A/N: Hello my lovelies! It has been awhile. I have been a complete slacker and you have my apologies for that. What do you say we get the show back on the road. Patracco this is for you love.

EPOV

As the realization spread through me that she was most likely going to return to her life in Sweden after her brother's wedding I didn't even bother trying to keep my turmoil from my face. It didn't escape Sookie's notice that my whole demeanor changed as she quickly ended her call with her father and returned to my side.

"Eric is everything all right?" She asked with concern in her eyes. I let my head lull back against the head bored dreading the conversation we were about to have, dreading the moment she confirmed that she was indeed going back home with some nice memories of our time together. " I am not sure Sookie." I said quietly.

A look of distress marred her beautiful face as she crawled across her bed and into my lap before she cradled my face in her hands forcing my eyes to meet hers. "Eric what's wrong?" She demanded. Well here we were the moment of truth that would determine whether I started to live again or just continue to exist.

I was never one to freely express my emotions but for her I was willing to, for her I would do anything. "Sookie do you believe we happened for a reason?" I asked earnestly. A knowing smile appeared on her lips and light danced in her eyes "Yes Eric, I do." She answered with absolute certainty.

I took her hands in mine and looked into her eyes enjoying the tight heat that I felt in my chest every time I looked into her eyes "Sookie, I have never felt for another as I feel for you. I want you to be mine; I want you to stay here with me. The idea of spending even one night without you by my side causes me agony. I..I…I love you." I said shocked by the raw unfiltered emotion in my voice.

Anticipation and anxiety warred inside as I waited for her reaction to the most honest thing I had ever said in my life. Her eyes remained locked onto mine searching for the truth of what I'd said and I felt it soul deep. She moved her hands back to my cheeks and crushed her lips against mine kissing me with reckless abandon and I wasted no time returning the kiss with equal measure. This was right, this was perfect, this was us.

I was completely lost in her and my soul was on fire with the love I felt for her then it all came crashing down as I felt her tears on my cheeks. No! She can't be letting go. A sick feeling crashed over me with each tear that fell from her eyes.

I wanted nothing more at that moment then to get as far away from here as possible until she pulled back from the kiss and her eyes were burning with love. "I can no longer imagine my life without you in it Eric. I never thought I would find what I have found with you, I've never felt this way about anyone either. I want to be yours; I want to stay here with you. I love you too Eric."

Those four sentences washed away any doubt I had, it took away centuries of hurt, pain and loneliness and I felt alive for the first time since I was human. I wrapped my arms around her and kissed her until she was breathless and I was gasping in air that I didn't need.

She pushed me down onto my back as she ghosted kisses along my neck and jaw until she made her way back to my lips and kissed me deeply. "I need you Eric." She whispered her voice husky with desire, the sheet that was covering her fell away as she rolled her hips into mine.

A low growl rumbled in my chest as I flipped our positions so I was on top , her hands fisted into my hair as I nipped and kissed my way down her neck to her breasts taking one nipple into my mouth swirling my tongue around the hardened peak. The moans she made as I teased her with my mouth stoked the fire of desire that was beginning to burn out of control.

The scent of her arousal was overwhelming my senses and the sound of her moan as I slid two fingers in to her wet heat undid any control I was holding onto. My fangs snapped down and my fingers dug into her hips as I positioned myself as her entrance. I entered her completely in one thrust hissing at the amazing feeling of being inside her.

She curled her legs over my hips and met me thrust for thrust "More Eric!" She hissed. I began moving into her faster and more deeply ripping screams of pleasure from her. I could feel her walls starting to flutter and knew that she was close to coming and I wasn't far behind. she pulled my face back to hers and kissed me with frantic desperation. " Jag är din."(I am yours) She gasped out.

Hearing those three words fall from her mouth was my undoing, I shifted the angle of my hips and with every thrust I was hitting her G-spot. My control was gone and I was thrusting into her at vampire speed, She sank her nails into my back pulling me down to the sleek column of her throat. I buried my fangs in silky skin drinking deeply as her climax began and the divine feelings of her tightening around me and her exquisite taste pulled me along with her. I pulled my fangs out of her neck and lovingly licked the twin punctures I had made before I rolled off her and tucked her into my side. She was still panting trying to recover from our love making.

