I am so so sorry my beautiful readers! Please forgive me, everything has been so manic lately but that is no excuse! I hope this chapter makes up for it :) I am almost finished with season 3 so I'm hoping to get the remaining chapters out to you by Monday!
Disclaimer: See chapters 1-3
"You know we have a front entrance? I'm not sure if I like you using the back one since you were the one who broke it last time." I looked up from the file Eric had on Compton and saw Pam standing in the office doorway in a very tight but attractive corset. God, I needed to find out where she did her shopping; a weekend of me in corsets and sex with Eric sounded extremely appealing at this point.
"You know as well as I do that your club stinks of desperation and I also get hit on when I walk through it. That's an irritation I can avoid. Besides, I used the key this time; your door is safe. Speaking of your club, you all closed down? I can keep an eye on things while you go to ground for the day."
"Just threw the last one out myself. And as much as I appreciate it, don't you need to sleep too?" I raised my eyebrows at Pam and smirked. "You say it as if I'm up to something. I do but I'm still running off adrenaline right now and sleep is the last thing on my mind now that Eric has wondered back into Edgington territory. Besides, if any unwanted guests do happen to wonder into your fine establishment," I bit the inside of my cheek and watched as Pam rolled her eyes at my comment, "I'm sure I can handle it better than Ginger."
I could see that Pam was contemplating my offer. Unfortunately, she didn't trust me like Eric did but that wasn't to say she didn't like me. Eric once mentioned that in the past, she had zero tolerance when it came to those that Eric wished to spend his time with but not with me. I took that as a good sign that she did like me. Unfortunately Pam couldn't answer me because we were both startled by Eric vamping into the office.
My mouth dropped open as I took in his appearance. He was wearing the same clothes as before but his shirt looked as if it had been ripped open and he was covered in blood. I could tell it wasn't his but it still made me panic. He also held a gold crown in his hand which looked strangely familiar but I couldn't place it because of what else was going on.
"Eric, what the fuck happened?!" Eric stopped pacing and turned to look at Pam. She was just as startled as I was but she managed to hide it better than me. I suppose that she had gotten use to it over the years. "I just killed the lover of Russell Edgington. We need to get out of here."
"You did what?" I stood up and moved to stand in front of Eric. He briefly looked down at me then turned his attention back to Pam. "We haven't got much time so I need you to go to the apartment and grab everything we may need if we've got to disappear. I'll explain everything when you get back." Pam vamped off without asking any questions, something I couldn't understand.
Eric then turned to walk out of the office but I grabbed his arm and pulled him back. "Oh no you don't Mister. You're not leaving this office until you tell me exactly what the hell happened and what possessed you to kill Talbot. Russell Edgington is almost triple your age and he isn't the kind of enemy you want right now, especially with everything else that's going on."
"I had to do it. I had to tempt Talbot with sex in order to get him alone so I could stake him. I have my reasons." I was taken back when Eric mentioned that he had to seduce Talbot but figured that was a conversation for another time. Although now, the only image I had in my head was Eric kissing Talbot and it wasn't a pretty one. "Then tell me your reasons Eric because all it looks like to me is that you have a death wish."
He threw the crown he held in his hand on the desk then grabbed me and slammed his lips against mine. His mouth moved roughly against mine and I could tell by the hunger of the kiss that this was Eric trying to distract me. I grabbed Eric's shirt and pushed him up against the wall. "That isn't going to work right now Eric. You have to start talking and explain this to me right now."
"Edgington took the one thing I held dearest when I was human and only recently found out about it. So, naturally, I took what he held my dearest so he could feel the pain he once caused me. It'll be easier to kill him this way." "I don't suppose you're going to explain to me what it is he took from you?"
"That isn't what's important right now. We need to get out of here before Edgington finds us although I have a feeling he'll be somewhat happy if he finds you." "Eric, you're freaking me out right now. Please explain to me how I suddenly fit into this." I released Eric and he held my hands in his.
"Before I staked Talbot, he revealed to me that you were Russell's prize; he remembers you and ever since you made your presence known to him, he's been hell bent on recruiting you. Apparently, you would be easier to work with than the wolves. I can't let him get to you. You mean too much to me."
Eric kissed my hand lightly and smiled at me. "You're not going to. I can handle Russell Edgington, you know that. But Eric, you have to tell me what he did to you. I'm with you till the end but I can't have any surprises." Before Eric could say anything to me, Pam vamped back into the office with a small luggage bag. Wow, she was fast.
"Oh don't tell me you can fly too." "Afraid so Goddess. Now, if we're to get out of here, we need to do it now. The sun will be up soon which means we won't be able to leave Shreveport until tomorrow. Until then, we need a place to hide out."
"We could go to mine. Sookie once said that the house had a basement so it shouldn't be too hard to find the entrance." "No. That will be the first place Edgington looks for us and I need to keep you safe. We need to go somewhere safe, somewhere close by too, maybe," Ginger chose that moment to enter the office and I couldn't have been more happier with her choice of timing. Eric must have agreed with me because his face lit up and he turned to face her.
"Ginger, where do you live?" "About a 10 minute drive away. Why? Does this have something to do with the vampire authorities outside?" Great. Could this day get any worse? Eric quickly removed his blood-stained shirt and slipped on a clean one that Pam had bought for him. "Ginger, you're going to stay in here with Alexie while Pam and I deal with our guests. Can you manage that?"
Eric didn't need to glamour Ginger to get her to agree; she would agree to whatever he told her. She nodded then screamed a little when Eric and Pam vamped out of the office. I then went back to the desk and continued looking at Compton's file while Ginger wondered silently around the office.
