Chapter Five: Wonderland

"When I lay my head down to go to sleep at night

My dreams consist of things that'd make you wanna hide

Don't let me in your tower, show me your magic powers

I'm not afraid to face a little bit of danger, danger." –Natalia Kills

A/N: Thank you to everyone who has been following this story. I appreciate the support and feedback as we move along. I hope that everyone enjoyed the last chapter and our first little taste of Sookie and Eric's bond beginning. I wonder what ever will happen next? I promise to keep this moving, keep it interesting and I'm about to throw in some dirtiness and lemony goodness so I hope everyone is on board! Thank you all for reading and please review, I really do appreciate it.

Sookie's POV:

I walked in slowly through the main entrance of Fangtasia while my mind hummed with blissful sensations that brought a smile to my face as I moved quietly through the unusually empty club. A thin layer of white fog lay heavy in the air around me, but as I breathed it in, it smelled sweet and intoxicating in a way that caused me to not even mind the fact that I could barely even see my own hand in front of my face. Music thrummed in quietly from the speakers just over my head, but the music that moved through the thick air was much slower than the dance mixes that were usually played. I continued to move slowly through the soft beautiful haze that seemed to caress my skin gently with every step that I would take and allowed myself to take in another full deep breath of the sweetest air that I had ever smelled in my entire life. The air smelled salty, sweet and reminded me of a beautiful sea filled with bluish green water that I had never seen with my own eyes, but suddenly yearned to be near more than I anything I had ever yearned for in my entire life. I smiled as I moved my hands through the air around me and licked my lips just to feel the wetness of my mouth somehow radiate throughout my entire body. It felt so strange to be so at ease and blissful that it was almost alarming, but I couldn't seem to bring myself to care about what I should feel when what I did feel was much to intoxicating to resist.

"Come, Sookie." I heard a deep voice call from just a short distance in front of me. I felt my pulse begin to quicken under my skin at the sound of my name on the stranger's entrancing and seductive voice. I could feel his words touch my flesh as if he touched me with his body and the sensations seemed to linger on my flesh as I continued to move across the floor.

"Where are you?" I asked softly as I tried to wave my hand in front of my face to clear some of the soft haze from in front of my eyes. Finally, as I reached the edge of the dance floor I was able to see a clearing in my path.

"Eric?" I asked as I saw his long lean figure sitting before me in a chair at the edge of the dance floor where he usually sat to watch over the nights events in the club. He tilted his head toward me and placed one of his long fingers on his temple as he ran his tongue over his bottom lip. His golden hair was pushed back away from his face and he was dressed in a white button down shirt and black dress pants that clung to his body as if they were a second skin.

"You look beautiful, lover. Come closer." He whispered as his aqua eyes locked on mine. I swallowed thickly and began to move toward him as instructed without even the consent of my own brain. It was as if his call to me was much stronger than even that of my own free will.

"I feel so strange, Eric." I whispered as I stared at him feeling my legs begin to shake beneath me once I finally reached the side of his chair. Eric smiled as he leaned forward slightly in his chair.

"How do you feel now?" He asked as he reached his hand out and ran his fingertips up the inside of my trembling thigh. My mouth began to water as I felt my breathing pick up and a need rise within me with great force.

"I feel good…" I stuttered as Eric pushed himself up to stand in front of me and I swallowed thickly as he stepped closer to close the gap between our bodies. He reached down and ran his fingers down the sides of my neck and then hooked his fingers in the straps of my dress and with a quick flick of his wrists, my soft white dress fell to the floor.

"I want to touch you, Sookie. I can make you feel more than simply good." Eric whispered as his head dropped to the side of my face where he began to place slow open mouth kisses against my jaw and down the side of my neck. His mouth was wet and his tongue was soft. I immediately felt damp between my thighs and an ache settle low within my core.

"Okay…" I stuttered in a shaky voice as my deep southern accent seemed to become slightly heavier. I was incredibly eloquent it would seem. Eric smiled as he ran his fingertips down the naked flesh of my sides and then groaned as his eyes ran over my hard nipples and goose bump covered skin.

"I want to taste you, Sookie." He said deeply as he wrapped his fingers around my hips and turned me around just before he began to back me toward the chair that he had been sitting in only a moment before. I nodded my head slowly in a silent surrender even though it seemed strange to me that I wasn't frightened when I knew I definitely should be.

"Will it hurt?" I asked softly as I lowered myself into his chair and laid back slightly against the cool leather upholstery. Eric shook his head with a smile as his eyes raked over my body that was now only covered by a pair of silky white panties.

