Hello all
First let me apologise for the break in the updates as of late , I have no real excuse other than life always seems to get in the way of more interesting endeavours , I would like to thank everyone for their continued support and feedback , I hope I haven't lost to many readers
Just a few quick notes then il give a brief playback of events so far .
I'm sorry if Eric in my story is coming across as a little rough , or as one review said a bit of an ''arse hole! '' , it's just I never really bought into the portrayal of Eric as someone who would be particularly happy about possibly having long suppressed emotions suddenly pop up , in the Great Mrs Harris work I think the lead up to his and Sookie's eventual relationship was an important and lengthy road for the Viking and as Eric once said himself in one of the books '' I don't like having these feelings , it's a bad habit ''
Eric having sex with someone in his nest also seemed to some as strange but I always liked the Glamour get out clause , I just can't see Eric or Pam having to have sex in the back of their cars or Eric's office all the time , especially if your car is a two sweater Corvette and your over six foot tall , a change of sheets a bit of glamour and its consequence free Rumpy pumpy !
As for the story pace ? , well slowly , slowly catches the monkey…or the Telepath .
The Story so far
Eric is slowly making progress with ingratiating himself with Sookie and trying to shrug off his old label of scary vampire in hopes of securing Sookie as his
The count down to the big Halloween bash is soon on for Fangtasia
Eric has begun to suspect something about Sookie and the way she is wedeling her way into Pam's and even if he can't see it , his affections . He has also hatched a plan to test out Sookie's strange affinity for wildlife
Atticus the young were has popped by to see Sookie and his company is not unwelcome
Longshadow has dropped off the map and Victor is getting impatient to get news of the strange girl that has Eric setting up secret meetings , what will his next move be ?
Sookie sang merrily off key as she scrubbed herself clean and vanilla scented in the shower, the cascading hot water steaming up her antiquated bathroom leaving her in a misty shroud
Turning the old copper shower handle she shut off the spray and stepped out to dry herself in front of the mirror, she smiled at the golden glow her skin had tonight, all the time she had spent with Atticus in the open sun today had paid off .
Plus it had been fun to chat with the young boy about nothing in particular , she was a little sad when the sun had begun to dip and she had to tell him she needed to get ready to be picked up
Atticus hadn't needed to say anything regarding keeping his visit to herself , she didn't like the idea of keeping secrets from Pam but at the same time she didn't want to get Atticus in trouble just for being nice to her , she still couldn't believe he had got her such a lovely present.
She had given the boy an open invitation to come back and see her sometime if he wanted, she spent most of her day in the woods anyway and she had told him as such, he had said he would be able to find her if that was the case, Sookie had wanted to ask what he meant by that but thought best not to pry or come off sounding foolish .
Eventually Sookie reasoned that it was alright to have other friends surely ? , and it wasn't as if she had that many , besides it was great to be able to talk with someone when the sun was up , she hadn't been able to do that till now ...and she liked Atticus
And he seemed to like her
Combing her hair back she slid a Alice band in to keep it in place and slipped her glasses on before exiting the bathroom to pick out something to wear tonight .
The outfit she went for was a simple pair of skinny jeans that still felt a little strange to her , Pam had made her pick up a couple of pairs just to try , she had always worn skirts or dresses for most of her life . Trousers were just too hard to make yourself and Sookie had always liked the feel of the air on her legs. But Eric had paid for these so she thought she may as well try them at least once, with the jeans she went for a baby blue cashmere top with a sweet heart neckline that left what Sookie thought of as a little to much of her boobs or ''puppies '' as Pam called them on show but it was a warm night so maybe it would be nice to let a little air at them...maybe .
And of course she was wearing one of her accursed brassieres ; Pam would make her go get one if she tried to slip past her .
A pair of ballet flats Sookie felt would be best with the outfit so she selected a pair of plain black one's with a little cute bow on each heel
A quick last glance in the mirror to fiddle with a few stray hairs done Sookie skipped downstairs just in time to hear the honk of Pam's horn signalling it was time to go , grabbing her purse Sookie stuffed a few bits inside and remembered to include Pam's pendant , she wanted to wait till they got to the club before she gave it to her so she would have time to have a proper look at it , the telepath was giddy with excitement at the thought and desperately hoped Pam would like it as much as she did .
