Hi Everybody! I am starting this chapter out a whole year later. So keep that in mind. Both Sookie and Eric have been apart, Sookie in Bon Temps and Eric travelling with Pam and Tara.

So let's see what a whole year had brought our couple. I can't wait to see what you all think. Also for this chapter I tried something different by incorporating a Pam POV. So let me know what you think!

Enjoy!

Where Love Will Lead

Chapter 14

Pam

One Year Later

Pam didn't know what to do. She helplessly watched her maker get weaker and more despondent. She had no point of reference as to what could be wrong with him. She had believed at first he had drunk from a human with Hep D, but Ludwig, who had met up with them in Spain had said that he didn't suffer from the disease. She knowingly looked over Eric and Pam had taken her to another part of the Barcelona apartment and the doctor said, "It's not medical. It's psychological. Emotional. And now it's affecting him physically. His own maker suffered this…depression for lack of a better word."

"Eric doesn't let his emotions get the better of him. He isn't the type, as I am sure you know," Pam stubbornly pointed out.

"Neither did Godric," Ludwig said.

At the mention of Godric, Pam shuddered and Tara was there, hissing in the doctor's face. Ludwig didn't respond to the angry child vamp and Pam placed a hand on Tara's forearm, sending calm to her child. "It's fine. Tara, I can handle this."

Tara relaxed and looked to Pam, who jerked her head towards the room where Eric was.

After Tara left, Pam turned to the doctor, her eyes imploring her, "What can I do?"

"Find the source of his ennui. I believe he is bond sick. And I can only think of one individual who that would be to," she said, shooting Pam a knowing look before packing up her bag.

Pam stood there fuming at the source of her maker's descent. Sookie fucking Stackhouse.

As the doctor moved to leave the apartment she turned and said, "Even though this ain't in my job description, I am gonna give you a couple pieces of advice you would be wise to take. You need to resolve this sooner, rather than later. We don't want the Viking to go down the same path as Godric. My second piece of advice is not to let your emotions get the better of you in this situation. Right now your maker/child bond is calling out for revenge against the one who hurts your maker. But you will need her in order to keep him alive. So the sooner you make peace with her and accept her, the easier it will be to heal him."

Pam stared in silence and the doctor gave her one last look and left. Pam looked at the door where both her maker and her child were and closed her eyes tightly. Nothing pissed her off more than the fact that Sookie had done this. She pinched the bridge of her nose and paced the room as she thought.

She hated her. Hated Sookie. But even now, in the other room, she could feel the love that both her maker and her child felt for the little blond fairy. Pam knew that they would always love her. She had been fighting it so much with Eric, but she had cemented Sookie into her future when she had changed Tara. There was no getting rid of her now. So Pam decided then and there she needed to accept her. Pam needed to get over this hatred, as hard as it might be.

And Pam needed to go to her. Tonight. Back to Bon Temps. Pam, having made up her mind, walked to the bedroom, and said, "You are not infected with Hep D. Thank God."

Eric nodded, staring apathetically at the TV as he clicked through the channels, his expression devoid of any interest. "I told you. I am very careful when I select my meals."

She nodded and said, "Dr. Ludwig acted as courier for Ruben. He said there is some business with the bar that is better left dealt with one of the owners. I would like to go myself if you don't mind."

Eric looked at her, eyeing her curiously, before nodding and turning back to the TV. Pam said, "Tara, come with me."

Tara followed Pam into the living room and asked, "When are we leavin'?"

"We aren't. You are staying here with him. And you are going to convince him you want to go on to Sweden while I go to Louisiana," Pam said.

Tara looked like she was going to argue, but Pam held up her hand and said, "I am not asking. I don't want to command you, but I will. Please do this for me without a fight Tara. I…I need this."

Tara only looked at her and after a few moments before she nodded.

"I trust him to keep you safe Tara. I trust him with my life and your life," Pam said reassuringly, realizing Tara was feeling fear at the idea of Pam leaving her. "I will be back as soon as I can, which won't be long, and then I will meet up with you and Eric in Sweden. I have to check in with someone back in the states."

Tara only nodded and said, "Okay."

Pam gave her a smile and said, "Good."

She kissed Tara on the forehead and then she was gone, leaving the streets of Barcelona for the swamps of Louisiana.

Sookie

Sookie squealed and whined in protest as his cold feet brushed against her legs under the covers of her bed. "You're dang feet are freezin'!"

He chuckled and Sookie couldn't help the smile on her face as he wrapped his arms around her and nuzzled his face against the nape of her neck, kissing it and the back of her shoulders gently. "I need you to warm me up," he whispered in her ear, causing her to shiver.

"Oh I have already warmed you up a couple of times tonight. You wasted my efforts by gettin' outta bed for that service call," she said back in a sassy voice, rolling onto her other side to face him.

He chuckled again and Sookie felt it down in the bottom of her belly it was so deep.

"You don't want me to eat, huh? Or have a place to live?" he asked, his face groggy and tired. Perfectly disheveled and Sookie couldn't help but think he was adorable and beautiful.

"Oh fine, bring out the hunger card. As if you don't raid my fridge every chance you get," she teased.

He smiled and said, "It's a full moon tonight. I think I heard your friend Alcide and his pack howling on the border of your land."

She nodded and said, "I told him that was fine as long as his pack behaved themselves."

He nodded and she rested her head against his chest as he ran his fingers through her hair gently. Sookie sighed at the feeling and wondered about the beating heart under her ear. It was a slow, steady rhythm that comforted her greatly.

"Will you get up early still and head into work on time?" she asked as she yawned.

He said, "I think so."

Sookie grumbled and said, "No fun."

He chuckled, causing her head to bounce up and down on her chest before he quieted and resumed running his hand through her hair and down her bare back. His other hand gently stroked down her side. Sookie felt content and comfortable, which she hadn't felt in so long.

Sookie felt herself falling asleep and she pecked his chest before finding sleep once more.

The next thing Sookie became aware of was a knock on her front door. She jerked awake, on her side with Preston's arm slung over her waist. She looked at the clock. 3:54AM. What the heck?

She scanned and found a void on her porch. Her stomach filled with dread. She got up and threw his shirt on knowing that no matter who it was, she didn't want to face them in her birthday suit.

She tiptoed down the stairs and looked out the window, shock painting her features as Sookie realized who was at her door.

Sookie quickly unlocked the door and opened it, saying through the screen, "Pam? What are you doin' here?"

So who do you think is Sookie's new love interest? What are your thoughts about me sending Pam instead of Eric back to Bon Temps? I fear I will have some mixed reviews, but I am excited nonetheless. So hit the review and type away!