"No, lover. My hunger is not of that kind tonight." He whispered as he lowered his strong body down toward me until he settled onto his knees. I swallowed hard as I felt the thick material of Eric's shirt brush against the delicate skin of my thighs. As his mouth began to move closer to me I wondered why I was allowing something like this to happen with a vampire that I had only known for a little over a month. However, the second that his lips touched the skin of my throat, I suddenly did not care anymore.

Eric's mouth caressed the soft skin of my throat and moved down my chest with a tender passion that I could have never expected. His tongue licked a long wet line between my breasts before he finally closed his lips over one of my nipples and began to suck on it lightly. Sensations rocketed throughout my body and my back arched off of the back of the chair as I pressed myself harder against Eric's strong masculine form. I felt as if I were on fire.

"Mmmm…." I moaned as I slid my hands down to tangle in Eric's golden hair that had now fallen slightly out of place. He groaned as he locked his mouth around my other nipple and then suddenly my body jumped as I felt his teeth run over it gently. My core quickly became drenched and I ground my teeth as I held back another moan of pleasure that so desperately wanted to escape my throat.

"Do you want me to taste you, Sookie?" Eric asked seductively as he pulled away from my breasts and moved slightly further down my body. My legs began to shake harder and heat moved over my skin in a rush as I felt him move lower toward my soft wet untouched flesh.

"Yes…" I whispered as I licked my lips at the sight of his mouth moving closer to my skin that seemed to suddenly scream for him.

"You smell delicious, lover. You make my mouth water whenever I am near you. Tell me that you that you want me, Sookie." Eric said in a slightly more dominant tone as lust laced his words. I breathed out shakily.

"I want you." I whispered as my core began to tighten at the feel of Eric's breath on the wet material of my panties. Eric licked his lips and in a second ripped the thin material away from my body.

"My name, Sookie. I want to hear you say my name." He demanded as I felt his fingers move to my thighs where they dug slightly into my flesh on contact. I whimpered quietly as I felt sweat begin to bead and run down my face.

"God, I want you Eric." I whispered. Eric closed his eyes as he groaned and then lowered his mouth so that his lips were just barely touching my soft slick skin. My body shook harder and strange fluttering sensations moved through my lower stomach in a quick rush that caused me to moan as I tilted my head back further toward the chair.

"Louder." Eric demanded sternly. I moaned as I felt his tongue move over my skin incredibly slowly and his words demand control of what even I realized was already his.

"Eric!" I screamed as my body began to tighten harder with every painfully slow movement that he made. His tongue ran over me once again as the deep vibrations from the moans that seemed to be captive in his throat vibrated throughout my entire body. I couldn't stop it. I couldn't hold it in. I had never felt like this before. His tongue was so wet. His lips were so soft. The demanding tone in his words were controlling a part of me that I hadn't even known existed before and I suddenly now wanted desperately to give in to. I knew that I should have been able to control myself, but I couldn't and even if I could have, I still probably wouldn't have because it felt far too good to deny. His tongue pressed harder against the wet throbbing skin of my swollen clit and in seconds, sensations exploded inside of me that were so strong they lifted my back completely off of the chair that I laid against and caused my nails to sink deeply into Eric's shoulders..

"Eric! Fuck Eric, please!" I begged as my blood rushed through my veins and sweet powerful contractions ripped through my core causing me to nearly cry in both pleasure and pain.

"Sookie?" I heard Eric's voice ask me in a slightly concerned tone as I ground my hips against him and reached out desperately for his skin.

"Mmm….Eric…don't stop." I moaned as bolts of pleasure continued to surge through my system causing another smaller orgasm to rip through me as I continued to search for Eric's body in the fog in front of me, but he was not there.

"Sookie, wake up." I heard Eric's voice say in what almost sounded like an amused tone. I didn't understand what was going on. Why would Eric be telling me to wake up and why the hell did he sound like something was so funny? I slowly tried to push myself up, but I felt as if I could not move. Then, I felt a pressure on my shoulder before I felt a sudden jolt to my system that seemed to clear the fog in front of me in an instant.

My eyes flew open as I gasped for air as if I hadn't taken a breath in hours. I looked around where I had been laying, but I couldn't seem to focus on anything that was around me for long enough to figure out exactly where I was. My body was shaking and my skin was drenched in sweat, but I appeared to be alone. That was probably a good thing judging by the nature of what I had now realized was only my very dirty vampire dream.

