A/N: Hey guys, it's me again. So for the last chapter, I didn't get as many reviews as I thought I would, so I am no longer sure how many of you guys are still there with me. I know I have a lot of readers reading this story, but not many reviews. If you guys would just take the time to reassure me that you are still there with me, by reviewing, I would be very happy. Sorry to bug you all with this review stuff, but it is important for me to know what you guys think. Thanks, now on with the story. Warning: chapter contains lemons.
Disclaimer:I do not own any of the characters in this story; they all belong to Charlaine Harris, Alan Ball, and HBO.
"So, what's the plan", Lafayette asked, as he took a seat, across the room from Eric. I felt bad, because he was really scared, and hell, so was I.
"Don't have one yet, but we will soon. We will be meeting with Bill tomorrow night", he nodded, and took a deep breath.
"The witch, you know the witch that did this to me", Eric finally spoke up for the first time since Lafayette got here.
"Yeah, but I didn't know that was what she was doing", he stood up, "you really have no clue who you are", he asked, and Eric nodded.
"Lafayette, you should go, it's getting late. You must pretend nothing happened, we never saw each other. Don't tell anyone where you are going tomorrow, okay", he nodded quickly, before giving me a quick hug.
"Be safe Sook", he practically ran out of the house, and I looked over to the clock to see we only had an hour until sunrise.
"Do you really think we can trust him", Eric asked softly as he came up to me.
"Yeah, he really is a kind person, plus I read his mind to make sure, we should be safe", I turned to walk away, but Eric grabbed my hand.
"You are so trusting, of a human", Eric whispered.
"I'm human", I said.
"No, you are something more, something better", he looked me in the eyes, and cupped my cheek softly.
"Do you trust me", I asked breathlessly.
"Only you", he smiled, and leaned closer to me, before lightly pressing his lips to mine. He was gentle, yet it still had the passion that I felt from our last kiss. He moved his hands from my face, to my hair, and pulled lightly. Somehow it turned me on even more, and I pushed against him, trying to get closer. He smiled against my lips, as he let me go to breathe. He picked me up, and placed me on the couch, and got on top of me. He let his hands wander everywhere all over my body, and began to kiss me again.
"Eric", I tried to pull away from him, and he stopped with hurt and worry all over his face, "no, I didn't mean it like that, but sunrise", I reminded him, and he frowned and groaned.
"Will you be here when I wake up", I nodded, "then I will go soon, but not yet", he kissed me again, and let his hands wander again. He slowly unzipped my pants, and let his hand do the talking. His fingers were so long, and they were doing everything right. I have never felt this amount of pleasure with Bill, and yet Eric and I still haven't slept together, this was his way of a sneak preview, I guess. Once he was done he began to kiss me, and slowly took off my shirt. He let his gaze stay on my breasts for a moment before kissing me again, and getting up. I looked over to him, and he smirked, just like the old Eric would.
"You're leaving now", I asked, wishing that he was on top of me again, working his magic.
"Tomorrow night, my lover, before we meet up with the others", he said in a husky voice, and descended down the stairs, into his hole. I stayed on the couch for a little bit, until I saw the sun peeking through the clouds. I grabbed my shirt, and threw it back on before walking upstairs. I looked into the mirror, and sighed, I really needed sleep. I shimmied out of my shorts, and got into bed, and tried to relax. Shit, I still had work. I groaned, as I got out of bed and reached for my phone, and called Sam.
"Hello".
"Hey, Sam, it's Sookie", I said in a really tired voice.
"Let me guess, you need to take the day off", he said in a sarcastic tone.
"Maybe", he groaned.
"Sookie, I can't keep doing this, it's like you're not even working here anymore", crap, looks like I would have to take a rain check on that sleep.
"Fine, I'll be in soon", I hung up, not even waiting for Sam's reply. I got into my work clothes, not even bothering to put on makeup, and rushed out of the door. I got to Merlottes shortly after and rushed inside, and the place was dead. Only a couple of customers, and they were all in Arlene's section.
