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Chapter Nine

Tell Her The Truth, You Fucking Idiot

Sookie POV

When Eric came into Merlotte's I knew immediately something was wrong. The expression in his eyes made me see that he was hiding something from me but it was not the best place to talk about it so I brought him his food, we talked for a while and after my shift I sat with him until he finished his lunch.

"Are you okay?" Eric nodded without looking up from his plate and that was even stranger. "You know, I know we know each other for a very short time but I really know when you're not telling me the truth and that's what was happening now.

Eric sighed heavily, put the fork down and looked into my eyes. "It's true. There is something I need to talk to you but I'd rather do it in a more private place, all right?" I nodded and stroked his hand. "I love you and you know I'd never do anything that would hurt you, you know?"

"Sure."

"We'll talk tonight, okay? We can have dinner at my hotel and then went upstairs to my room and…"

"It's a great idea." I got up from the table but he took my wrist to hold me. "Where are you going?"

"I need a change of clothes. My shift is over so I'm going to pack my things and we'll go together, okay?"

"Yeah."

"I gotta go home because the clothes I have here are not appropriate for a date," I said smiling at him and left. "It's Stackhouse, by the way."

Eric looked confused at me as he put his napkin down on the table. "What?"

"My surname."

"Why did you tell me now?"

I grinned and went back to him. "Because if you're going to pick me at my grandmother's house and she finds out that I'm dating a man who does not even know my surname…well, you wouldn't like to see her angry." I left with a smile on my face as Eric paid the bill and I went to the bathroom to change clothes.

"Hey, cupcake, why are you so happy?" I couldn't help meeting Lafayette before reaching the bathroom and stopped to talk to him. "It's about with that blond one out there?"

"Of course. I have a date with him tonight."

"Lucky bitch!" he said winking at me. "You're radiant Sook, I bet sex with Eric is fucking amazing." I blushed completely and wanted to get out of there before he said something else and someone might listen to us. "Y'know, I'm happy for you, he's a good guy."

"I think so too." I agreed with him, winked at him and walked out smiling like a fool.

I couldn't believe my life had changed so dramatically in just a week but it was real. Before Eric appeared in Shreveport, my life was…well, actually there was not much to tell. People in Shreveport just saw me as a busty waitress and in Bon Temps things weren't better. I was considered a freak 'cause I had no social life and my brother Jason was always the most popular guy in high school. But things had changed; I was happy and I spent the day grinning. Eric Northman was in love with me and I loved him too. What more could I ask for? For the first time my life seemed to be complete and meaningful and that was something I wasn't used to.

I changed my clothes in the bathroom, replacing my black working pants for my jeans and a red t-shirt. I also had a sweater but I decided to leave it in my bag and put on my coat.

When I walked out I saw Eric was not there. I looked around me looking for him but couldn't him and I was worried.

"Hey Sam, have you seen Eric?"

Sam didn't like Eric. He thought it was not a good idea for me to go out with him knowing him only for a week but I assured him that I knew what I was doing. Eric never treated me inappropriately and he was always a gentleman with me so I didn't understand his attitude towards Eric.

"He's gone."

"Are you sure?" I was surprised that he had gone in that way. "Maybe he was in the bathroom or waiting for me outside."

Sam sighed and looked me in the eyes. "All I know is he received a phone call and said something to Amelia but I know nothing more. You should talk to her." I ran towards the back of the bar and found Amelia collecting her things and putting them in her purse.

"Hey Ames!"

"Hey Sook, what is it?"

"Sam told me Eric's gone but he was talking to you. What's up?"

"Hey, all I know is he was talking on his phone and seemed angry. He said he had to leave and was sorry for not accompany you to home but he'd call you later for your date tonight. Sorry, that's all."

"Okay, thanks." I was disappointed because I had barely seen Eric and he was acting strangely. "Well, I'm off. Bye, Sam!" I yelled from the door and he just dismissed me with a nod of his head.

I couldn't help thinking on the way back in Eric's attitude. When he walked into the bar he seemed to be worried about something and wanted to talk to me in private, but the way he left without even saying goodbye to me made me think something was really wrong. Actually Sam was right, I hardly knew him and had no idea what it might worrying him but I wanted to be positive and think that was some work-related issue that was bothering him.

"Hey, Gran! I'm at home!" I yelled but a second later realized something was wrong. The house was too quiet and I couldn't smell her delicious food. "Gran, are you at home?" I went to the kitchen but what I didn't like what I saw. There were kitchen utensils on the counter, half-cut vegetables and the oven door was open. It was as if my Gran vanished. "Gran?" I called her, sounding worried and desperate. "What the fuck is going on here?" The back door was opened so I walked out to the back yard hoping to find her working in her pants and be relaxed from the shock but nothing. There was no sign of her. Everything seemed normal but then I saw it outside. There were tire marks on the gravel as if someone had gone to full speed. They were recent because weren't there in the morning when I left and were different from Jason's truck. "Gran!"

I yelled and yelled for her but got no answer. I went back into the house and searched every room but nothing. My Gran was gone and I had no idea what was going on. Who would want to hurt her? It was something I couldn't understand 'cause my Gran had no enemies, was a good woman who had always cared for us and she was gone now.

