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Chapter 9

Her eyes couldn't adjust because the room she was in was completely black. Sitting on the side of the bed the only thing she could see now was a faint light coming from the bottom of the door to the bathroom. Getting up she headed that way to take care of her needs quickly. She stood up to the mirror of the bathroom looking at her reflection taking a good hard look. The face staring back at her had changed from the face of "Crazy Sookie" to something she just didn't have a name for yet. Her skins was flawless, her hair was a shinier lighter color than it was a week ago, her eyes brighter. She knew it was from the blood from Eric, letting her know it would change her. For the first time she saw her face and she looked beautiful, was that what Eric saw when he looked at her?

She left the bathroom leaving the light on to see where she was going. Heading back to the bed she looked to see Eric lying completely naked and he was magnificent looking. She could always feel his body when they had sex but today she actually saw it and she was in awe. His behind was the most beautiful thing, well it looked amazing in a pair of jeans but jeans just didn't do it justice. Sookie pulled up the blanket to cover him, kissed him and headed to the door opening it with the codes and pulling it securely behind her like Eric instructed her. His safety was too important for her so she double checked it just for good measure.

Sookie headed toward the kitchen where Eric had made a point of pointing the coffee maker out to her the night before. Stopping half way in the kitchen eyeing the coffee maker was her daily inspiration propped up against it. "Oh, he is good, really, really good." she said to no one. Adding the coffee and water to the pot she started it then took her note to the table.

My love,

I wish I could hold you now and tell you how much I love you.

Take care of what you need to today at your apartment. We can make arrangements for the remaining items.

Please be home when I rise. We have many things to take care of tonight and I need your input on all.

Do not leave without your guard. He will be here at 12 o'clock to take you anywhere you need to go, his name is Alcide Herveaux.

Please call my day man Bobby when you have time. He has all the details on our trip to New Orleans.

I love you

~E~

Sookie made herself some breakfast, drank three cups of coffee just for the extra pep then headed to get dressed. Eric had taken the time to get her clothes and filled half of the closet, dresses, jackets, sweaters, bras and underwear. They all had tags on them, some cost more than she made in a week's time. After getting dressed in a black track suit and white undershirt the first thing she did was pull her phone out of her purse to call Tara telling her she needed to talk to her and she would be in at around 12:30.

She felt it was a good idea to take a peek at the house so she took the time to look around if she was going to make this her home she needed to know something about it and every room she went into she loved. The each room beautifully decorated from earth tones to jewel colors. Sookie stopped in the living to look over the mantel where there hanging on the wall was a perfectly polished sword. It looked old, this was a sword Eric had used and he had taken the time to take care of it. She reached up on her tippy toes to touch it when someone knocked on the door making Sookie squeal from the sound. Turning and heading to the door, she turned off the alarm and opened it. There stood a man about a few inches shorter than Eric with wavy brown hair, a full beard and mustache and chocolate colored eyes.

"Miss Stackhouse?" was all he said to her.

"Yes and you are?" Hopefully this the man that is supposed to be her guard, CRAP! She forgot she was supposed to be more cautious now.

"Alcide Herveaux, Northman called me. Says you need to do some packing and running around. We can take off whenever you're ready." Sookie could tell he was not happy about this arrangement at all. He was thinking what someone as nice looking as her was doing with the dead guy. She just shook her head.

"Just let me get my things. Thank you Alcide." They took his truck because it made more sense to do. The first stop was to the book store. Sookie went in with Alcide on her heels. Greeting customers as she went Sookie headed straight for the office where she could see Tara sitting. Sookie instructed Alcide to grab a cup of coffee from the counter and have a seat. He went to get his coffee while she entered the office.

"Morning, Sook. You got me scared to death with that cryptic conversation we had. What's going on?" Tara came around the desk to sit down next to her.

