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Chapter twenty-one
Eric's POV
The zoo has been amazing so far, we have seen, not to mention done, so much. We started it off with that amazing session of sex, and so far we have seen the monkeys, lions, birds and lizards. I'm taking my gorgeous Lover to go see the tigers now; she loves felines it would seem. The only thing I can see which has been a downside so far to this little trip, is that the paparazzi somehow got allowed into the park and they have been following us everywhere. But luckily not one of them has had the guts to try and ask us questions, they must have seen the state my ex-father was in after I was done with him. Plus I may have threatened them once or twice that I was going to feed them to the lions if they carried on stalking us and/or if they even dared to attempt to ask us questions. They seemed to have got the message, but they haven't stopped stalking us. They're just trying to make it less obvious right now.
"Sookie, I'm really sorry for this. I didn't know they were going to follow us, if I knew they were I would have taken you somewhere else and-" I get cut off there when Sookie pulls me down for a kiss, her tongue trailing across my lower lips until I finally give into her demands. I could feel her smiling as our kiss heats up, my own smile taking place as I knit my hand into her hair. Her hair is always so soft and wavy; beautiful. Every aspect of this amazing women is beautiful, gorgeous – breath taking.
"Eric, it's fine; you didn't know. It's not like you planned for them to stalk us. But as long as I have you with me, I don't think I could care about them. You're all that I can concentrate on right now" Sookie smiles at me, my heart doing something funny at that beautiful smile.
What is this feeling? I've never felt this before, it's a strange feeling. Hmm, maybe I have indigestion or something.
"So, Nurse Stackhouse, what intrigues you the most about our beloved felines here?" I probe as I wrap my arm around her waist before guiding her over to the tiger cage, I talked to the keeper earlier on today over the phone, and he agreed to let Sookie and I have a go at feeding the tigers. I hope she'll enjoy it.
"I just love them, so fierce but they still manage to look graceful and stunning at the same time. And the cubs, oh my God, the cubs are so cute!" Sookie gets excited as she claps her hands together, making me laugh before I lean down and kiss her cheek.
"Well, then I have a surprise for you. The keeper has agreed to let us have a go at feeding the tigers, and then he said we could actually go in and stroke one of their newer additions to the tiger family. The little guy actually got rescued a few months ago, his mother tried to kill him; they only just got to the poor bugger in time. But he's alive and well now, and according to the keeper he's a lovely little guy. He said that the cub loves people, he's like a friendly cat or dog. Perfect pet. In fact, he is like a pet to the staff here, actually he's like one of the family" I inform her, her excitement only growing further and she practically jumps up and down. Adorable. Purely adorable.
"What's his name?" Sookie queries as we watch the tigers running round after each other, the male one trying to show off to the females. But from what I can tell, only one of them is looking into making love with the male. Maybe I should teach him some tricks in the womanising sector. But then again, maybe this one female will show him love and give him everything he ever wanted. Multiple females can't do that, but one very special one can.
"Remus" I grin at her just as the male lion strides over to the female looking ready to pounce on her. Maybe we should go talk to that zoo keeper, the last thing we need right now is animal porn. We got enough of that from the rabbits we walked passed earlier to get to the monkeys. I think they were just there for show, more than to be looked out. Heck, they were doing it like…well…rabbits. Just on Viagra…
"Sookie, let's go see Calvin; he's in charge of the tigers, lions and panthers. Although he does specialise more in panthers, he does love the tigers and lions. Especially Remus, boy, does he love Remus. He says Remus gets along smashingly with his pet panther, Arthur" I inform her as I wrap my hand around hers before guiding her towards the office opposite the tiger exhibit. Calvin Norris is a good man, although his family are slightly strange and he, too, has this oddity about him. His eyes are more amber coloured than brown, and he has tattoos of panthers and tigers, along with tribal tattoos, all over his body. I'm still rather surprised that he hasn't tattooed his face yet. But, all in all, he's a good man, he's kind hearted, thinks of everyone else and he's very protective over his family. Especially his niece, Crystal.
"Calvin" I greet him as I shake his hand, a grin on his face as he looks between me and my Lover.
"Northman, good to see you again. And who is this fine specimen of a woman?" he probes as he checks Sookie over, my anger boiling at his probing eyes. I have to actually control myself to prevent myself from decking him. Do I have to actually shout it from the roof tops? She. Is. Mine. Damn it! Why am I so possessive over her? This is so fucking unnatural for me!
"This is my girlfriend. Sookie this is my friend Calvin; Calvin, Sookie" I introduce the two to each other, but not willingly.
"How do you do?" Sookie nods her head at him while gracing him with one of her breath taking smiles. Beautiful.
"Remus" I remind Calvin just as he went into eye fucking my girlfriend. He is fucking asking for it, he really is. I should just kick his fucking ass right now.
"Right, of course" he blinks a few times, as if to try and bring himself back into the present. He nods then, almost as if he had just confirmed something before leading us into the little room where he lets Remus relax. They tried to put the poor little guy back in with his family, but they wouldn't accept him. It's actually rather upsetting to know that your family doesn't want you. But one day he'll be able to have a family of his own, which means he'll never give up on his children. Well, cubs.
When we get inside we spot Remus straight away, he has an amazing full volume orange coat with his black stripes and white stomach and nozzle. He has enchanting brown eyes and he instantly comes towards us when he spots us, his tail swishing behind him as he trots over straight to Sookie. Completely ignoring the males present. That's when I spot the small scar over his eye, he reminds me a bit of that lion in Lion king, you know who I mean, Scar. The very sleazy lion that's a complete asshole. I'm glad he died in the end, even if that does sound harsh.
"He's gorgeous!" Sookie coos as she gets down on her knees to stroke the magnificent tiger.
"He sure is" I agree as I get down next to her so I, too, could stroke this friendly little cub. He couldn't be much older than about 4 months old, if that. What mother could reject such a little beauty? If I had children, I can guarantee that I would never try killing them and/or reject them. They would be my pride and joy. But then again, nature is cruel. Animals don't think like we do, at least, not on the same level.
"He's lovely, it's a shame his mother didn't want him" I note as I scratch behind him his ear, just then a few flashes go off near the open window, when I look up I see several camera lenses poking in through the gap. I am going to rip the heads off of these assholes at this rate.
"Do you have any tiger or panthers who would like to kill these paparazzi people for us? They're getting on my nerves" I growl as I narrow my eyes at the window. The assholes can clearly see me on their side of the camera. I wonder if they'll fuck off and actually understand me if I give them the death threat in sign language.
"Eric, it's fine. Look why don't we go to that little surprise you had planned for me? I'm really excited for it and you did say that we could go after we'd seen the tigers. You've got me all excited; you can't keep me in this suspense now" Sookie points out, just the sound of her voice completely lightening my mood. At least there is one good thing about being on this little trip, she's the only thing getting me through the temper these asshole stalkers rise in me. Wait, why am I thinking about her like this? it is so absurd. Maybe Pam can help me… but then again she will just laugh in my face. But, hey, it's either her or mother. Maybe I can arrange for us all to meet together and discuss this strange feeling and possessiveness in me.
"Yeah, I agree. Let's get going, I am going to woo you like mad. So I expect a reward for all my efforts" I wink at her, making her giggle lightly as a blush rises on her cheeks. Stunning, just stunning.
AN: The surprise will be in the next chapter, and it will be romantic :D xx
I would also like to tell those of you who read my other Sookie Stackhouse stories (i.e 'Ammy's World' and 'Exciting Night'), I will be updating them ASAP tomorrow. I would do them today but unfortunately it's too late at night for me now, but I promise you they will be the first on my update list for tomorrow :D xx