A/N: I don't own anything, I am just taking the characters out for a walk.
Godric's POV - First meeting
I have been here for two weeks now: a cell in the basement of the fellowship of the sun church. I offered myself, before they grew so bold that they took one of us by force. I have lived for two thousand years and I am tired. I thought that I could use this time to show them that not all vampires are the same. But I can see now that it is not possible; Steve Newlin is completely off his rocker as they say these days. The way he quotes the bible, using it to justify his actions, so similar and just as sickening, as so many others who have used religion to mask their darkness, their hatred, their perversion.
This day I thought I heard another being locked somewhere close by; I have slept during the day but not as soundly as I would if I were in a more secure location. I sit as quiet as I can and listen for any sounds; I can hear two heartbeats very nearby maybe also in the basement. One is racing rapidly and the other is almost calm. I inhale deeply and the sweetest smell assaults my senses. I am drawn to it by my baser vampire instincts, I force that instinct down as far as I can and continue to listen. The tempo of the heartbeats change and I can hear them speak. It is a male and a female and the male's voice is familiar to me: Isabel's human Hugo. It seems that the unknown female is accusing Hugo of being a traitor and he is not denying this accusation but attempts to excuse his actions with pathetic excuses. The female isn't happy at all and finally she tells him to stop talking. Mercifully he does. All is quiet for a while, until another heartbeat nears and with it the odour of Gabe.
I am momentarily lost in my thought thinking about how this human has spent the last two weeks attempting to 'break' me, he really is one of the worst kinds of humans. I am brought out of my thoughts by the screaming and pleading of the female her heart rate is sky high indicating some sort of confrontation. I easily break the lock on my 'cell' and make my way to her as quickly as possible. The scene I happen upon that is Gabe attacking a small blond female who is feebly attempting to fight him off: I see red. I immediately pull Gabe up and off of her by his throat and start to squeeze.
"Godric, its me Gabe." Gabe's pleads are cut short as his neck is snapped with a flick of my wrist. She is beautiful, more beautiful than any other woman I have ever set eyes upon in my entire existence. She is petite and curvaceous which is so unlike so many young women in this age. Her blond hair falls in waves framing her face and drawing my attention to her large blue eyes. I feel mesmerized by the life and energy that I see there so much so that I can't stand this horrid man's presence any longer. I have committed unspeakable acts throughout my existence but forcing a defenseless woman is an act that has long since been deemed disgraceful and something that I would never condone. I watch her eyes widen as I drop the lifeless body from my grip, and for a moment think; I may have made a mistake, certainly she would be afraid of me, I am after all a monster. I take a step backwards and crouch down attempting to appear non-threatening.
"Are you alright?" I asked her quietly. She starts to try and pull herself together and she only nods in answer to my question.
"Do you need help? Are you hurt?" I feel as if my dead heart thuds once and then brakes into a thousand pieces, seeing her struggle, not knowing if I should approach her. Her eyes seem to plead with mine and at my questions she again nods. Unable to restrain myself any longer in an instant I sweep her into my arms as gently as I am able. Her eyes seem to widen even further as they continue to stare deep into mine, she takes a deep breath and then her eyes begin to flutter and roll back into her head. She moans softly and her jaw slackens. I inhale deeply and as she looses consciousness and I am overwhelmed by her scent.
My knees threaten to buckle she smells like home and love and everything that I have forgotten in two thousand years. I am so overwhelmed that I don't notice I reopened the bond with my childe until he is kneeing at my feet. I briefly take notice that the girl seems to have passed out, though I swear I can feel love and comfort and that she feels safe in my arms emanating from her small bruised body. I clutch her tightly into my chest and turn to address my childe.
"Eric, you should not have sent humans."
"But Master they seek to destroy you."
"I'm aware of what they have planned. They have not harmed me." All of a sudden the piercing cry of the alarm sounds. "This one has betrayed us." I nod towards the body of Isabel's human, which is sprawled out on the other side of the cage. Eric lifts his head at my words and seems puzzled at the sight of me clutching a human female in my arms.
"Is she alright?" I have never seen this level of concern from my childe for another; save his Pamela or myself. His nostrils flare and his forehead creases with worry - another time I might have teased him - but his concern causes a massive wave of jealousy at his apparent affections for the girl.
"I'm not sure but we really should be leaving. Spill no blood on your way out."