"What the…?" I asked to myself as I looked around what I soon recognized to be Eric's office. I shook my head to try to clear my brain when suddenly the events from the night before came rushing back to me all at once. A nasty vampire covered in cheap tattoos with a shaved head had come onto me as I served drinks and then nearly attacked me just before Eric had appeared on the edge of the dance floor. Some very unfriendly words had been exchanged between Eric and the vampire that seemed to have such an unhealthy interest in me, and then Eric had given me his blood so that he would be able to protect me should said vampire (or any other vampire for that matter) would return at anytime. Oh sweet Jesus, his blood.

Ever since my mouth had hit the wound on Eric's skin, I hadn't been able to get the taste of his blood out of my mouth. I had put as much distance between us as possible after I ran from him mid-orgasm once I finally pried myself away from his wrist, but the distance hadn't seemed to help much. All night as I had cleaned the club, took inventory of all the stock, and went about all the other duties that I usually didn't do, but figured I needed to do in order to busy myself, I couldn't help but think about Eric. I had still been able to taste his blood in my mouth and feel the hard planes of his chest against my skin as I had for the brief moments I had been pressed against him as I fed from his body like a woman on the brink of starvation. I didn't know if Eric had sensed my discomfort or had just had other things to do, but shortly after I had left his office he had disappeared from the club without a word and not returned since. My plan had originally been to take care of the club during the night and then make my way back to Bon Temps as soon as the sun had risen, so that I could try to explain to Sam why I would be missing from work for a while. How I would explain that, I had still been unsure.

However, as the night had moved on I had become more and more exhausted. Finally, at around six in the morning I had went into Eric's office to tidy up his desk, and instead ended up collapsing on his couch and had apparently been asleep there ever since. Now as I looked up at the clock on Eric's wall, I realized that I had diverted from my plan quite a bit. 3:00 PM. Damn, I must have been tired.

After pulling myself together and gathering my purse and keys, I finally stepped out of Eric's office into the empty club. No sound could be heard for what seemed like miles around me which seemed strange to me as daytime was usually the busiest time of my day. But, of course I was human and the owner and patrons of this club definitely were not. I wasn't sure exactly where they were or the mechanics of how it all worked, but I knew that Eric and Pam must have been resting somewhere and probably had been for some time. Now was my only chance to get out of there and catch a little bit of daylight before once again returning to the night.

Eric's POV:

She had been moving around my club as if she were in a dream for the past hour, and I couldn't help but watch her even though I knew that I shouldn't. It had been just shy of twenty-four hours since Sookie had fed at my wrist in a passionate frenzy that had nearly pushed me over the edge and seriously tempted me to take her over my desk as hard as I could just as my blood pumped through her fragile veins. But, I had resisted. I would have been far too out of control and filled with hunger to have not hurt her tremendously or possibly even killed her had I indulged in my dark fantasy and that was a risk that I was not willing to take. I found it very strange that after all of these years I suddenly cared about hurting a human when I knew how beneath me most of them truly were. But, Sookie seemed somehow to be different.

Sookie had returned from Bon Temps just slightly before eight o'clock and had begun work immediately upon arrival. She had restocked the liquor, cleaned the club's rarely used bathrooms, and then even rewashed most of the glassware that sat at the bar. She did not come into my office once to speak to me, nor did she say much the few times that I had addressed her. Her breathing was quick whenever she was in my presence and her heart rate seemed to pick up speed if I were in too close of proximity to her body. She seemed nervous around me, but would then watch me from the corner of her eye when she thought that I wouldn't notice her and on more than one occasion I could smell her sweet intoxicating arousal as she moved past me in a rush. That same sweet smell covered nearly every surface of my office and it made me hungry and filled with lust.

"She drank from you." Pam said bluntly from beside me as she stared out over the night's crowd. I kept my eyes forward and shrugged my shoulders slightly as I kept my face neutral.

"It was the only way to ensure her safety." I responded in a distant tone. Pam laughed lightly to herself before she let out a surprised sigh.

"And, why exactly would you want to keep this human safe?" She asked sarcastically trying to push her way into my mind. Even after all of the years we had spent together, Pam still seemed to underestimate the power that I held over her. If I wanted her to know something, I would tell her. Until then, she would know nothing and be pleased just the same. End of story.

"You know why, Pamela. There is something about this girl that the Queen wants and she wants it badly. If I can figure out what that is, then I can use it to my advantage." I said quickly. Pam nodded with a knowing smile on her face.

