AN: Happy New Year everyone! This update is brought to you by a much needed vacation. The good news is I have atleast the next two chapters written I just have to go in and edit. I tried to keep this chapter light and happy. These guys deserve a break at least on their honeymoon.
AN2: this chapter contains lots of smut and I don't own these guys.
* Flashback*
Sookie and Eric had been together a little over three years. They were lying in bed one night after making love. Sookie was laying on her side with her back to him, snuggled against Eric's chest. He was still kissing her neck and shoulder.
"Eric? Can I ask you a question?" Sookie asked. He palmed her breasts and began sucking lightly n her neck under her ear. "You can ask me anything." He whispered in that sexy voice that made her vagina tingle.
"Do you want to be with me forever?" Eric stopped sucking her neck and looked down at her. She turned in his arms to look him in the eyes. "Yes." He whispered looking deeply in her eyes.
"Are you still going to want to be with me when I'm 80 years old? And wrinkled and I need a walker?" Eric ran his hand up her chest to her neck and gently cupped the back of her head.
"I hope you'll let me turn you before then, but Sookie, you're 23 years old. You have some time before you need to start worrying about that." Sookie sighed. "What if I don't want to be a vampire?" She asked tears forming in her eyes. "Then I will love you until the breath leaves your body. Then I will probably meet the sun. I'm not saying that to try to guilt you into letting me turn you. But Sookie I can't stand the thought of being in this world without you. I never realized how lonely I was until you loved me." Sookie started to cry. "You always know what to say and when to say it. Eric I want to be with you forever. I'm not ready yet. But I want you to turn me before I turn 30. And if something happens before then your blood can't fix. Turn me then." Eric leaned down and kissed her. "I love you." She whispered as he leaned down to kiss her softly.
*end Flashback*
Sookie woke up the next day feeling very relaxed. She untangled herself from Eric and got out of the enormous bed. She slipped into her bikini and kissed Eric before leaving the room and closing the door behind her. She made her way downstairs and slipped out the door. The sun was so bright it hurt her eyes. It was the first time she'd been outside during the day since she had been attacked . The sun warmed her skin and she let out a big breath she didn't know she had been holding. She sat down in one of the patio chairs and leaned back. All the stress and tension were gone. She went inside long enough to grab lunch. Eric always made sure she had plenty of food and fresh produce everywhere they went. She ate and went back outside by the patio. She was still to nervous to swim alone but the sun felt so good she couldn't tear herself away. She stayed in the chair all day relaxing, only going inside to get food and drink or take care of human needs. Towards the end of the afternoon her eyes started to close involuntarily and that was how Eric found her that night. He had been worried when he woke up and she wasn't there but she looked so peaceful when he found her. He sat down beside her and kissed her softly until she began to wake up. "I fell asleep." She said leaning into his arms. "I see that. The only reason I woke you was because we have reservations for dinner." Sookie yawned and laced her fingers through his. "Would you be upset if we didn't go? I'm just so tired. I don't really feel like getting dressed." He smiled at her. "We can do whatever you like." She smiled at him and stretched a little. "Will you take me swimming? I've wanted to go all day but I'm still afraid of the water." Eric stood up and dropped his boxers and reached for her hand. She took it and he pulled her against his chest. He wrapped his arms around her. He pulled her bottoms down and she stepped out of them. He untied her top and pulled her flush against his chest and kissed her as it fell to the ground. He led her in the pool carefully. Sookie sighed two months ago he would of thrown her in and jumped in after her. He pulled her against him and floated to the middle. Sookie relaxed against his chest and wrapped her legs around his waist. Her hair fell around them and he gently brushed it from her face and he pulled her down for a kiss. "You smell like sunshine." He whispered in her ear as he pulled her against him. He cupped her butt in his hands. "I've missed smelling the sun on your skin." She looked into his eyes. "I've missed the sun. I didn't realize how much until I got outside this morning."
"Honey." She said as she began to trail kisses up and down his face. "Take me to bed." She told him rubbing herself against him. He bit her neck playfully and thrust against her hard as he carried her out of the pool. He slammed himself against the side of the house as he deepened the kiss and slammed her down on him. She threw her head back and cried out as she adjusted to his size. "Yes!" She cried out. "Fuck me hard." She moaned as he filled her over and over. He growled against her neck as he began to suck on her on that spot under her ear that drove her crazy. He carried her into the house and up the stairs never missing a beat. He kicked the bedroom door closed behind them and carried her over to the bed. He threw her down on the edge of the mattress and grabbed her legs to his chest. He cupped her breast and played with her nipples as he set the rhythm. "Oh god! Yes!" She cried as she came. "You feel so good." He said running his hand down her body. He pulled out of her and turned her over. Before sliding back in. His found her clit and his free hand rubbed her back entrance. She cried out. "Keep going" she begged on the edge again. He grabbed her by the hips. His free hand never left her clit. He rubbed her vampire speed. Her whole body shook as she came again. Her arms gave out and she fell against the mattress. Sookie opened her mouth to scream but no sound came out. Eric laid down behind her and pulled her in his arms, kissing her neck until her body stopped shaking.
