Ch 30

Two nights later Eric was sitting in his chair at Fangtasia when Sam Merlotte came forward not looking too happy.

"Yes." Eric asked trying to keep his calm face.

"What is going on?"

"With what?" Eric asked playing dumb.

"You know what, Kerrie. She won't answer my calls and I'm about to get on the next flight to Boston."

"I don't want to talk about this here. Meet me in the woods outside Bon Temps in 2 hours, come in your other form." Sam looked confused. "I'm being watched." Eric said softly with a head tilt to the bar where a few vampire were trying to blend in.

"This better be damn good." Sam said before stalking off. Eric smirked to himself then went back to his "bored" look that he was famous for. The vampires at the bar were talking amongst themselves. Eric was trying not to smile since he had set up a recording device of his own at several spaces on the bar to record their conversations.

An hour later the vampires left and Eric made his way behind the bar grabbing the recorder closest to their location and retreating to his office where he listened to the tape. Eric went back to his chair for a few moments before Pam came up to take her position. Eric walked to his car and drove out to the woods then took off running following the smell of a collie. Eric turned letting Sam change into his human form and put on clothes he was holding in his mouth.

"What is going on?"

"I can't give you all the details but someone has it in for Kerrie and I."

"Who?" Sam said in a growl.

"Someone who is not too happy that we are no longer involved."

"A vampire then." Sam said clenching his fists.

"She wants to talk to you but she worries about your safety as well as Declan's and her own."

"I should go to her then... I can help keep her safe."

"No, don't you dare get on a place cause she is going to send you away. Right now she can't have contact with you and I can't risk getting messages back and forth. I can try and get a written message to you in a few days after we make an appearance in New Orleans. It won't come from Kerrie or myself but it will get here."

"I should have a say in this. You can find a way to get me to her."

"This is what she told me. I spoke to her in person last night and this was what we have to do."

"I'm going to Boston and you are not going to stop me." Sam went to walk away but Eric appeared in front of him.

"Listen, you will not go to Boston and you will wait for a letter." Eric said using his glamour to stop Sam.

"I'll wait for a letter."

"Yes, go." Eric watched Sam walk towards the road. Eric waited till he was driving away before pulling out his phone. "I talked to him. Sam came to the bar. He was ready to go to you, I had to glamour him." He could hear Kerrie sniffling.

"Ok, I'll be in New Orleans in 2 days, meet me at the airport. I'm arriving at night, I'll e-mail my flight information."

"Good, we'll have this settled soon enough." Eric put his phone away and walked back to his car. He arrived back at Fangtasia to see Ginger sitting in his office waiting for him. Eric sat at his desk as Ginger moved over to him and tilted her neck. Eric leaned forward and bit her as she let out a moan. After a few sips he pushed her away and sent her back to work. Eric called New Orleans to confirm the appointment with the queen and also made sure the hotel would be ready for them. Eric was going to leave the following night driving down so he could think.