"Ok, I am moving in with Eric and before you tell me it's too soon just listen ok? I love him and I have made up my mind. Problem being since Eric is so powerful with the vamp community I have to be extra cautious that they don't try to hurt me to get to him, that would be the reason for the big dark haired hunk out there." Sookie nodded toward Alcide. "So I am going by my apartment to get some stuff. And I am sorry to do this but I am going to need to take some time off. Eric and I will be going to New Orleans next week so I will finish my apartment when we get back. I am sorry Tara to be putting this all on you."

"Sookie don't say you're sorry. I will take care of things here. We can hire extra help while you're gone and if things get to where you can't come in at all, we will handle that too. You have taken careful steps in your life Sook. You always thought about what you wanted to do before you did it. We both know you would never jump into something like this on a whim. That vampire must be somethin' though. Just too look at him makes me wanna jump him." They were laughing and hugging promising to update each other frequently while she was gone.

Sookie went back out into the store to gather up Alcide. They got in his truck and headed to her apartment. Sookie asked about his life, what he did, where he was from and she was shocked to find out he owned a multi-state surveying company. He looked more like the hunk on the side of the road not the one in the office signing the checks.

"Can I ask you a personal question?" Alcide turned his head to look at her nodding to her. "What are you? I mean, you're not human, sort of." She didn't know how to ask him but she could feel his brain was different than a regular human.

"Were, full blooded. I am the leader of Shreveport pack. What are you?" Tit for tat, stifling a giggle, "Human and other things I haven't even figured out yet. Seems I am pretty magical and never even knew it."

They got to her apartment and Sookie started her packing. She hated to waste the food in the fridge so she made lunch for her and Alcide then took what perishables she thought Mark would use using her spare key to let herself into his apartment and put them in his fridge. Since lunch was out of the way, Sookie got down to business packing, marking boxes leaving them in each room for her to come get another day. Alcide carried boxes and bags to his truck while she sorted things. She cleaned along the way, it wouldn't be right to leave a mess for later. Alcide said he had a quick phone call to make and was stepping outside to his truck for a few minutes to make it. Sookie went back to packing her closet so she got down on the floor to look through her shoe boxes. Somewhere she had a new pair of silver slip on heels she wanted to take to New Orleans so she was rustling around boxes and never even heard the man that came up behind her.

The unknown man had her by the hair dragging her out the closet before she knew what was happening. She screamed when the first punch came, the impact of him punching her face was causing flashes of red lights across her eyes and blood was pooling in her mouth. He got in a half a dozen hits to her. Sookie started to fight her attacker with all her strength trying to turn her face to him. "Stop fighting me bitch, the Queen will not be at all happy that I had to kill you."

As soon as the last word came out of his mouth a black werewolf came blasting through the door taking furniture down with his leap. Sookie threw herself back into the closet ducking for cover. Furniture was breaking, blood was going every direction and all she could do was look at what was unfolding in front of her and wish Eric was there, she wanted him desperately. The smell of the blood was making her nauseous. Sookie had no idea how long she was in the closet when she heard someone else come into the room, Alcide had the man pinned to the floor, his neck and body ripped at random places. Glancing up she could see Alcide's snout, paws and neck were covered in the man's blood.

A huge man came over to her in the closet, bending down to her, reaching in for her. "Sookie, I am Tray Dawson I am part of the Shreveport pack, I won't hurt you. Come on let's get you out of here ok." He was holding her by her arms helping her up. "Sookie, who do we call when we can't get a hold of Eric, he has to have a contact. I am sure Alcide knows but we can't wait for him." She took out her phone out of her pocket, looked through her contacts and hit dial handing the phone to Tray. He put Sookie under the crease of his arm, talking to Bobby Burnham at the same time then ending the call and putting her cell phone in back in her pocket for her. "We need to get you home now. Do you feel sick Sookie?" Sookie shook her head yes.

