"You're lucky that I believe you when you say that Eric has changed, Abby."
Abigail chuckled. "Alright, alright. Thank you, Sookie Stackhouse for keeping my secret about Eric Northman safe and sound from the King of Louisiana."
Sookie laughed as she shook her head. "You're welcome, Abigail Thornes DeSangue Stackhouse."
Abigail smiled at her. "You know my name is one of a kind."
There was a long moment of silence between them before Sookie asked about the awfully large elephant in the room, "So…what's going on with you and Eric 2.0?"
Abigail froze when she was mopping the floors. "Um…I-I have no idea what you are talking about."
"Yes, you do."
"No."
"Yes."
"Nope."
"Abby-"
"No, sir."
"I'm going to-"
"Nah-uh."
"If you don't stop that, I'm going to beat your ass."
Abigail smirked. "If you're this violent then I must be rubbing off on you."
Sookie gave her a look which made her shrug. "Abby, I think he's-"
Abigail groaned and said, "Please, don't say that word that I've come to now hate."
"Love?" Abigail nodded. "Well, he does. I think it's cute that way he acts around you."
"Cute?"
"And you like him."
"I-I…" She huffed in frustration. "The reason why I like him, Sook, is because he's different."
If Abigail weren't looking down and didn't have her back to the cubby then she would have seen Eric quietly come out of it. Sookie saw him and said to Abigail, "What makes him so different?"
"I…he's…I've never had feelings for anyone like him. I usually attract guys like Eric 1.0 and not guys like Bill. I'm not saying that Bill and Eric 2.0 are exactly alike, but this Eric is the sweetest, kindest, and most humanist person I have ever met. I attract the villains or the anti-heroes…not the heroes and when I do believe in them, I just end up getting hurt…and becoming alone once again."
A moment of silence passed between them before a voice spoke from behind her, "I am sorry."
Abigail jumped a little and whirled around, an alarmed look on her face. Almost like a deer caught in the headlight. "Wha-"
"I am sorry if I ever made you feel alone or hurt by my actions. I could never hurt someone as beautiful as you," Eric told her sincerely. "I'm in love with you."
Abigail gaped at him and she widened her eyes at him. He did not just…
"Well, that's my cue to leave," Sookie said and someone knocked on the door. "Keep him in the back room. I think its Tara."
Abigail nodded and gently pushed Eric into the back room. She crossed her arms defensively over her chest, a wary look on her face. "Why? Why did you have to say that? I told you that I wasn't ready."
"I can't help with my feelings for you. I just heard that you feel the same and that you like it."
She ran a frustrated had through her hair, messing up her curls.
"Did you not like the way I kissed you," he said meekly, bowing his head a little.
"I did, but Eric and I are in or were in a complicated relationship. He's lied to me so many times and then you come in and you are completely honest with me. It's different and with guys like Eric, I know how to act and respond to them. I'm confused by you."
"How do you feel about me, not the other Eric?"
"I-I-" Abigail stuttered nervously before Eric leaned in and softly kissed her lips. His hand came up to her cheek and caressed it. She responded to his gentle kiss by leaning her body more into his.
Someone started to scream and they immediately pulled away from each other, both breathing heavily. Tara ran to the fireplace and picked up a poker, pointing it right at Eric who had already bared his fangs at her.
"Tara, calm down," Abigail heard Sookie say.
"Keep the fuck away!" Tara snapped angrily at Eric, whipping the poker at him.
Eric growled and snatched the poker away from her and threw it carelessly to the ground.
"What the fuck is he doing here, Sook?!"
"I live here."
"Live here?! You told me that he was missing." Tara accused Sookie. "And you, Abs, what the hell are you doing with him?!"
"Tara, please." Abigail pleaded.
"You-don't you remember what he did to you and the people you love? He tortured Lafayette, rat out Sookie to Russell, he kidnaps you every time you trust him and believe in him, and lies to you, controls you-you told me that he once reminded you of him when he always controlled you!"
Eric froze and looked behind him and at her. Abigail's eyes softened as she looked at him.
"You're both fucking hypocrites!" Tara yelled at them. "Fuck you both!"
Tara stormed out of the house and Abigail looked at Sookie. "I'm sorry."
Sookie shook her head. "You have nothing to apologize for, Abby. I'll be right back."
Sookie was at the door when Abigail called, "Where are you going?"
"I'm gonna…I have to do something." Sookie said cryptically. "It's Jason. I'll tell you about it later. See ya."
Abigail knitted her eyebrows in confusion then shook her head as she saw Sookie left.
"So I really am a monster," Eric said softly as he sat on the sofa
"No, you're not. If you were then I wouldn't waste my time with you." Abigail confessed and sat next to him.
"But your pain is my fault."
"No, it's not. In truth, my life has always been crazy and painful, but it only makes me stronger."
"Why are you letting me stay with you?"
"Because I can see that you are good which is hard for me to admit."
"Why," he asked curiously.
She shrugged and looked off into the distance. "Because I guess when you're an orphan, you learn to have a defense mechanism and have some kind of safety net. I'm not a trusting person."
"What was it like being an orphan?"