"Sookie, thanks for coming", Sam said as he walked up to me.
"No one is even here", I glared at him and he smiled.
"Yeah, but isn't it great to be a working stiff again", I rolled my eyes, and walked over to one of my tables, and laid my head down. If I had no customers, then I was gunna get my sleep someway. I shut my eyes, and when I opened them again, the bar was full of people, and Jessica was sitting across from me.
"Hey Sookie", she said happily.
"I thought you were angry at me for acting like your stepmother", I said sarcastically laying my head back down.
"You know I was just in a mood, I am sorry", I nodded, wait how was Jess up, oh no, it was night already.
"Crap, I gotta go, tell Sam I am sorry", I ran out of the bar and raced home. Hopefully, Eric wasn't up yet. When I got home, I saw the dresser was open, which meant Eric was up. I slowly walked upstairs, and saw Eric changing, and I gasped. The last time I saw him naked, I was at Fangtasia, and I never did see the back. He really did have a great ass, and I really wanted him.
"You're home", he said, as he dropped the pants he was holding, and blurred up to me, and put a hand up to my cheek.
"Sorry I was late", I whispered, as he slowly kissed my neck, leading up to my mouth.
"You are here now", he pushed me up against the wall, and removed my shirt, while I removed his, was I really going to do this? Was I really going to do this with Eric Northman, a man I claimed to hate, yet right now desired? I pushed him over to the bed and got on top of him, apparently the answer to that question was a very enthusiastic yes. As I tried to pull him closer, he pushed me over, and went on top of me. He removed my shorts, and very tiny panties, and threw them across the room, "you are so beautiful", he whispered, mesmerized by my body. I felt a bit insecure at his stare, and tried to cover up, but he held my hands apart from my body, "don't be shy, my lover", the way he said lover, was like he was actually calling my true name. I slowly reached down to stroke his member. He groaned in pleasure, as he kissed me again. He kissed me everywhere, and I led his penis to the right spot, where he should enter. As he was about to enter, a knock erupted from the door.
"Knock knock, lovers", Pam's voice said from the other side of the doorway, "we have important matters to see to, so if you both would be so kind to fuck later, that would be great", I heard her walk away from the door, down the stairs.
"She is annoying", Eric groaned, as he continued to kiss my neck.
"She is, but she is also right", I tried to push him away, "later", I whispered, and he nodded. We quickly got ready, and walked down the stairs. Pam's fangs popped out, as she smiled at us.
"Well, looks like someone was having fun", she turned to me, "how's babysitting", she smirked at me and looked over to Eric, "how are you", she said in a concerned voice, with her expression turning serious.
"I am well", he said, as he got closer to me.
"Good, so are we going", she asked, and I looked over to the window to see a car pulling into the driveway. Pam hissed, as she walked over to the door.
"Don't, it is Lafayette, he is here to help", she scoffed.
"You ask him, a witch, to help us kill other witches, I seriously have doubted your smarts, Stackhouse", I glared at her.
"Trust me, he wants to stop them too, we just have to get three of them out of their first", she raised her eyebrow.
"And what if we can't", Pam stated, and Eric stepped up.
"She said we would try, so we are going to try", Pam nodded, and looked down at her feet.
"Please, just be nice, hear him out", I said to her, as Lafayette walked up to the door and knocked. I listened in to make sure he was alone, and I nodded for Pam to open the door, once I was sure it was safe.
"Pam", Lafayette said, in a very timid tone.
"Hi witch, last time I saw you, your leader was doing some magic on me, care to explain why the fuck you didn't help then", I ran in between her and Lafayette.
"She was just trying to protect herself, and I agree with you, she is into some messed up shit. I am not like her, I want to help", Pam growled, "yo, back your shit up, I said I am here to fucking help", Eric grabbed Pam.