Darting outside Sookie turned quickly to secure the door before resuming her fast pace to jump into the waiting car
'' Hey Pam '' Sookie chirped as she secured her seat belt
'' Someone's in a good mood tonight '' Pam glanced over with a smile as she manoeuvred the turn round and head back up Sookie's drive
'' Well I spent the day outside and got some sun , that always makes me feel good , and there's something else as well but it's a surprise for latter ''
Pam frowned '' I'm not that big on surprises Sookie, is it going to hurt, will I like it?''
'' Oh pooh Pam surprises are fun and yes I hope you like it ''
The pair fell into silence for a time as Sookie watched the night fly by her in the comfortable confides of Pam's car, the night was a little muggy but the air felt still even as they zipped through it. Pam eventually interrupted the quiet interlude
'' I like the jeans by the way they look nice on you, I'm glad you were willing to give them a try at least once...so I hear you and Eric spent some time together last night...how was that ''
Sookie stopped fiddling with the radio's nobs and dials to look at her friend
'' It was ok, he was helping me with something but I can't tell you what just yet as its part of the surprise, but yeah it was nice, we went out for a little bit and my shields held up really well, I got to see some cool new stuff ...there was this one jerk ...but everything else was nice, Eric's kind of sweet when he's not being scary or strangling you ''
Pam guffawed and almost swerved the car '' SWEET! '' She cackled
'' Sookie I'm not sure anyone has called Eric that before ...but I'm going to enjoy telling him latter on''
'' Oh no Pam please don't make fun of him , I prefer sweet Eric to shouting or trying to kill me Eric , and he did help me with this thing I needed ''
Pam grinned and used one hand to mime zipping her lips shut even as she continued to chuckle to herself...Sweet Eric
(Fangtaisa )
A few hours later Sookie and Pam were contentedly seated in Eric private booth as Pam showed the young girl the different banner design's she was thinking of going with for the now imminent Halloween Fangtaisa Halloween bash
They had both decided the Magenta lettering on a black background would make the words 'Pop' and grab attention. It wasn't as if they actually needed to advertise the event, advanced bookings for private booths were already maxed out and with the prearranged donors plus most of the vampires of area five required to attend they were going to be at maximum capacity .
That detail gave Pam pause for a moment, she had discussed this event with Sookie a number of times over the last few days but it had actually slipped her mind that this would perhaps be the first time Sookie would have to face a full house, the girl seemed to have come on in leaps and bounds since the early days but still .
'' Sookie do you think you will be alright with the amount of people who are going to be in attendance at this thing, I should have asked before ''
Sookie caught Pam off guard when she broke out into a huge grin and actually clapped her hands a few times '' so that means I'm coming as well! ''
Pam blinked at her for a moment with a blank face , before speaking slowly '' Sookie do you mean to tell me we've been talking about this on and off for about a week now and you thought you weren't invited ? ''
Sookie fidgeted looking down and rubbed her hands on the table with a small coy smile '' Well Gran always said it's best not to assume anything ''
Before Pam could respond to this Eric appeared and slid into the booth to take a seat next to Sookie
'' How could we have a Halloween party without our Telepath that just wouldn't be right ? ''
Sookie offered a genuine smile in a way of greeting to the vampire sheriff , Pam took notice of this with some confusion at Sookie's slowly changing attitude in regard to Eric , that could only be seen a good thing she thought . But was at odds with the slightly unsettling conversation she had with her maker last night; however Eric had not offered any other insights into what may have been going on in his head to her and she knew better than to ask. She was well aware Eric would speak to her about it if he so desired but not before then , in the mean time she just had to hope things worked out for the best .
