Here's chapter 26! I think you all will really like it!

These characters belong to Charlaine Harris.

Eric's POV

It was nearly three in the morning as I drove back to the Wynn from my meeting with Jonathon and Sandy. For nearly seven fucking hours I sat in a room with them going through ledgers, papers and bank account information. By the end of the meeting, I knew one thing. Louisiana was in big fucking trouble. We had nearly no money and several damaged properties and businesses that were in need of repair. The only good thing that came out of it was that we did have a private jet. Sookie and I would not have to take an Anubis flight back to Shreveport.

I arrived at the Wynn and went straight up to a quiet and dark suite. My lover must be sleeping. I went into the bedroom, took off my clothes and slid into bed beside of her. She was so peaceful and her body was so warm. I put my arm around her and held her tight. She was the most beautiful creature I had ever seen and she was mine.

Lying there beside her, I could not help but become aroused. I began lightly kissing her shoulder as she lay there sleeping. "Eric," she murmured. "Yes Lover, It is me." She rolled over to face me. She was still half asleep. "I missed you," she said quietly. "I missed you to, lover."

I began to kiss her and as I did I slid my hand into her panties gently rubbing her folds. She was still half asleep so it took a moment for her to realize what was happening but once she did, she rolled over onto her back and opened her legs to give me more access.

"I want to feel myself inside of you," I said as I kissed her. "But first I want to taste you." I slid down the bed and removed her panties. I began lightly licking her folds. She immediately began squirming and moaning. Her pussy tasted so warm and sweet. I moved my tongue to her clit and began tracing circles around it. I then placed my index finger inside her.

I slid my finger in and out of her each time trying to hit that perfect spot. By this time she was breathing heavily and bucking her hips. "Oh don't stop," she cried out. I sucked her clit into my mouth and began nibbling on it. This always seemed to drive her crazy. As I suspected she would, she began moaning in pleasure, "Oh god Eric, that feels so good!"

I decided it was time to try something new. Something I had never tried with her before. I did not know how she would react, but I thought, what the fuck. Might as well. I removed my mouth from her clit and moved down to her other entrance. I began tracing my tongue around it. She began to shout, "Oh fuck! Oh yeah! Oh god!" I took that to mean she liked it.

I continued to lick her there as I slid my index finger in and out of her and I moved my thumb in a circular motion on her clit. She was like a wild woman. Writhing, moaning, and bucking at me. I wanted her to come and I wanted her to come hard. Nothing pleasures me more than that. I brought my mouth back up to her clit and began sucking it again. I moved my finger into her other entrance. As I slid it in and out she was becoming more and more wild. I knew her time was near and I knew just what would send her over the edge. I turned my head to her thigh and bit her.

As I bit her she began moaning, "oh yes! Oh fuck! Oh god yes! Oh!" Her taste was so fucking sweet as usual, as I drank from her. I assume it is the fairy blood that does it, but she is indeed the best tasting human I have ever fucking had. She tasted so good that I wanted to drain her, but I stopped myself. I loved her and that was one thing I could never let myself do.

I want to spend the rest of my life with her, unfortunately it would more than likely only be the rest of her life we would spend together. It saddened me to think that I could lose this woman one day and have to spend another eternity without her. I prayed for the day that she will change her mind about being turned. Then and only then will I feel secure that I will be with her forever. I feared that if that day never comes, the day she dies, I will meet the sun.

I made my way up her body removing her tank top on my way. I kissed her stomach and worked my way up to her breasts. I sucked one of her nipples into my mouth and I pinched the other. She moaned, "Eric I need you."

I kissed my way up her chest to her neck. I was sure not to miss the spot right below her earlobe. She loves it when I kiss her there. I made my way back to her mouth and kissed her as I rolled her nipples between my index fingers and thumbs.

She reached down and grabbed my cock and led it into her. Her warm hand felt so fucking good around it. I slid into her and it was the most wonderful of feelings. I felt like I was in heaven. I pulled out almost all the way and then plunged back into her as deep as I could go. No matter how deep I went it was not deep enough. I just wanted to be in her. Be one with her.

She was bucking against me driving me into her further and further. I knew she felt it too. We were one although we may not have realized it at the time.

She ran her nails down my back. She did it with such intensity that it hurt, but in this case the pain felt wonderful. She made her way down to my ass and she began pushing me into her harder and deeper. She felt so good I did not want it to ever end. If I could spend the rest of my life fucking her I would, but this would end. I was not going to last much longer. I felt my climax building and it forced me to pound in and out of her faster and faster. She began moaning my name and then as she was kissing me she bit my lip drawing a few drops of my blood. That sent me over the edge. I exploded in fury inside of her.

"Oh Sookie, I love you," I said as I fell down beside of her. "Eric, I love you too." "Sookie, we still have a couple of hours until sunrise. Would you do me the honor of becoming my wife tonight?" "Of course Eric. I realize now that is all I've ever wanted." I kissed her and held her for a few moments then said, "Sookie, you need to get ready. We don't have much time."

She got up and began brushing her hair. I watched her as she applied some makeup and pulled her hair back. She was so beautiful. I just could not stop thinking of how lucky I was to have found this woman. When I first met her in Fangtasia when she came in with Bill, I knew there was something about her. Something I wanted, but I never thought it would ever be like this. I never thought I would love her, that I would fucking want to marry her. Hell, I never thought I would ever want to marry anyone.

