Chapter 21: One Too Many

Madison followed Pam, having to concentrate much harder on walking properly and not falling on her face,

' How long was I at the bar?' he words were a little slurred and Pam smirked,

' An hour, sorry sugar things to see too, in you go' she held the door for Madison and followed her in,

' Madison' Eric greeted her, his eyes focused on the paper work in front of him

' Eric' she tried to sound sober but she wanted to drunkenly giggle so much,

' Have a seat I wont be a moment' Madison sat on the couch and Pam stood next to her, avoiding eye contact and smirking,

' Pam I need you to run a couple of errands for me?' Madison sniggered and looked at Pam,

' You're lovely' she smiled a heavily inebriated smile at Pam before continuing in her drunken chat,

' How comes you haven't got a better job?' he English accent came through when she was drunk, well in honesty Madison was English, her whole family were and she had spent most of her early years in London, the American twang came in because Drew thought her accent made her sound better than him, so of course it had to go, Pam burst into laughter at Madison's drunkenness and looked at Eric biting her lip and trying to compose herself, Eric stared at Madison with a look of confusion on his face,

' Pam how many has she had?'

' I don't know I was in here with you?' Pam was still trying not to laugh

' This place is a bit crappy isn't it lets go somewhere else' Madison stood and stumbled towards the door, Pam, who was in silent hysterics, grabbed her arm and led her back to the couch,

' This crappy place is my club' Eric's tone held slight annoyance

' Oh yeah of course and I'm princess Diana' she giggled again and flopped backwards on the couch,

' Pam grab some water and aspirin would you?' Eric rubbed his face exhaustedly, Pam left still silently laughing, and only when she'd closed the door behind her did Eric smile at Madison's antics.

Madison sat up on the couch and immediately regretted it, her head pounded and she flopped back down,

' Had one too many have we?' Eric's tone was normal but Madison winced,

' Why are you yelling at me?' Eric laughed and handed her the water and aspirin, she took them gratefully and downed the water,

' Eurgh my mouth feels like Ghandi's flip flop' Eric smiled and sat back on the couch, paperwork still in his hand,

' Can your brain handle a conversation yet?'

' I'm not sure I have a brain left'

' You're quite charming when your drunk, in future if someone offers you drugs just say yes'

' What did I do?'

' Well first we had to pull you off the podium because the crowd got a bit too excited when you took your top off, then you and Pam got it on while I watched right here on this couch' she looked at him, his mouth was dead straight but his eyes were smiling wickedly,

' Ha ha very funny, you're a comic genius'

' Oooh now that was a tone dripping in sarcasm, your brain must have woken up' she sat up on the couch and rubbed her temples,

' How long was I out?'

' About two hours'

' Coulda been worse I suppose, so why am I here?'

' Have you spoken to your father?'

' Yeah he called yesterday'

' Did he tell you about your grandfather coming back into the picture?'

' Oh yeah I may be drunk but I wont be forgetting that in a hurry'

' Why do you think he's back?'

' Your asking me? I haven't seen my family in 5 years for all I know he could have turned over a new leaf and they've all kissed and made up, but then again I suppose not because hell hasn't frozen over' he smiled at her sarcasm

' We need to know why he's so desperate to get back into your parents good books?'

' And?'

' I didn't say and?'

' It was silently implied go on say what you have to say before my brain turns to mush'

' Very well, he's flying into Dallas in a few days, I have business in Dallas, I want you to go with me and meet up with him?'

' Well let me think about that erm…. no'

' He could pose a threat to your parents and you wont even consider helping?'

' He doesn't want to talk to me he wants to kill you, you'd have more luck talking to him than I would'

' I know that's why I'll be with you when you meet him…well in a manner of speaking'

' What does that mean?'

' I'll be in the same place as you but I wont be with you, just in case he tries anything'

' Well don't I feel safe now'

' Nothing will happen to you'

' Better not, anyway how is he a threat to my parents, he cant touch them?'

' He can if he goes to the right people'

' The right people?' she raised a sceptical eyebrow at him

' You think there aren't people out there who would love to hunt down the people that kept my kind safe before all the vampire rights were introduced?'

' I never realised my parents were in this so deep'

' Your parents were in at the deepest and none of us have forgotten everything they did for us'

' Ok I'll go but I'm not happy about this'

' Thank you, come on I'll drive you home' he pulled her up from the couch

' You know all these vampires being nice to me is really starting to freak me out, where are the bad guys?'

' Technically we are the bad guys, your just on our good side, Pam's especially, she's taken quite a shine to you'

' She hasn't claimed me has she?'

' No I told her she couldn't'

' Why?'

' Because I'm her maker and she has to do everything I say'

' Bossy aren't we?' she mocked him jokingly and he smirked, though she noticed how he dodged her question and pretended he'd understood her differently.

Eric drove fast and if it wasn't for his heightened senses it would have been scary,

' So why is the English accent back?'

' I only dropped it because Drew beat it out of me, now he's gone it's back' she noticed Eric's lips form a silent snarl at the mention of the words 'Drew' and 'beat,', he pulled up outside her house and sniffed the air;

' Ok why did you do that?'

' Habit, just checking the area, be ready to leave tomorrow night, I'll pick you up at 8:00'

'Ok, I still don't like this though'

' You'll be perfectly safe'

' Then why do I have a horrible feeling in my stomach?'

' Probably because in a few minutes you'll be reliving that bottle of whiskey you knocked back'

' Ha ha your so funny my sides just split' she had a horrible feeling he was right though.