"Thank you for bringing me here. I finally feel like I can breathe again." She said rolling over and laying her head against his chest. "I love feeling you this happy again." He said kissing the top of her head. "Are you sure you don't want me to take you out to dinner? What have you eat today?" She shook her head yes. "I had a couple of eggs for breakfast and a chicken salad salad for lunch. Whoever you got to stock the pantry did a wonderful job. There's some of the best tomatoes I've ever had. I can do another salad or a sandwich and we can go out tomorrow. Unless there's somewhere you want to go." He smiled at her. "Ok," he whispered as he began rubbing her lower back. She sighed. "That feels so good." Eric smiled at her and raised his eyebrows. "Better than what we just did?" He asked suggestively running his big hand up her shoulder blade. "Oh god. They're close. But I can't imagine anything being better than when you make love to me. It's like you're giving my soul a back massage." She laughed. Eric laid her face down on the mattress and straddled her thighs. He began rubbing her shoulders and down her back and her ass. "That feels so good." She moaned as his fingers soothed her muscles making all her stress and tension disappear. Her eyes began to close and she drifted to sleep. Eric laid down beside her and pulled her In his arms. He was content just being with her in downtime.
The next couple of days were pretty much the same as the first. Time had seemed to stop like Eric and Sookie were the only ones that existed. Sookie spent her days in the sunshine and they spent their nights exploring Capri and each other.
It took Sookie three full nights to let Eric take her out. She felt so much anxiety leaving the Villa for the first time that she thought she was going to get sick several times. She had started getting ready about thirty minutes before Eric got up. She chose a little hot pink lacy dress. It stopped just above her knees, showing off her incredibly tanned legs. It showed off the perfect amount of boobs. She had her hair down in loose curls. She had done her makeup very natural. Opting for only mascara and lipstick. She matched the dress with a black sweater and a pair of black flip flops, since Eric had told her they'd be doing a lot of walking.
"You look amazing." Eric said coming up behind her and wrapping his arms around her. "What's wrong?" He asked kissing her neck as she fell back into his chest.
"I don't know." She said honestly. "I think it's just everything." He ran his hands up her belly and cupped her breasts in both hands.
"Do you want to skip dinner again? We can go someplace more quiet?" He offered.
"No, I'll be ok once we get there. I hope." The truth was she felt better since he was up.
"Ok, I'll be ready in a few minutes." He said kissing her neck and letting her go. Sookie looked in the mirror one last time. Before going downstairs to wait for Eric. She knew if she stayed in the bedroom they'd never make it out the front door.
It took Eric about ten minutes to get dressed. She almost started drooling when he joined her downstairs.
"You ready lover?" He asked taking her hand. "Yes." Eric held on to her as they walked into town. It was a short walk. Eric took her to an amazing Italian restaurant. It had a beautiful view of the water and they chose to sit outside. She had two glasses of wine to relax her. The wine worked miracles. The food was delicious and soon she and Eric were lost in conversation.
Slowly the anxiety she felt earlier was completely gone. After dinner Eric took her for a walk along the cliffs. He held her close as he navigated them down the steep steps built into the hillside.
He led her on to a beach. They were the only ones out there. You could hear the waves crashing against the rocky coast.
"Eric it's so beautiful here." She told him as he pulled her close. He laced his fingers in her hair and tilted her up for a kiss.
They walked around for hours, laughing and talking. It was 3 am before they started walking back to the Villa.
"You haven't fed since the wedding." Sookie said. He had never gone more than a couple of days without feeding from her. Eric wrapped his arm around her waist and opened the front door to the Villa. "I don't need as much as I take. But the little I was taking every couple of days wasn't enough to make you sick. The last time I had to heal you you had more of my blood in your body than your own. I think you needed a break." He said running his hand under the back of her dress over her butt.
Sookie wrapped her arms around his neck and looked in his eyes.
"Bite me." She said tilting her head to the side. He growled quietly and pulled her against his body. He wrapped his arms around her waist and fell back against the kitchen counter. He kissed her neck down to her collar bone the licked back up sucking on that spot under her ear that made her wet. He ran his hands over her ass and raised her dress to her waist. His fangs snapped into place and he spun her around and lowered her of the counter. He leaned over top of her and kissed down her chest until he got to her breast that was peeking out the top of her dress. He gently bit her at the same time he drove his fingers hard inside of her. She screamed in pleasure.
"Eric!" She threw her head back and grabbed him with both hands by the hair holding him to her chest. He only took a little bit of her blood. When he was done he sealed the wound and kissed back up her chest to her lips. His fingers never slowed down and when she came he kissed her. Sookie slid off the counter down to the floor on her knees. She grabbed him by his hips and unzipped his pants.
"What are you doing Lover?" He purred.
She took his hard shaft in her hand and kissed his head before taking it in her mouth.