The rest of the night was spent indulging in idle conversation between the unlikely group regarding final details for the party and once more getting assurances from Sookie that she would in fact be alright with the increased number of customers who would be in attendance. The young Telepaths enthusiasm for participating in the celebration seemed to be winning out over any lingering fears she may have had, Pam for her part was secretly overjoyed that Sookie was openly showing her desire to be involved, it was a far cry from the early days of constant coaxing and arm twisting to get her to pop her head out of her shell, little by little Pam felt she was starting to get a glimpse of what she hoped Sookie would one day become. The vampire couldn't help but feel somewhat proud of her herself for her so far accomplishments …..maybe she would indeed as Eric had sometimes said make a good maker…someday.
Pam was interrupted from her silent musing by the feel of Sookie shuffling closer to her in the booth , looking up she noticed the excited look on the young girls face as she carefully slid a small neatly wrapped parcel over to rest on the table in front of her .
Sookie retreated a little in the booth and clasped her hands together in her lap
Pam raised an eye brow in question '' Sookie, what is this? ''
The telepath bounced a little in her seat and grinned wildly '' it's your surprise; you can open it now if you like ''
Pam paused before leaning forward to pick up the package , the thin purple tissue paper rustled in her hand as she used one elegantly manicured nail to effortlessly cut through the sellotape that bound the paper together
Upon removing its outer layer she laid the velvet cloth it had contained back onto the table and gently unfolded it to reveal a pendant that sparkled in the clubs overhead lighting
Picking it up by the thin gold chain Pam raised it further into the light to inspect it , the dragonfly spun slowly suspended in the air allowing Pam to take in the various semi-precious cut stones of varying colours and glittering diamond head , her practiced eye quickly assessed its great quality and carrot
'' Sookie…its beautiful..but why ? ''
Sookie smiled sweetly again before looking down to fidget with her hands '' It's a present …you know for everything you've done for me , I wanted to get you something , so Eric helped me pick that out for you …mmmmmmm do you like it ? '' the girl's face pinched in anticipation of Pam response
Pam looked up at the mention of her makers name to glance at Eric who had been leaning back in his seat silently watching the two friends exchange; he nodded his head ever so slightly and gave a small smile .
'' It is truly beautiful Sookie , ….thank you '' Looking at the pendant still hanging from her hand Pam felt a strange sensation travel through her core and flutter around her chest , it was not familiar to her , it was…odd ''
Shaking her head slightly she turned in her seat to slide one of her hands into Sookie's lap to grip the girls own and gave a small squeeze , it was a little to public to embrace Sookie and again Pam felt slightly odd that was exactly what she wanted to do . A ghost or her and Eric's conversation last night passed through her mind
Sookie bounced again and squeezed her hand back, she was over the moon her friend liked it, she wanted to ask for Pam to put it on but contained her enthusiasm
The couples little hallmark moment was broken when Eric stood to his impressive height and slinked out of the booth '' You ladies will excuse me there is some quick business I need to attend to , Pam I'm glad you liked Sookie's gift '' He winked at the last part and walked away quickly with a small smirk on his face , he would perhaps tease his child later for looking somewhat choked up by the gesture , this from a Vampire he had personally witnessed twist the head clean off a man for a perceived insult , this thought spurred his plans for tonight on with greater vigour , he had things set up for his little experiment and he was eager to see the results , he just needed a quick test subject .
On queue he spied Vicky scuttling from table to table wiping a dirty cloth over all ready clean surfaces , he admired keen work ethic but when it was backed up with less than stellar intelligence the results were not exactly employee of the month material , well he thought here was a time to put the girl to actual use .
Striding over he took the waitress gingerly but firmly by the arm and began to steer her to his back office , Vicky looked up at him as they went with a mixture of worry and lust , the master had never seemed to notice her before but maybe tonight was her lucky night ! . Or maybe she was in trouble.
Pam had spied Eric's swift retrieval of the waitress as he herded to his office , she had not thought Vicky his type , far to starry eyed and gothy for his taste , but perhaps he just wanted a quick snack . Pam was feeling a little on the hungry side herself as she had yet to feed tonight , Sookie's scent was slowly becoming less of an issue for Pam in terms of association with food/ Sex , that is to say she was now moving into a different mind frame when it came to just how unbelievably tasty Sookie smelled whenever she was around her , but it still fired certain desire inside the vampire , Pam did not like being hungry around Sookie ….it was possibly a bad idea , although she couldn't ever really imagine herself hurting the girl , but as the one vampire in the world who could attest to just what Sookie's blood tasted like ….best to not take chances .
