A/N: Sorry it took so long for the update…but here is a new chapter!

Also, again this chapter goes out to Stephie8869. Let's keep those boys fed and sleeping through the night. Your little message put a smile on my face and helped me to get my butt in gear and get this posted!

First Blood And Then Some

Sookie POV

I was not quite as sore as I had been expecting to be this morning a little tender but nothing much, which was just one more thing that I was of course a little surprised about.

Now that I had had some time to mull it over I was somewhat surprised by my behaviour last night.

I would say that I was definitely much more forward then usual, not to mention being pretty gosh darn shocked that my first time was with a vampire. Albeit with a 6'4 inch tall blue eyed blond viking hunk, with a body to die for! There is just no way around it he has got to be a descendent of the gods…no one can look as perfect as him and not be.

I spent the day just trying to get things done around the house and a couple of hours laying out in the sun reading and drinking sweet tea. Amelia never did get home till almost 4:00pm so we never did have our breakfast together and I wasn't in the mood to eat now.

I was just about to hop in the shower when Amelia poked her head in the door.

"Hey Sook, what are you doing for dinner tonight?" She asked

"I haven't really thought about it, I just know that I am not real hungry right now. Why? What are you doing?"

"I am meeting Pam at Café 13 at 7:30pm, it's a restaurant in Shreveport that also serves blood for her. You don't have to be in till 9:00 she said, so I was hoping you would join us it's been a while since the three of us have gotten together."

"You know it actually sounds good! Just let me get ready, will I look ok wearing clothes for work? I won't look out of place will I?"

"I don't think so, what were you going to wear? Another little something for Eric?" She snickered.

" I am wearing that Tuxedo Vest inspired Corset. You know the pinstripe cotton one with the button front and accent pockets. I love that I found it with the halter neck, and the lace-up low back probably doesn't hurt right?" I was smirking back at her.

"And I think I'm gonna pair it with that little grey skirt. Oh, and of course some stockings and garters. They seemed to really do something for Eric last night." I turned away while saying this pretending not to notice the questions dancing across her eyes.

"Sookie, I seen that look. Let's go tell me, did he come back here last night? And what happened if he did?" She prodded

"Did who come back?" I responded playfully.

"Sookie! Don't even go there, what the heck happened come on you are glowing…huh." Amelia inhaled sharply before continuing "Oh my god did you…did you have sex with him? You did didn't you? Tell me Sookie!"

"Amelia calm down. I was planning to tell you, I'm just still taking it all in myself."

Amelia ran over wrapped her arms around me but didn't say anything. I could tell she was happy for me and very curious of course but was trying to leave it to me to tell her when and what I wanted.

I hugged her back and finally told her what she wanted to hear. "Yes he came over, yes we fooled around, yes we had sex, and yes it was absolutely amazing!" I said, very obviously beaming while I spoke.

"Oh, I am so happy for you. Were you ok with it happening?"

"Of course I was Amelia, he wouldn't have pushed. He might be a vampire but not all are cold and calculating like people seem to believe."

"I know that, look at Pam I think she is great obviously. Plus she always talks very highly of Eric. She says the same thing that there are many you can't trust and when I do meet others she says I should ask her about them first. So…how was it for you?"

"It was…sweet, he was very sweet it feels strange to say it but he was. He was gentle and god it was wonderful! Can you believe my first time was with a vampire Amelia? I am still in shock I think."

"Aww sweetie, I am so glad it was great for you! I want to know more but now you have to go get ready we don't have a lot of time before dinner, we'll talk later."

She gave me one last squeeze and sent me towards my bathroom. I showered and was ready to go by 6:30 right on time to leave for our drive to Shreveport. We were almost there when I suddenly realized that we obviously never gave this much thought as we drove here together in Amelia's car.

"Oh shoot Amelia! How am I supposed to get home tonight? I didn't even think about when I hopped in your car."

"Well it's a good thing that one of us was thinking wasn't it? I guess this way you might have to ask Eric to take you home!"

"Amelia, I can't do that he'll think it was on purpose!" I should have known Amelia would be thinking something like this. God, how am I suppose to ask him something like that and it not seem obvious. Not that any of this was my doing.

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I was quite impressed with Café 13, I had never been here before but it was elegant and casual all at the same time. I didn't feel out of place at all, the tables were all covered in silky black table cloths and fresh flower centre pieces. There was even a large dance floor in the centre of the room, which Pam said gets used quite often as it is one of the main places that supe functions are held.

"Supe? What do you mean by that? I have never heard anyone refer to vampires that way." I asked Pam.

