Chapter 23
EPOV
I was surprised by how accustomed I had become to waking with Sookie at my side and that realization came this morning when for the first time since returning home from the hospital, she was not there. I listened for sounds from the bathroom but instead heard the faint sounds of conversations from the other side of the house. As traumatizing my housekeeper was not on my agenda this morning, I quickly pulled on a pair of pajama bottoms and a tee shirt before making my way to the kitchen.
Sookie was already hard at work in the kitchen with what I gathered were more preparations for the weekend while Mrs. Hadley was standing in the doorway with her arms full of towels apparently on her way to disperse them upstairs.
“Good morning ladies.” I said as I approached.
“Good morning Mr. Eric.” Mrs. Hadley said smiling as she continued on her way.
“Well, look who’s up. How did you sleep?” Sookie looked up briefly from what she was doing and smiled before quickly turning her attention back to whatever she was working on.
I walked over to her and stood behind her wrapping my arms around her waist.
“Fine, but I missed you this morning.” I said leaning around her to steal a kiss only to be offered a cheek rather than my intended target. OK, this is new.
“I know, I’m sorry, but I still had quite a few things I need to finish up on this morning.”
“No problem. I’m going to take a shower, care to join me?”
“Um sorry, I’ve already had my shower…besides, I kinda have my hands full right now.” She gave me a semi apologetic smile then continued her duties.
“Anything I can help you with?”
“No thanks. I’ve got it.”
“OK…well…I’ll leave you to your work. Let me know if you decide there is anything I can help with.”
I didn’t bother attempting another kiss deciding my ego could not handle another rejection this morning.
I was in and out of the shower before I even realized it, my mind more occupied with trying to rationalize the events that had transpired this morning. I knew she was both excited and nervous about her friends coming and I was trying hard to convince myself that was the reason for the change in her this morning, which probably would have been easier if we had not had conversation we had last night. While I consider myself to be relatively self-confident at least in business matters, I had to admit this was uncharted waters for me and currently I was adrift.
I spent most of the morning in the library working, stepping out only to accept the liquor delivery and the delivery of the Sea Doos.
“Eric, I thought you already have two jet skis, why are they delivering more?” Sookie said after walking outside to see what had been delivered.
“Two was not enough for this size crowd.” I defended.
“Eric, two would have been plenty, everyone would just have to take turns.”
“Sookie, they’ll still have to take turns, just not as often now.”
“Sounds like a waste of 20 grand if you ask me.” She mumbled as she headed back in the house shaking her head.
More like 40 grand, but let’s just keep that between us.
The tension between us continued to grow all morning and by the time our guest were to arrive; I was frankly a little worried. After finishing what I had been working on in the library I came out and found Sookie pacing in the foyer.
I approached her somewhat timidly but was relieved when she slipped into my arms without hesitation.
“Sookie what’s wrong?”
“I’m sorry Eric; I guess I’m just nervous.”
“What are you nervous about? I’m the boyfriend meeting the family for the first time.” It was a joke but not without some truth.
“I remember how overwhelmed I felt when I first got here. I just want them to give you a chance and get to know the real you and not just see all this.” She said sweeping her arm to indicate all the stuff around her.
Just then Mrs. Hadley entered the room.
“Mr. Eric, Clancy has just called from the gate, they’re on their way up.”
“Thanks Mrs. Hadley.” I said to her as she retreated back to the kitchen.
“Sookie, do you have some reason to believe that they won’t like me?”
“No.”
“Then I don’t understand what the concern is. What did they say when you told them we were together?”
“Well…I…um haven’t told them yet.” Sookie said, turned, and opened the front door to walk outside without offering any further explanation.
What the hell?
I followed Sookie out the door, my mind spinning with her last words. Admittedly our relationship was a little unconventional. I mean it’s not like we’ve actually dated, but that didn’t make the feelings invalid or us any less legitimate. Did it?
I walked over to stand behind Sookie and placed my hands on her hips an action so natural that it would have gone unnoticed by me had she not stepped away. Again I tried to swallow down the insecurity that I had been struggling with and decided if Boyfriend Northman was having a rough day then Executive Northman would just have to step up and play host for awhile.
Clancy pulled the car up to the front of the house leaving room for the car carrying Sookie’s other friends that dropped their baby off with relatives in Shreveport to pull up behind. Clancy got out of the car and came around, but before he could get there, the door flew open and a man whom I could only assume was her brother jumped out.
“Sis!” He yelled as he ran to her, grabbed her up and spun her around.
“Happy Birthday, Jase.” She said in between giggles.
One by one they crawled out of the cars each making their way over to greet Sookie with a hug. I stood back smiling and nodding, briefly feeling like a stranger in my own home until finally a familiar face. Amelia, rather than fight the crowd gathered around Sookie, headed my way.
“Eric…God…I can’t believe how much better you are in just a week.” She said while offering a hug.
“Well, I’ve still got a ways to go, but I’m getting better every day.” I said smiling at how easily our relationship had changed. She had been the epitome of professionalism during my stay at the hospital taking her volunteer responsibilities as serious as if she were the highest paid employee there. I respected that. I had solicited her assistance several times during my stay and while she never offered any advice or insight when it came to Sookie, her silent approval was heard loud and clear.
While talking to Amelia out of the corner of my eye I caught site of another guy jumping out of the car and running up to Sookie, grab and pick her up. OK, I’ve seen the brother, if this isn’t a cousin or something, he needs to back the fuck off!
“God I’ve missed you Sweetheart.” He said spinning her around. Sweetheart??
“It’s only been a week.” She responded, her face concealing any sentiment one way or another about the greeting.
“OK everybody.” Sookie said trying to extract herself from his embrace and trying to get everyone’s attention.
“Let’s get introductions out of the way. Eric this…I’m sure you gathered, is my brother Jason and his date Dawn.”
“Hey man, nice to meet you. Thank you for sponsoring this little field trip for this group of misfits.” Jason said offering his hand.
“My pleasure, I’m glad you all could come.”
“And this is Tara and her husband JD. Tara’s giving birth was reason I was in the hospital the day I met you.” She reminded me as Tara stepped forward to give me a hug.
“Well Tara, may I say welcome and thank you.” She smiled and gave me a wink.
“This,” Sookie continued “is Hoyt and I’m not sure where his date is…” Sookie gave Hoyt a questioning look that was answered by a “don’t ask” glare by the entire party.
An embarrassed Hoyt reached out to shake my hand. “Hey man.”
“Hello.” I said with a nod.
“You already know Amelia and I think you just met her boyfriend Trey.” We all nodded to each other.
“And this is Malcolm.” Her mouth said ‘Malcolm’, but my ears heard ‘Asshole’ and I couldn’t help but notice he had to remove his hand from Sookie’s waist to extend it to me to shake.
“Good to meet ya man.” The asshole said.
“And everyone…” Sookie continued, “this is Eric Northman.” What? …That’s it?... No, this is ‘my boyfriend’…’the love of my life’? OK, that last one may have been stretching it, but come on throw me a bone here.
“Welcome. I’m glad you all could make it this weekend. Why don’t we go inside, and we’ll show you guys around.”
During our introductions, Clancy had stacked all the suitcases on the steps, so everybody grabbed their bags and we made our way inside.
Amelia was the first to comment. “Eric, your home is beautiful!”
“Yeah, no kidding man this is fucking awesome.” Said Jason and they all began to chime in.
“Damn Northman, well it’s no wonder you were able to get my girl here to haul her cookies all the way to Shreveport.” WHAT THE HELL??
I was trying to be a good host, but Asshole was making it difficult. I searched Sookie’s face for some sort of reaction but her only response was to roll her eyes.
“Whatever asshole.” She said. See, I knew his name was Asshole!
“Well, why don’t we show everyone to their rooms so they can change into their suits and then we can head out to the pool or lake?”
“Yeah Baby, where will we be sleeping tonight?” Asshole said putting his arm around Sookie’s waist yet again while I wondered whether or not he could still perform his job, whatever that was, with only one arm.
“Well, you are sleeping in the pool house with Hoyt and, just like any other night, where I sleep is none of your business.”
Yes, I would have rathered her response been more along the lines of ‘you will be back in Bon Temps and I will be fucking the brains out of my rich sexy boyfriend’, but hey, I’ll take what I can get right now.
We introduced everyone to Mrs. Hadley in case they needed anything and then she and Sookie took the couples upstairs while I directed Asshole and his apparently newly dumped friend to the pool house.
I was already dressed for the pool so while everyone else changed, I plugged my IPod in to the sound system then made myself busy opening up the bar outside. I knew Sookie was probably in the room now changing, and I was full of questions from all the introductions earlier but now was not the time. Not while I was struggling internally with all my insecurities, something I had not experienced in an awfully long time not to mention my overwhelming desire to go to my pool house and beat the hell out of one of my guest.
Hoyt and Asshole were the first to make it out to the pool, soon the couples followed, and most wasted no time diving right in. Amelia and Trey made their way over to the bar; I poured them both drinks while we chatted about nothing in particular.
“Hey Northman,” Asshole said, “You might want to check Sookie’s bags for silver and shit before she leaves, it looks like she may have klepto tendencies.” This guy was really wearing on my nerves but I looked up to see what he was talking about and saw Sookie walking my way in one of my company league tee shirts she had claimed earlier in the week. Fuck me!
She came around the back of the bar and wrapped her arms around me and I tentatively put an arm around her. I waited for her to make the next move letting her set the pace in front of her friends but when she raised up on her toes to reach me I quickly wrapped both arms around her and pulled her to me for a searing kiss.
“I have waited all day to do that.” I whispered.
“I know, I’m sorry.”
“Don’t be.” I reassured her.
“You realize my name is plastered across your back, right?” She smiled and nodded.
“May as well be, it’s already across my heart.” She said quickly before kissing me again and sashaying away.
And damn could that girl sashay!
SPOV
I don’t know what I had been worried about, so far everybody loved him. Well, maybe not Malcolm but his opinion didn’t matter for shit anyway.
“You like him don’t ya sis?”
I had taken Jason and Dawn to my old room, well the room that held my suitcase for one night. Jason and I had walked out on the balcony while Dawn was busy unpacking and finding her swim suit.
“Of course I like him.”
“Don’t be dense Sookie, you know what I mean. You really like him, don’t you?”
“Yeah, I do.”
“Does he feel the same way?”
“I’m pretty sure he does.”
“Does he make you happy?”
“More than I thought was possible.”
“Then that’s all that matters Sook.”
“When did you become so damn romantic?”
“Aw, I have my moments.” He turned and pulled me to him.
“I love you Sookie, and I want to see you happy.”
“I know and I love you. Thanks big brother.”
Tara had offered pretty much the same sentiment. JD was on the phone with his family checking on the baby and Tara and I were standing at the window looking down on Eric at the poolside bar.
“Sookie girl that has got to be the finest specimen of masculinity I have ever laid a retina on.”
“Yeah, and he’s cute too, huh?” I said while bumping her hip with mine.
“Seriously girl, are you and he….ya know…together?”
“Yes, we are.”
“Oh Sookie, I am so happy for you.” She said grabbing me and squeezing me in a hug.
“Come on now. Let’s get out to the pool.” I’d had my fill of sap for the day I was ready to get the party started.
“Sookie, just one more question,” she whispered, “is he as good as he looks?”
“Better.”
By the time I got out to the pool, Eric had been on his feet for quite some time, so I talked him in to sitting with me for awhile while I got caught up on the news with Amelia and Trey.
“So fill me in, I thought Jessica was coming with Hoyt, what happened?” I asked Amelia and Trey began to snicker.
“Oh, she got caught by Bon Temps finest at the receiving end of Aussie Kisses.” Amelia answered trying not to be overheard by Hoyt.
“Aussie Kisses?” Eric asked.
“Yeah, they’re like French Kisses only they’re given…you know…down under.”
He smiled shaking his head at the term.
“So was she just too embarrassed to stay with him after they got caught?” I asked.
“Naw, you don’t understand” Trey interjected. “Hoyt wasn’t the one giving the kisses.”
Eric and I just shook our heads. Poor Hoyt.
As if he knew we were talking about him, he got out of the pool and came over to sit at the foot of the lounge.
“Hey Hoyt, sorry about Jessica, dude.” I said and gave him a reassuring pat on the back. Hoyt was a good guy who deserved to be treated better.
“Well you know…two tears in a bucket...” He said while shrugging his shoulders.
God I love it when rednecks quote drag queens!
Before long, everyone had gotten out of the pool and pulled chairs over bar side. To keep Eric from getting up and down, Trey and Amelia traded off playing bartender as both of them had experience and had even filled in at Sam’s on occasion.
The more the alcohol poured, the freer the stories about me flowed. It seemed everybody wanted to take this opportunity to make sure Eric knew every stupid or embarrassing story there was to know with Tara being the biggest traitor.
“Jason, tell Eric about Sookie singing in church.” She begged.
“Come on guys, give me a break.” I begged.
“Aw Sookie, let him tell it.” Now Eric was begging.
I just shook my head in defeat. Jason took that as his cue and began regaling everyone with the story.
“OK, it was right around Christmas time and Sookie was…I don’t know…probably 6 or 7 right Sook?” Jason asked.
I didn’t look at him my face already turning red, I just held up six fingers.
“Right 6, anyway, the Pastor had asked all the children in the congregation to come down to the front of the church and he began asking them different things like what they were thankful for, what they had learned in Sunday School and whether or not they had any special plans for the holidays. Anyway, after he had gone through all of his little questions, he asked if any of them wanted to sing Joy to the World and Sookie’s hand when up like a flash.”
“Well come on up to the microphone then Miss Sookie, he said as he lowered it so that it would be the right height for sis.” Jason continued.
“By now the church had gotten so quiet you could have heard a pin drop from the back row. Then Sookie steps up to her spot behind the microphone and puts one hand on it like she was born behind it, clears her throat, and then begins to wail… Jeremiah was a bull frog…was a good friend of mine…I never understood a single word he said, but I helped him drink is wine…and he always had a mighty fine wine.”
“The church went nuts, Gran didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. The Pastor is trying to get the microphone away from Sookie and she’s crying ‘but I haven’t got to the “joy to the world part” yet.”
As embarrassed as I was, when I looked up and saw Eric laughing harder than I had ever seen before will all my friends laughing just as hard alongside him, I knew two things.
1 - I loved Eric Northman.
2 - It was going to be a long night.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Heart's Desire Ch 22
Chapter 22
EPOV
We spent the next two days arguing. Well not really arguing, but disagreeing on who should pay for the food for the weekend’s festivities. I, of course thought I should pay because they were guest in my house and I was the one who suggested they come for the whole weekend; besides, if I had my way she would never spend another dime of her own money on anything. Sookie, on the other hand, felt that because it was her brother and her tradition, she should pay for everything. On top of that, Sookie was also insisting that I send the staff home for the weekend as she didn’t want them to have extra work to do on her account. Fortunately Mrs. Hadley convinced her that she would be greatly upset if she didn’t get the opportunity to stay and meet her brother and friends. But even that wasn’t without compromise. Sookie conceded Mrs. Hadley could stay for the weekend, as a guest only, not as help. But Mrs. Hadley insisted that she wouldn’t stay unless she could at least help with everything.
Never before had my personal life been so complicated. Never before had I been so happy.
“So, tell me more about Jason.” I asked while pouring a cup of coffee and sitting down to join her on the lanai. I had been peppering her with questions for the last couple of days hoping to gain some insight on the friends that would be joining us this weekend.
“Mmmm…Jason.” She pondered as she looked up from the list she was making. “Probably the best way to describe Jason is…“wide open”. He has a good heart…he really does…he just doesn’t always think things through before he does them.” You could hear hesitation in her words but the love was unmistakable.
“Kinda reckless?”
“No, not reckless. It’s not like he seeks out danger, but he rarely sees the potential hazard when doing something. And he will always push the limits. It’s like he finds out where that line is that he shouldn’t cross and he dances on it from then on.”
“Ah, ‘give him and inch and he’ll take a mile’ kinda guy?”
“More like ‘give him a rope and he thinks he’s a cowboy’ kinda guy.”
Once the invitation to come spend the weekend here was issued, it took less than 30 minutes for Jason and all of the friends to respond and except and Sookie was more excited than I had ever seen her before.
After finally relenting and agreeing to let me pay for everything, she and Mrs. Hadley poured over the shopping list repeatedly, constantly adding and removing items with each pass. When they were finally satisfied they had listed everything Clancy, who seemed to be as excited as Mrs. Hadley about the prospect of guests, agreed to shuttle them around town to pick it all up.
Since I was sure my stamina was not quite up to strolling around the grocery store for a couple of hours, my only task was to “procure massive quantities of adult beverages” which I was successfully able to do within 10 minutes of them pulling away from the house and they would be delivered tomorrow around noon. While I was ordering, I went ahead made a few calls and ordered two more Sea Doos that were to be delivered on Friday as well. I had two already, but I rarely got the opportunity to ride very often. Riding alone is not a lot of fun or very safe. Last summer was probably the most use I had gotten out of them, Bill and I spent quite a bit of time out on the lake while he and Pam were dating. The opportunity to ride again thrilled me, but for a crowd this size, having only two would just be a pain in the ass.
Sookie spent most of Thursday night in the kitchen putting together salads, sauces and such. I volunteered to help but once we had chopped all the vegetables she insisted there was nothing else that required my help, so I retreated to the library to get as caught up on things as I could trying to insure I would have as much time as possible to spend with our guest.
Everyone was getting off work early, which I understood was not normally what they did, but apparently Sookie wasn’t the only one excited about the weekend. The plan was for Clancy to meet everyone at Sookie’s house at 2:00 and then they would be on their way. Trey had finished the work on Sookie’s car and was going to follow the limo in it until I finally convinced Sookie that she had access to Clancy or any of my other vehicles if she needed to go somewhere and she should just leave it in Bon Temps. Tara and JD would be driving separately as they had to drop the baby off with some family member that lived in Shreveport.
It was probably around 9:00 by the time Sookie had finished her prep work for the weekend meals and we had finished dinner. It had been a hectic day and a gloomy one weather-wise, so we hadn’t bothered with the pool or hot tub opting instead to work all day and then christen the whirlpool tub in the master bath.
“What are you thinking about?” I asked while squeezing the nylon puff, causing the water to cascade across her shoulders and down her back. She was sitting between my legs leaning forward with her arms wrapped around her legs, her chin resting on her knees deep in thought while I washed her back. Because that’s the kind of guy I am.
“Just about how happy I am.” I could have squealed like a little girl when the words left her mouth until my mind registered the sad under tone.
I put my hands on her shoulders and gently pulled her back to me so that she was lying back against my chest and crossed my arms across her chest cupping a breast in each hand.
“Then why do you sound so sad?” I asked while she covered my hands with hers and squeezed causing me to knead her breast in return.
“Time is just passing so quickly and before you know it, this is all going to be over with.” I stopped the movement of my hands.
“What is going to be over?” I said fighting the growing fear inside me.
“You know what I mean…I mean, I’ve only got one more week here and this week has gone by so fast…”
I leaned forward and pushed her up and turned her so that I could see her face and more importantly that she could see mine. I needed to make sure that when she heard my words she felt my heart.
“First of all, it has never been my wish for you to leave next week.” She smiled and seemed to relax a little. Shit, have I really been that bad at revealing my intentions?
“I know Eric, but my home, my job, they’re in Bon Temps.”
“Well, that’s actually something I wanted to talk to you about. I want you to come to work for me at Northman, Inc.”
“Eric, I…”
“Sookie wait, hear me out.” I interrupted her before she had the opportunity to object any further.
“You know we have been planning to expand our charitable presence in the community, as well as state and countrywide. And while you’ve only been working on the donations for a week, you have done a fantastic job and I think that you would be great for that position.”
The water had begun to get cold so I got out, quickly dried and put on my robe and got a towel and robe for Sookie without taking a pause in making my case.
“Look, I’m not asking you to give up your home. You can keep your home and visit as often as you want. You can even get your own place here in Shreveport although I hope you would just stay with me.”
We had made our way to the bedroom where Sookie had taken a seat on the bench at the foot of the bed and was combing the tangles from her hair seemingly considering what I was saying.
