Chapter 3
For days I wore a smug smile on my face. The intimate knowledge of Sookie's anatomy kept it there. Her anger at me was amusing. I hardly needed to remind her that she had been a willing participant.
What irritated me, was when I needed to feed, I couldn't. Just the thought of taking someone else's blood other than hers, turned my stomach. The vampire in me was asking me why I cared so much. My cock was telling me why I cared. I was furious to learn that I had a irrational fear of her showing up when I fed on another. I had scoffed at myself. She didn't even like me, why would she care? She just would. I ran a hand through my hair. All the thinking I was doing wasn't helping the situation any. She would only come here to fight with me, which I didn't mind because it was amusing like I mentioned. I could always feed on a man. I grimaced. I had had enough of that to last me a millennia. I stood from my desk and proceeded out to the floor. Enthralling the vermin Pam called it. I called it, 'Please give me something, anything, to distract me.
A pretty brunette kept eyeing me. I rose an eyebrow in slight interest. Now I had her full attention. I beckoned her to me. She came almost too willingly.
It was long after the bar closed for the night when Bill came in carrying Sookie bleeding in his arms. The scent of her blood almost brought me to my knees. I managed to stay calm as Bill laid her across one of the booths.
"Pam, call Dr. Ludwig. We'll need her at this time of night." She inclined her head and went off to make the call.
Sometime later, the diminutive doctor arrived. As she examined Sookie, I sat in a chair close to her head. But not too close. Unfortunately Sookie was still conscious. I peered at her back. There were three long slashes that almost covered her entire back. I was vaguely listening to the doctor explain to Sookie what was happening to her. All I could do was gaze at the smooth skin that I so vividly remembered, that wasn't torn asunder.
"NO! You must save her!" Shouted Bill.
"back off vampire and let me do my job." I grinned inwardly at her comment. I felt the need to insert my own comment as well.
"Forgive him. Bill is abnormally attached to this human." So are you, a voice somewhere in my mind said. I quashed it immediately. I watched as Bill leaned down to apologize to Sookie. She was barely coherent.
"She's running out of time Mr. Compton." With some reluctance, Bill followed me into my office. He began explaining to me what Sookie had seen.
"Have you ever heard of anything like this?" I furrowed my brows in thought.
"Surprisingly no." My mind wandered to the injured woman laying in the middle of my bar. I knew Bill had tried giving her his blood. I didn't have to ask but I did anyway. I tried not to gloat when he told me it didn't work. I was sure mine would have.
I summoned Pam and Chow to my office. I noticed Pam was wearing her favorite shoes. I bit back a grin.
"Look around the area around highway 71." Her argument was the least of my problems at this moment. They left without another word. Suddenly Sookie's scream rent the air. Bill leapt to his feet, eager to be by her side. When her screams stopped I assumed she had passed out from the pain.
The next thing I knew, I, along with Bill were hovering about her body. My fangs had run out. The scent of her blood permeated the air.
"You can give her blood now." Dr. Ludwig said. I had her blood once before. I felt my body harden at the thought. Her having mine, would only serve to create the beginnings of a bond with her. Something…something I found myself wanting. Another wedge between them. I knew she wanted me more, regardless if she liked me at all. Plain and simple.
"Allow me, my blood is stronger." A grin broke my face as I watched Bill's face darken in anger.
"Never." I chuckled softly as I stood. I couldn't bring myself to watch Bill give her his blood. I turned around to see Pam and Chow walk back in. They gave me their report. I sensed that Pam was kind of miffed that her favorite shoes got ruined.
"Pam, those were great pumps." She gave me a baleful glare and headed out. Bill rose from his position on the floor by Sookie.
"I'm not sure it's a good idea to move her." I raised an eyebrow and let a grin slowly spread across my face.
"I will see to it she is well cared for." My voice hid nothing. Bill's eyes narrowed.
"I'm not leaving her here with you." I looked at the floor thoughtfully for a moment.