We make our way up the stairs, the church is a beehive of activity there are young men with weapons posted everywhere. Eric and I hide behind a corner and see three young men posted by the closest door. Like old times Eric smirks at me and then skulks out into the open under the guise of a human. He really has perfected the act since I first made him; some thousand years ago. My greatest accomplishment is currently attempting to convince the three men to allow him to take their post, but they are rightfully suspicious and I see one of the three slowly move behind Eric. Before I can warn him the girl in my arms yells "stake" and Eric whirls and quickly incapacitates all three men.
I look down at her and eyes are still closed and she still appears to be asleep, I silently join my Childe and we are about to exit but see a steady stream of armed men coming straight this way. We quickly back track and head in the other direction, just as we step into the sanctuary we hear Steve Newlin's booming voice call out.
"Going somewhere are we?" He stands at the front of the church and as we slow and turn towards him armed men and women quickly surround us.
"Yes I will be leaving this night, I wanted to show you that not all Vampires were evil. I thought that if you were to see that some of us felt remorse for our actions that you might." I can feel Eric's confusion at my words, I'm sure we will have to speak of this later, but for now we have to focus on getting out of this church.
"What that I might be convinced that you're not the subhuman evil blood thirsty soul-sucking daemons that you clearly are." Newlin interrupts my statement with more of his crazy.
"That doesn't even make any sense." The girl in my arms mutters.
"Chain them in silver, we will have two for our Holy bonfire at dawn." The young men start to slowly close in on us holding out heavy sliver chains, I will not allow my childe and this woman to die for my own mistakes.
I make to pass the girl into Eric's arms, he balks as I speak; "Take me and let them go, they have done nothing to harm you." The so-called Reverend speaks before I let her out of my arms.
"That's noble but she's just as culpable as you both are. She's a traitor to her race. The human race. She hardly deserves mercy, maybe we should tie her to you so you could meet the sun together." At his words both Eric and I drop fang and I clutch the girl tighter to my chest attempting to fill the sucking hole that opens at his words that she would die with my Childe and I.
"Sookey!" The church doors fly open and a relatively young, dark haired Vampire I have never met before runs in calling out, followed closely by what appears to be my entire nest.
"One more step Vampire and the girl dies." Newlin now has a gun trained on me and the girl in my arms.
"If you shoot her, everyone here will die. Let her go now!" At first he is speaking to Newlin but as he notices that the girl is in my arms his last words are directed at me.
"Bill shut up!" My childe admonishes the vampire apparently named Bill.
"Honestly what do they see in you?" Newlin asks as if to himself.
"Steve Newlin! You have pushed us too far. You expect us to sit on our thumbs while you round up your men to come lynch us? We'll kill you first. Same way we did your father." Stan bellows as soon as he enters the room.
"Murderer!" Newlin screamed. Before he can do anything rash a young man shoots Newlin in the hand he is holding the gun with, which falls to the floor and then again square between his eyes with a blue paintball. Newlin is now kneeling at my Childe's feet as he has swooped in and grabbed up the weapon and Newlin.
"Enough! You came for me I assume Underlings?" I speak before Stan can get anymore out of hand, why I made him a lieutenant is beyond me.
"Yes Sheriff." Stan looks annoyed that he isn't going to get to slaughter the humans.
"These people have not harmed me. You see we can coexist. Mr. Newlin, I do not wish to create bloodshed when none is called for. Help me set an example. If we leave you in peace, will you do the same?
"I will not negotiate with subhumans! Kill me. Do it. Jesus will protect me." Newlin's eyes gleam with crazy as he attempts to goad my Childe into breaking my command that he spill no blood.
"I am actually older than your Jesus. I wish I could have known him, but I missed it." I tell them solemnly before I turn to address the rest of the armed humans. "Good people, who of you is willing to die for this man's madness?" No one spoke and I can see that some are rethinking their allegiances. "That's what I thought. Stand down, everyone. People, go home. It's over now."
Everyone seems to move at the same time except Newlin who collapses where Eric drops him. The young man who had disarmed him came rushing up to me. I can see a familial resemblance to the girl and the look in his eyes is one of concern.
"Oh my god, is she alright? Sook, Sookie, oh my god I'm so sorry... What happened, who did this, I'll kill them!" The young man exclaims while he pushes her hair back from her face and attempts to ascertain her health.
