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Sookie's POV

"Do you want to sit on my lap, lover? Would it cheer you up?"

I just looked at him for a second, and then I started to laugh.

"I think the mere suggestion just cheered me up."

"Mission accomplished then. I still want you on my lap though."

"I'm not doing anything like that in public. Plus, I would probably be assassinated by one, if not all of your groupies."

"Not possible. They wouldn't even have time to raise a hand before I'd be there to snap their necks."

"Great. That makes me feel so much better. But I'm not going to be the source of anyone thinking you're off the market, even if you are. I'm sure it would be bad for business. Plus it would give me a great deal of satisfaction to see you reject them. Though, maybe you should consider glamouring some of them on a regular basis, making them think they had sex with you. It would enforce your bad reputation and they'd come back hoping for more, and then end up spending a lot of money on your overpriced drinks while they wait in line."

Now it was his turn to laugh. And it wasn't a silent little snicker either. I swear some of the patrons in the bar though that he'd gone mad or was contemplating doing something extraordinary evil to all of them. I guess it wasn't a usual occurrence for Eric to laugh while on scowling duty.

"I swear, you are priceless, dear one. They weren't bad ideas either."

"Well, good. I wasn't kidding. But since I'm on the subject of your patrons; those two anorexic looking girls over there; their ids are as fake as their boobs. Both are underage and have daddies that are rich enough for them to afford really good forgeries. And those two guys over there are here looking to score some V."

"Well, well… "

I can feel Eric's annoyance as he waves Pam over to us.

"Yes?"

"Those starving looking girls over there are underage. Take their fake ids and kick them out. And those guys over there are here looking for V. Kick them out too, bar them for life and scare the shit out of them."

"It will be my pleasure."

Eric is still annoyed and seems lost in thought for a while.

"Would it cheer you up to sit on my lap? You'll probably crush me, but if it makes you feel better…"

Eric looks at me incredulously and then pretends to think about my offer. Then he leers at me with glinting eyes.

"I think it would be counterproductive for me to sit on your lap, because if I crushed you I would be back in a bad mood. But if you really want to make me feel better we can go downstairs…"

"Maybe when it's time for your midnight snack. You'll have to get me in the mood though…"

"Excellent! I'm looking forward to it."

I roll my eyes at him. He will have to get me in the mood if he wants me to have sex with him down there.

Now that we're both back in a better mood we're approached by a brown haired strong looking vampire.

"Sheriff Northman. I hope this is a good time. My name is Lucas Neumann, I just moved here from area 3."

"Yes, I was told you would stop by. This here is Sookie Stackhouse, my bonded."

"Bonded? Oh, it's very nice to meet you Miss. Stackhouse."

"Thank you, it's nice to meet you too."

"So, Lucas. I've looked through your files and everything seems to be in order. I have only to place a call to your previous Sheriff and if everything checks out you are welcome to my area. Have you found a place to stay yet?"

"I'm staying with a friend in Monroe for now. When I've been officially approved I will sign the lease for an apartment I've already picked out."

"Alright then. I will have my Child call you when I have spoken to Sheriff Siegel and if everything is in order you will have to inform us of your new address and phone number."

"Yes, Sheriff. Thank you."

Lucas is dismissed, and I'm getting bored just sitting here. The feeling is not entirely my own either. But it's finally over now. I'm safe and bonded to a powerful vampire who is kind to me, who has tucked me into bed when I was sad and made love to me when I needed to feel cared for. He is so beautiful and strong and funny. And I want him for myself. Huh…

Some skanky woman in a transparent red top approaches Eric with a sultry looking expression.

"Hi, Eric… Up for another round on your desk? The girl can watch us from the corner if you want."

I'm gonna kill her… No, she should suffer. I feel amusement and pity coming from Eric. Good. But I'll take care of this skank. So I make the decision to rise up from my seat and then I place myself in Eric's lap. Surprise and amusement now.

I wriggle a little, eliciting a lusty growl from him as he nuzzles my neck, smelling me and touching me lightly with his lips. I smile sweetly at the woman.

"Sorry, honey. He's mine. Maybe we will let you watch sometime. But not in the office. I always get something soft and comfortable under me."

Then I turn my head and capture Eric's lips with my own, completely ignoring and instantly forgetting the skanky woman.

Our kiss deepens, tongues dancing an intricate dance and his hand travelling up my leg under my skirt. My heartbeat quickens and I can feel the bulge in his pants digging into my hip.

My arms are around his neck and as his hand reaches all the way to my butt, I moan and become acutely aware that we are in a very public and watched place.

"I think it's time for your snack."

I'm a little breathless, and just as turned on as Eric, who immediately stands up with me firmly held in his arms. He walks at human speed through the whole packed-for-Friday-night club, carrying me like he's just rescued me from an evil fire-breathing dragon. The crowd parts for us and all dancing has ceased, the people on the dancefloor just staring at us.

"It wouldn't kill you to walk a little faster you know. Everyone is just staring at us like you're about to claim the Chief's daughter from your latest conquered village!"

Great. Now he's laughing and walking slower… I should just learn to shut my mouth.