She sat in complete silence the entire ride back to the house when they arrived he came to help her into the house. Her nose and face were hurting so badly and she could still feel the open wound in her mouth bleeding. Inside she told Tray to make himself comfortable indicating the kitchen and bathroom and that she needed to go take a shower. She let herself into the sleeping quarters heading to the bathroom sitting on the side of the tub the minute she went in avoiding the mirror on the wall. Sookie thought she was going to pass out from the pain. A few minutes later she started pulling off her blooded clothes getting in the shower standing with her hands on the cold tile she watched her blood running down the drain. It took all of her might to wash her hair because her scalp hurt from where her attacker had her by the hair. Sookie didn't turn off the water until the hot water finally turned cold. She stepped out carefully to dry off and dress this time putting on a pair of sleeping pants, bra and a t-shirt of Eric's. She walked over to the bed and lay down with him for stoking his face and at that moment she would have given anything for him to hold her, wishing with all her might she could talk to him now. Getting up she went back upstairs to find Tray and Alcide standing in the living room.

Alcide was in front of her in three quick strides "Sookie I am so sorry. I knew better than to walk away for one minute. Are you alright? Let me see your face." He gently pulled her face up and he growled so loudly she stepped back two steps afraid. He turned to look at her again to see the bruises already starting around her eyes and nose. Nothing looked broken to him but he wasn't taking any chances. Before she could even say anything to him he pulled out his phone and walked into the other room so she decided to sit before she fell down.

Tray left the room only to come back a minutes later with a coke and handed it to her. "Drink it slow and the cold will make your stomach stop jumping around." She took his advice and slipped slowly.

Alcide and Tray stepped out of the living room again but she could hear them softly talking like people did when they were at a funeral. She could hear the door open and a tiny little woman into the living room. Sookie couldn't tell what kind of creature she was but then Sookie couldn't see too well her head was hurting so badly. "Little girl, my name is Dr. Ludwig. The Pack Master called me to come and check you over." She took out her blood pressure cup then stethoscope then looked into her eyes with a light. The doctor then took her hands and never touching her moved them around Sookie's body. Sookie tried to read her mind but all she got silence from her. "You will have a terrible headache until your Viking wakes. Be sure to take his blood tonight especially but tell him none of yours for tonight. Take these two pills for now it will take some of the edge off. Tell the Sheriff to call me. Not that I need to tell you that because he will be screaming bloody murder loud enough for me to hear him all the way to my office." The little doctor didn't smile which made Sookie nervous but she watched her packed up her bag and was gone as quickly as she had arrived.

"Where is the guy at?" Sookie asked the two were's when they returned back into the room. Sookie needed to know what happened to the man who had hurt her.

"He's alive but not for long I am sure. Anyone stupid enough to mess with Northman deserves the punishment they get." Alcide's voice dripped with venom. Tray nodded at Alcide in agreement. They both were all business now.

It was like Eric heard his name being called. Sookie could feel the anger rising in him through the bond as he woke and tore up the stairs his angry roars shaking the walls. He came running through house so fast it made her want to throw up. She took a glance at him, at least he thought to put jeans on before coming upstairs. She had to put her head between her legs to stop the nausea now.

"Tell me what the fuck happened Herveaux before I rip your throat out!" He was screaming so loudly Sookie put her hands over her ears. The pills the doctor gave her would never help now.

"It's my fault Sheriff. I had to make a phone call and left her alone in her apartment. I take full responsibility for this." Alcide stood up to him, that Sookie had to appreciate.

"I should kill you where you stand flea bag! I trust you enough to protect her and you allow someone to hurt her! It should be your fucking blood not hers!" He was on his knees then pulling Sookie up so he could see her. He threw his head back roaring again and his fangs ran down. "The one that did this to her better be dead or else he will be when I find him."

"He is at Fangtasia as we speak. We will assist you in anything you need Northman." Alcide and Tray stood statue still.

"At least you got something right. Meet me there in 2 hours. Leave us now." Eric never took his eyes off of Sookie.

