*Flashback*

Sookie woke up to the bluest eyes she had ever seen. They reminded her of the beach on a snowy day. She was laying on a beautiful black leather couch.

"Welcome back Sookie." The beautiful man with the beautiful blue eyes asked her. "Mr. Northman? Eric?" She asked wondering why she was here. Everything came back to her suddenly. She screamed. Eric caught her gaze. "Sookie look at me, I promise I'd never hurt you." Eric said calmly. Sookie looked at him. "You don't remember anything at all about tonight. You came in here for an interview. If you choose to take the job you can start tomorrow. After that you left and went home. You were never hit by a car and you never saw what I am." Eric said calmly.

"You're a vampire." Sookie said just as calm.

"What are you Miss Stackhouse?" Eric asked her "You are certainly not quite human." Sookie jumped up.

"Who sent you?" Eric accused. "Please tell me you're not a spy? I'd hate to have to kill you." Sookie looked at him. He looked angry. He was standing still as possible clinching his fists barely containing his rage. Sookie was so scared she started to cry.

"I'm not a spy, I swear, I go to LSU in Shreveport. I'm a business major and I can read most people's thoughts. But I can't your or your wife's. Please don't kill me." Sookie was sobbing in the palm of her hands and shaking. She felt Eric place a large hand on her back. "Calm down your safe I promise. No one will hurt you. So you can read minds? But not vampires?"

*End Flashback*

Sookie smiled at the memory as she opened the door.

"Forgive me, Gran, you know how Eric worries." Sookie said as she went back in the kitchen.

"Excuse my manners Mr. Compton." Sookie cringed as she extended her hand to shake his. It was hard not to pull back.

"Oh Gran by the way, Eric is going to be able to come after all. He should be here any minute. Mr. Compton you may know my fiancé, he's a vampire. The sheriff, of area 5. Eric Northman?"

"Oh yes, I'm familiar with Eric, he's quite the ladies man." Bill said sarcastically.

"Yes, how lucky for me he chose me to bond with." Sookie said smugly. Bill looked as if he'd been kicked between his legs.

"Bonded? You've exchanged blood three times?" Bill asked slowly like he could barely form the words without stuttering.

"Now why is that any of your concern?" Sookie snapped.

"It's against the law to feed on unwilling humans. I'm assuming a pretty young lady like yourself would never willingly let someone as vulgar as Northman feed on you willingly?" Bill scoffed. Sookie felt her mind begin to tingle. He was trying to glamour her.

"I never said I wasn't willing and for your information it was an exchange and in four years he's never been as vulgar toward me as you've been in four minutes."Sookie yelled placing herself between Compton and her Gran.

"In fact pton. I think it would be best if you waited outside for your sheriff. I resend your invitation." Sookie watched as Bill was expelled from the house.

"Sookie! What on earth has gotten into you? You're in my home." Gran scolded

"I'm sorry Gran. After Eric finds out what he's doing here, you can invite him back if he's really harmless." She apologized as there was a knock on the door.

"That should be Eric." She said as Gran opened the door. Eric stood there all six feet four inches of him. Sookie made her way to him excited and relieved he was there. She smiled taking his hand and pulling him in. She took a minute to thank whoever would listen for vampire speed. Eric hugged her and tucked her protectively in his arms.

"Thank God you're here." She whispered. Eric leaned down and kissed her forehead.

"Eric I'm so glad you could join us. This is Bill Compton, he just moved in across the cemetery." Eric smiled at Gran, as she introduced Bill

"It's wonderful to see you Adele, pton is an old acquaintance of mine. Why are you in my area without checking in Compton?

You know the rules. I could take you to the magister for this." Eric said still keeping Sookie close.

"Eric, I only just arrived a week ago to take ownership of the property next door. I had planned to check in later in the week once I had permission to leave New Orleans indefinitely."

"Eric excuse me, this is my home, may I have a word?" Gran asked

"Gran," Sookie scolded. "This is vampire business, we need to stay out of it"Sookie told Gran pleading with the older woman.

"Yes, Adele, this is your home. But I am in charge of the vampires in my area and Mr. Compton was duty bound to let me know when he arrived in my area. And I find him here with Sookie, calling me to say a strange vampire is lurking." Eric finally looked down at Sookie.

