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Chapter 6

When I arrived at the hospital I waved to Amelia. Then I immediately went to check on Eric. I was shocked to find a tall blonde woman standing in his room. She had this eternally pissed look on her face and was wearing four inch heels I doubted were necessary for a hospital visit.

"Have you checked in?" I opened the door and Eric's eyes darted to me. I could swear he looked frightened.

"No" She just gave me a blank stare. What was her problem?

"Okay... well you need to check in before visiting, are you Eric's sister?" She had to be. I had not gotten a very good look at her the last time she was here.

"Yes, I am. So I think I have the right to visit whenever I please." Her hand was on her hip as if she was daring me to challenge her.

During this exchange Eric had stood up from his bed and inched closer to me. Until eventually he was standing behind me like he was trying to hide. I don't think hiding behind a 5'4" woman was going to work very well for him. His sister was watching us and analyzing our every move. It almost made me think she knew something happened between us. No, I was just being crazy.

"I understand that, but it's hospital policy to just give your name at the front desk..." I didn't remember her name. Crap.

"Pam" She did not look like a Pam. The name seemed too bland for her. "I'm trying to explain to Eric that he doesn't have to stay in this shithole anymore."

My heartbeat raced. She was taking him away? Before I thought she was a terrible sister for leaving him here. But now I just wanted him to be around. "Oh..."

"But he's being stubborn." Pam seemed to have zero patience. No wonder Eric was freaked out, didn't she understand that he had no idea who she was? She left him here for almost two weeks so now this was the only life he knew.

"I want to stay with you." I felt Eric's lips brush against my ear as he whispered from his spot behind me. He was close enough I could feel his chest against my back.

I wanted him to stay.

"Fine, I guess it doesn't matter. I just thought you might want to be closer to your family." Pam spat at him. I felt Eric flinch behind me. "Octavia is still running things correct?"

I just nodded. At this point she seemed pissed and maybe a tad jealous that Eric just said he wanted to stay with me.

"Good. I'll check in then." She turned on her high heels to leave but paused at the door. Her eyes darted down to my name tag. "And Sookie? You better take care of him. Don't fuck up." Then she was gone. She walked damn fast for being in high heels.

"Are you okay?" I turned to face Eric.

He nodded but still seemed a bit shaken up. His sibling was nothing like him. She was domineering and overwhelming to be around.

"Sit down" I took up the spot next to him on his bed. "What did she say to you?"

"She wanted me to leave with her. She said there was somewhere safe now. When I said no she got mad and started talking about how I should want to be with my family. That they could protect me." His expression was one of confusion and his blue eyes landed on me for answers.

"Why would she need to protect you? Is someone after you?" I knew he had no idea but it was just habit to ask.

Eric shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know."

"Well you're safe here for now." I reached over and squeezed his hand. He moved his hand so our fingers were interlaced. I wished I could help him get his memories back. But his mind was like a blank spot so not even my telepathy could help him.

A couple hours later I had left Eric in his room. Amelia had pestered me with questions about his sister and why I had been in his room so long. She had her suspicions about Eric and I. She definitely thought I had a crush on him but for now that was the extent of her thoughts. She also thought it was pretty normal for me to be attracted to him since she wouldn't mind 'sucking on him like a popsicle'. Those were her exact thoughts not mine. At least my friend thought I had some self restraint and was remaining professional.

I let her believe that.

I was walking down the hall to make sure the back door was locked for the night, when a pale arm reach out and grabbed me. I was pulled into the supply closet and as soon as I started to struggle a large hand covered my mouth, muffling any scream I might attempt. It was pitch black and my heart was racing. Shit, who the hell was this?!

"Shhh..." Then the chain was pulled to illuminate the bare light bulb in the closet. The dim yellow glow illuminated Eric's face and there was a small smirk on his lips. He pulled his hand away from my mouth. "It's just me."

"Jesus Christ Eric!" I whisper yelled. "What are you doing to me?!" He kidnapped me in the damn supply closet and scared the shit out of me.

"Hopefully something dirty?" He said it without complete confidence and there was a questioning tone in his voice. How in hell did he make those words sound cute?

It was obvious I was still frustrated and pissed off about him scaring me like that.

"I just wanted to see you. I always have to wait for you to come to me. I got tired of waiting." That was true. He only saw me when I came to his room pretending to check on him or give him Tylenol for a headache, or when I picked him up to go for a walk outside.

I probably should still be mad but my mind quickly thought about how much time we had. I was supposed to be locking up the back door. Amelia would expect me back in ten minutes. Eric noticed my change in mood. He didn't waste anytime and pulled me closer.

