I rewrote this chapter in order to help clear up some confusion and fix Sookie's lecture, I hope it's better! Thanks for reading!
"So how did the business go?" Kaeson asked as they drove back to Bon Temps from Fangtasia.
"As well as it could go with a stubborn vampire."
"What was is about?" She asked as Sookie pulled up into a restaurant parking lot.
"Nothing important, you know just boring stuff." Sookie replied as they got out of the car and started toward the door.
They walked in and were seated by their hostess. The restaurant Sookie had picked was Cajun and the décor reflected it. It was dark, mismatched table and chairs, and alligator everywhere. The waitress came by and took their food and drink orders shortly after they were seated. Kaeson thought this was the best opportunity to get more information about this attractive stubborn vampire, Eric Northman.
"What can you tell me about this Eric Northman?"
"Why so curious?"
"You did take me to his bar for your business." Kaeson countered, raising an eyebrow.
"Fair enough, but I think you just want to know because you like him." Sookie replied suppressing a laugh.
"I don't even know him! And he's not that attractive anyways."
"Why don't you ask him the questions yourself?" Sookie asked laughing as the waitress set down their drinks.
"Never mind, just forget it." Kaeson said taking a sip of her sweet tea.
Sookie laughed and tried to lighten the mood with conversations of work and Sam, Jason and his attempt to switch careers, Bill and her, and Bon Temps. The slow and usually one sided conversation lasted through dinner and a couple more glasses of sweet tea. Finally Kaeson had enough and asked,
"Can we go back to Fangtasia?"
"We just left there. Do you wish to see Eric, the 'Scandinavian Vampire God' again so soon?" Sookie asked laughing.
"No, I just want a drink."
"You can get a drink here." Sookie replied raising an eyebrow.
"Not a good one." Kaeson replied determinedly.
Sookie leaned forward and looked seriously at Kaeson,
"Look, I don't blame you I was in awe of him to when I first met him too. Eric is dangerous and has a temper. He even told you himself that if he wasn't in such a good mood tonight, he would have killed you. He is not something to be played with or invoked, Kaeson. I shouldn't have taken you there in the first place, you were better off not knowing Eric Northman existed."
Kaeson just looked down at her tea during Sookie's speech and traced her fingertip around the glass rim. She couldn't help but think that everything that Sookie was saying about Eric negatively made him even more attractive to her. There was no way he could be as bad as she was making him out to be. When she looked at his eyes earlier that night she noticed on the outside of those baby blues were cold and doubt but behind them there were experience, wisdom and compassion. Kaeson decided to play it cool and keep her feelings hidden. After all the chances of Eric and her winding up together was slim to none.
"So does this mean that you're not taking me back to Fangtasia? I don't want to go back for him, like I said he's not that attractive and he creeps me out anyways." Kaeson said refocusing on Sookie who now shook her head and rolled her eyes.
"You did make him smile though, for as long as I've known him he hardly does that the first time he meets someone." Sookie said studying Kaeson.
"Well, there is nothing there and whatever he may be looking for in me he isn't going to find it. I just want a drink or two, so if you're not going to take me to Fangtasia take me home so I can go to Merlotte's."