"Sookie are you saying that you only know about vampires, I kind of thought different because Amelia knows a little anyway." I looked at Amelia wondering what exactly she was not telling me. I decided to 'listen' to her for a moment, normally I try my best to stay out of her head but I was certainly curious now.

Pam's mind was still a void to me, I could hear nothing from her as usual since I couldn't hear vampires at all. One thing not everyone knows about me is that I am telepathic, I have had it pretty much under control for a few years now so I have had much less headaches in as many years.

Only the people closest to me are aware of my 'disability' as I call it because for many years I thought I would go insane due to it. Others just thought I was super strange growing up, sometimes when I was young and couldn't keep their thoughts out I would just run away crying. This of course left them all talking about me and how strange I was, especially since I rarely spoke to my class mates I was always so afraid that I would say something that I just shouldn't know because they thought it and not said it out loud.

I learned that pretty quickly when even my parents were freaked out because I knew their personal business, things that a child just shouldn't know.

My Gran always understood me and once my parents passed on when I was seven and I came to live with her things got better. She didn't quite understand it either but instead of ignoring it like my parents, we confronted it. It took many years but I was finally able to use it at will. There were a few exceptions like high stress situations or if people were sort of thinking thoughts at me, like something they really wanted me to know but wouldn't say. Amelia of course will have one sided conversations with me because she knows I can hear her when she pushes it at me. Right now she was thinking of people that can change form to an animal of some sort, it made my spine tingle.

"Sookie?" I realized that I had been quiet too long and Pam was attempting to get my attention.

"I'm sorry Pam I was just off in my own little world. I guess I knew that maybe there were other beings out there, I mean if vampires were real it was definitely possible that there was more. How much more I really don't know."

She went on to inform me that there were in fact others out there for example my former boss Sam was a shifter and could change into anything he wanted. That was a real shock to me! Then she said there was something called a Were, which is a human that can shift to a werewolf form. Then there were others like Were panther's and Were Tiger's which the owner of this restaurant is. She pointed him out to me and said his name was Quinn, he was attractive not that I felt he compared to my Viking as I find myself referring to Eric as in my mind more and more. Quinn's head was shaved bald and he was nearly as tall as my Viking, and he had the strangest colour of eyes almost a blackish violet colour.

He caught my eye's as I was looking at him and I guess mistook it as interest in him. He approached our table with a complimentary bottle of wine for myself and Amelia and a blood for Pam. While he was at our table I tried to read him and noticed that his mind was that same chaotic mess that Sam's mind was to me. I could read him but only random words and emotions. Well at least I now know that when I come across a mind like that that they are some sort of Were or shifter.

I caught words like beautiful, hot, see her naked and fuck her…nice I thought. I immediately felt he was a bit of a creep. He seemed to show respect for Pam and especially when he asked about Eric. Only his thoughts said different, more like he felt fear of Eric maybe even anger.

Pam had made the introductions and before he left the table he addressed me asking if I would consider returning some night for dinner with him. I was stuck for something to say all I could think of was how some of Eric's other employee's mostly vamps of course but I had noticed others like his day man would seek permission for certain things, so I just fell back on that and hoped he would not question me further.

"I am sorry but unfortunately I work for the Sheriff and whether or not I associate with other um…other supes I guess one would say, would certainly be up to him."

"Well I have no problem with that, I will seek his permission to take you out if that is what needs to be done. We have a decent working relationship and I see no reason why he would have an issue with me." He replied. I thought 'oh great let him go to Eric and ask to date me or fuck me as is the thought he first had of me. Shitshitshit!'

I looked to Pam for help, she just had a bemused look on her face. Then she smiled and told Quinn that he should definitely speak with the Sheriff about this and quietly mentioned something about wanting to be there for it as well. He didn't seem to pay much attention other then to say that he looks forward to speaking with him , at which Pam chuckled. Thankfully he said his good bye's and walked away from the table, unfortunately not before taking my hand and lightly kissing it. Eewww…was my only thought to that!

Although the physical contact with him seemed to give me a better read on him, he was repulsed at having to ask that bloodsucker (his words) for permission. That like it wasn't bad enough he had to deal with him on business related issues but now even as far as a piece of ass was concerned. Such a lovely man!

Pam spoke first after he walked away "Well I would say that he will have an interesting conversation with Eric don't you think?" She was directing this at me of course.

"Maybe he won't even bother, I am so embarrassed I can't believe I said that I just thought it would get rid of him! What will Eric think of me sending a man to ask his permission to see me." I actually groaned out loud, it wasn't really a question I was more just wondering to myself what the hell was I thinking!

