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Destruction

"So tell me again when you bought this car?" She's running her hands along the black leather, stroking it with her small hands and he holds back the growl in his throat. Pathetic I'm getting turned on by her touching a seat.

"Yesterday, I went to Shreveport figuring I should have bought one before I even came to town." Bon Temps was small and honestly he could zip around it easily but keeping up appearances were becoming a nuisance, if he had to walk by the main street to get to Sookie's in a human pace once more he was going to lose it. Visiting her at night was easier since Adele never questioned him much and he could run through town without fear of exposure but during the day time he had to run through the woods or walk through the town. The SUV would definitely come in handy and he was sure Sookie liked it, he could tell by the way her eyes had widened the moment she saw it.

"Is that why you didn't come around last night?" She was still looking at her armrest as if it were the most fascinating thing in the world.

"Miss me?" He grins and revels in the blood rushing to her skin.

"Hmph as much as a sunburn." She mocks him but he can see how easily his words affect her.

"You don't burn." He states very matter-of-factly, she was made to be in the sun, it could never harm her.

"Dang it, that's a fairy trait isn't it?"

"Yes," He laughs at her put out look. "But yes I got in from Shreveport a little later than I anticipated and didn't think your grandmother would find me so charming if I showed up so late unannounced." Plus I didn't think you would let me in if I showed up at your window, though your disappointment is obvious, so maybe you would have.

"Well I didn't miss you, but I didn't not miss you." She supplies finally giving him the eye contact he's been yearning for. "Besides Jason was there after my shift still talking to Gran, it was nice kind of like he still lived there." She smiles wistfully, before a questioning look rises. "What did you two talk about the other night at the party?" The ill fated party that they had both decided to avoid discussing about. He was still smarting after the fact that that boy had touched her in places he had yet to while she was obviously still too embarrassed to talk about it. He didn't want to argue and he hoped they could move on without ever having to mention it again, but he knew things like this didn't stay buried for long.

"Nothing much, just you."

"Peachy," The sarcasm rolled off her in waves. "Well whatever you said must have worked he told me that "the new guy" wasn't so bad after all. It was almost like you glamoured him or something… you didn't did you?" Her tone had gone from playful to accusing in seconds after she must have realized how much of a possibility that was.

"No, though if he had put up too much resistance I might have." It would have been the easiest method to dealing with Jason, he could understand the overprotective brother role and to a degree appreciated it, just not when it was directed to him. Still it would have been the last option to use since he really did want Jason to support his endeavor towards Sookie.

"Don't say such nonsense, now you can use your vampire powers on anyone you like but keep my friends and family out of it."

"If you insist." He wouldn't promise her that, since he was sure he wasn't going to keep it. He sees the suspicious glint in her eyes but she doesn't continue her assault and instead lets it drop, thankfully.

"We're almost there." She adds after motioning to her right, and after glancing down the street he can see the large FOR SALE sign that's gracing the barren land that seems to be mostly made up of grassland. It was the first property they were visiting today, Charlie was set to meet them there to give them the big selling points. "Hopefully you find one you like."

"I hope so too." He doesn't tell her that the only factor that really matters is whether she likes it or not, he's glad she seems excited about his house project but doesn't want to scare her off by telling her it's really their house he's building not his. Even though Charlie hasn't arrived they get drive up and get off deciding to explore a bit without the salesman trailing along.

"Warlow get down!" She laughs as he begins to climb the tallest tree he can find.

"I'm just checking out the view." He sees her sly smile and knows that if she wasn't wearing that red sundress she would probably be hoisting herself up as well. He's about to zip down and get her when he hears the rumbling of a vehicle down the road, so instead he drops down like a cat. Which has her giggling at him, she's all smiles, her blonde hair is shining in the sun and she glows. He wants to wrap his arms around her and kiss her. Kiss her so hard she'll have to imprint this moment in her mind forever. Unfortunately he can't because at that moment he hears an overly high pitched 'Hello' coming their way. He's disappointed when Sookie immediately stops laughing and starts smoothing down her dress to look more appropriate, but he follows her lead and puts on his most charming smile.

