A/N So here is my third story update in the past week. The cold weather is keeping me motivated so I don't freeze to death. Right now it is 0 degrees out. That makes me want to hybernate until June when True Blood comes back. Leave me some love, it's makes me feel all warm and fuzzy!

When I came to I wasn't in Eric's office anymore, I was home in my own bed. I looked around and Eric was lying next to me. He was looking down at me and stroking my hair. "Are you all right little one?"

I moved closer to him and lay my head on his chest. "I'm much better now."

"Sookie, I'm not going to let anybody take you. Every monarch on this continent could want you and try to take you, but they all would fail."

I wrapped my arms around him as tight as I could. "How can you be sure?"

He slid his arms around me and held me tight. "Because I love you Sookie Stackhouse." My head snapped up at his words. "I am in love with you. The thought of anyone else touching you or taking you tears me up inside. I won't let you go, I can't. I could try to fight it, but it would be absolutely pointless. I love you."

I couldn't stop the tears from falling down my face. It didn't matter what came after us or what else was going to happen, in that moment I was happier than I had ever been in my entire life. I scrambled up onto my knees so I could get closer to him. I threw my arms around his neck as he sat up and kissed him all over his face. "Oh Eric!" I kissed him hard on the lips and pushed all of the love and passion I had for him into that kiss.

When I needed to breath I pulled away and held his face in my hands. I looked him in the eye with all of the conviction I could and said, "Eric Northman, I love you more than words can say and I want to form a bond with you. I want it more than anything and it's not because of all the shit that is happening around us, it's because I want to be as close to you as I possibly can, closer than I've ever been to anyone else in the world."

"Are you really sure Sookie, one hundred percent positive?"

"I've never been more sure about anything in my entire life." I ran my hands over his face and down his neck. "When can we start?"

He grabbed me around the waist and pinned me gently under him. "How does right now sound?"

"I think that sounds perfect." He leaned down to kiss me, but I stopped him. "Eric, can I ask you something first?"

"Of course little one, you can ask me anything."

"Can we not make love until the bond is completed, say Monday night when the bar is closed? I want to make the night special for both of us."

"Of course Lover, but no matter what it will be special for me."

I looked up at him with a smile on my face. "Are we both crazy for doing this? We haven't even know each other a week yet."

"It's not crazy, it's fate little one. I think that you were meant to come into my bar that night."

I let his words wash over me and this warm, comforting feeling was building inside of me. "I think that you are right." I rested my hand on his cheek. "So how do we start our bond?"

He sat up against the headboard and pulled me up against him so that my back was against his chest. He wrapped his arm around my waist so I was as close to him as I could get. "I'll bite my wrist for you to feed from, then I'll bite your neck to feed from you."

I quickly pulled away from him and turned so that I was straddling him. "No, I want to look at you as we do this. You can feed from my wrist while I feed from yours."

"I can work with that, but it would work better if you took your dress off."

I smiled at the sexy smirk he had on his face. "Well, I'll do that if you take off your shirt. It's only fair for you to do that."

"I'm more than willing to remove my shirt for you Lover."

We quickly removed our clothes so that he was sitting there in his jeans and I was in my undergarments. I thought it would be more fair if he removed his jeans as well, but that would be pushing both of our limits on waiting until Monday night to make love. I really wanted to wait and make everything perfect.

When we were ready I straddled his lap again and got as close to him as I could. I watched as he bit into his wrist and when he held it to my lips I held mine out for him to bite. I latched on without hesitation and drank his blood down with gusto. I had expected it to taste bitter and metallic, but it didn't. It tasted like rich chocolate with a hint of something in the background that I couldn't identify, but that I knew was purely Eric.

As Eric bit into my wrist I felt a warmth spread throughout me. I looked him in the eye as we drank from each other. His eyes turned almost black, but I still felt safe and protected and loved. I also felt a little bubble for deep down inside of me that was now a part of me that hadn't been there before. It was Eric. I could feel that it was him, but it was just a hint, like a voice calling to you from a great distance. Even thought it was small, it was a great comfort to me and I knew that it would be even better when our bond was complete.

I was taking a deep pull from his wrist when I felt the wound start to close. I wanted to bite down to get more of his delicious blood, but I knew that I'd had enough for now and I would have more soon. I pulled my mouth away from the wound and used my tongue to lap up every last drop.

Eric pulled his mouth away from my wrist and I realized that at some point I had started grinding against him and I was still doing it. I could feel him growing harder under me and I really wished that he had less clothes on right now. "Sookie, you need to stop."

I slid my hands over his sides, across his stomach and up to his chest. "What if I don't want to?"

"Little one, if you want to wait until Monday to make love, then you really need to stop."