"Yes, but you want her as well Eric. I can tell by the way you look at her. What are you going to do when you have to eventually turn her over? Even if you are able to get something out of this as far as the Queen is concerned, Sophie-Ann is not going to let you keep her forever. If she wants her bad enough, she will find a way to take her." She said as I felt her turn toward me. I did not move. I barely even blinked.

"If I want her, I will have her. When I am satisfied, I will turn her over to the Queen for the right price and then Sophie-Ann can do with her what she wishes." I replied coldly. Pam stared at me for a second and then nodded as she bit back a smile that I could tell begged to twist onto her lips.

"That sounds fabulous Eric, but there are two big problems with your plan here." She said with thick sarcasm as I felt her move closer to my face.

"What problems are those?" I asked in a despondent tone as I kept my eyes on the blonde that now bounced from one table to the next attracting lustful eyes from nearly every patron in my club. Well, someone was going to die tonight.

"The first, is that Sophie-Ann is not nearly the negotiator that I think you believe her to be." Pam started before she paused, which I assumed was for dramatic effect as usual. I raised my eyebrow at her as I finally turned toward her.

"And the second?" I asked. Pam smiled brightly in a very maniacal sort of way.

"You, Eric, are never satisfied." She drawled seductively and then in a flash she was gone from my side and moving through the crowd toward the main entrance. I ground my teeth as her words moved through my mind and caused me to question the thoroughness of my plan thus far. My child truly needed to learn when to close her mouth.

"Umm…Eric? A man dropped this off at the bar for you and asked that I give it to you immediately." Sookie's soft voice said as she stepped up toward the chair I was sitting in at the back of the club. I nodded as she handed me a white envelope with a thick crimson seal. Well didn't this look official?

"You seem out of sorts tonight, Sookie. Are you feeling alright?" I asked as I turned the envelope over in my hand without looking up. I heard Sookie's heart beat quicken and felt a rush of adrenaline move through me as she stared down at me. I knew that it was her emotions that I was feeling as she moved nervously in front of me, but I reveled in the feeling of power that they gave me even though the emotions were not truly my own.

"Yes, I am fine. I guess I'm just a little bit tired." She responded sweetly as I watched her take a slight step back from me. I nodded my head and then finally raised my eyes to where she stood in her yellow sundress and tan heels. I felt need surge through my body as I ran my eyes over her, but the need I felt was not my own. How fucking delicious.

"You are welcome to rest in my office, if you are not well." I said as I locked my eyes with hers. She flushed and I had to resist the urge to smile. She hadn't been too fond of my office since the night before and had pretty much avoided it like the plague. I wonder why that was.

"Oh no, that is fine Eric, but thank you. I think I just need to get back to work and then I will be fine. Is there anything that I do for you before I go back to the bar?" Sookie asked as she smiled softly at me. I ran my eyes over her again and I am fairly certain that I growled slightly because her eyes flashed in panic and then I felt pure desire rush through my body and I had to admit that it felt very strong for such a young human.

"No, Sookie I am fine. Please come to my office after you have closed up and I will pay you so that you may leave early if you would like." I said in a slightly more professional tone. Sookie relaxed slightly and then smiled once again.

"Alright, thank you Eric." She said softly, but the way she said my name sounded different on her lips than it had before. Fuck, I needed to feed.

The rest of the evening continued as any other Saturday night would. The club was quite busy and Sookie and the few other employees I still had left did a nice job of making sure that everything ran smoothly and the customers were pleased. Once the club had closed, Sookie cleaned up for a short while and then as I was speaking with Pamela in my office, I heard her light footsteps just outside my door.

"Master, you have to go. This is the only way to…" Pam continued in her rant toward me, but quickly stopped as I raised my hand to silence her. She slowly turned around just as Sookie appeared at my door. She did not come in right away as usual, but slowly walked in after she had fidgeted in the doorway for some time instead.

"I came as you asked me to." She said softly as she moved closer to my desk.

"I bet you did." Pam cooed seductively as she leaned closer to where Sookie stood. I loved her, but I really needed to get a leash for that woman.

"Pam, behave. Yes, Sookie, please have a seat. I will take care of your compensation just as soon as I am done dealing with my very annoying and incredibly persistent child." I said as I motioned for Sookie to sit down. She smiled and then sat in the chair as I had instructed, she sure was behaving well lately. Her heart beat seemed quick, but far more under control than earlier so I figured she had calmed down slightly.

