A/N: Okay, folks. This is Eric's POV during the last chapter, and a little extra something at the end. He's not all about flowers and candy ya know…

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Eric's POV

I dismiss Pam and speed back up to finish my work while Sookie eats. I send off e-mails and sign papers and check the stock market. It's too easy to make money these days. What the hell am I gonna do with it all? I shouldn't buy more businesses or property if I want to be able to keep on top of it myself. Don't want to spread myself too thin, but at least things are easier to manage if I keep it local. I should talk to Pam about possible future business collaborations. She's bound to feel the need to leave sooner or later when things cool down in the vampire community since the Revelation. Maybe then I'll branch out more, since I know she can be trusted. But then again it's only a matter of time now before the damn shifters and weres reveal themselves to the public. Sometimes I can't help but wonder if our own Revelation has been worth the trouble. But I always come to the conclusion that it has. Part from the anti-vampire organizations, unlife is much more comfortable now. Plus, it's always fun to 'take care' of the idiots who dare to mess with me personally.

Should I invest in other peoples' business ventures? I'll probably end up making more money…

Maybe research favoring vampires? True Blood that tastes good?

Or charity. Yeah, right…

I can hear Sookie finishing up in the kitchen. This is going to be good.

I beat her to the remote and press play. Oh, 'Hellboy'! As much as I'd like to 'Kill Bill', it's not much of a mood setter for what I have planned.

I take Sookie by the waist and pull her down with me to lie on the couch. I give her plenty of time to protest, knowing she'll appreciate the fact that I listened to her after kissing her earlier tonight. I'm not like I'm used to asking permission.

She hesitates for a moment, but gives in quickly. I can tell she's tense in the beginning, but she relaxes a bit into the movie. And of course her ass is in a very nice position this way, although it's a little distracting to me whenever she wriggles to stay comfortable like that.

I picked a good distraction for her. She doesn't seem to notice when I start to let my hands roam over her body. But I can feel her skin reacting to my touch. So far so good.

Her scent is simply intoxicating. Her hair smells like flowers and sunshine. I'm reminded of the strangeness of the situation I'm in. When have I ever before been this close to a woman, a living human woman, and just touched her and smelled her lying beside me? What the hell is happening to me? Has she bewitched me? Since when do I snuggle?

That's it. I'm going to need to do something extra evil sometime soon to make sure I'm not losing my touch…

After the movie ends I casually suggest we try out the Jacuzzi together now that she has her bathing suit. I had instructed Pam to buy something small and thin for Sookie to wear.

Pam didn't have one to lend her, of course. There comes a point when it's just easier to stay naked. Who needs a bathing suit?

Okay. Me apparently. I should have seen that coming. But it plays out to my advantage when she tells me to wear some boxers, because then I get to tell her I'll need to go put some on. I can just tell she's envisioning me without my pants. It's inevitable. Like when someone tells you not to look down and your first reaction is to do just that.

She follows me upstairs to change. I take my clothes off and put on some black boxers and go into the kitchen to heat up some blood and fix up a gin and tonic for Sookie. I remember that's what she ordered at Fangtasia. Maybe it'll help her relax a little for when I make my next move.

I make it strong. But not too strong, I don't want her to do anything she's bound to regret.

I go outside and turn on the jets in the Jacuzzi before getting in. God, I love soaking in hot water. It's a favourite for many vampires. We appear cool to the touch to warm blooded creatures, but we actually adapt to the temperature around us, to a certain extent. We're only truly cold if it's cold around us. And who doesn't like to warm up in a pool if you're chilly?

Sookie finally comes out and I nearly choke on the blood when she unwraps the towel around her. I only got a quick glance at her naked after her shower at Fangtasia. Now she's wearing that tiny bikini with strings that can so easily be untied. Her breasts are truly magnificent, and her nipples are hard. I will need to practice a lot of restraint so as not to scare her.

She takes her drink and sinks in to the water with a little sigh. We make a little small talk and I finish drinking my blood while Sookie is silent and looks slightly uncomfortable.

I choose this moment to make it clear that I'm indeed 'trying' to seduce her. I let her know that I know she's untouched. She seems annoyed at first, but then she acts offended, letting me know she's got all the theory down.

