Kaeson awoke the next morning, rolled over to where Eric had been laying and hugged the pillow. 'It's getting ridiculous how much I miss him.' She thought as she inhaled his scent from the pillow. As she looked over to the night stand she noticed a piece of paper sitting in front of the clock. She reached over and picked up the piece of paper, and read the note inscribed in beautiful elegant handwriting:
Kaeson,
I am sorry that you had to awake without me by your side; I stayed for as long as I could. There is something outside for you that you can keep for as long as you like. If you have any complaints about it we will discuss it tonight.
Your beloved,
Eric Northman
Kaeson smiled as she laid the note down and went outside to see what was awaiting her. She almost screamed in surprise as she laid eyes on the new black Corvette that was parked in her driveway. She walked over to it and opened the door to find the keys and another note.
Kaeson,
I hope you like it, if not we can exchange it for something else. I will see you later tonight.
Your beloved,
Eric Northman
Kaeson could not believe what Eric had done for her. As she carefully closed the door and lock the car, an idea hit her.
"Hey Sam, it's Kaeson."
"Well, good morning to you Ms. Parker. I assume you made it home alright?" Sam replied with a happiness filled voice.
"Yes, Mr. Merlotte, I did make it home in one piece. I had a good time last night; we are going to have to do it again sometime. I never really go out any to drink."
"Anytime, Kaeson I don't mind." Sam replied laughing.
"That isn't the reason I'm calling though."
Sam let out a sigh, "Okay, what's the reason?"
"Don't sound so forlorn about it. I just called to ask if I can trade in my days. Have tonight off and work a double tomorrow."
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a few minutes.
"Yeah, it won't be a problem. We've got you covered."
"You sure Sam? I don't want to be an inconvenience or anything." She said sounding guilty.
Sam laughed and replied, "Kae it's fine really, but this means next time we drink at your place and you supply the alcohol."
"That's sounds awesome. Thanks so much, Sammy." She said laughing.
Sam just laughed and they exchanged good byes.
Kaeson hung up the phone, went and showered and changed into some of her older clothes. She carefully backed out the Corvette and then headed toward the hardware store in Bon Temps. 'I've got to be crazy for doing this.' She thought to herself as she pulled into the parking lot. She bought paint, assorted sizes of paint brushes, a couple bags of sand and clear plastic drop cloths. Kaeson then stopped by the local candle shop to pick up more candles. She then headed home to get a head start on the task that laid ahead.
She moved all of the furniture from her living room into the spare room, rolled up the rug, removed all the pictures from the walls and then laid the drop cloth down. She opened a can of paint to reveal a zircon blue and began to paint the walls. It took her about two hours to paint the walls and the ceiling and she had lunch while she waited for it to dry. After the paint dried she opened up some more cans of paint and began painting a seascape on the main wall seen as you walk in through the front door. When she got half of it painted, she left to get something to eat at Merlotte's.
"Hey, did you get whatever it was fixed?" Sam asked as she walked in.
"Just about, still got some stuff to do. Thanks again for letting me switch days."
"No problem." He said as he wiped a spot of blue paint from her face.
"Thanks. I'm starving, what do you recommend Mr. Merlotte?" She asked laughing as she sat at the bar.
"Well, I don't know if you are a salad girl or not, but the grilled chicken salad is good."
"I'll take your word for it Sammy."
As she waited for the salad they talked and Sam left for a bit to handle a rowdy customer while she ate. After she finished eating she paid her bill and drove back to her house. As she walked into the door, a half-finished seascape greeted her. Kaeson sat cross legged on the floor in front of the wall trying to figure out how she should finish it and if there were any changes or details that she needed to make. She sat there for about twenty minutes before deciding that if she were to think about it too long then it would not looking realistic. To give herself a break and to become inspired, she switched her old candles out with the new ones that where ocean scented, put on an ocean "therapeutic sound" sound CD that she kept around when she was stressed out, opened a bag of sand and spread it out on the drop cloth. "That should be enough to cause inspiration." She thought to herself as she picked up her paint brush again.