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***Chapter Six***

**Second Thoughts**

PAM

"Pamela, I will be leaving early with Sookie. You will close up." Eric commanded to me.

I raised an eyebrow - feeling the beginning stages of the maker-child bond forcing me to comply to his commands. I stared at Eric and glanced at the mortal-telepath for just a moment.

Quickly taking notice of how frail and weak she looked; all humans were and I couldn't care less about one of them.

Yet Sookie was different - yes this human could read minds of other humans and that alone made her special. I silently admitted to myself, but there was something more about her.

She had to be something amazing to capture the heart of my maker. My Master. I've known and walked with him for centuries and never once did the Viking Prince ever act the way she had been glimpsing ever since the first night when the blonde had walked into their business.

I nodded at Eric showing my compliance to his order.

Leaving the two of them alone and went on my way to continue looking after the pathetic human vermin their business thrived on.

Fucking humans, I thought.

SOOKIE

I saw Pam walk out of Eric's office. It seemed like Pam got along with Eric quite well it got her wondering about what sort of maker Eric would be.

Would he do stuff that would make her hate him - or would he do stuff that would make her respect and love him? Assuming the ladder of the two and for once was content on where she found herself.

Realizing that she wouldn't have to wait for death to come to her -she didn't have to feel death clawing at her - she could defeat the illness that was determined incurable when in reality it could be truly cured.

A heavy weight was lifted off her shoulders - a heavy weight, an invisible weight, she didn't even notice that was steadily pulling her down with each thought of her impending death by either her decease or her turning.

Her heart broke as reality hit her like a train going full speed ahead. Ever since she had found out about her incurable decease she vowed to herself that she wouldn't tell a soul.

She would keep it to herself not wanting to bother or hinder anyone with more of her problems. She was already labeled, "crazy Sookie"she didn't want to add more to the fire that she no doubt knew was going strong.

Now having the opportunity to cure herself the cost was something she had thought long and hard about.

The reactions from her friends and family shouldn't mean that much to her as long as she was still living and kicking well hypothetically speaking, although her mind went back to their first reactions when vampires had come out of the coffin.

There was nothing but hatred in their hearts and I couldn't stand if my brother or any of my friends looked at me like that.

A gentle pat on the shoulder had me out of my inner thoughts and focused back to the vampire currently sitting beside me.

His eyes never once moved away, as if afraid. As if I would pull away from the offer.

He had such adoration showing through his eyes which surprised her. At first glance many would believe Eric to be heartless, but the automatic acceptance changed what I had thought of vampire sheriff.

"What's on your mind?" I hear him ask.

How do I tell him I'm having second thoughts? It was my idea in the first place once again I find his hands on top of mine in a calming gesture of faith.

It calmed my nerves a bit they were still there but they were less, "I'm worried about what my family and friends might think. I already caused them enough trouble I don't want to see them hurt. " I reveal those were my thoughts.

"Sookie. I've lived over a thousand years. " that was surprising, but then she remembered Bill saying something when she had stepped into Fangtasia that first night of their chance meeting.

"You will see when you've lived through so much like I have the reactions of those close to you compare to nothing. What only matters are your choices that you decide to make no one else's. "

I hear him finish and just like that my nerves evaporate and somehow I know if I had Eric by my side I could do practically anything.