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Taking Chances	By : TammyDevil666 Category: S through Z > Southern Vampire Views: 2489 -:- 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 5
“How’s it going with tall, blond, and sexy?”
Sookie blushed under her friend’s stare. “Things are good.”
Amelia nodded, a smirk forming on her face. “I bet it’s way better than good. Tell me the truth, Sook. He’s a Viking in the sack, isn’t he?”
She made the mistake of choosing that moment to take a sip of her soda, which soon found its way all over Amelia’s shirt.
The brunette screeched and jumped up. “Shit, you could have at least warned me. I only asked a simple question.”
“A simple question?!” Sookie claimed once she stopped choking. “That is so completely not your business. Why does your mind always have to go there?”
Amelia shrugged, deciding to ignore her last statement. “You haven’t even slept with him yet, have you? It’s been two months, what the hell are you waiting for? How could anyone be dating that stallion and not fuck his brains out every night? That makes no sense to me.”
She stood up, her cheeks bright red now. “This conversation is over.”
Amelia chased her out of the cafeteria. “I’m sorry, Sookie, I’m just trying to understand.”
“There’s nothing to understand, okay? I’m not like you, Amelia. I don’t sleep with guys on the first date. We’re still just getting to know each other.”
Amelia was taken aback, a hint of anger now lacing her features. “Well, maybe that’s your problem. You got to know Bill enough to get engaged, and look where that got you. Maybe if you fucked him on the first date, you would have realized he was a total loser and saved yourself a lot of heartache.”
Sookie was stunned, tears clouding her vision. “That was uncalled for,” she responded quietly.
“And you basically called me a slut; I would say we were even. I don’t want to fight; I’m just worried about you. All jokes aside, I think you’re starting to get too attached to this guy. How do you know that you can really trust him?”
Sookie thought about it for a second, giving her friend a look. “I just do.”

* * * * *

“Rough day?”
She smiled, shaking her head. “No more than usual, Sam. I’m tired of getting treated like an invalid because of how things went with Bill. I’m a grown woman, more than capable of taking care of myself. I’ve been doing it for a long time. I’m not about to make the same mistake twice.”
Sam Merlotte nodded. “Just be careful, that’s all I ask. Amelia can be a complete bitch, but she means well. We all would hate to see you get hurt again.”
Sookie agreed, that being the last thing she wanted. Sam was a dear friend of hers, the head doctor at the hospital, taking up where his dad left off after he passed years ago. To put things simply, the man was a miracle worker. There was so much that Sookie admired about him, and she knew he used to have a crush on her. They both held an attraction to the other, and decided to see if it could lead to anything. They went out once, he was the first person she dated after everything with Bill, but Sookie realized that she just wasn’t ready at the time. Not only that, but they both felt incredibly awkward afterwards and decided they were better off as friends.
She understood their concerns, these people were practically family. After her grandmother passed, and her brother moved to God knows where, she hadn’t even seen him in over a year; they were all she had left. Add Eric to the mix, a gorgeous, sophisticated, bar owner, and she could definitely understand their concerns, but this was her life. For the first time since Bill’s betrayal, Sookie was finally living again, and no one could take that from her.

* * * * *

“Are we gonna talk about what happened at the bar, or are you just going to keep ignoring it?”
He let out a sigh, hoping it wouldn’t come to this. “What do you want to know?”
“Who was that jerk, Eric?” Sookie got right to the point, wanting some answers. “I can’t believe you would let him come to your business and talk to you like that. Hell, talk to me like that, he was completely out of line and you did nothing to stop him.”
“Oh, I did, I just didn’t want to cause a scene. I sent everyone home first, and then I had a private conversation with Victor. Valhalla already has a bad reputation after the previous brawl; I didn’t want to make things worse. Victor wasn’t worth it.”
Sookie sat down on his couch, taking it all in. “Okay, so what did you talk about?”
Eric sat beside her, running his fingers through his hair. “Not much talking was had, I’m afraid.”
Sookie was confused, until she noticed his bruised knuckles. “You hit him?”
“The fact he was drunk is the only thing that stopped me from killing him. I hit him once for what he said to you, and told him to never return. I doubt he would listen, though. Victor is as stubborn as they come.”
She grasped his hand in hers, giving it a light squeeze. “How do you even know that guy?”
Eric took a deep breath, squeezing her hand in return before letting it go. “He thinks I was given everything I have without even working for it. To make a long story short, he’s jealous of my accomplishments and wants to put me out of business. He didn’t start that bar fight, but there’s no doubt in my mind that he hired the man who did.”
Sookie shook her head. “That’s ridiculous, why would he go through the trouble?”
“Victor wants Valhalla, he’s already offered me great sums of money if I would sell it to him, but I always refuse. He thinks he needs to resort to drastic measures in order for me to give in, but I’m not about to let that happen. This goes back a long time, Sookie, it isn’t only about that. As most things go, it first started with a woman. Felicia, she was Victor’s love, but she didn’t want him. He had this unhealthy obsession with her, and when she chose me, he couldn’t stand it. Before everything happened with her, you could say we were somewhat acquaintances. It didn’t matter how many times I told him that I wasn’t interested in her, all he saw was me taking the one thing he wanted. It became a battle after that, he wanted everything I had.” Eric turned a worried expression on her. “Everyone, the bastard has already tried to get Pam on his side, but she’s too loyal of a friend to be taken in by him. Victor knows of you now, he’s already made threats.”
Sookie stopped him before he could continue. “That’s not even an issue, Eric. I don’t care what Victor does, he’s not getting me. I’m yours, and I’m going to stay that way.”
He smiled sadly. “I have no doubts, but when Victor doesn’t get what he wants…” Eric’s voice trailed off, taking in another deep breath. “He’s not a very stable man, sweetheart. There’s no telling what he might do.”
“Have you tried calling the police?” she wondered.
“Yes, but I don’t have much proof that he’s responsible for any of the difficulty I’ve been having lately. I do know someone on the force, he’s been paying close attention to Victor, but the weasel is very good at not being caught.”
She took his hand again. “He’ll screw up eventually, no one is that good. I have every faith in you.”
He smiled, kissing her lips tenderly. Eric didn’t know what he did to deserve this woman, but he would do whatever he could to keep her.
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