I do my very best to not look around me and we finally arrive to the door to the basement. He unlocks the door and starts to descend the stairs without turning the lights on. I can't see a thing, and though I know Eric can, it still feels like I might get hit in the head at any given moment. I bury my face in Eric's neck, but luckily the corridor isn't that long and he opens the door to the green room and steps inside, this time turning on a light that emits a soft warm glow. After playfully flinging me down on the bed he walks over to the door and locks it. I'm still bouncing slightly on the mattress when he turns around, a wicked smile on his face.

"What if someone else had been inside here?"

"Well, the door would probably have been locked. But I don't run a sex club. These rooms are for the convenience of a few select vampires and humans to use. And we always glamour human one-night stands and temporary lovers."

"You can't glamour me."

"You're not temporary. And I know you wouldn't spread this little secret around."

I move up on the bed as Eric stalks nearer and slowly climbs up my body. He lies on top of me between my legs and supporting himself on his forearms and his knees.

"You know, I really liked your show up there. It was quite a turn on. But you shouldn't act so possessive, it's demeaning and I am my own man, after all…"

"Very funny…"

"I thought so. Joking aside, you can have me anytime you want, lover. I will always choose you before any of the fangbangers up there. None of them could compare to your touch, your taste. I have never desired any of them like I desire you, Sookie."

"So, when did you sleep with the skank?"

"A few weeks ago I think. Does it upset you?"

"Yes. But it's not like I thought you were celibate until two nights ago. Far from it. You've probably had different women every night. You need your blood so why not take the opportunity to go all the way while you're in the mood? It's kind of sad though. It seems so unfulfilling. I don't like that you've had sex with others and that it's very likely that you will have sex with others after me, but I don't feel threatened by any fangbangers. You are lucky to have me because I like you as a man and a friend. I don't care that you're a vampire. I don't like you in spite of it or because of it. I just like you."

"And that is why you are so beautiful. You are an amazing woman and that is why none of them compares to you. I come and I go with them, literally, but you make me feel satisfied in a completely different way. This is why I desire you, and I am very lucky to have you. I feel it in your touch…and I taste it in your kisses…"

His hand travels up my thigh and he kisses me gently on the lips, and then moves down to kiss me on the chin and along my neck, down to my breasts.

"Don't get me wrong though, I still want you to go to Stanford. It's a third kind of satisfaction."

"The admittance board is still out on that, I'm afraid. But I'll let you know as soon as I hear from them."

He rises up to stand on his knees between my legs.

"I'll be proud even if you settle on community college."

"Good to know."

He slowly takes my panties off and tosses them on the floor. Then I get up on my knees too so I can take off his shirt and toss it aside as well.

I'm still kind of feeling a rush from my little cave woman show upstairs, so I crawl in front of Eric on the bed and tell him to lie down on his back. He complies with a curious smile, lying down flat on his back so I can straddle his legs. I look down at his beautiful face and lean down to kiss him gently, tasting him and licking his lips playfully. He places his hands on my hips, and I move my lips to kiss him on the tip of his nose at which he scrunches up his face.

"So, I'm not the only one who can be ticklish."

"Well, the tip of my nose rarely gets such gentle attention. I didn't know I was ticklish there. Please don't tell anyone…"

"Wouldn't dream of it. It's quite a turn on to be the only one who knows that the tip of your nose is ticklish. It's adorable, really."

"Hmpf…"

He raises one of his eyebrows and I kiss that too. I do the other eyebrow and then his forehead and temples and cheekbones. All light kisses with just a little teasing action with the tip of my tongue. I outline his ears with my tongue and suck on one lobe after the other, kissing his lips as I move from one ear to the other.

Straightening up I look down on his face and chest. His beautiful face, the bright blue eyes, his broad shoulders, strong and well defined pecs and the rippling muscles of his abdomen, the strong arms with their bulging deltoids and biceps. I trail my fingers along all the muscles of his arms and torso, and he looks at me as I look at him.

"You are beautiful, Eric. You know that."

"Always nice to hear, little Venus."

I peel my top off, exposing my bare breasts and Eric reaches up to touch them, but I slap his hands away.

"Uh, uh… I'm in charge."

"Mmm, I like this side of you, lover. Frustrating as it is."

I lean down again, brushing my hard nipples along his chest as I kiss him deeply before scooting down his legs to unbuckle is belt. I make quick work of it and then slowly undo the button and draw down the zipper. A little difficult actually since the fabric was very strained there, for some reason.

His Gracious Plenty appears in front of me right away. No underwear. Excellent.

I put both my hands around it and stroke slowly up and down, leaning down to flick my tongue over the head every time my hands came up his shaft. Soon, little pinkish pearls had gathered and I licked them off and then dismounted to sit on the bed beside Eric. A look of confusion and disbelief crosses over his face, but I just smile devilishly at him.

"Take off your pants. They're in the way."

"Yes, they are…"

He tries to shimmy them down while he's still lying down, but that won't do.

"No, stand up. It's a mirrored room after all and I want the whole view."

