SPOV-
He was the king at fighting dirty. But, he was right. I had left him high and dry. I probably would have destroyed something of his too if the roles had been reversed. Hmm, I wonder what he would have done if I had cracked up his precious corvette? I decided not to act on that one.
Once we got inside I got lost in the moment. Eric was feeling all sorts of victorious, and I have to admit, it was kind of cute. We got in the kitchen and I just let my legs wrap around him, causing us both to go tumbling to the cold floor. It probably wasn't the most sanitary of places, but we made love right there. Oh, not the most comfortable either.
When we were both finished, and happily satisfied, I knew that we needed to talk about this whole Selah thing. I had no idea that she was a witch. I wondered what Amelia was going to think when I told her. She was pretty deep into the whole witch scene, if anyone could get the dirt it was her.
Eric held me for a couple of minutes, but I could feel his restlessness, his need to start acting on his carnal desire. He had lust running through him, but it was not the usual kind of lust that I invoke. This was his need, his thirst for others blood. He was getting more riled up by the second, I could only imagine that he was picturing their deaths in his head.
"Eric, will you promise to be careful? Will you make sure that nothing happens to you? I know that you think that you are doing this for me, but this is for you too. You need to do this for yourself as much as you're doing it for me, and that's ok. But, you can't do anything that will get you killed, or caught." I couldn't stomach the idea of him going into some crazy mission for me, and not coming home. Isn't that the whole reason for me killing Felipe, to prevent him from taking Eric away from me?
"Lover, have you not noticed that I am very good at getting what I want? Right now I want their blood, and I want to feel the life escape out of their bodies. I will make sure that I get that chance, I will not let anything get in my way. I will be sure to cover my tracks and be silent when the time comes." He was looking directly in my eyes, but it felt like he was looking right through me. I knew that he was doing his best to separate the husband Eric from the evil Eric. I'm glad he was.
"I know, I just want you to be careful. You gonna call Pam and Bill? I know that y'all have a lot to go over?" I was pulling myself off the kitchen floor, brushing the small particles of dirt from my legs. I needed to do a better job sweeping this place.
"Yes, we do have a lot to discuss. Will it bother you if we talk about it here? I know this is not really your thing, the whole vampire revenge game." He smiled at me and swatted at my butt.
"No, I don't mind. I may even have a few pointers for you. Have you not noticed that I have taken a few vamps out myself, mister?" I used his own words from moments ago.
"Ah, you are correct. I should remember that the next time you are upset with me. Make sure all sharp objects are not within your reach." I watched him reach for his phone and knew that Bill and Pam would be descending upon my house in just a little while.
I took a few minutes to go upstairs and take a quick shower. I wanted to wash this horrible day away. Watch the stupidity roll off me and disappear down the drain. If only all of my problems could be washed away with a little body wash. I looked around the bedroom and had to smiled. Just like when Eric had left me to go to Vegas, he had left the room untouched. Bed unmade, clothes strewn about. Either we both hate cleaning our room, or we have the same, sappy, sentimental minds.
I turned the shower on and knew I was not about to be accosted by my overly horny husband. He was way too involved in getting his plan underway. Sometimes it's just nice to relax and unwind. I needed this time to think about her. I would never willfully and maliciously hurt someone in such a way, even if they were dating my ex.
I guess I was jealous when Bill first brought her into Merlotte's. No, that's a lie. I was so jealous that I could have spit nails. But, the pain was still so fresh. I hated her the minute I saw her, but I would never have hurt her. Listened in to her thoughts, yes. Wished her a painful and embarrassing fall, sure. But take part in the kidnapping and torture of another woman, never.
I scrubbed my hair and felt myself getting angrier by the minute. My poor scalp was going to be squeaky clean and sore by the time I was through. All I could picture in my mind was her face. Her stupid, skinny bitch face. Something inside of me was snapping, and I'm ashamed to say I was going to let it snap. I wanted her to suffer, and I wanted her to die. I wanted her to know that she could not and would not break me.
I finished the assault on my head and finished my shower. I dried off and quickly got dressed, leaving my hair wet. When I walked downstairs I knew the other's were already there. I could here Eric and Bill arguing. Eric was going up one side of him and down the other. Bill couldn't get a word in edge wise.
I turned the corner just in time to see Eric grab Bill by the throat and shove him up against the wall of our dining room. Both their fangs were extended and the air around them was crackling with tension.