"She is simply exhausted, she will be fine. And there is no need, as he is already dead." The young man looks into my eyes as I speak and I can see that he is relieved that she will be alright. The young dark haired vampire appears next to him and starts to push him aside.
"Bill what are you doing? Why was she even here in the first place." The young man whirls around in an impressive display of speed for a human and starts in on the vampire. I take the opportunity to turn and walk away from them both.
"Give her to me, Sookie is mine." The other vampire has evaded the young man and stalked up next to me and is attempting to remove my charge from my arms. I growl and everyone in the immediate vicinity freezes including the offending vampire.
"You will not touch her, unless she asks you to." I continue walking and as soon as I reach the outside I find Eric and tell him I will see him at the nest. Then I launch us both into the sky. I am much faster than any of the others and so the nest is quiet when we land. I quickly take her straight into my room and lay her on my bed. Her dress is torn and her skin is bruised. Only moments after I release her, her eyes flutter and open. The depths I see in her blue eyes once again mesmerize me.
"Where are we?" She asks me curiously with not even a hint of fear or apprehension.
"You are safe, we are in my home." She looks around briefly before again looking deep into my eyes.
"Thank you for rescuing me, even if I was there to rescue you." She chuckles at the irony and it is so contagious that I join her. Her smile widens for a moment into the most beautiful smile I have ever seen before she winces and sucks in a breath holding it. Her hand comes up gingerly to touch her swollen face.
"Are you alright? I know you must be in pain I can see you have many injuries. I am sorry I didn't arrive sooner." I hang my head in shame. If it weren't for my actions she would not have been in that basement or have had to endure that brut Gabe's wrath.
"No it's alright I'll be fine you got there in time, all this will heal." Even in her broken and bruise state her she is trying to reassure me. I have never met such a being as she, so kind and giving: even to those who don't deserve it. I'm not sure if I will ever be able to atone for the pain I have caused her.
"Would you like to have a shower and I can have Isabel bring you something to wear. Everyone will be arriving soon and I suppose we will be required to greet them." I am really not looking forward to this gathering.
She looks puzzled but answers softly "I would like that." I help her up and walk with her towards the bathroom ensuite.
"The bathroom is through here, and I will give you some privacy. I need to..."
"Please stay." She holds on tight to my hand and pleads with her eyes. It fills me with a hope that I haven't felt in centuries. I can feel my mouth turn up in an involuntary smile; she affects me so totally that my normally stoic facade falls momentarily.
"Of course, I'll be right here." I watch as she closes the bathroom door and then I move to sit on the edge of my bed facing the bathroom door. Soon I can hear the sound of the shower running.
A quiet knocking on my door brakes me out of my thoughts, I rise and open the door revealing Eric. "Eric can you ask Isabel to find, Sookie is it? Some clothes to wear." Eric nods to confirm her name and disappears in search of Isabel. I return to sit on my bed waiting for Sookie to finish her shower. Sookie is such an unusual name, though somehow fitting. Isabel comes into the room with a few clothing options and various items and lays them on the end of the bed next to me.
"Sheriff I'm am glad that you are home." Isabel tells me, she is a wonderful second and very loyal. I will miss her council greatly.
"Thank you." After a few silent moments she leaves closing the door behind her. The shower shuts off and before long Sookie emerges in nothing but a towel. She is stunning even with her bruises she seems to glow which as a human is impossible. We stare at each other again for a few moments as she walks closer and closer. She breaks her gaze and looks at the clothes Isabel has left for her.
"Thank you so much for your help, you really didn't need to." She seems timid as if she feels unworthy of such a small kindness, I cannot understand why that would be so.
"Nonsense I want to." In that moment I realize how true that statement is; I want to give her everything and anything that she wants or needs or even things that she doesn't.
"I think I will wear the dress it should be the easiest but I can't raise my arms, can you help me please." She blushes the most delicious shade and lowers her gaze shyly. I am relieved that she is not afraid of me in this moment as I would like nothing but to care for her if she would only let me.
"Of course Little one." I take her hands in mine briefly and then the dress and as delicately as I can guide her arms into the garment and slip it over her head and shoulders. She let the towel fall to her feet as the dress slid down covering her body. I take her hand again and bring it to my lips and kiss her knuckles. She blushes again and I can't help but grin.
"Can you wrap the towel around my hair it won't dry otherwise?" I immediately retrieve a dry towel from the bathroom and when I reappear she smiles, and lowers her head slowly. I wrap her hair up turban style and she raises her head and sighs.
