Last one.
Zombie time!
Charlaine Harris owns the characters and whatnot
But I own Clark. I may write something on him later now that I think about it.
Snoogans for the evening, and Snoochie Boochies.. and in honor of "The Walking Dead" and my affection for zombies...
BBBRRAAAIIINNNSSSS!
"Lover, is everything alright?"
I started to cry again to myself, I could feel the tears running down my face. "Eric, I asked about you coming out here, and Felipe said not for three months."
Eric was silent for a moment, and then spoke. "I will see what I can do about that, don't worry Lover."
"I miss you so much Eric, I don't know how I'm going to be able to do this. I need you here with me." Crap, what am I saying, I'm just going to get him all worked up and then he's going to do something stupid. "Eric, please, try to follow his ruling on this. Three months isn't so long really. Besides, 'Absence makes the heart grow fonder.' right?" I tried to change the subject. "So, did you get a chance to speak with Jason and Sam?"
"Yes."
"Well, what did you tell them?"
"I told them both that you were offered a job out in Nevada for Felipe. I did not tell them the truth on how this came to be, but told them that he had offered you a large sum of money, and agreed to leave you alone once your job was complete."
"Did they buy it?"
"Your brother did, and I gave him the number where you could be reached. I don't think Sam believed me, but he seemed to be able to tell that you would be alright, and didn't push me on the subject. He has also been given the number to reach you."
Eric must not have liked doing that. Sometimes I felt that he was a little jealous of Sam like Bill had been. But unlike Bill, Eric was man enough to understand that Sam and I were just friends, and would be nothing more.
I told Eric about the rest of what happened at dinner, and about Felipe needing to use me this weekend for something, and I would give him the details as soon as I knew them. After that, I asked Eric to tell me about how his night had gone so far, how Fangtasia was doing now that he was back, if Pam was feeling better, basically, I was just wanting him to have a normal conversation with me.
He spoke to me in a soothing voice, and pretty soon I was completely relaxed.
"Lover, you are exhausted. I will let you go to sleep. I will call you when I wake up tomorrow."
I didn't want to hang up with him, but I was exhausted. We told each other good night, and when we hung up, I went to the bathroom, changed into some pajamas, and went to bed.
I woke up the next morning around ten. I was starving, so I took out the room service menu, and ordered some eggs, bacon, toast, and coffee. After it came, and I ate, I decided to give Sam a call, since he was the one who didn't seem to believe Eric's story. I called over to Merlotte's first, but some new waitress, probably my replacement, said he wasn't there. I called over to his home, which was just out back from the bar, and he answered me there.
"Sookie, Jesus girl, it's good to hear your voice. Listen, Eric came over last night and tried.." and I stopped him there.
"Sam, look, I'm alright. Don't worry. Eric didn't tell you the complete truth, but that's cause I asked him not to. Sam…"
"Yeah Sook?"
"It sure is good to hear your voice too."
"Hey, are you in some kind of trouble? Are you sure you're alright? I could come get you or find a way to help you out of whatever he's gotten you into this time."
"Eric didn't cause this Sam, I did. And no, I don't think that there is much of anything anyone could do right now. But Sam, seriously, I'm fine. I'm here in Vegas. I've been set up in a suite at the Paris hotel, and it's gorgeous! You wouldn't believe it Sam. I've been given a credit card that I don't have to pay for, so that I don't want for anything while I'm here. Under the circumstances, it's not really to terrible I guess." I really hoped that he was believing me right now. Sure, on their own, those things sounded great, but the reality was, with how I came to have them, they were terrible.
"Sook, I just don't understand. One minute Eric is sending me a girl to temporarily take your place and the next, you're in Vegas. I had to hire someone to cover for you while you're gone."
"Sam, I don't expect you to hold my job for me, really. When I come back, I wouldn't feel right just taking it back. So, who is the new girl anyways? I called over to the bar, and she answered. Well, I figured it was her, I didn't recognize the voice."
"Yeah, her name is Katie. She's nice. Picked up the job pretty quick. But she is no Sookie Stackhouse, I tell you what."
That made me giggle a little, which was nice, cause it was an honest laugh, not forced. I knew calling Sam was a good idea. We chatted for a bit longer. Sam told me what was going on with his family. I asked him to not tell Jason that anything was wrong, or that Eric may have taken some liberties when explaining my situation. I also made Sam promise not to do anything stupid, and that I would be sure to check in with him on a regular basis, and let him know I was alright. He was agreeable to that, and said he wouldn't tell Jason as long as I made sure to check in with both of them.
After I hung up with Sam, the rest of the day was uneventful. I watched some television, went down to the casino floor for dinner, and generally just hung around the hotel.