Sookie stood looking down at the package that had been left on their door step and she couldn't believe what she was seeing,
"How did the dress" "Eric" she cut him off
"Fitting go?" "ERIC" Sookie froze not taking her eyes off the box.
Eric had heard that tone in her voice before and he knew it was never followed by anything good, he rushed over to where she stood and looked down at the box inside was what looked like a homemade bomb. Eric grabbed the box and ran from the house Sookie tried to follow but as soon as he reached the back door he took off into the air, a few second later Sookie heard an explosion somewhere over her head and Eric landed in front of her unharmed.
"Was that what I think it was?" Sookie asked
Eric shook his head and caught her as her legs went out from under her as she fainted, Eric wasn't sure how much more she could really handle he knew she was a strong woman and he worried that even if things became too much she would never tell him. He carried Sookie back inside the house and laid her across the bed he sat with her waiting for her to wake when the strangest thing happened, Eric listened as she started having a conversation with Tara in her sleep.
He figured she was having dreams when he felt the tension through their bond while she slept but he had no clue she had been talking to dead people, he waited and listened as she tried to convince Tara that she was dead and he held her as she sobbed begging her to come back.
Sookie jumped out of bed feeling panicked she hated feeling like she had no control and right now she knew she had none, whoever wanted her dead wasn't going to stop they had burned down her house, chased her down in a car, shot her and now they tried to blow her up. She paced the floor unable to control her thought she mumbled through them trying to figure everything out, she looked through her head for that tiny detail that would tell her who was trying to kill her.
"Lafayette heard you last night he heard you say that when he came around everything stopped" Sookie's eyes grew wide and her body was shaking "or Tara I saw her I think I saw her that looked an awful lot like her" her eyes filled up with tears "or maybe its Bill or Alcide or even Arlene they could all be together" she wiped at her face trying to make the tears stop but it was no use "oh god maybe it was Terry he can use a gun."
Eric stood watching Sookie as she fell apart he knew this was coming the last year had been too much for her to handle, he listened to her ramble for a few more minutes accusing everyone she had ever met of trying to kill her and he just hoped that when she finished she could pull herself back together.
When the rambling stopped and Sookie just stood in the middle of the room crying Eric walked over to her and wrapped his arms around her stroking her head, he told her everything was alright and that he would keep her safe no matter what as her breathing slowed. Eric tucked her back in bed before he called Lafayette at the bar to tell him she wouldn't be in tonight, he listened for any sign that he might have known about the package that was left on the door step but he didn't hear any.
Sookie cried into her pillow while Eric held her she wanted the fear to go away to just be numb so she wouldn't have to feel unsafe everywhere she went, his arms wrapped around her and he hummed a song she didn't know but it made her eyes feel heavy and she welcomed the sleep.
Once Eric was sure he was asleep he left the room to make a few calls, the first one was to Pam asking her to come to the house after Fangtasia closed. The next call he made was to Lafayette letting him know he she stay clear of the house tonight he told him where he could find Sam's trailer and keys so he had a place to go for the night, finally he called Bill someone was trying to kill them and he was sure Bill had to know something about it.
Eric bit his tongue when he heard Bills voice he was certain Bill knew more than he was letting on he had always been a sneaky little worm and thing had only gotten worse when he was made king of Louisiana, He set up a meeting with Bill at dusk the next night and he hoped that Sookie would be well enough to handle it. Eric paced the floor repeating what Sookie had said over and over again trying to decipher what it meant, Tara she said she saw Tara he thought to himself and he wondered if maybe that was what Bill was hiding.
Could Tara be alive Eric knew it was possible but why would Bill let Sam kill Franklin if he hadn't lost it and killed Tara, Eric flipped his phone open again calling Lafayette only this time he told him to come straight to the house now. A few hours later Sookie sat up in bed and looked around the room, she wondered where Eric was and she pushed with her mind searching the house for his buzz.
When she found Eric in the other room she was shocked to find Lafayette with him but what disturbed her even more was what saw in his mind, he had seen the girl who looked like Tara her hair was lighter and the nose was a little different but she looked like her. Sookie was so distracted by what she had seen in Lafayette's mind she barely noticed the two other minds in the room; she walked from the bedroom slowly listening to the sound of Eric's voice.
"She said she thought it was Tara and you saw the same girl isn't it possible it could be?" he barked at Lafayette, Sookie stood in the doorway and everyone in the room froze waiting for her reaction. "What's going on now?" she said in a dull tone as she walked over to Eric sitting in his lap and wrapping her arms around him, Lafayette was the first to talk but as he tried to explain she cut him off "why didn't you tell me you saw Tara?"
