Sadly i don't own Bill (if i did we would be permently locked in a light tight space ;-) ), all characters owned by Charlaine Harris, Alan Ball and HBO , i am just borrowing them and promise to give them back

Chapter 8

I lay in Bill's arms, my head on his chest, and he was stroking my hair, i was so happy.

"Sweetheart" Bill said "how would you like to take a shower with me and then let me take you out , we could explore some of the Island, and then maybe a little dinner and dancing"

"Baby, that sounds wonderful" i said

I leaned up and kissed him, the next thing i knew Bill was out of the bed and had scooped me up into his arms, i giggled as he carried me into the bathroom. Bill put me down so he could start the shower. The shower was huge , it could easily fit 5 people, it had beautiful etched glass doors and had 6 shower heads set at different levels. When the temperature was just right Bill took my hand and led me into the shower. Once we where inside Bill pulled me close, his lips crushed mine, my body started to overheat again as he parted my lips with his tongue, his hardness pressed against me, i pulled away and he looked at me worringly until i turned around and lent against his cool chest, his arms wrapped around me, his hands cupping my breasts and he began to kiss up and down my neck, carefully running his fangs against my skin, moaning, i lent forward bracing my hands against the wall

"BIll" i moaned "i need you inside me, now".

He slowly entered me from behind, one of his arms moved to my stomach as he began to move hitting the special spot inside me with every thrust of his hips. We moved together and every movement was like magic. Bill could feel i was close and so was he ,he increased the speed of his thrusts and he licked my neck, we moaned together and as his fangs entered my neck it sent us both over the edge.

The warm water felt wonderful as i soaked my hair, Bill picked up the shampoo and squeezed some into his hands and then began to massage it into my hair, it smelled wonderful, like blackberries, he worked it into a lather, the feeling of his long talented fingers in my hair was driving me crazy,

"Time to rinse darling" he whispered into my ear

We then repeated the process with my conditioner. As i rinsed out the conditioner he began to wash himself, he smiled at the question in my eyes

"As much as i would love you to be doing this to me, we do have plans to go out tonight and if we where to soap each other up we would not leave this bathroom tonight let alone the villa" he chuckled,

Damn he was right.

I finished putting my earrings in and fixed the halter neck of the lovely white dress i was wearing that worked well with my tanned smooth skin. I looked at Bill, he looked so handsome in grey pants and a blue cotton shirt, i leaned up and kissed him gently, i took his hand and we walked out into the heat of the St Lucia night.

Bill and i sat at a little outside table at a small all night cafe, listening to the live band playing on a small stage near by. I took a sip of my ice cold wine and smiled at BIll who was enjoying a Tru Blood all the time holding my hand. I swayed to the music, i was having the time of my life in a beautiful place with my gorgeous husband who was looking at me like i was the only other person in the world. Bill stood never letting go of my hand and lifted it to his lips and kissed it lovingly, he bowed slightly

"Sookie, sweetheart would you like dance" he asked in that sexy smooth voice that always gives me shivers,

"I'd love to baby" i replied smiling

I giggled as he pulled me to my feet and lead me to the small dance floor where he pulled me into his strong arms and we began to move to the lively music. Our bodies pressed against each other as the music played ,both of us moving in time to the beat, occasionally Bill would spin me around and dip me and i giggled, Bill was a great dancer, the way he moved that incredable body was pure sex, the women in the cafe couldn't take their eyes off Bill and i had to admit that i was a little smug, i was the one who would be going home with Bill tonight , he had picked me over any other woman and gosh if that didn't make me feel wonderful. The music changed, the lively beat replaced with a slow song, Bill pulled me closer, i rested my head on his perfect chest as we moved slowly, i felt Bill's cool lips start to kiss down my neck and a felt a wonderful shiver go through me, i lifted my head back to look into his eyes and he leaned down to kiss me as we danced.

A elderly woman was making her way around the tables with a basket of the most perfect red roses, as she made her way over to our table Bill Smiled at me

"A beautiful rose for a beautiful lady only $5" she asked looking at us

"Yes thank you" Bill replied and paid the woman $20 "please keep the change" he said giving her a smile

"Why thank you sir" she replied before moving on to the next table.

I watched as curiously as Bill cut the stem down so it was quite short and then i smiled as he tucked it in to my hair "simply beautiful" he said and kissed me

The waitress who had taken our order arrived with our drinks, a Tru Blood for Bill and another glass of perfectly chilled white wine for me, this would be my second and as i hadn't eaten yet (my food was on its way) i decided to take it slow. I smiled to myself thinking about how the alcohol in my blood would effect Bill later when he drank from me and then vaguely wondered if vampires could get drunk and if so did they suffer from hangovers, i giggled at this point which caused Bill to look at me, his eyebrow raised in question, i just smiled and shook my head in response "i'll tell you later" i whispered to him and he gave me that breathtaking smile.