"Did he do anything he shouldn't have?" Eric asked rubbing her cheek softly with his thumb. She shook her head no. He bent down and kissed the top of her head. "Besides piss me off, no."

"Compton you better be in my office by first dark tomorrow.Or we will take this matter to a higher authority."Eric said in the voice he used to scare someone."Cross me and you'll wish you'd never been born."

"Yes, Sheriff." Bill said.

Sookie held on to him a moment longer after everyone walked away. She mouthed a thank you and followed Gran into the kitchen.

Needless to say. Dinner was awkward after Eric got there. Bill made an excuse to leave before he could be invited back in. Sookie was helping Gran clean the kitchen when Gran looked at her with tears in her eyes. Sookie knew she had been glamoured but she wasn't sure what she had been instructed to do. Eric had been working with Sookie to see if she could break a vampire's glamour, but so far no success.

"Gran why are you crying?" Sookie asked concerned. Gran looked around to make sure they were alone.

"Sookie, you know I love you and most of the time I enjoy Eric's company but you were both out of line tonight. You got here and immediately called him. He came into my home and made my guest so uncomfortable he'll probably never speak to me again. He's barbaric at times." Gran told her.

"Gran listen to me please. Yes. I called Eric. But don't you realize the danger we were in? I didn't like his questions. He basically called me a whore, And he didn't do what he should have once he got into town. Every vampire when going to a new place has to check in with their sheriff. Please try to understand.Eric has to know who is in his area. Everyone's lives depend on it." Sookie said rinsing off the last dish and placing it in the drainer. She wiped her hands.

"I'm going to send Eric on home and grab what I needed and just go on back to Shreveport. I'll see you on Sunday." Sookie walked out of the kitchen. She found Eric sitting in a chair waiting for her. She couldn't help but smile at him despite how upset she was with her Gran. She couldn't be mad with the loving older woman that had raised her after her parents death.

"Lover, do you want me to talk to her? You do know you did the right thing by calling me?" Eric stood up and welcomed Sookie into his arms. He held her tightly tucking her in his arms. His arms was her favorite place to be.

"No it's fine, you can go on. If you want to. He's gone and I know you had a busy night. I've got to grab something out of my old room. And I'll be heading home." She stood on her tip toes to kiss him. "I love you." She whispered against his lips. He kissed down her neck and sucked lightly on her collar bone. His hand worked it's way up the back of her dress and rest on her rear cheek. Her thong giving him easy access.

"mmm I love you too my sexy little fairy. I won't be long and I promise when I get home I'll show you just how much I love you." Sookie swatted at his hand as his fingers grazed her clit. She felt that warm tingly feeling she got every time he touched her but she wasn't about to let him feel her up in her Grandmother's living room.

"Well go on get done so you can finish what you started." She sighed pulling out of his arms. He kissed her passionately one last time and before she could open her eyes he was gone. With a smile on her face she went upstairs to her childhood bedroom. She looked around, it was just as she'd left it. Gran hadn't moved anything. She went over to her closet and opened the door. There was a couple of outfits and old family pictures she had been meaning to get. By the time she got the car loaded it was almost 9:00. She went in to find Gran and tell her goodnight but the older lady was already sleeping on her couch. Sookie decided not to wake her up and instead just left. She got a bad feeling the moment she cranked her car.

She was almost out of Bon Temps when she saw the person sitting in the middle of the road. She tried to slam on breaks but the car didn't stop. She lost control of the wheel and the car went airborne. The car rolled until a big tree stopped it. The fence around the tree came through the glass on the windshield. She barely missed being impaled. She hurt everywhere and later she would remember hearing her phone ring. The car door was ripped off it's hinges and someone pulled her out of the car and threw her on the ground. The man kicked her hard in her already injured back. He then kicked her in the face. She felt her nose and jaw break. He jumped down on her chest and ripped her dress down the front. Sookie closed her eyes silently calling for Eric as he exposed her breast. She knew the only reason she was still alive was Eric's blood. She grunted as she heard her thong rip away. Then just as suddenly as the attack started the man was gone and she felt the comfortable silence of a vampire. But she screamed again in horror as she managed to open her eyes enough to see Bill Compton's bloody wrist coming toward her. She used every ounce of energy she had left to turn her head to miss his wrist.

"No!" she coughed. She fought to stay awake conscience. She wished with all her might she was home. There was a loud pop, a bright light, and suddenly she was on her and Eric's doorstep.