A/N: Quite note: AshleySue I was gonna do it but changed my mind at the last minute. Carlisle's grl, I went with my first instinct, which just so happens to be what you wanted to see. Hope you like it! Thanks Suaru-chan for looking this over for me!

Eric's POV

We needed to come up with a plan and Pam was all over it. She booked our train tickets and sat me down to go over what we should do. We couldn't get a train out the same day, but we would be leaving on the first one tomorrow. I just hoped nothing happened between Sookie and Alcide before we could get to them.

"First things first, I should talk to her before you do."

"What?"

"Trust me. I need to tell her how I feel before you go all Conan the Barbarian and throw her over your shoulder or some shit. Let me talk to her, tell her how I feel and we'll go from there. If she tells me there's no way she sees me like that, then you can swoop in all 'knight in shining armor'. But if she's open to hearing me out, you have to back off."

"Yeah, I'm not liking this plan. I think I should talk to her first. Maybe she'll be so over men that she'll run into your open arms. That would work out for you much better I think." I couldn't help but laugh.

"You think this is a joke? You think my feelings and emotions don't matter right now? You can kiss my ass, Eric."

"Been there, done that, Pamela. And I must say you quite enjoyed it too."

"Okay, since you want to be a wise ass I'll tell Sookie…"

"You'll tell Sookie what?"

"Don't worry about it. I promise it'll be good though." I didn't like the look in her eye but I knew I had to play nice to get Pam to back off.

"I'm sorry Pam. I was rude. I shouldn't make fun of you like that, but you have to realize Sookie probably won't want to go there with you. I'm just pointing it out. You do what you will but I don't want to see either of you get hurt."

"Whatever. Just shut the fuck up."

After yesterday's conversation, I didn't think Pam would be too keen on the teaming up idea. But she hadn't said a negative word all day. In fact, she hadn't said much of anything to me. That in itself was a big surprise. I couldn't stand the idea of not being in the same city as Sookie for too long and was glad we had no issues at the train station. Three hours I'd have to sit with a brooding Pam. Yes, she is brooding. I never thought I'd say those words in reference to Pam, but here we are.

We make to Göteborg without killing one another. I still wasn't sure what Pam had in her bag and I was dying to ask her.

"Pam, why did you pack a bag?"

"That's for me to know and Sookie to find out."

"Okay. I'm guessing it has something to do with your confession?"

"Fuck off, Eric. I'm not in the mood for your shit. I'm… I'm nervous."

"You, nervous? I can't believe that. Pam I've seen you go up against some of the meanest men in the world and Sookie is making you nervous?"

"It's not Sookie; it's her reaction to my being in love with her. So yes, I'm nervous. All of your bullshit has eaten away at me and I'm beginning to think you may be right. I know she's not into women and I just want… anyway, I'm nervous so shut it."

I left her alone until we got to one of the hotels we thought she might be staying in. I wasn't sure if Sookie told Pam which one she would be in but we were willing to go to each one until we found her.

"Hey, I have an idea. How about I just call her to see where she is?"

"Don't do that. We're supposed to be surprising her. If you call she'll know we're here then that ruins the whole surprise. This was your plan remember, Pamela?"

"I'll forgive for that this one time but you know better than to call me Pamela, fuckface."

"Ooh, I haven't heard that one from you before. I think I like it."

"Yeah, whatever. I'm going to find a restroom. I'll be right back."

Pam saunters off on her five inch heels–I still don't know how she walks in those things–and I sit at a bench to wait for her. Five minutes pass and I start to get worried. It doesn't take her that long to primp and I get a bad feeling. After ten minutes I call her cell. She doesn't answer. After another three minutes, she saunters back to me with a huge smile on her face. I think I know why.

"Tell me what you said to her. And I want to know everything. Don't keep anything out. Pam? All of it. Now."

"Fine. It won't make a difference though." She takes a deep breath before spilling their conversation. I know why she didn't want to tell me she was going to call Sookie. Fucking shit!

"Sookie where are you?"

"Hello, Pam. I'm just pulling into Stockholm. Why?"

