Authors Note:

I am sorry about the long wait for this next chapter. Hope you enjoy. Please review. Let me know what you would all like to see in a Godric/Sookie/Eric story. If I cant squeeze some of your concepts and ideas into this story maybe I can squeeze them in another. For those of you who aren't familiar with my work; my stories are sexually graphic and out there. So you have been warned.

¨Your place is with a human Sookie!...¨

Sookie sat next to Lafayette and across from Tara, listening to her longtime friend berate her about her love for vampires. At first it had just been love and a deep connection she thought she had with Bill, now she actually feels attracted to what they are. The darkness in them maybe? She wasn't entirely sure and she felt like maybe she had fallen into a perilous reverie. Either way, she failed to see the error in her ways. Had the vampires she'd been consorting with been violent and bloodthirsty savages, then no; she wouldn't feel this way. But hadn't they been this way once upon a time? Sookie sat transfixed on her coffee cup; she was worried.

¨Sookie!¨ Tara yelped at her. ¨Are you listening to me? I've been here talkin' to you.¨

Sookie snapped out of it and locked eyes with her friend as she slowly brought the coffee cup to her lips. What could she say to her friend to put her at ease? She didn't want to stop visiting Fangtasia anytime soon. She figured for now the best thing to do for her lifelong friend's sake was to avoid the vampires all together for a little while. But she couldn't do that just yet...she had to speak with Godric. She had to know if last night was real or fake. She figured avoidance was the way to go.

¨I'm going out again tonight. But I wont be out late.¨ She hoped that was enough for Tara. She was right. She listened to Tara sigh and watched her relax into the back of her chair.

¨Dammit Sook!¨

All the while Lafayette sat smiling cheekily at the two girls in front of him...also sipping on his own creative concoction of coffee.

¨What is in that!?" Sookie asked as she gazed into Lafayette's discolored cup of coffee.

¨Oh a little of this and a little of that.¨ He smiled at her and raised an eyebrow. ¨You know how I does it Hooka'! I gotta get this hangover over with.¨

¨Wait...were you with her last night too!¨ Tara shrieked.

¨Bitch, what the hell you think I called you for?¨

¨To check on Sookie.¨

¨Look alls I said was that Sookie was still asleep and she wouldn't wake up for me. I could you cause I needed a fuckin' ride.¨

¨Ugh! Ya'll some dumb asses. If you want to get killed and sucked dry by a bunch of fuckin' vamps go'on ahead and do it then. Be my fuckin' guest!¨

With that Tara shot up and stomped outta the house, slamming Sookie's back door behind her. Lafayette picked up his cup of coffee and took another sip while he arched his brow in Sookies direction.

¨She yo' friend.¨

¨Your cousin.¨ Sookie replied.

¨Mhm. You know this means your driving me home right?¨

Sookie downed the rest of her coffee and poured another cup. She would do anything to pass the time until nightfall. She wanted to see Godric again.

The day wore on and Sookie found herself immersed in Lafayette's candor. She couldn't take her attention from him for some reason. She found herself in deep thought over the secret she kept from him. She knew that the only thing there was for her to do was tell him why Eric had him locked up. But she knew that the vampire had terrified him for two weeks and to awaken Lafayette to the fact that she was part of what put him in his previous predicament with the Louisiana vampires. It would devastate him. She felt her secret must remain as such and there was simply no other way. At the moment it was safe to say that she hated herself.

The day quickly ended with Lafayette and Sookie riding in to Merlotte's together for work. She gets there and finds that the bar is particularly empty, even for a weekday and figured she would be leaving early. She sighed, she kinda wished that an opportunity for more money would come from a handsome savior like it did for the Randy the previous night at Fangtasia. She laughed to herself. That would never happen. Sam never had extra jobs or work. And if he had asked Sookie to stay and let him suck on her neck and ask for sexual favors in exchange for time and a half for pay she would have smacked the hell out of him.

Sookie spent three hours wiping and clearing tables. There were other waitresses here and no need for her to wait tables. After a while she found that there was very little need for her anywhere. She turned to go to Sam's office when she ran smack dab into something hard. She looked up to find Eric staring down at her grinning ear to ear.

"You know," Eric began, "you can ditch this job and come and work for me. I would pay you much more than this establishment can afford."

"Sookie is valued greatly here." Sookie's eyes landed on Sam coming up behind Eric as he turned to lock eyes with him.

"Ahh but not enough to be paid greatly. If she was then she would have been more excited working these last several hours."

"You have been watching me this whole time?!" Sookie's eyes narrowed at the vampire her grinned wickedly and gave her a wink.

"I would like a word with you in private Miss Stackhouse." It was not a question, merely a statement and one Sookie knew she needed to take seriously. She turned to Sam who was eyeing the vampire like he used to eye Bill when he would come by. But Sam carried himself a different way around Eric. Like he knew that Eric was old and powerful and therefore the last vampire to fuck with.

"You can go with your vampire Sookie. I think we got it from here." Sam spoke softly as he ignored the vampire and walked past her to man his bar with Lafayette.

"Shifter!" Eric mumbled as he eyed Sam and Sookie quickly grabbed his arm and left through the front door, dragging him behind her. Eric allowed himself to be pulled and tugged by the girl but would have grown quite irritated had she not let go of him as quickly as she had. She turned around to face him and crossed her arms over her chest.

"Why are you here? Why couldn't you wait until I came to you guys?" Sookie asked, turning from side to side as if looking for some one. "And where is your maker?"

"Its wise if you do not refer to him as 'my maker'. Many vampires do not know Godric and I share such a bond and we would like to keep it that way."

"Oh." Sookie replied softly, realizing her mistake. She looked around but saw no one and felt no extra consciousness in the area.

"And he is... behind you."

Sookies eyes locked with the blue orbs and a smile snaked across her face as she whipped around to face the grey eyed Celtic boy.

"Were you in my room last night?" She asked a little tentatively, she was still worried it was just a dream.

"Can you not remember anything? You were quite drunk." Godric replied, avoiding the question.

"So then you were?!" Sookie quickly sat them back on track, ignoring Godric's counter-question.

"I choose to leave you guessing. Where's the fun otherwise?" Godric smiled.

"Godric! I am serious. Did you come to visit me after I left last night? ...did you really do those things to me?" Sookie's hand clapped over her mouth as she realized what she just spoke out loud. If it really was a dream than she just told both Godric and Eric that she had sexy dreams of the elder who's smile grew wicked.

"Well in any case Sookie. We are here to discuss your protection further." Eric interrupted her, drawing her attention back to him. "We find it odd that Bill has not tried to show up and persuade you into leaving with him."

"Leaving where?" Sookie asked.

"Back to the Queen." Godric answered. "She has summoned him but he hasn't replied to her. We feel he may show up and try to get you to run with you."

"So Bill is running from the Queen? But why? Wasn't he working for her?"

"Yes, but we feel that maybe his feelings for you has him wanting to keep you for himself like the rest of us." Eric spoke low and deeply.

Sookie turned to him and snapped.

"I don't want to play your games right now. You are both fucking with me. I have questions I want answers. Not your stupid vampire antics. Treat me like the extraordinary person I am or don't have me at all."

And with that Sookie turned on her heels and headed for her car. Her ponytail whipping out and behind her with her sharp movements. The vampires mouths fell open and they stared at her with admiration and lust. They watched her drive away.

"Well that didn't go very well." Eric spoke first.

"No it didn't. Come. We must beat her home." Godric spoke quickly as he flashed and blurred through the trees behind Merlotte's. Eric smirked and followed suit.