I am so happy to see so many comments! I missed all of you too. Let me tell you I wrote from Chapter 20 to 22 last night alone. I wrote until 2am because I was on a roll. I could not wait to return to it today.
Many of you are concerned about how Sookie is so sad dealing with Drex but I just want to point out, one of the reasons she has always been so relationship conscious is because she wanted that dream, the perfect family with the 3 bedroom house, white picket fence, kids, dog and cat. She is now realizing that she will never have this. She is a trouble magnet and Supes are all around her. She can't be with someone she can read and of all the Supes she has only been drawn to the vampires. With them she never expects to have the "family" and she knows the danger for her is bad enough without adding a baby to this. This is very important for Sookie to learn so she can move forward in her relationship.
Now the good news is…WHAT A RELATIONSHIP…she sure has found the right guy…lets see if she realizes that…
Chapter 21
Eric was already lying in the bed. He was not under the covers but on top and completely naked. He was leaning on one elbow with his legs fully extended and crossed only at the ankle. His eyes were smoldering and there was no doubt to his plans for the rest of the evening. Eric lifted one hand palm up and curled one finger in a motion to come to him. Sookie could not be glamoured but the pull she felt must have been kin to that of glamour. She was powerless to resist and she moved to the edge of the bed before she realized she had left the doorway.
Eric snaked one hand out to cup the back of her head and he pulled her down to meet his lips. The kiss was soft and promising. As Eric brushed his lips gently over Sookie's lips his hand moved up to allow his fingers to twine within her hair. Sookie heard a loud moaning and realized that it was coming from her. She then began to run her tongue along Eric's bottom lip seeking entrance. He was happy to respond and their tongues began a dual all their own.
Sookie was not sure how but she realized she was laying completely naked under her Viking who had released her lips for her to catch her breath but had continued his own journey down her neck to nibble on the soft skin behind her earlobe. Sookie began to pant and she lifted her legs to wrap then around her vampire as her arms also wrapped around his strong back and began to venture lower to her favorite part of his anatomy.
Sookie felt her Viking's chuckle as his kisses ran to her chin and he lifted his head to look into her eyes. "Lover you seem to always be reaching for the same part of me each time we are together" Eric teased.
"I can't help it. I think your ass is so sexy that I just want to kneed it in my hands any chance I can get." Sookie replied with barely a breath.
"Well maybe we can find a position that best suits your…fondling." Eric smirked down at her. Before Sookie could imagine what that position would be Eric had grabbed both of Sookie's legs under the knees and pulled her down the bed to bump into his knees. Eric then began to move backwards and position himself at her entrance. Sookie felt the tip of him pressing into her wet opening and she whimpered with need. Eric quickly plunged into her and she felt him fill her to the rim. Sookie gasped and arched her back off the bed. Eric continued to plunge in and out of her in a fast earth shattering pace and Sookie grabbed his arms to hold on for the ride. Just when she thought she had her bearings Eric plunged into her and stopped holding himself buried inside of her. Eric grasped her arms and pulled them above her head and told her to remove her legs from around his waste and to place them flat on the bed. He whispered into her ear to not move until he said so.
Suddenly Sookie felt Eric's weight lifting from her body and her instincts were to reach out and grab a hold of him and pull him back down to her but she remembered his words in her ear and she remained still. Eric had lifted his entire body off of her and they only remained joined at their sex. Sookie knew Eric could fly but she never thought of him flying in the bedroom. Sookie's eyes were wide as Eric grinned at her and then slowly began to turn still joined with her to face the other way. When Eric had turned a full 180 degrees and lowered himself and pressed his knees into her sides against her breasts and wrapped his own arms around her calves. Sookie had not moved. She was still caught up in the sensation of him spinning inside of her. Now that he rested in reverse she let out her breath she had not know she has been holding.
