AN: So this chapter is probably going to be a lot of fluff and happiness. Just warning you. :) There are definite lemons. Thanks for all the reviews everyone. I am so in love with this story even if no one reads it ... ha ha ha.
I own none of the characters in this fan fiction. They are based on the Sookie Stackhouse series. This story is located somewhere between "Dead as a Doornail" and "All Together Dead". It takes parts from the whole series, but there is a twist I promise. I was devastated when the author did away with the blood bond and ultimately ended the relationship which I think defined the series. This is very Team Eric / Sookie.
Chapter 14
Eric's POV
As I came back to life the next day, I vowed not to let the circumstances of our lives fill the next five days. I rolled over to watch my lover, who was still dead. It didn't matter, in life or death, Sookie was beautiful. Letting the back of my fingers drift over her cheek, I lay there waiting for her to stir. She seemed to wake up at least thirty minutes after me, probably due to my age. I felt hunger fill the bond and leaned in to kiss her passionately. She met me with equal intensity, pulling me closer to her. I could feel her desire as she pulled me as close as possible. The bond was filled with a mix of desire and hunger as I ground into her thigh, still kissing her savagely.
Wasting no time, we shed our clothes and went straight back to grinding into each other, our bodies ravenous for each other. Thrusting myself into her and deciding not to torture her with a slow pace, I pounded my hips against hers as she moaned loudly with her release, throwing me into my own. Quick and satisfying. Looking down into her eyes, which seemed to have a tint of cerulean to them at the moment, "Good evening lover. Are you ready for our grand adventure?"
She laughed and nodded her head enthusiastically. With just enough time to eat and shower, we headed upstairs and finished up the rest of the packing and got dressed. I grabbed us both a blood and microwaved it, handing it to her as she made her way downstairs. She was wearing a particularly pretty flowered white dress with pink and black flowers. It kind of reminded me of the one she wore the night we met. She smiled brightly. "Mr. Northman…do you approve?"
"Oh I approve very much Mrs. Northman." She stopped as I said that.
"Wow. I just realized we are technically married."
"We've been technically married for awhile because of the bond, but yes lover, we are as married as we can be."
"I know but now there's like a legal thing." I knew this was important to her.
"Are you ready my love?"
"Yes." We headed towards the front door. The guards that were traveling with us were outside waiting by the garage. Sookie took a step back when she saw Alcide. "You are going?"
"Yes Ma'am." He smiled at her. "Congratulations Sookie. I'm happy for you." The smile that spread across her face was brilliant and she looked truly happy in that moment.
We got in the first car and the guards got in the second. When we arrived at the airport, there was a private plane waiting. The guards filed in to the back of the plane and Sookie and I settled in the front. I took her hand after she buckled herself in and we were off. It was a very short trip and a little while later, we landed in New Orleans. The guards were staying at a hotel that was a short distance from the house. They would operate in shifts of eight hours with the were's taking the daylight shifts and the vampires taking the evening shifts.
Sookie got in our car, a beautiful maroon Rolls Royce complete with a driver. She was blown away. She didn't know what kind of car it was, but she knew she had never been in a car like this.
Sookie's POV
As we exited the plane, I saw a very fancy car. I thought to myself. He spent a lot of money on this. Shaking off the thought though, I decided that it was our honeymoon and I wouldn't argue with him for once.
"So where are we going?" Knowing that he probably wouldn't tell me, and I was right, he just smiled with his beautiful mouth and shook his head.
"You'll see lover."
We drove for about a half hour towards the city of New Orleans. We pulled up to a gate, it was a wrought iron gate. There was a guard there waiting at the gate to let us in. It was a little after dusk as we drove down the long driveway. I almost fainted when I saw the house. It was lit up beautifully and had vast gardens in front of it. It was Tara! I looked at him. "How?"
The car rolled to a stop and we exited. There was no doubt. This was an exact replica of Tara. I recognized it immediately. He took my hand, and then in one swoop, picked me up and carried me across the threshold to the foyer. It was as beautiful as the movie, maybe even more so. He set me down. The two guards that were assigned carried our luggage upstairs. "Oh Eric, Can we see the house?" I was as pleased as punch. Leave it to my bonded to find the most perfect place on the planet to bring me.