"Hello." He replies as he spots Charlie making her way unstably in some large high heeled shoes and an incredibly short dress. She smiles tensely at him and he looks at Sookie to see she has a similar look on her face.

"Well it's great that you could make it out today, and you brought company! It's always nice to have a second opinion for a purchase so large!" She continues to eye Sookie in a way he doesn't appreciate. Please be his sister, his friend, his lesbian friend, a cousin fuck anything but wife or girlfriend. Charlie's thoughts are pathetic but laughingly so, he figures an introduction is needed.

"Yes this Sookie," My beloved, my intended, my mate, mine, any of those would have suited him fine but they had yet to discuss their label since the infamous party so he doubted she would appreciate the label. He's still deciding what to add to it when Sookie speaks up.

"His girlfriend." Sookie adds quickly while shaking Charlie's hand. Or not. Still he can't help the arrogant grin the graces his face. She was his girlfriend which for all intent and purposes made her his.

"Oh how nice." Charlie's fake smile stretches tighter as he slips his arms around Sookie's shoulder. "Let's start with the tour."

Overall the property is nice enough, it's close to Sookie's home, has a large woodsy area that wouldn't have to be removed for the house to be built, it's far enough from town that privacy wouldn't be an issue, and it's large enough that a plantation style home would be doable without looking crowded. It has many selling points and isn't very expensive but none of these things are what Sookie wants to talk about the minute they get into his car and start driving to the second location.

"Charlie's a girl." She states and looks at him as if she's expecting a specific answers.

"I noticed." He doesn't really know what to say, so what if she was girl, sure it surprised him due to the name but in the end it didn't really matter.

"I bet you did." She sneers at him and he wonders why she's angry at him, but he hears the jealousy in her voice. It elates him because for once she was feeling what he seemed to feel every time that boy came around her. He gave her the reassurance he was sure she needed.

"I'm a faithful boyfriend and only have eyes for my one true love." He coos at her attempting to grab her hand and even though she lets him lace their fingers together she grimaces and looks down at her lap.

"I'm sorry I shouldn't have said that."

"I don't mind, after all I want to be yours and you to be mine." She felt like his, every inch of his body screamed that she was his to claim, he never felt at peace until she was in his presence. It was pathetic how much she owned him and it hurt that despite her affection towards him especially lately, she had yet to declare her self as such.

"But I shouldn't have just said that just because…" She trails off while her face blossoms in reds.

"You were jealous." He adds helpfully holding back the smile he'll know will anger her.

"No!" She cries instantly before slumping down in her seat and adding, "Yes, she's very pretty must look very edible to you." She sounded defeated and it worried him that she thought so little of his affection towards her.

"I only want to eat you." In every way possible. He resisted pulling over, and showing her just how many ways that could be.

"I liked the property." Always changing the topic just when we get to the good stuff. He lamented for both him and her since he's sure she would very much enjoy what he had to show her.

"It was nice." Still he plays the dutiful Ben glossing over any mishaps they have.

"Do you think it's 'the one'?" She quotes with her fingers and he laughs.

"I don't think so, did you think it was?" He wasn't sure if he would buy the property it was certainly lovely and Sookie had enjoyed it but he wasn't sure she loved it.

"I'm not sure." He nods his head agreeing, he's determined to find something she'll love.

He's sure that the last property while nice definitely was not 'the one' when he sees Sookie's eyes light up when they reach the second property. It has less woodsy area than the one before but is located next to a lake that offers a spectacular view.

"Your property would end right at the edge of the lake so you would be free to enclose that area." Charlie continues to talk looking at a clipboard and spouting out facts ranging from past uses to recent alligator sightings. He doesn't really listen because all he can see is Sookie. How her mouth is quirked up, her eyes sparkling as she stares out at the sprawling land, she's mesmerized by it and he knows this is it.