I looked down at the bulge between his legs and I smiled up at him. I slid my hands down his chest to the edge of his jeans. "Why don't I help you with this." I slowly unzipped his pants and his gracious plenty sprang out at me all hard and ready. I wanted to kiss him while I got him off, so I wrapped one hand around the gracious plenty and the other I wrapped in his hair. I tugged him close to kiss him and I started stroking him at the same time. I squeezed as I stroked him, twisting up and down. I could feel him tense so I sped up as he was clawing at the bed sheets so that he wouldn't hurt me.

I stroked him faster and harder until I felt his cool seed spray all over my bare stomach. It was an odd sensation, but not an unpleasant one. I kept kissing him for a few minutes as he calmed down, then he scooped me up into his arms. I couldn't stop myself from giggling and wrapping my arms around his neck as he carried me into the bathroom. He set me down on the edge of the tub as he started filling it up and adding lots of bubble bath.

I couldn't stop touching him or smiling as the tub filled. "I can feel you."

Eric looked up at me shocked. "You can feel me already?"

"Yeah. It's a little blip deep down inside of me, but I can still feel you. You are very content and happy right now. It's warm and comforting to me and it makes me feel safe. Can you feel me too?"

"Yes I can. You are very happy right now." He turned off the water and slowly removed what little clothing I was still wearing and lifted me into the tub.

He knelt next to the tub, lathered up my bath sponge with some lavender scented body wash and gently started cleaning me up. I put my hand on his arm to stop him. "Eric, what are you doing?"

"I just trying to get you ready for bed Lover. I thought this would help you relax so you could go right to sleep after."

I slid my hands up his arms leaving a trail of bubbles on his skin. "I would be much happier if you get in this tub with me."

"Sookie, I don't think that's such a good idea."

"Please Eric." I slid my hand over his chest so he was even more covered in bubbles.

"All right Lover." He stood up and removed his jeans. I couldn't keep my eyes off of him as he stepped into the tub behind me. "See something you like little one?"

"Uh-huh." He smiled at me as he continued washing me from head to toe then I did the same for him.

After we were both clean I would have been happy to stay in the tub and cuddle for awhile, but the water was starting to get cold and I was starting to shiver. Eric drained the tub, then lifted me out of the water. He set me down long enough to get a towel and dry me off, then wrapped a dry towel around my waist. He dried himself off at vamp speed, then lifted me back into his arms and carried me back to bed. The events of the day were starting to catch up to me, so I knew that it wouldn't take long for me to fall asleep.

I curled up in bed and watched Eric through half opened eyes. He walked into the closet and was going to get dressed and I didn't like that at all. "Are you going someplace?"

"I was going to get dressed and head back to my place."

"Why? I don't want you to go." I knew that I was whining, but I didn't want to be away from him right now.

He looked over at me and it seemed he was surprised that I didn't want him to leave. "You're tired little one. You need your rest."

"I will rest once you're in this bed with me. I sleep better when you are next to me. I feel better when I know you're close. Please stay."

I watched his internal fight for a moment, before he gave in. "All right Lover, I'll stay with you." I couldn't stop the smile from spreading across my face as I watched him change the jeans he was going to put on for a pair of black, silk sleep pants. He slid them on, then got into bed next to me. I pulled off my damp towel, tossed it aside, then curled up next to him as close as I could get.

I felt his hand on my hip, then I felt him slip it between my legs. Hello! "You know Lover, I just realized that I have enjoyed pleasure this evening, but you haven't." He slid his fingers into my wet folds and I couldn't stop myself from moaning and arching into his touch. "Do you like that little one? Do you like the way that I touch you?"

"Uh-huh." He slid two fingers inside of me while rubbing my clit with his thumb. "Oh God, Eric that feels so good."

"This is only the beginning Lover. Just wait until Monday night when I will finally be buried deep inside of this sweet and tight pussy of yours."

"Eric, uh, more, talk to me more."

"Oh, my Lover likes a little dirty talk does she?"

"Yes, oh God Eric yes, more please."

He pushed his fingers in a little deeper inside of me until he his my g-spot. "Just wait until my big, hard, throbbing cock is buried inside of you instead of my fingers Lover. I'm going to stretch you and fill you in the best way possible, then I am going to pound into you and fuck you into oblivion." I was moaning and writhing and so very close to coming next to him. "Then when I am done fucking you I am going to bury my head between your perfect thighs and drink up every drop of your sweet nectar that I can get." He sped up his motions and my whole body spasmed in the most intense orgasm that I had ever had.

As I was slowly coming down from that amazing high, I reach out and clung to Eric. "Hold me Eric, please hold me."

He pulled me into his arms and held me tight. "I've got you little one. Let go and fall asleep and I'll be here when you wake up." In moments that's exactly what I did.