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Weight of the World	By : TammyDevil666 Category: S through Z > Southern Vampire Views: 2194 -:- 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
Sookie remained sitting at the bar, her untouched gin and tonic in front of her. She didn’t want a repeat performance of the night before, so it would probably be best to keep the drinks to a minimum. Eric was laughing with one of his many female customers, Sookie would rather be elsewhere at the moment, but she already told him she wouldn’t be going anywhere until they talked.
After what felt like an eternity, Eric finally got someone else to take over and motioned Sookie to a table in the back where they would be able to talk somewhat privately.
“I’m sorry to intrude like this,” she said to break the awkward silence. “I wouldn’t want you to get fired or anything.”
He smiled. “Don’t worry, that’s not possible. I own the bar.”
Her eyes widened, not expecting that, but she just got right to the point. “About last night, did we at least use protection? No offense, you seem like a decent guy and all, but I don’t know anything about you. I’m not the kind of person who just takes random men home that I meet at bars; I swear this has never happened before. I know you probably have no reason to believe that…”
Eric cut her off with a raise of his hand, putting her more at ease. “I have no doubts, but we didn’t sleep together last night. That’s why I wanted to talk to you. I was actually going to call you later; I wasn’t expecting you to show up today. I would have waited until you came back out after you found me at your place, but I was already running late. I didn’t want you to keep thinking that something happened with us.”
Sookie sighed in relief. “That’s good to know, but why did you come home with me? And why did I wake up naked if we didn’t do anything?”
He ran his fingers through his hair. “You were really out of it; I could see that you were in no position to go home alone. Once we got to your house, you pulled me inside and the next thing I knew, you were taking your clothes off. I tried to stop you, but that obviously didn’t happen. You eventually passed out and I put you to bed, I decided to stick around just in case you needed anything, but I slept on the couch all night. I wasn’t planning to still be there when you woke up. I didn’t want you to get the wrong idea.”
If it was possible, Sookie felt even more embarrassed now. “God, I’m so sorry, but thank you for not taking advantage. It was really sweet of you to make sure I was okay.”
Eric blushed, gracing her with a warm smile. “It was my pleasure; you just looked like you could use a friend.”
She covered his hand with hers, giving it a light squeeze. “I really appreciate that.”
He took in a deep breath before continuing. “If you don’t mind me asking, why were you so upset last night? You mentioned something about your boss, but I couldn’t get much out of you.”
Sookie groaned. “I work for the Compton’s, you know who they are?”
“I think everyone in town knows who they are, now the drinking makes sense.”
She laughed. “Yeah, anyway, they’re a complete nightmare. Mr. Compton apparently knows that his wife has been cheating on him and he threatened to cut her off, to make things even more complicated, he’s hitting on me more than usual now. He probably just wants to get back at his wife, but I can’t afford to lose this job.”
“If you want, I could get you a job here as a waitress. I’d hate to see you working for a lowlife like that. I’m sure the pay wouldn’t be nearly as good, but we could figure something out,” Eric explained.
Sookie shook her head. “That’s very kind of you, but it’s not about the money. I’m their daughter’s nanny; she is the sweetest little girl in the world. I need this job for her, I can’t imagine what would happen if I’m not there to keep an eye on her. The Compton’s already don’t seem to know she exists as it is.”
Eric was drawn to this woman since she first set foot in his bar, but now he could see how truly amazing she was. “I’m very sorry to hear that, I hope everything works out for you.”
Sookie agreed, glad that she stuck around to talk with Eric. She was wrong to judge him before; he seemed like a genuinely nice guy. That was a very rare breed these days.

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Two weeks later and Sookie was slowly going out of her mind, she dreaded the conversation that took place, but she would pull out her hair if she had to remain in that mansion any longer.
“You want to what?”
Sookie held her head up high, not about to back down. “I would like to take Alyssa out to the park; I think the fresh air would be good for her.”
Lorena laughed. “Oh, do you? And do you know just what happens to little girls in the park? They get abducted or raped; you want my daughter to be around that?”
“With all due respect, ma’am, I would never let that happen. I’ll be watching her the entire time, I promise.”
The dark haired woman sent a scowl in her direction. “You did not just call me ma’am, fine, take her out. See if I care, it might be nice to finally have some peace and quiet around here.”
She knew that was a load of bullshit. Alyssa was always so well mannered, she never caused any problems for them, but it would really do her some good to get away from that place for a while.

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Sookie smiled as she watched Alyssa playing with the other kids at the park, the first real interaction she’s probably ever had with other children. It was just wrong to keep her locked away in that house, like she was someone to be ashamed of. If anything, her parents were the embarrassment.
“Hey, fancy meeting you here.”
She glanced up to see Eric towering over her. He was sweaty, with his long hair pulled back in a ponytail, and wearing a white tank top. “Yeah, I finally talked the barracuda into letting me take Alyssa out for the afternoon. What about you?”
He smiled, sitting down next to her on the bench. “Just going for my daily jog, I got a later start than usual. So, which one is yours?”
Sookie felt warm inside at him calling Alyssa hers, she wished more than anything that it was true. “The brunette playing on the jungle gym, she’s eight-years-old,” Sookie stated without being asked her age.
“She’s a cute one; it looks like she’s having fun.”
Sookie smiled as well. “It’s just nice to see her laughing for a change, Alyssa hardly ever smiles being trapped in that house.”
Eric took in a deep breath. “I have to be getting back, but I was wondering if you wouldn’t mind going out with me some time? I know you have a lot on your plate, but a little distraction couldn’t hurt. Perhaps Alyssa could even accompany us, I wouldn’t mind.”
“It was like pulling teeth just to get Lorena to agree with me taking her here. I don’t think she would go for that, but I’d still be interested if you wouldn’t mind going out with just me.”
“No, I definitely wouldn’t mind,” Eric said, taking her hand in his and pressing a quick kiss to her knuckles.
He stood up just as Alyssa ran over to them, taking in the sight of the giant next to her nanny. She went to Sookie’s side, trying to hide from the man.
Sookie laughed. “This is Eric; he’s a friend of mine. You don’t have to be afraid of him.”
That gave her some confidence, enough to move away from Sookie.
Eric kneeled down to be level with her. “Hello, Alyssa, it’s nice to meet you.” He held his hand out, smiling when she placed her small hand in his to shake. “See, now we’re friends.” Before Eric could pull away, Alyssa threw her arms around his neck and hugged him tight. He wasn’t expecting that and returned the embrace, lifting her off the ground in the process.
Sookie didn’t know what to think about the display. “Okay, honey, you can let him go now. Eric has to get going, and so do we.”
She did as Sookie said, releasing her arms just as Eric lowered her back to the ground.
“I’m sure we’ll be seeing a lot of each other soon,” he told the girl with a wink.
Sookie took Alyssa’s hand in hers, smiling at him. “I’m sorry about that.”
“It’s no problem; I’ll call you about that date.” Eric watched her smile grow wider as she walked away, hearing Alyssa’s voice drift back to him.
“He was really sweaty.”
Eric laughed to himself, taking off in the opposite direction. He had a date to prepare for.
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