"I was just wondering the same thing Sookie, what will Eric think about one of his waitresses sending a tiger to ask his permission to court her? Definitely interesting." Pam responded with a HUGE smile on her face.

Amelia decided it was time to add to my humiliation "Oh Sookie, it could be much more interesting then Pam thinks after last night. I think you need to tell him first or have Pam talk to him, if he thinks you actually sent Quinn to him after that…all hell could break loose!"

"What, what happened last night?" Pam was practically on the edge of her seat.

"Amelia!" I am sure at this point I was the deepest shade of crimson. I have never been so embarrassed I was about to have to tell Pam that Eric and I had been together last night. She just happened to be quicker then me.

"Sookie did you yield to Eric last night?" Pam looked really strange almost a combination of happy yet sort of angry at the same time.

"Yield? What the hell Pam, What does that mean? Yes we …we were intimate but that's it." She could say the strangest things at times.

"So your not his? You didn't give yourself to him fully?"

"Explain Pam, please. I mean we had sex, yes. Am I his? No I am no one's I belong to myself. You have been with Amelia but I do not see you calling her yours. He never said anything like that.

"Hmm…that is also interesting. You will have to have this conversation with my master, it is not for me to discuss with you. I will be discussing it with him though."

"Pam no! I am already so embarrassed please don't tell him that you know, and why would you feel the need to talk about this with him?"

She never did give me an answer on that one. Amelia had interrupted talking about how sweet I said Eric was and Pam howled, I never heard her laugh so much she was truly amused. "Well Sookie, I must say you have tamed the beast! I would like to know what it is about you, I think your wonderful but the affect you have on him is outstanding!"

"Well thank you Pam, I think." We were all laughing at this point but it was time for me to get to work and I certainly was not laughing at that thought. I no longer felt sexy in my new outfit I just wanted to crawl out of it and into my bed hiding under my covers. Pam insisted on picking up the check, she said it was her treat and I had earned it for bringing such joy to her life. Whatever that means I thought to myself as we all headed to Fangtasia.

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When we entered the bar Eric was already on display, enthralling the vermin as he says. He looked super hot as always, his jeans were of course a little tighter then need be and he wore a black muscle shirt that showed off his perfect torso. He appeared to be texting someone but looked up as soon as we entered. He smiled but seemed surprised, maybe because Pam and I came in together. I smiled back but felt my cheeks flush…I am sooo pathetic. I was internally nervously laughing at myself.

I put my purse in my locker and locked it up. As I rounded the corner past the bar I seen Eric's eyebrows raise he had noticed my outfit. I must say he appeared to be impressed by me again! Another point for Sookie.

The first 2 hours were fairly uneventful shortly after 11:00pm Chow had answered a call that was for Eric, so he sent me to bring the phone to him. At this point I had only managed a quick hello when we passed in the back hall. When I passed him the phone he asked me to come to his office in ten minutes as he winked at me. I just said no problem and returned his wink.

Ten minutes later I entered Eric's office. He smiled at me that sexy all I want is you smile, and I melted. He was standing in front of me in a flash and pulls me close, I lean in and raise my head as he plants a feather light kiss on my cheek then again on my lips. I run my tongue along his fangs and he growls. I crushed my lips to his and planted the most sensual kiss I could muster on him. I never wanted his lips to leave mine, I could feel my own arousal building as well his.

I could feel his length swell against my thigh as he lifted me off the floor. He allowed my body to slide down his as he released and I started walking forward slowly pushing against him. He understood I was trying to get him to back up when the backs of his legs hit his chair he sat down, and I continued to kiss and lick my way down his chin to his neck while I ran my hands down his chest and dropped to my knees.

He leaned forward kissing at me while I unbuttoned his jeans and slid his zipper down, he raised himself off the chair so I could slide his pants with his boxers down his thighs. I broke from our kiss to lick from the base of his shaft to his tip, he jerked in his seat placing his hands on the arms of his chair as I wrapped my lips around his length I felt it expand instantly. I loved that I could get this reaction from him. He moaned my name as I slid my mouth up and down his length squeezing and twisting gently yet firmly at what I could not fit in my mouth, I reached down and cupped his balls massaging and squeezing. I licked up his shaft one more time taking his tip in mouth and flicking my tongue over the top licking up the hot liquid that had escaped in his ecstasy. His body tensed and his length began to pulse and grew even harder as he called out my name telling me my lips were so hot, so exquisite while he spilled his hot seed into my mouth. I sucked every drop down my throat before licking his length clean of any excess spill.