A stoic look came onto her as she answered, "I was a loner."
"I am sorry."
She shook her head. "Eric Northman, for once in your life, do not be sorry for what happened to me. The only people I think that are responsible for this kind of life are my parents, but even then I can't really blame them."
"Why not?"
"Because I feel like people are whispering one bad thing about them in my ear and then here comes another person who tells me a good things about them a-and it just really confuses me about who they are so how can I judge or blame them when I don't even know them."
She huffed softly and after a moment of silence between them, she saw Eric staring at her with an unreadable look on his face. Abigail shifted uncomfortably in her seat and tried not to look at him, but couldn't.
"What?"
"There is this light in you…its beautiful…I couldn't bear it if I snuffed it out," Eric told her.
Speechless.
That was Abigail's reaction to his words. She was more than surprised because she had never seen so much honesty in his eyes. Eric stood up and walked out of the door, her eyes following him as he went out.
Her lips were slightly parted and her expression was shocked. Eric 2.0…Eric was always selfish when it came to me for some reason. He was possessive and controlling. He was cold and yet there was something deeper than I could have ever realized. He was so much like me in a way…he was guarded and protective.
Maybe this was why I was so drawn to him and yet scared to actually love him. He was a love that always consumed me and made me second guess every decision and belief that I ever had…
Then there's this no memory version of Eric and he was the complete opposite of the other Eric. He could be described as a breath of fresh air and for some reason I could…I could picture myself and him together. There was something there.
Without thinking, Abigail shot out of her seat and sped outside. She looked frantically around for Eric and called out his name. She ran into the woods and searched for him.
"Eric!" she called out again and ran into the woods towards a glittering lake.
Abigail stopped at the lake and looked into it, feeling hopeless and as if she had lost something good in her life. She sat on the rock and buried her head in her hands as her elbows rested on her knees. She wanted to cry, but she didn't. She sighed and looked into the glittering waters caused by the moon's light raying down on it.
She gasped as she saw Eric's reflection in the water and whirled around.
"Eric," she said breathlessly as she slowly stood up from the rock.
His hand reached out and brushed away a stray tear that was on her cheek. She sniffed and didn't even know that she had tears in her eyes. She smiled up at him and leaned into his touch. Eric smiled down at her and she suddenly wrapped her arms around his neck. Eric embraced her and nuzzled his face into her neck, his hand threaded into her hair.
"Don't leave me," she whispered, putting herself out there and feeling vulnerable for once.
Eric pulled away from her and looked down at her. "Never."
Abigail kissed him hard on the lips, pulling him closer to her. Eric moaned into her mouth as his tongue twirled around hers then he sucked on it with his mouth. They both took off each other's clothes and couldn't stop kissing each other. Eric laid her body gently onto the grass, the moonlight only showing half of his sculptured face and laminating his blue eyes as they down at her with such love and devotion that it made her speechless once again.
Eric's eyes trailed all over her naked body and her mind told her to immediately cover herself, but her heart told her to stay calm and to not be afraid. His hands cupped her breasts causing her to gasp a little. She felt a pool of wetness in between her thighs. He admired her body with his hands as his eyes locked with her own.
He licked his lips and then his hands slowly went to her thighs and spread them wide. He gently pulled her body towards him and she giggled softly.
He leaned his body down onto hers and whispered, "I like that giggle."
She bit her lip and then kissed him passionately. Eric slowly pushed himself inside her causing her gasp into his mouth as Eric groaned lowly in pleasure. She also moaned in pleasure as he stilled himself inside of her, their foreheads leaning against each other.
Abigail felt all of him inside of her and the feeling was just so…so full of emotion and passion. Her heartbeat jumped a little when he slammed his hips into her. He started to move his hips in and out of her. She whimpered when he leaned down and then kissed her hardened nipple. Abigail wrapped her legs around his waist, her toes grazing the top of his ass. She could feel the muscles contract on his back when her hands rested on them.
He sucked on each of her nipples then kissed her neck, his fangs popping out because of his obvious arousal for her. She boldly licked his fangs and then kissed his neck, sucking on the skin. She didn't think that it was possible for Eric to become harder, but he did get harder. His hips moved leisurely slow in and out of her, pumping his cock slowly to making her want more.
"Don't stop," she said breathlessly.
"Never," he whispered back and kissed her passionately as she arched her back.
Eric's hands traveled down to her hips and squeezed them. She gave him a soft smile which he returned.
"I love you," he said then kissed her cheek as he picked up his speed thrusting into her.
Abigail gasped and cupped his face into her hands, silencing his moans by kissing him hard on the lips. She could feel her entire body heat up and their was this pleasure burning inside of her belly. She felt her heartbeat start to quicken and her breasts felt tender and heavy. Eric licked his lips again as he looked down at them when they started to move up and down because of his thrusts into her. He bent his dead down and sucked on the nipples, his teeth tugging on them. Abigail moaned loudly when she felt his fangs scrap against each of her breasts.
Eric looked deep into her eyes as he said, "I-I'm going come."
"Ah!" She moaned when he pounded inside of her. "Me too."