Back in Eric's office Vicky shifted nervously as her lord and master …well in her mind, bent over to retrieve some form of box or carry case wrapped in a grey blanket from the far corner behind his desk and gently lay it on the top
'' I find myself in need of some assistance Vicky, would you be willing? ''
'' Ohh master whatever you need is my pleasure to provide , I've always wanted to serve you personally '' Vicky had been manically fumbling with the front of her dress in an attempt to swiftly release her bosoms from the confines of her far too tight a top
Eric resisted the urge to cringe and swiftly raised his hand to signal she should stop her rather shaky strip tease , any other day and he may have made a comment about having to be pretty hungry before he partook of Longshadows leftovers but as he required the girl to perform this task for him willingly he refrained
'' That is not the kind of help I need Vicky, it's a simple task but I would be pleased if you did this for me '' He injected a little lust into his voice to give some encouragement , not that she should need it as he was after all her boss but ….what was it that Sookie had recently said to him '' you catch more flies with honey than vinegar '' , he had chuckled when he heard that , another of Granma Stackhouse's little nuggets of wisdom apparently .
The waitress stopped her manipulations of her exposed brassiere and stammered a confused response '' Oh…oh ok, whatever you need….master ''
Again Eric resisted an eye roll, he had never actually required his employees to call him by that title, Pam and other Vampires in his area would sometimes use it as that was what he was, a sheriff, and a master but from the human staff it was a little grandiose ….humans didn't require their Cheese burgers to call them Sir, so why should he?.
Stepping aside a little Eric pinched a corner of the blanket that covered the box on his desk , drawing it back and quickly stood away
'' Vicky ….I would like you to put your hand in here '' He gestured to the front of what Vicky could now see was a cage of some sort , she could not make out much more as the interior was bathed in shadow .
'' But…but what's inside master? ''
Eric pulled his lips into a thin smile '' you will see ''
Pam was just about considering asking Eric to sit with Sookie a while so she could go grab a bite to eat when her vampire senses picked up the unmistakable smell of blood wafting around . Quickly after Vicky emerged teary eyed from the rear corridor grasping a cloth to her hand and looking none too happy, ignoring the curious glances of human and Vampire alike she swiftly made her way to the ladies toilets and vanished from view
Pam looked to Sookie who had also traced the girl's rapid travel through the club and they exchanged confused looks, before anything else could be said Eric again appeared at the private booth looking for whatever reason greatly pleased with himself
'' Eric, whatever did you do to Vicky? '' Pam knew Eric's feeding habits and he had never been a messy eater , his dinner usually left his office floating on air and deeply satisfied , not bawling and stinking of blood ! .
'' I can assure you I did not lay a hand on the girl; I think she befell a slight mishap ''
Pam had been about to say more when Eric swiftly held out a hand for Sookie to take '' Little one it is time to get you home I think , if you have no objections I should like to drive you back tonight '' . The sheriff gave a brief wiggle of his eye brows and smiled broadly again
Sookie once more glanced over to Pam but had no real objections, Eric seemed very happy at the moment and happy Eric was something she could live with just fine.
Once Sookie was standing Eric place a hand on the small of her back and shepherded her towards the back door , before he was too far away he swiftly turned and spoke in low tones far to quite for any human to hear
'' Vicky is to have the rest of the night off as well as tomorrow with full pay , also add a bonus to her weekly pay check ….and have one of the other girls check on her in a moment , understood ? ''
Pam nodded her understanding and gave Eric's back a dumbfounded look as he quickly caught Sookie up , she shook her head and muttered to herself , two hundred years and he still sometimes had her guessing exactly what was going on in that mind of his
Pam glided over to the bar to get Ginger's attention and give Eric's instructions, that done she got down to the business of selecting her meal for the night.