"Eric, what are you doing? Stop this right now." I yelled, hoping he would release his grip. Pam was obviously not going to be any help as she rolled her eyes at me as I tried to convince Eric to let him go,
"Pam, what is going on? Don't just stand there, help me?" I looked at her thoroughly irritated with her willingness to just watch and wait.
She looked from me to them, and back to me, huffed for no reason what so ever, and finally walked over to Eric. She tapped him on the shoulder and looked over at me, unenthusiastically.
"Master, your Bonded seems uncomfortable with this turn of events. Eric, Eric, just let him go and finish it later. It could be more fun when there are less, squeamish folks around." She eyed me again, unhappy about my presence.
Eric flinched a little and I saw his eyes dart my way, noticing the grim look on my face. My eyes pleaded with him to let Bill go. I knew that this argument had to have been over Selah, and I knew in my heart that Bill was in no way responsible for this happening. I could see Eric's fingers visibly soften, and Bill's feet were once again touching the ground.
"I swear, if I have to tell you two one more time to knock it off..." I pointed my finger at both of them, daring them to challenge my words. Bill hung his head and Eric went to say something. I narrowed my eyes at him and he closed his mouth.
The two men stepped away from each other and Eric came over and kissed me on the top of the head, inhaling the smell of the shampoo.
"Now, I'm pretty pissed off and I want to know what the plan is." I pulled a chair out from the table and sat down. I really didn't think that I could handle the true course of action, but I could put on a tough face.
EPOV-
In the heat of the moment, nothing seemed better than the fucking kitchen floor. I felt her wrap her legs around me and knew we were both going down. I didn't think she would mind, so I didn't bother moving us to a more comfortable location. I was so happy that she wasn't holding my little cheap trick against me.
If I didn't know any better, I'd think she was actually enjoying my celebration. She certainly was about to reap the fucking benefits. I was on fire for her and I was hungry for battle. I let the desire the kill transform into my desire to fuck, and I think I covered it up pretty well.
After I had satisfied her completely, twice, I just laid there with her. I'm sure the floor was cold to her, but didn't bother me in the least. What did bother me was the feeling of fear that was suddenly coming off her.
She began talking of getting caught, or worse, being killed. But as usual, she surprised me. She knew I was killing for her, but she knew I was doing it for me too, and she was ok with that? My Sookie, ok with my need to kill, feed, inflict horrendous amounts of pain? Well now, I was thinking she just might need another round of satisfaction.
I assured her that I knew how to take care of myself and that would not happen. I knew how to plan an ambush as well as anyone, it was one of my specialties. I could no longer hide the bloodlust that was taking over my body. It was useless to try and cover it up, it was a part of me and she knew it.
I explained to her that I would see to the small details, ensure our safety. As I told her all of these things, I found myself speaking right to her, but not. It felt like I was in a dream, or having an out of body experience. I was with her, talking to her, holding her, but I wasn't. I was starting to separate the vampire from the man, it was just how it had to be. It's a fucking blessing for me to do that, be one in the same.
Just as I was ready to satisfy her again, she started to get up. She was saying something about Bill and Pam and I remembered that I should get them here sooner than later to get things under way. Plus I had the whole matter of Bill's ex whore to deal with.
I watched her brush herself clean and glare at the floor, maybe I should hire a maid? I was feeling positively giddy with the anticipation of a good battle, and swung at her ass, hoping to land my shot. Actually, I was hoping to hear the wonderful sound of my hand across her ass. Like music to my ears. I asked her if she minded Pam and Bill being in the house, helping me set my plan to action.
"No, I don't mind. I may even have a few pointers for you. Have you not noticed that I have taken a few vamps out myself, mister?" God she made me laugh, she was listening to me earlier.
"Ah, you are correct. I should remember that the next time you are upset with me. Make sure all sharp objects are not within your reach." I turned my back to her and smiled, grabbed my phone and made the necessary calls. I knew she had gone upstairs to be alone, she needed some time to unwind. I thought carefully about how I wanted to handle Compton. My temper was not going to be easily controlled, not with the recent goings on.
I paced the floors of my house, waiting for their arrival. I had barked at Pam to see that Felicia handled the closing of the bar, and to made damn sure she knew where to contact me should we get any unexpected visitors. One can't be too careful these days.
I could sense Sookie's frustration, I figured that she must have been going over all of the little details in her head. I didn't interrupt her, if she needed me I would have felt the urgency through our bond.