I had just finished a delicious meal of barbeque chicken and rice and took one last drink, emptying my wine glass. Bill stared at me with pure love

"Bill" i said quietly "would you like to take a walk on the beach"

"That sounds wonderful sweetheart" he replied his voice making me melt like usual.

Bill took my hand as we made our way to the beach

"Sookie look" he said and turned me slighty

In front of us we could make out the pitons the two steep-sided volcanic spears rising from the sea, they where so beautiful St Lucia's famous landmark, i felt so lucky to have been able to see them, we could only see part of them but they where amazing Bill pulled me close and kissed my forehead.

We continued to walk hand in hand, we reached the beach and i removed my shoes and took a step, the feel of the warm sand between my toes felt wonderful, i could hear the waves lap the shore . I looked at Bill and saw that he too had removed his shoes, he had the most sexy feet. We walked in the sand, neither of us talking , both just enjoying the peace. I noticed as we walked we where getting closer to the water, i started to panic a little, where earlier in the day the water looked beautiful and calm and soothing now here in the dark the water looked menacing and terrifying,maybe because it was dark when the flash flood had happened all those years ago, that night that ripped my world apart but in the darkness the water just felt more ominous, as i looked into the blackness of the ocean , i was terrifed but Bill sensed my fear and scooped me up into his arms

"It's ok Sookie" he whispered into my ear "we don't have to go any closer, i will not let anything happen to you darling, you're safe with me"

And i was, i started to calm as scared as i had been i knew there was something i had to do

"Bill i'm so scared but can we walk to the waters edge, so it just runs over our feet, but please don't let go of me" i asked , my voice a little shaky

He put me down but pulled me close, "of course sweetheart" Bill replied "but are you sure, Sookie darling you don't have to do this"

I stood up on my tip toes and kissed him

"I know honey, but i feel like if i don't , i'll be afraid forever and i don't want to feel that way" i said honestly

"Ok then" he replied and kissed me again.

Leaving our shoes in the sand we walked slowly towards the waters edge , i was terrified but i knew as long as Bill was with me i would be safe, we stopped and i closed my eyes as the water rushed over our feet, my hand grasping Bill's even tighter ,it was a good thing he wasnt human or i would have probably broken his hand , as i felt the warm water on my toes i took a deep breath and stepped forward.

I awoke a little past noon and saw the rose on the bedside table, i turned to look at Bill, i know i never would have been able to face my fear of the water had he not been with me , i smiled to myself , i had actually been in the ocean, we had walked until the water reached my knee's and Bill had not let go of me the entire time after about 10 minutes i decided that i'd had enough for one night and so we grabbed our shoes and slowly made our way back to our villa. As we got to the front door of the villa Bill pulled me close and kissed me , he pulled back to look in my eyes

"Sookie" he said with so much love in his voice "i am so proud of you sweetheart, you should be very proud of yourself"

And then he swooped me up into his arms and carried me inside to our bedroom all the while kissing me. We had made love until around 3am when then,exhausted i had fallen asleep in my beautiful husbands arms.

I was famished, i made my way into the kitchen intending on making myself some breakfast, but as i got to the kitchen table i noticed in the centre there was a beautiful perfectly shaped seashell, it was amazing beautiful coral and rose pink colours and next to it was a stunning purple exotic flower and a note with my name on it, i picked it up seeing Bill's beautiful handwriting

Sookie sweetheart i am so proud of you and what you accomplished last night

I wanted you to have something beautiful to show you how much i love you

I thought the shell and flower where perfect representations of you

Beautiful and special and perfect

I can't wait till night fall to show you just how much i love you,

Bill

I wondered when he had gone to find them for me and my heart skipped a beat when i thought that he had done this just for me .I placed the note on the table and ran my fingers over the perfectly smooth shell then i picked up the flower it smelled wonderful ,my eye's filled with happy tears as i thought what he had done for me. I walked to the fridge and took out the orange juice, milk and fruit and i fixed myself some cereal and poured myself a big glass of juice so i could take my vitamin B-12 tablets, i smiled as i thought of last night, Bill had drank quite heavily from me at my request and it was wonderful but as it turns out vampires couldn't get tipsy after drinking blood from someone who had been drinking, i was a little disappointed as i was curious as to what Bill was like when he was drunk, I took my breakfast out on the the porch and planned just how i was going to thank Bill when he awoke.