“Love, look at me.” She stopped messing with her hair and looked up at me. “I honestly believe you would be a true asset to the company in this role, but I don’t want an answer now. Just promise me you will think about it. Please?”
She nodded her head. “I will, I promise.”
The relief I felt was indescribable. I had been thinking about this for a couple of days now, but I knew her well enough to know that her foolish pride could prevent her from even considering such an offer if it was not presented properly.
“Now Ms. Stackhouse, can we discuss another position I would like to see you in?” I wiggled my eyebrows with my request.
“What position did you have in mind Mr. Northman?” She said as she walked over and placed her comb on the dresser.
“Oh several come to mind that I believe you are well suited for.”
I walked up behind her and reaching my arms around her waist, I untied her robe. I grasped the lapels and slowly opened the front of the robe, lightly running my fingers across her collar bones to her shoulders forcing the garment to slide off and pile at the floor by her ankles. I placed my hands on either hip and began placing kisses on her neck as she tipped her head to the side to provide better access.
“But which position do you believe would best ensure my success, sir? Oh fuck! Sir? I swear my dick twitched when she said it and I quickly scooped her up and carried her the short distance to the bed, placing her in the middle then crawling in right beside her.
“Well, we consider Northman, Inc. to be a forward thinking company, so any position by where you climb your way to the top, should help you achieve your goal.” She picked up right away on the innuendo and pushed me flat on the bed and climbed on top to straddle my hips.
“But would this position help you achieve your goal, Mr. Northman?” She asked as she began to plant wet kisses on my neck and chest while slowly grinding her hips back and forth and up and down over my ever expanding company asset.
“Ms. Stackhouse…ummm…your success is our success.” I said lifting her hips enough to rub my now rock hard cock back and forth across her slit.
Sookie swatted my hand away as if I were a child reaching for a cookie too close to dinner time, and took possession of my dick, placing it at her entrance. Suddenly and without warning she slammed on me burying my entire length deep inside of her forcing a gasp from both of us. My girl’s in a hurry to reach the top tonight.
Placing both hands on my chest for leverage, she began grinding back and forth getting faster and harder with each rotation. As the intensity picked up she began to bounce up and down and I can feel her girly juices seep down my shaft on to my balls.
“Shit baby, you are so wet.” She smiled and nodded as if it were her proudest accomplishment. Fuck that’s hot!
“Oh God Eric…so close!” She shouted as she closed her eyes to enjoy the moment.
“Look at me Sookie. I want to see those eyes when you cum.”
“Shit Eric…cum with me.” Her bouncing almost frantic now.
“Now, Sookie, now!” I felt her tighten around me giving me the final push causing me to shoot my seed deep within her.
Sookie collapsed exhausted on top of me and I rolled us over still sheathed deep inside her.
“Damn! Northman, Inc has some fantastic benefits.” She said, still trying to catch her breath.
“You ain’t seen nothin’ yet Ms. Stackhouse.”
I pulled her to my side, hoping that I was one step closer to having her there permanently.
TBC
EPOV
We spent the next two days arguing. Well not really arguing, but disagreeing on who should pay for the food for the weekend’s festivities. I, of course thought I should pay because they were guest in my house and I was the one who suggested they come for the whole weekend; besides, if I had my way she would never spend another dime of her own money on anything. Sookie, on the other hand, felt that because it was her brother and her tradition, she should pay for everything. On top of that, Sookie was also insisting that I send the staff home for the weekend as she didn’t want them to have extra work to do on her account. Fortunately Mrs. Hadley convinced her that she would be greatly upset if she didn’t get the opportunity to stay and meet her brother and friends. But even that wasn’t without compromise. Sookie conceded Mrs. Hadley could stay for the weekend, as a guest only, not as help. But Mrs. Hadley insisted that she wouldn’t stay unless she could at least help with everything.
Never before had my personal life been so complicated. Never before had I been so happy.
“So, tell me more about Jason.” I asked while pouring a cup of coffee and sitting down to join her on the lanai. I had been peppering her with questions for the last couple of days hoping to gain some insight on the friends that would be joining us this weekend.
“Mmmm…Jason.” She pondered as she looked up from the list she was making. “Probably the best way to describe Jason is…“wide open”. He has a good heart…he really does…he just doesn’t always think things through before he does them.” You could hear hesitation in her words but the love was unmistakable.
“Kinda reckless?”
“No, not reckless. It’s not like he seeks out danger, but he rarely sees the potential hazard when doing something. And he will always push the limits. It’s like he finds out where that line is that he shouldn’t cross and he dances on it from then on.”
“Ah, ‘give him and inch and he’ll take a mile’ kinda guy?”
“More like ‘give him a rope and he thinks he’s a cowboy’ kinda guy.”
Once the invitation to come spend the weekend here was issued, it took less than 30 minutes for Jason and all of the friends to respond and except and Sookie was more excited than I had ever seen her before.
After finally relenting and agreeing to let me pay for everything, she and Mrs. Hadley poured over the shopping list repeatedly, constantly adding and removing items with each pass. When they were finally satisfied they had listed everything Clancy, who seemed to be as excited as Mrs. Hadley about the prospect of guests, agreed to shuttle them around town to pick it all up.
Since I was sure my stamina was not quite up to strolling around the grocery store for a couple of hours, my only task was to “procure massive quantities of adult beverages” which I was successfully able to do within 10 minutes of them pulling away from the house and they would be delivered tomorrow around noon. While I was ordering, I went ahead made a few calls and ordered two more Sea Doos that were to be delivered on Friday as well. I had two already, but I rarely got the opportunity to ride very often. Riding alone is not a lot of fun or very safe. Last summer was probably the most use I had gotten out of them, Bill and I spent quite a bit of time out on the lake while he and Pam were dating. The opportunity to ride again thrilled me, but for a crowd this size, having only two would just be a pain in the ass.
Sookie spent most of Thursday night in the kitchen putting together salads, sauces and such. I volunteered to help but once we had chopped all the vegetables she insisted there was nothing else that required my help, so I retreated to the library to get as caught up on things as I could trying to insure I would have as much time as possible to spend with our guest.
Everyone was getting off work early, which I understood was not normally what they did, but apparently Sookie wasn’t the only one excited about the weekend. The plan was for Clancy to meet everyone at Sookie’s house at 2:00 and then they would be on their way. Trey had finished the work on Sookie’s car and was going to follow the limo in it until I finally convinced Sookie that she had access to Clancy or any of my other vehicles if she needed to go somewhere and she should just leave it in Bon Temps. Tara and JD would be driving separately as they had to drop the baby off with some family member that lived in Shreveport.
It was probably around 9:00 by the time Sookie had finished her prep work for the weekend meals and we had finished dinner. It had been a hectic day and a gloomy one weather-wise, so we hadn’t bothered with the pool or hot tub opting instead to work all day and then christen the whirlpool tub in the master bath.
“What are you thinking about?” I asked while squeezing the nylon puff, causing the water to cascade across her shoulders and down her back. She was sitting between my legs leaning forward with her arms wrapped around her legs, her chin resting on her knees deep in thought while I washed her back. Because that’s the kind of guy I am.
“Just about how happy I am.” I could have squealed like a little girl when the words left her mouth until my mind registered the sad under tone.
I put my hands on her shoulders and gently pulled her back to me so that she was lying back against my chest and crossed my arms across her chest cupping a breast in each hand.
“Then why do you sound so sad?” I asked while she covered my hands with hers and squeezed causing me to knead her breast in return.
“Time is just passing so quickly and before you know it, this is all going to be over with.” I stopped the movement of my hands.
“What is going to be over?” I said fighting the growing fear inside me.
“You know what I mean…I mean, I’ve only got one more week here and this week has gone by so fast…”
I leaned forward and pushed her up and turned her so that I could see her face and more importantly that she could see mine. I needed to make sure that when she heard my words she felt my heart.
“First of all, it has never been my wish for you to leave next week.” She smiled and seemed to relax a little. Shit, have I really been that bad at revealing my intentions?
“I know Eric, but my home, my job, they’re in Bon Temps.”
“Well, that’s actually something I wanted to talk to you about. I want you to come to work for me at Northman, Inc.”
“Eric, I…”
“Sookie wait, hear me out.” I interrupted her before she had the opportunity to object any further.
“You know we have been planning to expand our charitable presence in the community, as well as state and countrywide. And while you’ve only been working on the donations for a week, you have done a fantastic job and I think that you would be great for that position.”
The water had begun to get cold so I got out, quickly dried and put on my robe and got a towel and robe for Sookie without taking a pause in making my case.
“Look, I’m not asking you to give up your home. You can keep your home and visit as often as you want. You can even get your own place here in Shreveport although I hope you would just stay with me.”
We had made our way to the bedroom where Sookie had taken a seat on the bench at the foot of the bed and was combing the tangles from her hair seemingly considering what I was saying.
“Love, look at me.” She stopped messing with her hair and looked up at me. “I honestly believe you would be a true asset to the company in this role, but I don’t want an answer now. Just promise me you will think about it. Please?”
She nodded her head. “I will, I promise.”
The relief I felt was indescribable. I had been thinking about this for a couple of days now, but I knew her well enough to know that her foolish pride could prevent her from even considering such an offer if it was not presented properly.
“Now Ms. Stackhouse, can we discuss another position I would like to see you in?” I wiggled my eyebrows with my request.
“What position did you have in mind Mr. Northman?” She said as she walked over and placed her comb on the dresser.
“Oh several come to mind that I believe you are well suited for.”
I walked up behind her and reaching my arms around her waist, I untied her robe. I grasped the lapels and slowly opened the front of the robe, lightly running my fingers across her collar bones to her shoulders forcing the garment to slide off and pile at the floor by her ankles. I placed my hands on either hip and began placing kisses on her neck as she tipped her head to the side to provide better access.
“But which position do you believe would best ensure my success, sir? Oh fuck! Sir? I swear my dick twitched when she said it and I quickly scooped her up and carried her the short distance to the bed, placing her in the middle then crawling in right beside her.
“Well, we consider Northman, Inc. to be a forward thinking company, so any position by where you climb your way to the top, should help you achieve your goal.” She picked up right away on the innuendo and pushed me flat on the bed and climbed on top to straddle my hips.
“But would this position help you achieve your goal, Mr. Northman?” She asked as she began to plant wet kisses on my neck and chest while slowly grinding her hips back and forth and up and down over my ever expanding company asset.
“Ms. Stackhouse…ummm…your success is our success.” I said lifting her hips enough to rub my now rock hard cock back and forth across her slit.
Sookie swatted my hand away as if I were a child reaching for a cookie too close to dinner time, and took possession of my dick, placing it at her entrance. Suddenly and without warning she slammed on me burying my entire length deep inside of her forcing a gasp from both of us. My girl’s in a hurry to reach the top tonight.
Placing both hands on my chest for leverage, she began grinding back and forth getting faster and harder with each rotation. As the intensity picked up she began to bounce up and down and I can feel her girly juices seep down my shaft on to my balls.
“Shit baby, you are so wet.” She smiled and nodded as if it were her proudest accomplishment. Fuck that’s hot!
“Oh God Eric…so close!” She shouted as she closed her eyes to enjoy the moment.
“Look at me Sookie. I want to see those eyes when you cum.”
“Shit Eric…cum with me.” Her bouncing almost frantic now.
“Now, Sookie, now!” I felt her tighten around me giving me the final push causing me to shoot my seed deep within her.
Sookie collapsed exhausted on top of me and I rolled us over still sheathed deep inside her.
“Damn! Northman, Inc has some fantastic benefits.” She said, still trying to catch her breath.
“You ain’t seen nothin’ yet Ms. Stackhouse.”
I pulled her to my side, hoping that I was one step closer to having her there permanently.
TBC
Heart's Desire Ch 21
Chapter 21
EPOV
I made good on my promise to make her scream my name that night. Three times actually. And several more times over the next couple of days on various horizontal surfaces of the first floor of my home, with the exception of the library. Sookie had determined that the library was off limits until, and I quote “Executive Northman is able to bend me over the desk and fuck me properly.” A goal I fully intended to reach very soon. Our tryst had really gotten quite daring by Monday with the return of the staff. Avoiding getting caught by Mrs. Hadley had become my new favorite pastime.
Her tendency to name the various aspects of my personality had gotten almost comical. Since returning home and getting back to work, ‘Executive Northman’ had been making more regular appearances which seemed to thrill Sookie as he was apparently her favorite. Lucky for me this was the personality that was the most…well…me.
Our relationship had started during a time where I was both physically and emotionally vulnerable and dependant in ways I never wanted to experience again. Until recently I had often worried how Sookie and I would relate to each other when my more independent and frankly dominant qualities returned. But as far as I was concerned, ‘Rehab Northman’ had over stayed his welcome and I was ready to see his ass go.
My recovery seemed to go in to warp speed once I was discharged from the hospital, and I was already ambling around the house on my own as long as I avoided steps and extended periods on my feet. As much as I was glad to get back on my feet, I did fear that Sookie would begin to feel that I didn’t need her here and try to shorten her commitment to stay with me. So when she took such an interest in donation applications, I was thrilled, trusting it would give her that sense of purpose she apparently required.
We had already developed a daily pattern where most of the morning was spent working then after lunch we would head out to the pool, stopping both activities as needed to satisfy whatever craving for each other we had at the time. I was grateful for the routine because it seemed to help her feel more comfortable. So far there hadn’t been any more signs of anxiety like she displayed when she first discovered her clothes in my closet but I was watchful nonetheless.
That first full day at home had started off a little rocky. When I received the text from Selah that she was coming by I cringed internally. I desperately needed the file she was bringing by, but knew Sookie and Selah’s first encounter had been a disaster and I had no desire to witness a repeat performance. I halfway figured Sookie would excuse herself and make herself scarce during Selah’s visit but I was pleasantly surprised when she didn’t. After greeting Selah and exchanging pleasantries, she sat down and continued working on her data base comfortably as if she had been born and raised in that very spot.
I stole glances at her every once in a while to make sure there were no signs of distress. Once Selah and I concluded our business I was relieved that things had gone so smoothly but that thought had no sooner crossed my mind before Selah addressed Sookie.
“Um, before I go…Sookie, could I have a word with you in private?” Oh hell, here we go.
I had hoped Sookie would just ask her to say whatever she needed to say right there to the both of us. I doubted Selah would be catty enough to have a go at Sookie with me present. But nooooo. Never one to back down from a challenge, the little spit fire just nods her head at me, giving me an “I got this” look and sashays out of the room with Selah.
After several minutes I could no longer just sit there waiting for her to return so I made my way to the sitting room to see if I could at least figure out where they moved their little party to. When I came in to the living room I could hear voices coming from the front steps but not clearly enough to make out what they were saying but at least no one was screaming.
A few minutes later I could have sworn I heard a car drive away, but I could still hear Sookie’s voice so I stayed put on the couch waiting for her. When she came back in she seemed frustrated about something but she continued to reassure me that the conversation with Selah had gone pretty well. I accepted her answer for the time being hoping she would tell me what was bothering her in her own time.
After lunch it had warmed up enough outside to go swimming and we made our way back to the bedroom to change. Earlier that morning Sookie had agreed to move in to my room with me, so Mrs. Hadley spent the morning making room and moving Sookie’s things in with mine. When we got to the room I quickly indicated the drawers that had been cleared out for her things and the space that had been made in the closet. And then it happened. All the confidence and self assuredness she had exhibited that morning dealing with Selah vanished and left in its place a shy, embarrassed little girl.
It took me a minute to realize what was going on. I knew from previous experience Sookie didn’t like surprises, but we had discussed bringing her things down earlier so I doubted that had caused this reaction, then she spoke. “These things don’t belong in here with your things.” Because I had never seen any hint of insecurity from Sookie before now, I almost didn’t recognize it. With all she had endured growing up, not to mention the hell I put her through the first few days after we met, I never considered there may be a vulnerable side to her. But immediately my mind went in to damage control as I tried my damndest to calm her fears and reassure her that those things didn’t mean anything to me. The last thing I needed was for her to feel insecure around me.
Later while we were enjoying ourselves by the pool she asked me if I would be willing to spend the weekend with her in Bon Temps. At first I was concerned that she was unhappy here or maybe homesick, but then she mentioned it was for her brother’s birthday and then a whole new list of concerns popped up. It’s not that I was against meeting her friends or going to Bon Temps for that matter; I was actually excited about the prospect but I had hoped to be recovered completely before that time came.
She seemed shocked that I offered to bring everyone to Shreveport for the weekend but I wanted her to feel at home and allowing her to entertain her friends here would definitely help in that regard. Besides since most of her friends appeared to be male, I felt that having them here in my house would give me the home court advantage. I know it’s petty, but hell I’m just a few days out of a wheelchair, give a guy a break.
We were sitting at the table this morning enjoying breakfast while she was telling me about all the work she had put into donation applications.
“I have taken the last five years and entered detailed organization information for each of the charities that applied for donations and I’ve started researching what advances they’ve made and what their current or immediate need is. It’s been interesting to see what some of the organizations have done with the funds they have received.”
Never, when she offered to take a look at these for me, had I thought she would take it to this extreme; I was floored. For a good 30 minutes, I listened as she told me the process she had gone through to gather the information, the data she had compiled in the data bank and her plans to sort the information. She had become so passionate about the project and you could tell she was truly enjoying the work.
“Love, I can’t tell you how glad I am that you are doing these for me. You’ve been a big help already.”
“Thanks. But I’m really enjoying this. I know it sounds silly, but it feels good to do something that you know…matters.”
“It doesn’t sound silly. I know exactly what you mean. That’s why we have been looking at ways for quite a while now to expand our charitable and community outreach services for the company; it’s the part of the company that matters.”
“Well thank you for letting me be a part of it.”
My heart was doing…in Sookie’s words…’the happy dance’. Here she was thanking me for allowing her to take part in my life, how fucking amazing is that?
“Speaking of the company, how would you like to take a drive downtown today and visit the office? I need to go over a few things with Debbie Pelt, Pam’s assistant, and for several reasons I would rather do it at the office rather than here.”
“I’d love to, are you sure you are up for it.”
“Well, I was going to wait a little while longer, but there are a few things that need my attention and since I am getting around a little better now, I think it will be ok. Besides, you’ll be there if I need to lean on someone right?” I asked trying to be cute, but I knew she would pick up on the double meaning. This would be my first trip to the office since the accident and while I was not looking forward to that, I really couldn’t put off my business any longer.
SPOV
The ride to Eric’s office was quiet. Although this was his suggestion, I knew being back for the first time was probably going to affect him more than he realized. I recognized the building as soon as we pulled up, of course the sign atop the 33 story, all glass building that said ‘Northman, Inc.’ may have been a clue.
When the elevators opened at the top floor, we surprised Selah as she was coming out of the conference room.
“Good morning Eric, Sookie.” She said as she greeted the two of us. “I didn’t expect you back at the office this soon.”
“I know, me neither, but I have a few things I need to clarify with Debbie. Is she around?” Eric asked.
“I think she’s down in Acquisitions, do you want me to page her for you?”
“No thanks, not right now. I have a few other things to take care of. Maybe she’ll be back by then.”
“OK, just let me know. Good to see you again Sookie.” She said as she made her way down the hall.
“Come on, I’ll show you around a little.” Eric said as he put his hand on the small of my back and led me in to the conference room.
The top floor consisted of a conference room and a kitchen/staff lounge area in the middle dividing the two wings, one end Eric’s, the other one Pam’s. We walked through the conference room and kitchen area and began to make our way down Pam’s end of the hall.
We stopped in front of Pam’s office and I heard him take a deep breath as he opened the door. My heart broke all over again for him as I stood in the door way while he slowly walked into the room, picking up various items obviously recalling their significance. When he turned around and began making his way back to the door I saw the hurt in his face and the tears that were falling freely down his cheek.
I knew there were no words I could say that would take the hurt away, time would be the only healer. I wrapped my arms around him and tried to hold him tight enough so that at least he realized he was not alone. He enveloped me in his arms and as he laid his head on my shoulder I heard his soft sobs.
We stood there for what seemed to be forever and whether it was his legs that gave out or tears that ran out, I’m not sure. But we closed the door and began to make our way down to Eric’s end of the hall.