He snickers and walks over to stand up at the foot of the bed, and I get up to stand in front of him. The view is truly spectacular as he slowly shimmy his pants down his hips and then bends to take them completely off. I watch him shamelessly in the mirror behind him when he bends over, and he smirks at me and clenches his cheeks for my benefit. He stretches out to his full length with his arms above his head like a giant cat, and I watch his muscles ripple with every move he makes.

"Good. Now take off my skirt."

Eric crouches down slightly as if he was stalking his prey and just before he gets to me I turn around. We both look in the mirror on the wall in front of us as he trails both hands along my legs and reach up under my skirt to cup my ass. Then moving to the front he places a hand low on my mound and proceed downwards along my inner thighs. I lean back against his chest and wiggle my ass against his hardness, making him groan against the skin of my neck. Eric removes his hands from under my skirt to slowly slide it down onto the floor where it is immediately kicked aside. Now that we're both naked he remains behind me and moves his hands all over my body making me shiver. He teases my nipples and licks and kisses my neck. He kneels down to trail kisses along my spine and then makes little nips on my butt cheeks with his fangs without breaking the skin. His hands travel from my breasts and to my waist, hips and thighs and all the way down to my feet.

He stands up again and leads me over to the bed where he sits down on the edge as far back as he can with his feet still touching the ground. He leans back on his elbows and instructs me to straddle him with my back against him. I do as he says and straddles him so we're both facing the same mirror, and I have to spread my legs wide apart in this position. We look great together in the mirror, with his big muscular frame behind me and our long hair of almost the same colour. He looks affectionate and I feel safe and desired in his arms. The reflected image of us is incredibly sensual.

Eric grabs a hold of my waist and moves me farther back until I can feel his erection bobbing cheerfully between my butt cheeks. I lean back against his chest as I feel his hand on the inside of my thigh, caressing the sensitive skin there and teasing me by not going all the way up to my center. I am now dripping wet with anticipation and longing to feel him touch me. So to tease him right back I start to move my hips back and forth, stroking his hardness between my butt and his stomach. He growls and automatically moves his fingers to my center, finally parting my folds and reaching my wet opening.

He rubs my clit with his thumb and thrusts two fingers inside of me, making me gasp and breathe faster while I pick up the pace with my hips.

"Watch us in the mirror, Sookie. Look at me while I pleasure you."

He holds me closer against his hardness and revels in the friction between us as he kisses my neck, licking and nipping it slightly with his fangs. I turn around so we can kiss while both our climaxes build and we move faster and harder together.

Then he curls his fingers inside me and I cry out as I come, with Eric's lustful growl following shortly after.

I lean my head back on his shoulder and relax, feeling his seed running down my lower back. Eric still has his fingers inside me just feeling the residual spasms from my orgasm. But after my breathing has returned to normal he pulls out his fingers and wraps me in his arms. He holds me tightly as he nuzzles into the crook between my neck and shoulder.

"Turn around on me, lover."

I raise my head again and look at us in the mirror. Then I turn around to straddle him and put my arms around his shoulders and lean my head against his. I follow him down as he lies back on the bed with his arms around me.

We kiss. I can feel his arousal building up again and I want to feel him inside me. So I start to move my hips and rub my belly against his cock. I sit up a little and reach down to stroke him. Eric groans and sits up to suckle my breast and knead the other with his hand. Finally, I raise my hips to lower myself onto him. He growls and lets go of my breast to kiss me hard and deep. I move up and down on him, feeling his hard cock fill me up completely and bringing me such pleasure. With one hand still on my breast I feel his other hand snake down my back and the wetness that is still there. I'm breathing fast as I continue to grind my hips against Eric's. My clit is throbbing and I can feel another climax approaching. His fingers on my back moves further down towards my other entrance.

"Eric?"

"Don't worry. I want to put a finger inside you there. I promise it can feel really good. Will you let me?"

"I don't know… Just one finger, okay?"

"Just one finger. I want to make you feel good. It is my hope that you might want more sometime, but if you don't like it then we won't do it. There are a lot of things I wish you to experience, and I doubt that you will like all of them so you must tell me if something bothers you."

"Oh, you'll know."

I pick up the pace, slightly nervous now, but I soon forget everything when Eric kisses me again. I feel his hand grip around the base of his cock from behind my back and then he traces a wet finger around my other entrance. He presses slightly with his finger and waits for me to relax my muscles. When I do, he slowly presses his middle finger all the way inside. It's a strange sensation as my head tells me this is wrong, but my body just feels filled and possessed somehow. I give myself over to Eric and he really does make me feel good. I let him possess me and he makes me cry out as I come, pulling his finger out from inside me as soon as he feels the first ripples of my orgasm flow through me. Then he bites into my neck and draws deeply, heightening the intensity of my pleasure.

He keeps thrusting into me until his own climax arrives and my muscles are still contracting around his cock. He yells out and then relaxes against me and licks my wounds.

We stay still just as we are for several minutes and then we lie down to embrace each other on the bed. I turn around so he can spoon me and I fit to his body perfectly.

His face nuzzled in my hair and his arms around me… Nothing can hurt me right now.

TBC