I tell her I can't wait to give her the practical exam, which gets her in quite a huff. So in favour of moving forward and shutting her up at the same time, I move in to kiss her lightly. I take it slow and I'm rewarded with a tentative response, with tongue. She touches me, and I move my hand to touch her face. This is turning out to be a nice make-out session, but I'm careful not to rush. I need her wanting more.

But she pulls back. I knew things might be happening too fast for Sookie. But she brings up Bill as the reason. This needs to be dealt with and I manage to make her see that Bill is not a very good reason to deny herself some joy and pleasure. Quite the opposite.

So then she goes off on me… Why am I putting up with this again? Guess I might as well be frank. She seems to appreciate honesty, and I can't really blame her for being cautious. Bill seriously needs to suffer for this.

What our conversation boils down to in the end is that Sookie likes me and that she wants me too. That's all I hear anyway.

So now that's over with, I let her know that I want her to have a little of my blood, and to my surprise she agrees. I suppose our conversation did the trick, because when I inform her of the typical vampire reaction to giving blood she tells me I can touch her anywhere I want using mouth and hands. And I can do a lot with that.

My fangs come out in anticipation. I kiss her again, teasing and revelling in the taste of her. I can feel her hard nipples brushing against my chest. She is making me so hard.

I touch her again, my hands glide up and down her body under the water. I bite down on my tongue to get my blood flowing into her mouth. She doesn't recoil from the taste, but actually seems to like it. Not common, but age changes the taste of a vampire's blood and it's been a very long time since I gave of myself to anyone. This girl is a walking turn on.

I move a hand to cup her breast and tease her nipple over her bikini top. She pulls me closer and moan when I lick the outside of her ear. She's into it now. I can't wait till I can fuck her properly. I will cum on her and inside her, again and again. And she will cum for me, again and again.

She arches her back as I touch her, a leg sliding against my thigh. She doesn't protest when I untie her top and finally get to give her breasts some undivided attention. I wanted to do this since the first time I saw her. They're just big enough and perfectly round and firm. I take a nipple into my mouth and play with it, biting just hard enough to elicit another moan from that delicious mouth of hers. She seems to like this treatment as much as I do, and she closes her eyes and lets her head fall back, pushing her breasts closer to me.

While she is enjoying herself I slowly trail my hand down between her thighs. She gasps when I reach her center and start to stroke her through the fabric of the bikini bottoms. Her arousal has her lips swelling with warm blood under my fingers. I look up at her victoriously when she pulls up one of her legs for me. I straighten up and kiss her mouth again. I can tell she is approaching her climax by the way her heart rate is quickening, and it's way too soon for that. I withdraw my hand from her center and instead I untie the last strings of her bikini. Before she can say anything I take hold of her waist and raise her up to the edge of the pool. She tries to shield herself, but I won't let her. She is so beautiful, and I tell her so. I grab onto her thighs and move her into a better position before I start to go down on her. Fuck, she tastes so good… all pink and sensitive and dripping wet. I slide my tongue as deep into her as I can, while working her clit with my thumb and groaning at the feel of her hot pussy. I swirl my tongue around her folds and then take her clit between my lips, gently massaging it with the tip of my tongue. She whispers my name and it nearly drives me over the edge.

I know her climax is approaching again so I move up to kiss her stomach and caress her inner thighs with my hand. I look up at her and see her looking back at me. Was she watching? I smile and capture her nipple in my mouth at the same time as I slide my long finger into her and making her cry out loudly. Mmm, she is so tight…

I continue to slide my finger in and out of her a few times, stretching her before adding another finger. She's very close now. I keep my thumb on her clit and I kiss her on the mouth again just wanting to devour her. She's panting and moaning, but as I curl my fingers and find her G-spot she breaks our kiss and cums hard and loud. I love it when they're just genuinely loud like that. Not like the unfortunate girls on TV who has to fake it so badly. My Sookie cums with abandon.

I linger inside her, prolonging her pleasure and feeling her walls spasm around my fingers. Holding her while she steadies her breathing I trail soft kisses along her neck and throat. The vein is pulsing right under her skin, I can almost hear it. But now is not the right time to bite, nor is it a good place to mark her before she breaks up with Compton.