Just like Pam’s, Eric’s space was a corner office so two of his walls were floor to ceiling windows providing an impressive unobstructed view of Shreveport and the Red River.
“Eric this is beautiful.”
“Yes it is.” I turned to bust his chops about his arrogant comment only to find him staring at me rather than the view.
“Why Mr. Northman, are you hitting on me?” I asked hoping the teasing would lighten his spirits some.
“Why yes, I do believe I am.” Eric had taken a seat behind his desk which had caused my heart rate to increase and my panties to become wet. It must be a medical condition.
“And do you believe that is acceptable behavior in the workplace?”
“Well now, why don’t you come over here and we will discuss acceptable workplace behavior?”
I began to slowly walk over to his desk and with each step my heart rate increased and the moisture in my panties to spread. Yep, definitely a medical condition.
“Ms. Stackhouse, I believe you will have to come to this side of the desk for us to fully discuss this.”
I walked around to the other side.
“Have a seat right here.” He said while patting the spot on the desk directly in front of him.
Once I was seated with a leg on either side of him, he slowly ran his hands down my legs and removed my shoes.
“You know Love, I can smell how much you want me right now.” I felt the blood rush to my head as I hid my face in my hands.
“Don’t be embarrassed. I love that I have that affect on your body.” He consoled as he gently removed my hands from my face.
“Sookie look.” He said as he placed each foot on either side of the growing bulge in his pants. “This is the affect you have on my body.”
He began to moan as I rubbed my feet on either side of his length and then without warning he took one foot and placed it on the arm of his chair and my other foot on the opposite side. He moved forward on his seat and slowly slid a hand under my dress and placed it on my mound while his thumb gently stroked my clit.
“I wonder if you taste as good as you smell today…May I?”
Coherent word formation was completely out of the question so I sincerely hoped that a nod was still the universal language for “hell yeah”. He took a finger and looped around the crotch of my panties and pulled them over to the side grazing my clit as he did. God he’s good.
“Shit Sookie, you are so wet.” His words sounded much like a growl now. Slowly he began kissing up my leg on the inside of my thigh, so slowly it was almost killing me. It was taking all the restraint I had not to grab his head, shove it between my legs and clamp them shut. Yeah, aggression and lack of patience is a symptom of the medical condition.
With my panties looped around one finger, he placed a hand on either side of my center while his thumbs parted my folds. I almost came the second his tongue made its much anticipated contact with my clit and I closed my eyes and threw my head back trying to savor the pleasure I was feeling at that moment.
“No. Sookie, look at me.” He demanded. “I want to you to watch me as I pleasure you.”
As soon as I looked up and caught sight of those beautiful sapphire eyes looking up at me from between my thighs, I was done.
My body was still shuddering with my first climax when Eric stood up and quickly undid his belt and zipper and dropped his pants in one swift motion. He grasped his cock and quickly rubbed it along my slit to spread the wetness then swiftly plunged deep inside.
“Ah…shit…Sookie…so…tight.” He moaned.
He grabbed my ass and pulled me tightly to him causing him to sink even deeper within.
“God, I need you.” We had both been trying hard to make sure we were not overheard outside the office, but when he spoke those words, I wasn’t sure even I was supposed to hear them.
“Harder…Eric…harder.” I panted between thrust.
“So close Sookie…come with me Love.” His thrusts becoming almost frantic.
“Ahhhhh” We both moaned in a desperate attempt not to be overheard as we reached our peak.
Afterward, we readjusted our clothes and Eric sat down in his chair pulling me into his lap. We sat there for quite some time without saying a word before Eric finally broke the silence.
“Thank you Sookie.”
“No, thank you. I was the one who came twice, remember?”
“No, I mean thank you for being here…with me.” I heard the serious tone in his voice so I pulled back slightly to see his face, fresh tears already making their way down his cheeks.
I didn’t say anything, I just wrapped my arms around his neck and held him as tightly as I could as he buried his face in my neck.
A little while later we were interrupted by Selah on the intercom.
“Eric, I’m sorry to bother you but the Mayor is on line two, would you like for me to tell him you are unavailable?”
He looked at me as I climbed off his lap as if he were asking me for permission. “Go ahead, take your call. I’ll be right over here” I mouthed as I motioned over to the couch.
Eric and the Mayor chatted for several minutes before I decided I would give him a little privacy and go grab something to drink. I motioned to him that I would be right back and I made my way toward the kitchen.
I stopped just outside the door when I heard female voices from inside.
“She didn’t even know Pam for piss sake. Who does she think she is trying to console him like that?” I heard an Evil Bitch say.
“Of course she would console him, she’s his girlfriend.” A voice I recognized as Selah’s responded.
“She wishes. I heard she’s just an aid sent to help him with his recovery. Apparently no one taught her boundaries though because I clearly doubt hugging on the boss is in her job description.” The Evil Bitch continued.
“Well hon, I think you need to check your sources because clearly you have been misinformed.” Selah responded.
“I doubt it and besides, we both know Eric doesn’t do the whole ‘girlfriend’ thing.” Evil Bitch insisted.
“Obviously he does, he introduced her to me personally as his girlfriend. Face it Debbie, you’ve lost.” Selah said trying to end the conversation.
I turned to walk away from the door, not wanting to get caught listening outside. When I heard Debbie mumble. “We’ll see.”
Damn right, we’ll see.
I walked back in to Eric’s office just as he was finishing his phone call.
“Hey Love, where did you run off to?”
“I thought I would give you some privacy, so I just took a little walk.” I said, deciding not to tell Eric about the conversation I overheard.
“You didn’t have to do that, I feel no need to keep anything private from you.”
Today had been an emotional day, and I tried not to read anything more into what he was saying, but couldn’t ignore the trust he already had in me. And while I would never do anything to betray that confidence, I kept thinking whether I could say the same thing about my trust in him. I mean I knew he would never do anything to hurt me but did I really trust him enough to have a part of me?
“Does that sound ok to you?” He asked breaking me out of my thoughts.
“I’m sorry, what did you say?” He chuckled at my lack of attention span.
“I said why don’t we find Debbie, so I can get that over with and we can go grab some lunch?”
“Sounds good.”
“Oh, and no matter what you do, do not leave me alone with Debbie. OK?”
“Yeah, I was going to ask you about that. Why is it when you say her name you always seem to bristle a little?”
“I don’t know what it is but I really don’t like her. I never have. She’s aggressive and brash and I find her behavior inappropriate for the workplace. I know that makes me sound like a tight ass, but there’s just something about her that rubs me the wrong way.”
“Well I’ve never met her, but I don’t want to think of her rubbing you in anyway, wrong or otherwise.” I joked.
“Oh hell no!” He said probably a little too loud and we were still laughing as we made our way out of his office.
As we passed the conference room I felt Eric’s body tense which was a clear indication of who the woman was in the hall in front of us.
“Eric, welcome back. I missed you.” She held her arms out as if expecting a hug. And as if rehearsed, I took a step forward as Eric moved behind me in one swift movement effectively placing me between her and him. Apparently no one has discussed boundaries with you either, bitch!
“Debbie, good to see you. I would like for you to meet my girlfriend Sookie Stackhouse.” He said as he placed his hands on my shoulders, close to my neck so that his fingers were absentmindedly rubbing my clavicle.
“It’s so nice to meet you Sookie.” She lied.
“You too.” I lied.
“Well, I understand there are a few things Eric and I need to discuss. We don’t want to bore you Sookie, so if you want to go make yourself comfortable in the lounge, there are drinks and refreshments available, and we’ll come get you when we’re through.” She tried to dismiss me.
“Thanks for the offer, but I’ll be fine. I assure you I haven’t found anything yet involving Eric that bores me.” I said as we all walked in to Pam’s office, Eric giving me a playful swat on the ass on the way in.
The prattled on for nearly an hour and I was surprised by the amount of things they discussed that I actually understood.
“Well, I think that takes care of everything for now.” Eric said, bringing the meeting to a close.
“Umm, one more thing Eric.” Debbie said. “I was going to go ahead and knock out the donation applications for this year, but all the files are gone, do you happen to have them?”
“Yes. But you don’t need to worry about them; Sookie is going to take care of those for me this year.”
“Oh, that’s so sweet. But it’s really not necessary; it doesn’t take me that long to do them. Besides, we’ve made changes to the process that you may not even be aware of Eric.” Before she could finish her comments, Eric cut her off.
“Sookie has already been working on these. She has created a database with the information from the various charities and she has done quite a bit of research on them. After this year’s selection she will be completely retooling the process for next year.” End of discussion.
“Well, let me know if there is anything I can help you with.” She said to me with a hint of concern in her voice.
Eric and I made our way down to the elevators. Once inside he grabbed me and pulled me to him.
“What would you like to do now Ms. Stackhouse?”
“I do believe you promised to feed me once we were done here.” I reminded him.
“Well I did just eat, but I guess I could eat again.” He said with a smirk.
I swatted him on the arm when I realized what he had implied.
“Eric Northman, you pig!”
“Yep.” Was all he said before hitting the button marked ‘stop’ on the elevator.
TBC
EPOV
I made good on my promise to make her scream my name that night. Three times actually. And several more times over the next couple of days on various horizontal surfaces of the first floor of my home, with the exception of the library. Sookie had determined that the library was off limits until, and I quote “Executive Northman is able to bend me over the desk and fuck me properly.” A goal I fully intended to reach very soon. Our tryst had really gotten quite daring by Monday with the return of the staff. Avoiding getting caught by Mrs. Hadley had become my new favorite pastime.
Her tendency to name the various aspects of my personality had gotten almost comical. Since returning home and getting back to work, ‘Executive Northman’ had been making more regular appearances which seemed to thrill Sookie as he was apparently her favorite. Lucky for me this was the personality that was the most…well…me.
Our relationship had started during a time where I was both physically and emotionally vulnerable and dependant in ways I never wanted to experience again. Until recently I had often worried how Sookie and I would relate to each other when my more independent and frankly dominant qualities returned. But as far as I was concerned, ‘Rehab Northman’ had over stayed his welcome and I was ready to see his ass go.
My recovery seemed to go in to warp speed once I was discharged from the hospital, and I was already ambling around the house on my own as long as I avoided steps and extended periods on my feet. As much as I was glad to get back on my feet, I did fear that Sookie would begin to feel that I didn’t need her here and try to shorten her commitment to stay with me. So when she took such an interest in donation applications, I was thrilled, trusting it would give her that sense of purpose she apparently required.
We had already developed a daily pattern where most of the morning was spent working then after lunch we would head out to the pool, stopping both activities as needed to satisfy whatever craving for each other we had at the time. I was grateful for the routine because it seemed to help her feel more comfortable. So far there hadn’t been any more signs of anxiety like she displayed when she first discovered her clothes in my closet but I was watchful nonetheless.
That first full day at home had started off a little rocky. When I received the text from Selah that she was coming by I cringed internally. I desperately needed the file she was bringing by, but knew Sookie and Selah’s first encounter had been a disaster and I had no desire to witness a repeat performance. I halfway figured Sookie would excuse herself and make herself scarce during Selah’s visit but I was pleasantly surprised when she didn’t. After greeting Selah and exchanging pleasantries, she sat down and continued working on her data base comfortably as if she had been born and raised in that very spot.
I stole glances at her every once in a while to make sure there were no signs of distress. Once Selah and I concluded our business I was relieved that things had gone so smoothly but that thought had no sooner crossed my mind before Selah addressed Sookie.
“Um, before I go…Sookie, could I have a word with you in private?” Oh hell, here we go.
I had hoped Sookie would just ask her to say whatever she needed to say right there to the both of us. I doubted Selah would be catty enough to have a go at Sookie with me present. But nooooo. Never one to back down from a challenge, the little spit fire just nods her head at me, giving me an “I got this” look and sashays out of the room with Selah.
After several minutes I could no longer just sit there waiting for her to return so I made my way to the sitting room to see if I could at least figure out where they moved their little party to. When I came in to the living room I could hear voices coming from the front steps but not clearly enough to make out what they were saying but at least no one was screaming.
A few minutes later I could have sworn I heard a car drive away, but I could still hear Sookie’s voice so I stayed put on the couch waiting for her. When she came back in she seemed frustrated about something but she continued to reassure me that the conversation with Selah had gone pretty well. I accepted her answer for the time being hoping she would tell me what was bothering her in her own time.
After lunch it had warmed up enough outside to go swimming and we made our way back to the bedroom to change. Earlier that morning Sookie had agreed to move in to my room with me, so Mrs. Hadley spent the morning making room and moving Sookie’s things in with mine. When we got to the room I quickly indicated the drawers that had been cleared out for her things and the space that had been made in the closet. And then it happened. All the confidence and self assuredness she had exhibited that morning dealing with Selah vanished and left in its place a shy, embarrassed little girl.
It took me a minute to realize what was going on. I knew from previous experience Sookie didn’t like surprises, but we had discussed bringing her things down earlier so I doubted that had caused this reaction, then she spoke. “These things don’t belong in here with your things.” Because I had never seen any hint of insecurity from Sookie before now, I almost didn’t recognize it. With all she had endured growing up, not to mention the hell I put her through the first few days after we met, I never considered there may be a vulnerable side to her. But immediately my mind went in to damage control as I tried my damndest to calm her fears and reassure her that those things didn’t mean anything to me. The last thing I needed was for her to feel insecure around me.
Later while we were enjoying ourselves by the pool she asked me if I would be willing to spend the weekend with her in Bon Temps. At first I was concerned that she was unhappy here or maybe homesick, but then she mentioned it was for her brother’s birthday and then a whole new list of concerns popped up. It’s not that I was against meeting her friends or going to Bon Temps for that matter; I was actually excited about the prospect but I had hoped to be recovered completely before that time came.
She seemed shocked that I offered to bring everyone to Shreveport for the weekend but I wanted her to feel at home and allowing her to entertain her friends here would definitely help in that regard. Besides since most of her friends appeared to be male, I felt that having them here in my house would give me the home court advantage. I know it’s petty, but hell I’m just a few days out of a wheelchair, give a guy a break.
We were sitting at the table this morning enjoying breakfast while she was telling me about all the work she had put into donation applications.
“I have taken the last five years and entered detailed organization information for each of the charities that applied for donations and I’ve started researching what advances they’ve made and what their current or immediate need is. It’s been interesting to see what some of the organizations have done with the funds they have received.”
Never, when she offered to take a look at these for me, had I thought she would take it to this extreme; I was floored. For a good 30 minutes, I listened as she told me the process she had gone through to gather the information, the data she had compiled in the data bank and her plans to sort the information. She had become so passionate about the project and you could tell she was truly enjoying the work.
“Love, I can’t tell you how glad I am that you are doing these for me. You’ve been a big help already.”
“Thanks. But I’m really enjoying this. I know it sounds silly, but it feels good to do something that you know…matters.”
“It doesn’t sound silly. I know exactly what you mean. That’s why we have been looking at ways for quite a while now to expand our charitable and community outreach services for the company; it’s the part of the company that matters.”
“Well thank you for letting me be a part of it.”
My heart was doing…in Sookie’s words…’the happy dance’. Here she was thanking me for allowing her to take part in my life, how fucking amazing is that?
“Speaking of the company, how would you like to take a drive downtown today and visit the office? I need to go over a few things with Debbie Pelt, Pam’s assistant, and for several reasons I would rather do it at the office rather than here.”
“I’d love to, are you sure you are up for it.”
“Well, I was going to wait a little while longer, but there are a few things that need my attention and since I am getting around a little better now, I think it will be ok. Besides, you’ll be there if I need to lean on someone right?” I asked trying to be cute, but I knew she would pick up on the double meaning. This would be my first trip to the office since the accident and while I was not looking forward to that, I really couldn’t put off my business any longer.
SPOV
The ride to Eric’s office was quiet. Although this was his suggestion, I knew being back for the first time was probably going to affect him more than he realized. I recognized the building as soon as we pulled up, of course the sign atop the 33 story, all glass building that said ‘Northman, Inc.’ may have been a clue.
When the elevators opened at the top floor, we surprised Selah as she was coming out of the conference room.
“Good morning Eric, Sookie.” She said as she greeted the two of us. “I didn’t expect you back at the office this soon.”
“I know, me neither, but I have a few things I need to clarify with Debbie. Is she around?” Eric asked.
“I think she’s down in Acquisitions, do you want me to page her for you?”
“No thanks, not right now. I have a few other things to take care of. Maybe she’ll be back by then.”
“OK, just let me know. Good to see you again Sookie.” She said as she made her way down the hall.
“Come on, I’ll show you around a little.” Eric said as he put his hand on the small of my back and led me in to the conference room.
The top floor consisted of a conference room and a kitchen/staff lounge area in the middle dividing the two wings, one end Eric’s, the other one Pam’s. We walked through the conference room and kitchen area and began to make our way down Pam’s end of the hall.
We stopped in front of Pam’s office and I heard him take a deep breath as he opened the door. My heart broke all over again for him as I stood in the door way while he slowly walked into the room, picking up various items obviously recalling their significance. When he turned around and began making his way back to the door I saw the hurt in his face and the tears that were falling freely down his cheek.
I knew there were no words I could say that would take the hurt away, time would be the only healer. I wrapped my arms around him and tried to hold him tight enough so that at least he realized he was not alone. He enveloped me in his arms and as he laid his head on my shoulder I heard his soft sobs.
We stood there for what seemed to be forever and whether it was his legs that gave out or tears that ran out, I’m not sure. But we closed the door and began to make our way down to Eric’s end of the hall.
Just like Pam’s, Eric’s space was a corner office so two of his walls were floor to ceiling windows providing an impressive unobstructed view of Shreveport and the Red River.
“Eric this is beautiful.”
“Yes it is.” I turned to bust his chops about his arrogant comment only to find him staring at me rather than the view.
“Why Mr. Northman, are you hitting on me?” I asked hoping the teasing would lighten his spirits some.
“Why yes, I do believe I am.” Eric had taken a seat behind his desk which had caused my heart rate to increase and my panties to become wet. It must be a medical condition.
“And do you believe that is acceptable behavior in the workplace?”
“Well now, why don’t you come over here and we will discuss acceptable workplace behavior?”
I began to slowly walk over to his desk and with each step my heart rate increased and the moisture in my panties to spread. Yep, definitely a medical condition.
“Ms. Stackhouse, I believe you will have to come to this side of the desk for us to fully discuss this.”
I walked around to the other side.
“Have a seat right here.” He said while patting the spot on the desk directly in front of him.
Once I was seated with a leg on either side of him, he slowly ran his hands down my legs and removed my shoes.
“You know Love, I can smell how much you want me right now.” I felt the blood rush to my head as I hid my face in my hands.
“Don’t be embarrassed. I love that I have that affect on your body.” He consoled as he gently removed my hands from my face.
“Sookie look.” He said as he placed each foot on either side of the growing bulge in his pants. “This is the affect you have on my body.”
He began to moan as I rubbed my feet on either side of his length and then without warning he took one foot and placed it on the arm of his chair and my other foot on the opposite side. He moved forward on his seat and slowly slid a hand under my dress and placed it on my mound while his thumb gently stroked my clit.
“I wonder if you taste as good as you smell today…May I?”
Coherent word formation was completely out of the question so I sincerely hoped that a nod was still the universal language for “hell yeah”. He took a finger and looped around the crotch of my panties and pulled them over to the side grazing my clit as he did. God he’s good.
“Shit Sookie, you are so wet.” His words sounded much like a growl now. Slowly he began kissing up my leg on the inside of my thigh, so slowly it was almost killing me. It was taking all the restraint I had not to grab his head, shove it between my legs and clamp them shut. Yeah, aggression and lack of patience is a symptom of the medical condition.
With my panties looped around one finger, he placed a hand on either side of my center while his thumbs parted my folds. I almost came the second his tongue made its much anticipated contact with my clit and I closed my eyes and threw my head back trying to savor the pleasure I was feeling at that moment.
“No. Sookie, look at me.” He demanded. “I want to you to watch me as I pleasure you.”
As soon as I looked up and caught sight of those beautiful sapphire eyes looking up at me from between my thighs, I was done.
My body was still shuddering with my first climax when Eric stood up and quickly undid his belt and zipper and dropped his pants in one swift motion. He grasped his cock and quickly rubbed it along my slit to spread the wetness then swiftly plunged deep inside.
