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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 5
Eric finally got a good look at the notebook Jessica was constantly drawing in, sitting down beside her with a smile. “Is that a picture of me and Sookie?”
She nodded. “Sookie’s pretty, I like her.”
Thankfully, that wasn’t the first time she had spoken to him, but it was still nice to hear. “She’s very pretty, I’m glad you two get along so well. What are we doing in the picture?”
“You’re getting married,” Jessica responded like it was the most natural thing in the world. “Sookie’s wearing a pretty white dress; you have to get married in a white dress.”
Eric gulped as she went on, this couldn’t end well. The girl was already getting too attached to Sookie, not to mention himself. The last thing he wanted to do was hurt her when it was time to leave. “That’s very beautiful, honey.”
She flashed him a smile, returning to her drawing as if nothing had changed.

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“Are you going to be okay by yourself for a few minutes? I have to go next door to talk to Sookie about something.”
Jessica got herself situated on the bed, holding a book out to him. “Will you read to me when you get back? My mommy used to always tell me a story, it helps me sleep.”
She didn’t seem like she had any trouble sleeping before, but all Eric did was nod and with one quick kiss to her forehead, left the room to head next door. This would not be an easy conversation.

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“Eric, you need to calm down. It doesn’t mean anything.”
He thrust the drawing in her face. “How do you explain this? I’m in over my head more than I thought, this was a bad idea. What made me think I could possibly take care of a child? It was supposed to be brief, feelings weren’t supposed to be involved. I actually care for her, so much that just the thought of breaking her heart physically pains me. It’s only been three weeks, how can you love someone so much in such a short amount of time? And this is me we’re talking about here; I didn’t think I was capable of loving anything.”
She grabbed his arm to stop his pacing. “It’s only natural to feel this way. She’s your daughter; you’re just now finally realizing what that means. Don’t worry about the drawing, Jessica probably included me because I’m the only woman she’s really seen you with. It doesn’t mean anything,” Sookie repeated. She held both of his hands in hers, giving them a light squeeze and feeling choked up at the tears in his eyes. “I believe that everything will work out. If Jessica has to be sent away, it won’t mean you love her any less. It just means you want her to have the best future possible. You’re a good man, Eric, I’m sorry it took me this long to see it.”
Eric couldn’t take anymore, not with the way she was looking at him. Without thinking of the consequences, he pulled her toward him and planted a firm kiss on her lips, nearly taking both of their breaths away.
Sookie gasped into his mouth, tangling her fingers in his hair as the kiss intensified. Her phone ringing in the distance brought her crashing back to reality, shoving him away from her. “Wait, we have to stop. This isn’t going to solve anything.”
He pouted, obviously wanting to finish what they started. “It was doing wonders for me.”
“You’re vulnerable right now, Eric. That picture freaked you out a lot more than you’re letting on, you’re not thinking clearly at the moment. Go home and be with your daughter, we can forget this ever happened. It’s for the best.”
“The best for who?” he wondered, feeling irritated now. “You kissed me back just as much, don’t pretend like it didn’t mean anything to you. Why do you keep fighting me, Sookie? I can tell you’re interested.”
She let out a sigh. “It doesn’t matter if I am, nothing can happen between us. You just have to accept that.”
“I don’t accept that, and sooner or later, you’ll want more. When that time comes, I can’t promise that I’ll still be here.”
Sookie watched him walk away, touching her lips and wondering if there was any truth to his words.

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“Why did you leave Mommy?”
Eric was startled by the sudden question, not knowing how to answer. “We just wanted too many different things, baby. That doesn’t mean I didn’t care for your mother very deeply, she was a wonderful woman. You’re proof of that.”
Jessica gave that some thought. “Am I getting a new mommy?”
“Maybe, but no one could ever replace your real mother.” Eric got up at the banging on his door, rolling his eyes when he opened it. She being the last person he wanted to see, and it figured she just walked in as if she owned the place. “What are you doing here, Sophie?”
The red head raised her eyebrows. “Since when are you usually so hostile toward me? I haven’t heard from you in weeks, Northman. I had to screw my husband because you weren’t giving me any attention, do you know how disgusting that is? I can barely stand to touch him as it is; I hope you have a good reason for blowing me off.”
Eric groaned, feeling a migraine coming on as he turned back to Jessica. “Okay, sweetie, it’s time for bed now. I know it’s a little earlier than usual, but I need to speak with this woman for a bit. I’ll come to tuck you in later.” The little girl left without needing to be told twice, he loved how well behaved she was.
“So, what, you’re babysitting now? Who the fuck would leave a kid with you?”
“Could you not use that language around my daughter?” Eric spat, wondering for the millionth time why he ever put up with the heartless bitch.
Sophie’s eyes widened. “You have a daughter? When did that happen?”
“Jessica was left in my care a few weeks ago. Her mother was an old girlfriend from college; she recently died in a car accident. I wasn’t aware I even had a daughter. Why do I need to explain anything to you? I told you last time that it was over between us.”
She waved a dismissive hand in the air. “You always say that, but the second I show up at your place, we’re back to fucking like animals. I didn’t know a kid was the reason you haven’t called me, but that doesn’t change anything. Just let your boring neighbor watch her for a while, we can get a quickie in. I’m so damn horny right now that it probably won’t take long to get me off.”
Eric was appalled, to think for one second that he would pawn his daughter off on Sookie just to have a quickie was unacceptable, but he really couldn’t blame her for that. He’d given her no reason to think otherwise. Things were different now, and he would never go back to the way he was. “I can’t express to you how much that is never going to happen. Go back to your husband, Sophie, we’re officially done. I’m a changed man now, you have nothing I want.”
She was completely stunned when he took her arm and led her over to the front door, closing it in her face.
Sookie tried not to laugh as the miserable woman took off down the hall and out of the building, she caught everything Eric said to her and was very impressed. “There may just be hope for him yet.”
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