"As I was saying. Eric, you need to go to this party. This is the only way for you to…mingle with some of the court without some of the more undesirables being present. This is your chance to…you know…figure this out." Pam said softly as if she were trying to speak in some sort of code. It amazed me how cleaver that woman thought she was and how stupid she assumed that everyone else would be.

"What party?" Sookie asked from her seat and suddenly I wanted to smack Pam out of her stilettos, but I did not. Instead, I let out a deep breath and turned back to my employee.

"It is a party for some of the vampire hierarchy to mingle without the pressure of the Queen being present and also enjoy time together as well as with their companions." I said smoothly. What I wanted to say, had she not been so young and innocent and I had not needed her for my future advancement was: It is a party where powerful vampires go to spy on each other, see who they need to knock off to move up the ladder, and then fuck and feed on their humans until they nearly black out so that there is absolutely no question in anyone's minds where exactly we stand on the food chain. But, I was a gentleman, so I left those facts out.

"Well, that sounds nice. I hope you and Pam have a great time." Sookie chirped sweetly. I smiled as I felt a strange emotion move through me that I couldn't quite pinpoint. Oh, there it was. Jealousy.

"Pamela will be attending with me, yes. However, when I said companion I was referring to a vampire's human companion." I explained as I tried not to smile and also mentally called Pam to do the same. Sookie breathed out slightly, but then flushed as she seemed slightly confused.

"I guess I didn't know that you two had companions." She said softly as she shrugged. I wanted to tear her apart and not in a murderous sort of way. Her innocent jealousy and need aroused me in a way that made me want to fuck her until she had neither a reason to be innocent or jealous any longer.

"We don't, sweetheart. I have not been allowed a companion yet because Eric is…well Eric. And, Eric doesn't have a companion because…well he has seemed to have too heavy of an appetite over the years to keep one around for very long." Pam drawled darkly as she smiled at Sookie. Sookie swallowed hard and I could sense fear in her. It tasted more delicious than sex.

"Okay…why wouldn't you want to go? You could take one of your dancers, it sounds like fun." Sookie said very casually as she studied me. God she was so fucking young.

"First of all, I do not take strippers as my companions. Yes, I enjoy them quite thoroughly, but they aren't exactly the kind of company I wish to keep when I am dealing in politics. Second, it is too short of notice for me to attend and so I will not." I said quickly as I leaned back in my chair. Sookie smiled and bit her lip as her eyes ran over me.

"Why don't you bring me, then?" She asked softly. I felt surprise wash over me and that was definitely an emotion that was my own. Why the hell would she want to go to a party full of vampires with me and my oversexed child that had made it no secret she had wanted to devour her from the very first moment she saw her? Sookie was a far cry from a fang-banger and up until about an hour ago, seemed to be afraid to be alone with me.

"Excuse me?" I seemed to choke out in a voice that didn't quite seem like mine. I heard Pam laugh and then she jumped back to my side.

"I think sweet little Sookie wants to expand her duties here at Fangtasia, and I definitely think you should let her." She said in an excited voice as she looked down at me with a hint of darkness in her eyes. I narrowed my eyes at her and shook my head in strong disapproval.

"I do not think that is wise especially judging by last night's events, Pamela." I said to her with anger dripping from my words. Pam did not budge, however, as usual.

"Wait, would it help if I went, Eric? I mean if it would help you then I would be more than happy to go." Sookie chimed in before Pam could get out another word. I ground my teeth, this girl was far too sweet for her own good.

"Sookie, yes this is a gathering that I should attend, but no I do not want you to go with me. This is not the kind of party for someone like you to attend." I said in a colder tone as to get Sookie to back down and to end this ridiculous conversation.

"What kind of party is it, exactly?" She asked suddenly interested as if we were discussing the prom.

"It's a pet party, sweetie. Big strong vampires bring their weak little humans out to play and then mind fuck each other for power before they then actually fuck and then nearly drain the very companions that they brought with them. Still sound like your kind of party, darling?" Pam asked in a sarcastic tone as she moved closer to Sookie once again. I swear if that woman truly wanted Sookie to go, she sure had a funny way of showing it.

"Is that true?" Sookie asked as she turned toward me shakily with a slight fear edged in her voice. I took in a deep breath and then slowly nodded my head.

"Yes, it is." I said quickly. Sookie sat in silence for a moment and then looked back at Pam with a determined look on her face.

"If I go, will it help Eric as far as those vampires that have been looking for me are concerned?" She asked in a childlike voice that was laced with fear. Pam stared at her and for a moment I saw her face soften, which was quite unlike her.