“Ah…shit…Sookie…so…tight.” He moaned.
He grabbed my ass and pulled me tightly to him causing him to sink even deeper within.
“God, I need you.” We had both been trying hard to make sure we were not overheard outside the office, but when he spoke those words, I wasn’t sure even I was supposed to hear them.
“Harder…Eric…harder.” I panted between thrust.
“So close Sookie…come with me Love.” His thrusts becoming almost frantic.
“Ahhhhh” We both moaned in a desperate attempt not to be overheard as we reached our peak.
Afterward, we readjusted our clothes and Eric sat down in his chair pulling me into his lap. We sat there for quite some time without saying a word before Eric finally broke the silence.
“Thank you Sookie.”
“No, thank you. I was the one who came twice, remember?”
“No, I mean thank you for being here…with me.” I heard the serious tone in his voice so I pulled back slightly to see his face, fresh tears already making their way down his cheeks.
I didn’t say anything, I just wrapped my arms around his neck and held him as tightly as I could as he buried his face in my neck.
A little while later we were interrupted by Selah on the intercom.
“Eric, I’m sorry to bother you but the Mayor is on line two, would you like for me to tell him you are unavailable?”
He looked at me as I climbed off his lap as if he were asking me for permission. “Go ahead, take your call. I’ll be right over here” I mouthed as I motioned over to the couch.
Eric and the Mayor chatted for several minutes before I decided I would give him a little privacy and go grab something to drink. I motioned to him that I would be right back and I made my way toward the kitchen.
I stopped just outside the door when I heard female voices from inside.
“She didn’t even know Pam for piss sake. Who does she think she is trying to console him like that?” I heard an Evil Bitch say.
“Of course she would console him, she’s his girlfriend.” A voice I recognized as Selah’s responded.
“She wishes. I heard she’s just an aid sent to help him with his recovery. Apparently no one taught her boundaries though because I clearly doubt hugging on the boss is in her job description.” The Evil Bitch continued.
“Well hon, I think you need to check your sources because clearly you have been misinformed.” Selah responded.
“I doubt it and besides, we both know Eric doesn’t do the whole ‘girlfriend’ thing.” Evil Bitch insisted.
“Obviously he does, he introduced her to me personally as his girlfriend. Face it Debbie, you’ve lost.” Selah said trying to end the conversation.
I turned to walk away from the door, not wanting to get caught listening outside. When I heard Debbie mumble. “We’ll see.”
Damn right, we’ll see.
I walked back in to Eric’s office just as he was finishing his phone call.
“Hey Love, where did you run off to?”
“I thought I would give you some privacy, so I just took a little walk.” I said, deciding not to tell Eric about the conversation I overheard.
“You didn’t have to do that, I feel no need to keep anything private from you.”
Today had been an emotional day, and I tried not to read anything more into what he was saying, but couldn’t ignore the trust he already had in me. And while I would never do anything to betray that confidence, I kept thinking whether I could say the same thing about my trust in him. I mean I knew he would never do anything to hurt me but did I really trust him enough to have a part of me?
“Does that sound ok to you?” He asked breaking me out of my thoughts.
“I’m sorry, what did you say?” He chuckled at my lack of attention span.
“I said why don’t we find Debbie, so I can get that over with and we can go grab some lunch?”
“Sounds good.”
“Oh, and no matter what you do, do not leave me alone with Debbie. OK?”
“Yeah, I was going to ask you about that. Why is it when you say her name you always seem to bristle a little?”
“I don’t know what it is but I really don’t like her. I never have. She’s aggressive and brash and I find her behavior inappropriate for the workplace. I know that makes me sound like a tight ass, but there’s just something about her that rubs me the wrong way.”
“Well I’ve never met her, but I don’t want to think of her rubbing you in anyway, wrong or otherwise.” I joked.
“Oh hell no!” He said probably a little too loud and we were still laughing as we made our way out of his office.
As we passed the conference room I felt Eric’s body tense which was a clear indication of who the woman was in the hall in front of us.
“Eric, welcome back. I missed you.” She held her arms out as if expecting a hug. And as if rehearsed, I took a step forward as Eric moved behind me in one swift movement effectively placing me between her and him. Apparently no one has discussed boundaries with you either, bitch!
“Debbie, good to see you. I would like for you to meet my girlfriend Sookie Stackhouse.” He said as he placed his hands on my shoulders, close to my neck so that his fingers were absentmindedly rubbing my clavicle.
“It’s so nice to meet you Sookie.” She lied.
“You too.” I lied.
“Well, I understand there are a few things Eric and I need to discuss. We don’t want to bore you Sookie, so if you want to go make yourself comfortable in the lounge, there are drinks and refreshments available, and we’ll come get you when we’re through.” She tried to dismiss me.
“Thanks for the offer, but I’ll be fine. I assure you I haven’t found anything yet involving Eric that bores me.” I said as we all walked in to Pam’s office, Eric giving me a playful swat on the ass on the way in.
The prattled on for nearly an hour and I was surprised by the amount of things they discussed that I actually understood.
“Well, I think that takes care of everything for now.” Eric said, bringing the meeting to a close.
“Umm, one more thing Eric.” Debbie said. “I was going to go ahead and knock out the donation applications for this year, but all the files are gone, do you happen to have them?”
“Yes. But you don’t need to worry about them; Sookie is going to take care of those for me this year.”
“Oh, that’s so sweet. But it’s really not necessary; it doesn’t take me that long to do them. Besides, we’ve made changes to the process that you may not even be aware of Eric.” Before she could finish her comments, Eric cut her off.
“Sookie has already been working on these. She has created a database with the information from the various charities and she has done quite a bit of research on them. After this year’s selection she will be completely retooling the process for next year.” End of discussion.
“Well, let me know if there is anything I can help you with.” She said to me with a hint of concern in her voice.
Eric and I made our way down to the elevators. Once inside he grabbed me and pulled me to him.
“What would you like to do now Ms. Stackhouse?”
“I do believe you promised to feed me once we were done here.” I reminded him.
“Well I did just eat, but I guess I could eat again.” He said with a smirk.
I swatted him on the arm when I realized what he had implied.
“Eric Northman, you pig!”
“Yep.” Was all he said before hitting the button marked ‘stop’ on the elevator.
TBC
Heart's Desire Ch 20
Chapter 20
SPOV
I would be lying if I said I didn’t have a moment of concern when she made her request, but I seriously doubted that she had the ovaries to come to Eric’s house and cause a scene with his girlfriend, at least that what I was hoping. I glanced over at Eric and the look on his face, a mix of shock and fear, almost made me laugh out loud. I smiled at him and gave him a reassuring nod as I stood up to walk with her.
I felt the heat from the sun as soon as we walked out on the front steps and I was suddenly motivated to get this conversation over with so that we could get out to the pool.
“Sookie, I would like to apologize for my actions the day we first met at the hospital. I was out of line and I am sorry. I don’t have an excuse, but I would like to try to explain why I did it.”
She paused and looked at me as if she were asking permission to continue. I didn’t say anything but I nodded my head for her to continue.
“I have worked for Eric for quite a while now and over the years have seen literally hundreds of women throw themselves at him and more than once have had to initiate restraining orders.” I was definitely unprepared for that little revelation, but I let her continue.
“While I had no reason to believe you were just another skirt after Eric and his money, I really had no reason to believe you weren’t.” OK, she had a point there, but damn. “I’m not going to lie to you and tell you that I haven’t had a fantasy or two about him, but I’m not blind, I see how he looks at you and in all the years I’ve known him, I have never seen him look at another woman like that and most certainly not me.” Her eyes began pool at her confession as she seemed to be gathering her thoughts.
“Look I’m not stupid; I know my continued employment with Eric is in your hands but I want you to know I need my job and I am damn good at it. I don’t expect you to consider me your friend, but I do hope you will give me another chance to at least prove I am your ally.”
“Ally? Do I need an ally?” I asked, surprised by her choice of wording.
“Sookie, I will admit I am protective of Eric, but there are those in the company that are downright possessive of him, hell some are clinically delusional. I just want you to know that I will do anything possible to squelch it where I can.”
As I considered her words, I contemplated that this could just be an elaborate scheme to endear herself to me, you know ‘keep your friends close and your enemies closer’, but I had dealt with mean girls all my life, thanks Jason, and although I may proven to be wrong later, I felt she was sincere.
I didn’t feel any need to defend myself to her or explain the fact that I could hardly be considered a skirt chasing his money when I didn’t even know the boy had any. But somehow, oddly enough, I did believe that she respected the relationship and I would get no further grief from her.
“Selah, I appreciate your apology, I‘m sure this wasn’t an easy thing to do. And honestly I’m glad you’ve been there to look out for him in the past.” I’ll take it from here thank you. “And I want you to know I have no intentions of doing anything to jeopardize your job. Eric speaks highly of you and I know he would suffer without you. So please don’t worry about that.” Her body visibly relaxed and a smile returned to her face.
“As far as friends or allies go, I consider everyone a friend until they do something to prove otherwise. Let’s just take our first encounter and chalk it up to a misunderstanding and go from there ok?”
“Thank you Sookie, I appreciate this. Well, I better get going and let you get back to Eric, I’m sure he’s a little more than curious about what we’ve been discussing.” She said with a small laugh.
“No doubt.” I laughed as well. “I’ll see you later Selah.” I said as she got in her car and drove away.
I was turning to go back in to the house when my cell phone rang.
“Hello.”
“Hey Sook, how is life in the big city?”
“Hey Roomie, the ‘big city’ is more like home on the range. Amelia you would not believe this place if I told you. Did you have any idea Eric was loaded?”
“Uh yeah...Sookie...its Eric Northman! He’s been considered one of America’s most eligible bachelors for several years now.”
“Well thanks for cluing a sister in, Amelia. I could have avoided hours of culture shock when I got here if you had just divulged that little tidbit of information.”
“Sorry Sook, by the time I realized you were unaware I decided it was up to Eric to tell you at that point. Besides I knew you well enough to know that his money didn’t matter and there was a good chance that if you did know, you might not have gone with him. And frankly I thought you owed it to yourself to go. Forgive me?”
“Yes, I forgive you and you’re right, had I known I probably would not have come. So thank you. Though I tell ya, it’s going to be hard as hell to leave here in two weeks. But anyway…what’s up, did you just call to check up on me?”
“Well that was part of it but I also called to ask you if you remembered this weekend was Jason’s birthday and I was just wondering what you planned to do about his cook out?”
“Oh shit, Amelia. I completely forgot. Crap!...ok…let me see what I can work out and I will call you back. We may just have to do it when I get back home, but let me talk to Eric and get back with you.”
“OK chic, don’t stress. I’m sure he will be fine with whatever, just let me know and I will pass the word along. Call me if you need anything and Sookie?”
“Yes?”
“Be safe.”
“I will. Thanks Roomie, I’ll talk to you soon.”
Evidently curiosity had gotten the best of him and I found Eric sitting in the living room when I came back into the house.
“God you were out there forever…is everything ok? You look worried; did she say anything to upset you?” Eric obviously misreading my sober expression from Amelia’s phone call as fallout from my conversation with Selah.
“No, Eric. Everything’s fine. I had a very nice conversation with Selah. She apologized for her behavior when we first met, so we are all good.”
“Really?”
“Yep. But don’t get too excited. I doubt we’ll get together for sleepovers and braid each other’s hair, but we found we have something in common, so I think we will be ok.”
“May I ask what you found that you have in common?” Damn this boy was inquisitive.
“We both care about you.” A huge grin broke out across his face.
“Well, I admit it would make my life a lot easier if the two of you got along, but I want it clear, history be damned, if someone has to leave, I will help her pack.” God I love this man.
Shit! Did I say love?
“Duly noted.” I said as he pulled me down to my familiar spot on his lap. “So, how do you feel about getting wet with me?”
He raised his eyebrow and smirked.
“I think that may be the best offer I have ever had.”
I got up and although he didn’t need the help I grabbed his hands and helped pull him off the couch.
“Your things have already been moved to our room downstairs.” He said as we reached the staircase. I smiled at his choice of adjectives but knowing it was just a slip of the lip, I chose not to mention it.
“Uh… Eric, where is my stuff?” I asked as I came in the room expecting to see my suitcases on the bench at the foot of the bed or in the chair.
“Mrs. Hadley has unpacked your things and they are in these drawers here,” he said with a big smile pointing to one side of the dresser. “And the rest is in the closet, you have the section on the left, closest to the door. We’ll make more room as we need to but you really didn’t bring that much with you.”
I walked in to the closet and sure enough, there they were…all my Target and TJ Maxx sundresses were there…hanging…right by his Armani and other designers I couldn’t pronounce, suits. Down below, alongside his no doubt Italian shoes, sat my white sandals, my perfectly broken in chucks and my favorite Wal-Mart flip flops. Oh my God! What the hell am I doing here?
I hadn’t notice him come up behind me until I felt his arms wrap around my middle.
“What’s the matter Love, you look panicked? Should I not have had Mrs. Hadley unpack for you?”
“No it’s not that.”
“Then what has you spooked all of a sudden?”
“Look at this.” I said waving an arm in front of the clothes. “These things don’t belong in here with those things.”
He spun me around so that I was facing him while keeping his arms around me holding me close.
“Sookie Stackhouse, you know I no more give a flying fuck about these labels than you do. Now, I don’t know what’s going on in that pretty little head of yours, but stop it! You and your things, no matter what name is on the tag, belong here! Right here…With me…Are we clear?”
“But…”
“Damn it, No buts Sookie! You are what I care about, not all this and I’m not willing to allow something as stupid as brand names to screw this up. Agreed?” He asked while wrapping his arms still tighter around me.
“Agreed.” He smiled and kissed me on my forehead.
“Good. Now, I think you said something about getting wet?” He said with an evil grin.
We changed quickly, made our way out to the pool and I was struck by the progress Eric was making in his recovery. All morning he had managed to make his way around the house walking by stopping periodically to steady himself on strategically placed furniture. Maneuvering around outside proved to be little more difficult so he had to lean on me a little for support until we finally reached the pool chairs.
Eric leaned on the back of one of the teak chairs and waited as I spread the towels out on one of the double lounges close to the edge of the pool. I was hoping the pool would relax him some, I could see the toil the increased activity was having on his body. He joined me on the chaise and we sat there for several minutes in silence and it dawned on me just how much I had missed having my solar worship services.
“Hey Eric…how would you feel about spending this weekend with me in Bon Temps?” I felt him stiffen a little at my request.
“Sookie, you’ve only been here one night, are you missing home already?”
“Not hardly.” I said giving him a playful nudge. “Seriously, I’ve kinda made a boo boo?”
“A boo boo? What are you three?”
“Ok smartass, I fucked up!” This time my nudge was more of a punch.
“That’s better. So what’s the problem?” He said chuckling.
“Well for the last several years my brother and I have celebrated each other’s birthdays with a cookout for all of our friends. And with everything that has gone on recently it completely slipped my mind that this weekend was Jason’s birthday. So I was thinking if you were willing to come home with me we could have the cook out and I could introduce you to my brother and some of my friends. The only problem is that in my house all the bedrooms and showers are on the second floor and I know you can’t do steps just yet so we would have to work that out. I don’t want you to feel pressure to do anything you’re not ready for so if I need to put it off until I get back home, that’s fine. I know Jason will understand.”
I was nervously waiting for his response. I knew he would have to meet my friends and family at some point but whether he was ready to do it right now was the question.
“Why don’t you just have them come here? We have the pool and plenty of room; could we not just have the cookout here?”
“Are you serious?”
“Yes, why not?”
“I don’t want you to feel obligated to offer your home just because I am staying here.”
“Sookie, don’t be ridiculous. I am offering my home because I want you to feel just as comfortable here as you do in your own home. I want you to act and do just as you would at your house.”
“Eric, that is so sweet. But I’m a little uncomfortable with asking everyone to drive this far when drinking is involved. And trust me when I say drinking is always involved with these cookouts.”
“Not a problem, we’ll just have Clancy pick everyone up, they can stay the night here or the weekend for that matter and he'll take them back whenever they are ready to go.”
“Do we have room; I mean I think they will all fit in the limo but...” He silenced my rambling, I guess the excitement was getting the best of me.
“Love, calm down. We have the four rooms upstairs and there are two rooms in guest house. Do we need more room than that?”
“No that’s plenty of room…wait, guest house?”
“Well, guest house, pool house, I don’t know what you want to call it, but it’s a fully furnished two bedroom apartment, so there is room out there as well. So, is it settled? Are we having a party?”
“Yes! Thank you! Thank you!” I said while planting kisses all over his face.
“No problem Love. Now, let’s go swimming.”
He got up and walked to the deep end of the pool and I marveled at beauty that was before me. Even in his recuperative state, his body was that of perfection, each muscle clearly defined. He stood at the edge of the pool and dove in with hardly a splash and swam to the other end of the pool before coming up to take a breath.
I walked over to the side of the pool and took a seat on the edge. Eric stood up, the water level hitting him low on his hips leaving an unobstructed view of his now glistening abdominal muscles that created a perfect “v” that seemed to point the way to the good stuff below. He walked over to the spot where I was sitting and I opened my legs to allow him to get closer. Softly he began kissing my neck working his way down my collar bone at a painfully slow pace. As he reached my chest his finger looped around the tie on my suit moving it so that my breast was now exposed.
“Eric…your staff!” I warned through clenched teeth.
“I’ve sent them all home for the weekend.” He mumbled as he began licking my now hard nipple.
“Really, why?”
“Because I thought you might be a little self conscience facing Mrs. Hadley in the morning after screaming my name so loudly later tonight.”
“Well, thank you for looking out for me.” I said in between the moans.
“Certainly.” He said as he pulled away from me slightly but his hands continuing to roam around my thighs and hips and I saw his eyes dip lower.
“Ms. Stackhouse, could you please explain how you are wet and you’ve not even gotten in the pool yet?”
“Well Mr. Northman, that would be your fault.”
“My fault?” He said as he slid the tiny piece of material that was hiding my slit over to one side.
“Yessir.”
“My apologies, what can I do to make it up to you?” He said as his finger glazed my clit.
“Well…” I could hardly form the words as his finger continued strumming my nub.
“…You could start by cleaning it up.”
“My pleasure.” Were the last words I heard before his face disappeared between my thighs.
Nope, it’s definitely my pleasure!
TBC
SPOV
I would be lying if I said I didn’t have a moment of concern when she made her request, but I seriously doubted that she had the ovaries to come to Eric’s house and cause a scene with his girlfriend, at least that what I was hoping. I glanced over at Eric and the look on his face, a mix of shock and fear, almost made me laugh out loud. I smiled at him and gave him a reassuring nod as I stood up to walk with her.
I felt the heat from the sun as soon as we walked out on the front steps and I was suddenly motivated to get this conversation over with so that we could get out to the pool.
“Sookie, I would like to apologize for my actions the day we first met at the hospital. I was out of line and I am sorry. I don’t have an excuse, but I would like to try to explain why I did it.”
She paused and looked at me as if she were asking permission to continue. I didn’t say anything but I nodded my head for her to continue.
“I have worked for Eric for quite a while now and over the years have seen literally hundreds of women throw themselves at him and more than once have had to initiate restraining orders.” I was definitely unprepared for that little revelation, but I let her continue.
“While I had no reason to believe you were just another skirt after Eric and his money, I really had no reason to believe you weren’t.” OK, she had a point there, but damn. “I’m not going to lie to you and tell you that I haven’t had a fantasy or two about him, but I’m not blind, I see how he looks at you and in all the years I’ve known him, I have never seen him look at another woman like that and most certainly not me.” Her eyes began pool at her confession as she seemed to be gathering her thoughts.
“Look I’m not stupid; I know my continued employment with Eric is in your hands but I want you to know I need my job and I am damn good at it. I don’t expect you to consider me your friend, but I do hope you will give me another chance to at least prove I am your ally.”
“Ally? Do I need an ally?” I asked, surprised by her choice of wording.
“Sookie, I will admit I am protective of Eric, but there are those in the company that are downright possessive of him, hell some are clinically delusional. I just want you to know that I will do anything possible to squelch it where I can.”
