Chapter 16 – Meddling friends

I do not own True Blood or any characters except Bri, Andrew and Caroline. I'm just borrowing the rest.

Please don't kill me for being so late!

"Dad?" Walking into her house Bri was not prepared for what she was about to see, her home completely empty. It would have looked like a burglary if not for the empty moving boxes lying around. "Dad!" Bri ran upstairs the panic setting in. Nothing was there, furniture, photo's memories everything was gone. They'd left her. He had left her. That thought didn't stop her from checking every room and calling her father's name as loud as she could, even calling Caroline's name.

Finally Bri ended up in her kitchen in tears. She sobbed as she tried to comprehend why her father would leave her, she just couldn't understand. This wasn't him; he wouldn't abandon his daughter, his only child. As she looked around her empty kitchen she noticed she noticed some pieces of paper on the counter. She was still crying when she picked up the note and the tears became heavier when she read saw a check for 8000 dollars and a note with only one sentence.

'I'm sorry forgive me'

"Daddy" She choked.

"Here you go sweetie" Bri looked up at Arlene the waitress who had brought her out of her daze and brought her food. Bri had been living with Sookie for over a week now and she loved it. Her school back in Dallas were starting to ask when she was coming back; the honest answer was she didn't know. Over the last few days Bri found herself more attached to this place. It was small and friendly and she already knew a lot of people here. Sookie had made her feel at home and said that she could stay here permanently if she wanted to. The only thing that was stopping her from living here was her job teaching.

As she went through the ideas in her head of what to do, Sookie sat down opposite her giving her a suspicious look.

"Ok spill, I can hear your thoughts from the bar, I've got a five minute break, so tell me what's wrong" Bri twiddled her fingers nervously and looked at Sookie before saying

"What would you say if I said I wanted to live here permanently?"

"I'd say welcome to Bon Temps roomie" Sookie smiled

"Really, I can stay with you?" Bri still seemed unsure

"The house is way too big for one person, the extra money could help and living with you has been a blast. So yes I'd love it if you would move in with me" Bri couldn't stop herself from jumping out of the booth and wrapping Sookie in a tight hug.

"Thank you Sookie, I will never forget how amazing you've been to me"

"You're welcome; to be honest I would miss you if you left."

"I would miss you too" Bri went to go sit back down as Sookie asked her

"You spoken to Eric yet?" Bri went back to twiddling her fingers.

"Not since the night I had the Panic attack" That was the truth. She hadn't seen him or spoken to him, maybe she freaked him out, and she wasn't surprised if that was the case. Plus she cried and hung onto him like a little girl, she doubted that was attractive.

"As much as I think Eric is a royal pain in the backside, I don't like it when you two are moping around just because you're too chick to confront each other." Sookie smiled when she saw the confused look on Bri's face

"I may have called Pam, she described Eric's mood which funny enough is the exact same mood you are in. I don't think it's a coincidence"

"What am I supposed to do Sook?"

"Go talk to him would be the obvious option"

"I can't go back to the club; I don't want to risk having another panic attack"

"Then get him to come to you, simple." Sookie looked back at the clock before standing up "Right breaks over. I'm going to stay round Bill's tonight, so I'm only across the graveyard if you need anything, we can talk about moving arrangements tomorrow." With a wink she walked back to the bar leaving Bri alone with her thoughts again.

"Just go out there for 5 minutes please. Regulars are staring to wonder where you are" Pam was really starting to get sick of her masters brooding and constant snapping. After her interesting conversation with Sookie they both decided something had to be done to fix this predicament. To say she was surprised by Sookie's phone call was an understatement; they had never even had a full conversation in person yet here they were concocting plans to get two very stubborn people together. Pam was starting to suspect this was the brunette girl that had caused her master pain all those years ago and was the reason he had such distaste for brunette fang bangers and meals. If he wasn't so snappy she would have teased him mercifully, maybe later she thought smiling.

"I am busy Pam; I don't have time to entertain some desperate humans in need of some good entertainment. "

"stanna upp och gå till henne" (Stop moping and go to her)

"Jag vet inte vad du tar OM" (I don't know what you're talking about)

"Sookie verkar" (Sookie seems to)

That got his attention

"What has this got to do with her? Pam smiled, it was like poking an angry bull, he would crack eventually.

"We had a very interesting phone conversation the other night and it seems her little friend is in just as much as a pitying mood as you seem to be."

"What has that got to do with me?" He was determined to play coy. Pam would get him she just needed to figure out a way. Luckily for her Bri already helped when Ginger one of their waitresses came in with a bottle of True Blood with a ribbon and a note attached to it.