I felt the bond we shared by blood pulse and expand, it was much stronger since we had made our second exchange earlier in the evening. I could feel her so strongly and what she felt for me was staggering. I released the control I held over our bond keeping her shielded from my feelings and watched for her reaction. I felt the moment she started to feel me she was shocked, confused and then a wave of pure happiness exploded inside her.

I wasn't sure if she figured out that what she was feeling were my emotions or if she just accepted the foreign feelings and enjoyed them. I wanted more than anything to make her mine completely I knew we were going to have a discussion concerning blood bonds, I had explained ties to her but we were one exchange away from forming a permanent blood bond mating us together for as long as we lived and she needed to know the facts before we took that step. For now I just enjoyed the feel of her in my arms and the knowledge that she was mine.

SPOV

I lay in Eric's arms completely satisfied and happier than I can ever remember being. I was still feeling things that I was certain were coming from outside myself and I wondered if my telepathy had gone on the fritz. I had heard the expression mind blowing sex but never expected it to actually blow my mind! The thought was totally ridiculous but it did amuse me to no end.

"What has you so entertained lover?" Eric asked curious. Damn! I forgot he could feel me! "Um I keep feeling things that aren't coming from me and I have heard of mind blowing sex and thought perhaps... oh gods this is so stupid! I thought maybe having sex with you fried my telepathy." I barely managed to finish before I burst out laughing.

Eric was just watching me trying his best to not laugh "Very flattering of you to think so but that's not what you're feeling." He said amusement coloring his voice. I felt satisfaction, pride and amusement bubble inside my mind and I knew for sure that wasn't me.

"You're feeling me Sookie. The emotions and sensation you are feeling are what I am feeling and experiencing. The second time a vampire and human share blood the effects I told you about blood tie become stronger. A bond is formed making what I feel from you stronger and allowing you to feel me as well but only if the emotions are strong, unshielded or I send them to you and I can block it if you don't want to feel me." He raked his hand through his hair before he continued he was clearly unshielded since I could feel his nervousness and tension. I wondered what else he had to say that had him so frazzled.

"If we share blood a third time we will have a full blood bond making us mates for as long as we both live and being separated for too long would have ill effects on us both, it's called bonding sickness. You will feel everything I do then, we can send emotions back and forth to each other, block each other and we would both be able to find the other no matter how far apart. It is only severable by the death of one or both mates. I should have told you before." Eric answered cautiously.

I could see it in his eyes as well as feel it in my mind that he was nervous about my reaction to what he'd said. "Thank you for telling me the truth Eric. It doesn't change anything, I meant it when I said I wanted to be yours and that I want you to be mine as well. Now that I know what it really means to belong to each other I am still sure that it's what I want. Ilove you and I like feeling you." I answered before I kissed him gently.

It was sweet and tender and perfect, I lay back down to rest curled up against him feeling peaceful and happy. Eric was tracing patterns on my back and was slowly lulling me to sleep when suddenly I was overcome with the intense need to find shelter to find somewhere safe. I had no idea what on earth would make me feel like this I had never experienced this kind of feeling while I'd been staying here or anywhere for that matter. "Eric, we have to leave here! Something is off, it's not safe here." I said as I bolted from the bed looking for my clothes.

Eric was looking at me strangely, confused "What? Sookie what are you talking about? Everything is fine." He said. The feeling that I needed to go and find somewhere safe was still nagging me "I feel...I feel like I need to be somewhere safe and I don't feel like it's safe here. Please we have to go." I pleaded. I was at a loss to explain this sudden anxiety about being in my own apartment.

I was looking at him with pleading eyes wishing he'd hurry up and get ready but he was just looking at me completely astonished. What? Why are you looking at me like that?" I asked slightly annoyed. "You're feeling the pull of the sun. Vampires naturally know when the sun will rise and our survival instincts alert us to when we need to seek shelter. I'm feeling it and it's bleeding through to you. That should not be possible, I have never heard of a human feeling the suns pull even when fully bonded."

Ok that was not what I was expecting him to say at all but it was pretty damn neat that I could feel the sun about to come up however I could do without the mini panic attack. " Wow! That's..well that's just so cool! Wait! How come I am about to have a panic attack and your just all relaxed?" I asked. I wonder if I will get to sample any other super powers? I started giggling at my thought this was so crazy any normal girl would have long since run screaming for the hills but I was not a normal girl and for the first time ever I was happy about it.