As I considered her words, I contemplated that this could just be an elaborate scheme to endear herself to me, you know ‘keep your friends close and your enemies closer’, but I had dealt with mean girls all my life, thanks Jason, and although I may proven to be wrong later, I felt she was sincere.
I didn’t feel any need to defend myself to her or explain the fact that I could hardly be considered a skirt chasing his money when I didn’t even know the boy had any. But somehow, oddly enough, I did believe that she respected the relationship and I would get no further grief from her.
“Selah, I appreciate your apology, I‘m sure this wasn’t an easy thing to do. And honestly I’m glad you’ve been there to look out for him in the past.” I’ll take it from here thank you. “And I want you to know I have no intentions of doing anything to jeopardize your job. Eric speaks highly of you and I know he would suffer without you. So please don’t worry about that.” Her body visibly relaxed and a smile returned to her face.
“As far as friends or allies go, I consider everyone a friend until they do something to prove otherwise. Let’s just take our first encounter and chalk it up to a misunderstanding and go from there ok?”
“Thank you Sookie, I appreciate this. Well, I better get going and let you get back to Eric, I’m sure he’s a little more than curious about what we’ve been discussing.” She said with a small laugh.
“No doubt.” I laughed as well. “I’ll see you later Selah.” I said as she got in her car and drove away.
I was turning to go back in to the house when my cell phone rang.
“Hello.”
“Hey Sook, how is life in the big city?”
“Hey Roomie, the ‘big city’ is more like home on the range. Amelia you would not believe this place if I told you. Did you have any idea Eric was loaded?”
“Uh yeah...Sookie...its Eric Northman! He’s been considered one of America’s most eligible bachelors for several years now.”
“Well thanks for cluing a sister in, Amelia. I could have avoided hours of culture shock when I got here if you had just divulged that little tidbit of information.”
“Sorry Sook, by the time I realized you were unaware I decided it was up to Eric to tell you at that point. Besides I knew you well enough to know that his money didn’t matter and there was a good chance that if you did know, you might not have gone with him. And frankly I thought you owed it to yourself to go. Forgive me?”
“Yes, I forgive you and you’re right, had I known I probably would not have come. So thank you. Though I tell ya, it’s going to be hard as hell to leave here in two weeks. But anyway…what’s up, did you just call to check up on me?”
“Well that was part of it but I also called to ask you if you remembered this weekend was Jason’s birthday and I was just wondering what you planned to do about his cook out?”
“Oh shit, Amelia. I completely forgot. Crap!...ok…let me see what I can work out and I will call you back. We may just have to do it when I get back home, but let me talk to Eric and get back with you.”
“OK chic, don’t stress. I’m sure he will be fine with whatever, just let me know and I will pass the word along. Call me if you need anything and Sookie?”
“Yes?”
“Be safe.”
“I will. Thanks Roomie, I’ll talk to you soon.”
Evidently curiosity had gotten the best of him and I found Eric sitting in the living room when I came back into the house.
“God you were out there forever…is everything ok? You look worried; did she say anything to upset you?” Eric obviously misreading my sober expression from Amelia’s phone call as fallout from my conversation with Selah.
“No, Eric. Everything’s fine. I had a very nice conversation with Selah. She apologized for her behavior when we first met, so we are all good.”
“Really?”
“Yep. But don’t get too excited. I doubt we’ll get together for sleepovers and braid each other’s hair, but we found we have something in common, so I think we will be ok.”
“May I ask what you found that you have in common?” Damn this boy was inquisitive.
“We both care about you.” A huge grin broke out across his face.
“Well, I admit it would make my life a lot easier if the two of you got along, but I want it clear, history be damned, if someone has to leave, I will help her pack.” God I love this man.
Shit! Did I say love?
“Duly noted.” I said as he pulled me down to my familiar spot on his lap. “So, how do you feel about getting wet with me?”
He raised his eyebrow and smirked.
“I think that may be the best offer I have ever had.”
I got up and although he didn’t need the help I grabbed his hands and helped pull him off the couch.
“Your things have already been moved to our room downstairs.” He said as we reached the staircase. I smiled at his choice of adjectives but knowing it was just a slip of the lip, I chose not to mention it.
“Uh… Eric, where is my stuff?” I asked as I came in the room expecting to see my suitcases on the bench at the foot of the bed or in the chair.
“Mrs. Hadley has unpacked your things and they are in these drawers here,” he said with a big smile pointing to one side of the dresser. “And the rest is in the closet, you have the section on the left, closest to the door. We’ll make more room as we need to but you really didn’t bring that much with you.”
I walked in to the closet and sure enough, there they were…all my Target and TJ Maxx sundresses were there…hanging…right by his Armani and other designers I couldn’t pronounce, suits. Down below, alongside his no doubt Italian shoes, sat my white sandals, my perfectly broken in chucks and my favorite Wal-Mart flip flops. Oh my God! What the hell am I doing here?
I hadn’t notice him come up behind me until I felt his arms wrap around my middle.
“What’s the matter Love, you look panicked? Should I not have had Mrs. Hadley unpack for you?”
“No it’s not that.”
“Then what has you spooked all of a sudden?”
“Look at this.” I said waving an arm in front of the clothes. “These things don’t belong in here with those things.”
He spun me around so that I was facing him while keeping his arms around me holding me close.
“Sookie Stackhouse, you know I no more give a flying fuck about these labels than you do. Now, I don’t know what’s going on in that pretty little head of yours, but stop it! You and your things, no matter what name is on the tag, belong here! Right here…With me…Are we clear?”
“But…”
“Damn it, No buts Sookie! You are what I care about, not all this and I’m not willing to allow something as stupid as brand names to screw this up. Agreed?” He asked while wrapping his arms still tighter around me.
“Agreed.” He smiled and kissed me on my forehead.
“Good. Now, I think you said something about getting wet?” He said with an evil grin.
We changed quickly, made our way out to the pool and I was struck by the progress Eric was making in his recovery. All morning he had managed to make his way around the house walking by stopping periodically to steady himself on strategically placed furniture. Maneuvering around outside proved to be little more difficult so he had to lean on me a little for support until we finally reached the pool chairs.
Eric leaned on the back of one of the teak chairs and waited as I spread the towels out on one of the double lounges close to the edge of the pool. I was hoping the pool would relax him some, I could see the toil the increased activity was having on his body. He joined me on the chaise and we sat there for several minutes in silence and it dawned on me just how much I had missed having my solar worship services.
“Hey Eric…how would you feel about spending this weekend with me in Bon Temps?” I felt him stiffen a little at my request.
“Sookie, you’ve only been here one night, are you missing home already?”
“Not hardly.” I said giving him a playful nudge. “Seriously, I’ve kinda made a boo boo?”
“A boo boo? What are you three?”
“Ok smartass, I fucked up!” This time my nudge was more of a punch.
“That’s better. So what’s the problem?” He said chuckling.
“Well for the last several years my brother and I have celebrated each other’s birthdays with a cookout for all of our friends. And with everything that has gone on recently it completely slipped my mind that this weekend was Jason’s birthday. So I was thinking if you were willing to come home with me we could have the cook out and I could introduce you to my brother and some of my friends. The only problem is that in my house all the bedrooms and showers are on the second floor and I know you can’t do steps just yet so we would have to work that out. I don’t want you to feel pressure to do anything you’re not ready for so if I need to put it off until I get back home, that’s fine. I know Jason will understand.”
I was nervously waiting for his response. I knew he would have to meet my friends and family at some point but whether he was ready to do it right now was the question.
“Why don’t you just have them come here? We have the pool and plenty of room; could we not just have the cookout here?”
“Are you serious?”
“Yes, why not?”
“I don’t want you to feel obligated to offer your home just because I am staying here.”
“Sookie, don’t be ridiculous. I am offering my home because I want you to feel just as comfortable here as you do in your own home. I want you to act and do just as you would at your house.”
“Eric, that is so sweet. But I’m a little uncomfortable with asking everyone to drive this far when drinking is involved. And trust me when I say drinking is always involved with these cookouts.”
“Not a problem, we’ll just have Clancy pick everyone up, they can stay the night here or the weekend for that matter and he'll take them back whenever they are ready to go.”
“Do we have room; I mean I think they will all fit in the limo but...” He silenced my rambling, I guess the excitement was getting the best of me.
“Love, calm down. We have the four rooms upstairs and there are two rooms in guest house. Do we need more room than that?”
“No that’s plenty of room…wait, guest house?”
“Well, guest house, pool house, I don’t know what you want to call it, but it’s a fully furnished two bedroom apartment, so there is room out there as well. So, is it settled? Are we having a party?”
“Yes! Thank you! Thank you!” I said while planting kisses all over his face.
“No problem Love. Now, let’s go swimming.”
He got up and walked to the deep end of the pool and I marveled at beauty that was before me. Even in his recuperative state, his body was that of perfection, each muscle clearly defined. He stood at the edge of the pool and dove in with hardly a splash and swam to the other end of the pool before coming up to take a breath.
I walked over to the side of the pool and took a seat on the edge. Eric stood up, the water level hitting him low on his hips leaving an unobstructed view of his now glistening abdominal muscles that created a perfect “v” that seemed to point the way to the good stuff below. He walked over to the spot where I was sitting and I opened my legs to allow him to get closer. Softly he began kissing my neck working his way down my collar bone at a painfully slow pace. As he reached my chest his finger looped around the tie on my suit moving it so that my breast was now exposed.
“Eric…your staff!” I warned through clenched teeth.
“I’ve sent them all home for the weekend.” He mumbled as he began licking my now hard nipple.
“Really, why?”
“Because I thought you might be a little self conscience facing Mrs. Hadley in the morning after screaming my name so loudly later tonight.”
“Well, thank you for looking out for me.” I said in between the moans.
“Certainly.” He said as he pulled away from me slightly but his hands continuing to roam around my thighs and hips and I saw his eyes dip lower.
“Ms. Stackhouse, could you please explain how you are wet and you’ve not even gotten in the pool yet?”
“Well Mr. Northman, that would be your fault.”
“My fault?” He said as he slid the tiny piece of material that was hiding my slit over to one side.
“Yessir.”
“My apologies, what can I do to make it up to you?” He said as his finger glazed my clit.
“Well…” I could hardly form the words as his finger continued strumming my nub.
“…You could start by cleaning it up.”
“My pleasure.” Were the last words I heard before his face disappeared between my thighs.
Nope, it’s definitely my pleasure!
TBC
Heart's Desire Ch 19
Chapter 19
SPOV
“Sookie damn it, be still!” He growled again.
I was tormenting him and I knew it, but when I woke up this morning wrapped in those beautiful arms I couldn’t help but snuggle in closer to him. At first it was just a small tap, one that probably would have gone unnoticed if I had remained still. Yeah, if I had remained still. With just another small squirm the tap became more of a nudge. Without any verbal acknowledgement Eric tightened his grip around me, I suppose trying to keep me still. Whatever! I remained still until I felt him relax again then I arched my back just a little, just enough to grind ever so softly against his awakening member that was now almost fully aligned with the crack of my ass.
“Sookie love, you need to be still.” He mumbled into my hair. “Go back to sleep.” No way!
Now it was time to go in for the kill. I pushed my butt as hard as I could against him and began brazenly flexing my ass cheeks. I was going all in with this move. Sensing that my movements were deliberate, he placed a restraining hand on my hip and growled.
“Sookie damn it, be still!”
“Or what?” I asked almost giddy now with my new found feeling of power.
“Or I won’t be able to wait any longer and I’ll be forced to push your leg forward and slam my now rock hard dick into your hot wet slit and fuck you until neither one of us remembers our names!” OK honestly, you’re going to threaten me with that? And when exactly did Executive Northman crawl in bed?
What he had intended to be a warning had only managed to make me instantly slobbering wet.
“Why would you be waiting?” I asked with my back still to him.
He sighed heavily before answering. “I’ve wanted to wait until I was stronger. I want our first time together like that to be perfect. But right this minute you are truly testing my restraint.”
“Well what if I don’t want to wait?” I paused for a second but without really waiting for a response I continued. “I can understand where you’re coming from and I appreciated it, I do, but I saw the way your naked ass maneuvered around this bed last night and while you may not be able to support my weight while having me pushed up against the wall somewhere, I think you can more than handle yourself while in this bed.”
Somewhere in my tirade I must have said the magic word because without another word or any warning, Eric reached over, placed his hand behind my knee and thrust my knee forward, exposing my now dripping center to the air. Suddenly I felt the weight of his body against my back and felt him drag his tip up once along my slit before plunging it in abruptly, my moisture allowing unobstructed passage.
“Yes!” I almost shouted as I pushed back against him with matching force as we urgently found our own unique rhythm.
“Sookie wait.” He panted while trying to pull away. You’re kidding me, right?
“What?” I asked, turning myself slightly to look at him while trying to hide the growing frustration on my face and in my voice. Horny much?
“Protection?”
“Pill!”
Eric quickly kissed me and then rocked my hip forward again and continued the welcomed assault. Gradually our pace quickened as urgency and need spurring us on.
“Harder Eric!”
“Oh God… Sookie…so tight!”
“Eric don’t stop!”
“So good! Cum with me Sookie!” Eric groaned as he plunged still deeper.
“Oh fuck, yesssssss!” I cried into my pillow as I tried to suppress my screams thinking it best not to introduce Mrs. Hadley to that side of me just yet.
My body tighten around him as he spilled deep inside with his last thrust.
I felt Eric relax against my back as we both struggled to catch our breath. And just like that, Executive Northman left the bedroom.
“Oh shit Sookie, I am so sorry.” Eric said while rolling over. I turned over to face him. Seeing him lying there with his arm thrown over his forehead, I knew he was cursing himself for his lack of restraint.
“Northman, don’t you dare! I will not let you take what we just experienced and cheapen it with words like that. What just happened between us was exactly what we both needed, hard and fast! Both of us damn it! Not just you. And I will not apologize for it, nor will I allow you to!” He moved his arm and lifted his head so he could see my face, obviously a little shocked by my declaration.
“Look, there will be plenty of occasions in the future for tender and sweet as well as hot and steamy and I will expect you to deliver at all those opportunities, but for right this moment, this was what we needed. Get over it!” He laid there just staring at me for a minute.
“Woman, you are fuckin’ amazing!” He said before pulling me to him and planting tiny kisses all over my face. Damn right!
We laid there holding each other in that place somewhere between awake and sleep for almost another hour before getting up to shower.
It was a struggle keeping Eric focused on just getting clean in the shower but I felt we had been pushing his physical limits for the last two days and I didn’t want our newly discovered insatiable need for each other to slow his recovery in any way. “Will you be ok while I go upstairs and get dressed?” I asked standing by the bedroom door still wrapped in my towel.
“I’ll be fine; I’m not completely helpless…but tell me, how do you like your room upstairs?”
“The room is beautiful.”
“Well, I’m glad you like it, but if I’m honest, I hope you never use it.” He said somewhat sheepishly.
“Eric, if you didn’t want me to use it, why did you have them put my stuff up there?” I asked as I walked over to him.
Eric had moved to bench at the foot of the bed to put on his socks.
“Sookie I wanted you to have a space here that was yours.” He grabbed my hand and pulled me into his lap. “Look, I want you here…in my room…in my bed but I don’t want you think that is where you have to be. I wanted you to have a choice.”
“Well then, I want to be here, with you. That’s my choice.” He cupped my face with both hands and kissed me sweetly.
“Perfect. I’ll have your stuff brought down later this morning. Now, go get dressed so we can decide what we are going to do today.” He said playfully shoving me off of his lap and swatting my ass.
“Careful Northman, I’ve had lots of practice dealing with guys smacking my ass.” I joked but I was sure I saw him wince when I did but I decided not to ask him about it and instead darted off upstairs to change.
When I found Eric he was already sitting out on the lanai with a cup of coffee talking to Mrs. Hadley.
“Good morning dear can I get you a cup of coffee?” She asked.
“I’ll get it Mrs. Hadley; just point me in the right direction.” Having someone wait on me was still not something I was comfortable with.
“Nonsense dear, I’ll get it. Now what would you like for breakfast?”
Completely unprepared for such an open ended question I wasn’t sure how to respond. Eric sensed my uneasiness and suggested I might like to have an omelet like he was having.
“That sounds great, thank you.” I told her and she made her way to the kitchen.
“Sookie are you ok? You seem very uncomfortable right now.”
“I’m just not used to having someone serve me.”
“I know, and it’s one of the things I love about you but I assure you Mrs. Hadley does this job because she wants to and she is well compensated for it. You will end up making her feel uncomfortable if you do not allow her to do what she is here to do. How would you feel if a customer came to your place of business and wanted to do part of your job? You wouldn’t feel right about it either.”
His words made sense but it was going to take time to undo all my preconceptions. Wait! Did he say love?
“I know, you’re right.” I said just before Mrs. Hadley returned with our breakfast.
“So Ms. Stackhouse, what would you like to do today?” He asked.
“Well I’m eager to get started on reviewing those donation requests.”
“Sookie, you realize its Saturday right? You don’t have to start on those right away; they will be here on Monday.”
“I know, but I only have two weeks, so I don’t want to waste any time.” There was that wince again, the same reaction he gave me earlier in the bedroom.
“There’s not a deadline. If you’re not…well, let’s just see how far along you are then.” I could see the wheels in his head turning, but clearly he was not willing to share those thoughts just yet.
“Ok, so how about this, we do some work this morning. I can get started on the donations, I’m sure you have a long laundry list of things you need to do and then when it warms up a little more we head out to the pool?”
“Nice negotiation skills Stackhouse, I’m impressed.”
We finished breakfast chatting about nothing in particular and it wasn’t until we were ready to make our way to the library that I realized he was not in his wheelchair.
“Eric, how did you get out here?”
“I walked.” He said as if I was stupid to ask.
“Ok smartass, how ‘bout I race you to the library then.”
“Don’t you worry Love; I’ll be chasing you all over this house soon enough.”
“No seriously, where is your chair?”
“I left it in the bedroom. I found some renewed motivation this morning for getting my strength back.”
“Oh yeah, where did it come from.” I asked as we were slowly walking to the library.
“If I recall correctly, I believe the exact words were ‘you may not be able to support my weight while having me pushed up against the wall somewhere’. Well guess what my new goal is?” He smirked.
Fuck me!
“Thanks Northman, now I have to go change my panties.” I prayed I hadn’t said it loud enough for Mrs. Hadley to hear. As I turned to run upstairs, he grabbed my arm.
“Oh no hell you won’t. I’m going to enjoy working this morning knowing you are sitting across from me wet.”
FUCK ME!
We had only been working for maybe an hour when I heard his Blackberry chime. Without looking up I could hear him as he punched out a response.
“Sookie?”
“Umm.” I said still without looking up as I continued fervently entering information into the database I had created.
“Selah is on her way here to drop off a few files I need to go over for a teleconference on Monday.”
I tried to keep my face neutral as I fought the urge to look up; I knew he was staring at me trying to gauge my response to his comment.
“OK.” I said hopefully without any hint of stress.
“Are you sure you’re OK with it?”
I smiled as I raised my head to look at him. It made my heart happy that he was so worried about my feelings. I had already resigned myself to the fact that she was a part his professional life that I was going to have to learn to deal with, but his concern made the effort worth it.
“It’s fine Eric, really.”
“Well, my offer still stands. After I am sure I have a handle on everything again, I will have her transferred if you wish.”
“Thank you, I appreciate that, but I don’t think it’s necessary.”
“Hey, come over here a minute. I want to show you the mock up for our new website.”
I saved what I was working on and walked over to his side of the table. As soon as I was within reach he grabbed me and pulled me into his lap.
“Mr. Northman, have you gotten me over here on false pretenses?”
“Maybe.”
“Well now that you have me over here, what do you plan to do with me?”
“How about you tell me more about these panties you mentioned earlier.” He smirked as he slowly rubbed his hand up my leg under my dress. And then as if on cue, the moment his hand reached my upper thigh, inches away from their goal, there was a knock at the door. Eric removed his hand from under my dress as he answered the knock.
“Come in.”
Mrs. Hadley opened the door and took a few steps in.
“Mr. Northman, Selah Pumphrey is here to see you.”
