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Chapter 28: Crush -Garbage

Sookie

Sookie was drinking and dancing. She had run into Jessica and made some awkward small talk with her. She seemed to be acting strangely towards Sookie and she wondered if Bill had told his child of his actions against her. Sookie doubted it.

So what was it? "So Sookie, have you spoken to Jason lately?" she asked, attempting to be slick about it.

Ahhh, Sookie thought to herself. She had found herself in this position too many times. Girls came to her looking for answers when it came to Jason. She always responded that of course she stayed in contact with Jason, because they were siblings. But she cut the conversation off by saying she didn't want to get involved with any of Jason's bedmates.

Sookie nodded and said he was doing fine, staying busy with work, and then quickly tried to change the subject. Jessica seemed to sense this and it wasn't long after that Sookie felt Jessica try and push inside of her mind.

"Jessica, you know that don't work on me. And it pisses me off that you would even attempt to do that, especially for somethin' as stupid as information on Jason."

"Excuse me lover, what has made you so upset in such a short amount of time?" Eric asked, coming up behind her, eyes trained dangerously on Jessica.

Sookie turned in shock to find Eric there, and although her side of the bond was rejoicing excitedly at him being near her again, she also felt bad for taking him from his work for something as trivial as this.

Jessica looked terrified. And she should. Eric was radiating anger, protectiveness, and power. "Eric, it really was nothing. I am sorry you felt like you needed to come out here. I'm fine."

"Jessica, Sookie, please come back to my office for a moment," Eric said, his tone polite, but there was an edge that told both of them it wasn't a request.

He grabbed Sookie's hand and led her back toward his office, Jessica following.

Once inside, Eric closed the door and sat at his desk. He looked to Sookie and inclined his head towards himself. She moved to his side and he pulled her into his lap. Sookie sat in his lap, wrapping one arm around Eric's shoulders, feeling how tense they were.

Sookie tried to pushing feelings his way the way he had with her before. She pushed calm and understanding, but she could feel he was getting more frustrated and angry.

"What did you do to my bonded, Jessica?" he asked tersely.

"Bonded?" she asked, clearly confused.

"Of course, your maker has kept you in the dark. That's his style. But this will get you killed. Sookie is my bonded. She is more than simply 'mine'. To harm or influence a bonded is against every vampire law. The punishment is severe and can even lead to the true death. So, out of respect for my bonded who I know likes you, I will ask one more time what you have done to her to upset her."

Sookie was tense and looking awkwardly between Jessica and Eric. She wanted to jump in, but from what Eric was saying, it was between these two vampires. Eric was in sheriff mode right now and defending what was his at all the same time.

Jessica cleared her throat, her face full of shame, and looked up from under her eyelashes. "I tried to glamour her for information on Jason."

Eric pursed his lips and shook his head, "You have risked your existence over something so incredibly stupid?"

Jessica nodded nervously.

"You have shown your maturity Jessica. Let me tell you what your maker won't. Glamour isn't to be used lightly. Look at Ginger. Sookie can tell you how glamour will destroy the mind over time. You want to be responsible for that?"

She shook her head, her features scrunched in a concern at the new knowledge.

"You will be punished for attempting to influence my bonded, make no mistake," Eric said, rubbing Sookie's back to remind her to stay quiet. "If you ever try to again, it will be worse."

Jessica nodded, biting her lip. Eric jerked his head toward the door and Jessica practically flew out of the room. "Jessica," Eric called out to her.

She reappeared in the doorway, looking absolutely terrified. She was expecting pain. To be honest Sookie also suspected some violence and she shut her eyes tight in case it was something she didn't want to see.

"My protection and bond with Sookie extends to her family and loved ones. So keep that in mind as you tread amongst the other residents of Bon Temps, especially Jason," he said ominously.

Jessica exhaled in relief and nodded. "I understand."

She dashed out of the office and Sookie thought she probably didn't stop there. Sookie would bet she was running as fast as her vampire speed could take her to Bon Temps.

