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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 3
Eric left his apartment to find one of the most gorgeous women he’d ever seen waiting outside his neighbor’s place, gracing her with his trademark smirk.
“Are you waiting for Sookie?”
She gave him a bored expression. “As always, you must be Eric. I’ve heard a lot about you.”
He chuckled. “Should I be worried?”
The striking blonde took his offered hand, giving it a firm shake. “You really should.”
Eric dropped his hand back to his side. “Right, I guess she wouldn’t have anything nice to say about me. What’s your name, and how do you know the lovely Miss Stackhouse?”
“Pamela Ravenscroft, I work with Sookie.”
Eric couldn’t remember ever seeing this woman at the bar before, but he would definitely be spending more time there now. Before he could get another word in, Sookie’s door swung open.
“Sorry to keep you waiting, Pam,” she said, turning her gaze on Eric. “Oh, good, you’re here. I forgot that I need to run some errands today, so you’ll have to take Jessica for a few hours or so.”
His eyes widened. “Can’t she go with you?”
Sookie rolled her eyes. “May I remind you that I’m doing you a favor here? I didn’t have to take her in at all. You can’t just dump everything on me, Eric. She’s your daughter; you need to spend some time with her.”
He nodded, hating that she was right. Even though the idea of spending time with a child he didn’t know absolutely terrified him, daughter or not. “Kids like the park, right? I could take her there.”
“Sounds like a plan; I’ll just go get her ready.” Sookie headed back inside the apartment, leaving the two blondes to stare awkwardly at each other.
“You have an offspring? I never would have expected that with the way Sookie talks about you,” Pam commented.
Eric ran his fingers through his hair. “It’s a recent development, I just found out about her a couple nights ago. Sookie agreed to help me for the week, my apartment isn’t exactly kid friendly at the moment.”
Pam smiled. “Ah, yes, the infamous bachelor pad. I know all about that.”
Eric grinned in response, now this was familiar territory. “If you would like to stop by one night, my door is always open.”
She laughed, shaking her head. “You’re adorable, but not exactly my type. Sorry to disappoint.”
Eric was confused, a frown forming on his face. What could she possibly mean by that? He was everyone’s type, just obviously not Sookie’s, but Eric was determined that she was only playing hard to get.
Sookie returned with Jessica in tow, shutting the door behind them. “Okay, sweetie, you’re going to be hanging out with your dad today. I’ll see you later.” The little girl wouldn’t release Sookie’s hand, instead hiding behind her back as if she was scared of Eric. “She’s just shy; you have to talk to her. Make her feel comfortable with you.”
“Does she even talk back?” Eric wondered, the child still had yet to say anything to him.
“Of course, we talked about all kinds of things last night. You just have to get her to trust you, that way it will be easier for her to open up.”
Eric kneeled down to be closer, giving her a warm smile. “Hi, Jessica, you don’t have to be afraid of me. We’re going to have fun today, all right? I’ll take you to the park for a while, and maybe afterward we can get some ice cream if you want. Does that sound good?” All he got was a nod, but that was good enough for him. He took her hand once she let Sookie go, flashing the ladies another smile. “Baby steps,” he replied. This was going to be a long day.

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He watched her play with the other kids in the distance, still in awe that she even existed. This gorgeous little girl was his, he couldn’t believe it. For some reason, Eric wanted to do right by her. He knew she wouldn’t be in his presence for long, but he wanted his daughter to actually like being with him for the time they had together.
“Your little girl is beautiful.”
Eric was broken out of his reverie, glancing up to see a sexy brunette standing before him.
“How do you know which one is mine?”
She smiled, sitting down on the bench next to him. “You are by far the hottest guy I’ve ever seen, how could she be anything but beautiful?”
As far as lines went, that was a pretty good one. “Do you always try to pick up men at a playground?”
She shrugged. “It’s not something I usually make a habit of, but you just looked so lonely sitting here by yourself. I figured you could use the company.”
Eric focused back on the kids, seeing that Jessica was nowhere in sight. Where the hell could she have gone? He started to panic when minutes passed and there was still no sign of her, the woman from before now a distant memory. He shouldn’t have let her distract him. Eric immediately pulled out his cell phone to call Sookie, but he got sent right to voicemail. Leaving her a frantic message, he went back to where he last saw Jessica playing. It was getting late, so the place was practically deserted now.
He let out a relieved sigh when he finally found Jessica by the water fountain; she was sitting on the ground and drawing in her notebook. He hurried over, sitting down beside her. “We may not have known each other for very long, but you can’t just run off like that without telling me. I was worried out of my mind.” She didn’t look up, and Eric was really starting to get frustrated with the silent treatment. “Could you please say something?” She looked at him then, and it was the first time he noticed that she had tears in her eyes.
“I want my mommy.”
Eric’s heart nearly broke at the anguish in those words, wishing more than anything to make things better for her, but he didn’t know what to do. This was all just as new to him. He saw Sookie heading in their direction a moment later, getting up to greet her. “Sorry to call you like that, Jessica wandered off for a bit, but I found her.”
“Seriously, Eric, you can’t turn your back for a second when small children are involved. Anything could have happened to her, what were you doing?”
“There was a woman,” he started, but instantly knew that was the wrong thing to say.
Sookie threw her hands up in the air. “Figures, when is there not a woman with you? There are more important things to think about right now instead of getting laid.”
He grew angry at her implication. “It wasn’t like that. She just came over to talk to me, I was thinking of Jessica the entire time. I made one mistake, it’s not the first and it probably won’t be the last, but I’m doing the best I can.”
“Unfortunately, your best isn’t good enough.”
Eric glared at her. “You have always had something against me since the day I moved next door, what the hell did I do to cause so much hatred in you? I’ve seen you with your friends at the bar. You laugh with them and look like you’re having the time of your life, but I get treated like dirt at the bottom of your shoe. How is that fair? I’ve been nothing but nice to you.”
“That’s only because you want to get in my pants,” Sookie retorted.
He had enough at this point. “You won’t have to worry about that anymore; you are the last person I would ever consider hooking up with. I have better things to do with my time. I’m taking Jessica off your hands, as of this moment, you won’t have to bother with her any longer. You only offered to help to show me up, to prove once again that you’re the better person. I’m officially done.”
Sookie was stunned when he walked away. He’d never spoken to her like that before, but knew she deserved every second of it.
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