Lafayette looked shocked "I wasn't Tara it was a girl who looked like Tara" he said holding his head in his hands "why would I tell you I saw someone who looked like her so I could like crazy?" Sookie accepted his answer after all it was the same reason she hadn't told anyone, she nuzzled into Eric's neck still feeling drained from her little mental breakdown.
Eric stroked her back and held her closer as he started to talk again, "Pam and Lafayette you need to find the girl who might be Tara before tomorrow night and bring her to Fangtasia" his voice was stern and Sookie looked up to see the two of them nod before they left the table, she clung to Eric as he carried her back to bed she wanted to know what the plan was but she couldn't seem to her mind to focus the way she needed it to.
He laid her back on the bed pulling her clothes off and throwing then in the corner before he crawled into bed with her, Sookie hadn't noticed Eric was naked until she felt the coolness of his flesh against hers causing chills to run through her. Her body ached for him and when he wrapped his arms around her pulling her close her breath stuck in her throat as she moaned his name, Eric wasn't expecting her reaction he just needed to feel close to her after watching her fall apart.
She reached for his hand running down her body pressing it in between her thighs letting him feel how much she wanted him, Sookie rolled on her side pressing her ass against him moving her hips in tiny circles begging for Eric to take her. She heard him a grunt and with one smooth motion she was filled with his manhood, Sookie bounced against him slowly wiggling her hips back and forth and when he couldn't take any more Eric grabbed her hips and pounded into her.
Eric loved how her body reacted each time he pushed himself deep inside of her the way her breast bounced and how she wiggled her hip he had thousands of lovers but none like her, he felt her pulsing around his hard cock and he knew she was close. He pushed deep inside and her mans filled the air he paused enjoying the throbbing of her wetness and kissing along her shoulder, he felt her shutter and her breathing slowed when he rolled her on top of him grabbing her ass and sliding her up and down his member slowly.
Sookie wanted to feel safe and loved and with Eric inside of her she knew she would, her body bounced and wiggled against him as their moans filled the air her eyes locked on his she lifted her body rocking at the tip of his manhood and she felt his body stiffen under her. Eric moaned thrusting upward trying to end the want to be deep inside of her, she giggled as he growled in frustration pulling her toward him and slamming her down in his manhood.
Her body started to shake as he ran his tongue over her nipple sucking it into his mouth and he felt her pulse around him as they came together. Eric held her close to him still inside of her as he kissed down her neck and across her chest, "aren't you hungry?" she asked wondering why he hadn't fed from her like he usually did. His eyes were wide when he looked at her "Sookie I don't need to feed from you every time we make love" Eric wasn't sure how to explain that he enjoyed sex with her without having to bite her.
Sookie thought back over their sex life and she couldn't remember a time he hadn't bit her during sex, she started to panic was he tired of her blood did he not find her attractive anymore her heart started to race and she couldn't catch her breath. Eric felt her anxiety flowing through their bond and he saw the panic on her face "Sookie I love you and I want to marry you and be with you forever" he watched her face soften and the anxiety lessened "if you want I can bite you right now" he said smiling at her.
Eric held her until dawn when he crept out of the room not wanting to wake her, Sookie had seemed to be a little more like herself before she had fallen asleep last night and he hoped that with a little more rest she would have a clearer head. They had a big night coming and he needed her telepathy intact so they can find out who has been trying to kill her, Bill was a different story he had to approach him carefully because he was his king but he knew Sookie would be able to speak her mind and maybe catch him off guard.
Sookie woke up early the next morning feeling physically refreshed but her mind was another story, she had her coffee and showered before she jumped in the car and headed for Jason's to pick up the girls. She drove past her childhood home on Humming Bird road on her way to Jason's and she couldn't wait to move in after the wedding, Eric had made her promise not to go to the house until they got back from their honeymoon and she reluctantly agreed .
The girls were sitting on the porch with Clair when Sookie pulled up the look on Clair's face told her something was really wrong, she jumped from the car and rushed up the porch stopping in front of Clair who had her fists clenched and her eyes closed. "Clair are you ok?" Sookie waited for her to respond and when she noticed Clair's shallow breathing she realized the baby was coming "Jason, Jason" Sookie ran through the house screaming for the father to be.
Jason was nowhere in sight so she made her way back to Clair and the girls "where's Uncle Jason?" she asked the girls "he working momma" Sara said looking up at her, Sookie didn't know the first thing about labor but she was pretty sure it was supposed to happen in a hospital so she gather Clair and the girls and moved as fast as possible to the car.