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Chapter 5.
Eric, Pam and Sookie loaded up on a gator atv and made their way to the gym. Pam loved riding in the gator. She laughed the whole time. They made it to the gym and went inside. Sookie showed Eric where the eqipment and showers and towels was. " Eric, I'm going to take Pam to My vet clinic and make sure everything got set up for my surgery room. And we'll find something to do for about a hour. Then we'll come back and go to the lake if you want." Sookie said. Eric nodded in agreement. " Sounds like a plan to me. I'll be here till you get back. Pam please good for Sookie." Eric said bent down to look at Pam eye level. Pam replied, " I promise daddy. I'm having fun." Eric smiled gently and said, " Me too kiddo." Sookie told Pam it was time to go. They waved at Eric and left. Eric went to the bathroom and changed clothes. He went to go and get on the treadmill. He plugged his earphones into his I-phone and turned on his workout music. The more he run, The more he thought about Sookie. He was going to ask her out before he left. He knew she needed time. But he knew how quickly life could be took away. He didn't want to waste anytime with Sookie. He was sure that him and Sookie could be the real deal. By the time Sookie and Pam come back to him, He had a good workout. He had barely left from getting dressed from his shower when they come in. Pam was laughing. He looked up and Sookie smiled at him, he thought, " I can get use to this." With Sookie it seemed sop natural. With Nora everything seemed forced. But not when he was around Sookie. Eric Said, " Did you girls have fun?" Pam was nodding her head yes when she spoke, " Yes Daddy, we had a lot of fun. I got to meet some cows and see where Sookie will work. Did you know she is a doctor to the animals?" Eic replied, " Yes, I knew Sookie was a vet. Did you like it?" Pam said, " I want to be a vet when I grow up. I love all these animals." Eric smiled he knew Sookie was good for Pam. He was learning just how much by the day. Sookie spoke up, " Ok, lets go get our bathing suits on and go to the lake and have a swim if you want or we could go ahead with your training and maybe watch a movie after. Pam I have Frozen if you want to watch it. I hadn't got to see all of it myself." With that Pam was excited. And she told Sookie she wanted her lesson then a movie. Sookie looked at Eric and asked, "I forgot to ask you first, I'm sorry. Is that OK? Eric replied, " Yes, Of course. Sounds like fun. I want to see the snowman in this movie anyways." With that they let to go to the stables, They went straight to Hope. Sookie showed Pam how to saddle the horse. She knew Pam wasn't tall enough to do this yet. But she wanted her to know what to do. Eric just stood back and watched Sookie interact with Pam. She was very patient and understanding about Pam's questions. Sookie picked Pam up and placed her Hope's back. Sookie took the lead reign and walked her to the riding arena. They made it in. Sookie told Pam to hold on and she started jogging with the horse behind her. Pam held on to the saddle horn. She was loving this. Hope was good with kids. She didn't spook easy. So Sookie knew they would just fit together. Sookie slowed down and told Pam she was going to get on with her. She wanted Pam to feel comfortable with her and Hope. Sookie hopped on and Pam was in front of her. She had control of the horse. She started trotting and before long they we're running. Pam was laughing. She loved this feeling. Eric was outside the arena, He was nervous, but Pam was enjoying it so much. And Sookie just looked plain hot. He had to remember to shut his mouth every once in awhile.
What they didn't realize. Corbett, Gran and Michelle was watching from afar. Corbett had wheeled Adele telling her she needed the fresh air. What Adele saw took her breathe away. She knew something was going on. Her Sookie looked so alive again. Sookie had a smile on her face. A smile no one had seen since Alcide died. Corbett knew happiness when he saw it. And that was what was on his baby girls face. At one point Sookie thru her head back laughing at something Pam had said. She looked like a angel. Corbett looked at Michelle and she was crying. At had been so long since she had seen that. Her daughter was coming back. Eric and his daughter was bringing back their once care free daughter. Sookie was so at ease with two. They turned to leave. Adele spoke first, " Corbett son, I think we might be getting a addition to our family. How do you feel about being a granddad at such a young age?" With that said Michelle and Adele was laughing. And Corbett looked in shock. When he was finally able to speak he said, " As long as my baby continues to laugh like that, I don't care. I'll make a awesome grandpa." With that, they all were laughing.