She took her dress, which was in a bag, into the bathroom and when she came out in it she was perfection. "Eric, I just need to put my shoes on and I'll be ready." I took that as my cue that I needed to get my ass out of bed and put on some clothes.

I put on my red dress shirt and black suit. We both slipped on our shoes and were ready to go. "Eric, we need to stop by the front desk on our way out. I need my jewelry." "Okay lover."

When we got downstairs to save time, I got the valet to get the car and she got her jewelry from the desk. She met me out front and off we went to the Clarke County Court House to get our marriage license. It did not take long. Although a lot of weddings take place in Las Vegas at all hours of the night, the court house was not busy. We filled out the papers and paid the fifty dollar fee.

Since we were racing with the sun and we didn't have much time to plan where to go to actually get married we asked the clerk where the quickest place to go would be. She told us to go to the Office of the Commissioner of Civil Marriage. She said that it was now open 24 hours since the Great Revelation and it was only about a block from the Court House. She said we would be in and out and it would cost only fifty more dollars.

We headed there next. We got there and there was no wait. The marriage commissioner called us right back to perform the ceremony.

He signed the license and asked if we had rings, which we did not. He said that was no problem at all. Since I am vampire he asked if there would be a blood exchange involved. I looked to Sookie; this would be her decision to make. "Sookie it is up to you." "I don't know Eric, what do you think?" "Sookie we don't have time to go back and forth on this. I will drink your blood any time it is offered. This decision is up to you." "Well we don't have rings and it would be symbolic, so I guess we will do it."

He walked over to a cabinet full of books. He took out a book of ceremonies and then went over to a machine used to sterilize metal. Kind of like what you would see in a hospital or tattoo shop. From it he retrieved what appeared to be a ceremonial knife and a goblet. He also got a large band-aid from a drawer near the machine. I stood by Sookie holding her hand.

He stepped in front of us sat the book down on a pedestal beside of him and sat the knife and the goblet down on a small table on the other side. He said, "Are you ready to begin?" We both agreed we were. We had less than an hour before the sun came up and we really needed to hurry.

He began, "Sookie and Eric, A marriage ceremony represents one of life's greatest commitments and is also a statement of love. Do you, Eric Northman, take Sookie Stackhouse, to be your lawfully wedded wife, and will you pledge to her your love and honor, your faithfulness and tenderness, and promise to cherish and care for her according to the laws of man in the bond of matrimony?"

"I do."

"Then Eric, repeat after me. I, Eric, take Sookie to be my wife, to have and to hold from this day forward; for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer; in sickness and in health; to love, honor and cherish, for all the days of our lives."

As I repeated the vows I was so happy. I did not realize it was possible to ever feel happiness like I was feeling. I looked down to my lover as I spoke those words. Truly meaning each and every one.

"Do you, Sookie Stackhouse, take Eric Northman, to be your lawfully wedded husband, and will you pledge to him your love and honor, your faithfulness and tenderness, and promise to cherish and care for him according to the laws of man in the bond of matrimony?"

"I do."

"Then Sookie, repeat after me. I, Sookie, take Eric to be my husband, to have and to hold from this day forward; for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer; in sickness and in health; to love, honor and cherish, for all the days of our lives."

As Sookie repeated the vows, she did so crying. If I had not just heard the commissioner saying them or had not just said them myself, I may not have even known what she was saying. I could tell she was as happy as I was. Although she was crying she had the biggest most beautiful smile on her face that I'd ever seen. I savored each and every word. Seeing her that way affected me in a way I did not expect. I felt a bloody tear trailing down my face. I truly loved this woman.

"Now for the blood. Eric you will go first," he said as he handed Sookie the knife.

"Eric please repeat after me. I give you my blood as a sign of my love and my commitment to you."

As I repeated, he held the goblet under my wrist as Sookie made a small cut into it. My blood began to sluggishly flow into the goblet.

"Now, Sookie, repeat after me. I give you my blood as a sign of my love and my commitment to you."

As she repeated, he held the goblet under her wrist as I made a small cut into it. Her blood began to flow into the goblet. He handed her the band-aid and I helped her by placing it over the wound.

He then held out the goblet and said, "May the mixing of your blood represent your love and respect for each other and the fact that you are not longer separate, but together as one." He handed me the goblet to drink from first. I took a drink and it tasted wonderful. He then handed it to Sookie who drank the rest.

"You have agreed to live together as husband and wife and have pledged your faith in one another by repeating these vows. Now as you go through life together, may your love for each other be the center of your hearts and your home. May your marriage be blessed from this day forward. Now by the authority vested in me by the County of Clarke in the state of Nevada, I now pronounce you husband and wife. Eric, you now may kiss your bride."

I was the happiest I had ever been in all my years of existence. I grabbed Sookie and pulled her into an embrace and kissed her more passionately than I ever had. I did not even care that the marriage commissioner was standing in the room with us.

He shuffled us out of the office pretty quickly after the kiss. We paid the secretary the fifty dollar fee and headed back to the suite. We cut it pretty close but we made it back to our room right as the sun was rising. We were now married . We were now husband and wife. I died that day with a smile on my face.