A/N My muses have been fighting me on this one and i really don't know how i feel about this chapter. Let me know what you think and hopefully i will have updates of my other stories up by the end of the week. Enjoy:)

I woke up the next morning feeling anything but rested. I hadn't had anymore dreams, but my mind had still been swimming in the darkness. I had a bad feeling about what Gran was going to tell me and I was confused about what Nessa had told me. How in the hell was I able to stop those Weres from inside my own car?

I couldn't handle thinking about that right now. I got out of my very lonely bed wondering where Eric was right now and what he'd done after he'd left last night. I was worried that he had gone and done something stupid that could get himself hurt, but that was also something that I couldn't think about right now.

I went into the bathroom and took care of my human needs, dressed and headed out to pick up some groceries. I was going to make fried chicken and mashed potatoes for lunch. That was one of my go to comfort meals and I knew that I was going to need all the comfort I could get. I also picked up a ready made chocolate cake to finish off the meal. It wasn't going to be exactly like Gran's chicken since I didn't have a cast iron skillet, but I had picked up a small deep fryer and a jug of oil that I would have to make do with.

When I got home I unloaded the groceries, got the chicken soaking and the potatoes boiling, then I got to cleaning. I hadn't been in the house long enough to get it too dirty, but I wanted to make a good impression with Gran.

It didn't take me long to tidy up and just as I turned on the oil to get it hot to cook the chicken I heard Gran pull into the driveway. I met her at the front door and I could feel a tension between the two of us as she walked inside. I had never felt anything like this between us before and I didn't like it one little bit. Hopefully our talk would help alleviate that.

After our tense greeting we both went into the kitchen and finished fixing lunch together while Gran filled me in on the latest Bon Temps gossip. It was no different than what I'd heard before. I wasn't really listening, I was more worried about what she had to tell me. I tried to get a clue from her mind, but she had it closed off to me. I didn't know how she did that, but she did.

We both only picked at are meals and I didn't even bother bringing out the cake that I had bought, I just wanted to get this over with. We cleared our dishes, but I left them in the sink and quickly ushered Gran into the living room to talk. "Okay Gran, I need you to tell me what you have to tell me."

I watched her take a deep breath and fidget with the handkerchief that she had pulled out of her bag. "Sookie, this is going to be the most difficult conversation that we have ever had. I've wanted to tell you for a long time, but after all these years I just couldn't bring myself to do it." I could see the tears that were starting to well in her eyes, but she continued before I could say anything. "I just want you to know that I loved your Grandfather very much and I never wanted to do anything to hurt him. My actions came from a desperation that I hope you can understand." This was getting more confusing by the minute. I had a dozen questions coming to mind, but she was becoming hysterical. I decided that I had a better way to help her tell me what I needed to know.

I went over and sat down next to Gran and I held out my hands for her to take. "Gran, show me what you want me to see." She wiped the tears from her eyes and looked at me silently asking if I was sure about what I was asking her to do. "I can tell this is hard for you Gran. It might be better if I'm just able to see what you want me to know."

"Are you really sure about that Sookie?"

"Yeah, I can handle it." She took my hands and I was pulled into her mind.

I saw Gran hanging laundry out on a warm summer day. Suddenly a strange man came walking out of the surrounding woods. Gran looked so much younger than I had ever seen her. She stopped what she was doing and smiled at the stranger as he approached her. "Hi there. Can I help you? Are you lost?"

"Could I trouble you for a glass of water Mrs. Stackhouse?"

"Of course. How did you know my name Mr…?"

"Brigant, Fintan Brigant and I know a lot about you Adele." I had been seeing things through Gran's eyes and feeling her attraction to him, but there was something different about him as I saw him from an outsiders point of view. He had magic surrounding him. It was like what I felt when I was around Amelia only much, much stronger.

"Who are you? What do you want from me?"

I watched as he pushed some of his power at my Gran. It was a fine mist that surrounded her, but I couldn't tell what it was doing to her. "It's what I can do for you Adele."

I could see her relax as the magic took effect and a smile spread across her face. "What do you want to do for me?"

He reached up and gently stroked her face. "I can give you the children that you so desperately want and that your husband can't give you."

That pulled her slightly out of her magical daze. "No, I couldn't even think about doing something like that. I love my husband and would never, could never cheat on him."

"But just imagine having a sweet little daughter, or a handsome son to take care of. Isn't that what you've always wanted?"

I could see her eyes glaze over and I couldn't stand to watch any longer.

I pulled out of Gran's mind and I felt sick to my stomach. I stood up to put some distance between us. "Gran, you let that man rape you? You couldn't possibly have willingly gone with that."

"Sookie, I knew that there was magic involved in the beginning, but even in the first instant that I saw him I was still attracted to him. If I hadn't been attracted to him the magic wouldn't have worked."

I really couldn't believe what I was hearing. "You cheated on Granddaddy with whatever that man was?"

"Is Sookie. He's still alive and Fintan happens to be a fairy."

"WHAT!" I couldn't stop myself from laughing at that. "Gran, this is hardly a time to joke about stuff like this."

"I'm not joking Sookie."

I looked into her eyes and I could see that she wasn't. "Holy Christmas, you aren't joking."

"Sit down Dear." I did and she proceeded to tell me what little she knew about Fintan and fairies. I was taking the information in without even really paying attention. Everything that I had seen and that she was telling me changed who I was. Is being a part fairy going to change who I was? My mind was spinning with all of this new information, so I forced myself to focus on what Gran was saying.