I lower her back into the water with me, my hard cock making contact with her stomach. She breaks away and kisses me. She's taking initiative. This is unprecedented, but very welcome. She slides her tongue along my fangs, and just as I moan and think about how I will have to relieve me of my tension by myself later, I feel her hand starting to stroke my erection through the boxers she made me wear. I growl in pleasure and surprise at her brazenness as she continues to stroke up and down my shaft. I kiss her ear and neck again, feeling the blood coursing through the vein under her skin.

She stops what she's doing to lower my boxers down, and I help her take them off completely before getting back to stand on my knees between her legs. I take her hand and place it on my cock. She grips me firmly and works me just right, like a natural.

I reach down to tease her sensitive clit again and then I start to thrust into her hand. I want us to cum together this time. Damn, she's good. I can feel my release is nearing.

Sookie arches her back and I attack her breasts again, bracing myself against the edge of the pool. I thrust harder, and my fangs scrape against her skin. I so want to drink of her.

But surprisingly, she pulls my head closer to her chest and actually gives me the go ahead to bite. I thought I'd have to wait till the bonding before she'd let me drink from her.

But I can mark her breast. Compton will not get the chance to see that.

So I bite, right above her nipple, penetrating her skin. The blood rushes into my mouth and the delicious taste of her drives me over the edge. I draw on the wound and she cries out in pleasure as we cum together.

My cock is throbbing in her hand as she continues pumping me. I pull back from her breast to lick the puncture marks and swipe over the nipple one more time for good measure. We stay like that for a few moments, riding out the aftershocks and I breathe with her while she comes down from our mutual high.

She lets go and I kiss her again. She is mine now. Only mine.

I sink back into the bubbling water and pull her to me to sit in my lap. I tell her how special she is. She needs to know this, especially since those imbeciles in her hometown have convinced her otherwise. She will be my bonded. My beautiful lover and companion, and she will be protected and valued.

We talk for a while. With her on my lap I have to control myself to not grow hard again. I don't think she's ready for more tonight seeing as this was her first sexual experience. I still need to give her time so as not to scare her off.

We get out of the pool and she retires for the night. I give her a lingering kiss on the cheek before she walks upstairs to her room. She looks relaxed and satisfied, and I intend to keep her that way.

I take a quick shower in one of the downstairs bathrooms, and after making sure Sookie is asleep I leave the house to drive to Fangtasia before closing time.

The club is still packed when I get there so I sit down on my throne to scowl at the customers for a while before last call. Pam seems amused. She can always tell when I've had a successful night. She can also tell I'd like something a little more rough to complete my night. Sookie was sweet, but that was merely foreplay for me.

I scan the crowd of expectant fangbangers and spot a curvy red headed girl in her twenties.

I call her to me and offer her to sit beside me. She's wearing black, of course. A short skirt and a glittering halter top. This one is eager to please, but without being a total moron. She smells fresh, a touch of perfume. I don't understand the fangbangers who go out clubbing without at least taking a shower first.

Her name is Linda. I make a little small talk to let her know I'm interested. Even though it's not in her personality.

I take her in my office. I reserve the downstairs rooms for longer sessions, or larger parties.

I make her cum twice using my hands and mouth, getting her nice and slick before I bend her over my desk and plunge into her from behind. I'm rough with her. I keep my eyes closed most of the time and pretend I'm with someone else.

I let her rest on the couch for a moment before I take her again. I go down on her and make her cum again. She goes down on me and I cum in her mouth.

This girl is not as tight as Sookie. But that's fine. I use some extra lubricant on her and top off this night's escapades in her other entrance.

She didn't object to anything I did and I didn't hurt her. I don't get off on hurting women.

But I never leave them unsatisfied.

I can be rough and even mean sometimes, but I don't rape women. Men, sometimes. But only for punishment, and I reserve that for special occasions. It doesn't really do anything for me personally. Compton does qualify though. He tried to screw me over. See how he likes it. But I'll see what the queen comes up with first. She's not known for being a softie after all.

When I get home, Sookie is still sleeping soundly. I get some more work done before dawn comes.

TBC

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