"Be nice, control yourself", Pam seemed to calm down, and Eric released her.
"If you betray us, you are gunna wish I killed you when I first met you", she smiled sweetly, and walked out of the house.
"Don't worry, your safe with me", I whispered to him.
"Yeah, that makes me feel so much better", he said sarcastically, as we walked out of the house. We all walked towards Bill's mansion, with Lafayette staying close to me, and Eric tightly grasping my hand. I guess I wasn't the only one nervous. Pam kept her usual care free stride through the graveyard, occasionally complaining about wrecking her shoes.
"Does she ever shut up", Eric whispered to me and I laughed. Pam turned to glare at us, but kept walking. When we arrived to Bill's house, the guards stopped us, and I recognized one of the guards, he was the one who called me a bitch.
"Let them through", he yelled, and I walked over to him.
"Great to see you again", I whispered to him, and smiled sweetly. He nervously gulped and looked away. We walked up to the house, and the guards opened the door for us. The place looked extremely busy, and I saw Bill walk up to us.
"Sookie", he nodded to me and led us into his office. Everyone seemed to be talking in there, I saw Sam there, with a girl who appeared to be his girlfriend, and his brother Tommy. I also saw Jessica, Nan, Alcide, and Debbie. Wait, what was she doing here?
"Bill, are you sure it is safe to have her here", I pointed over to Debbie.
"I assure you, she will be of great use", he walked away.
"Now everyone, do we all know why we are here", Nan spoke up, as she stood to talk to everyone, "the witches have become a problem, leading to a great mishap in our midst", she looked over to Eric, and he tensed up, "welcome sheriff, how are you feeling", she asked.
"Good", he mumbled and she smiled.
"Great, now back to business, we all must have a part in this game. To play, you simply have to be ready and willing to do whatever", she looked over to me, and kept her gaze on me, until Bill stood up.
"Now we have reason to believe that these witches are not one to be underestimated, as we can all see", again everyone stared at Eric, and I could feel him become very uncomfortable.
"Enough with the stare, ya'll", I yelled, and everyone looked away.
"Thanks", Eric whispered, and held me closer.
"So what are we going to do", Sam asked, "and why do you need us", he pointed to him and his little crew.
"Stronger in numbers, I suppose, and you should be honored that we are going to the doghouse for help", Nan said harshly, and Sam glared at her.
"Hey, everyone just calm down, I know everyone is tense, but in the end this witch problem is effecting everyone in its own way", I looked over to Lafayette, "we have a witch with us today, who is willing to help us in return if we help him, now please just hear him out", I grabbed Lafayette's hand, and helped him up.
"Hi, ya'll", he paused and took a deep breath, "I know what goes on in the coven, and I can help with as much as I can, but you need to help me get three of the witches out of there, they are good people, and they don't know they are doing anything wrong", everyone became silent.
"Why should we risk our skin to help some little witches", Nan said.
"Cause this little witch will help you, and I think I have a lot of power", Lafayette stated.
"We aren't sure if we can guarantee anything permanent, but we can try", Bill walked over to Lafayette and extended a hand, "do we have a deal", he asked.
"Yeah", he shook his hand.
"Okay, so we will meet here tomorrow night, same time, and discuss strategy. Is this acceptable", Bill addressed everyone. People became quiet, with some whispers here and there, and then everyone agreed.
"Well, then it is settled, meeting adjourned", everyone got up and slowly emptied the office, and Bill stopped me, "you know that this may not end well, these witches are very powerful", I smiled at him.
"I know", I turned to walk away, but before I left I added over my shoulder, "but stronger in numbers", he gave a confused glance, before smiling as we left the house.
A/N: Hope you guys liked the chapter. I was a bit nervous about the almost sex scene between Sookie and Eric. Trust me more to come. Remember to leave a review so I know to continue with the story, and that people are still on this ride with me. Thanks.