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I slept snuggled next to Eric for a few hours before I forced myself out of bed. I had things to do and I didn't want Eric to wake up without me here.
I was quick to shower and dress, then I grabbed the money that Eric had left for me and went downstairs. I stopped at the restaurant and had a quick breakfast of coffee, toast and scrambled eggs, then I stopped off at the front desk to rent a car from them for the day. Since I used Eric's name they didn't give me any trouble and I quickly had the keys to a BMW in my hand.
As I headed for the door I couldn't stop this feeling from coming over me. It felt wrong leaving Eric unprotected in our room, but I need to run these errands. I focused on his void and I felt this incredible pull to him. I put all of my focus on him and I felt something flow out of me and up to him in our room. It was the strangest thing, but I felt better about leaving him and I knew that no matter what happened he would be protected. I still wanted to run my errands as quickly as possible.
I found my rental car and was able to work the GPS so that I could find a place called The Stake House. I had barely pulled into the parking lot and I could feel the fear and the hate coming from inside. I really didn't want to go in there by myself, but I had to do this. I took a deep breath, pulled up my big girl panties, threw my shields up as tight as I could make them, grabbed my purse and headed inside.
I kept my head up and maintained as much confidence as I could as I grabbed a cart and started filling it with everything we would need to take down Russell and whoever would help him.
After I filled my cart with everything that I thought we would need, I made my way to the register to pay for everything. The clerk looked at me and my cart full of weapons and a sense of pride washed over his thoughts. I really wanted to be sick. "Never can be too prepared, can you little lady?"
"No I guess not." I placed my items as fast as I could on the counter so that I could get out of here. His hateful thoughts were starting to slip past my shields and I didn't need or want to hear any of what he was thinking.
As I was looking at all of this stuff I realized that I didn't want to carry it with me in the car and into the hotel. I'd never be able to get everything in one trip, so I put on my brightest smile and asked the clerk if he could box everything up and have it delivered to the hotel this afternoon. I could see that he was hesitant at first, so I quickly made it worth his while by adding 6 crossbows and arrows to the order as well as a $250 tip for the inconvenience. He was very agreeable after that.
I paid for all my items with the very big tip added on and left him with the address to the hotel. I called the hotel when I got back in the car and told them about the delivery and asked them to bring it up to the room that Bill and I had previously been sharing. I still had the key in my purse and I didn't want anyone to go near Eric when he was so vulnerable even though I knew somehow that whatever magic I'd surrounded him with would keep him safe.
Two and a half hours later after making a stop at the local mall to pick up some more comfortable clothes for Eric, myself and Godric, I was back at the hotel. I stopped at the front desk and made sure that my delivery had arrived and the gentleman working the desk said everything was up in the room. I thanked him with a fifty dollar tip, then quickly headed upstairs to get back to Eric.
I rode the elevator to our floor, but I stopped short when I stepped out into the hallway. I could actually feel the pulse of my power from there that was surrounding the room. It was like an actual presence standing guard for him, but how was this possible? I'd never had this kind of power before, how did I possibly have it now? I really wanted to know the answers to my questions, but right now as long as it was keeping Eric safe, I really didn't care.
I stepped up to the door and as I slid the key card into the slot it was like I could feel the magic around the door drop so that I could enter. As soon as I was through the door though, it snapped right back into place. Now that was totally cool, I just wish that I knew how I'd done it.
I set the bags down on the sofa and quickly made my way into the bedroom. I knew that Eric had been safe, but I needed to see him for myself, just to be sure.
As I stepped inside, my eyes were immediately drawn to my resting Viking. He looked so peaceful and innocent in his day rest. I couldn't stop myself from sitting on the bed and just looking down at him for a few minutes.
Looking at him I couldn't help thinking that I wanted to go after Russell myself so that I could take away the pain that bastard had inflicted on Eric and his family, but I knew that I couldn't do it alone. I would be stupid to even try and Eric would be pissed at me. I'd made a lot of mistakes in my past, but I wasn't about to make anymore.
I couldn't resist reaching over and stroking his handsome face as I sat there. I wanted him to have the peace he needed and maybe, just maybe, we could have a peaceful life together. The thought of Eric and I having a life together came even easier to my imagination then any thought I'd ever had about me and Bill.
I was lost in my fantasies when I felt a hand rest on top of mine. I looked down and the most beautiful blue eyes were looking back up at me. "Hello Lover."
"Hi, what are you doing awake?"
"How could you possibly expect me to rest, when there is an angel next to me, touching my face."
"You are a silver tongued devil Eric Northman." Without thinking I leaned down and kissed him. "But you need to rest. You'll get the bleeds."
"You're worth a little blood shed Lover." He was quick to pull me down so that I was lying on top of him and he had his arms locked around me.
"Eric, what are you doing?"
He nuzzled his face into my neck and pressed his cool lips on my hot skin that sent a delicious shiver through me. "You were too far away."
"You are too sweet." I put my arms around him as much as I could and just relaxed on top of him. I felt peaceful being close to him even with everything that was going on around us. I'd never felt this kind of peace before and I intended on keeping this feeling as long as I possibly could.
Sleeping on Eric was very soothing to me. I was able to let my mind relax and let my shields drop without anyone else's thoughts invade my mind. But instead of having my own dreams, my mind decided to go through my memories instead, of everything that had happened after leaving Dallas. It was strange though, it felt like somebody else was watching my memories as well, it was like Eric was there watching with me. It was as if a part of me needed him to see what had happened between us to really believe what I'd told him. I knew that that was impossible, but I couldn't stop myself from believing it.
After my memories finished playing through my mind, ending on that horrible mountain top where I watched Eric die, I fell into a dreamless sleep. I don't know how much longer I slept, but when I woke up there was this strange warmth and Eric calling out to me. "Sookie, lover wake up."
"Hmm, what's the matter?" I didn't open my eyes, I just curled up closer to Eric and that was when I noticed that the warmth I was feeling was coming from him. I opened my eyes and looked down not believing what I was seeing. "Holy Shit!"