Back at the arena it was time for the lesson to end. Sookie showed Pam how to take the saddle off of Hope and brush her down. Sookie cut a aplle for her to feed Hope. Pam fed the horse without hesitation. They all loaded back on the ATV and headed to Sookie's house. When they got there Pam and Sookie needed to wash off from all the dust. Sookie let Pam wash off first. Eric had brought a spare outfit. Sookie got her bath water ready and told Eric, He should go in there with her because she didn't want to do anything that Pam wasn't ready for. But as soon as Eric went into the bathroom, Pam hollered for Sookie. Sookie made it to the bathroom door. She stood in the door way. " Yes Pam, Are you ok? , Do you need anything else?" Sookie said. Pam shook her head no. Pam looked at Sookie, " Can you give me my bath? Dad is a boy. You're a girl. I bet you know lots of easier ways to wash my hair." Sookie laughed and so did Eric. Sookie told Pam just to give her a sec. And she went to her bathroom and got some detangle spay. And a spray in , leave in conditioner. It always helped with the tangles in her own hair. She went back to the bathroom. She showed Eric what she had. Of course he nothing of this. Sookie told him, she would get Pam some not to worry about it. Sookie showed Pam what to do. Pam was grateful, dad always took care of her. But she knew he didn't know about certain girl things. She needed a woman to show her certain things. When Pam got out of the bath , Sookie blow dried her hair. And fixed it in a pretty braid with a ribbon at the end. And Sookie explained if she slept with it like that her hair would be curly in the morning. Pam was excited to see this. They settled in watching their movie. But not before Sookie fixed all kinds of snacks for them. They cleared the coffee table off so they could put all the snacks there. By the end of their movie, Pam was asleep on the couch. Eric and Sookie was in the floor in front of the couch. Eric looked to Sookie and said, " Can I kiss you? I know I said friends first. But I want to kiss you so bad." Sookie nodded yes in agreement. Eric leaned over and caressed her cheek. He wanted her to feel how he felt for her. He brushed his lips next to hers and it was Sookie that grabbed the back of his neck and pulled him to her. She nearly straddled him trying to get closer. He felt her tongue on his lips. He opened his mouth wanting to taste her. He wanted to consume her. But he wanted her to do it at her pace. She only ended the kiss because they couldn't breathe. They were forehead to forehead. He looked at her in the eyes, " Sookie that was just …. Perfect. I've wanted to do that so badly. And when I see how you are with Pam, it makes me want you more." Sookie replied, " Eric you make me feel things I hadn't felt since Alcide. I think we need to talk about what has led to this point in our lives. Will you tell me about Nora? And I'll tell you about Alcide." Eric knew this was coming. But it was still hard to explain about his and Nora's relationship. Eric spoke in a low voice at first, But he wanted Sookie to know what had happened. " I met Nora in college. I loved her very much. I thought she loved me. But I was wrong. I thought we we're happy and I loved her. So our senior year of college, I asked her to marry me. She said yes of course. But when we graduated, I went to work. Nora didn't. Nora was a little spoiled. She was use to having money. But I wasn't. I worked as a bartender paying for my rent and groceries. While she never had to do with anything. She never wanted to do anything. She told me she never was really in love with me. She married me to piss her friends and family off. But I didn't realize it at the time. When she got pregnant with Pam she finally fessed up she had been sleeping with three other guys on a regular basis's. Of course I had a DNA test run on Pam to make sure she was mine. In the meantime Nora had been getting sick a lot. She went to the doctor and found out she had cancer. She was scared, and her boy toys didn't want to have to deal with the chemo. So she begged me to stay. I was so blinded by love I didn't really realize she was using me to have someone with her when she was sick. When she died she had left a note apologizing to me. But by that point, I hated her. The only thing that came from her that was any good was Pam. I don't trust easy. And yes I have been with other women since Nora, But it was for release. I don't think Nora and I had sex since she got pregnant with Pam. I wanted to move and make a fresh start for me and Pam both. We needed this."
Sookie was shocked Nora had Eric and didn't even appreciate him and Pam.
How could somebody be so blind? Eric was a great dad and no doubt a great person in general. So she started talking then.
" Eric I cant really understand why Nora done what she did. But I will tell you my story. Alcide and I met in college. Alcide was a guy, guy. He loved sports. Anything out doors. I cant say we had a bad relationship, because we didn't. I loved him. I still do I guess. And some part of me will always love him. We was planning to have babies. We wanted the great American life. And we had it for awhile. He was romantic with me. But then he could go all caveman on me too. I had never felt that way. And I was afraid I would never feel that way again. But something happened when I met you. I got butterflies in my stomach. I hadn't had that feeling since Alcide. And then I don't know if it was this strong. Does that make sense?
Eric nodded his head yes, " Yes, that makes perfect sense to me. I felt the same way with you. Can I ask you something and you not spook? I'm afraid I'm going to go to fast and scare you."
Sookie told Eric he could ask her anything. Eric looked deep in her eyes and said, " Sookie will you go out with me?"
Sookie stiffened at the words. She knew they we're coming but it didn't make it any easier. She wanted to do this. She took a deep breathe and said, " Yes, Eric I would love to go out with you."
So next chapter will be their first date. We'll see how it goes. To everyone that has left me a review or is following my story, Thank you. I'm very grateful. On another note, I don't think Trueblood is going to end well as far as Eric and Sookie goes. But we all have fan fiction.