“Thank you Mrs. Hadley, give us two minutes and then you can send her back.”
Mrs. Hadley nodded and left the room closing the door behind her. I kissed Eric quickly and proceeded to get up off his lap when his arms clamped down around me.
“You don’t need to move.” I knew his desire for me to stay put was an attempt to make a statement to Selah, but this was not the statement I wanted to make.
“Yes I do, but thank you.” I said giving him another quick kiss before standing up.
He was about to protest when Mrs. Hadley opened the door and escorted Selah in.
“Good morning Eric. Welcome back.” She smiled.
“Good to see you Selah. I believe you’ve met my girlfriend, Sookie Stackhouse?” Ya gotta love this man.
“Yes, of course. It’s good to see you again Sookie.” Her words seemed sincere.
“You too Selah.” I tried to respond in kind. Her words seemed genuine but I wasn’t ready to just leave her alone with him so I returned to my spot at the table and resumed my work.
She gave him the files that he had requested and they talked for a few minutes going over each one until Eric felt he was comfortable.
“Thanks for bringing these by Selah, I appreciate it.” Obviously brining this visit to an end.
“No problem, call me if you have any questions or if you need anything else.”
“Thanks, I will.” He said then returned his attention to the files.
“Um, before I go…Sookie, could I have a word with you in private?”
TBC
SPOV
“Sookie damn it, be still!” He growled again.
I was tormenting him and I knew it, but when I woke up this morning wrapped in those beautiful arms I couldn’t help but snuggle in closer to him. At first it was just a small tap, one that probably would have gone unnoticed if I had remained still. Yeah, if I had remained still. With just another small squirm the tap became more of a nudge. Without any verbal acknowledgement Eric tightened his grip around me, I suppose trying to keep me still. Whatever! I remained still until I felt him relax again then I arched my back just a little, just enough to grind ever so softly against his awakening member that was now almost fully aligned with the crack of my ass.
“Sookie love, you need to be still.” He mumbled into my hair. “Go back to sleep.” No way!
Now it was time to go in for the kill. I pushed my butt as hard as I could against him and began brazenly flexing my ass cheeks. I was going all in with this move. Sensing that my movements were deliberate, he placed a restraining hand on my hip and growled.
“Sookie damn it, be still!”
“Or what?” I asked almost giddy now with my new found feeling of power.
“Or I won’t be able to wait any longer and I’ll be forced to push your leg forward and slam my now rock hard dick into your hot wet slit and fuck you until neither one of us remembers our names!” OK honestly, you’re going to threaten me with that? And when exactly did Executive Northman crawl in bed?
What he had intended to be a warning had only managed to make me instantly slobbering wet.
“Why would you be waiting?” I asked with my back still to him.
He sighed heavily before answering. “I’ve wanted to wait until I was stronger. I want our first time together like that to be perfect. But right this minute you are truly testing my restraint.”
“Well what if I don’t want to wait?” I paused for a second but without really waiting for a response I continued. “I can understand where you’re coming from and I appreciated it, I do, but I saw the way your naked ass maneuvered around this bed last night and while you may not be able to support my weight while having me pushed up against the wall somewhere, I think you can more than handle yourself while in this bed.”
Somewhere in my tirade I must have said the magic word because without another word or any warning, Eric reached over, placed his hand behind my knee and thrust my knee forward, exposing my now dripping center to the air. Suddenly I felt the weight of his body against my back and felt him drag his tip up once along my slit before plunging it in abruptly, my moisture allowing unobstructed passage.
“Yes!” I almost shouted as I pushed back against him with matching force as we urgently found our own unique rhythm.
“Sookie wait.” He panted while trying to pull away. You’re kidding me, right?
“What?” I asked, turning myself slightly to look at him while trying to hide the growing frustration on my face and in my voice. Horny much?
“Protection?”
“Pill!”
Eric quickly kissed me and then rocked my hip forward again and continued the welcomed assault. Gradually our pace quickened as urgency and need spurring us on.
“Harder Eric!”
“Oh God… Sookie…so tight!”
“Eric don’t stop!”
“So good! Cum with me Sookie!” Eric groaned as he plunged still deeper.
“Oh fuck, yesssssss!” I cried into my pillow as I tried to suppress my screams thinking it best not to introduce Mrs. Hadley to that side of me just yet.
My body tighten around him as he spilled deep inside with his last thrust.
I felt Eric relax against my back as we both struggled to catch our breath. And just like that, Executive Northman left the bedroom.
“Oh shit Sookie, I am so sorry.” Eric said while rolling over. I turned over to face him. Seeing him lying there with his arm thrown over his forehead, I knew he was cursing himself for his lack of restraint.
“Northman, don’t you dare! I will not let you take what we just experienced and cheapen it with words like that. What just happened between us was exactly what we both needed, hard and fast! Both of us damn it! Not just you. And I will not apologize for it, nor will I allow you to!” He moved his arm and lifted his head so he could see my face, obviously a little shocked by my declaration.
“Look, there will be plenty of occasions in the future for tender and sweet as well as hot and steamy and I will expect you to deliver at all those opportunities, but for right this moment, this was what we needed. Get over it!” He laid there just staring at me for a minute.
“Woman, you are fuckin’ amazing!” He said before pulling me to him and planting tiny kisses all over my face. Damn right!
We laid there holding each other in that place somewhere between awake and sleep for almost another hour before getting up to shower.
It was a struggle keeping Eric focused on just getting clean in the shower but I felt we had been pushing his physical limits for the last two days and I didn’t want our newly discovered insatiable need for each other to slow his recovery in any way. “Will you be ok while I go upstairs and get dressed?” I asked standing by the bedroom door still wrapped in my towel.
“I’ll be fine; I’m not completely helpless…but tell me, how do you like your room upstairs?”
“The room is beautiful.”
“Well, I’m glad you like it, but if I’m honest, I hope you never use it.” He said somewhat sheepishly.
“Eric, if you didn’t want me to use it, why did you have them put my stuff up there?” I asked as I walked over to him.
Eric had moved to bench at the foot of the bed to put on his socks.
“Sookie I wanted you to have a space here that was yours.” He grabbed my hand and pulled me into his lap. “Look, I want you here…in my room…in my bed but I don’t want you think that is where you have to be. I wanted you to have a choice.”
“Well then, I want to be here, with you. That’s my choice.” He cupped my face with both hands and kissed me sweetly.
“Perfect. I’ll have your stuff brought down later this morning. Now, go get dressed so we can decide what we are going to do today.” He said playfully shoving me off of his lap and swatting my ass.
“Careful Northman, I’ve had lots of practice dealing with guys smacking my ass.” I joked but I was sure I saw him wince when I did but I decided not to ask him about it and instead darted off upstairs to change.
When I found Eric he was already sitting out on the lanai with a cup of coffee talking to Mrs. Hadley.
“Good morning dear can I get you a cup of coffee?” She asked.
“I’ll get it Mrs. Hadley; just point me in the right direction.” Having someone wait on me was still not something I was comfortable with.
“Nonsense dear, I’ll get it. Now what would you like for breakfast?”
Completely unprepared for such an open ended question I wasn’t sure how to respond. Eric sensed my uneasiness and suggested I might like to have an omelet like he was having.
“That sounds great, thank you.” I told her and she made her way to the kitchen.
“Sookie are you ok? You seem very uncomfortable right now.”
“I’m just not used to having someone serve me.”
“I know, and it’s one of the things I love about you but I assure you Mrs. Hadley does this job because she wants to and she is well compensated for it. You will end up making her feel uncomfortable if you do not allow her to do what she is here to do. How would you feel if a customer came to your place of business and wanted to do part of your job? You wouldn’t feel right about it either.”
His words made sense but it was going to take time to undo all my preconceptions. Wait! Did he say love?
“I know, you’re right.” I said just before Mrs. Hadley returned with our breakfast.
“So Ms. Stackhouse, what would you like to do today?” He asked.
“Well I’m eager to get started on reviewing those donation requests.”
“Sookie, you realize its Saturday right? You don’t have to start on those right away; they will be here on Monday.”
“I know, but I only have two weeks, so I don’t want to waste any time.” There was that wince again, the same reaction he gave me earlier in the bedroom.
“There’s not a deadline. If you’re not…well, let’s just see how far along you are then.” I could see the wheels in his head turning, but clearly he was not willing to share those thoughts just yet.
“Ok, so how about this, we do some work this morning. I can get started on the donations, I’m sure you have a long laundry list of things you need to do and then when it warms up a little more we head out to the pool?”
“Nice negotiation skills Stackhouse, I’m impressed.”
We finished breakfast chatting about nothing in particular and it wasn’t until we were ready to make our way to the library that I realized he was not in his wheelchair.
“Eric, how did you get out here?”
“I walked.” He said as if I was stupid to ask.
“Ok smartass, how ‘bout I race you to the library then.”
“Don’t you worry Love; I’ll be chasing you all over this house soon enough.”
“No seriously, where is your chair?”
“I left it in the bedroom. I found some renewed motivation this morning for getting my strength back.”
“Oh yeah, where did it come from.” I asked as we were slowly walking to the library.
“If I recall correctly, I believe the exact words were ‘you may not be able to support my weight while having me pushed up against the wall somewhere’. Well guess what my new goal is?” He smirked.
Fuck me!
“Thanks Northman, now I have to go change my panties.” I prayed I hadn’t said it loud enough for Mrs. Hadley to hear. As I turned to run upstairs, he grabbed my arm.
“Oh no hell you won’t. I’m going to enjoy working this morning knowing you are sitting across from me wet.”
FUCK ME!
We had only been working for maybe an hour when I heard his Blackberry chime. Without looking up I could hear him as he punched out a response.
“Sookie?”
“Umm.” I said still without looking up as I continued fervently entering information into the database I had created.
“Selah is on her way here to drop off a few files I need to go over for a teleconference on Monday.”
I tried to keep my face neutral as I fought the urge to look up; I knew he was staring at me trying to gauge my response to his comment.
“OK.” I said hopefully without any hint of stress.
“Are you sure you’re OK with it?”
I smiled as I raised my head to look at him. It made my heart happy that he was so worried about my feelings. I had already resigned myself to the fact that she was a part his professional life that I was going to have to learn to deal with, but his concern made the effort worth it.
“It’s fine Eric, really.”
“Well, my offer still stands. After I am sure I have a handle on everything again, I will have her transferred if you wish.”
“Thank you, I appreciate that, but I don’t think it’s necessary.”
“Hey, come over here a minute. I want to show you the mock up for our new website.”
I saved what I was working on and walked over to his side of the table. As soon as I was within reach he grabbed me and pulled me into his lap.
“Mr. Northman, have you gotten me over here on false pretenses?”
“Maybe.”
“Well now that you have me over here, what do you plan to do with me?”
“How about you tell me more about these panties you mentioned earlier.” He smirked as he slowly rubbed his hand up my leg under my dress. And then as if on cue, the moment his hand reached my upper thigh, inches away from their goal, there was a knock at the door. Eric removed his hand from under my dress as he answered the knock.
“Come in.”
Mrs. Hadley opened the door and took a few steps in.
“Mr. Northman, Selah Pumphrey is here to see you.”
“Thank you Mrs. Hadley, give us two minutes and then you can send her back.”
Mrs. Hadley nodded and left the room closing the door behind her. I kissed Eric quickly and proceeded to get up off his lap when his arms clamped down around me.
“You don’t need to move.” I knew his desire for me to stay put was an attempt to make a statement to Selah, but this was not the statement I wanted to make.
“Yes I do, but thank you.” I said giving him another quick kiss before standing up.
He was about to protest when Mrs. Hadley opened the door and escorted Selah in.
“Good morning Eric. Welcome back.” She smiled.
“Good to see you Selah. I believe you’ve met my girlfriend, Sookie Stackhouse?” Ya gotta love this man.
“Yes, of course. It’s good to see you again Sookie.” Her words seemed sincere.
“You too Selah.” I tried to respond in kind. Her words seemed genuine but I wasn’t ready to just leave her alone with him so I returned to my spot at the table and resumed my work.
She gave him the files that he had requested and they talked for a few minutes going over each one until Eric felt he was comfortable.
“Thanks for bringing these by Selah, I appreciate it.” Obviously brining this visit to an end.
“No problem, call me if you have any questions or if you need anything else.”
“Thanks, I will.” He said then returned his attention to the files.
“Um, before I go…Sookie, could I have a word with you in private?”
TBC
Heart's Desire Ch 18
Chapter 18
EPOV
Truth was I was dying. My legs had felt like noodles for the last 5 minutes but even with a threat of permanent paralysis, there was no way in hell I was leaving the spot I was standing in. I stepped back just slightly to lean on the wall for support, figuring that if I collapsed on the floor she would probably discontinue her shower and that just wouldn’t do.
I stared at her, my eyes combing every single square inch of her body committing each one to memory. I had pictured her naked in my dreams more than once but none of them prepared me for this. She was perfection, her tiny waist giving way to the gentle slope of her hips below and perfect breast above somewhat giving the illusion of delicacy. But it was just that, an illusion; I didn’t know everything about Sookie, but delicate she was not. In the short time I had known her she had proven to be one of the strongest, fiercest and sexiest women I had ever known.
Rather than putting on a show for me, Sookie seemed to be oblivious to the fact that I was standing not three feet away from her. There was no hidden agenda, no ulterior motive, no attempt at seduction I was simply a witness to her shower; as a result I was completely seduced not to mention rock hard again.
The sound of the shower being turned off shook me out of my stupor.
“Here,” she said tossing me a towel before wrapping the other one around herself, “let’s get you to bed before you collapse.”
I dried off quickly while she walked around the corner and grabbed the chair; I was wrapping the towel around my waist when she returned. She pushed me the short distance to my bedside and then handed me the clothes she had laid out previously.
“I’m not ready for those yet.” I said while rising to stand up by the bed. I reached over and pulled the covers back, removed my towel and crawled in bed. Damn it felt good to be back in my own bed. I laid my head back relishing the feeling of my own pillows, my own sheets swearing to never again take those things for granted.
“I’m gonna just grab my clothes from the bathroom and head upstairs.” Sookie said while picking my towel up off the floor.
“No Sookie, don’t go. Come lay with me for awhile. Please?” Yeah I was begging. So?
“Eric, you’ve got to be exhausted. I kept you up longer than you wanted.” Oh I was up, but I wasn’t even going there.
“Sookie, please?” I grabbed the covers from the other side of the bed and pulled them back to offer entrance.
She walked over to the opposing side of the bed and I was about to inquire about the discussion she seemed to be having in her head when suddenly she shrugged her shoulders, dropped her towel and crawled in. I pulled the covers up around her and she turned to settle against my chest as I wrapped her in my arms. I just wanted to hold her, to finally have her in my arms without fear of interruption, but as she snuggled up to me, peacefully lying there on the edge of sleep, I couldn’t help but begin to kiss her. I placed a kiss on the apple of her cheek and was rewarded with a small smile. I continued placing small sweet kisses over cheeks, and eyelids then began to make my way down her neck, her soft moan spurring me on.
“Sookie, for weeks you have taken care of me. Tonight…will you let me take care of you?” I could only hope that the depth of my emotions were evident in my request.
“Yes” she whispered so softly that had my head not been so close to hers, I doubt I would have heard it.
I continued kissing her as I allowed the backside of my fingers to barely touch the skin at her neck and I slowly slid my hand down between her perfect breasts. She inhaled deeply, raising her upper body in an effort to increase the contact of our touch. My hand trailed down farther leisurely moving across her chest and abdomen before making the slow trip back up her body. The reaction to my touch was apparent by her now erect nipples begging for attention. As the palm of my hand cupped one of her perk peaks, a small moan escaped. When my tongue made contact the moan was much louder.
I continued to suck and nibble lightly on her hard little buds teasing them as my hand resumed explorations down her body. My hand passed softly over stomach moving past to her hips and on to her thighs.
“Spread your legs for me baby girl.” I whispered in her ear. Whether her gasp was because I startled her out of her dreamlike state or from anticipation of what was to come was unclear, but she quickly spread her leg as requested. I allow my hand to travel slowly up the inside of her leg and could feel the heat of her core by the time my hand reached her thigh. I took in a deep breath already detecting her sweet scent of arousal. I placed my hand flat on her stomach just barely above her pubic mound, maybe it was the life giving womb below, but to me that was one of the most intimate and erotic part on a woman’s body.
“Sookie, is this ok?” I hoped I had the strength in me to restrain myself if she said no, but I had to know that she was ok with my actions and that this was what she wanted.
“Oh, God yes.” I wasn’t sure how the Almighty felt about my new nickname but her enthusiasm was appreciated.
My hand moved immediately to her mound and when my finger touched her sensitive bud I swear I felt it in my dick. With each stroke her clit grew and with each stroke my already rock hard cock got harder. As my finger moved down between her folds it was instantly greeted with wetness.
“Love, you are so wet.” I groaned into her ear while slipping one finger inside her hot core. She began to groan and squirm a little under my fingers. I stroked my finger in and out while my thumb continued to strum her clit.
“So tight and so hot.” My words are more of a mumble at this point, the unseen connection between her clit and my dick making it difficult to form complete sentences. I slid another finger inside and increased the movement of my thumb over her sweet spot and I felt her tunnel begin to tighten around my fingers.
“That’s it Love, cum for me.” I looked up to see her face contorted with pleasure.
“Sookie, open your eyes, I want to see those beautiful eyes when you cum.” I said just as she succumbed to her first orgasm.
She was still quivering from her climax when I slid down to the bottom of the bed, surprised by how easy I was able to maneuver around the bed. I positioned myself between her legs with my face at her hot center, I didn’t even bother to ask permission before I drug my tongue across her very wet slit.
“Oh, fuck!” I laughed as these were the first words she had said above a whisper since she crawled in bed.
“I take it my Baby girl likes that.” I mused before my tongue made another pass across her entrance. I placed a tender kiss on her sensitive nub and began to flick my tongue back and forth savoring her sweet nectar.
“Sookie you taste so damn good.” It wasn’t a lie; her flavor was going to be something I would crave from now on.
I returned my finger to her opening and pushed it in slowly while sucking on her now swollen clit. I curled my finger forward and knew I had found my mark when Sookie could no longer keep her hips on the bed. I was surprised by her quick recovery but after just a few strokes she began to writhe beneath my touch again.
“Oh god! Aaaahh!.” She cried as she was swept away by another wave of rapture.
I kissed my way back up her body until I was lying next to her again, I tugged her to my chest as I rolled over but my little minx had other plans.
“Now I believe it’s your turn mister.” Her smirk clearly relaying her intentions.
“I believe I’ve already had my turn.” I moaned in a half assed protest as her mouth was nibbling and sucking on my neck making her way down my body. When I felt her small hand wrap around my still engorged cock for the second time this evening I decided who was I to argue with the lady?
She began her own voyage down my body by trailing small kisses down my neck and chest while her hand slowly stroked my dick. She looked up at me and giggled when she removed her hand and my dick twitched.
“What?... It likes you.” I responded eager for her touch again.
I could have exploded the second her pink tongue touched my tip and I hoped my lack of control was due to my recent void of sexual outlet rather than an inability to control myself around her. But as she swallowed almost my entire length, my eyes rolled back in my head I discovered that the answer was important and I wasn’t sure what the question was.
“Oh shit…Sookie.” I growled as her blond head pumped up and down on my shaft.
“Oh….fuck…. so close baby.”
She swirled her tongue around the head of my cock playing close attention to that sensitive spot underneath where it connected to my shaft. I thrust my hips forward, the need to immerse myself in her as far as possible becoming overwhelming. With my fingers intertwined in her hair and my peak approaching, it took all my restraint not to grab her head and force myself further into her hot little mouth. But she seemed to have the same idea and somehow managed to take me in deeper. That was it. I was done.
“Aawwww fuuuuuck!” I shouted as I began to shoot my seed down her waiting throat.
Fully spent, I collapsed back on my pillow pulling Sookie up beside me as I did.
I wrapped my arms around her and pulled her to me. She turned so her back was against my chest. Her body seemed to mold perfectly with mine. I knew it would. It always had. Whether consoling me while sitting side saddle on the hospital bed or being pulled caddywumpus into my wheelchair, she fit me. Our relationship had started out so ass backwards and I had relied on Sookie in ways I would have never imagined depending on anyone. For weeks I had waited for this moment, somehow having her with me, it had been the single driving force for my recovery. Having her with me here…in my house…in my bed…in my life, that was how it should be.
