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Sookie awoke alone – as usual Bill had decided to depart from their house without waking up Sookie with as little as a goodbye or a kiss. Things between them lately become very mundane and as much as Sookie hated to admit the truth since she accepted his marriage proposal it was as if he had decided Sookie wasn't worth his time anymore and if this was an indication to how her life would be when they were married it was not going to work for Sookie. Lazily she sat up and rubbed at her eyes, before tying her hair up into a loose ponytail, grabbing her purse she had taken with her last night she emptied its contents before chucking them one by one into her black day bag; until she came across the piece of paper from Eric.

Standing in her silk pyjama shorts and her spaghetti strapped matching vest top she continued watching the paper, wondering if indeed she should call him, but why should she? She had a fiancée, whom she loved – he did say strictly friends if that's what she wanted. Turning the card she read over it as her eyes lit up;

Dreamtasia.

"Your Dreams Are Our Dreams."

Eric L. Northman.

Pamela. E. Northman.

732-757-2923

Dreamtasia? Sookie let it go over in her head, the possible ideas of what this place could be. Nothing sprang to mind that stood out, a possible bar, maybe a club, a business, a restaurant? No that didn't fit – but she still couldn't grasp a hold onto what Dreamtasia was. Slipping into the shower she let last night replay in her mind, so singing in the Karaoke bar had gone better than she could have imagined, it had been the first time she sang in front of such a vast crowd, whom she didn't know – and that was the part which had made her heart race, but then…there was another reason – Eric. What made Sookie worried was that in all her life no man had given her such a feeling of excitement and lust. Bill and her had chemistry, they worked but what she had felt for Bill the first time she had laid eyes on him was no where near in comparison to what she had felt for Eric last night in the bar.

-flashback - two years ago-

Sookie had just sat down at Merlotte's she was earlier than the group – much in fat two hours ahead of schedule but she had decided to get some lunch while she worked on a song or two in peace, which is when her silence of merely ten minutes was disrupted as someone sat across to her in the booth. Her blue eyes had met his own brown ones; he was classically handsome, sideburns, brown hair, a square jaw, a southern man. He was gorgeous, you'd look back if you saw him somewhere that was a given, maybe not as handsome as most men but he was handsome there was no doubt in denying it.

She smiled as he shrugged off his jacket placing it behind him on his chair as she pushed her papers together into a neat pile.

"Mind if I join you?" he asked, Sookie's eyes trailed away from his, "I'd sit elsewhere but its all taken, lunchtime rush and all I could move if you'd like but I saw you and I'd like to get to know you better" he was upfront and honest, no beating around the bush, no sugar coating.

"Sure why not" Sookie smiled feebly before brushing her golden hair out of her face as she closed her notebook before a waitress had come over,

"I'll just have the Caesar salad please Arlene" Sookie smiled before the red-heads attention was fully focused on…him, he hadn't told her his name yet so she referred to him as him.

"Fries and a double cheeseburger please" he grinned which made Sookie smile in return as his eyes met hers,

"Sure" Arlene purred, "anything to drink?"

"Coke" he responded,

"I'll have an ice tea but peach please" Arlene nodded as she dotted down their orders before walking off, undoubtedly shaking her hips a little too much.

"I never caught your name…" he spoke before leaning back into the chair,

"Sookie Stackhouse" she replied sweetly,

"Bill Compton" he added with a wink which had made her laugh.

-end of flashback-

Even though the story itself wasn't as lavished or magical as others she had heard it was their story, sweet and innocent, who would have thought two years later she'd have been engaged to him, their relationship had blossomed from friendship, year together as friends, sure they'd ended up together a few times and Sookie had been single from the time she had met Bill until he had finally asked her to be his.

After the shower Sookie had dressed herself into her white pair of French knickers and matching bra and over that a pair of white linen pants and a white camomile with lace. Grabbing a white cardigan she let it hang over her bag before applying some make up as she left her hair to dry naturally before adding her frizz control spray and curl activator. She looked into the mirror and smiled, her make up was just right, not too much and not too little, her hair was now curly and hung down her mid back pinned up from either side with some bobby pins as a few loose strands hung down, the tan color of her skin looked perfect against the sheer white of her outfit. Taking her white sandals she slipped into them before grabbing a banana and heading out the door as she sent a text to Bill,

'You were gone when I woke up ): call me when you see this love you xxx'

Placing her phone into the small pouch inside her bag she got into her car before driving off hastily to work, she was already five minutes late.