"Shit!" Eric cursed and fell back against the counter. She didn't give him oral very often but when she did. She made up for it. He grabbed the back of her head and laced his fingers through what was left of her curls. He was careful not to push on her head.
"Lover, I'm going to cum." He warned pulling her to her feet and kissing her as she kept stroking him with her hand. He grunted against her lips, pulled out of her mouth and came all over her chest. He lifted her in his arms and carried her upstairs.
The next morning Sookie woke up early. She got out of bed and looked in the mirror and smiled. She touched the bite marks on her breast. She pulled her bikini on and went downstairs. She went in the kitchen and scrambled a couple of eggs and made a sandwich. She ate and decided to indulge and fixed herself a mimosas. Sookie rarely drank but she wasn't planning on seeing any humans and she'd be fine by the time Eric woke up. She walked out to the patio and drug her chair to the side of the pool. She dropped her bikini, opting to layout naked. She drank her drink and fixed one more before the alcohol got to her and she drifted off to sleep.
Sookie woke up in total darkness. She was in a tiny space and it was very hard to breathe. She felt beside her and felt an ice cold body. She felt around the space only to realize she was in a wood box of some type.
"Eric wake up! Where are you?" She said shaking the vampire beside her. She began to feel up and down his face and quickly realized it wasn't Eric at all. She began to beat on the top of the box. It suddenly struck her. She was in a coffin. She began to scream. The vampire beside her stirred. She tried to put space between her and the vampire but she had no where to go. She started to cry when she felt him grab her by the shoulders. He pulled her hair roughly to one side and sunk his fangs painfully in her neck.
Sookie screamed as water suddenly filled her lungs. She jumped up to realize she was in the pool. Along with her chair. She felt her neck. No marks. The sun was still shining bright in the sky. She waded to the steps and sat down. She brought her knees up to her chest and tried her best to catch her breath. She was succeeding when suddenly she felt someone watching her just as she felt his mind. He was thinking in a different language but she could feel him checking her out. Sookie stood up and covered herself with her hands as best as she could.
She quickly ran out of the pool and made her way in the house. She ran right smack into the man. She screamed and kicked him as hard as she could between the legs. He fell to the floor clutching himself. She used the opportunity to run for the stairs. She ran up them two at a time as the man stood at the bottom yelling at her in another language. She was almost at the top when she missed a step and lost her balance. Before she could fall two strong arms grabbed her and held her tightly. She screamed. She'd rather fall than let the intruders get her.
"Sookie! It's me Lover." She heard Eric's voice and quit fighting. She threw her arms around him and went limp in his arms. She tried to take in a deep breaths. The man that was chasing her was talking to Eric a mile a minute.
"Shhh calm down. He's the delivery guy. I placed an order after you fell asleep last night. He thinks I'm going to kill him for scaring you." Eric let her go with one hand and grabbed a blanket off the back of a nearby chair and wrapped it around her shoulders.
"Are you hurt anywhere? Where are your clothes?" She shook her head no. "No, I'm sorry I guess I just got scared. I wasn't expecting anyone so I was laying out. I'd taken my bikini off. I fell asleep and had a nightmare I guess. He was there watching me when I woke up." Eric held on to her and kissed the top of her head. "Oh God Eric, I just assumed." Eric kissed her quickly. "It's alright, don't ever ignore your instincts. They'll keep you alive. I'll speak to him. He shouldn't of been watching you. Had I not of known who he was, he'd be dead. Can you walk now?" She nodded and went past Eric into the bedroom. She fell against the door and sunk down to the floor bringing her knees to her chest. She sat there a a few minutes until she caught her breath and she was able to quit shaking. She stood up and grabbed some panties from her bag and pulled them on with one of Eric's T-shirts. She laid down on the bed and pulled the covers up to her chin. She could hear Eric and the delivery guy talking outside the door. After a few minutes Eric came back in and locked the door behind him. He climbed into bed beside her and pulled her in his arms.
"He said he heard you screaming from the kitchen. He was only making sure you were ok and you were so afraid of something you fell in the pool?" She looked at him. "I haven't had a nightmare like that in a while now. It was dark and I was in a coffin with a vampire. I don't know who the vampire was. And he had just bit me. I guess I was trying so hard to get away I knocked my chair in the pool. I think that was what finally caused me to wake up. I had a couple of drinks this morning. Maybe that's what caused it." Eric wiped her tears away with his thumbs. "Lover, I think you have PTSD. You've been through a lot. I know you're happy here I can feel it. But I bit you last night. Maybe it's to much for you right now." Sookie looked at him. "Eric you didn't hurt me you never do." Eric looked deeply In her eyes and kissed her softly. "And I never will. But It may still be triggering for you." She cried softly against his shoulder. "I just want things the way they were." he kissed the top of her head and ran his hands down her back. "I know Lover, so do I" he let out an unneeded sigh and pulled her tighter against his chest. He twisted a strand of hair around his finger until her breath evened out and her eyes began to close and she drifted off to sleep.
"I love you Sookie Northman." He whispered in her ear as the sun pulled him under.