He nodded and took my arm as we explored the entire house from top to bottom. The kitchens and the dining room, the bedrooms, it really was exactly like the plantation in the movie. There was memorabilia from Rhett and Scarlett. Then, without a word, he took me back to a room that was more like a sitting room. There were two goblets with blood in them. He handed me one and somewhere in the back of the room a quartet started to play. I felt kind of faint as I looked around. He took my glass and sat it on the table, then took me in his arms and started to twirl me around the room to the music. It was just like a fairytale. I was so happy that I could feel the drop of blood on my cheek. Using his thumb he wiped it away. "Don't cry Sookie, this is supposed to make you happy."
"Eric I'm so happy right now. I never thought I would be this happy. This is so perfect." When we finished the dance, the music stopped and I looked around, really not sure of what was happening. It was then my big blonde Viking dropped to one knee and looked up at me.
"Sookie. You are already my wife. But I want to officially ask you to spend the rest of your life as mine. I love you so much more than I had ever dreamed possible. You have brought love and light into my life. You are mine and I am yours. Forever, if you will have me. Please make me the happiest man in the world and say you will spend forever with me."
I was overwhelmed by the love coming from the bond. "Eric. I love you so much more than I could have ever dreamed possible. Being with you has tested me and at times tortured me. There is no one I trust more or love more on this earth. You are mine and I am yours. Yes I will spend eternity with you." Just at that moment , the music started playing, he stood up gathered me in his arms and kissed me more passionately than he ever had. He took the small box out of his jacket pocket and opened it. Inside were the engagement ring and wedding bands.
"I know that we are going to have a wedding, but I would love for you to wear your wedding band now. I want the whole world to know that you are mine." He took the rings out and placed them on my left ring finger.
"Eric I don't have a wedding band..." she paused.
"Sookie I do. I know that we didn't pick them out together but they are a matching set." I smiled at him reassuringly.
"No, it's okay. Thank you. Maybe I can get it engraved?"
"Of course lover." I held the ring and slid it on his ring finger. We spent the rest of the night dancing, exploring the house, and walking around the gardens. It was everything a proposal should be. Magical and beautiful and of course at midnight, there were fireworks.
We went to ground that day, or as it was, a day chamber suite underground that was decorated like a honeymoon suite lost in each other and our love. I didn't even think about Roman the entire day. It was nice.
Eric's POV
She is mine forever. Those words had a whole new meaning to them. As I lay there waiting for my lover to come back to life, I thought about where I would take her that evening. There were many specialty restaurants that served only vampire-centric meals. There were casinos that catered to vampires and of course there was Bourbon Street. I wanted to show her everything about New Orleans that was special. Deciding on a vampire centric restaurant and then the casino's, she started to stir.
I got up and grabbed us both a blood and microwaved them. The day chamber was magnificent. Admittedly, I thought that I could definitely reproduce this room easily in our new house. There was a beautiful four poster canopy bed and it was decorated like it was from the era. Granted it was a little girly, but I knew that Sookie loved it. And we could negotiate on some more neutral colors. She stretched as she stirred. Feeling beside her and realizing my absence, she jerked up to a sitting position confused.
"Mrs. Northman, how do you feel?" I crossed to the bed to hand her a blood.
"Well a little disappointed to find an empty bed Mr. Northman." She pouted at me with a hint of southern charm.
"Yes well we have plans this evening." She downed the blood and jumped up.
"Okay. So shower? We can do that together…" She flirted.
Beaming, I nodded my head. "Yes we can indeed." There was a shower in the day chamber. It was a really nice room. We divested each other of our clothes, she stopped to try to seduce me into bed a few more times. There would be plenty of time for that later. I resisted and ushered her into the bathroom despite her protests about it being our honeymoon and that usually that meant lots of sex.
Forty minutes later, we emerged from the day chamber. I texted the driver and he texted back that he would be here in ten minutes.
"See it would have been plenty of time for a quickie." She glowered, only half joking.
"Trust me lover. There will be plenty of sex later." I breathed into her ear as I pulled her roughly towards me. She gasped and her breathing went a little ragged as I lowered my head and softly kissed her lips. I gently bit her bottom lip, she sucked her breath in. "By the way, my lover, you look very beautiful tonight." She was wearing the black cutout dress she had put back but that I had bought anyway with black strappy heels. It was very grown up for her.
"Fine." She did her finest southern moue. Minutes later the car pulled around front. Taking her by the hand, I led her to the car and opened the door for her. She got in and I rounded the car to get in the other side. I had texted the driver our destinations, and we were on our way in seconds.
