I think I had handled that pretty well; the last two words rang in my mind,

where on Earth had that come from?

I had never been possessive, not once with Yvetta or any other girlfriends, but Sookie? I claimed her as mine within the first day that I met her. But she was special; anybody who met her or even stood in her presence for a few seconds would know she was entirely different than any other girl. This girl had an aura about her. I drove off with the biggest grin on my face in a long while. I grimaced for a second I forgot all about asking her why she was frowning earlier. I pulled over just to be safe and decided to ping her.

SexOnLegs;

Sookie…

SexOnLegs;

Ur ok rite?

SthrnBelle;

Yh…

SexOnLegs;

Y did u frwn earlier? I forgot to ask…friends do dat :)

SthrnBelle;

Oh nuffin nvrmind

SexOnLegs;

Tell me or I wnt shut up

SthrnBelle;

Really it was nuffin Eric –sigh-

SexOnLegs;

-glares- it was as it caused u pain nw tell me! please

SthrnBelle;

Jason, my bro he's gotten Crystal his 2 week gf pregnant!

SexOnLegs;

Shudnt u b thrilled?

SthrnBelle;

No cos she cheats she already miscarried Jason dont deserve that

SexOnLegs;

Does he knw?

SthrnBelle;

Yh he took her back I mean they both cheated but its not the point

SexOnLegs;

It'll b ok -

SthrnBelle;

Shit now I'm crying

Fuck! I didn't want her to cry, I'm such an idiot

SexOnLegs;

Where are u?

SthrnBelle;

In the parkin lot I haven't managed to move yet

SexOnLegs;

Stay there

SthrnBelle;

Y?

But I was too busy focusing on making an illegal u-turn as I drove my way back down to her to reply. I drove faster than needed however my Corvette was great with speed so I arrived there in no time parking into my original spot, I ran over and within seconds I pulled her into my arms silently.

I'm fucked I'm so fucking fucked.

I thought, I only met the girl yesterday and look at what I was doing already comforting a girl – who was engaged to a douche none the less.

"Shh it's okay" I didn't know what else to say so I just held her silently but I wanted her to stop crying because I wasn't enjoying it – Sookie…someone like her shouldn't be crying. As sobs racked through her, my arms instantly tightened around her petite body – come to think of it for a dancer she was bigger than most but those curves were all in the right places. She had an ass, she had breasts, hips, a dipped in waistline.

I stood there my mind wandering as I continued assessing her legs were toned and sleek as was her arms, her thighs - wow now they were a completely different story, they seemed so soft and were just the right size – I wanted desperately to be buried in between them, whether it was my face, hands or my crotch. My dick strained in my pants but I tried to push the thoughts away – she didn't need this at the moment and to be honest I wasn't this type of guy – I'd been this way recently after the divorce but Sookie didn't deserve it,

Head in the game Northman – objective number one – gain her trust and become her friend. That's what she needs right now. She's special – special enough for you to be here now like this.

As her sobs became quiet sniffles and deep lungfuls of air trying to slow down her breathing rate I pulled away slowly and her head slowly turned up to meet mine.

"I-I'm sorry I don't know what's come over me, and I've ruined your shirt" she grimaced, as her eyes met my shirt I looked down to see a few blotches of black over the blue button up shirt I had on.

"don't matter I have a spare in the car in my bag – don't worry just tell me you're okay right?" she shrugged refusing to meet me in the eyes or responding back to me verbally. I took a deep breath and continued,

"look Sookie I know we've just met – literally under twenty four hours ago, I've seen you sing and dance and I'm willing to give you that chance to prove to me and to yourself you want this you want to make it big and go bigger places. I'll gladly manage you because I do believe in you…I know what happened earlier-" she looked up at me her eyes were watery and tears slid down her cheeks, I lifted a had hesitantly but decided to go ahead and wiped at her cheeks, my thumbs pressing softly under her eyes were her makeup was smudged and wiped at it in one swift motion, before I cupped her face in daring move,

"I know what happened" I continued quietly but regained my voice, "meant something, there's something there between us I can feel and I'm sure you can too, on my behalf it was a bad choice to make to kiss an engaged woman but you see I don't regret it I just regret how quickly everything came to an end" I smirked earning her cheeks to turn a dark pink,

"I'll be your friend it was what I had offered you that night and it seems that's what you want but my intentions are clear and I want you – I'll prove to you I am the better man for you Sookie - not that Bill. " I briefly heard her say his name so I went with it instead of calling him what I wanted to in the beginning…which was an ungrateful asshole he truly was.

