric, and my boss." Thinking back on that night gave me chills.

"Sookie you're kidding me right? Trouble just kinda finds you, doesn't it?" she said with an astonished sound in her voice.

"Well I guess so." I said regretfully.

"Anyway the King wants to make it official and announce it to all of his sheriff's."

"Well, remember what I said about the trip and just be careful."

"I will and Eric will be with me."

"James had said that ya'll were leaving Friday night due to some business. But that's all he said." My stomach growled and I giggled.

"I guess it's time for lunch." I stood to look through the refrigerator. "I'm going to have a BLT would you like one?"

"That sounds great? Is there something that I can do to help you?"

"Do you know if there are any chips?"

"Yea, I will get them. Which kind plain potato chips or corn chips?" she got up and went to the pantry and pulled out the bags.

"Potato chips." I pulled the skillet out from underneath the cabinet and put some bacon in it. She got the bread and I found some tomatoes in the fridge. As the bacon was frying and Lindsey was getting the mayonnaise and lettuce out of the fridge while I cut the tomato. The smell of bacon made my stomach growl again. We both giggled this time. We quickly made some sandwiches and sat back down at the table to eat. As we dug into our sandwiches Amelia and Tray walked in.

"Hey guys, me and Tray are going to take a swim, do you want to join us?"

"Are you sure you wouldn't mind?" I asked her?

"Of course, we would love for ya'll to join us."

"I was hoping to try the pool out before I have to go back home."

"Well, we have plenty of time before we have to go back Sook, we can stay as long as we want."

"No Amelia, Eric and I have to go to Las Vegas in about a week and a half. And I need to get back to work too."

"Sook, for real take time off. Sam will understand. And what's in Ve…Oh my gosh, Sook, are you and Eric going to Vegas to get married?"

"NO! The King has requested our presences. He decided to formally announce to all of the sheriff's in Louisiana of my formal protection." I said with a grimace.

"Oh, well you can still have some fun while you are there. You know what they say, 'What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.'" She said with a big smile on her smug face.

I just glared at her and continued to eat. Lindsey giggled. Tray was smiling but didn't say anything.

"Tray lets go change into our swimsuits." Amelia said smiling.

Well it was obvious after about 15 minutes that they were not changing into swim suits. Not with the noises coming from their door. We quickly ate and cleaned up the mess. Through our giggles we decided to get our swim suits on and meet at the pool. I went upstairs to change. Eric was sprawled out over the bed. I couldn't help but crawl up beside him and give him a peck on his cheek. He looks so peaceful sleeping there. I went to the bathroom and brush through my hair and put it in a pony tail. I went back to the room to get my new swim suit. It was so cute. It was black with white polka dots on it. The bottoms tied on both sides of my hips. The top tied around my neck with thick strips of material and tied around the back with strings. Eric is going to love this suit. It was about 4:00 by the time I got down to the pool. I was the first one there. Lindsey came up about 5 minutes later. Good thing the pool was heated, it was a little chilly outside now. About 30 minutes later Amelia came to join us.

"Hey Amelia, could you finally find your clothes." I snickered. Lindsey laughed.

"Well its better than being woke up at 4 in the morning with you yelling 'Oh Eric' or Eric yelling 'Fuck Sookie'. She and Lindsey burst into giggles. I couldn't help but to turn red.

"Ha Ha, that's real funny." I sarcastically said but with a smile. "I can't help it if he makes me scream. If I can remember right, during lunch someone else was screaming." This time we all giggled. Then Tray walked out and jumped into the pool and splashed us all.

"I brought a beach ball with me and we can play volleyball." Lindsey said. "Sookie and I will take you and Tray on. There is a floating net in the storage room to the left of the door of the house."

Tray jumped out of the pool and opened the door to the storage room. He came back with a net rolled up with a floating device. Lindsey and Tray put the net up and we started playing. We were having so much fun and then we realized that the lights of the pool came on and then within a few minutes Eric was running up and jumping in the pool with a big splash. He got us all with his big splash.

"Hey lover, I missed you when I woke. I heard everyone in the pool and thought that I would join you." He wrapped me in his arms and pulled me close, kissing me passionately.

"Get a room!" Tray said and everyone laughed.

Lindsey's phone started to ring. She jumped out of the pool and wrapped up in her towel. She walked away and spoke into the phone. In just a few minutes she ran and jumped back into the pool.

"Sorry guys. It was James he will be here soon." She said smiling.

"Good then we can have chicken fights." Amelia piped up.

"You're going down witch." I laughed.

"We'll see about that telepath. How about we say that the losers cook dinner tonight." She said.

"I'm in." I said.

"I'm in." Lindsey said. James walked up and jumped in and splashed everyone again. He pulled Lindsey to him and kissed her deeply.

We all said, "Get a room!" We all laughed.

"Ok James, we are having a chicken fight competition. The losers are cooking for the winners."

"No problem Lindsey, they are going down."

"Good luck with that." Eric added.

Tray snickered. "Then let's get to it. I'm starting to get hungry."

"I don't know why you are in such a hurry because you are the ones that will be cooking." I said.

"In your dreams Sook." Amelia said smiling.