Sookie thanked them both for all of their help while Eric didn't speak a word. When the men were gone Eric moved to sit on the couch gathering Sookie onto his lap. She winced from the pain from her head. "Sookie let me call the doctor to have her check you over. I can't stand to see these marks on your body." He went to grab his phone but she stopped him.

"Sweetie, Alcide called the doctor, the tiny one, Dr. Ludwig. She said to make sure you give me blood it would help. She said to call her and she would update you. Eric my head is killing me." He pulled her closer to him then bit into his wrist and put it up to her mouth.

"Drink my love. It will help the bruising and the pain." Sookie grabbed his wrist like it was a lifeline. She drank his blood greedily and as the hole closed he opened it up again.

"Tell me what happened to you." he pulled his wrist away from her and his wrist was completely closed. She recanted the story to him leaving no detail out. He sat in perfect silence while she told him only massaging her neck while she spoke. Surprisingly she started to feel better, her headache was almost gone but the places the man had hit her on her face were still a bit tender.

"Sookie I was so worried. I could feel your pain while I was at rest. I thought I was going to die from it thinking something was happening to you and I couldn't get you. I hate it that I can't be with you during the day to keep you safe. I never cared before about the day time it was insignificant to me before you." He grabbed her and crushed her to him. "I am so sorry."

"I am ok now and I know you have to do what you think is best to handle this. I think you need to make that call my cousin Claudine now. I need to learn to defend myself if creepy men are gonna come jumping in closets after me." She was trying to lighten his mood.

He half smiled and began to kiss her. He had to see for himself that she was ok. His hands were all over her, top to bottom. His fangs ran out again as she moved on his lap. "I don't want to hurt you more Sookie. Maybe we should wait." Her response was to unzip his jeans and that was only the signal he needed. He laid her on her back on the couch and he kneeled between her legs pushing them open for him to enter her. It happened so quickly he was inside her moving pumping her hard. Tonight he just had to be inside of her. She raised her middle up to meet his thrusts and he grabbed her hips to increase his speed. Sookie was moaning his name within minutes grabbing for him to pull his face to hers. "I love you Eric, I love you" she chanted to him while her orgasm threw her back. He wasn't ready to give into the pleasure all he wanted was to feel her around his length. The warmth of her body, her love juices all over him, the feel of her beating heart was all he needed that moment, nothing else mattered. "Jag Ó“lskar dig!" Eric's hips continued to pump into her over and over until finally he couldn't hold it any longer. Rearing his head back he pulled her to him one last time and crashed into her letting his juices flow into her causing her climax again. Eric leaned into her to kiss her neck, her face, her nose, her lip, all the places that were bloodied or bruises earlier. Tonight he knew he was going to kill someone for hurting her. He would tell the world she was his and anyone who touched her would die by his hands.

"I need to go to the bar. I want you to stay here, have some dinner and rest. Thalia will be here before I leave to bring your dinner. I will be home as soon as I can. Tomorrow we will need to pack and get ready to leave the day after for New Orleans. Have you given any thought to what we talked about last night?" He was still inside her and he didn't want to leave her tightness yet.

"While I was in that closet watching Alcide tear into that man all I could think of was I wished I was laying next to you. I only wanted you, not how do I get out of here? Not how am I gonna clean up all that blood on my comforter, I only thought of you. I kept saying I need you Eric, I need you Eric over and over until Tray came and got me. So, we will get married in a vampire ceremony. I think I wish we had more time but life isn't like that sometimes. It throws shit in your face weather you want it or not. But we'll figure it out, right?" She needed his strength because she felt like hers had abandoned her.

"Yes we will. This will be a big event Sookie. I am so proud of you for your courage my love. So truly proud." He sat them up pulling her back into this lap again. "Now, you will need a gown for the ceremony. I will send Pam over later to help you choose what you want. There will be a lot of vampires from all over the world there Sookie. They will want to see who the creature that stole the Vikings heart and wrapped him around her little finger." He was grinning.

"I think it the other way around Viking." He was still grinning at her.