This is the last chapter, and I hope that it wrap's up everything really nicely. I have had so many scenarios in my head where I could take this, but this just fit. I love the characters Sookie and Eric that Mrs. Charlene Harris gave us I tried to stay true to their characteristics. To be honest though the more I wrote the more they took on a life of their own. I am currently working on a more in depth book that is based slightly on these characters. When I say slightly, I mean slightly if you guys are interested I will post a link to a preview on Fictionpress. Thanks to all the people that started reading this from the beginning, and have messaged me begging me for more, you guys made my day so many times. I love you all, and I hope you enjoy.

Chapter 7

Holy hell, I was really beginning to think that he was stalking me. Eric stood in the open door frame giving me a devastatingly handsome grin. I wanted to scream. Couldn't a girl eat a meal without some sort of boy drama?

I scooped the Alfredo off the floor throwing it in the trash can deciding that it was best left discarded. I tried to hide my irritation, but admittedly I was not doing a very good job of hiding it.

"That's too bad that would have really hit the spot." Eric said with a frown as he crossed the room finding a seat at the large island.

"Well I am going to make myself a grill cheese; you can have the left overs that are left in the fridge." I gritted my teeth finding the necessary ingredients. I tried to remind myself that maybe he was hungry after all?

"No, a grilled cheese sounds great. I will take two." He grabbed a newspaper off the middle of the island and picked it up to read nonchalantly. There was just one problem I had never offered to make him one. How could one person be so much like night and day? He was arrogant and demanding one minute than all sweet sunshine the next? I rolled my eyes as I got out the extra ingredients to make his grilled cheese. I should have told him to go screw himself, but if there was one thing that my family had instilled with in me is never let anyone go hungry. I really hated having a conscience.

I placed a paper plate with two grilled chesses in front of him, and gave him a forced smile.

"What you're not going to cut it down the middle?" He gave me a crooked smile trying to fake looking disappointed.

"No that's pushing it." I laughed fixing myself one then sitting down beside him at the counter.

"Well a guy can dream." He took slow bites like he was savoring every moment. He licked a stray piece of cheese off his lips. I couldn't help but be fascinated by his mouth, thinking how it had tantalized me just hours before. "God, I was really becoming a pervert." For the hundredth time today I had to pull my mind out of the gutter.

I suddenly didn't feel so hungry, well at least for grilled cheese. I stood up deciding that it would probably be better for me to just go back to my room.

"Well I guess I am off to bed." I turned discarding my paper plate in the trash can.

"You're leaving so soon? I thought that we might talk a little?"

"About what?" I looked at his blank face as he mentally searched for something to talk about. "Haven't we done enough of your talking for today?" I couldn't be in the same room with him, and think straight. When I was around him it was like nothing else existed.

"I could never have enough of you in any way?" He said grabbing my arm as I walked past him to leave pulling me to him. His eyes held mine with a sudden intensity that left me yearning for more.

"This is crazy." I said breathlessly trying to find my sanity. If it even still existed?

"If this is what crazy feels like then lock me away forever." He his fingers along my jaw line drawing me in closer to him. "That is if you're trapped with me?"

Eric leaned in pressing his lips against mine, he found little resistance from me I was already wrapped up in his trance.

Bill Choose that moment to enter the room leaning against the door with a placid expression.

"Well I see that this is exactly what it looks like." He gritted his teeth as my stomach flopped to the floor. I guess the saying is true those who play with fire always get burnt. Eric slowly retracted his hands from around my waist looking satisfied. Dog! He was enjoying this!

"Bill, I am so Sorry..." Tears flooded my eyes, this was not me. I had never been the cheater before, being near Eric was like standing next to a volcano you couldn't help being effected by the heat. Wow, I was really using a lot of fire metaphors.

"That's alright Sookie, it just makes the news that I have to tell you a little easier." He shook his head wearing a cynical expression that I had never seen him use before.

"Sookie I need to talk to you alone." I stepped away from Eric not liking the demanding tone in Bills voice.

"Ok." I moved closer to Bill, Eric caught my hand before I got too far away.

"Sookie, I will be right here if I am needed." Eric gave me a tender squeeze that left me with butterflies. Stupid Butterflies, this was all their fault!

Bill actually growled at Eric as he pulled me along behind him basically stuffing me into our room. Once in the room he relaxed slightly sitting down on the bed.

"I told you to watch out for Eric." He paused as if he was mentally stuffing the anger down.

"The truth is Sookie that I have no room to judge you. I lied to you earlier about Lorena." He paused raking everything off the side of the night stand with a burst of anger. I remained frozen, barely blinking.

"When we first met Sookie I had started seeing her again. I dated her for about a month into our relationship, until I knew that I was sure about you. I broke things off whenever I seen how great things were between us, how easy it was. Then I come here, and I find out that Lorena had our child. She never said a Damn word about it Sookie. She just went off to have the baby like this was some fucking medieval age. Dammit! I have a son." He forced his head in his hands looking utterly devastated and confused.

My mind roared to life consuming the knowledge that Bill had just told me. He had just admitted to cheating on me in the beginning. Hell, I had been in a contest that I hadn't even known that I was a part of. Also there was the huge bomb that he had a love child with his Ex. Was I even ready to be a step mother? Not that I didn't like children I just hadn't planned on having them any time soon. That was if I was even being asked to be in the picture? Did I even want to be in the picture?

"So what does this mean for us?" I said my mind steal reeling with a thousand unanswered questions. I needed to know where I stood before I could make any kind of decision.