When Pam and Bill finally arrived I was irritated and annoyed since it felt like I had been waiting for fucking hours. It was probably a matter of minutes, half hour at best, but that was too long. I snapped at them instantly, making my irritability known.
"Do you think it's wise to fucking make me wait?" It was a rhetorical question, they both silently walked past me and into the dining room.
Pam was the first to speak and I could sense that she was just as on edge as me.
"Eric, tell us what you want from us, and we will see that it gets done." Her eyes were as blue as the sky and her desire to fight was evident.
"What I want is to eliminate anyone that dared to fucked with her life. I want it done, and I want it done now. And I want to now why Compton's piece of trash, ex-girlfriend is on that list of names." I turned my eyes to Bill.
"I don't know, I would have never guessed that she was involved in something like this." He was quiet, cold, distant. It was like he was trying to pull that answer from somewhere far away. His eyes never met mine.
"I don't know? The best you can come up with is I don't know? Bill, she was hired by De Castro, paid by De Castro, she fucking had a hand in this and all you can say is, I Don't Know?" I could sense that he was not telling me something and that was only pissing me off more.
"We never discussed our political system, we never discussed witch craft. We never really talked about anything other than normal things, the real estate market, stock investments, vampire rights. Eric, we certainly never talked about her being a witch, or if she was a good witch or a bad witch." His sarcasm pushed me over the edge and I was ready to let lose on him.
"But I'm sure you talked about Sookie. I'm sure you talked about your past relationship with her, given the fact that you paraded her in and out of the Shifter's bar night after night. Tell me Bill, why did the two of you break up again? Was it because she was so fucking sick and tired of looking at your sorry ass, moping around every night? Depressed because the woman you love had moved on? Did you tell her how you betrayed her, hurt her?" Bill was growing agitated… excellent.
"Do not taunt me. There is no way I could have known she was involved in this. There is no way I could have prevented this." His fangs ran down and I knew he was just as heated as me.
"No way you could have prevented her involvement, huh? Well, I wonder how things would have played out if you had been able to move on?" I paused and let him think for a moment. "I am going to ask you this only once, and if you lie to me it will be your final death. When was the last time you spoke to her?" He instantly tensed, I knew this was going to be huge. He looked down at his feet, as if he was trying to do silent math in his head.
"Three months ago. She called me three months ago." I took a very unnecessary, cleansing breath in order to calm myself down.
"And what did she say when she called you three months ago?" I looked at Pam, she was unsure of what was about to happen, but ready nonetheless.
"She told me that she moved back from Little Rock, and then she asked me if I would consider moving to Monroe, to try and start over." You could have heard a pin drop at that moment.
"And your response was?" He did not want to tell me, you could almost see the panic set in his face.
"I told her that I didn't think it would be possible." Not fucking good enough.
"Bill, I am losing my patience, rapidly. What was the reason for not going, now!" I took a step closer to him. He moved, slightly.
He cleared his throat and he rubbed his hands over his face, as though he was trying to push the memory of his words away.
"I told her I didn't think it was possible because I would never be able to love another person the way that I love her." Instant fucking rage. Love, not past tense, not loved. He said love, love her. I had him by the throat and pinned against the wall faster than he could react. I heard Pam chuckle softly, hoping that I would end it right then and there.
I didn't know for certain, but I was fairly confident in the fact that Selah was making one last attempt at Bill. When he refused her due to his never ending love for my wife, it pushed her over the edge. Don't get me wrong, she will still be very fucking sorry, but I could see where she may have been looking for a way out.
Bill's eyes were frozen on mine. I'm sure he could taste my rage at his declaration of love for my wife. I held him, suspended in the air, squeezing his throat, just willing myself to end his undead life. But, as luck would have it, Sookie came in just as I was about to have some fun.
I could hear her, she was yelling at us, but I could only focus on Bill. Was I more pissed at the fact that he may have sent Selah into a jealous rage, and she then succumbed to Felipe's plan? Or, was I more pissed that he had again declared his love for my wife, My Wife?
Pam began bugging me, digging her perfectly manicured nail into my shoulder. I knew that Sookie wanted this to end, there really shouldn't be any bloodshed in my house, the floors are too nice to be ruined by such trivial blood splatter. I fucking let go, I removed my hands from his throat and stepped away.