We pulled up outside the very elegant restaurant and the driver opened the door, I held my hand out to Sookie as I unbuttoned my jacket. Vampires did tend to love everything refined and elegant. This was beyond luxury. Everyone was dressed to the nines. As we entered the marble lobby, Sookie looked down, there was a glass floor with a pond that went underneath the floor, she followed it to a beautiful waterfall and pond with lily pads and koi swimming. There was soft music playing in the background. As we approached, a young woman in her twenties approached and asked what name our reservation was under. I told her and she showed us through the restaurant to a table in the back, where to my great surprise sat Niall.
"Umm Eric is that Niall?"
"Yes it appears to be."
"Grandfather," she leaned forward, "what are you doing here? And how did you find us?"
"Well my darling Sookie, I told you that I would be by to see you in a couple of days."
"Yes, somehow I thought you would call though."
"Congratulations. I have brought you a present. " I pulled out the chair for Sookie as I took mine with great interest. He pulled a vial out of his jacket pocket. It was filled with a purple shiny liquid.
"Sookie, This is for you."
"Umm thanks Grandfather." Sookie never wanting to be rude plastered a smile on her face. "What is it…exactly?"
"It's a cure."
"A cure?"
"Yes."
"A cure for what?"
"For vampirism of course." Both of our mouths dropped open. I stared at her. I couldn't believe it. Niall had a cure for vampirism. What? How did he? My heart dropped for a moment. We had just agreed to forever the night before. Of course I would love her no matter what, but this was something I wasn't expecting.
"Grandfather…I'm…I'm…thank you." She was stunned. I could feel the confusion in the bond. I put my hand on her shoulder to steady her.
"Grandfather, I'm not sure that I want it." Okay I wasn't expecting that either.
"It's okay child. I understand. Now you have the choice though. Just know that if you ever take it, it will cure you forever, there is no going back. There are fairies that are vampires of course. There are all manner of fairies. Being a vampire is always second to being a fairy though. " He eyed me. "Keep it with you locked away and if you ever decide that you want to be a fairy again, you know you have the option."
I stood as he did. Sookie sat there for a moment and stared blankly at the little tube of liquid. Then shaking her head, she stood to hug Niall. "Thank you Grandfather."
We sat down. Well that was something new. I never ever heard of a cure for vampirism. "Sookie, lover are you okay?"
All of the sudden, a huge smile covered her face. "Okay? I'm ecstatic."
"Okay?" I questioned lightly, not knowing where she was going with this.
"Eric, look I know that you love being a vampire, for me it wasn't a choice though. I was cast into this life. Now I know if I ever get to the point where it's too much, I can be human with you again. I don't think I'll want that, but I have something that no one else ever will…well I guess unless they are related to Niall. Wait I wonder if Hadley had that option?" She was starting to ramble. "I don't hate being a vampire honestly. I can still walk in the sun, which means some day I might not be in danger every day of my life and I like being strong, but I have a choice." She kissed me hard.
"Sookie. I want you to be happy and I will love you no matter what you are. I do want to spend eternity with you. I meant that."
"And so did I Eric. It's not about not wanting what we have. It's about knowing I have a choice. Do you understand?"
Sookie's POV
I could feel his mood darken. He wanted me to be happy as a vampire and honestly I was, but I don't know if I honestly knew that before. Before I didn't have a choice, now I do. I could see the blood welling up in his eyes.
"Eric. I love you more than anything. I wish I knew how to explain this to you in a way that makes sense. I never really knew that I liked being a vampire until right now, until I knew that I didn't have to be a vampire unless I wanted to." I could feel his mood improve slightly. "I didn't know if it was a choice that I would make until right then."
"So you want to be with me for eternity still?" His voice was tentative.
"Yes more than anything Eric. I want to get married and have a wedding and be with you forever."
He smiled, still feeling unsure. I could feel it in the bond. I felt bad but I also knew that he was just scared that I didn't want forever. But I truly did. The rest of the night was amazing. Once we left the cure conversation alone, we drank some delicious blood and danced the night away. Later, he took me to a casino. I had never been to one before. It was a little overwhelming and of course he took me to one that catered exclusively to vampires so it was over the top nice and everyone, including the servers, was beautiful.
