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Bill and Sookie held each other, their bodies bathed in the moonlight as they rested against the large, dead tree. Though they did not speak of it, neither ever wanted to move or for this night to end; they both knew what awaited them when they returned to the real world, all the complications, the drama that never seemed to end and they just did not want to face it. Both of them wished they could stay lost in the woods forever, just the two of them, but that was never going to happen. The sun would rise to force a new day to begin just as it had always done; the only difference now is that they knew their love and devotion to each other was real. They had each seen the other's dark side, and discovered that they loved and longed for that part of them, just as much as the face they showed to the rest of the world, and learned that it is acceptable to embrace it in themselves.

Sookie kissed his hand, the same one that she had laced her fingers in before she let it go to stand up and run her fingers through her hair in an attempt to loosen the knots, and remove the twigs and leaves that had embedded in her blond locks. Bill cupped his hand around her leg and began to move it up and down in a caress as he watched her, and again thought over the events of the evening. Wondering to himself, how he could be so lucky, he then did something he had not done in over a century; he thanked God for his gift and for not damning him for all eternity.

"Do you tire of my company already?" Bill asked playfully.

"Actually…yes" Sookie replied straight-faced.

He squinted his eyes as he peered up at her as he tried to gauge if she was serious or not, but he just could not tell.

"May I see you home then?" He asked.

"I know my way."

"I do not doubt that you do, but there are wild animals in these woods and I would not want any harm to come to you."

"No wilder than I am, besides, I think we scared off any animals that would be around."

"Perhaps, but it would set my own mind at ease." Bill replied with a chuckle.

"No, thank you." She replied as she turned to walk away.

"Sookie? Come on…"

"Bill, it will be dawn soon and you need to go to ground."

"There is time."

"What ever happened tonight does not mean all is forgotten." She said over her shoulder as she walked away.

Bill could not keep the worry and self-doubt at bay as he wondered if this would be the best and last night he would ever spend with her, despite her confession that she still loved him and understood his plight.

As the distance between them increased, she said over her shoulder "I still feel the need to punish you some more."

A big smile replaced any worries that had shown on his face only a moment ago. He took in the sight of her before she disappeared into the dense trees, particularly drawn to her perfect, heart-shaped ass and then he thought of what he would do to it for teasing him; until he remembered just how much he enjoyed her 'punishment'.

"I cannot wait! I have been a very bad Vampire, after all." He yelled after her and she smiled to herself as she vanished from his sight.