"Longshadow kept a coffin in back." I turned away from him intending to leave him until tomorrow. I heard Bill clear his throat.
"I want to thank you for saving Sookie's life." I looked over my shoulder at him. I was mildly surprised that he thanked me. I found myself thinking that I would save her life a thousand times over again if it meant I could have her again. What Bill didn't know didn't hurt him a bit. I imagined what his face would look like, if he knew that not a few weeks ago I fucked his precious Sookie and she liked it.
"I'm sure she'll find a way to repay me." I walked out leaving Bill standing there hovering over her.
I spent half of my resting time awake due to the bewitching blonde hellcat known as Sookie Stackhouse. I was in a rather foul mood. That evening I went to open the door to Fangtasia when I heard Sookie talking to Bill. Good she was better. I walked in.
"I imagine she's talking about the human in my basement." She charged forward and confronted me. She was angry. I smirked at her.
"His name is Lafayette and you should be ashamed of yourself for what you've done to him." She reared her hand back and slapped me with all her strength. Any other person would have died on the spot. But her? I smiled at her. I would get what I wanted.
"I'm glad you're feeling better." My eyes drifted down her body. "And may I add that color suits you very well." She was wearing one of the Fangtasia tshirts and…nothing else? My fertile mind was in overdrive.
"Go to hell!" She spat at me. Bill attempted to restrain her but there was no restraining her. "They've left him down there in his own filth for weeks." I rolled my eyes at her.
"Some would have done far worse and you know it." She shot me a look of malice.
"You're going to let him go right now, or I swear I'm going to the police." She was trying my patience sorely. I lunged at her faster than she could react. I bared my fangs at her and hissed at her menacingly. To her credit she only flinched slightly. She didn't back down either.
"I do not respond well to threats." She was breathing heavily. I was so close to her face I could feel her breath on my face and neck. She was fighting to stay calm. I backed away from her slightly. A thought occurred to me. Perhaps this was the time to extract a favor from her. With my fangs still out, I smiled at her.
"Maybe, we can come to an arrangement." I gestured with a sweep of my arm towards my office. "Please." She spared me a glance and marched past me.
I sat on the edge of my desk, my hands resting on my knees. I explained to her in short, what I wanted from her.
"So If I go to Dallas to look for this missing Vampire, you'll let Lafayette go?" My eyes followed her every move as she paced my office. Bill chose this moment to be overbearing. She shot him a glare. "Bill, I can make up my own mind." I was almost certain she would help me.
"I will pay all of your expenses of course, and I will release your friend." Her eyes took on a confident look.
"And I want five thousand dollars." I heard Bill shift uncomfortably at her side. I pinned her with a cold stare.
"Your human is getting cocky." I said to Bill without moving my eyes from her. I couldn't take my eyes off her. Here she was, standing in my office, demanding I give her money. I would have given her anything she wanted. She needed to just ask.
"She will take ten thousand and I will go with her." I managed to take my eyes from her momentarily.
"No, I don't think so."
"Yes, Bill comes with me or the deal's off." I glared at her. She was driving a hard bargain. She didn't need Bill to go with her. She knew that. She was afraid of what would happen if we were alone together. I knew what would happen. She didn't trust herself around me.
"You surprise me. That's a real quality in a breather." She shot back in kind.
"You disgust me." I snorted. That much I knew.
"Perhaps I'll grow on you." Little did she know that had already begun.
"I'd prefer cancer." I ignored her comment. I was not going to let her have the last word.
"We need to leave immediately." Pam brought her friend in and she bent down to see to him. I caught a flash of the back of her thigh as she did so. "Have their car brought around." Pam left to do my bidding. I rose from my perch and bent down to her level. "Don't try to hide it. I know you want me." I winked at her and she rose. Bill came and picked up Lafayette and began carrying him out of my office. I rose from the floor and sat back on my desk. She stared at me for a moment. I gazed back at her with as much heat as I could muster. My lips formed a smirk. She huffed and marched out of my office. I chucked softly. This trip was going to be interesting, as I would be going as well.