"To be honest I don't even know Sookie?" His said quietly using his hands like a shield to cover his face. I looked away focusing on a spot on the wall a numbness starting to settle in. I knew that it hadn't been perfect but it hurt that I was so easily dismissed. I he had a newfound responsibility, but if he really loved me wouldn't he fight to make me a part of it. The word "easy" echoed in my head. Was that all I was to him something easy, comfortable even. That's not what I wanted. I wanted the whole package the passion, the heat, the all-consuming love that would set my heart on fire. I suddenly felt his eyes on me I turned to stare at him my heart beating wildly against my chest.

"C'mon Sookie don't look so surprised, I just caught you in a near make out session with Eric Northman. You can drop the oh so innocent look." He said cynically standing grabbing his jacket. His truth of his words stung, he was right I wasn't all innocent but neither was he. My behavior didn't excuse what he had done to me, to Lorena. I stood now feeling angrier by the second. He had been the one to betray me first! Maybe my body had sensed something that my mind had not yet put together when I was around Eric. I had felt more passion with Eric in the short time that we had been together, than my whole entire relationship with Bill. It was as if I had just locked together a puzzle inside my mind, everything just fit together so perfectly. I didn't love Bill; I love the idea of Bill. How easy it was to be with him, but like I said before I didn't want easy. I wanted complicated love, crazy love. All the feelings that possessed me, and more when I was Eric. Bill had been my safety net, but now I wanted more. I felt suddenly very light with the weightlessness of my decision, and it was if my feet knew where they were going all on their own. I grasp the door knob not really knowing where I was going.

"Sookie we are not finished here." Bill scowled.

"Yes we are." I said shortly.

"You're going to him aren't you? Wow, I'm glad that I see what you really, before I settled for you. What a slut you are Sookie." He gave me a dirty grin.

"Fuck You Bill!" I said smugly walking calmly out the door, out of his life. There was no way that I was going to let him get to me. He had finally shown his true colors, and I wanted no part of them. What I wanted was Eric, to know that we had a chance. To know that I was free, that I was no longer committed. As I got farther away from the room that I had shared with Bill I began to run. Run away from the past into the future that now seemed brighter than ever. The ocean flashed in my mind, he had to be there. After all he had called me his nymph. I ran out the door feeling the warm sand beneath my feet once again. I looked around frantically for him, feeling like I was going to burst if I didn't find him. There was no sign of him on the beach. I walked to the water's edge to see if maybe he had decided to take a late night swim. I squinted my eyes desperately searching still there was no trace of him in the water, maybe he had went to bed. My stomach flopped. I had no idea what room he was in, or if he was even staying here to be honest. My heart dropped, I could tell him tomorrow it just didn't feel the same. I was not much for patience. I sat down in the sand staring into the distance the moon reflecting on the water. I knew it was too soon, but I already felt that I was falling in love with him. With a little time he could be something so special, possibly the infamous one.

"Sookie?" I turned to see my very own personal Adonis. Well maybe mine? I hoped.

"Eric" I beamed, my eyes shining feeling as if I would bubble over if I didn't get the words out.

"Yes?" He beamed back at me seeming a little confused.

"Bill and I our over." I paused still beaming feeling weightless. Eric cocked his head looking puzzled his smile brightening even in his confusion. "I realized that I wanted something more…" I stepped closer standing on my tip toes swiping a stray piece of hair back from against his forehead. "Eric, I'm crazy about you. I'm not asking for forever, just a chance to see how amazing this could be?" I held his eyes with mine hoping that he would jump with me; take the leap of faith.

"Oh Sookie, you had me at Eric." He covered his lips with mine this kiss more dazzling then the rest because it was the start of something so beautiful. I wrapped my arms around him pulling him in closer to me; where I planned to keep him for a long time.

Six Months Later…

I stood in the huge ballroom twisting the diamond ring that encircled my finger nervously. Eric had proposed just the night before, the thought of him on one knee made my nerves calm slightly. He had finally been able to take me out on the ocean after all this time. Of course I had suspected what he was up to, but he had far exceeded my expectations. Once we reached our destinations his hands had softly removed the blind fold to reveal thousands of twinkling lights. They covered every inch of the boat lighting us up in the middle of the ocean as the waves softly rocked us. There he knelled down on to one knee, and asked me to be his wife, to be with him forever. I gave him an immediate squealing yes! I really hated the whole "Made for TV girl" crying all over herself when she got engaged. I realized last night that I had been a complete hypocrite, because I had been just like that "Made for TV girl".

I glanced around the room trying to find my future fiancé'. The word fiancé made me want to giggle. I was just that in love with him. It was one of the best decision's that I had ever made to be with him, to leave my troubled past behind. I glanced around noticing that Bill and Lorena were here, they had married quickly after we got back from the Hamptons. It had splashed through the papers filling all the gossip magazines and websites. The same gossip had also revealed that they were on the verge of divorce. Eric had worried that I might be hurt by all the gossip, but to be honest I could have cared less. I was so wrapped up in discovering us that I didn't really care about much else. The lights dimmed pulling me from my thoughts. Eric stood on the stage with a microphone; his arm around Sophie Ann in a friendly hug. Sophie Ann had thrown us this surprise engagement party, telling me up until last night that it was just a another charity gala. Sophie Anne turned out to be one of Eric's closest friends, and I suspected had a lot more to do with that weekend than at first glance.

"Hello Everyone, I would love to think Sophie Ann after all she played a huge part in this. Sookie where are you?" A huge spotlight found me as Eric pointed me out. Eric smiled enchantingly love shining all the while in his eyes.

"Everyone I would love for you to meet my lovely future wife. Yes, I know I'm a very lucky man." Applause thundered through the ballroom as Eric surprised me by jumping off stage and running to me swooping me up in a leg popping kiss. I was also one very lucky woman.

The End