AN- All characters are the property of Charlaine Harris.
Sookie had never been happier to be done with work. Sam had left her alone the rest of the night but his thoughts where broadcasting non-stop. It was obvious that he was terrified of Eric and he felt that Sookie would surely die at his hand. Everyone else seemed to only be thinking about going to the Descendants meeting later. She couldn't count how many times she had said that she wasn't going to be attending. Between that and Sam's behavior, she just wanted to go home and relax.
When she pulled up to the house, she was delighted to see Eric sitting on the steps of the porch. She didn't see his car, he must have flown. All of her worries faded away instantly. She bolted out of the car and ran to him.
Eric stood as he saw Sookie. The fillet he had left for her flowed freely behind her as she ran to him. It was perfect, she was perfect. Even in her work clothes, she was gorgeous. He held out his arms and she flew into them. He pulled her close and kissed her passionately.
"I missed you so much Eric," she whispered into his mouth.
"I am not whole without you Sookie," he admitted. "A thousand years, and I had not even realized that I had left a part of myself with you the entire time." He ran his finger around her headband, "I see you liked what I left for you."
"Oh goodness yes. It's gorgeous thank you." Her stomach chose that moment to rumble. "Let's go inside I need to eat something. Which reminds me, I apparently need help remembering to eat when I'm around you. I completely spaced it and boy have I been paying for it today."
"I had the house stocked today in fact. So hopefully that will not be a problem anymore." He was careful not to say his house. He wanted her there. Always.
They moved into the house and Sookie quickly fixed herself a sandwich. She tossed some chips on her plate and pored herself some tea. She felt herself fall into the chair at the table.
"Rough day?," he guessed as he sat across from her watching her eat.
"Oh my boss has definite anti-vampire feelings and he won't shut up about it. Until I mentioned you," she leaned forward, "he knew you. And you scared the piss outta him."
Eric's forehead wrinkled a little, "Really? Describe him to me."
When she was done describing him he let out a laugh. "No wonder he does not like me Sookie. He is a shifter."
"What's that?"
"He can turn into an animal."
"Shuuut up," she said in amazement.
"Oh it is true. I'm surprised you could not tell. What with your telepathy."
"I don't get a good read off of him unless he is concentrating on something in particular. I guess that's why huh?"
"That would be my guess." He had taken his shoes off under the table and now his feet were slowly working their way up Sookie's leg as they talked.
"So why's he so scared of you?," she asked absently as she took another bite of her sandwich.
His eyebrow raised, "Am I not frightening Sookie?" He let his fangs drop.
"Hrm, I guess you have a point." His foot was wiggling its way slowly up her shorts. "Oh my god, that tickles!" She let out a squeal and swatted his foot away. He couldn't help but grin.
Eric opted instead to stroke her hand on the table as she ate. He sat quietly until she had finished her meal. She had a point, he needed allow her time to eat.
When she was done gave her a wicked smile and leaned over the table. He extended his index finger and lightly ran it up her neck and behind her ear. It was like he had just flipped a switch. He smiled wider as he felt her arousal. Her head tilted back and she let out a soft sigh. He loved seeing her neck exposed in such a way and she was always so willing to oblige him. He was instantly over the table. He grabbed her up and rushed her to her bed.
Before Sookie could blink, his hands where all over her and her clothes where off. She was sprawled out on her bed. In the next moment, he was naked staring down into her eyes. Her Gran wouldn't be home for awhile yet and she was going to enjoy every minute of it. Eric had certainly wasted no time.
"Now lover, I will do what I wanted to do to you the first night I laid you in this bed." His fingers found her ready for him and he quickly replaced them with something much better suited for the job. She screamed loudly as he entered her forcefully. He grabbed on to the ridiculously childish headboard and used it to angle himself into her. Her back arched into him and her hips were eager to join in the fun. As he looked down, he had a perfect view of her body. Her breasts bounced as he thrust into her. She looked up into his eyes and he fell into her soul as he plunged into her body. "Scream for me Sookie," he demanded.
"Oh god, Eric, yes!" And suddenly she was flying.
"Oh my love!," he screamed in his ancient tongue as he joined her in completion.
He flopped down beside her and folded his arms around her. He could see that he had left marks in her headboard. Watch her explain that one to Gran.
Sookie relaxed blissfully in Eric's arms and the stayed that way for a long time. Until she realized, "Ugh, I need to take a shower." She tried to wiggle out from his hold.
He released her and watched her walk across the room naked. She turned and look back at him and he waggled his eyebrows in appreciation. Sookie grinned and suddenly sprinted down the hall. Eric could never turn down a chase. She actually made it into the bathroom before he caught her. With one hand he turned on the water the other hand encircled her waist. Then he reached up and removed her headband and gently ran his fingers through her braid. When the water was hot he pulled her into the shower and made her scream again. He fed from her and she fed from him. It was bliss.