She belonged here with me and I had two short weeks to convince her.
TBC
EPOV
Truth was I was dying. My legs had felt like noodles for the last 5 minutes but even with a threat of permanent paralysis, there was no way in hell I was leaving the spot I was standing in. I stepped back just slightly to lean on the wall for support, figuring that if I collapsed on the floor she would probably discontinue her shower and that just wouldn’t do.
I stared at her, my eyes combing every single square inch of her body committing each one to memory. I had pictured her naked in my dreams more than once but none of them prepared me for this. She was perfection, her tiny waist giving way to the gentle slope of her hips below and perfect breast above somewhat giving the illusion of delicacy. But it was just that, an illusion; I didn’t know everything about Sookie, but delicate she was not. In the short time I had known her she had proven to be one of the strongest, fiercest and sexiest women I had ever known.
Rather than putting on a show for me, Sookie seemed to be oblivious to the fact that I was standing not three feet away from her. There was no hidden agenda, no ulterior motive, no attempt at seduction I was simply a witness to her shower; as a result I was completely seduced not to mention rock hard again.
The sound of the shower being turned off shook me out of my stupor.
“Here,” she said tossing me a towel before wrapping the other one around herself, “let’s get you to bed before you collapse.”
I dried off quickly while she walked around the corner and grabbed the chair; I was wrapping the towel around my waist when she returned. She pushed me the short distance to my bedside and then handed me the clothes she had laid out previously.
“I’m not ready for those yet.” I said while rising to stand up by the bed. I reached over and pulled the covers back, removed my towel and crawled in bed. Damn it felt good to be back in my own bed. I laid my head back relishing the feeling of my own pillows, my own sheets swearing to never again take those things for granted.
“I’m gonna just grab my clothes from the bathroom and head upstairs.” Sookie said while picking my towel up off the floor.
“No Sookie, don’t go. Come lay with me for awhile. Please?” Yeah I was begging. So?
“Eric, you’ve got to be exhausted. I kept you up longer than you wanted.” Oh I was up, but I wasn’t even going there.
“Sookie, please?” I grabbed the covers from the other side of the bed and pulled them back to offer entrance.
She walked over to the opposing side of the bed and I was about to inquire about the discussion she seemed to be having in her head when suddenly she shrugged her shoulders, dropped her towel and crawled in. I pulled the covers up around her and she turned to settle against my chest as I wrapped her in my arms. I just wanted to hold her, to finally have her in my arms without fear of interruption, but as she snuggled up to me, peacefully lying there on the edge of sleep, I couldn’t help but begin to kiss her. I placed a kiss on the apple of her cheek and was rewarded with a small smile. I continued placing small sweet kisses over cheeks, and eyelids then began to make my way down her neck, her soft moan spurring me on.
“Sookie, for weeks you have taken care of me. Tonight…will you let me take care of you?” I could only hope that the depth of my emotions were evident in my request.
“Yes” she whispered so softly that had my head not been so close to hers, I doubt I would have heard it.
I continued kissing her as I allowed the backside of my fingers to barely touch the skin at her neck and I slowly slid my hand down between her perfect breasts. She inhaled deeply, raising her upper body in an effort to increase the contact of our touch. My hand trailed down farther leisurely moving across her chest and abdomen before making the slow trip back up her body. The reaction to my touch was apparent by her now erect nipples begging for attention. As the palm of my hand cupped one of her perk peaks, a small moan escaped. When my tongue made contact the moan was much louder.
I continued to suck and nibble lightly on her hard little buds teasing them as my hand resumed explorations down her body. My hand passed softly over stomach moving past to her hips and on to her thighs.
“Spread your legs for me baby girl.” I whispered in her ear. Whether her gasp was because I startled her out of her dreamlike state or from anticipation of what was to come was unclear, but she quickly spread her leg as requested. I allow my hand to travel slowly up the inside of her leg and could feel the heat of her core by the time my hand reached her thigh. I took in a deep breath already detecting her sweet scent of arousal. I placed my hand flat on her stomach just barely above her pubic mound, maybe it was the life giving womb below, but to me that was one of the most intimate and erotic part on a woman’s body.
“Sookie, is this ok?” I hoped I had the strength in me to restrain myself if she said no, but I had to know that she was ok with my actions and that this was what she wanted.
“Oh, God yes.” I wasn’t sure how the Almighty felt about my new nickname but her enthusiasm was appreciated.
My hand moved immediately to her mound and when my finger touched her sensitive bud I swear I felt it in my dick. With each stroke her clit grew and with each stroke my already rock hard cock got harder. As my finger moved down between her folds it was instantly greeted with wetness.
“Love, you are so wet.” I groaned into her ear while slipping one finger inside her hot core. She began to groan and squirm a little under my fingers. I stroked my finger in and out while my thumb continued to strum her clit.
“So tight and so hot.” My words are more of a mumble at this point, the unseen connection between her clit and my dick making it difficult to form complete sentences. I slid another finger inside and increased the movement of my thumb over her sweet spot and I felt her tunnel begin to tighten around my fingers.
“That’s it Love, cum for me.” I looked up to see her face contorted with pleasure.
“Sookie, open your eyes, I want to see those beautiful eyes when you cum.” I said just as she succumbed to her first orgasm.
She was still quivering from her climax when I slid down to the bottom of the bed, surprised by how easy I was able to maneuver around the bed. I positioned myself between her legs with my face at her hot center, I didn’t even bother to ask permission before I drug my tongue across her very wet slit.
“Oh, fuck!” I laughed as these were the first words she had said above a whisper since she crawled in bed.
“I take it my Baby girl likes that.” I mused before my tongue made another pass across her entrance. I placed a tender kiss on her sensitive nub and began to flick my tongue back and forth savoring her sweet nectar.
“Sookie you taste so damn good.” It wasn’t a lie; her flavor was going to be something I would crave from now on.
I returned my finger to her opening and pushed it in slowly while sucking on her now swollen clit. I curled my finger forward and knew I had found my mark when Sookie could no longer keep her hips on the bed. I was surprised by her quick recovery but after just a few strokes she began to writhe beneath my touch again.
“Oh god! Aaaahh!.” She cried as she was swept away by another wave of rapture.
I kissed my way back up her body until I was lying next to her again, I tugged her to my chest as I rolled over but my little minx had other plans.
“Now I believe it’s your turn mister.” Her smirk clearly relaying her intentions.
“I believe I’ve already had my turn.” I moaned in a half assed protest as her mouth was nibbling and sucking on my neck making her way down my body. When I felt her small hand wrap around my still engorged cock for the second time this evening I decided who was I to argue with the lady?
She began her own voyage down my body by trailing small kisses down my neck and chest while her hand slowly stroked my dick. She looked up at me and giggled when she removed her hand and my dick twitched.
“What?... It likes you.” I responded eager for her touch again.
I could have exploded the second her pink tongue touched my tip and I hoped my lack of control was due to my recent void of sexual outlet rather than an inability to control myself around her. But as she swallowed almost my entire length, my eyes rolled back in my head I discovered that the answer was important and I wasn’t sure what the question was.
“Oh shit…Sookie.” I growled as her blond head pumped up and down on my shaft.
“Oh….fuck…. so close baby.”
She swirled her tongue around the head of my cock playing close attention to that sensitive spot underneath where it connected to my shaft. I thrust my hips forward, the need to immerse myself in her as far as possible becoming overwhelming. With my fingers intertwined in her hair and my peak approaching, it took all my restraint not to grab her head and force myself further into her hot little mouth. But she seemed to have the same idea and somehow managed to take me in deeper. That was it. I was done.
“Aawwww fuuuuuck!” I shouted as I began to shoot my seed down her waiting throat.
Fully spent, I collapsed back on my pillow pulling Sookie up beside me as I did.
I wrapped my arms around her and pulled her to me. She turned so her back was against my chest. Her body seemed to mold perfectly with mine. I knew it would. It always had. Whether consoling me while sitting side saddle on the hospital bed or being pulled caddywumpus into my wheelchair, she fit me. Our relationship had started out so ass backwards and I had relied on Sookie in ways I would have never imagined depending on anyone. For weeks I had waited for this moment, somehow having her with me, it had been the single driving force for my recovery. Having her with me here…in my house…in my bed…in my life, that was how it should be.
She belonged here with me and I had two short weeks to convince her.
TBC
Heart's Desire Ch 17
Chapter 17
SPOV
“Thank you Mrs. Hadley, that was delicious.” I told the housekeeper as she was clearing the lunch dishes from the table.
“You’re welcome dear, it was my pleasure. Would you like some coffee?” She asked removing the last plate from the table.
“No thank you, but a refill on my tea would be great.” She nodded then turned to Eric. “What about you Mr. Eric, would you like some coffee?”
“No, tea would be fine for me as well.” She nodded and shuffled off to the kitchen.
“I can’t get over how beautiful it is out here.” I said looking around again to appreciate the view.
“I’m glad you like it. It can get a little unbearable out here during the summer afternoons, but it’s always my favorite place to eat breakfast.”
In just a little bit Mrs. Hadley returned with fresh teas. “Ms. Sookie, if you will give me just a few minutes to clean up a little in the kitchen, I will take you on that tour of the upstairs I promised you earlier.”
“Take your time Mrs. Hadley, I’m in no rush.” I was eager to see the rest of the house, but I was still trying to understand why the change in sleeping arrangements. Well maybe if you hadn’t gone all ‘I can’t sleep with you if I’m working for you’ on his ass, you’d be down here with him. You can’t have it both ways chic!
Eric and I sat outside for a while longer, enjoying the weather and each other’s company. A short time later Mrs. Hadley emerged from the kitchen.
“Are you ready dear?” She asked.
I stood up and patted Eric on the shoulder. “You’ll be ok?” I asked him, not wanting to leave him stranded.
“I’m fine. I’ll be in the library, just come find me when you’re done.”
I leaned down and kissed his cheek then turned to Mrs. Hadley. “Lead the way.”
I followed her up the large staircase to the second floor.
“There are four guest rooms on this floor, each with their own ensuite bathroom.” She said as we reached the top of the stairs. She began the tour by showing me the rooms on the right side of the hall. Every room was uniquely decorated with each room being more impressive than the last. When we got finished with the last room on that side Mrs. Hadley seemed to get a little excited.
“And these my dear, will be your rooms.” She announced while opening the double doors on the other side of the hall that lead to the most beautiful room I had seen in the house so far. The room had triple tray ceilings trimmed in white that provided a clean contrast to the sand colored walls and ceiling. The bed was a four poster high bed that required a step stool to get on top of. The seating area by the back was surrounded by an oversized bay window that looked out on to the back of the house. I walked over to the window to take a look at the view. Below you could see the terrace style patios with Jacuzzi and pool area. Just past the patios and the well manicured lawn was…
“There’s a lake?” I asked somewhat shocked that I hadn’t noticed it before. She laughed softly. “Yes. It’s much easier to see from up here because the house is built on a slight incline to help avoid flooding.” The pleasure in her voice was apparent as spoke about the estate, it was clear she was proud of the home she took care of.
“Come” she continued, “let me show you your other room.” Other room?
We walked through the bathroom, which was bigger than my bedroom at home and I was doing the mental happy dance when I saw the large, deep, jetted tub. Yes, this is going to be a fantastic vacation. We continued out the door on the other side and came to another large living area.
“You have your own private living area up here. There is a television in the cabinet and a bar that’s fully stocked, but you let me know if there is something you want that is not here.”
I didn’t know what to say. I walked around the room admiring the furnishings and noticed the doors leading to a balcony. I opened the doors, took a step outside and began giggling when I realized this was the balcony I had noticed when we arrived. Well, now you know where the balcony leads.
“You ok hon?” I hadn’t realized Mrs. Hadley had joined me on the balcony. “This is all so overwhelming. This room…this house… this is a lot to take in. I mean…I’m from a small town. I work in a restaurant, I don’t belong here.” I could feel the irrational panic rising up again and it was about to take over when I felt a hand cover mine on the rail in front of me and give a gentle squeeze.
“Aww that’s nonsense. You do belong here and I’ll tell you why…because he wants you here. Period. Aside from that, nothing else matters. Understand?” She asked not really expecting an answer. We stood out there for a little while longer before she turned to me and said. “Why don’t we get you back downstairs before Mr. Eric gets himself in mischief.”
I found Eric back in the library as he said, busy checking his email at a computer that had mysteriously appeared on the table in the back of the room.
“Eric, what’s all this?” I waved my arm motioning to the now fully outfitted office space that was now occupying the previously empty table.
“Well, I can’t very well make it upstairs to my office right now, so I need a place to work from for the next few days.”
“But where did it come from?” I asked surprised that something like this could be done without my notice.
“I have my ways.” He snickered.
“So, what’s with the other computer at the end of the table?”
“Oh, that one is for you. I decided that if you are going to help me with the charitable contribution selections for this year then you are going to need a space to work from.”
There was a definite flutter of excitement and satisfaction when I realized that he had found merit in my earlier offer and was eager to accept.
“Now, I’ve set you up down here with me, but the house has WIFI, so you can work wherever you feel comfortable.” He continued.
“Will I be in your way if I choose to work down here with you?”
“Not at all, matter of fact I really hoped you would. I want to spend as much time with you as I possibly can while you are here. Besides, I may be able to assist you with the applications until you get more familiar with them. The question is do you think you will be able to work in such close proximity to Executive Northman? I here he can be relentless.” He cocked one eyebrow and smirked.
“Jeeze, haven’t even started working and I already have to worry about sexual harassment, what kind of organization are you running here Northman?” I shook my head in mock disgust as he laughed.
We stayed in the library discussing various things about his company and items I would need to know in order to do the job. Neither of us realized how much time had passed until Mrs. Hadley came in to let us know dinner would be ready shortly.
Thankfully dinner was somewhat subdued. I could tell Eric was getting tired, I hadn’t thought about the toil all this was probably having on him for his first day home from the hospital. Exhaustion was beginning to set in with me as well; the day had been so full of excitement I knew I would crash hard tonight.
“So Love, what would you like to do this evening?” I swear he was stifling a yawn when he asked the question.
“Eric, I don’t think I can handle much more today, can we just relax and maybe turn in early tonight?”
“I think that’s a good idea, I’m afraid I may have overdone it a little today myself.”
“Eric, you know there is still one thing we have not discussed.”
“What’s that Love?”
“Well, I don’t know exactly what your limitations are and what you will need my help with. I mean I know you have your braces off now, but I haven’t been around lately when you’ve had your physical therapy, so I don’t know what you can and can’t do now.”
“Well, essentially my legs are healed as far as the fractures and all, staying in traction for so long actually sped up that healing some. My upper body strength is pretty good, not 100% yet, but getting there. Basically I just need to get the strength back in my leg muscles. Right now I can stand for a little while and with some assistance, take a few steps but after that, I’m done.”
“So what exactly will you need me to help you with. I don’t want things to be awkward, but I would rather be able to anticipate something you might need rather than you feeling like you need to ask me all the time. I know how much guys like asking for help.” Hopefully I was sounding as sincere as I felt.
“Sookie, I think we passed awkward a long time ago. We met while you were feeding me for shit’s sake; I don’t think awkward is in our vocabulary any more. But I appreciate you wanting to make this less complicated. Mainly I will need you to pull my clothes out each day, the space the closet is too tight for me to be able to maneuver around in there. I may need help getting in and out of bed, I’ve gotten better at being able to transfer, but I haven’t tried doing it by myself yet. Oh yeah, bathing, I will need help getting in and out of the shower.” Oh shit! Oh shit! Oh shit! How did I not think of that before? Who did I think was going to help him if I didn’t? OK, calm down. You can do this.
“Well do you have anything else you need to do or are you ready to call it a night?” Hopefully my voice was concealing my nervousness.
“No, I’m beat. A shower and bed sounds like just what I need right now.
“Well, lead the way.”
Eric’s room was just as impressive as the rest of the house, though slightly more masculine than the other rooms, it was still warm and inviting. His closet was huge, but he was right, it would be dangerous if not impossible to get a wheelchair to maneuver around in there. With great detail he explained where everything was. The clothes hanging in his closet were arranged such that they resembled a color wheel with emphasis on the blues. Each drawer, whether it was filled with socks or boxers, were arranged much the same way. When we got to the underwear drawer, I fought the urge to launch a discussion about the merits of boxers over briefs opting to be mature this time. Truth be known, I was just too tired to carry on the witty banter if it got started. While we were touring the closet I went ahead and collected what he would need for the night and the next day and laid them out on the dressing bench for later.
“And through there, is the master bathroom.”
His bathroom was more like the rest of the house, in that it was lighter and more airy than his bedroom. A limestone wall not reaching all the way to the ceiling jutted out from the back wall and curved around providing privacy for the open shower on the other side. Multiple showerheads at various heights were strategically placed so that the water was contained within the area so a door was not required. The bath tub looked more like a small swimming pool and I was sure it would hold four people comfortably. Well if you’re comfortable taking a bath with three other people.
I stood there in the doorway, pretty much the same way I had through his entire house, with my mouth dropped open uttering one syllable words.
“Wow.”
“Well, I’m glad you like it. You know, I think I missed my shower most of all while I was gone. I can’t tell you how much I have been looking forward to taking a shower.”
“What’s the matter Northman, sponge baths by a hot nurse not a fantasy of yours?”
“First of all, I really don’t think that’s ever been a fantasy of mine, but if it was, did you see the nurses on my floor? There’s not enough oxycodon in Bon Temps to make those girls hot. They were sweet, but definitely not hot. Now, had they gotten you to come in and bathe me rather than feed me, well that may have been another story.”
“Nah, they only let me feed the guys on your side of the hall. The guys other side of the hall were the ones I got to bathe.”
“Oh, just the guys?”
“Of course.”
“Well why don’t you put some of those skills to use now and help me get in the shower, kay?”
“OK, what’s the best way to do this?”
“How ‘bout you grab a couple of towels. I can undress myself in here and when I am done, you can help wheel me to the shower. Once I’m standing, you can remove the wheelchair. When I’m done you can bring the chair back. Sound OK?”
“That’s good, I’ll be right back.”
“Sookie, wait.” I was a little startled by the sudden change in his tone.
“What.”
“Come here.”
I walked over to his side and sat down on the bench by the foot of his bed.
“What is it?” I asked concerned because he had gotten so serious all of a sudden.
He took my hand and pulled it up to his lips and kissed the palm of my hand much like he had done earlier. What’s up with that? Shut up, we like it! Then his other hand reached out to pull my head toward his. He gently laid his forehead against mine. He took a deep breath as if he were gathering strength.
“I cannot express to you how much it means to me that you are here with me. I don’t know how I would have gotten through these last few weeks without you and I just want you to know how very special you are to me. I know our relationship started out more than unconventionally, but I can’t image what dark place I would be in right now if it were not for you. Thank you.”
Both of his hands came up to cup my cheeks while his thumbs brushed gently over my lips. I couldn’t help but pucker my lips to kiss his thumb when it made its pass across my lips. That must have been the signal he had been waiting for because in a flash he was crushing his lips to mine. His tongue pushed against my lips and I was happy to allow entry. Our tongues danced together each savoring the taste of the other. Finally we pulled apart, both of us gasping for air as if we had just run a race.
“OK Northman, let’s get you in the shower.” I said deciding it was time to get back to the task at hand.
“I like the sound of that.” Opting to ignore the innuendo in his comment, I went to grab towels and left him to undress.
“OK, you can come back in now.” He called after a surprisingly short amount of time.
I’m sure I let out one of my signature gasp when I walked back in to the room. There sat Eric clad only in a towel. My eyes roamed across his chest and slowly followed all the way down his torso to his thigh that could not be contained by a mere towel. When my eyes finally made their return to face, they were met with a smug smirk.
“See something you like Sookie?”
I had nothing. Not one clever comeback came to mind. Wait, oh yeah there’s this one.
“Shut up Northman.”