We played some slot machines, which I could have personally done all night, but he insisted we play some of the other games. He taught me how to play Black Jack and Roulette. It was fun, but I still liked the slot machines more. There was something about the little wheels whirling around and the lights that I loved.
I won about forty dollars, he lost about three hundred, which he shrugged off like it was nothing.
We headed back to the house around 5am and collapsed into a fury of lovemaking. I could feel all the angst from earlier come out. He had this way of claiming me when he was unsure of my feelings that was almost predatory. Before the end of the night I was on my knees with my face in the pillow as he slammed into me unyieldingly, screaming his name and reassuring him in the same breath that I was still his forever.
He pulled me into his arms. "You are mine."
"Yes I am." And with that we were dead to the world.
The next evening the tourism didn't stop. We went on a night time tour of the graveyards, which even knowing I was a vampire, still scared me silly. I didn't like to mess much with voodoo and the stories were really frightening. He roared with laughter when I jumped at Marie Laveau's grave site from a gate slamming. I slapped at him and pouted at him for making fun of me. Afterwards, we visited the French Quarter and Bourbon Street, where we had bloods and danced. I loved the feeling of him whirling me around on the dance floor. In truth, he was a much better dancer than I, but he always made me feel beautiful.
As we left the bar, I saw a prostitute. I don't know that I had ever seen one before. At least not that I knew of. "Eric, have you ever paid a prostitute."
"Sookie," he looked down at me. "I do not have to pay for sex." His voice was almost incredulous.
"Have you ever thought about it?"
"What? No! Where is this questioning coming from?"
"I don't know. I just don't know a lot about your life. I mean I know stuff here and there, but stuff like that I don't know."
"Sookie. I don't have to pay for sex nor have I EVER had to pay for sex or have even had to think about paying for sex."
"How many men have you been with?"
"Sookie, seriously, stop."
"Shouldn't we be able to talk about this?" I stopped in the middle of the street.
He sighed. "Sookie, look, I know that I have had a lot more experience. Vampires don't think about sex the same way humans do."
"Well doesn't that include me now? You know I have been feeling really adventurous since I turned and you are the only one I can talk to about this?"
"What do you mean 'you've been feeling adventurous'?"
"Well it occurred to me that I really haven't experienced much and you have like all this experience and I don't know maybe I want to try some new things. You did."
"And what is it that you want to try Sookie?" He pushed me up against the wall in an alley and started breathing into my neck. "Do you want me to fuck you like a whore?" He was grinding his leg between my legs.
"I thought you never paid a prostitute."
"I never have. I didn't say I had never bedded a prostitute." He was roughly dragging his lips along my neck. I could feel the dampness between my legs. He kissed me hard and forced my arms above my head. "You are no whore Sookie Northman." Then he released me.
"No, but maybe I'm a little more adventurous than you give me credit for." I challenged. I wanted him to continue.
"Really?" He studied me for a moment before tearing into my mouth with his tongue. He reached up under my dress and tore my panties from me. I immediately started to moan against him. His fingers found my wet center. "Do you like that Sookie? Do you like me fingering you in public, where anyone can see? Your wet panties on the ground." He leaned back. "Answer me!" He demanded. "And keep your eyes open." I forced my eyes open.
"Yes Eric I like it." He was thrusting his fingers in and out of me. I was moaning pretty loudly as he pushed his fingers in deeper. Finally he undid his pants and raised my leg up around his waist.
"You are so wet Sookie, dripping wet. Tell me how much you want me inside you." His eyes were full of lust and his words dripping with sex.
"God Eric, please fuck me right here." He obliged by slamming his gracious plenty into my aching core. I screamed out as he continued to fuck me at vamp speed. He reached down and grabbed my hands and pinned them against the hard brick wall. I could feel the brick cutting into my hands but I didn't care. He held me motionless as he continued pumping his rigid member in and out at a pace I couldn't even discern. Omg. He felt so good. I could feel my body start to tighten…I couldn't hold back anymore. I was moaning so loudly. I felt his body start to jerk against me as he spilled inside of me. The warm fluid began dripping down my leg.
Kissing me tenderly, he then picked up my panties. "Use these to clean up a little bit. I'll text the driver to come get us. He took my hand once I was finished and led me to the street, where the car drove up a few minutes later. As we headed back to the house, it occurred to me that we would be leaving Tara tomorrow, although from what he explained, the next place was very decadent and luxurious. Still it would always be the place he proposed. I took a picture with my phone as we stepped out of the car. Eric nodded to the guards as we entered. I realized that we hadn't taken any pictures. "Eric. Can we get a camera tomorrow?"
