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Where the Heart Is	By : TammyDevil666 Category: S through Z > Southern Vampire Views: 2748 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not own the Southern Vampire Mysteries or any referenced characters and no money is made from this story. It is purely for fun.

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Chapter 10
“You asked her to move in with you? Okay, you can hand over your man card now.”
Eric rolled his eyes. “You’re just going to have to deal with the fact that I have a girlfriend and a daughter, things have to change around here. I’m not the same guy I used to be.”
“Obviously,” Alcide stated. “You’re already whipped and she hasn’t even moved in yet.”
“She hasn’t given me an answer yet, I just asked her a week ago. Maybe it was time for things to change with you, too. Playing the field is fun, I know that better than anyone, but sometimes you just want more.”
Alcide shook his head. “Not me, this life is too good to pass up. I don’t know how you could stand waking up to the same face every single day…hey, Sookie! How long have you been standing there?”
She crossed her arms over her chest. “Long enough to hear you trying to turn my boyfriend back into a manwhore, one of you is bad enough.”
Eric chuckled, wrapping his arms around her waist and pulling her closer to his side. “He’s just jealous because he doesn’t have a woman like you to come home to.”
Alcide nodded. “Right, that’s exactly what I meant. I’m just gonna take off now, see you guys later.”
“So, have you made a decision yet?” Eric asked once they were finally alone in his apartment.
Sookie bit her bottom lip. “I don’t know. A part of me wants to move in with you, but a bigger part thinks it’s just too soon. Can you give me a little more time?”
“Take all the time you need,” he responded. “As I said before, I’m not going anywhere.”
She smiled, that was a very comforting thought.

* * * * *

“Watch where you’re going, bitch!”
Sookie was taken aback, about to rip into the woman who rudely crashed into her, but she never got the chance.
“I know you; don’t you live next to Eric Northman?”
It was then that Sookie recognized this woman as the one who came charging out of Eric’s apartment nearly two months ago. “Yes,” was all she could think of to say.
“I’m Crystal; it’s nice to meet you. I’ve been meaning to pay him a visit; we haven’t seen each other in so long. He’s been sending me text messages wanting to get together, but I’ve just been so dang busy. I’m sure you know how it is,” she finished with a wave of her hand. “The poor man has just been lost without me. Anyway, I gotta get going, sorry about being so rude before. I’m in a bit of a hurry, see you around.”
Sookie stood there, completely stunned by what just happened.

* * * * *

“The woman is crazy, Sookie. Don’t tell me you actually believed her? I swear to you, I have never sent her a text message. I met Crystal once at a bar, got a little too wasted and made the stupid mistake of inviting her back to my place, but that’s all it was. I can’t even stand her.”
Sookie threw her hands up in the air. “I bet it’s the same thing with all of the women you were stupid enough to bring back to your place, right? God, Eric, how many more am I going to end up running into? I know you have a colorful past, but how can I really be sure those days are behind you?”
“Do you honestly think I could ever go back to that life after being with you? We haven’t even had sex yet, but I don’t care. With you, it’s so much more. They meant nothing to me, I was just drunk and lonely, but I never plan to go back down that road. Please, Sookie, you have to at least believe that,” he practically pleaded.
She let out a breath. “I really want to. Sometimes I wish I wasn’t so damn insecure, but I can’t help it. If you broke my heart, I’m afraid there won’t be any coming back from that.”
Eric pulled her into his arms, kissing the top of her head. “I told you before that I would never do anything to hurt you, dear one. I fully intend to keep that promise; you have nothing to worry about. If anything, you’ll be the one to break my heart, not the other way around.”
Sookie glanced up at him. “How could I break your heart?”
He shrugged. “If you left me and realized that I just wasn’t worthy enough for you, it would be like someone burying a fist in my chest and ripping my heart out. That’s how it felt when I found out you were gone those weeks ago, and that was only after one date. I’m too far in this now, Sookie.”
“We’re quite the pair, aren’t we?”
Eric grinned. “That we are, but I wouldn’t have it any other way.”