Sookie chuckled. "You aren' gonna hurt her Eric?" she asked turning serious.

Eric kissed her temple. "No, I was thinking along the lines of having her come in for extra shifts here at Fangtasia. I will hurt her if she tried anything against you or anyone you care about again."

Sookie nodded and turned her face to hers. "I like watchin' you as sheriff."

"Really?" he asked in a whisper. She nodded, her lips brushing his briefly every time she lifted her head.

Eric growled and lurched forward, capturing her lips in a hungry kiss. Sookie could not help but run her hands through his slicked back hair and kiss him back just as roughly.

The kiss was so hot that Sookie had to remind herself that she needed to breathe. She broke off the kiss and panted in air as Eric kissed her down her neck and nibbled her earlobes. He made a desperate sound and Sookie could feel how desperate he was pressed against her outer thigh.

"Wait, wait, wait," she gasped out.

He ignored her and was kissing her collarbone, quickly nearing her cleavage. Sookie closed her eyes and breathed in raggedly. It just felt so damn good, but she needed to stop him.

"Eric," she said more sternly.

He groaned and looked up at her, his eyes a dark storm of passion and frustration. "Sookie, you are driving me crazy."

Sookie smoothed his hair out for him again and checked his face for remnants of her lip gloss.

"I know, baby, I am sorry. But the whole reason we are here is so you can catch up on work. If it helps, I can grab a cab home and see you when you get back."

He shook his head emphatically and Sookie giggled. "Alright. You stay here while I go out to the bar and read your patrons and dance."

She stood then leaned down, giving him a nice view of her cleavage and kissed him softly. "I will miss you, so hurry up."

She inhaled and ran her hands through her own hair, checking her makeup in the mirror on the way out. Eric was completely still as she readjusted herself and left the office.

She walked out into the noisy bar, wondering what else tonight had in store for her.

Eric

Eric sighed and rubbed his temples even though he didn't have a headache. What he had was a major case of blue balls from Sookie in that fucking black dress.

He had been in major bloodlust over his torture of the weretiger. Eric had worked on the tiger for about an hour. The fact that the tiger healed almost as quickly as a vampire was beneficial. It was like Eric's very own etch a sketch. Make a mark and shake it until he could start all over again.

Suffice it to say, certain portions of the tiger's anatomy had been compromised. Eric had teased the tiger that he had fixed him. Spayed him. It was at this point that John Quinn had real fear in his eyes. No etch a sketch in the world would take out that blemish. And in Eric's mind, he didn't deserve one.

Awhile later after he showered away the remnants of the tiger, he felt Sookie's frustration and then anger, he decided to investigate. It took all his patience not to hurt the baby vampire over trying to glamour Sookie after his blood bath with Quinn.

He would have had the right, whether she was the king's child or not. Sookie was his bonded. And anything to do with her was his concern. If Jessica didn't have such an inept maker, it might have been a different story tonight. He checked the bond and found she was content, but missing him.

He began leafing through his paperwork. He checked his email and made piles of things that needed to be done now and things that could wait. He then focused on his work and got through all of the "now" pile and even into some of the "could wait" pile.

He checked the time and then the bond. It was a little after one in the morning and Sookie was still fine, but she was slowly getting tired. Eric gauged how long he had before he needed to take her home and decided he had another hour of work he could do.

He got right back into it by finishing off the "could wait" pile, filing all the paperwork and making copies for himself. Eric then went to his emails and began typing out orders to residents of his area. He sent in reports to the regent and filed disciplinary cases for vampires who had gone against the strict state laws Bill had put in place.

Two vampires in his area would probably meet the true death by Bill within the week.

Eric didn't like the way Bill was running Louisiana, but Eric also knew that it could be run by much, much worse. What was that saying of Sookie's? Better the devil you know, than the devil you don't.

