Disclaimer: All parts of the Southern Vampire universe belong to Charlaine Harris, not I.

A/N: This oneshot was inspired by the Beatles song 'Here, There and Everywhere" I am not actually posting the full lyrics of the song, but Eric's musings will more or less follow the lyrics. It takes place after Dead and Gone. I know it's a little on the short side, but following song lyrics, I could only make it so long.

Theme 2: Love

POV: Eric

Rating: T

Here, There and Everywhere

I cast a contented glance to the side as I sit in my usual booth at Fangtasia. Though I keep telling her I knew it would happen all along, I still find it hard to believe that Sookie finally accepted what is between us. Not only that, but she is comfortable enough with it to be sitting here beside me. I am too prideful to tell her, so I hope she knows that she makes each day (or night) of the year something I look forward to.

She changed my life that night that she walked into Fangtasia. She has accomplished so many things that she doesn't fully understand the significance of. She has brought together supes of all natures to work together, both during the time that I was cursed and during the Fairy War. Never before, that I know of, has anyone, much less a human, brought so many groups of supernatural beings together. She has been able to call upon the protection of vampires, weres, shifters, fairies and witches. And even so, she finds enough trouble that we can't always keep her safe. Perhaps even more astounding is the way she made me want her, in a way that I hadn't wanted anything in a very long time. She made me happy. She made me love her. She was my heart's desire.

I watch her sitting there, her gaze scanning over the crowd and I know she is listening in on the thoughts of others by the constant change of emotions through the bond we share. Suddenly I am gripped with an overwhelming urge to run my hands through her hair. Not one to resist my urges, I reach out. At my touch, she turns and smiles at me. I tilt my head in the direction of my office, indicating I wish for her to join me there. Her smile grows a little wider and she gives a brief nod. I stand and lead the way, half dragging her behind me in anticipation of what is to come once we are behind closed doors.

As we stepped into the much smaller room, I twirled Sookie in front of me, kicked the door shut and locked it behind my back. The outfit she was wearing left little to the imagination, not that I needed to used my imagination. As I gazed at her, I remembered every time we had been together and every inch of her skin. I knew exactly how good this was going to be. By looking in her eyes, I could tell that her thoughts were mirroring mine. Growling I asked her, "Are you ready? I'm going to make sure that this is a night you'll never forget."

"I sure hope that's a promise."

I gave her a leering grin in response that faded briefly as I heard a noise outside the office door. Damn Compton. I know that Sookie is glad that he eventually recovered after the Fairy War but he has been a thorn in my side ever since. He has only gotten worse since Sookie chose me. I hear him now, mumbling about how it should be him offering her a night she would never forget. I want to growl again, in a very different manner, but Sookie's hand on my face stops me. I realize that she has no idea Compton is there. Given her telepathic abilities to sense vampires even if she can't read their minds, I am led to believe she is currently extremely focused. On me.

With a smile that must look ridiculously happy, I lean down so my lips are near her ear and say to her, "You are and always will be my heart's desire and I love you."

She returns my smiles and says, finally, "I love you, too."

"But to love you, dear one, is to need you everywhere." I inform her.

"Well," she begins with a sexy smirk, "I would hate to leave you needing for anything."

Impossibly, I feel my smile grow wider. I move her over to the sofa and briefly think that I am glad I hadn't gotten cloth upholstery.