"Sookie you are magnificent! Your beautiful, I will never be able to have enough of you not ever." He whispered as he gazed down at me. My stomach flipped and clenched he always knew exactly what to say and made me feel like a teenager with her first crush. I never knew what to say back so I just raised myself off my knees and kissed him again.

He righted himself again fixing his boxers and pants before pulling me onto his lap. We kissed and caressed each other for another few minutes before I told him I have to get back to work.

"Always so responsible Sookie, do you forget who your boss is and that he may excuse you taking an extra long break."

"Eric, that would mean that others would have to pick up the slack for me and that just isn't fair. Besides I think I heard you saying you had a meeting at midnight and that is shortly so maybe you need to prepare for that."

"Thank you for being so considerate but that is just a local business owner probably looking for a favour there is nothing to prepare."

He planted one last kiss on my lips and with a swift pat on my tush we went back out to the bar. I cleared my tables and refilled any drinks that required filling. Amelia was still at the bar, so I teased her a little about possibly being obsessed and she mentioned that Pam asked her to stay again but not to worry she was planning to take a couple of nights off after this. When I turned back to my section I noticed that Quinn the owner from Café 13 was now seated in a booth.

I looked towards the door to see Pam looking at me with interest, she smiled and I smiled back knowing exactly what was going through her mind. She had of course let Quinn in so she was well aware of what was most likely about to happen. I inhaled deeply and released said breath before heading over to his table. I was actually breaking out in a sweat and my stomach was definitely clenching now but not in the same 'nervous I want you excitement'

But more in the 'oh shit what the fuck' kind of dreadful moment. I silently wished for him to go away, just get up and leave.

"Good evening Quinn, I am surprised to see you soon again."

"Hello Sookie, I just happen to know a good thing when I see it and was not willing to let the opportunity to see you pass me by. I would hate for someone to ask for your company before me I thought it would be best to speak to the Sheriff right away. I hope that does not seem too forward to you."

"Oh I…I don't think this is a good night for that Quinn"

"Now Sookie is it really appropriate for you decide when is or is not a good time for my master to hold meeting, I am sure that Quinn would like a drink would you not?" Pam had snuck up behind me and was smiling from ear to ear.

He ordered a rum and coke and I grabbed it as quickly as possible getting back to the table as fast as I could. Quinn and Pam seemed to be having a completely normal conversation that had nothing to do with me. I looked back to see Eric walking towards us and I could not breath properly I was not able to inhale a complete breath to calm myself. Eric must have sensed this because he looked to Quinn first and said something about being with him in a moment and he was sorry to hold up their meeting.

Meeting? Oh god Quinn was the local business owner! He actually called to set up an appointment for this. Crapcrapcrap!

"Breath Sookie" I heard Eric whisper in my ear as he was guiding me by my elbow towards his office. In all the excitement and the anxiety I was feeling I had unintentionally let my guard down and I was hearing a myriad of thoughts the most shocking thought being 'what the fuck did Quinn say to her, I shouldn't be putting off business to console a waitress. How does she affect me this way and how did I sense her so strongly this soon!'

I inhaled sharply realizing those thoughts belonged to Eric…What the fuck!

The next in line priority wise was that we had just glided past an undercover cop looking for any reason to call in his back up hoping to bust the place for some crime or another he was checking the washrooms for any illegal feeding going on every so often and was heading back in about 10 minutes, he was excited about the raid on a vampire bar that would take place in an hour regardless of what is going on. I tucked that away to go back to shortly. Most thoughts were just about sex, sex, sex especially with a vampire and probably at least half the humans in the bar both men and woman were here for one reason and one reason only…ERIC! They all wanted him and many had already had him.

The moment we entered his office he closed the door and I jumped back from him and placed my hands over my face massaging my temples. He gave me a look that could only mean 'what the hell you were just in here blowing me and are now afraid of me.' I know horrible thoughts Sookie but I can't help it. I did give him a completely unsolicited blow job and I was completely comfortable with it and now I fear him. How can I not I just heard his thoughts, I do not want to hear any vampires thoughts the only end result to that would be my death. Plus once Quinn talks to him he will think I am just some whore. He won't understand he'll just wonder why I sent Quinn to him, he'll think I am playing some game with him.

Pam barged through the door at that point telling Eric she needs to speak with him immediately.