"Thank you."
"Your quite welcome Little one." I notice that Isabel has also brought a hairbrush and so I lead Sookie to my bed and after a few moments I remove the towel from her hair and slowly brush it free of tangles for her. As I brush her hair I again notice that she seems to glow and shimmer, I inhale her scent deeply attempting to ascertain why that may be. Her sweet smell is like nothing I have ever smelt before, it has notes of something that is familiar but I can't place. My mood darkens as I realize that we will have to leave this silent and more intimate setting and be on display for all those gathered here this night. This is one of the aspects of my position that I detest the most. Although with her at my side I feel as if could withstand anything, endure any amount of unpleasantness if it would please the enchantress who currently sat next to me.
"Are you ready to go out into the house, it seems to have turned into a bit of a welcome home party." I can easily hear the guests from here and I can tell that this gathering will be just as dull as the last, full of the same vapid and cruel vampires and insipid and distasteful humans.
"Of course I'm sure you have plenty to do, I'll be fine." Her words startle me out of my inner musings, she seems so sure that I want nothing but to be away from her presence, is that how she feels about me? Is she simply biding her time until that vampire Bill can claim her?
"Nonsense, if your not ready we don't have to go out there." For a moment I consider staying in here for the rest of the night, maybe I can get to know her better, ask her about her life.
"Maybe just a few moments to gather my shields."
"Shields?" I am confused at her statement.
"I'm a telepath." She is a rare and beautiful treasure and so unique. This must be why she glows as she does: she is not human after all.
"I've never met a telepath before, what do you mean by gather your shields?" My curiosity sometimes gets away from me having been turned as a teenager.
"Well I have to raise shields in my mind in order to block out the thoughts of others, it's why I like Vampires so much you're so peaceful." Shock and disbelief flood my system I am surprised that I am able to maintain control over my features so as to not give my emotions away.
"In two thousand years I don't think I have ever heard anyone claim that Vampire were peaceful."
"Well since I can't hear ya'll for me its the only quiet I can get! So yes, peaceful." I love her southern lilt it suits her to perfection, she seems the epitome of a southern bell both soft and steel at the same time.
We sit on my bed, I keep a hold of her hand and she seems to meditate for a few moments before she opens her eyes and stares at me wide eyed. She gently extracts her hand from mine and after a moment draws in a sharp breath.
"This has never happened before!" She whispers. She seems alarmed by something and I instinctively move to comfort her, the moment I put my hand on hers she tenses. I move away fearing that I frightened her.
"What is wrong?" Slowly she extends her hand and places it back in mine where we both feel like it belongs. After a moment she removes her hand again and leans in closer, I can feel her warm breath on my neck as she speaks.
"When we touch I can hear everyone's mind not just the humans." She whispers causing me to freeze. I slowly turn and look into her eyes: she is terrified. My mind is racing with the possibilities, not only of what this may mean but why this might be. I am certainly not the first vampire she has touched before. I slowly reach for her hand and take it back into mine never looking away from her eyes. I think to her 'can you hear me?'
She nods, we continue to stare into each other's eyes and after a moment she starts to turn a little red. I realize that she is holding her breath. It seems what I feared has come to pass: she is afraid of me. I immediately want to reassure her that I would never intentionally cause her harm.
"Breathe Little one, no one will hurt you least of all me." She exhales sharply and her colour returns as she begins to breath again. I release her hand and think to her again 'can you still hear me?' No response, which I suppose might not mean anything other than she is able to hide her reaction.
"I can't hear Vampire minds when we aren't touching though." I take her hand again and think to her 'are you ready to go out yet, or do you need more time to build your shields?'
"No, I'm fine thank you it's no more difficult to shield this way than without the extra minds."
A telepath who can through me hear more clearly the minds around her, even though I know that she can hear my mind I cannot help but want to hold her close to me. I settle for simply holding on to her hand.
We leave my room and walk down the short hallway, the moment we emerge into the main living area that is filled with Vampires and humans everyone becomes very quiet and still. I can feel her wavering on her feet and so I pull her closer to my body wrapping my arm around her waist like I wanted to do in the first place. I lead us over to where I normally sit at gatherings like this one but instead of my normal chair I sit us both on the couch that is adjacent to it.
Sookie relaxes into me and as we both look about the room the crowd slowly begins to go back to their previous conversations.