Arriving at the studio almost a half hour later she grimaced at her class,

"I'm so sorry y'all, it won't happen again" she apologized,

"Miss Stackhouse it's alright we were all warming up so we're ready to begin when you are" Jessica spoke out as Sookie smiled brightly,

"great, just do your hamstring warm ups while I change into my gear and we'll get going" Sookie quickly changed in her office slipping into the pale pink leggings, with a white tank top and white leg warmers.

"Okay ladies and gents take your stances up against the bars please" Sookie followed her own command,

"we're beginning with the basics today we'll start with the one two leg up, turn in, straight out, point your toes, left right jump land then I'd like to see you one two again added with the three four" each movement was demonstrated with the moves she wanted seen,

"leap like so" she jumped up her left leg in front her right leg behind as they arched her back followed her arms straight before she landed gracefully her feet intertwined,

"land properly bend your knees we don't want to strain any muscles, and then I want you into position one, legs together" Sookie looked into the mirror making sure her students were listening and they were,

"arms out in a circle, take your steps one two three four followed by a triple pirouette" she spun gracefully landing with her left leg out and pointed her toes facing towards the mirrors across to her,

"I want these executed perfectly you are all capable of doing so or else you wouldn't be here" they nodded and resumed their positions, Sookie clicked play on the CD player and as the music began to flow through the room she counted,

"one, two and three" watching each student one by one she smiled, "arms out straighter" she commented out loud, they followed,

"legs straight, keep those toes pointed yes that's it perfect" she grinned watching her students one by one leap up into the air followed by position one as they pirouetted each one exhaled and giggled,

"that was fantastic class really I am beginning to see great improvement in you all, just remember to keep your body aligned, straight and sleek, elegant and flowing your movements are sharp which is precisely what we need however keep them flowing"

"Yes Miss" the class had spoken in unison. The next two hours had gone fairly quickly each student had perfected the routine down to each movement, each stance everything Sookie had wanted. As they all began to pack up Sookie had changed the CD's song from track number five to one and kept it on repeat stretching before the music began, John Mayer's cover to Free Fallin' by Tom Petty. By this point she had realized the class were gathered up next to the door, however none were moving they all stood quietly their eyes and attention focused on her, smiling into the mirror at herself she smiled, unaware of the new presence who had now entered her studio standing in the doorway silently behind her students his eyes focused on her.

Restarting the music she began her intricate routine which she now had been practising for months trying to perfect it, it had been a mixture of her two most favourite dancing styles ballet, and contemporary.

The routine itself had began with Sookie in a position called Arabesque, her body weight was supported on one leg as her right extended out behind her, with her knee straight. Slowly she eased down bending the leg she had her weight on, her extended leg closing around her body her arms outstretched on either side her toes pointed and straight.

Lifting back up she blossomed into a single pirouette before her arms closed around her body, she elegantly got herself into a splits position before Sookie let it go her body swayed four times to the left, right, left, right until finally she was on her back, rolling around she was back on her feet her eyes closed letting the music move through her, moving into the position known as the Attitude she took a few steps on her toes and moved back into it before twirling fluidly on her right leg, moving into a simple position from both feet flat onto her toes as she took five strides, and leapt up into the air into a grand jeté before landing into another Arabesque.

Her movements followed quickly her leg up in pointed out before she brought it down her arms waving to her sides, she continued and fell perfectly into the Fouetté en tournant executing it perfectly for the first time before she slowed down with one last twirl as her body went limp providing her to be able to bend as she needed before finishing off in position one, as she caught her breath her eyes opening while the track repeated itself. She heard a murmur of gasps and a whistle from her students before she heard a clap followed by another and more in the corner of the room, her body turned to see him standing there; the left side of his lips curved up into a devious smirk.

"That was beautiful Sookie" his voice sounded out and she exhaled meeting his electric blue eyes with her own,

"Eric…" was all she managed to reply back as her students exited the studio one by one leaving the pair alone.