"I've never known the master to keep the same pet around for a long period of time. What's your secret?" it only took me a few moments to register that Ginger had referred to me as Eric's pet, so when I did look up, I saw that she was serious and not trying to joke around to kill time. I took in her appearance and then knew exactly where her sudden comment had come from: she was the definition of an extreme fangbanger and no matter how much she made herself available, Eric didn't give her the time of day when it came to sex.
"It's probably because I'm not his pet, more like his partner or whatever it is that vampire's call their girlfriends." "Girlfriend? But he's your superior!" I threw my head back and let out a genuine laugh. If Ginger hadn't been serious then I wouldn't have found it so funny but the look on her face was priceless.
"More like his equal. There's more to me than meets the eye, which is why I can handle Eric both in and out of the bedroom. Now if you're done asking questions, I have some work I need to get on with. Eric pays me to be his lawyer and yet I don't remember the last time I actually did some work."
Ginger shut up after that which I was thankful for and I was able to spend the next hour looking at the finances and books of the club. Everything looked fine so I suppose that was a plus. It wasn't long after Ginger had passed out on the small couch that Pam and Eric returned. Eric came around and sat opposite me on the desk and Pam pulled a face when she saw Ginger.
"God, it's still here. Let me get rid of it." Pam then picked up Ginger and vamped towards the back door. I stood up and held Eric's head in my hands while I placed a soft kiss to his forehead. "What happened?"
"We're on lockdown for now until the Authority comes to a decision." "A decision on what?" Eric looked up at me and I felt myself melt into his blue eyes. I don't think I could explain the amount of love I felt for this man. "On whether they believe if Edgington was the one who killed the Magister and if they trust me enough to kill him like I volunteered to."
"I suppose it won't be a hard decision after what he did a few hours ago on the news. Just get some rest for now. It's been an eventful night." Eric stood up and held me close to him as he sat down on his desk chair. He pulled me onto his lap and I snuggled against him and felt sleep consume me a few moments later.
It took me several moments to open my eyes when I woke up and figure out where I was. "Even when you sleep, you look beautiful." I looked up and saw that I was still in Eric's arms. I rubbed my eyes and swung my legs around so they were touching the floor. "Only you would compliment me while I still have sleep in my eyes. Have you slept?"
Eric didn't answer me. Instead, he picked up a bloody stained cloth and wiped away the blood that was forming by his ears. I took it off of him and continued to wipe away his bleeds while he just watched me. I could feel the intensity of his gaze and it made me shivered. "When all this is over, I say we take a well deserved break. It'll be nice to spend time with you without having to constantly look over our shoulders for the next threat."
Eric pulled me flush towards him and started placing small kisses along my jaw and my neck. I felt his arousal and allowed myself to melt into his touch. "We're needed now." Eric made no move to stop what he was doing when he heard Pam's voice. I looked at her and saw that she looked just as bad as Eric; sleep was obviously not a priority for them right now. Eric bit into my neck and I threw my head back in pleasure as I felt my own arousal grow within me.
Not long after, he pulled away and sat up then left the office with Pam. I had nothing to do but wait and pray that the Authority believed Eric and Pam's innocence. I could feel myself falling asleep again but the sound of the back door opening and closing again jerked me awake. I looked up and saw Sookie enter with Bill following close behind her. His fangs snapped out when he saw me but I don't think Sookie noticed it.
"What are you doing here Sook? Is everything okay? And why are you with Bill?" I stood up and instantly put my guard up. I didn't trust Bill anymore and I was preparing myself for whatever was going to happen. "I needed to find you and figured you'd be here. And he's with me because he saved me from Edgington's wolves last night."
"What? You were attacked? What happened?" "I'm fine. Bill and Jessica were there to protect me although something protected them. About half way through his attack, Edgington left and that's what saved us." That must have been when he felt that Talbot had been killed. I suppose it was Eric that saved them then. I then saw Bill reach over to hold Sookie's hand and she made no attempt to move away. That wasn't something that people did once they had broken up.
"What's going on here? Last night you told me that you broke up with Bill Sookie?" Bill then chose that moment to finally speak. "Was that after you lodged a silver candlestick in my shoulder? I had to wait till Jessica got home to help me remove it. I would have gotten to Sookie's much sooner if you hadn't attacked me."
"Attacked you? Is that where you were before you came home Alexie?" I rolled my eyes in frustration as Sookie instantly took Bill's side again. And there was me hoping that things were finally going to change. "Me attacking you? Funny, I thought it was you who attacked me first. It's not my fault you're predicable and I was able to move out of the way before you could touch me."
"You sound just like Eric, wont accept any responsibility for your own actions." "Who sounds like me?" I looked up and saw Eric and Pam walk back into the office. "Ahh, Sookie and Bill, what an unexpected surprise. How can I help you?"
"Well I for one would like to know why Alexie felt the need to attack Bill with silver last night." I threw my arms up in frustration and sat back down on the office chair. This argument was going to turn into another game of cat and mouse and I don't think any of us has the energy for it.
"Did he also tell you that he broke my nose and it hurt like a mother fucker to put straight?" Sookie's face dropped and she turned to look back at Bill. His fangs were out but the sound of Eric's fangs snapping out made me smile. "You're not the only one who has fangs in this room Compton so I suggest you put them away."
Bill made no indication that he heard Eric and continued to stare at me. I could feel the tension in the room growing and I'm sure Sookie could too. "Would someone tell me what the fuck is going on here because right now, I don't know who to believe!" Sookie pulled her hand away from Bill's ad turned to face him. When he didn't say anything, I figured it was down to me.
"Bill knows your part fae Sook and I wasn't the one that told him."
Don't you just love it when it gets all dramatic? Haha, hope you enjoyed it and please review to let me know what you think :) Also, I'm thinking about bringing in a character from Alexie's very long past in season 4 and the character will probably stay throughout the rest of the story. Let me know what you think :)
Jem x