A good few hours later, Eric woke up to the sound of an alarm clock going off. He reached his hand out from under the blanket and shut the alarm off. He stretched a bit before he sat up in the bed.
"Good morning Mr. Northman." A female voice said.
Eric looked toward the bathroom to see a maid come out carrying a pile of towels and clothes. She walked over to the door and picked up a black duffle bag from the hall.
"A lady by the name of Pamela dropped this off for you." The maid said.
"Thank you." Eric said. "Bring it into the bathroom." Eric said.
She put the bag in the bathroom before leaving out the room. Meanwhile, Madison was out on her morning run. She was heading back toward the house when she saw Sookie outside doing laundry. She waved to her before going home. She jogged up the steps and went inside after unlocking the door. As she went up the stairs to her room, she took the earbuds out of her ears. She could hear the shower turning off as she walked into her room. She went over to her to her mini fridge and took out a red Powerade. As she unstrapped her iPod from her arm, she heard Eric come out of the bathroom. He looked at Madison to see her sweating in a black sports top and matching jogging pants. Her hair was in a ponytail and he could see a tiger tattoo that covered her entire back. She opened the Powerade and started drinking from it.
"Where have you been?" Eric asked.
"Out on my morning run." Madison said.
"Why do you and your maid keep saying that it's morning?" Eric asked.
Madison looked at him over her shoulder before pointing the digital alarm clock on Eric's side of the bed. Eric looked at the clock and saw that it was 8:30 a.m. His eyes widened as he walked over to her window and pulled back the velvet drapes to reveal the sun. He looked at his skin to see the he wasn't burning up.
"How is this possible?" Eric asked.
"Did you eat one of the red candies that was on the coffee table?" Madison asked.
"Yes. Why do you ask?" Eric asked.
"Well those candies are my creation. They allow vampires to walk in the sunlight without burning up." Madison said. "There is one other thing as well but I will let you find out on your own."
"How long does it last?" Eric asked.
"12 weeks." Madison said. "I'm going take a shower and get dressed why don't you wait for me downstairs?" She said.
Eric went down to the living room and sat down on the sofa. About a few minutes later, Madison came downstairs and saw Eric looking out the window. She walked over to him and touched his shoulder.
"Are you okay?" Madison asked.
"I'm fine." Eric said before facing her.
He turned around to see her in a light pink cotton skirt and her white tank top. She wore a matching lace top over her tank top that was tied below her breast.
"You look beautiful." Eric said.
"Thank you." Madison said.
She went to the kitchen to fix herself something to eat. She took out her apron and put it on. She started on breakfast just as James came into the kitchen.
"Hey James." She said stooping down to scratch his ears. "You hungry buddy?" She asked.
James barked up at her happily as Madison went over to the pantry and opened it. She took out a box of dog treats and shook the box to make him come to her. She took out a treat and fed it to him before sending him to the living room. Meanwhile, Eric was reading a book while sitting on the couch when James came in. He ran over to Eric and hopped up on the sofa. He laid his head in Eric's lap and let him scratch his ears.
"Hey James." Eric said.
About an hour later, Madison came out of the kitchen and walked over to Eric. She walked up behind the sofa and covered his eyes with her hands.
"Come with me for a surprise." Madison whispered in his ear.
Eric stood up as she removed her hands from his eyes. She led him into the kitchen where she had breakfast set up for two. They sat down across from each other and started eating. After eating, Eric and Madison went out to the limo to go run errands.
"So, what all do you have today?" Eric asked.
"I have to go check on some things for the café down town. The grand opening is on Friday." Madison said.
"Sounds interesting. Eric said.
"Plus I have to get a few things to get for the house." Madison said.
Meanwhile, Jason Stackhouse was out on patrol as usual About 30 minutes later, Jason was passing by the old Compton place in his squad car when he saw something bizarre. He saw a red headed woman walk out of the mansion being led by a large dog on a leash. He saw Eric Northman walk out behind her into the daylight and that he wasn't burning.
"How is this possible?" Jason asked himself.