"Master I must have a word with you about Quinn, and Sookie calm down I am going to explain this. There is no problem Eric will deal with this however he sees fit but no one will be hurt or in any trouble, this just happens to be one of the many reasons why I said you and he have talk and define whatever it is you are."

I actually grabbed her and hugged her, I tried to listen for moment but she was still a void. Thank god! Eric on the other hand I was still getting picking up on, not everything just sentences here and there he was confused and wanted to know what the fuck was going on.

"Pam, explain now!"

"Yes, well Sookie, Amelia and I went to Café 13 for dinner tonight and Quinn asked her out. She was stumped and instead of just saying no she told him she worked for you and that it would be left to you basically if she could interact with other supes. She had hoped that he would just let it go, but as he is here so quickly she obviously made a very good impression on him as well."

He looked to me and asked why this should be left to him, and better yet why had I not just said I was his or with him. His?

"Eric I don't even know what we are or what I could say to others about whatever it is we are and I just said the first thing that came to mind. I do work for you and I am sure you would tell me which people or supes or whatever that I would be better off not interacting with. Like Pam said I truly thought he would just go away, and no I am not interested in him at all in case that is the impression he gives you."

"You should have just told me this before, I could have taken care of this by phone and it would not have come to this. It's fine I will tell him no, and that's it. We have much to discuss yes, but you should know that I do not and will not share no other man whether it be vampire, human, or supe of any kind will ever touch, taste or feel you intimately again. Does this upset you?"

I just shook my and head silently and he seemed pleased for the time being.

I could feel that familiar headache and pain shooting down the back of my neck that the anxiety of not being able to shut out the noise does to me. I was just about back in control I had successfully blocked out Eric…thank god, and was finally getting every last sheild back up when I heard a man thinking how he couldn't wait for this vamp Taryn to drain him dry, he wanted it so bad. I couldn't remember for sure if Taryn was the name of the new vampire that they were having a little trouble with controlling herself and just last week Pam had had to clean up after her as she had drained a human in the back parking lot. She had been told if it happens again she would be taken care of, whatever that means nothing good I am sure.

I turned back to Pam "Pam is Taryn the name of that new vamp that is having some control issues?" I could tell Eric was surprised that I was aware of this and Pam might be in shit but I had to know.

She looked from Eric to me and then replied with a simple "yes" looking at me with eyes wondering why I had asked that particular question. Eric was about to go out and speak with Quinn when I heard Mr, Suicide speak again Taryn was now taking him back to the washrooms for what he was hoping and in probability would be a draining since she won't control herself and he won't call out because he wants it. I couldn't remember quite how much time had passed maybe 4 or 5 minutes so the cop would walk in right on time.

"Eric you might want to leave Quinn for a few minutes, there's going to be a raid there's an undercover cop out in the bar."

"This means nothing we follow the human laws here." He was looking at me quizzically and I knew he was about to ask how I knew this. I was almost tempted to let my shield down and listen to him but didn't. I just continued knowing I was most probably fucking myself here. The one thing Gran and I had agreed to when the vamps first came out is that they should never know about me, we didn't know a lot about them but many were suppose to be pure evil and were not to be trusted. I mean they fed off of and killed humans for sport at one time, and not very long ago.

"In less then 5 minutes that cop is going to go into the washroom and find that vamp Taryn feeding off of and most likely draining a man in there, you may want to step in."

I described the cop and Eric sent Pam to take care of him while Eric went to the washroom to check on Taryn. Before leaving he told me not to leave his office. I groaned internally needing to make some quick decisions, what will I tell him? how much will I tell him? would he believe me if I say I overheard it? No, then he would wonder why I waited till now. Shit. I am so fucked !

I had my head in my hands again when I heard someone enter the office. Before I knew it Eric had me up against the wall by my throat I managed to gasp and get out a very throatily 'please Eric' before it felt as though he had cut off most of my air flow.

"How did you know? Are you an undercover cop? Who are you and who planted you here? You will speak now or I will snap your pretty little neck!" He was seething and I could not speak I was clawing at his hands hoping he would notice that I couldn't breath therefore, could not speak to answer his questions.

As the darkness began to creep up and I knew I was about to pass out I heard the door slam open and Amelia yelled at Eric to remove his hands from my throat.

"She is no cop and was not placed here by anyone you imbecile, she's a telepath! And before you ask NO she can not hear you she can not hear any vampires they are a void to her nothing but silence!"

I registered the shock on his face as he loosened his grip on my throat and I began to suck in ragged breaths.

A/N: I know what a place to leave off but I promise to get right back on this I just wanted to get something posted!

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