* * * * *

He took Jessica to the park while Sookie was at the hospital, and this time made sure to keep a close eye on her. If Eric had his way, he’d never let her out of his sight again.
“Well, isn’t this a small world? Did you know I would be here today? It’s so sweet of you to come looking for me.”
Eric groaned, this being the type of distraction he didn’t need at the moment. “I am here with my daughter, Crystal. It has nothing to do with you, and I would appreciate you not lying about us keeping in touch. I’m trying to forget the little time we spent together.”
She glared at him. “You will come back to me, Eric Northman! It’s only a matter of time, what we had was very special. That kind of connection can’t be ignored, and what do you mean you have a daughter? You’re just making up some lame excuse as to why you’re here.”
He rolled his eyes, motioning for Jessica to come over when he noticed her looking their way. Eric picked her up; sending a scowl in the crazy blonde’s direction. “I’ve always had a daughter, Crystal; maybe you just never paid attention. That obviously wasn’t much of a connection, was it? Now if you’ll excuse me, I have an elsewhere to be.” Once he was finally away from her, he glanced down at the little girl in his embrace. “I hope you got this place out of your system, love. This is the last time we’re coming here.”

* * * * *

“Okay, Stackhouse, you can do this. Great, I’m giving myself a pep talk now. That’s not a sign of insanity at all.”
“I just think it’s adorable,” Eric responded from behind her.
She gasped, bringing a hand to her chest. “You scared the crap out of me! Don’t you know it’s polite to knock before you enter someone’s home?”
He shrugged. “I thought about it, but that was before I realized the door was unlocked. You should really be more careful, now what is this about a pep talk?”
Sookie took in a deep breath. “We’ve been together for at least a month now, which honestly is longer than I thought we would last. I’m just gonna stop rambling and get to the point, I think I’m ready to move in with you.”
His eyes widened, clearly not expecting that. “Are you sure?”
She nodded. “You were right about this apartment holding too many bad memories. I want to start new, and even though I’m only going next door, it seems as good a place as any to make new ones. The bottom line is that I want to be with you and Jessica, if you’ll have me.”
Eric laughed. “Oh, lover, do you even need to ask? It would be an honor to have you live with us. If you’re sure this is what you really want, I wouldn’t want you to have any regrets.”
Sookie shook her head. “The only regret I have is not doing this sooner, I really hate this place. I realized that Bill did all of the decorating, I hardly had a say in anything and when I kicked him out, I couldn’t even manage to repaint. I kept it the way it was when he left, which I know isn’t healthy.”
“I didn’t want to say anything before, but now knowing this was mostly his doing, the color is damn ugly. You need to get out of here before it’s too late.”
Sookie laughed at his attempt at humor, letting him pull her into his strong arms. “I used to hope he would come back and tell me how sorry he was, that he would always love me. What kind of woman would hope for her cheating boyfriend to return? He caused me so much pain, and he’ll never even realize how much. A part of me wants to track him down and let him know every gruesome detail, but I also never want to see him again. I never even let myself feel attracted to another man, until I got my first glimpse of you when you moved next door. I thought you had to be a model or something; it hadn’t even been three days before you brought the first girl over and it didn’t take a genius to figure out why. When two more followed shortly after, I knew then that it was hopeless; I could never let myself fall for someone like you. It’s amazing how much can change.”
Eric let out a sigh. “I was an idiot. I had this gorgeous woman next door and didn’t even appreciate it. I admit, I only went after you in the first place to add another notch to my belt, but you wouldn’t give me the time of day. It was refreshing, meeting a woman who wanted nothing to do with me. It became a challenge then, I knew I had to have you, but I never could have imagined that I would fall in love with you. I know that sounds bad…” he trailed off at the shocked expression on her face, wondering what he could have possibly said to get such a reaction, but he didn’t have to wonder for long.
“You’re in love with me?”
Eric silently cursed himself, not even noticing he blurted that out. It was the first time he ever uttered those words to anyone and realized he meant them, but was Sookie ready for that?
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