The unfortunate thing about the supply closet was there was very limited room to work with. Also the walls were covered in shelves full of supplies, so there would be no throwing anyone against the wall. It was okay though. I could settle for just kissing him. I liked Eric and it was not just because his brain was silent. He was kind, gentle, interesting, and of course gorgeous.

My teeth tugged at his bottom lip and I could feel the quiet growl vibrating in his chest. Eric moved until my back was against the shelves. I wished we were back at the desk. I definitely didn't mind him picking me up as he pleased. Then his hands slid under my shirt and I wanted more. The feeling of skin on skin was perfect. I reached forward and tugged his t-shirt up as much as I could. Eric paused long enough to pull it over his head and let it drop to the floor. There was a small grin on his face and I couldn't help but smile back. I felt like a teenager hiding out in a damn closet.

His lips were on mine again instantly. Those huge hands of his were on either side of my face then slowly moved down my shoulders, brushing the sides of my breasts before settling on my hips. I took advantage of his half naked state and let my hands roam. God damn, he must work out a lot… or used to. My hands traveled down his pecs and to his abs. He was absolutely perfect, in shape but not looking like a gorilla from that stupid Jersey Shore show.

I was starting to get out of breath so he moved to my neck. My fingers tangled into his hair and when he started sucking on my skin I couldn't suppress the moan that escaped my lips. Then there was a knock at the door.

Fuck.

"Shit" I looked up at Eric who seemed just as surprised. I didn't know how long we had been here. Both of us were quite caught up in the moment.

"Who is it?" He whispered and we both waited to see if the person was still there.

"Um, Sook?" It was Amelia. Crap, crap, crap!

"Just a sec Ames! I'm just grabbing the mop!" I yelled through the door. She would know it was a complete lie.

"…okay…. Meet me at the front desk when you're done." She said and then her footsteps faded down the hallway.

I sighed and leaned back against the shelves Eric had pushed me into. "She knows" I ran my hands over my face. This was not good.

"She's your friend right?" Eric picked up his shirt and put it back on. That was unfortunate.

"Yes"

"Can't she keep a secret?" Eric had too much faith in people. I know Amelia would never bust us, but he did not know her well enough to determine that.

"We better hope so. Otherwise Octavia might fire me." I turned to leave but Eric stopped me.

"I'm sorry Sookie. I didn't mean to put you in this position. I just…. I want to be near you, I can't help it." He was sincere and I never would have doubted that. If Octavia did not hate him so much it probably wouldn't be such a big deal. But her desire to keep me away from Eric might result in me losing my job.

"I know. Lets not worry about it, maybe Amelia will be fine with all of this. Who knows." I left the supply closet and Eric waited a few minutes before returning to his room.

I found Amelia at the front desk. She looked anxious.

"Sookie, what the hell?" Amelia was waving her hands around while she spoke. "Are you crazy? He's a patient!"

"I know, I know!" I didn't need to be yelled at.

"I could tell you were attracted to him but geez, you can't act on it. He's not some guy you met at a bar." Amelia had plenty of random hook ups and one night stands. It was irritating to have her lecturing me.

"I'm not stupid. I thought about all of that. It just happened though, I didn't plan this." I collapsed in the computer chair. Amelia seemed to realize I was stressed out and wasn't taking this lightly.

"Sookie you know I'm the first person to say sometimes rules should be broken." Her voice has softened some. "I just don't want to see you get hurt, or your career, for some guy who might leave you to go live his real life once he remembers it."

It hurt to hear it said that way. But I reminded myself Eric probably had no wife or kids. They would have come to see him or called by now. There was a chance that once he remembered who he was who wouldn't care about me. Especially if he was some big shot lawyer or something similar. He would return to his luxurious city life and lose interest in the small town nurse. I had considered that already. But sometimes you had to take chances right? Life would be nothing if you never took a risk.

"I know you care Ames. I thought about all of this a lot. But I like Eric. He's different from other guys and I could just spend hours talking to him about anything." I stared down at the desk, my voice quiet. "And I can't hear him. He's the only one I can't hear."

Amelia knew about my telepathy. Once we had become close friends I confessed because I wanted her to be able to be careful about her thoughts around me. Most of the time it was not an issue because Amelia said what was on her mind.

"Oh… " She looked thoughtful then a smile spread over her face. "Well he must be good judging by the sounds you were making."

"Shut up!" I slapped her shoulder and laughed. I guess Amelia was on our side now. This might work out for the best seeing as I wouldn't have to sneak around when I was working with her.

a/n: I have the next two chapters written, so the more you review, the faster you'll see them! *insert evil laugh here*