"Yes, it would. This is a way for Eric to be able to know who these people are, what they want and what to do about it. He is a very powerful man, Sookie, but Eric has to do his own dirty work." She replied back to her. I sat in my seat in silence, it was as if I wasn't even in the room and that pissed me the fuck off.

"I want to go." Sookie said in a strong voice as she turned back toward me. I stared at her and couldn't help but laugh as I pushed myself up from my chair.

"No." I replied sternly as a father would to a child that wanted to go out too late at night. Which, I guess was sort of the case in a twisted sort of way.

"Why not?" Sookie asked in angry and slightly dejected voice as she stood from her seat and moved toward me. This reaction, I was not expecting.

"Because you are too young, too innocent and far too naïve to survive in a room full of vampires that are going to want to devour you as soon as they get within a few feet of you." I commanded as I felt an anger rise in me that greatly outweighed the one in Sookie. Sookie, stomped her foot as she moved toward me again. Was she serious? She was acting like more of a child than even Pam was.

"Damnit, Eric let me help! I can't live in your club for the rest of my life. I can't sleep all day and stay up all night just because that is the only time you can protect me. I can protect myself and I am not going to squander an opportunity to go back to my normal life just because you think I'm too sweet!" She yelled at me. Pam smiled and stepped back. How she loved to watch people fight.

"I do not just think that you are too sweet Sookie, I know that you are too sweet. Fuck, I can smell your innocence from across the room! If I take you into a room full of vampires they will destroy you. You practically have virgin written across your forehead!" I yelled back at her. No, I was definitely not acting like the aged and respected vampire that I was…but she fucking started it.

"Excuse me? You have no idea whether I am a virgin or not! I don't give a fuck what you smell!" She yelled back at me and in a second I flew toward her and quickly had her pinned against the wall on the opposite side of the room. She gasped as her back hit the wall, but she did not falter as her anger continued to radiate off of her skin.

"These vampires are monsters, Sookie. I am a monster. We are not the romantic heroes that you have read about in those childish little books that you fantasize about. They will expect you to act as if you were beneath them and as if I completely owned you. They will want me to do things to you that would make you scream in terror and fear me for the rest of your life. Now is not the time for you to pretend that you are a grown up. It is time for you to keep yourself alive." I hissed as I pressed myself against her. Sookie groaned in pain as I nearly crushed her against the wall, but I felt I needed to prove my point and that was the only way I figured I could do it.

"I would rather be afraid of you forever, than have to be afraid of them, Eric." She whispered as she stared at me and I knew that she was thinking not only of the vampires that she had met that she knew had wanted her, but also of the ones that I had spoken about that could possibly be even more dangerous than their messengers. I released some of the pressure on her body and let out an annoyed breath as I tightened my jaw.

"I cannot guarantee you that I will even be able to uncover anything tomorrow night. There is only a small chance." I said in a softer tone. She smiled as she breathed out realizing that she had finally worn me down. I suddenly realized why I didn't usually take human companions, they were even more manipulative than I was.

"If there is a chance, then I will do it. I can't just sit around and do nothing while I am being hunted down like a dog. Trust me Eric, I am much stronger than you realize." Sookie said in a very strong and determined voice. I backed up and turned back to Pam who had just a second before retracted her fangs and reapplied her lipstick. I swear everything turned that woman on.

"Tomorrow night, Sookie will be here waiting for us as soon as we wake. You will get her ready and then we will leave by nine o'clock and no later or earlier. She is not to wear anything pastel colored and definitely nothing white. Also, I want you to use some of the cologne in my bathroom to try to mask her scent a bit so that we actually have a chance at finding something out. If we are going to do this, we need to make it believable." I commanded quickly. Pam nodded and smiled.

"Of course, master. I will make sure she looks perfect." She said quickly. I nodded and then turned back to Sookie. She stared at me with innocent eyes that were filled with excitement as her heart pounded hard against the small bones of her chest.

"I promise to protect you, Sookie. But, do not make me kill anyone over you. Do you understand?" I asked in a firm voice. Sookie nodded quickly as she straightened herself back up and put on a sweet smile.

"Yes, Eric." She said softly and with just those two words I knew that I was getting into something very dangerous, even for me.

So, what did everyone think? A little bit of lemons, a little bit of humor and of course Sookie making sure that no one thought she was just a useless girl, because she isn't! Anyone else excited for the party? I guess I am since I'm writing it lol. Please please please, read and review. I love all your comments and feedback so much. Thank you for reading!