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Finding My Own Way	By : TammyDevil666 Category: S through Z > Southern Vampire Views: 1812 -:- 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
A couple more weeks went by and Sookie was slowly going out of her mind. She loved being Eric’s friend, getting to spend so much time with him at his house was a lot of fun, even if they spent most of that time fixing the place up. The problem was that she was developing a big time crush on him, it was so much worse than just crushing on him from afar. Now that she knew him a little better, Sookie didn’t think it would ever go away, but she had to respect the fact that he just wanted to be friends. Eric never came out and said it, but she had a feeling that he wasn’t ready to date yet. It had only been about two years since his wife and daughter were taken from him, and while some may think that was enough time to move on, for others it would take longer. Besides, a man like that could get anyone he wanted, and there was no way he would ever be interested in her. She just had to accept her fate.
With a smile firmly in place, Sookie headed next door to pay her good friend a visit, a sudden frown forming when she saw another blonde woman in his driveway. The same woman from the pictures she noticed on his mantel. They looked to be having a heated conversation, and Sookie didn’t know if she should intrude, but felt wrong to just be eavesdropping on them.
“You can’t possibly tell me this place is right for you, Eric. It’s some lame hick town, I know you’re still in mourning, but this is just ridiculous. You need to come home, everyone misses you.”
He shook his head. “I can’t do that, Pam. I know you don’t understand why I had to make this choice, but it’s become the best thing for me. I actually like it here, and I’ve put a lot of work into this house. I’m not going anywhere, at least not for a while.”
She was about to argue some more, but noticed they weren’t alone. “Oh, I see, and does she have anything to do with that decision?”
Eric turned around to see Sookie watching them with a sheepish expression on her face, shaking his head. “This is Sookie Stackhouse; she’s my neighbor and has become a good friend of mine.”
Sookie took that as her cue to join them. “I’m sorry to bother you; I didn’t think I should interrupt.”
“Think nothing of it. Sookie, this is Pamela, my sister. She came all this way just to tell me that I’m a complete idiot for taking off the way I did, as if I couldn’t figure that out for myself. I’m not going back, Pam, you made this trip for nothing. You can’t possibly understand what I’m going through, or why I needed to do this, but I’ve made up my mind. You should go back; I’m a big boy now. I can take care of myself.”
Pam scoffed, looking Sookie up and down. “Right, and I’m sure the pretty little neighbor will do everything in her power to help you get back on your feet. What are you after? Do you want money, or is this just about fucking a widower and bragging to all of your hick friends? You get off on that sort of thing?”
“That’s enough, Pamela! If you can’t behave yourself, I want you to leave. I won’t have you be disrespectful to her.”
Sookie avoided the other woman’s gaze, feeling beyond mortified. She heard her drive away a second later, without so much as another word.
Eric let out a sigh once she was gone. “I’m sorry about that; my sister can be a bitch sometimes. She’s never grasped the concept of tact.”
Sookie glanced up at him, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. “It’s okay; she’s just worried about you.”
“More like she’s tired of having to deal with my parents and wants me to go back to face them, but that’s the last thing I plan on doing. I’m thirty-seven and they still treat me like a child, my mother even tried to set me up on a blind date only six months after the accident. I never would have been ready, but she always goes on about how she doesn’t want me to end up alone. There are so many reasons of why I had to get out of there, but enough about them. Why did you stop by?”
She shrugged, taking in a deep breath. “No reason, I was just bored and wondered if you wanted to hang out, but I should have called first.”
He graced her with a smile. “You know that isn’t necessary, but I could really use the company. I have to ask, though, why is a young woman such as yourself always hanging around with an old man like me? I’m sure you have plenty of other friends you would rather spend time with.”
“You are so not old, mister. Besides, I’ll be twenty-three in a few months. It’s not so bad.”
“Right, only fifteen years separates us. That’s not so bad at all,” Eric said teasingly.
She slapped him lightly on the arm, rolling her eyes in the process. “Do you wanna watch a movie or what? I brought a couple that you might like, but if you’re really against us spending so much time together, I’ll just go ask one of my younger friends.”
He grabbed her hand before she could walk away, leading her inside of the house. “You can stay, I promise to be good.”
Sookie smiled at the feel of his much larger hand caressing hers, pulling away with a blush.
“Go ahead and set up the movie, I’ll make us some popcorn.”
She got comfortable on the couch after she put the movie in; just looking around at all they’ve done to the house in the short time he’d been there. Once Eric came back, Sookie felt her heart flutter when he put an arm around her as the movie started. She had to keep telling herself that they were just friends, no matter how much it pained her to do so.

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“You so need to get laid.”
Sookie rolled her eyes. “That’s your answer for everything. I haven’t been broken up with Bill for that long.”
Amelia gave her friend a look. “Yes, but tell me the truth, how much did you really sleep with him when you were together? From what you told me, it’s been nearly a year since the last time. That should have probably given you a big clue he was getting his jollies elsewhere, men can’t go that long without sex.”
“I’m not you, Ames. I’m not just going to find some stranger to sleep with; I want it to mean something.”
She let out a sigh. “And let me guess, you want it with Eric. Sook, you guys have been all chummy for over a month now and nothing has happened. If he hasn’t put out yet, he’s never going to. You need to move on and realize once you’re in the friend zone, that’s about as far as it’s gonna go. This obsession you have with him isn’t healthy.”
“It’s not an obsession,” Sookie spoke up. “I care about him, and if that means we just remain friends for the rest of our lives, then so be it. I would rather have Eric as a friend over not having him at all.”
Amelia shook her head. “You’ve really got it bad. Are you sure you don’t want me to set something up with Tray’s friend? The guy is seriously hot, a few hours with him and I guarantee you’ll forget Eric even exists.”
Sookie finished wiping off her last table. “I highly doubt that, but I’m just not interested. I can get my own dates.”
“You can’t make that happen if you spend practically every night with your neighbor.”
Sookie watched her head back to the kitchen, wondering if there was any truth to her words. Maybe Amelia was right, it was pretty obvious that nothing would happen with Eric. When he looked at her, it wasn’t as if she was anything special, just another friend that he took up time with. He probably looked at everyone the same way. All she was doing was torturing herself by hoping he would want something more, that was no way for anyone to live. “Hey, Ames? You can tell Tray that I’ll agree to meet his friend, but that’s only if you guys are there. We can go on a double date or something.”
Amelia squealed and clapped her hands, throwing her arms around the blonde. “You won’t regret this, Sook, we’re gonna have so much fun.”
Sookie smiled at her friend’s excitement, trying to feel some of her own, but her heart just wasn’t in it.
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