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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 9
“Sam told me about your patient, sorry to hear that. It’s hard when we can’t save them.”
Sookie agreed. With Bill being a doctor, he would know that more than anyone. “So, where’s Lorena?” she asked to change the subject. “I can’t imagine that she’d be happy about you being here.”
Bill rubbed his neck, thinking of what to say. “We’re not together anymore. She met someone else.”
Sookie wanted to laugh at the situation, but could imagine her grandmother giving her a stern lecture at just the thought of it. “Really? Don’t you just hate when that happens?” It wasn’t laughter, but she could hardly be expected to be very polite to him. This was the man who broke her heart, after all.
“I guess I deserve that,” he responded, taking in a deep breath. “One reason of why I’m here is to apologize for what happened with us; I never meant to hurt you. I made a mistake when I decided to take up with her again. I should have remembered why we didn’t work out in the first place. Can you ever forgive me, Sookie? I want to make up for what I did. Perhaps take you out to dinner tomorrow night? We can start back where we left off.”
Okay, that time she did laugh. “Are you serious? What you did was unforgivable, Bill Compton. A lot has happened these last couple of years, and there’s no chance we can ever go back to the way things were. I have completely moved on.”
He nodded. “Sam mentioned something about you having a man in your life now. I’m not asking for much, could we at least try and be friends?”
“I’m sorry, but I don’t even trust you enough for that. We’ll be civil with one another since we’re working together, but all we’ll ever have is a professional relationship. You either take it or leave it.”
Bill could see so many changes in the woman before him. She was no longer the girl he used to know, and supposed he was the one to blame for that. “I can accept that. It’s more than I thought I would get.”
“Good, glad we’re clear on that. I better get back to work.”
“Do you love him?” he asked her before she could leave.
Sookie turned back to him. “I don’t see how that’s any of your business. I care for him deeply, and that’s all you need to know.”
Bill let her walk away that time, deciding that returning to this hospital was a really bad idea.

* * * * *

“How could you not tell me about this? Don’t you think I had a right to know?”
Sam ran his fingers through his shaggy hair. “I wanted to tell you, but you’ve been dealing with a lot lately. I didn’t want to make things worse.”
Sookie raised her eyebrows. “And you thought me showing up at work to find him here would be better than me being warned in advance?”
“You’re right; I didn’t really think that far ahead. He’s working in a different department; I figured you wouldn’t even cross paths that often.”
She glared at him. “If I didn’t have a patient right now, I would so yell at you some more, but I’m a lady and this isn’t the place for that. We can talk about it later.”
Sam sighed in relief when she made her way down the hall. He loved Sookie dearly, but sometimes, she could be pretty damn scary.

* * * * *

Sookie didn’t think anything could possibly make her day better. That was until she entered her patient’s room, only to find Eric standing inside, a rose in his hand.
“What are you doing here?”
He slipped the flower in her pocket, placing a kiss to her cheek. “I’m on my lunch break, but I had an urge to see how you were doing. I tried calling, but it’s not always easy to get through. This lovely lady was kind enough to let me wait for you in here.”
Sookie walked over to her patient, checking her chart and making sure she had plenty of fluids.
“Is that your man, dear? He’s so handsome, you hold on to him.”
She smiled at the elderly woman. “I’ll keep that in mind, Mrs. Bellefleur, but you should be resting.”
Her hand grasped Sookie’s before she could move away. “You be sure to keep me updated when you get married, you hear?”
A blush tinted her cheeks, afraid to see Eric’s reaction to the woman’s statement, but he only graced her with a soft smile. Before anything more embarrassing could be said, Sookie ushered him out of the room. “When is your break over?”
Eric glanced down at his watch. “I only have ten more minutes. I suppose I should be getting back now. I was worried for you after the last time we saw each other, I haven’t spoken to you since. I wanted to make sure you were doing all right.”
She was touched at the sweet gesture. “Thank you, it means a lot that you came here. I just wish we could have had more time.”
He cupped her cheek, touching his lips to hers tenderly. “We have all the time in the world.”
Sookie didn’t know why, but felt that she had to tell Eric about Bill’s sudden reappearance in her life, not sure how he would take it. “Eric, there’s something I need to tell you,” she started, only to be cut off by the man in question.
“There you are, I’ve been looking everywhere for you.” Bill stopped when he saw that she wasn’t alone, wondering why this man looked so familiar to him.
Sookie let out the breath she didn’t even realize she was holding. “I guess now’s as good a time as any. Bill Compton, I would like for you to meet my boyfriend…”
“Eric Northman,” he said, cutting her off again. “Now I know where I’ve seen you before. You own that bar Valhalla, right?”
He was not prepared to meet Sookie’s ex, the one who caused her so much pain, nor was he prepared for the man to know who he was. “Yes, you would be correct.”
Bill nodded. “I’ve been there a few times. Pretty hectic place, isn’t it? Not for a woman such as Sookie. You haven’t actually been there, have you?” he asked her.
“And what if I have?” she retorted. “I’m an adult, and I can go to a bar if I damn well feel like it. What did I tell you about our relationship being strictly professional? You have no right to make any judgments in my life.”
He held his hands up in surrender. “I was just curious. I’ll leave you two alone now. When you’re done, Sam wanted to see you.”
Sookie kept her temper in check once Bill left them, focusing back on Eric, who was being way too quiet for her liking. “I was about to tell you about him being here. Bill had to transfer temporarily, but I’m sure he’ll be gone in a few weeks or so. I didn’t want you to find out like that.”
Eric gave her a smile, shaking his head. “It’s fine, Sookie, I could just imagine how hard it must be for you. If he gives you any problems, don’t hesitate to call me.”
“You don’t have to worry about me, I can handle Bill. I’m not the same naïve girl I used to be.”
Eric believed that to be true, but when a former lover suddenly appeared back in your life, it had a tendency to make you act even less like yourself. Sookie was a strong woman, and he knew she was more than capable of dealing with her ex-boyfriend on her own, but no matter what happened, he would always want to protect her.
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