Bill hung his head, not even able to fucking look her in the eye. I'm pretty sure he was realizing that he was an ass, and that he needs to get over this hard-on that he's still carrying for her. I thought it would be fun to blow his little game out of the water, tell her that Bill was still in love with her, but as soon as I opened my mouth she gave me her fucking death stare. Not even I was willing to fuck with that. She surprised me when she sat down at the table and demanded to know that plan of attack. Just hearing her ask about the strategy for a bloody onslaught made me want to take her right there on the table. That would show Bill just how much she was mine, my fucking wife.
SPOV-
What is it with these two? If they aren't saving each other's ass, they are each other's throat, literally? I looked back and forth between them, trying to figure out what it was they had been fighting about. Bill couldn't look at me, he just kept avoiding my face. I waited for someone to talk, to tell me what the first plan was. To my surprise, it was Pam.
"Well Sookie, before you interrupted and broke up all the fun, the boys here were figuring out the best way to kill the assholes. I personally am a big fan of torture and long, drawn out pain. But, I'm sure Bill here is more a fan of quick and safe. But, maybe I should ask Bill." She turned her emotionless face towards Bill and gave him a very predatory smirk. "Tell me Bill, do you prefer the get in a get out method? Or would you rather hover and stalk and just refuse to let it go?" Something told me that was a loaded question, but I didn't care at the time.
"Pam, lets just concentrate on getting it done, not Bill's preferred method of murder, ok?" I looked at Eric as he sat motionless.
"Sookie, we need to obviously move at night. There were some humans, some Were's, and some vampires on that list of names. Getting the vamps at night will be easy, it's the only time they are actually out. Putting together some type of trap to lure the Were's and the human's is going to be the hard part." I looked at Eric, and then to Bill and Pam. They all were nodding their heads in agreement.
"We are most likely going to have to split up, call some to one meeting spot, and the rest to another." Bill finally spoke.
"Yes, that is what I was thinking." Eric agreed. "The humans are the most easily fooled. If they were bought off by Felipe's crew it should be fairly easy to entice them with a monetary payoff. We will attack once all three of them have arrived. Pam, do you want the humans?" Pam looked disappointed for a moment, but them I saw the flicker of hope flash in her blue eyes,
"Do I get to handle them in any manner that I chose?" She sounded like a child asking for a toy at the store for being extra special good.
"Of course, just make sure you don't get caught." And the answer from the proud daddy giving the child that toy. Of course you can have that dolly, you have been extra special good. I couldn't help but smile to myself, in the most sick and twisted way.
"I am hesitant to do this, but I will call Hevereaux and make him aware that there is going to be four missing Were's. When he learned of your kidnapping, he pledged his service and his honor to help. Given your status with the pack, it would be considered a fair kill. He can lure the four Were's to the meeting spot and Bill, you and I will take care of them. I'm sure we can be creative in our disposal." I watched him eye Bill, gauging his reaction. Bill nodded his head curtly.
"Great, so that just leaves what, four vamps and Selah?" My voice was nervous, scratchy, uneasy.
"It would appear so, but I would not feel comfortable telling you what my plans are for those few. If anything were to happen, I don't want you to know my plan. When it comes to the vamps that were working directly with Felipe, the less you know the better." I shifted in my chair, a little upset that he didn't want to tell me what was going to happen. I knew he could feel my anger, and he tried to project his calmness and his reassurance on me.
"Fine." That's all I had to say, fine.
"Sookie, I will not have you placed in danger. You are already too involved in this for my liking. You must understand that not everything can be disclosed." I knew he was trying to sound strong and calm, but I didn't care.
"Fine, just like I said, fine." I looked at all three of them. Pam was anticipating a fight, but I didn't have it in me, I knew he was right. "Can I just say one thing?"
"Of course, you can say anything." Eric's voice had softened, along with his eyes.
I took a deep breath and rested my hands on the table in front of me. I looked down as I didn't really want to see the looks in their eyes when I spoke about this.