Eric chuckled and shook his head "You never stop surprising me Sookie Stackhouse. I am not having a panic attack as you say because I have long since grown accustomed to feeling it but I can assure the first time I felt it I was anything but calm. If this continues you will become accustomed to it too" He explained clearly amused by my reaction.

"Good to know Mr. Northman!" I quipped as I continued getting dressed since I knew we would have to go soon so he could get back to his windowless bedroom where he'd be safe for the day. Eric joined me in dressing and I leaned against the wall enjoying watching him "See anything you like?" He said seductively with a smirk plastered on his face. God he could set me on fire with just a look, he knew it too and he was being so smug about it. Well two could play that game, I felt my own smirk settle onto my lips.

"Mmmmhmm...I see many things I like." I answered back in my most seductive voice while I devoured him with my eyes. I licked my lips and winked at him before turning to the mirror to brush out my hair. The look on his face was priceless and his fangs had come back down. Ha! I beat him at his own game!

I watched him fight himself to remain composed while he finished dressing as he glared at my reflection in the mirror. He held his hand out to me once he was fully dressed "We must go. The sun will rise in twenty minutes." He said. "Ok. Let me just grab the rest of my things." I grabbed my back pack and put my few remaining possession into it and slung it over my shoulder. I turned back and took Eric's hand letting him lead me from my rental.

EPOV

I had been worried about what Sookie's reaction would be to the blood bond we formed only to have her be completely accepting of it and what it meant. When she said that that was still what she wanted knowing what it meant I knew that this woman had been made for me. I had no idea what good deed I had ever done to deserve such a wondrous creature but I was thanking every god I had ever heard of for sending her to me.

As she slipped her hand into mine I was pulled back to the present. I had been so comfortable here with her and so absorbed in solidifying our relationship that I would be cutting very close getting back to my suite at the Valkyrie. I lead her to the stairs but instead of heading down to my car I led her up to the roof and she followed me without question but I could feel her curiosity prickling in our bond.

"Eric, why exactly are we going up on the roof? We are running out of time to be up here star gazing." She said warily. I turned to her my smirk taking its rightful place "We need to get back faster than the vette can take us. We are going to fly." I stated frankly.

Her eyes got as big as saucers "Oh no we are not. You can't be serious! Are you serious? Oh my gods, you are!" She said. I couldn't tell if she was excited or afraid but I was highly amused by her reaction. "I am serious. Come here." I said calmly as I hopped up onto the ledge of her building and once again held out my hand to her.

I waited for only a moment before she walked forward and grasped my hand "Wrap your arms around my neck. You'll love it I promise." I told her. She smiled at me as she stepped up on the ledge in front of me her trust in me was unwavering as she wrapped her arms around my neck and relaxed against my body.

I slowly floated us off the ledge and into the air "Oh my gods! This is amazing Eric!" She whispered in my ear. I turned her in my embrace until her back was against my chest so she could see the world the way I most enjoyed and I heard her gasp as she took in the view. The sun however was going to cut this experience short for her today we had less than ten minutes now until I would die for the day and I had to get inside.

I quickly picked up speed and Sookie let out an excited squeal like she was on a roller coaster. It pleased me that she was enjoying this so much and I vowed to myself that I would take her flying again when time wasn't working against us.

We landed on the balcony to my suite in under thirty seconds just as we enter the suite my day security armed itself. I didn't release her from my embrace but instead carried her straight to my room and sat her on the edge of the bed. She smiled at me softly before she stood and undid the buttons of my shirt and pushed it of my shoulders leaving little kisses on my chest as she worked my belt buckle lose and let my jeans fall to the floor.

She pulled my borrowed shirt over her head and dropped it onto floor to join my discarded clothes. I captured her face in my hands and kissed her tenderly as she took my hand and pulled me into the bed with her.

I lay back and pulled the cover over us as I felt the weight of the sun about to pull me into my days rest. Sookie curled up and laid her head on my chest twining her legs with mine " Vila väl Eric. Jag kommer att se dig ikväll." (Rest well Eric. I will see you tonight.) I wrapped my arm more tightly around her and inhaled her scent " Vila och min kärlek."(Rest well my love.) I whispered into her ear as the sun took me under.