He was still laughing when I pushed him into the bathroom. I pushed the chair just inside the entrance of the shower locked the wheels and stood in front of the chair to offer support while he tried to stand. So he stood, and he stood and he kept standing. Oh, good God in heaven! It struck me in that moment that I had never seen him completely standing straight up. He took a step forward and stumbled a little.
“Eric, I don’t like this. I’m not sure your stable enough for this yet.”
“Sookie, I’ll be fine. I’ll be careful I promise.”
He took another step and slipped a little again.
“Eric this is ridiculous! You’re about to kill yourself in here and we haven’t even turned the water on yet.”
“Sookie, please.” His voice was pleading with me. I didn’t like it but I gave in.
“Fine! I’ll be right out here.” I said as I pulled the wheelchair out of the shower. A few seconds later I heard him turn on the water.
EPOV
I turned on the tap and didn’t give a damn that for the first 30 seconds I was pelted with cold water. It felt wonderful. I stood there not moving for the first several minutes just enjoying the feeling of the water running over my body. I had just begun to rub the shampoo in my hair when I heard her.
“Here, let me.” She said quietly.
My body stiffened and I’m pretty sure I hissed out loud. I froze for a second then tilted my head back as I felt her fingers begin to roam through my hair and massage my scalp. I was afraid to speak, afraid that if I said anything she would disappear.
“OK, rinse.” She said. I wanted to turn around it would make rinsing my hair easier, but I didn’t dare. Finally the girl my fantasy spoke again.
“Hand me the soap.” Without hesitation I complied. I held the bar of soap over my shoulder and felt her fingers brush mine when she claimed it. After a few seconds she tapped my shoulder and handed it back to me. Suddenly I felt her tiny hands begin to rub circles over my shoulders, the sensation was breathtaking that something so gentle, so caring could be so damn sexy. Her hands continued making their patterns across my back until she got just above my ass. She stopped.
“Soap please.” She asked again in a still soft voice. After achieving sufficient lather, she handed the soap back to me once again. I held my breath in anticipation of her next touch; hope and fear both struggling for dominance. When her hands touched my ass I could not suppress the moan as I felt my dick respond; each smooth stroke a tender caress across my skin. Slowly she began to advance her strokes towards my sides.
“Raise your arms.” I took the opportunity to use my hands to brace myself against the wall for support. Her little hands had made their way to my sides and were now beginning their climb up my abdomen. I anticipated her need for soap and handed her the bar this time without her request. I felt her get closer to me in order for her to put her hands together to rub the soap for lather. As she began to rub patterns across my chest and stomach I felt her breast brush across my back. At that moment I was grateful her hands were higher up on my abdomen or contact with my now rock hard cock would have been unavoidable.
Her hands continued their movements across my chest stopping to solicit a moan from me by gently pinching each of my nipples. After asking for the soap again, she began making her way back down my abdomen as she laid her chest against my back. I felt the twitch when her hand briefly made contact with the head of my now painfully erect penis and then I felt her hand engulf me.
“Is this OK?” Her voice now sounding timid and vulnerable.
“Oh God yes!” I replied amazed that I was able to form words.
She began to stroke up and down my shaft, her tiny hands alternating an up and down with a twisting motion, stopping occasionally to massage my ball sack.
“Sookie, it’s been too long. If you keep doing that, you’re going to make me cum.”
“That’s the idea.” She said as she kissed my shoulder and laid her head against my back. I reached behind me and grabbed Sookie’s hips on either side and pulled her to me as close as I could relying on her to provide any support I needed as I felt my release approaching.
“Aww SHIT SOOKIE!” I screamed as the first stream shot out and landed on the wall in front of me before quickly being washed away by the spray of the shower. I stood there my body still twitching from aftershocks for what seemed to be an eternity. I don’t know how much of it was from the intensity of the belated orgasm and how much was because I had already been standing three times longer than other time since the accident.
Sookie wrapped her arms around my waist hugging me tightly and I realized I still had a death grip on her hips. I released my hold on her and turned around to look my fantasy in the face. She wasn’t a fantasy, she was real. I put my finger under her chin to tip her face toward me and I lowered my lips to touch hers. Unlike the last kiss, this one was gentle, sweet but no less full of gratitude.
“Thank you for that.”
“It was my pleasure.”
“Nope. It’s been awhile but I’m pretty sure it was my pleasure.”
“OK well…all that aside…are you alright to stand there a little longer while I take a quick shower?”
She’s kidding me right?
TBC
SPOV
“Thank you Mrs. Hadley, that was delicious.” I told the housekeeper as she was clearing the lunch dishes from the table.
“You’re welcome dear, it was my pleasure. Would you like some coffee?” She asked removing the last plate from the table.
“No thank you, but a refill on my tea would be great.” She nodded then turned to Eric. “What about you Mr. Eric, would you like some coffee?”
“No, tea would be fine for me as well.” She nodded and shuffled off to the kitchen.
“I can’t get over how beautiful it is out here.” I said looking around again to appreciate the view.
“I’m glad you like it. It can get a little unbearable out here during the summer afternoons, but it’s always my favorite place to eat breakfast.”
In just a little bit Mrs. Hadley returned with fresh teas. “Ms. Sookie, if you will give me just a few minutes to clean up a little in the kitchen, I will take you on that tour of the upstairs I promised you earlier.”
“Take your time Mrs. Hadley, I’m in no rush.” I was eager to see the rest of the house, but I was still trying to understand why the change in sleeping arrangements. Well maybe if you hadn’t gone all ‘I can’t sleep with you if I’m working for you’ on his ass, you’d be down here with him. You can’t have it both ways chic!
Eric and I sat outside for a while longer, enjoying the weather and each other’s company. A short time later Mrs. Hadley emerged from the kitchen.
“Are you ready dear?” She asked.
I stood up and patted Eric on the shoulder. “You’ll be ok?” I asked him, not wanting to leave him stranded.
“I’m fine. I’ll be in the library, just come find me when you’re done.”
I leaned down and kissed his cheek then turned to Mrs. Hadley. “Lead the way.”
I followed her up the large staircase to the second floor.
“There are four guest rooms on this floor, each with their own ensuite bathroom.” She said as we reached the top of the stairs. She began the tour by showing me the rooms on the right side of the hall. Every room was uniquely decorated with each room being more impressive than the last. When we got finished with the last room on that side Mrs. Hadley seemed to get a little excited.
“And these my dear, will be your rooms.” She announced while opening the double doors on the other side of the hall that lead to the most beautiful room I had seen in the house so far. The room had triple tray ceilings trimmed in white that provided a clean contrast to the sand colored walls and ceiling. The bed was a four poster high bed that required a step stool to get on top of. The seating area by the back was surrounded by an oversized bay window that looked out on to the back of the house. I walked over to the window to take a look at the view. Below you could see the terrace style patios with Jacuzzi and pool area. Just past the patios and the well manicured lawn was…
“There’s a lake?” I asked somewhat shocked that I hadn’t noticed it before. She laughed softly. “Yes. It’s much easier to see from up here because the house is built on a slight incline to help avoid flooding.” The pleasure in her voice was apparent as spoke about the estate, it was clear she was proud of the home she took care of.
“Come” she continued, “let me show you your other room.” Other room?
We walked through the bathroom, which was bigger than my bedroom at home and I was doing the mental happy dance when I saw the large, deep, jetted tub. Yes, this is going to be a fantastic vacation. We continued out the door on the other side and came to another large living area.
“You have your own private living area up here. There is a television in the cabinet and a bar that’s fully stocked, but you let me know if there is something you want that is not here.”
I didn’t know what to say. I walked around the room admiring the furnishings and noticed the doors leading to a balcony. I opened the doors, took a step outside and began giggling when I realized this was the balcony I had noticed when we arrived. Well, now you know where the balcony leads.
“You ok hon?” I hadn’t realized Mrs. Hadley had joined me on the balcony. “This is all so overwhelming. This room…this house… this is a lot to take in. I mean…I’m from a small town. I work in a restaurant, I don’t belong here.” I could feel the irrational panic rising up again and it was about to take over when I felt a hand cover mine on the rail in front of me and give a gentle squeeze.
“Aww that’s nonsense. You do belong here and I’ll tell you why…because he wants you here. Period. Aside from that, nothing else matters. Understand?” She asked not really expecting an answer. We stood out there for a little while longer before she turned to me and said. “Why don’t we get you back downstairs before Mr. Eric gets himself in mischief.”
I found Eric back in the library as he said, busy checking his email at a computer that had mysteriously appeared on the table in the back of the room.
“Eric, what’s all this?” I waved my arm motioning to the now fully outfitted office space that was now occupying the previously empty table.
“Well, I can’t very well make it upstairs to my office right now, so I need a place to work from for the next few days.”
“But where did it come from?” I asked surprised that something like this could be done without my notice.
“I have my ways.” He snickered.
“So, what’s with the other computer at the end of the table?”
“Oh, that one is for you. I decided that if you are going to help me with the charitable contribution selections for this year then you are going to need a space to work from.”
There was a definite flutter of excitement and satisfaction when I realized that he had found merit in my earlier offer and was eager to accept.
“Now, I’ve set you up down here with me, but the house has WIFI, so you can work wherever you feel comfortable.” He continued.
“Will I be in your way if I choose to work down here with you?”
“Not at all, matter of fact I really hoped you would. I want to spend as much time with you as I possibly can while you are here. Besides, I may be able to assist you with the applications until you get more familiar with them. The question is do you think you will be able to work in such close proximity to Executive Northman? I here he can be relentless.” He cocked one eyebrow and smirked.
“Jeeze, haven’t even started working and I already have to worry about sexual harassment, what kind of organization are you running here Northman?” I shook my head in mock disgust as he laughed.
We stayed in the library discussing various things about his company and items I would need to know in order to do the job. Neither of us realized how much time had passed until Mrs. Hadley came in to let us know dinner would be ready shortly.
Thankfully dinner was somewhat subdued. I could tell Eric was getting tired, I hadn’t thought about the toil all this was probably having on him for his first day home from the hospital. Exhaustion was beginning to set in with me as well; the day had been so full of excitement I knew I would crash hard tonight.
“So Love, what would you like to do this evening?” I swear he was stifling a yawn when he asked the question.
“Eric, I don’t think I can handle much more today, can we just relax and maybe turn in early tonight?”
“I think that’s a good idea, I’m afraid I may have overdone it a little today myself.”
“Eric, you know there is still one thing we have not discussed.”
“What’s that Love?”
“Well, I don’t know exactly what your limitations are and what you will need my help with. I mean I know you have your braces off now, but I haven’t been around lately when you’ve had your physical therapy, so I don’t know what you can and can’t do now.”
“Well, essentially my legs are healed as far as the fractures and all, staying in traction for so long actually sped up that healing some. My upper body strength is pretty good, not 100% yet, but getting there. Basically I just need to get the strength back in my leg muscles. Right now I can stand for a little while and with some assistance, take a few steps but after that, I’m done.”
“So what exactly will you need me to help you with. I don’t want things to be awkward, but I would rather be able to anticipate something you might need rather than you feeling like you need to ask me all the time. I know how much guys like asking for help.” Hopefully I was sounding as sincere as I felt.
“Sookie, I think we passed awkward a long time ago. We met while you were feeding me for shit’s sake; I don’t think awkward is in our vocabulary any more. But I appreciate you wanting to make this less complicated. Mainly I will need you to pull my clothes out each day, the space the closet is too tight for me to be able to maneuver around in there. I may need help getting in and out of bed, I’ve gotten better at being able to transfer, but I haven’t tried doing it by myself yet. Oh yeah, bathing, I will need help getting in and out of the shower.” Oh shit! Oh shit! Oh shit! How did I not think of that before? Who did I think was going to help him if I didn’t? OK, calm down. You can do this.
“Well do you have anything else you need to do or are you ready to call it a night?” Hopefully my voice was concealing my nervousness.
“No, I’m beat. A shower and bed sounds like just what I need right now.
“Well, lead the way.”
Eric’s room was just as impressive as the rest of the house, though slightly more masculine than the other rooms, it was still warm and inviting. His closet was huge, but he was right, it would be dangerous if not impossible to get a wheelchair to maneuver around in there. With great detail he explained where everything was. The clothes hanging in his closet were arranged such that they resembled a color wheel with emphasis on the blues. Each drawer, whether it was filled with socks or boxers, were arranged much the same way. When we got to the underwear drawer, I fought the urge to launch a discussion about the merits of boxers over briefs opting to be mature this time. Truth be known, I was just too tired to carry on the witty banter if it got started. While we were touring the closet I went ahead and collected what he would need for the night and the next day and laid them out on the dressing bench for later.
“And through there, is the master bathroom.”
His bathroom was more like the rest of the house, in that it was lighter and more airy than his bedroom. A limestone wall not reaching all the way to the ceiling jutted out from the back wall and curved around providing privacy for the open shower on the other side. Multiple showerheads at various heights were strategically placed so that the water was contained within the area so a door was not required. The bath tub looked more like a small swimming pool and I was sure it would hold four people comfortably. Well if you’re comfortable taking a bath with three other people.
I stood there in the doorway, pretty much the same way I had through his entire house, with my mouth dropped open uttering one syllable words.
“Wow.”
“Well, I’m glad you like it. You know, I think I missed my shower most of all while I was gone. I can’t tell you how much I have been looking forward to taking a shower.”
“What’s the matter Northman, sponge baths by a hot nurse not a fantasy of yours?”
“First of all, I really don’t think that’s ever been a fantasy of mine, but if it was, did you see the nurses on my floor? There’s not enough oxycodon in Bon Temps to make those girls hot. They were sweet, but definitely not hot. Now, had they gotten you to come in and bathe me rather than feed me, well that may have been another story.”
“Nah, they only let me feed the guys on your side of the hall. The guys other side of the hall were the ones I got to bathe.”
“Oh, just the guys?”
“Of course.”
“Well why don’t you put some of those skills to use now and help me get in the shower, kay?”
“OK, what’s the best way to do this?”
“How ‘bout you grab a couple of towels. I can undress myself in here and when I am done, you can help wheel me to the shower. Once I’m standing, you can remove the wheelchair. When I’m done you can bring the chair back. Sound OK?”
“That’s good, I’ll be right back.”
“Sookie, wait.” I was a little startled by the sudden change in his tone.
“What.”
“Come here.”
I walked over to his side and sat down on the bench by the foot of his bed.
“What is it?” I asked concerned because he had gotten so serious all of a sudden.
He took my hand and pulled it up to his lips and kissed the palm of my hand much like he had done earlier. What’s up with that? Shut up, we like it! Then his other hand reached out to pull my head toward his. He gently laid his forehead against mine. He took a deep breath as if he were gathering strength.
“I cannot express to you how much it means to me that you are here with me. I don’t know how I would have gotten through these last few weeks without you and I just want you to know how very special you are to me. I know our relationship started out more than unconventionally, but I can’t image what dark place I would be in right now if it were not for you. Thank you.”
Both of his hands came up to cup my cheeks while his thumbs brushed gently over my lips. I couldn’t help but pucker my lips to kiss his thumb when it made its pass across my lips. That must have been the signal he had been waiting for because in a flash he was crushing his lips to mine. His tongue pushed against my lips and I was happy to allow entry. Our tongues danced together each savoring the taste of the other. Finally we pulled apart, both of us gasping for air as if we had just run a race.
“OK Northman, let’s get you in the shower.” I said deciding it was time to get back to the task at hand.
“I like the sound of that.” Opting to ignore the innuendo in his comment, I went to grab towels and left him to undress.
“OK, you can come back in now.” He called after a surprisingly short amount of time.
I’m sure I let out one of my signature gasp when I walked back in to the room. There sat Eric clad only in a towel. My eyes roamed across his chest and slowly followed all the way down his torso to his thigh that could not be contained by a mere towel. When my eyes finally made their return to face, they were met with a smug smirk.
“See something you like Sookie?”
I had nothing. Not one clever comeback came to mind. Wait, oh yeah there’s this one.
“Shut up Northman.”
He was still laughing when I pushed him into the bathroom. I pushed the chair just inside the entrance of the shower locked the wheels and stood in front of the chair to offer support while he tried to stand. So he stood, and he stood and he kept standing. Oh, good God in heaven! It struck me in that moment that I had never seen him completely standing straight up. He took a step forward and stumbled a little.
“Eric, I don’t like this. I’m not sure your stable enough for this yet.”
“Sookie, I’ll be fine. I’ll be careful I promise.”
He took another step and slipped a little again.
“Eric this is ridiculous! You’re about to kill yourself in here and we haven’t even turned the water on yet.”
“Sookie, please.” His voice was pleading with me. I didn’t like it but I gave in.
“Fine! I’ll be right out here.” I said as I pulled the wheelchair out of the shower. A few seconds later I heard him turn on the water.
EPOV
I turned on the tap and didn’t give a damn that for the first 30 seconds I was pelted with cold water. It felt wonderful. I stood there not moving for the first several minutes just enjoying the feeling of the water running over my body. I had just begun to rub the shampoo in my hair when I heard her.
“Here, let me.” She said quietly.
My body stiffened and I’m pretty sure I hissed out loud. I froze for a second then tilted my head back as I felt her fingers begin to roam through my hair and massage my scalp. I was afraid to speak, afraid that if I said anything she would disappear.
“OK, rinse.” She said. I wanted to turn around it would make rinsing my hair easier, but I didn’t dare. Finally the girl my fantasy spoke again.
“Hand me the soap.” Without hesitation I complied. I held the bar of soap over my shoulder and felt her fingers brush mine when she claimed it. After a few seconds she tapped my shoulder and handed it back to me. Suddenly I felt her tiny hands begin to rub circles over my shoulders, the sensation was breathtaking that something so gentle, so caring could be so damn sexy. Her hands continued making their patterns across my back until she got just above my ass. She stopped.
“Soap please.” She asked again in a still soft voice. After achieving sufficient lather, she handed the soap back to me once again. I held my breath in anticipation of her next touch; hope and fear both struggling for dominance. When her hands touched my ass I could not suppress the moan as I felt my dick respond; each smooth stroke a tender caress across my skin. Slowly she began to advance her strokes towards my sides.
“Raise your arms.” I took the opportunity to use my hands to brace myself against the wall for support. Her little hands had made their way to my sides and were now beginning their climb up my abdomen. I anticipated her need for soap and handed her the bar this time without her request. I felt her get closer to me in order for her to put her hands together to rub the soap for lather. As she began to rub patterns across my chest and stomach I felt her breast brush across my back. At that moment I was grateful her hands were higher up on my abdomen or contact with my now rock hard cock would have been unavoidable.
Her hands continued their movements across my chest stopping to solicit a moan from me by gently pinching each of my nipples. After asking for the soap again, she began making her way back down my abdomen as she laid her chest against my back. I felt the twitch when her hand briefly made contact with the head of my now painfully erect penis and then I felt her hand engulf me.
“Is this OK?” Her voice now sounding timid and vulnerable.
“Oh God yes!” I replied amazed that I was able to form words.
She began to stroke up and down my shaft, her tiny hands alternating an up and down with a twisting motion, stopping occasionally to massage my ball sack.
“Sookie, it’s been too long. If you keep doing that, you’re going to make me cum.”
“That’s the idea.” She said as she kissed my shoulder and laid her head against my back. I reached behind me and grabbed Sookie’s hips on either side and pulled her to me as close as I could relying on her to provide any support I needed as I felt my release approaching.
“Aww SHIT SOOKIE!” I screamed as the first stream shot out and landed on the wall in front of me before quickly being washed away by the spray of the shower. I stood there my body still twitching from aftershocks for what seemed to be an eternity. I don’t know how much of it was from the intensity of the belated orgasm and how much was because I had already been standing three times longer than other time since the accident.
Sookie wrapped her arms around my waist hugging me tightly and I realized I still had a death grip on her hips. I released my hold on her and turned around to look my fantasy in the face. She wasn’t a fantasy, she was real. I put my finger under her chin to tip her face toward me and I lowered my lips to touch hers. Unlike the last kiss, this one was gentle, sweet but no less full of gratitude.
“Thank you for that.”
“It was my pleasure.”
“Nope. It’s been awhile but I’m pretty sure it was my pleasure.”
“OK well…all that aside…are you alright to stand there a little longer while I take a quick shower?”
She’s kidding me right?
TBC
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