A/N: Sorry its taking me so long to get the chapters out.
The first thing I did when I woke up was make a huge breakfast.
"Wow Sookie, this looks great, but I don't think we can eat all of it. What's the occasion?" She looked surprised that I was the first one up today.
"Well a couple of Tristan's friends came in late the other night, so I invited them over to show them around. You'll love them there from California, and really cute. I thought I'd introduce them to Jason. They both love to hunt, and they're shifters." I could here that she was excited to hang around Tristan's friends.
About 20 minutes after they were due there was a knock at the door. Amelia opened it to see Russel and James standing there. All she could squeak out was "Hi" She was a bit dumbstruck by the two gorgeous men at the door.
"Hi, you're Amelia, Sookie told us about you. Its really nice to meet you. I'm Russel and the pretty boy who made us late is James." Both men are just over 6 foot with brown hair and eyes. They are complete opposites. James is the kind of guy you can tell spends more time in front of the mirror than any woman. You can tell even his teeshirt and jeans have been pressed. James has a smile and eyes that look like he was born smiling. Russel is a different story all together, his hair is a messy halo around his head kind of like Sam. He looks like he rolled out of bed looking that good. Russel's eyes are thoughtful and calculating, It seems every time he's looking at you he can see to you're soul. These boys are truly night and day.
"Come in please." I said over Amelia's shoulder. That brought her out of her stupor.
"Oh, yes please come in." I could tell from Amelia's head she was smitten.
"Alright guys the food is out and the plates are over there, so dig in." Those boys couldn't shovel the food into their mouths fast enough.
After they finished their food James turned to me and said, "I hear this brother of your's is a bitten panther. Is he handling everything alright." James was looking at me with hope in his eyes.
"Oh yes he's taken to it like a duck to water." he physically relaxed after I said that.
"That's good Russ and I have seen it when it goes bad." this is the first time I got a glimpse into James' head. I can see a gun in James' hand pointed at a bitten were. I see a bear approaching from the side I assume its Russel. The were's covered in blood and there is a horribly mutilated body of what I think is a woman, there wasn't much left to identify, but there was long hair.
I threw my shields up as fast as possible. "Oh my god that was horrifying."
"So you really can read minds. Sorry you saw that." he said with a grimace.
"Yes, you project better than most weres though." I still couldn't shake the image from my mind.
We quickly changed the subject. Amelia and I explained that there isn't much to do in Bon Temps. The boys just laughed and explained that they were from a small town in California. They said the biggest draw to there town s the fact that you're and hour from everything, the beach, ski resorts, the desert, good hunting areas, or a bigger city about the size of Shreveport.
They mentioned that they needed jobs so I told them about the businesses that I owned(leaving Hooligans out). They didn't seem interested. Amelia had to pipe in though, "What about Hooligans? Sookie owns a male strip club in Ruston."
What came out of the boys mouths was more shocking, "We're in."
I thanked my lucky stars when my phone rang. I was about as red as a tomato. "Hello."
"Sookie, I need to ask a huge favor." From the sound of Quinn's voice I could tell it was important.
"I'll do what I can. What do you need?" I may be confused about our relationship, but he's still a friend.
"My mom died last night..." He paused to take a breath, "She had another episode in Vegas. Someone shot her. De Castro is cleaning everything up, so I need to go out there and help. Something is off though. I was wondering if you could come help me. I need some support and maybe you could use your talent to help me figure this out."
I understood what he needed and I really felt for him, having been through Gran's and my parents deaths. So I didn't hesitate, "When do we leave? I will have to bring some people with me. Don't worry about the money."
"Thanks Babe. I'll leave tonight. If you could get out there as soon as possible I'd really appreciate it." He sounded relieved.
"I'll call you tonight when I know more. Quinn I'm sorry for your loss. I'll see you in Vegas." I hung up the phone put my head in my hands and cried.
Amelia was at my side in seconds. I didn't let her speak, "Amelia I need you to get tickets and hotel rooms for Vegas. Do you want to go?" She just nodded. I turned to the other two in the room and said, "I know you two aren't here just visiting. So are you coming? I know Tristan will insist on going." All three just nodded
"Okay Sookie spill what happened why are we going to Vegas with Quinn?" I knew couldn't avoid answering her question. So I explained everything to her.
Russel piped up after I was done, "Wait you're talking about Quinn the tiger right?"
"Yeah, he's Sookies ex. Why?" Amelia and I looked at each other confused.
"Well I think Tristan can be nice in lieu of the tragedy. Those two fight like cats and dogs. You'd think there brother and sister." Now I'm really confused.
"Wow, how do they know each other?" I asked
"The pits. You'll have to talk to her about it. If she didn't tell you its not my place to." Oh great more drama. "Hey James and I will go get our things and pick up Tristan. Do you want me to tell her whats up?"
"Yeah Amelia and I will pack and get the tickets. I'll call you when I get the details."
After they left Amelia went up to her room to order the tickets and packed and called Sam to see if he would feed Hyde. Sam wasn't happy that I was going but he liked it better than me working for vampires. Plus he knew Tristan and her friends wouldn't take there eyes off me. Amelia found a flight that night. Quinn said he'd meet us at the airport in Vegas.
Not much later Tristan and the boys walked through the door with Billy. Tristan and Russel were arguing, "What do you think I'm some sort of monster?" James stared laughing. "Shut up pretty boy. You know what I mean. I don't hate Quinn. I'm just mad at him. I would never dream of fucking with him right now. I mean come on, you remember how I was when mom died." With that Tristan just sat on the couch and cried.
James sat down and pulled her into his lap. "Dude, you know how sensitive she is about death. I know she can be a bitch but you took it to far." He was rubbing her back and whispering in her ear. Russel walked out and lit a cigarette.
"Okay, we need to leave soon. So, I'm sorry to be cold but let's get this show on the road." Amelia can be blunt but some times she just know when to take control. I heard Tristan giggle at something James said. She jumped up and ran out the door. We could see out the window that she said something to Russel kissed him on the cheek and ran away.
"Oh, you'll pay for that woman." We herd Russel Yell as he started to strip on my porch. Amelia and I couldn't help but stare.
James laughed and said, "Bear hug." He just shrugged and picked up their bags walking out to Tristan's car.
Amelia and I grabbed our things and locked up the house. When we got outside we couldn't help but laugh at the scene. Russel was on his back in grizzly form with Tristan on his chest, his arms wrapped tightly around her. Amelia laughed out, "I'm glad I brought my camera. This is too cute." She pulled her camera out and took a couple pictures.
Tristan jumped up and got Russel's clothes, "Let's get him dressed and we cam get on our way."
A/N: I want a bear hug too.