Eric then began to rock back down onto her while holding her calves and the sensation was amazing. Each movement up and down brushed both her clit and G Spot. She was overwhelmed with the sensation and her body arched at the sensations running through her. "You can move now Sookie." Eric replied softly. Sookie pulled her arms down and rested her hands on the back of Eric's calves as he did hers and began to grind down into him to increase the friction.
"Lover, I thought there was something you preferred to grab onto other than my legs." Eric teased. Suddenly Sookie's eyes flew open and she looked down to see her favorite part of Eric right in front of her. Sookie's hands moved down Eric's legs and up the back of his thighs until she reached her goal. Sookie sunk her fingers into the taut sexy flesh. Eric continued to move and she pressed him closer and deeper on each movement. Lights began to pop behind her eyes and Sookie closed her eyes and sunk her nails into Eric's ass as she came and came some more.
Sookie's hands dropped to her side as she panted trying to ride out the trembles in her body's response. "Hold onto my calves' lover." Eric cooed as he wrapped one arm under her knees and reached down with the other arm under her ass and placed his hand flat on her lower back. Suddenly they were flipped and Eric lay on his back and Sookie laid face first in the mattress. Their connection had not been broken and she felt Eric grasp her hips and begin to move her on top of him in a sure rhythm. Eric's hands wondered over Sookie's own cheeks and he kneaded and gripped them in turn. Sookie felt the pad of Eric's thumb rub against her other opening again and she moaned and tried to lift to press into it. Eric held her down on his erection firmly but began to rub her other entrance with more pressure. Sookie began to pant and she shouted out Eric's name as she came once again. Eric felt Sookie tighten around him and the pressure was magnificent. Eric grabbed Sookie's hips and pulled her closer to him and bucked his hips as he toppled over the edge with her.
Eric rolled Sookie over onto her back and her arms flew out beside her as if they had no muscles to control them. Sookie lay on her back panting and Eric smiled to himself. He knew she best catch her breath because there was still two hours before sunrise and he was not done with her yet.
Sookie woke to cries from the other room. Sookie disentangled herself from her Viking and jumped out of the bed. Her knees trembled as if they would not hold her weight for a moment but quickly locked back into place and she ran naked down the hall to Drex.
Drex sat up in the center of the bed with big tears streaming down his cheeks. Ever since Drex had been with them he woke to find himself either in bed with Sookie or with one of them standing over him. Eric and Sookie were still going at it when the sun rose so Eric did not return Drex to their bed. Sookie fell asleep instantly with her vampire and did not think of retrieving Drex either. Sookie scooped up the upset child and clutched her to her naked breast. She patted and cuddled and tried to sooth him as she swayed back and forth naked in Pam's room. Realizing she had not put anything on, Sookie turned and walked back to Eric's bedroom still trying to sooth the child. Drex was sucking on two of his fingers and he rested his head on Sookie's shoulder as gently sobs still shook his body every few moments.
"Why don't we have a nice bath to start our morning?" Sookie asked Drex with an excited voice to try to get his mind off the feeling of abandonment. Drex looked into her eyes but did not reply. Sookie walked into the bathroom and both Sookie and Drex looked down at the reddened tub. The remnants of the spaghetti bath were still obvious. Sookie just sighed as she realized that a thousand years may have taught the Viking a lot but how to clean was obviously not one of them.
Sookie considered using Pam's tub but after the big fuss she raised, she decided the less rooms that Drex ventured into the better. "How about a shower? Have you ever taken a shower l'il man?" Sookie reached into the shower and adjusted the temperature to something the baby could handle. She would have preferred a hot shower to soak some of the worn out muscles she had used the night before but she would have to make do. Sookie stripped Drex's shirt and diaper off and stepped into the shower. Drex squealed in delight. Sookie laughed in response and together they got cleaned up the best they could.
Sookie dried them both off and placed a naked Drex on the bath rug as she tried to put on her under things, jeans and t-shirt before he got into mischief. She laughed at his naked butt crawling quickly across the floor heading straight toward the bed she left her sleeping (dead) Viking. Sookie scooped up the two wet towels and tossed them in the hamper as she scooped up the naked baby who was just pulling himself up on the side of the bed trying to get a glimpse of Eric.
