Chapter 16:
"So," Eric begins once we are five miles down the road as he sits down and puts my feet in his lap, "what's your brother so worried about?"
"Nothing, he's just being a protective older brother." I say with a nonchalant shrug, pulling my legs underneath me and turning up the volume of mp3 player to avoid further questioning.
"Zoey, do you think I am a complete idiot?" He inquires as he snatches my head phones from my ears.
"No, only maybe a quarter of an idiot, but I'm just guesstimating." I rummage through my bag to find another distraction, but I fail.
"Clever; it was a rhetorical question. I ask because I don't see why you continue to blatantly deceive me."
"Well, I don't see how my family life is any of your concern."
"Your brother seems to have a deep-seeded concern about your safety that far exceeds a concerned family member. So I ask again; what is your brother so afraid of that will happen to you if you're out of his immediate care?"
"I think you're just overanalyzing his emotions. Do I need to remind you that I'm his only family left?"
"Sookie and her brother are the only family they have left, yet they don't act this way."
"Different situations, different people…And do we really have to talk about this now?"
"I think this a perfect time, no distractions and an ample amount of time until we get back to Shreveport; what could not make this a better time?"
"The fact that I don't want to discuss this now."
"Then what do you want to discuss?"
"Nothing, I want to listen to my music." I say grasping for my mp3 player.
"That doesn't sound very fun for me." He says, quickly moving my mp3 player out of my reach.
"I don't care," I raise to my knees and grab the dangling music device. I feel Eric's long arm snake around my waist before I can move back to my end of the seat and he pulls me close.
"You don't have to play hard to get with me, Zoey," his arrogant (sexy) smile slowly creeping across his lips.
"Who says I'm playing?" I say trying to get out of the hold he has me in, but of course, I can't; stupid fucking vampire strength.
"Nobody has to say anything, it's just understood."
"Understood by –?" he cuts me off with a kiss. It was a quick peck, but enough to stun any girl.
"Everyone." And he kisses me again.
"I-"
"The arousal you're feeling is very prominent. I advise you quit lying to yourself and accept it."
"Never," I whisper, overdramatically just because it seemed like the perfect moment for that, but I follow it with a smile. He responds quickly with another kiss and another till I can't breathe. I reluctantly pull away, taking my mp3 player with me and retreating to my original seat on the couch with a smile.
"You were-"
"Yup," I cut him off, replacing the headphones into my ears with a small, yet triumphant smile.
"You're just making it harder for yourself."
"And you, apparently."
"Tease," He growls, as he gets up to warm up a True Blood.
A/N: Hey everyone! Short chapter, I know, but a lot of stuff between Eric and Zoey. :] Today was my last day of high school! So I will be updating more (hopefully), just not right away because I graduate on the 28th. Exciting stuff. Annnyyywwwwwwwaaaaaaaaayyyyyy, I'm still up in the air about what I want to do now that they are going back to Bon Temps. I have ideas, buuttt yeah… Oh and I tried to make Eric sound like Eric, so feedback would be lovely. Anyone else as excited as I am about the new season being just around the corner? –High pitched squeee- Okay, that's enough of that. o//o…Sorry again about the shortness of this chapter.