"I also have some things for you that Fintan wanted you to have when the time was right." I watched her pull a small box and an encyclopedia sized book out of her bag. She slid the box to me first. "This is a necklace that Fintan had made especially for you. He said that it would help protect you when you needed it."

I opened it and there was a ping pong ball sized sphere that seemed to glow several different colors. I went to pick it up, but I stopped before I did. "Is the chain made of silver? I'm going to be around vampires, one in particular and I will not wear it if it will hurt anyone."

"It's made of white gold. Somehow Fintan knew that you would end up with a vampire."

"Gran, we're not together like that. He's just protecting me." I know that I had told Gran that I was in love with Eric, but will everything that was happening I couldn't really say that we were together, not the way that she thought.

"Sookie Olivia Stackhouse, don't you fib me. You said that you love him and I have a feeling that he loves you too."

"Gran, we've only know each other a few days." I didn't want to get my hopes up.

"That doesn't matter. When you find the one, time means nothing." She slid the book over towards me. "This is a book of fairy history. I've tried to read it, but I can't. Fintan said that only someone with fairy blood will be able to read it." I pulled the book in front of me, but I couldn't bring myself to open it yet.

I looked over and watched her stand up and walk over towards me. She gently kissed me and tilted my head up so that she could look me in the eye. "Sookie, I know that all of this is hard for you to understand, but it's done now and it's something that I will always have to live with. I'm going to leave you now because I know that you are going to need time to yourself to think everything through." She kissed me once more before taking her leave. I knew that I was being rude not walking her to the door, but I didn't care at the moment. My view of my Gran had totally changed and I didn't know how long it was going to take for me to be okay with everything.

When I was sure that Gran was gone I focused back on the necklace. I could feel the power flowing through it as I lifted it out of the box. I felt the need to put it on. When I slid it over my head and as it rested on my chest I could actually feel myself relax. It was nice to feel that much safer during the day, but I was still nervous about what I was going to find in that fairy book.

I picked it up and decided that I would look through it upstairs in bed so that I could relax a little bit before I had to get ready for work. I got comfortable on the bed and opened my book on my lap. It only took a few pages for me to wish that I hadn't started reading it at all. I discovered another reason why the vampires wanted me. My fairy blood was the equivalent of vampire crack.

I tossed the book away from me on the bed and I got up and started pacing the room. Was that the real reason that Eric agreed to protect me? Did he somehow know what I was by the taste of my blood? I didn't want to believe that that could be true, but I had the proof right there in that book.

I couldn't stop the tears that started to flow down my cheeks. I didn't want to believe that Eric would just want me for my blood. From what I got from that awful Bill Compton I could believe that he and that horrible queen would want me for that, but the way that Eric had been with me, I just couldn't believe it.

I didn't want to think about the possibility of things falling apart twice in less than a week. I was tempted to lay down and have a nap before work. I was emotionally exhausted and I didn't want my shields to be weak on my first night of work, but I decided against that. I didn't want to see Nessa right now either. Whatever Eric had to say I wanted to hear it from him.

I paced for a few more minutes before checking the time. It was almost five o'clock. I didn't have to be at Fangtasia until eight, but I wanted to get there early so that I could hopefully talk to Eric before I had start. I decided to run myself a bath to help me relax.

I went into the bathroom and filled the tub up with hot water and lots of bubbles and it felt like heaven when I slipped in the water. I removed all of the excess hair from my body, then I leaned back and just relaxed my thoughts. My mind was still racing, but I wasn't going to jump to any kind of conclusions until I was able to speak to Eric.

After almost an hour in the tub I forced myself to get out. I dried off, slid on my robe and went downstairs to get something to eat. I fixed myself a sandwich and some fruit, washed it down with a glass of juice, then went back upstairs to get dressed.

I made sure that every hair was just right as I pulled it back while leaving a few curls around my face. I went light on the makeup; eye shadow, mascara and lip gloss, then I slid on a strapless red bra and matching thong before I went to the closet to pick out one of the "uniforms" that I'd purchased. Amelia said that any type of red dress was the uniform and the shorter the dress, the better the tips.

I pulled out one of the dresses that Amelia had picked out for me. It wasn't something that I would have chosen for myself, but it fit me like a glove and accentuated all of my curves in the best way possible. It was a ruched sleeveless dress and it barely covered my ass, but it made me feel very sexy and that's what I needed to make it through tonight.

I finished the outfit with black thigh high stockings and black leather knee high bots. I looked at myself in the mirror and with my fairy necklace that I hadn't removed and had no plans to remove I knew that no matter what happened tonight I would be able to get through it.

I grabbed my bag, adding a tank top, shorts and a pair of sandals to change into after work and I made my way out to my car. It took less than ten minutes to get to Fangtasia and I saw Eric's corvette still parked in the parking lot. I thought that was strange since it was still light out. He must of spent the night here or he just left his car here when he went to run his "errands" last night.

Thinking about how he left last night left a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach. I missed falling asleep in his arms, but I was worried about what he'd done after he left me. I parked next to his corvette and I opened my mind to focus on who was inside. There was a human mind moving around on the main floor, but what surprised me was the void moving around downstairs. I knew that it was Eric, but how was he up so early? Maybe if he didn't tell me that all wanted was my blood and that he didn't know I was a part fairy than I would ask him.

I took a deep breath, grabbed my bag and made my way inside to find out our fate.