"Yes of course lover. We'll go as soon as we get up." Once we were downstairs and showered. I sat on the bed looking at my wedding present from Niall. Eric came out of the bathroom. "Lover. You should put that somewhere safe. In fact, I may call Pam and have her come get it and lock it up in the safe."
"That's a good idea Eric. It didn't occur to me at the time, but this could be used as a weapon too. Imagine giving this to an enemy and making them completely vulnerable. I don't think it should be out."
He nodded. "Yes I did consider that earlier. They would have to know about it and I really doubt that anyone does besides the three of us. I will text Pam and have her meet us at the hotel tomorrow."
It was a long and very exciting night with all the sex and the cure. I was exhausted. I snuggled into his arm as we both died for the morning.
Eric was all business the next day again. We only had an hour to check out of here and go to the hotel.
Eric's POV
Immediately upon rising I got up and started packing. I microwaved us a blood and turned to look at my angel. She was absolutely gorgeous and very naked. Last night had been unexpected. I never really thought about her not having any sexual experiences. I knew that the longer she lived, the more she would want to experience, I just hadn't expected it so soon. I would have to start giving her more of those I decided.
Her sounds started to fill the room a little while later and she sat up in the bed. "I see organized Eric is making an appearance again."
"Lover, we have to check out. I promise tomorrow we can wake up and stay in bed all night if you want." I winked at her.
"Fine." She hopped out of bed and helped me pack. "When is Pam coming?"
"She'll be at the hotel waiting for us. Can she stay for dinner?"
"Do you want her to?"
"It would be nice. I mean I like Pam and well she is coming all the way here for us."
"Yes well she is my child, she has no choice."
"I know Eric, but still it would be nice to see her and hang out for a bit."
I packed up the rest of our things and started carrying them up the staircase to the steel door and unlocked it to put our luggage outside. Going back down she was busy gathering up our chargers and phones and dumping them into her purse.
"Ready lover?"
"Yes I think so. I just want to check the drawers one more time." She went from drawer to drawer double-checking.
We headed for the door, the guards grabbed the suitcases and headed for the W. She turned and took pictures of us before we got in the car. "Eric don't forget I want to get a camera."
"I won't."
We arrived at the W and Sookie was taken aback by the sheer feel of the place. It was very ornate and very modern. Pam was waiting in the lobby. Sookie ran up to her and hugged her. "Sookie you look beautiful. How has your honeymoon been?"
"It's been amazing." They were chattering back and forth as we made our way up to the suite.
"Pam, Sookie and I would like to know if you want to go out for drinks or dinner?"
"I don't know." She looked at me. "I don't want to intrude."
"Don't be ridiculous Pam, we want you to." Sookie chimed in. She looked at me for approval again and I nodded.
"Of course I'd love to."
The suite was fantastic. It had a separate living area and stairs that led up to a master suite and two smaller bedrooms. The Master Suite was a locking day chamber that no one had keys to. It locked from the inside. The décor was very modern and lavish. There was a bottle of blood waiting for all three of us on the table as we entered.
"Wow." Sookie almost dropped her purse.
Pam nodded, she had seen better; I laughed at her. "So what was the emergency?" she drawled.
Sookie took the vial out of her purse and handed it to her. "This needs to be locked away very securely in my home safe." I nodded towards the vial.
"Okay, what is it?"
"It's a cure for vampirism." Her jaw dropped.
"What? I had no idea…there was one. Who would want to stop being a vampire?" As if she couldn't even imagine such an awful fate.
"Well be that as it may, it needs to be locked away securely." She nodded. "Should we lock it in the safe until we return?"
"Good idea." I took it from her and headed to the safe. I entered a code that only I knew and locked the vial in the safe. "We need to stop and get a camera." I motioned to the door so the girls could lead the way to the elevator.
Once downstairs, I texted the driver with our requests and he appeared moments later out front. Stepping into the car, we headed straight for a camera store, where I bought a camera. Of course Sookie reasoned that it was too expensive, but I didn't believe in buying cheap anything, so she eventually relented on the cost and moments later we were on our way to another vamp-centric restaurant in the quarter.