"Sookie there you are, darling I have been looking everywhere for you." Bill steps right up in front of us and ignoring me speaks to Sookie. "Come here darling." Her head cocks to the side and she seems to me to vibrate. Tears begin to flow down her cheeks and she starts to curl into my body away from Bill.
"Sookie what is going on here? You are mine! What are you doing?" I am torn between my rage at this vampire in front of me and the pain that Sookie is clearly feeling.
'Little one, what is it? Did you hear something? Don't worry Little one your safe, your safe.'
"Bill remove yourself you are upsetting her, she has been through enough already." I call Eric to me; he appears almost instantaneously having been watching from the other side of the room.
"Eric remove him from my nest."
"Yes master."
"No! She is mine! You can not have her!" Bill continues to struggle impotently in Eric's arms until he is thrown summarily from the home and ordered to never return.
I pull her into my lap and whisper over and over that she is safe and that I will never let anything hurt her ever again. I smooth down her hair and rub my hands over her back and arms. I am so completely absorbed that I don't notice her brother until he is right next to us. This is the second time that her presence so total captured my senses that I was caught unawares this night.
"Sook, are you okay? How come she is crying and what's up with Bill?" Sookie seems to perk up a little and she opens her eyes.
"Jase what are you doing here?" He gives her an awe shucks kinda look and shrugs his shoulders sheepishly. "Jason Corbett Stackhouse what were you thinking?" I take this time to examine the brother; he too seems to be a bit other though not as pronounced as Sookie. He is beautiful like she is though and he seems to attract as much attention as my child who is making his way over at this very moment.
They seem to be communicating silently for a moment and then Sookie looks into my eyes just as Eric returns.
"Godric I have arranged for an AB- human for you."
"It is unnecessary Eric."
"You haven't fed enough I can tell, the fellowship can't have had much of anything to offer."
I can tell that Eric is attempting to get a rise out of not only myself but Sookie as well they seem to have a most interesting relationship. The last thing I want to do is to leave her side and feed from some unknown almost surely vile human. She relaxes once more into my arms and closes her eyes. Moments later her eyes fly open and she practically jumps out of my arms. Startling both myself and Eric not to mention Jason who I can tell recognizes the man his sister is staring at.
Sookie watches in horror as a young man enters Godric's home "Excuse me, everyone excuse me. My name is Luke McDonald and I have a message for you all from Reverend Steve Newlin." He slowly opens his hoody revealing the silver and wood shrapnel filled bomb strapped to his chest.
"GET DOWN!" Sookie screams just as he activates the bomb. Godric and Eric dive for cover bringing both Stackhouse's with them covering their more fragile bodies with their own more durable ones.
I come to after pulling Sookie and Eric down underneath myself to shield them from the blast and I immediately realize that I am drinking the most delicious blood I have ever tasted. I open my eyes and see that it is Sookie who is feeding me and pull her closer. My hands roam her body checking for damage, making sure she is unhurt. I can't believe that she is in danger yet again and it seems that it is again my fault.
"Shh I'm fine, not a scratch. You saved me again." Sookie tries to assure me that she is in fact fine. I release her wrist licking the puncture marks until they disappear. By this time Isabel has almost everything under control. We rise and observe the destruction. Never have I felt such guilt and regret. We stand there for a few moments staring until Eric comes and tells us that we are moving to the Camilla Hotel.
We walk out of my completely destroyed nest and get into the back seat of one of my dark sedans. I don't even pay attention to anything other than Sookie is sitting between Eric and I.
Suddenly she asked, "Jason?" I remembered seeing Jason following Isabel into another vehicle.
"Isabel will make sure that he gets there safe, Little one." As soon as I told her this we all lapsed back into silence.
Soon we pull up to the hotel, I get out of the vehicle and waited to take her hand but she didn't emerge behind me. I lean back into the car wondering why she is hesitating to get out of the dark confines of the car.
"I don't think I want to go in there?" She whispers in a small broken voice.
'Is it Bill Ma Petite?' I ask her silently, and she nods. I reach into the car and gently pull her into my arms.
"Shhh it will be fine." Her legs wrap around my waist and I carry her into the lobby. She stiffens the moment we enter. I rub her back soothingly.
"Master they are short on rooms so you'll have to share with me." I nod and we head for the elevator, the moment the door closes Eric raises an eyebrow in question.