I started having trouble breathing and sat on the floor in the living room when my legs began to slack off. I felt I had no control over my body and tears weren't allowing my eyes to see. I cried inconsolably until I couldn't stand it anymore and fainted on the cold ground.

The next thing I saw when opened my eyes was that I was in my bed, my shoes were on the floor and I still my clothes on. I didn't understand how I got there and wanted to think it was all a nightmare. I wanted to get up and running downstairs to find my Gran and find out all had happened was not real, that I just fell asleep when I went to my room to change my clothes for my date with Eric and my life had returned to normal.

But I knew it was not a dream and I had a headache to prove it. My head hurt a lot and I knew it was because I had been crying for hours. My Gran was gone and a million questions were in my head one after another. I wanted answers, I needed answers, but I knew nothing.

"Sookie." I jumped when I heard Eric's voice from the door of my bedroom.

"Eric! What's happening? I think someone has taken my Gran but I don't know…I…" tears started falling again from my eyes and I was sobbing uncontrollably. "Eric…please tell me what's going on."

"Sookie, please stop mourning." I didn't think it was possible but I tried. I wiped my tears with the back of my hand but they continued falling. I couldn't help it, suddenly my life had turned into a nightmare from which I couldn't wake up and it was driving me insane. "I need you to listen to me carefully, okay?" I nodded weakly and tried to look into his eyes through my tears. "I know something terrible has happened but don't worry. I'll find your grandmother and bring her safely, okay?"

"How?"

"It doesn't matter. I will."

"Eric, please, what are you talking about?" I didn't understand anything at all and needed answers.

"I know who has taken her, Sookie." My eyes opened wide and my mouth was hanging open when I heard him. "What?"

"Listen, I know it's crazy what's going on but I need you to trust me now more than ever, okay?" I nodded and sat down in front of him. I was going to hear every word he had to say. "The reason I know who has taken your grandmother is because it's related to my job."

"What do you mean? You work in business, how can you…?"

"I am a professional killer, Sookie."

"You what?"

"When I told you that I took care of things other people couldn't…this was what I meant. I'm an ex-military; I was in the army from eighteen to twenty-two and I've been doing this for the last ten years. I kill people for money; some people want to get rid of others to solve their problems. I take care of it and they pay me for it." I was speechless. I mean, what can you say when your boyfriend confesses you that he's a professional killer? I knew something was wrong with Eric when I saw him in the morning but I never imagined it could be…professional killer. "Sookie…"

"You kill people for money?" I asked him whispering. Eric nodded without saying a word but his eyes remained locked on mine. "Can you help me find my Gran?"

"Yes," he replied sincerely.

"Then do it."

Eric POV

When I told Sookie that I was a professional killer I was expecting screams, tears, more screams and furious with me but instead Sookie just asked me to found her grandmother. I didn't know how to react when I heard her words and I continued sitting there, watching her.

"Sookie…I know you must be…"

"I'm pissed off, Eric, I won't deny it." She said firmly. "I thought I knew you but…I dunno, you've hidden something really important from me and frankly I don't know what to think. Right now I just want to find my Gran and get over with this." Sookie took her clothes from her closet and walked into the bathroom. I sat there waiting for her, feeling like an asshole for not telling her the truth from the beginning. Now Adele had been kidnapped but I wasn't going to stop until I find her. Obviously Sookie didn't want to see me because instead of change her clothes in the bedroom she left to the bathroom. She didn't kick me out of her house but I wasn't sure if it was because she was trying to understand what was happening or just she needed me to find her grandmother.

The bathroom door opened suddenly and Sookie put the rest of her clothes down on the bed without even looking at me. I couldn't blame her, I felt like a fucking traitor and I was sure she wouldn't speak to me anymore.

"What do we do now?" she asked me coldly and without looking up from her clothes. "I mean you're the professional, aren't you?" she was looking into my eyes now but for once I couldn't see the woman I loved. "I'm sure you have a plan so…"

"We must return to pick up some of my things; I'll wait for you downstairs…"

"Eric."

"Yes?"

"We need to talk." I nodded slightly and looked into her eyes. "Later."

"Sure."

"Let's go."

I drove as fast as possible to Shreveport regardless the speed because all I could think about was the woman beside me. Sookie said nothing and kept her head turned and looking through the window all the time. I wanted to take her hand, caress her and tell her everything would be fine but Sookie wouldn't let me.

"I wanted to tell you. From the beginning, but…" I sighed and focused on the road. "I didn't know how. I mean, it's not something you normally say in a conversation but I want you to know that everything else is true; I love you, I'm in love with you and I'm going to buy a house in Bon Temps because all the apartments I've seen in Shreveport are too small and I don't want to live alone again. When we finish with this…I'm done. I quit. I don't care everything else; I just want to be with you."

"We must focus on what we have to do right now, Eric. If that's your real name."

"Don't do this. It is. I haven't lied to you about anything else, Sookie. I swear."

Truth is a bitch sometimes but at least I felt liberated because Sookie knew the whole truth about me. Finally.

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