"I didn't order that Ginger" Eric snapped. Pam rolled her eyes.

"I know Sir but this was delivered, the note says it is for you." Ginger carefully placed the bottle and note on the table and quickly walked away. Intrigued Eric looked at the note and immediately his mood lightened.

Eric

I never got to say a proper thank you for saving me and then looking after me all those times (I'm still counting). I really appreciate it. I didn't know what to get you as a thank you present; Vampires are hard to shop for. So I hope this will do.

Bri x

P.S I'm free tonight if maybe you wanted to talk.

"A note from the brunette?" Eric's smile faded when he saw Pam's smug face.

"I'm leaving for the night, you can close up I don't know when I will be back"

"I won't wait up" Eric was gone before she had finished the sentence. Picking up the bottle of True Blood she walked back to the bar clicking her heels as she went to tell Sookie of the progress.

Bri was sitting at the Kitchen table writing a list of things she needed to get down before moving into Sookie's permanently. She had showered and made herself look presentable in case Eric did stop by, she curses herself for making so much effort, but she was a woman, it's what they do. Going over her list, she thought she still needed to go back to Dallas and pack plus contacting her landlord and the school to hand in her resignation. That's what worried her was the job, she loved teaching those kids. Would she be able to get a job teaching here or would she have to have a plan B. Luckily the door went, stopping her from overloading her mind with thoughts. Her smile couldn't get any bigger when she saw who was at the door.

"Eric" He had to be wearing leather tonight she thought as she looked at his leather jacket, he looked better looking than she remembered and noticed how his hair was still slicked back perfectly. To be fair the man could make pyjamas look good if he looked like that she thought. His face seemed lightened but he wasn't smiling, Bri couldn't tell if that was a good thing or not.

"I received your present tonight and thought I would thank you in person" She moved aside so he could walk in knowing he had already been invited in a few days ago."

"Oh, I really couldn't think of anything else to get so I just did the obvious, it will never make up for what you did but it's a start" Eric eyed her and took in what she was wearing, it was a simple pair of dark jeans and a pretty delicate top that almost looked vintage, he could imagine it easily being ripped to shreds.

"Are you happy?" That caught her off guard and she knew this conversation was going to get a lot more serious. She looked down when she said

"I am" Eric saw from the way she was fidgeting she was lying. He walked towards her smiling when he saw her reaction.

"Are you happy?" He asked again he leant down so that their foreheads were close to touching. He could smell that she had just showered, it was fresh and relaxing. Bri finally looked up and knew this was a mistake when she looked into his very piercing eyes, getting lost in the colour.

"Happiness isn't about getting what we want it's about appreciating what we have" Eric couldn't help but smile as he asked

"Nice. Philosopher?"

"Nope TV show" She replied and swore she heard him laugh slightly. She had never seen him laugh but she liked the look that was on his face right now. Eric's face suddenly became serious. He knew how to play the game.

"What if what you wanted you could have, would you take it, not fearing the consequences, just enjoying the bliss?" His had trailing up her arm and she couldn't help but breath heavily, he knew what he was doing to her but she decided in that second she wanted it, she wanted him.. She put her hand up to his cheek and whispered

"Yes, fuck the consequences" She didn't have time to release the breath she took before he crashed his lips to hers, immediately forcing her mouth open. Lifting her legs so that they were wrapped around his hips she giggled and released his mouth to say "I'm feeling some déjà vu here, what about you?" That was when she really heard him laugh and she liked it.

He had to release her lips so that she could tell him where to go, she was guessing he was aiming for her bedroom, just because he released her lips didn't mean he wasn't putting them to good use. He trailed his lips down her neck to her shoulders and she could feel her mind turning to mush, finally they were in her room and his lips latched back on to hers. She managed to maneuver him so he was sitting on the bed straddling him and she could feel his lips forming a smile. He managed to get her top of deciding that it was a waste to rip it as he could see her in it again as she worked on removing his jacket and top trailing her fingers across his bare chest as she kissed it lightly, such a light touch made him shiver and he flipped her over with her back on the bed before they began to enjoy their pure bliss.

I know you are all ready to murder me or torture me depending on how angry you are. I am so sorry but I have finished College now so that means more writing and I pray there will be no writers block.

I'm sorry for the really bad Swedish translation and I pray that nobody from Sweden read this because I cheated with a translator.

Sorry to SnowFairy24 for nearly making you cry with my late updates.

Enjoy! x