Sookie held Drex down over Eric and whispered he was sleeping in Drex's ear. Drex reached down and patted Eric on the shoulder then turned to look into Sookie's watery eyes. Sookie took Drex in search of a diaper and breakfast and left her sleeping vampire alone in the large comfortable bed.
Sookie and Drex had a nice breakfast and Drex played his "drums" while Sookie did some laundry and other housework. She found a bucket and gathered some cleaners and sponges and then scooped up Drex in one arm and the bucket in the other and headed upstairs to tackle the spaghetti tub.
Hours later, Sookie was feeling the lack of sleep and when she spotted Drex yawning she did not hesitate. Gathering the sleepy infant and a warm bottle, Sookie slowly climbed the stairs and headed straight to Eric's room. She was still bare footed, so she climbed into bed and placed Drex between her and Eric. Sookie pulled the covers up to cover them both and while Sookie patted Drex gently on his chubby thigh to soothe him to sleep, Drex reached out to pat the Viking in turn. Shortly they were both fast asleep.
Sookie woke suddenly with a start. She looked down and Drex was still sound asleep between her and Eric. Sookie lay back down and tried to remember if she was dreaming. She normally did not wake so agitated but she figured with everything that had been going on she was probably dreaming something she was glad she did not remember. Sookie laid in the bed and stretched her sore limbs. Eric had been amazing the night before. Since his return from helping Drex's father he had shown her things she never could have imagined doing. She had enjoyed each and every last one of those. She wondered if that made her some kind of sex fiend. As she glanced over at her sleeping vampire she smiled to herself. She was sure Eric would not be complaining if she was.
Sookie pondered what would happen after Drex returned home. She was very sad about letting him go but she wanted him to be with his real family. Sookie remembered how she felt loosing both her mom and dad at such an early age and she would never want to deny Drex one day with his father if the demon truly loved his son and showed him that love and care that only a parent can really give. Gran had been the best. She was so lucky to have had a grandmother who was so understanding of her ability and who helped her learn to grow into a mature stable adult with it. Sookie was sure some people would have lost it and not been able to function in society normally dealing with such an ability. She remembered it was hard on her but with Gran's help she adjusted and managed. Drex would have his own challenges but living with his father, at least he had someone who understood his needs.
Sookie rolled to her side and gazed at Eric. He looked so peaceful and gentle in his day's rest. Until Godric, Sookie had never caught sight of the gentler side of Eric. She knew there was good in him but he was always saying something dirty to her or pushing her against her wishes. Now that Sookie looked back at it, she saw Eric for what he was. He was that little boy on the playground trying to figure out how to get the attention of the little girl. The boys around him would laugh at him if he was gentle and wanted to play with the girl so he teased and taunted to get her attention and keep face with the boys in his group. Inside the walls of this house, he let his guard down. The boys were no where near to see and he opened up to the little girl. Sookie saw his heart and she knew it was in there all along. He hid it well, to protect himself and preserve his nature, but he was still a man wanting to be loved.
Sookie wondered what this meant when they were back in the real world. Eric could not show this gentleness to others, they would see him weak. There was a protocol and she would have to bite her tongue and appear subservient to him in his world. She did not like that but that was the only way. Eric was over a thousand years old and a powerful vampire. She could not destroy what he had built. It would not only get him killed, but Pam and possibly herself too. She imagined that Eric was planning to have a discussion with her but she knew the basics of this would be appearance. Behind the walls they could be who they were but outside in front of others she had to allow him to remain in power. Sookie realized this was nothing different then the human relationships in the world. For centuries the men ruled and the women remained silent. However, behind closed doors those women had more control of their relationships than many saw. Sookie smiled, she would never want to control Eric, just remain in control of herself. She did know there were times she would gladly release control to Eric. Last night was definitely one of those.