"We will see witch." Eric smiled. We all climbed up on our guy's shoulders. I barely had time to lock my legs around Eric's body before Lindsey grabbed me and was trying to take me down. The squeals were probably heard all the way down the beach. Amelia and Tray hit the water with a big splash.

"Damnit!" she yelled. "Sorry Tray I just couldn't keep a hold on her."

"It's ok baby." He gave her a sweet kiss.

It was freezing when your body wasn't in the water. I was starting to shake. Lindsey was relentless. But in the end I pulled her forward while Eric was backing up and pulled her enough for her to fall. James wasn't going to let go. Eric helped me by pulling James when it looked like Lindsey was losing her balance. Finally they went down.

"WOOHOO!! We did it Eric!" He laughed as I celebrated. I couldn't wait to get back in the water. "Why don't we get in the hot tub while they cook dinner?"

"I like how you think lover."

Amelia, Tray, Lindsey, and James got out of the pool and wrapped a towel around them and went into the house to cook. We went to the hot tub.

"How was your day lover?"

"It was great. I visited with Lindsey, while Amelia and Tray was gone shopping. Then we all went swimming.'

He pulled me to him and I wrapped my legs around him. He kissed me and I melted. After a short make out session I was ready for something a little more passionate and I could feel how hard he was and could feel his lust and want through the bond. I pulled away from his kiss breathlessly and said, "Maybe we should go up stairs."

"I'll be right back." In vampire sped he was out of the hot tub, in the house, and before I knew what was happening he was floating back down from the balcony.

"Lover, hold on to me." He smiled and I wrapped myself around him again. He flew us up to the balcony and we walked through the door. He walked us straight to our room. We were kissing again like we couldn't get enough of each other. He took me straight to the shower since we were wet and I had chill bumps everywhere now. I was pushing off his board shorts and he reached in and started the shower. Pulling me in he untied my swim suit and it fell on the shower floor.

"Lover, I love you swim suit but I like it better on the floor."

His mouth was on my breast and licking between my breasts. He pulled the strings on my hips and the bottoms fell to the shower floor. He rubbed my mound and sucked a nipple in his mouth. I moaned and wiggled under his touch. He started to rub my clit in small circles. He raised his lips back to mine and our tongues mingled together. He plunged two fingers into me and I could feel my breath catch. A growl escaped his lips. After his talented fingers made me come he turned me around and pushed his hard member in me with a grunt. We both were moaning. His fingers once again found my clit and rubbed it while thrusting into me. After his thrusting became more urgent and I was getting closer to my climax he leaned to my shoulder and bit. I screamed out in pleasure and we both reached our climax together screaming each others name. He licked my shoulder to help it heal. We slumped up against the shower wall and I was trying to catch my breath. He kissed me softly. He turned the water off and got out to get us a towel. He dried me off and I dried him off. He kissed me again.

"Lover, you are amazing!" I could feel his eyes just lingering on me.

Then we heard a knock at the door.

"Sookie, dinner is ready." Amelia was at the door.

Eric answered back before I could say anything. "We will be right down."

"Oh my gosh Eric, do you think that they know what we were doing up here?" He just had a big smile on his face.

"Lover you're not exactly quite." There's his damn smirk again.

"That's it! No more sex with people in the house." I was embarrassed; I could feel me face burning.

"We will see about that lover. I love it when you blush." He grabbed some jeans and a t-shirt and pulled them on. He went to the drawer and pulled it out and handed me a thong and a pair of jeans then he went to the closet and found me a light long sleeve t-shirt. Picking up my bra where I left it earlier I quickly pulled on my clothes. Then we made our way down stairs.

Everyone had a plate and was filling them with food. There was grilled chicken, baked potatoes, beans, and sweet corn. I filled me a glass of sweet tea and started to fill my plate. James had gotten some royalty blend and had a couple of bottles heated and handed one to Eric.

"I'm glad that ya'll decide to join us." Amelia teased. Everyone laughed and I turned red.

I tried to ignore her. I smiled and said, "Everything looks so good."

We all ate and then cleaned the kitchen. Lindsey and James said their good byes and went home. Amelia and Tray went to get into the hot tub and Eric and I went for a walk on the beach. Walking down the beach hand in hand I realized how lucky I was.

"Sookie, I have really had a good time here. I'm very happy." He pulled me closer and kissed me leaving his arm around my shoulder.

"Yea, me too."

We walked quietly for a while and I just thought about our bond. And how much that I loved Eric. I wanted him to know how I felt about him and our relationship.

"Lover, is everything ok?" He was concerned.

"Eric I want to go home tomorrow night."

"What!? Why?"

"I've been thinking and I just feel that when we bonded, you were right, it shouldn't have been like that and…" I could feel him tense up and I could feel confusion through the bond. "Eric I want to go home because I want to….bond again. I love you and I want to do this right. I want to kinda start over. I want to show you how much I love…." Then he kissed me again. When he pulled away and looked in my eyes I couldn't help but cry.

"I love you too. Dear One you have made me so happy."

We just stood there wrapped in each others arms. We didn't move, we didn't speak we were just there, with each other. I could feel the love growing through the bond. Another tear escaped my eye. I was just so happy. We walked slowly back to the house. I wished things could always be this way. I hoped they would.

TBC

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