When Alice arrived to the bar Sookie told her that Sam, the owner, hadn't showed up yet, which was weird as he usually was in Merlotte's before anyone else.

Meanwhile she introduced her to Arlene, Lafayette and Terry. According to Alice they were all really nice, though Sookie advised her not to tell any of them what she was.

"Sam? Where are you? Okay, until five then. Bye." Sookie said after answering Merlotte's line phone.

"He will be back in an hour" Alice had already heard what he had said, she hadn't meant to do so but she couldn't help her vampire ear. "Would you like to wait here?"

"Sure, why not."

Merlotte's was a nice place to be. Most of it's costumers seemed nice on the outside, but once you took a peek inside their minds half of them weren't as nice as they seemed to be, at least that's what Alice learnt.

After exactly an hour a man appeared from behind the counter. Alice found him familiar, and then it hit her.

"How's the leg?" She said as she approached to the man. He turned around to face her as soon as he heard her recently familiar accent.

"How did you- it's great thank you" He had shaggy brown hair and grey eyes.

"Sam! I've seen you've met Alice, this is the friend I've been talking you about." Sookie chirped in right on time as Alice was afraid Sam would ask her about her, umm, nature.

"Alice Kent, pleasure to meet you" She handed out her hand for him to shake, which he did after a second.

"Sam Merlotte, the pleasure is al mine" He admired his savior. She was beautiful, her face was perfect and so was her body, he couldn't have asked for a better knight in shining amour, actually damsel in blue jeans.

"After you" He gestured towards his office for Alice to enter.

"Thank you"

"Thank you, seriously, about before, you were right I would have bled out, you saved my life." Sam's grey eyes met Alice's.

"It's fine, really forget about it."

"The problem is I can't so, I'm forced to hire you" Sam's tone was mocking and closed his eyes in faux frustration.

She laughed in return.

"You can have Monday's, Wednesday's and Friday's shift form twelve to seven, as long as it works for you"

"It's perfect I appreciate it"

"This is for you" He said while handing Alice a white tee with the Merlotte's logo in it and a green apron.

"Thank you Sam" Alice said at the door.

"What for?"

"Not asking what I was" With that she flashed him her biggest smile and left.

Alice returned home with Sookie who left an hour later as she and Alcide had a date.

While Sookie was finishing getting ready she asked Alice to open the door to her boyfriend and keep him entertained if she could. Besides from Bill, Alice was the only vampire Sookie felt safe saying that to.

"You're a vampire." Alcide said after a minute. Alice laughed in return.

"And you're a werewolf."

"You're not just a vampire are you?" His eyes narrowed.

"You've got quite a smell. No, I'm not I'm also half Wiccan fae, fairy witch in other words." His brow frowned in response. "It's complicated, I can walk out in the sun and don't have to feed on blood necessarily" Somehow she felt she needed to tell this to her roommate's boyfriend/werewolf who was probably just worried about who lived with his gal. His brow returned to normal. "Don't worry I mean no harm to Sookie or to you, quite the contrary actually I really like Sookie, and I hope you and I could get along as well." Her smile convinced him.

"Okay in that case, pleasure to meet you Alice." Alcide put his hand out for Alice to shake, which she did with a laugh.

After that Sookie went downstairs looking absolutely gorgeous. They left to the movies and said not to wait for them awake.

Alice ate only an apple and a cup of tea, as her appetite wasn't the same as a human, and went to have a hot bath.

As she sank into the hot water she knew that that was exactly what she needed. Water had always had a soothing effect on her, especially after such stressful couple of days.

Relaxed and renewed she went to her room hoping to sleep till 11 am.

As she opened her drawer looking for a shirt and some panties she felt a presence in the window, which was open.

"Hello Eric" She said with her back still at him.

"Alice"

"Will you float around my window or will you come in? I know you are aware there are no humans in the house, so nothing is keeping you from entering" She now turned to see him.

With that he entered the room and was by Alice's side in a speed that even impressed her.

As soon as he was inches away from her body he ripped her towel of her body making her narrow her eyes and laugh.

"I may not be as old as you Eric" She quickly switched positions with him and put on her towel. "But I'm far from being weak."

"I'm impressed" His seductive smile charmed her a little, though it didn't fool her.

"If you mind I would like to put some clothes on." Alice said matter-of-factlly.

"Actually I do mind," He said while lying on her bed, arms behind his neck. "But go ahead"

"How cute, now would you please get out" Her eyebrow was cocked.

"You think you can make me?" His mouth was inches away from her's again; his voice was nothing but a mere whisper. This time she didn't pushed him away.

"Actually I do, but I wouldn't want to indulge you." Her voice was also a whisper, she got closer to him. "..bedroom" Her eyes met his and he got out of the room.

Alice opened the door with a navy halter-top and denim shorts. Her dark blond curls fell wildly to her hips.

Eric couldn't keep her eyes of her.

"So, what brings you here?" Alice said while sitting on the bed.

"You" Eric voice was deeper and huskier than before.

"Me?"

"Yes, you. I wanted to see you again" He was now by her side.

"You are lying" She narrowed her eyes suspiciously and laughed. "Why are you really here Eric?"

"Aren't you distrustful" His grin went wide and he reached to touch her cheek. "You are right though, Bill sent me to get you."

"What for?" She had no trouble in going to see Bill but curiousness was in her nature.

"He didn't told me, I just followed order"

"Now how do I know if you are telling the truth?" She knew he was but couldn't help herself.

"Because I wasn't lying before either, I did wanted to see you" His hand was still caressing her cheek, he was surprised to see her stop his hand and taking in to his lap as she got up smiling to put on her shoes. No one had ever stopped him, that made him even more attracted to her.