Sookie wasn't sure when her Gran was supposed to be done with her meeting. So they decided to sit down on the couch and watched some tv. She didn't pay any attention to the screen however.
"What are fairies like Eric?"
"Delicious," he purred. She laughed. "I am very serious Sookie. The Fae are like a drug to vampires. We can not resist them for more than an handful of minutes. A vampire that has had fairy blood is a scarey sight indeed. We go into a kind of frenzy. Why do you ask?"
"My Gran told me a story today. Apparently my biological grandfather is half-fairy."
"Well that certainly explains a lot." He kissed the top of her head. "Your telepathy, and the fact that taste absolutely divine. A hint of fairy, I should have guessed. You are too good to be true." Suddenly he thought of something, "Do you have any more family? Other than your brother and your Gran I mean. Did your Gran have another child with this fairy?"
She nodded, "Ya but the only one left from my aunt would be my cousin and I don't know if she is still alive."
"What is her name? What happened to her?"
"Hadley, but I don't know what happened to her. She got into drugs. We all assume that she is dead in a ditch somewhere."
Eric jumped to his feet, "Does Hadley know about your abilities?"
"Well...yeah. What's going on Eric?"
"Hadley is dead Sookie, but she is not in a ditch." He let off a string of curses in his native tongue that would both inventive and foul. "We are in danger Sookie. Hadley is the favorite of the Queen of Louisiana. Shit! I bet that is why that fucking Bill Compton is here. His persistence suddenly makes sense to me. The queen will want you for herself Sookie. She will try to take you from me."
"Can she do that?" Normally Sookie would be worried silly, but she instead found herself becoming calm.
"She will try."
"We should go to her before she summons us."
"Yes, of course. We are bonded now, she would have to respect that. The fact that I am still under her rule would work for us." He paced across the floor. "I need to bring you into my business dealings Sookie. Would you be willing to work by my side? To use your abilities? If I make money, the queen makes money. It would still be beneficial to her. She might have the odd job for you though."
"Of course I will Eric, you don't even need to ask. I will need to tell Sam that I got a better job. I almost told him I quit today anyway." Sookie stood up and halted Eric's pacing by putting her arms around him.
He stiffened suddenly and pulled away from her. He motioned for her to be quiet. The next thing she knew, he was gone. She looked around to see what was going on. And then she picked up the thoughts. Gruesome, twisted thoughts that twined around her mind like angry black snakes. She quickly found a corner and put her back to it. Eric would get this sick fuck, whoever he was. She just needed to make sure he didn't catch her off guard. She reached down and picked up the fire poker. Then she heard him in the kitchen. He was trying to be quiet but Sookie had just ingested Eric's blood. Everything was clearer to her with vampire blood coursing through her veins. She silently inched toward the intruder. As soon as she saw his head, she swung the poker. At the last minute she remembered to hold back some of her strength, she was stronger than a normal human right now. It connected with his temple and he immediately crumpled to the floor, unconscious.
She heard Eric roaring with laughter from the kitchen. "Silly me, thinking you needed me to handle this idiot." He came around the corner and picked the man up. "I think I will tie him up. Why don't you call the police love?"
As soon as Eric had him up, Sookie saw that it was Rene Lenier. She remembered earlier that he had been one of the many at Merlotte's that had asked her if she was going to the meeting tonight. She calmly went to the phone and dialed the police. "Hi, this is Sookie Stackhouse, do you think you can send someone over to my house please? Rene Lenier just came in my kitchen and tried to kill me." She waited a moment while the girl on the other end went nuts, "Oh no dear, I'm fine. I clubbed him with my fire poker. He went down pretty quick. I have him tied up now, but I would sure appreciate someone coming over and gettin' him." Another pause as the girl assured her that Bud Dearborn was on the way. "Okay thank you much."
She hung up the phone and turned to Eric, "You should leave now love. It would only confuse things if you were here when the cops arrived."
Eric had just finished making sure that the intruder would not be leaving the chair he was sitting in. When he looked at Sookie, she was standing over the prisoner with the poker still in her hands. He couldn't help but beam at her with pride. "You are magnificent Sookie." He stood up, pulled her close, and kissed her. "We still need to talk. Will you come to the house when you are done here?"
Sookie squinted at Eric, "You want me to live with you." It was not a question, she knew that was what he wanted to talk about. "I agree, I'm not safe here anymore. I will need you to keep this queen off of my back and being so close to Bill Compton is dangerous." She paused and smiled at him, "Not to mention the endless pleasure it would bring."
She saw through him so easily. He laughed, "Yes, I think you hit on all the points. Though I had expected that you would need some convincing."
"How about you convince me later? I think I might need lots of convincing." She kissed him lightly on the cheek, "Now fly away birdie."
"Yes Mistress," he said obediently and moved to the door. He turned and winked at her wickedly before taking to the sky.