Eric then left a detailed email to Pam, telling her what he had done and what he needed her to do. There wasn't much since he had been trying to keep the area 5 quiet with the summit coming up.

As he finished the email, dread and fury filled the bond. And Eric was out and looking for the source of her feelings immediately, taking a protective stand next to her. He spotted Bill making his way through crowd, which was surprisingly packed.

Bill walked up to them and Sookie was literally shaking in rage. Pam had also sensed something in their shared bond and appeared by Sookie's other side, looking at Bill with smug amusement. She may not like Sookie, but she relished in Bill's jealousy and misery.

"Bill," Eric said, "What brings you to my bar?"

"I couldn't help but feel my child's distress and had to come and investigate the cause," he said, now clearly identifying the smell of their bond and the recent pleasure they had taken from one another. Eric couldn't help his own smug smile as he wrapped his arm around Sookie, rubbing her back to comfort her.

"So you come now? That was quite a while ago. She was right to feel fear. She had tried to glamour my bonded here. I let her off with extra shifts here at Fangtasia because you have neglected to inform her of what a bonded even is. Really Bill, knowledge is power. Knowledge is power," he tsked in sarcastic disappointment.

Bill's eyes had been trained on Sookie the entire time, but he smirked at Eric as he replied, "Thank you, I will have to have a chat with her. Have you completed the paperwork for the summit and submitted your area report?"

"As a matter of fact, I have. I just finished and faxed it over to you."

He nodded curtly. "I have another matter to discuss with you in private if you wouldn't mind."

Eric nodded and gestured to his office and kissed Sookie's head, motioning for Pam to keep an eye on her. Pam nodded and walked behind the bar, instead of handling door duty.

Eric whispered in Sookie's ear, "Be careful and stay sharp. I will be back in a moment and then we are leaving. Okay?"

Sookie stood on her toes and kissed him, "Sounds good. Will you be careful and stay sharp?"

"Always," he promised kissing her softly once more and then leaving her to follow Bill to his office.

Bill waited in his office and Eric closed the door.

"Can I heat you up a True Blood?" he asked.

"No, I have fed," he said simply.

Eric nodded and walked behind his desk and sat, resting his elbows on his desk. "How can I help you then? I need to get my bonded home and tuck her into bed."

Bill grinded his teeth, then composed himself and said, "I want the tiger back. He needs to be returned to his home state."

"He harmed my bonded and attempted rape, apparently at the whim of another. He was paid handsomely for such a heinous act, can you imagine?"

"She wasn't your bonded then. If you wish to submit his crimes to the human police, you may do so, but he has been punished by you here for the past few days and I, as the regent of this kingdom, feel he is square with the house. So release him tonight and send him on his way back to his home state."

It was Eric's turn to grit his teeth. He had intended on a much longer time with the were and then he had planned on having a tiger rug on his floor that he could fuck Sookie on. But then again, a small part of Eric had to thank Bill and the tiger, because they had given Eric the chance to show Sookie he loved her and wanted to take care of her.

"Fine," he said. "He will be released after the club closes. He is to come nowhere near my bonded though and if he does I will end him."

Bill nodded and moved to the door. "I will see you at the summit then."

Eric nodded and followed Bill out the door. When they went out into the bar, they both saw Sookie dancing to the music. Eric looked her over in appreciation and he felt Bill do the same. She was beautiful, rolling her body to the music, her hips swaying seductively. She hadn't spotted them yet because her back was to them.

Eric decided not to torture himself any further and said, "Well Bill, you have yourself a good night."

Eric zipped to Sookie and placed his hands on her hips and she swayed against him. Eric growled as she rubbed her ass in tune to the music against him. She turned in his arms and said, "Wanna go home now?"

He nodded and practically dragged her out of the bar. She chuckled as he held his coat open for her to step into. Then he looked for Pam who raised her phone, silently telling him she got his email and that he could go.

"Alright, my little fairy. Let's get you home."

Okay, so do you all think Bill has a plan or has he accepted Sookie and Eric?