"Well, if it's ok, I want to do something. You see, after Oliver kidnapped me, and stuck me in that room, I knew I was in trouble." I was fighting the horrific memories, but wanted to say my piece. "I knew that he was going to do some pretty bad things to me, and he did. But, it wasn't the physical pain and torture that hurt me the most…it's what he did to my head." I looked up and waited for their reaction. "Just knowing he was out there, knowing he was coming back, it was terrifying. The drugs that he had in me were awful, but I could still sense him. I would hear the smallest noise and I would panic. Just the fact that he had gotten inside my head was a nightmare. It still is to this day." I felt a tear fall from my eye and I brushed it away with the back of my hand. "Anyway, my point is this. I think it is awful that Selah had something to do with this. It makes me sick that someone I know, even if she didn't like me, would have anything to do with this whole sick thing. I want to call her, I want to call her and tell her that I know what she did to me. I think that would be torture to her, realizing that she got caught, and waiting for someone to catch up with her. I want to get in her head, just like that animal got in my head." They were all silent as they stared at me, Eric reached across and placed his hand over mine.
"Sookie, if you do that she could go to the police and let them know." I could tell he was uneasy with my plan.
"I will wait until after you get rid of the dirty cops. And what is she going to do, tell the police that she was hired by a vampire king to get involved in a conspiracy to have a human kidnapped, held against her will, tortured and raped? That's a chance that I'm willing to take." He pursed his lips, furrowed his brow, and nodded his head.
Just as he was about to say something his phone rang. I saw him look at the ID and his body tensed. He did not excuse himself so he could have privacy, he just sat as still as could be and answered. It seemed to be a very cold, very uneasy conversation. But something shifted during the call. Towards the end of the discussion something seemed to shift. He became more upbeat, more intense. His eyes flickered and his lips were trying hard not to smile. I looked at him, trying to figure out what he was talking about, and with whom he was discussing.
He said a good bye and looked at all of us, placed the phone down on the table and stood as if to excuse all of us.
"Sandy was calling to make sure that Sookie was alright, and that I have been set back to rights. Of course I assured her that we are both fine and that we hold no ill will towards her." He smirked, knowing that he would be handling his ill will in other ways. I looked at them and knew that there was something else, but he did not want to discuss it while the other's were still here. They said their goodbye's, Bill simply nodded, still unable to look at me, and they were gone.
"So, what was that really about?" I put my hands on my hips and fixed my gaze on his.
"Well, it was what I said. Sandy was making sure that you were alright, and that I was doing well also." He smiled at me and brushed a piece of hair away from my face. I couldn't help it, I involuntarily shivered when I felt his fingers touch my skin.
"Eric, I saw your face light up at the end of that conversation. Tell me what else she said to you, or is it part of your private vampire world?" I waved my hands in the air like I was casting a spell around the room, trying to make imaginary characters appear before our eyes. He paused and just looked at me, trying to decide whether or not he wanted to go into detail.
"Fine, I will tell you what she discussed with me, but it is not public knowledge yet." He pulled me into his chest so that he could hug me to him.
"And by public you mean vampire public, not the population of the Earth public." My voice was slightly annoyed that our opinion of public was very different.
"Naturally lover. Anyway, I believe that I have the answer to my question about why Sandy was so willing to help you the other night. I was concerned with what she would want in return, because as you know, we do not do things out of the kindness of our hearts." I felt the sudden urge to give him a 'Duh', but thought better of it.
"Ok, so what does she want?" My voice was more than apprehensive, as was my mood. My nerves were on edge and I was getting goose bumps.
"Sandy has informed me that my name has come up in the candidates to take over Felipe's throne. Apparently I have quite a fan club, and those vampires want nothing more than to see me crowned King." I could hear how excited he was, but my stomach was lurching. All feeling I had was draining out of my body and I was about to go weak in the knees.
"Really, they want you to take over all of Felipe's territories, become…king?" I tried to sound upbeat and happy.
"Yes, but Sandy wants to step in and take over. She wants me to step aside and not challenge her for the position." So there was a chance that this would not happen. Maybe Sandy would become Queen and Eric and I could still have a normal life, well as normal as before. Maybe we could just be Sookie and Eric, not King and Queen? Would I even be a queen if I'm not technically a vampire? Who the hell cares, it is not something I want, or even want to think about.
The problem, I could hear the pride in Eric's voice. I could feel how happy he was and how excited he was at the news. I know that he had said to me years ago that he had no interest in becoming king, but I know all too well that things change. I hugged him and buried my face in his chest. I forced the tears away and swallowed the enormous lump that was now sitting in my throat.
"That's just great honey. I'm so happy for you." Unfortunately the circus clown, creepy smile had crept its way to my face. There was no way of hiding it, I was in no way happy about any of this.
TBC……