Sookie giggled and decided to get up and take care of her human needs while she could. When she emerged from the bathroom she found Drex setting up beside Eric patting him and jabbering away. He still did not understand that he could not rouse Eric from his day rest but he sure tried. Sookie scooped up Drex and dropped a kiss on her sexy Viking and headed to change Drex in Pam's room and once changed they headed downstairs.
As Sookie stepped off the last step into the hallway and turned to walk thru the living room to the kitchen she caught site of the pillow from the couch on the floor. Sookie started to bend to pick it up when it hit her. How did this get in the floor? Sookie opened her mind as she whirled around to see the demon standing in the entry hall between the den and dining room. She knew he was a demon because he looked like a normal man but the blue knobs growing out of his forehead was a dead giveaway. Sookie turned to run but movements coming from the kitchen made her stop instantly. Another demon appeared and began to advance toward her and Drex. This demon had a large knife in his hand. Sookie and Drex backed up into the living room cornering them between the entertainment center and the wall of bookshelves. Sookie wished Eric was awake but it was still day time. She realized he lay helpless upstairs and if one of these demons made it upstairs they could end Eric and he would be defenseless in his sleep. Sookie had to hold them off herself. She wished the swords that Eric had told his story with hung above this fireplace, but even if she had them she knew not how to use them. She did not have the strength to lift one sword in her hands.
She did however have the strength to lift her hand. Remembering her powers, she lifted her arm and held her palm outright and fired toward the two demons advancing on her. Light shot from her hand and hit the demon on the left in his right shoulder. Like a bowling pin the demon shot through the air to the side and hit the other advancing demon and they both tumbled to the floor. The demon who was hit was hollering in pain but the demon with the knife pushed him off his body and climbed up to continue the attack. Sookie fired again and hit him with the spark but the power was minimal and he only stumbled backwards. Sookie fired again but she was losing strength and the demon was advancing despite her attack. The knife swung out and sliced Sookie in her side. Sookie screamed with the pain and somehow managed to stay standing and back up a step with Drex tucked into her uninjured side away from the attacker. Sookie took a deep breath and once again pressed forward to try to summon the energy to injure the demon.
Drex raised his small hand and fired a fire ball right in front of Sookie's light and fire shot out like a flame thrower and immediately the demon was engulfed in flames and began to roar and stumble back. He tripped over the demon still lying on the ground and fell on top of him. Soon both were engulfed in flames. Sookie pulled Drex to her chest and backed away as the flames licked at the two demons on the hardwood floor.
Sookie heard the sounds the same time she felt the buzz and three more demons rushed in the doorway towards them. Sookie raised her hand and Drex did too and when the demons where right upon their fallen brethren Sookie and Drex shot them till they joined the flaming pile of demons. Sookie and Drex stood there and waited and Sookie reached out with her mind as far as she could but she did not pick up anything other than a housekeeper in an adjacent house fuming about the crayon marks on the children's room wall. Sookie watched the smoldering bodies and saw the floor was blackening from the burning and hot red ash was popping onto the surrounding walls and smoldering. Sookie remembered seeing the fire extinguisher under the kitchen sink and ran in there and grabbed the red cylinder. Quickly she circled the demons and sprayed a wall of protection from the burning bodies to the house. Once she was sure the fire would not spread, she dropped the extinguisher and cradled Drex tighter in her arms and pressed kisses all over his head both to comfort him and her.
Sookie ran to lock the front door and she threw the bolt lock and then saw the back door was open and she moved to lock the sliding glass doors but the lock had been jimmied. She checked the garage door but it was still firmly closed. She locked the inner door just to be safe and rushed to the den to retrieve the two swords. Sookie placed Drex on the floor beside her and worked to cross the swords in the sliding door jam so the door could not be opened from the outside. She grabbed Drex back up and returned to the stairs, Sookie sat down hard and clutched at her side. Blood was pouring from her wound. There they both sat to wait for the sun to set. Sookie kept her mind open and watched for any more intruders as she fought the dizziness that threatened to take her under.