"What? Why? Shit. Eric isn't going to like this."

"Wait, you didn't get my message? I called you last night and left you a message saying I'd be coming back today to talk to you and Eric."

"No! No I didn't get any message. Are you sure you called? I mean you could have dreamed you called because you're having such a fucktacular time with Asshole."

"I'm sorry, what's with the name calling? And I did leave you a message. I'm pretty sure I did."

"Well, Sookie that doesn't matter now since Eric and I are in Gothenburg and you're in STOCKHOLM!"

"Don't yell at me. It's not my fault you two decided to–wait why are you in Gothenburg? Were you following me? Pam?"

"No. Listen, I don't know how long we'll be but don't go anywhere okay. Go to my place and wait for me there. They know who you are at the front desk and they can let you in. please, just go to my apartment and wait for me."

"Is it okay if Alcide's with me?"

"No, it's not okay. Sookie, have you fallen and bumped your head? Tell him you'll see him later or something. Promise me you'll wait for me."

"I'll wait. I guess I'll talk to you later then."

"Yes. Good. Okay I'll see you soon."

"You knew she wasn't here, didn't you?"

"You jackass! I missed her call last night or whenever the hell she called. This is all your fault!"

"My fault? Oh no! I don't think you can blame this on me. We need to cut that blame game bullshit out right now. She called YOU and YOU missed her. Not me. Let's stop arguing about this and get back on the train. You're giving me a headache." I had to rub my temples to ease the pressure in my head.

"I'll give you a real headache and it won't be the one above your shoulders. Ass!"

"You know, Pam. If you keep flirting with me like you are, I'm going to think you still love me. You better tell me now if you do." I couldn't stifle my laughter. I knew it would get her all riled up too.

"This is your fault because you are the reason she came here in the first place. If it wasn't for you she'd still be in Stockholm at my apartment."

"Right. I love how you can shirk off the responsibility of this whole mess on me. Did you forget the way you reacted when she told you about us? Oh yeah, how convenient for you? I wish I had selective memory too."

"What time is the next train so I can get away from you? You're annoying the hell out of me and I don't want to be upset when I talk to Sookie."

"You mean when WE talk to Sookie."

"No, I said it correctly. You're not to set foot in my apartment when we get back. I need to talk to her alone and that's what I'm going to do. If she wants to talk to you afterward, so be it. You're the one who told me to tell her how I feel about her and now you want to fuck it up for me."

"What I think is you're trying to cockblock me. Don't think I don't see what's going on here. So what, you'll talk to her and try to get her to forget about me?" I laugh loud and heartily. She can't think that shit's going to work.

"Don't worry about what I'm planning. Just know that while I have her alone you can take care of Asshole."

"Hey, stop using my nickname for him."

"You can't call dibs on a nickname, Eric. I'll call him whatever I want. Right now, I feel like calling him Asshole and there's nothing you can do about it."

"Do we have to sit together on the train? I think I might kill if you if I have put up with your bullshit for the next three hours. And to think I still wanted to be friends with you."

"Aww… you want to be friends with me? Even after all of this mess?"

"Fuck you, Pam. You know you can't live without me. You can't drive in Stockholm without me so let's rethink your logic here."

"Whatever."

"That's what I thought. I want to talk to her first."

"NO. Not until after I do. That's the deal. Take it or leave it."

"I'll only agree to it if you promise me that when she tells you she wants to be with me, you don't give her shit about it. You know she doesn't want to hurt you and it would kill her to have to decide between you or me."

"I know that. I'll think about it. I can't make you any promises. But I'll think about it. I'll try to think about it. We've got three hours."

"That's all I can ask. Thank you, Pam. I mean it. I know this is hard for you too. We want Sookie to be happy and she would be happy with me. I can promise you that. And look on the brightside, you and Felicia already have a rapport with one another if you ever need to stroke your woman love desires."

"Fuck off, Eric. Don't make me tell Sookie what I know about you? You slut!"

"You wouldn't dare?"

"You wanna try me?"

She is going to fuck me over. I just know it. I have to get to Sookie first. Then the only other obstacle that stands in my way is Asshole.