"Let go, Abigail," Eric told her softly.
Alcide and Debby watched from the bushes just as Abigail came loudly, gripping him tightly to her. Eric spilled himself inside of her as he too moaned and arched his back, his white fangs shinning in the moonlight as she gazed up at him in wonderment.
Alcide and Debby rushed out of there, both uncomfortable by what they saw.
Eric chuckled softly and kissed her wet brow. "Wow."
She gazed at him. "Yeah…wow."
She ran her hands up and down his chest until she rested them on his shoulders. Eric rolled off of her and they both breathed heavily. Eric turned on his side to face her and she followed his movements. She surprisingly felt very comfortable in her naked skin. They intertwined their hands together and smiled at each other.
"I hope you know that we have dirt all over us," Eric joked.
Abigail looked down and gave a rich laugh. "Well…that's attractive."
"I think it's beautiful," Eric told her. "On you that is."
"You always say that I'm beautiful."
"Is that a bad thing?"
"No, it's not. I just never had someone tell me so many times how beautiful I am."
"You should be told that every day, Abigail."
"You can call me 'Abby' if you want."
"Abby," he said with a genuine smile. "I like it."
"Of course you do. It's me."
"Cocky much?"
"I am not!"
"Yes you are, but it's attractive. You're also nice, funny, and fiercely protective over the ones you love."
"I am and so are you." Eric frowned and she said softly, "Hey what is with the frown here? I thought that we were having some type of fun right now."
Eric laughed. "I'm sorry, but I was just thinking about-about Tara had said about me. Why did you love him?"
Abigail sighed. "I still do love him if we are being honest, but when I am with you, it's somehow stronger. I want to see the good in him and I do…when it's with me and the way he shows how he cares for me, he shows it in the weirdest way."
"Weird? How so?" he asked innocently.
"There aren't enough words to describe that kind of weird," she warned him playfully.
"You can be so mean sometimes," Eric told her.
She rolled her eyes. "Oh, please, you like it."
Eric quickly stood up and carried her in his arms. She giggled and wrapped her arms around his neck.
"I love it."
"Good."
Eric sped them back to the house. He set Abigail down on her feet which made her laugh. He kissed her as her back hit the door. She smiled against his lips and her hands fiddled with the knob, failing quickly.
Suddenly the door was ripped opened and the both of them fell onto the ground as Abigail let out a yelp.
"Ow," she moaned.
"Sorry," Eric said meekly.
Someone cleared their throat and the both of them strained their neck, looking up at-oh, shit, it's Bill!
Bill had his arms crossed over his chest as Abigail quickly covered herself with her hands.
"Um, hey, Bill," Abigail said awkwardly then let out a nervous chuckle. "So, how's the kingdom of darkness going?"
A ghost of a smile passed over Bill's face then it disappeared when Sookie walked in and he looked at Eric. Sookie mouthed an apology and Abigail nodded at her. Sookie threw them two large T-shirts and basketball shorts. Bill and Sookie turned their backs and Abigail wanted to laugh because she could literally hear the bickering between them.
"Lover's quarrel," Abigail mouthed at Eric who laughed.
When they were finished, they all sat in the living room. Bill told them about what was happening with the witches…and what happened to Pam.
"So she's like a zombie now?"
"No, she's just had rotting skin is all." Bill responded.
"That kind of sounds like a zombie, your majesty," Eric agreed as he held her hand in his.
"Do you even know what a zombie is," Bill snapped in frustration.
"Bill," Sookie scolded.
"Anyways," Bill said. "Since Eric is clearly not going to leave with me then I leave you with this."
Bill poured a bag of silver chains out of it and onto the table. She widened her eyes at it as Sookie said in surprise, "Please, tell me you are joking, Bill. He can't wear all of this silver, it might kill him."
"If we are to protect ourselves from the sun then these silver chains will do favors for us." Bill responded. "I will go home and do the same along with Jessica."
Bill stood up and then said to Abigail, "If you care anything for him then you will do this for him or it will be his last day on Earth."
Bill walked to the door and Abigail followed him. "Wait!"
Bill turned around and knitted his brows in confusion. "Yes, Abigail?"
"I want to thank you for not staking Eric or do whatever you vampires do when a witch curses him."
"I did it for Sookie."
"I know and I am grateful."
"I believe her when she says that he's changed."
"I know."
"Then you understand the lengths I will go to protect the vampires, yes?"
"Eric is one of those vampires," she snapped calmly. "Besides you already of the things I am capable of when it comes to the ones I love…Eric included. I will go to extreme lengths to protect this town even if you are being an arrogant asshole about it, but I do understand."
Bill narrowed his eyes at her when she called him out on being an arrogant asshole then stormed out of the house.
Eric wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her neck.
"Ready for round two?"
Abigail laughed and kissed him hard on the lips. "You are unattainable, Mr. Northman."
Eric laughed genuinely and said, "Only with you, Miss Thornes DeSangue Stackhouse."
Abigail rolled her eyes and hugged his waist as she buried her face into his chest.
I don't want to hurt him, but I have to so that I can protect him and he would live to see another day.
TBC…
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