Eric is mostly happy just to have Godric back but seeing him with Sookie makes him jealous and he can't figure out what is going on with the two of them. Godric continues to ignore Eric and Sookie continues to try and block the thoughts of all the hotel guests.
We enter Eric's suite and I walk into one of the two bedrooms and set Sookie down on the bed. Just like earlier she opens her eyes moments after I set her down.
"Can someone go get my suitcase from Bill's room for me please?"
"Yes of course, Eric?" I can hear the door open and close behind him as he left on his errand.
"Now we both are in need of a shower." Sookie smiles.
"It would seem so Ma Petite."
I am trying to give Sookie space she has been through so much this night and I am not sure that contact with myself will benefit her as it increases her gift surely causing her to be able to hear the entire hotel population's thoughts including my own. Even if common sense tells me that, and my centuries of discipline enable me to fight my instincts all I want is to hold her in my arms and never let her go. I hold my hand out to her and resolve that if she takes it that I will give in and pull her close.
She instantly reaches out and I don't stop there I pull her close and wrap both arms around her body, I can't stop the contented sigh that escapes my lips. I lift her off the bed and she pulls her legs up and wraps them around my waist.
I walk us into the bathroom and turn on the water. I place us under the spray of the large rain shower head mounted in the ceiling and ripped the shoulders of her dress. As she clings to me I slowly inch up the wet fabric of the dress up over her legs and hips, once gathered together I again rip the fabric and am able to easily pull it away from her body. I select the hotel-sized bottle of shampoo and pour a small amount into my palm and proceed to wash her hair. Once the shampoo is rinsed I find the shower gel and another small amount is applied and then I set myself to the task of washing the grime from the exposed parts of her body.
She keep clinging to me her eyes shut tight, water pouring over her. I can feel how tired she is but as my hands begin to still she loosens her legs and lets them drop to the shower floor. Her hands begin to explore my body and pull at my soaking wet clothes. It feels so nice having her hot little hands run over my wet skin. She pulls my shirt up over my torso and I pull it the rest of the way over my head while she works on opening the button on my pants and then carefully lowering my zipper. Pants that are not only wet but much tighter than they had been previously.
The minute she opens my pants my engorged cock springs out pre cum leaking down my shaft. I try to bite back a groan and fail, I look down into her eyes, the heat and lust blazing in her eyes causes my fangs to descend in lust. I watch as she leans in closer and licks my cock clean in a few long languid passes from the base to the tip. She pushes my pants down the rest of the way and I grab her under her arms pulling her up off her knees. As I step out of my pants I reach behind her back and unhook her bra and slowly pull the straps down her arms and then throw it amongst the other clothes at our feet. I reach again for the shower gel and start to wash the rest of her body starting with her perfect breasts. She takes the bottle from me and starts to wash my shoulders, chest and arms. I kneel so that I can wash her legs and I quickly tare the sides of her panties. She lets me pull them away and I cannot help but trail my tongue up her thigh and then her slit. She shudders and relaxes her legs spreading them to give me more access.
She moans and reaches out and steadies herself, her hands in my hair. Her fingers knead and scrub the debris from my hair. As I lick both thighs and I use my tongue to delve deep into her pussy in long slow strokes. I clean her thighs and pussy of her sweet essence, as she washes my hair. As her hands still my hands fall to rest on her hips and I place kisses at intervals up her body as I rise. Our eyes meet briefly before I pull her into my body and our lips meet in the most earth-shattering kiss of my existence. I swear I see a flash of bright light explode behind my eyelids. I open my eyes and see that the room is lit up as if we are underneath the rays of the sun that I have not seen in two thousand years, so bright and warm on my skin. I close my eyes against this bright light that seems to emanate from Sookie.
We stand there tongues battling for dominance hands roaming each others bodies completely forgetting anything and everything else. I don't even consider that the night is so close to its end until I realize that I feel the bleeds will begin any moment.
"The sun has set, it's time to rest little one." I tell her as I manoeuvre us out of the shower after having turned off the water. I notice that the room appeared as normal when I open my eyes again. We dry one another with fluffy hotel towels and hand in hand we walk back into the room and pull back the sheets and slip into the bed. I pull Sookie in close and wrap both arms around her, our legs tangle and she somehow rests her head on my bicep.
"Good morning Ma Petite, sleep well." I whisper into her hair and kiss her on the top of her head. We both close our eyes and immediately fall into a deep sleep neither waking until a few hours before sunset.