"I'll take it." He realizes he's cut her off when he finds Charlies mouth halfway open.

"We haven't even discussed pricing…" Charlie starts to protest, but he waves her off nonchalantly.

"Just get me the paperwork." Charlie gives him an odd look but then smiles brightly.

"Well alright I'll get that as soon as possible."

"You're getting it? For real?" Sookie looks at him like he could be joking about this.

"Yes." She squeals with delights and launches herself into his arms.

"Oh my gosh the house is going to be beautiful." She's grinning and happy and this is all he ever wants for her.

"We should celebrate!" He announces once they wave to Charlie as she heads off in her car.

"Ugh I wish I could but I have work." She looks one last time out to the lake before turning back to him. "We should get going I don't want to be late."

"Well we can always celebrate after?" He offers and she bites her lip before nodding.

"Yes we need to, this land is beautiful."

Her pink lips are all pout while the shimmering make up above her eyes glitter in the faux light, her black shorts ride up with every step and if they were just an inch shorter he's sure he would be able to see more than just her thigh. He's not ashamed to admit that every time she had to bend down to pick something up his eyes couldn't help but be drawn straight to her ass.

"Maybe you shouldn't check out Jason's little sister while he's playing pool." He glances away from smooth tan skin to find Tara sitting once seat over from him at the bar. He laughs a little before sipping more of his whiskey before replying.

"He looks a little busy to me to really care." Jason had some brunette girl wrapped all around him as he waited for his turn as he played with Hoyt in the corner.

"Maudette Pickens." The distaste is evident in her tone and her frown becomes harder. "Jason is always one to think with his dick." Someone sounds jealous. He grinned, these small towns always were good for the tawdry love triangles.

"I don't think you're old enough to sit here or drink that." He motions toward her beer she had begun to sip.

"Sam won't care… much besides as long as I say I'm just holding it for Lafayette he can't do much either." She grinned at her own plan.

"Hey guys having fun?" Sookie drawls from behind the bar, quirking her eyebrow at Tara and her beer.

"Loads." Warlow deadpans though he does enjoy having Sookie's skin so close he could reach out and touch it. If only she wouldn't slap my hand away, then I'd try it.

"Almost done, just going to gives these to the guys." She says as she starts pulling out two beers. "Lafayette's just finishing up cleaning the kitchen but he said ten more minutes." She tells Tara as she wipes the beers off with a rag.

"Not like I got anything better to do." Tara mumbles taking another sip, which Sookie gives her the stink eye for.

"Be back in a second." She smiles at him seductively before winking at him. He turns to see her walk to the back were Jason and Hoyt are, she hands them the beers quickly but the boys proceed to make small talk with her. He watches the easy interaction between Sookie and her brother, but what irritates him is how Hoyt examines her and the blush that blooms across her skin.

"So you know huh, about those two." He turns to see Tara watching him and the scene before him. He looks down to see his own body has tensed up while his hands unconsciously have turned into fists. He tries to relax it's pathetic that a mere human has been able to read him so well.

"She told me it wasn't serious."

"It wasn't…" She's about to take a drink of her beer before she corrects herself. "Well for her it wasn't." He's completely blocking his mind, he doesn't want to see the boys fantasies or sick thoughts of adoring love, he doesn't want to see any of that ever again.

"He loves her doesn't he?" He knows he does, despite Sookie's protests that it was just a drunk declaration he knew better. Knew how much Hoyt thought of Sookie, how much he wanted her, it made his insides burn.