"But I love him Eric" she pulled away from me my arms dropping to my side in defeat

"but are you in love with him Sookie? That's what I need to know" my palm began to irritate me when I realized my nails were digging back into the newly made wound. Her head dropped and she let out a huff of air before meeting my gaze,

"I – I don't know Eric but it doesn't matter though because we're gonna get married"

"you shouldn't marry somebody you don't love believe me" it had come out harsher than expected but I had made that mistake – and it wasn't one to be taken lightly.

"and what's that meant to mean?" she spat back out at me I turned on my feet and walked away towards my car would explain it to her, like she'd care like anybody cared. It was as always my fault, I had asked for it.

I felt her hand grab onto my arm as I spun around I could just see how I looked right now to her as she flinched back, 6 foot 5 inches of a man towering above her, most likely red with rage. But what she did surprise me, she stalked that step she took away from me back towards me – her eyes hard and fixed.

"go on tell me" she prodded, I shook my head,

"got nothin' to do with you its about me"

"and me tellin' you about my brother had something to do with you?" she raised an eyebrow – okay so maybe she had a point, but did I really want to scare her off…

"fine" if it had been possible I'd have kicked myself in the ass, "I was married" she gasped and covered her mouth apologising before I continued after a deep sigh, "we married young, of course it wasn't the best choice now was it? We married at nineteen, I had met her back in Sweden, we had a fling over the summer as I stayed there, so soon after she came back to America, we reconnected and married, we were young and foolish" I bit my lower lip, my eyes searching for any excuse in her facial expressions for me to stop but I saw no reason so I continued, "we were married for four years just after my twenty fourth birthday I caught her cheating on me, she tried to justify herself by telling me I was never around, my job was my main priority that I didn't love her, that I was cheating on her. " I laughed bitterly at the irony of the situation before I ceased it and continued,

"I was arrested oh what fifteen minutes after I caught them in the act?"

"arrested?" she replied horrified,

"wasn't like I was gonna let the dick off the hook now was I Sookie? He was fucking my wife."

"and you kissing an engaged woman who isn't yours makes it alright huh?"

"yeah when that woman isn't in love and when I know who she belongs to" I winked and she scoffed rolling her eyes waiting for me to continue so I did.

"whatever he ended up in hospital Pamela bailed me out" she didn't know who Pamela was did she? I thought back for a few seconds, "Pamela is my sister by the way the girl from last night, and the owner and manager of the bar is Godric my best friend her fiancée" she nodded, "I filed for divorce the next day it went quite as smoothly as it could and now a year later I'm more than happy with my situation" I left it short not mentioning Yvetta was back, it was unneeded information, then again what I had told her was a small part of the whole story – maybe one day she' d know but for now it was too early.

"you see Yvetta never truly loved me, I had loved her at one point in the beginning but over the years we grew apart, and the day we were in court and our divorce was final she had told me 'I never loved you not a single day'" she gasped and tears spilled over her eyes.

"that's so…" she breathed out

"which is why you should reconsider your engagement because you're not in love with Bill and he's not that one for you" I cut in abruptly, she didn't look at Bill the way I once looked at Yvetta there was no comparison. She sniffled and attempted to retaliate back but I pressed my finger to her warm lips which were still slightly swollen from the previous kiss we shared.

"And when the time comes that you recognize that and I'll be there to claim you as mine and I will damn make sure you never cry again" I smiled and to my surprise she leaned against me,

she whispered something under a hushed breath which I missed but didn't ask her to repeat, her hands moved up to my chest, I took a sharp breath in and let my arms fold around her. Hell this was the first time in a year I'd let myself get so close so quickly to a stranger but Sookie here in my arms felt too right.

Was it too soon to say Eric Northman was whipped?