A/N: This is my fantasy of what should have taken place between Sookie, Eric and Quinn in Definitely Dead. The actual dialogue (except for the final exchange) is taken directly from the book. I have simply put it all in Eric's POV.

All characters are owned by Charlaine Harris. I just like to play in her sandbox sometimes.

Chapter 1

I was already seeing red when the tiger arrived. I have never met a woman as frustrating as Sookie Stackhouse. She seems to revel in driving me mad.

I knew she had plans to go out. It was apparent the moment she opened the door. She was a vision, until I realized it was not for me. I tried to explain our relative positions to her, but she would have none of it.

"Well, up you and your retinue. You don't tell me what to do!"

"You are obliged to go with me to the conference. That is why I called you to Shreveport, to talk to you about travel time and arrangements."

"I'm not obliged to go anywhere with you. You got outranked, buddy."

She called me buddy. "Buddy? Buddy?" I was actually tempted to throw her over my lap and spank her like the wilful child she was.

Then the tiger showed up.

"Hello Eric," he said oh so calmly. At least outwardly so. I knew he was holding a tight rein on his anger. There was no love lost between the tiger and I.

"Sookie, you look good enough to eat." If I still had normal bodily functions, I would have vomited.

"You look very nice too," Sookie cooed at him. She cooed. She practically fucked him with her voice. I was going to make sure she never spoke to anyone but me with that voice again.

Then he told me about the queen. If not for the service he had done the queen, he would be dead before the next words were out of his mouth. Instead, I made sure to give him a warning.

"This woman has been mine, and she will be mine," I stated in terms so clear I thought the foolish animal might actually understand.

"Babe, are you his, or not?"

Sigh. Apparently animals are even dumber than I thought.

"No," she blithely replied.

"Then let's go enjoy the show," he replied and, with that, they left.

While I would have liked nothing more than to yank him from his car and drain him until he was dead, my thousand years on this earth have taught me patience. I began to formulate some plans.