"Oh yeah, big time." Hoyt's talking to Sookie while Jason has started analyzing the pool table, it looks intimate. The small smiles they're sharing, the way they laugh at some dumb joke Jason makes, like this was the life she was meant to have. He's downed his whiskey by now and thinking about ordering another when it happens. Hoyt brushes his hand slowly across her cheek to push back a strand of hair that had fallen out of her pony tail. Push him away, push him away, push him away! She doesn't she giggles. He breaks the pool stick in half before shoving it through Hoyt's stomach, the stench of acid and blood would fill the air and though Hoyt cries for help it doesn't last long as he shoves his hand into his mouth and pulls out his tongue, it doesn't take much forces before it rips off completely leaving his mouth a bloody mess. The boy's still alive, he can't cry, can't move much, but he's still breathing until the blood is too much and he suffocates on it.

The imagery is too much and though he thinks about going over to her he won't, he's not that pathetic, instead he slams a twenty on the bar and walks out heading to his car. How can she do this? Why does she do this to me? His head is full of angry swirls demanding he kill, hunt, murder, anything to satisfy the demon. He punches a tree and hears it crack before it falls down.

"Ben! Ben!" He hears her running out of Merlotte's, he thinks about running off I didn't do anything she did! He's so angry at her at himself at Hoyt and everything and everybody in this stupid town. "Wait don't go." He keeps moving until she's followed him farther into the woods, he won't have any interruptions if they're really going to have this conversation. Finally when they're in deep enough that any screaming won't reach anyone in Merlotte's he turns to face her.

"What the hell Sookie!" He's yelling, he doesn't want to be but he can't help it. He's hurting and she's the one who is causing the pain.

"I… what's wrong?" She shakes her head like he's acting insane. Are you kidding me?

"Don't do that, don't pretend you didn't do anything." Her eyes become hard like steal before she answers.

"I didn't." Why am I always in the wrong? Everything I do is for you, every moment all I can think about is you why do you have to act like this?

"Fuck! Why do you have to flirt with him knowing I'm right there!"

"I wasn't…"

"Yes you were, he had his hands on you and you didn't do anything!"

"Hoyt's my friend I can talk to him if I want to! Besides were not even dating this shouldn't matter." She's defensive but he won't let her out on this one, it was the last straw, maybe if she hadn't been so affectionate the last few days her acts wouldn't seem like a betrayal. That's what it felt like, this morning they were looking for land to build their house on, she had seemed so happy and now she was pretending that he was in the wrong when he wasn't.

"Really were back to that? What about the last few days? I'm not your boyfriend but we can make out on the couch or you can tell some other girl that you're my girlfriend just so that she'll stay away?" He's going to make her face the reality of their situation even if she doesn't want to admit it. They were together and that was that.

"If you liked Charlie so much you should go and make sure she's not talking to any guys!" She screams at him, looking at him like he had been the one flirting with some other girl.

"No, Sookie you don't get to do this. I love you, I have waited for you for over a millennia and if you're not ready well then I'll just have to wait some more. But I'm not going to stand by and watch you flutter all over somebody else while you lead me on." His heart sagged in the realization, maybe she's not ready, maybe she wants to live more, feel more, without me.

"That's not fair! You can't just always throw that in my face, I'm sorry I haven't been waiting for you since the dawn of fucking time. I'm sorry that I'm not falling at your feet just because you say you want to marry me." She's crying and though he wants to comfort her he can't because he's hurting too, and it's not fair. It's not fair that she so easily builds his hopes up by wanting him to have a house to have stability for her, by arching into his touch and begging for more when she so easily discards his feelings by shoving another's affections for her in his face.

"But you don't have to be cruel either, you have to decide what you want. What you want me to be for you now. If your not ready then that's fine but don't toy with me." She doesn't say anything and before she can he hands her his keys. "Take them, drive yourself back home I need to think." He takes one last look at her before running off. I didn't want to make her cry, but she needs to know. She needs to decide for herself what she wants before pulling me in deeper. He laughed joylessly at that, he was already too far gone to ever come up again. He would always be hers even if she cast him aside for another, he would always want her, only her.

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