GODRIC

I rise earlier than normal even for me, it is only four in the afternoon. Sookie is curled against me. I am surrounded by her amazing scent and my whole body is heated due to her warmth and proximity. She has a slight glow to her; does she even realize? She said she tried to stay away from people, she must have been good at it for no one to have noticed.

I can smell and feel that she spent time in the sun today and she is wearing the sundress I provided. I intend to keep her with me always. She will never return alone to her home. I will have to have it renovated and secured before we can return there together. She will need clothing and other things for tomorrow. I do not want to leave here with her yet. I believe it would be best if we kept a low profile until the bonding is complete. Perhaps her home will be complete soon and we can stay there for awhile, after we complete the bonding here. I am sure my little dove would like that.

I can feel she is content resting in my side and I do not wish to disrupt that. I grab my phone from the side table and call my child. I can feel that he is awake but that is even more unusual than me being awake at this hour.

"Master" he answers before one ring is complete.

"I am surprised you are awake my child."

"As surprised as I am that you are awake?" he asks truly curious.

"Did you feel something happen?" Did he know that I began a bond?

"Did I feel something? Master, I felt your happiness for the first time in over a century last night then just before dawn I felt the sun warm your whole being. I swear I felt the warmth of its rays myself as if it were upon me. If it were not for all the warm happy feelings I would have thought you'd met the dawn. Now I am awake earlier than ever before. Perhaps you should tell me what happened?" he speaks with irritation and awe.

"Indeed. I have not been happy for a very long time. I have felt tired and bored, my child. I know that I could have called you to me but I did not want to burden you with my weariness."

"Master, never have you been a burden. I would have been honored to be there in your time of need. Honored that you would share with me even if it were your pain." My child speaks with his heart open, such a gift.

"I know you would. I did not want that for you. I was ready to let go of this world. I was ready to go beyond this life. I was coming to say …..."

"Good bye. You were coming to say good-bye. You were leaving me?"

"I love you Eric. You are so full of life even in your undeath. It is one of the many reasons I have loved you. I do not have that same quality and I long ago lost my lust for this world."

"I am glad you are still here... but... what has changed?"

"I have taken someone."

"Taken?"

"Well, it depends on how you look at it. She is currently consenting but if that changed, I would not let her go. She is MINE." Just thinking about her leaving me had me getting angry. Sookie scowled in her sleep and snuggled in tighter. My anger vanished and turned to wonder.

"Who is she? Where did you find her?"

"I am not yet prepared to answer those questions over this line. It may be a situation where the less said the better, at least until we are more fully bonded."

"You have begun a bond with her?"

"Amazingly yes; I thought it would take much more effort on my part to convince her but she is a wounded creature and she needs someone like me. I know I need someone like her. I knew she was mine the minute I encountered her. She is soft where I am sharp, patient where I am intolerant, and I have known her less than twenty four hours. What revalations await me in the nights to come? She has made life wonderful again. I could go on, Eric, but the point would be she is my other half, my mate."

"You are sure?"

"You question my choice of bonded mate?" Hostility was prevalent in my question and I knew he heard as well as felt my reaction.

"No, Master. I have longed for you to find your other half. I am only astounded."

"Good, I will tolerate no disrespect of her. We will remain secluded until the bonding is complete. You and my grandchild may come over this night though. I will expect you at midnight. I need you to secure the services of a quick and quiet construction service for some remodeling I wish to surprise her with. I need Pamela to procure some things for me. I have loaned her some of Pamela's belongings for now but I wish for her to have everything she might need..." I proceed to inform Eric of everything I knew about her to aid Pamela.

"It will be done Master. I will leave Chow in charge and Pamela and I will be there at 12am.."

"Thank you my child. I can feel your excitement and it is well placed. Until later." I placed the phone on the table again and turned to my sleeping beauty.

I had promised not to push her I never said I would not try.