Eric shrugged inwardly. "That is certainly your right." With that, he clicked off the mic and made his way to Bill's holding room, as well. Once he was there, he and Pam lead Bill into a well-furnished "guest room." It was an interior room so there was no worry that a window may somehow "accidentally" be opened, and the bed looked soft and comfortable.

"You may stay here for the day," Eric began. "There is a small fridge with some Tru Blood located on the other side of the bed, as well as a bathroom through that door there. I would suggest that you clean yourself up. You look like death warmed over."

Pam chuckled at Eric's comment, but Eric didn't appear to see the humor in it himself. "Good day, Bill. I will see you this evening. I must remind you - not a word of what happened to Sookie. I assured her that I would get you home safely, and come tomorrow evening, my promise will be fulfilled. Remember, if you betray my trust, you will be signing your own death warrant as long as you remain here or in any other state that is friendly to the queen of Louisiana."

(this is getting good!)

Sookie finally getting up and jumping into the shower starting her "daliy rutine." she yawned and looked at her watch "oh.. its only 6:30 no wonder it's still dark. oh hell that says pm." she got dressed and when downstairs. "Tara! i slept thur the whole day.. i must have been tired." she stomach growled and she fixed something to eat. "Tara you hungry?"

"Yeah, but there wasn't much to eat; went out and found some sandwich stuff for now." Terra replied, switching off the TV. Another "vampire/human peace talk" was running along, and Terra couldn't help but sit and stare. Some of these people were so stupid. She'd like to see that Eric up there, not because she liked him, but because he'd shut everybody up real-quick. Even Bill would be an improvement on the complaining lady they had now.

The last of the cleaners was leaving Sookie's home as Sookie woke. As he pulled away, he pulled out a cell phone and made a call. "We are finished cleaning the Stackhouse woman's home, sir. Yes, I'm certain we got it all. Nothing left, but what you requested. The bouquet is in the kitchen on the table. Yes, the card says exactly what you wished. Yes, exactly." He sighed as Eric forced him to quote the card. "Now you may get back to your life and forget the awful things that have happened. Yours most truly, Eric."

The cleaner's favorite song came on the radio and he wished that he could cut the call short, but knew that was out of the question. Instead, he turned the radio up to what was still a respectful volume and continued the conversation. When he finished giving Eric a run-down of all that had been found, he signed off, sighing that the song was already over.

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Eric dressed in his best clothes and waited for Bill to come to say his goodbyes. When he finished with Bill, he would go to the Stackhouse home and see what he could do to help. Perhaps he could offer to fix dinner for the ladies.

Bill came out of the room he was staying in and looked off a bit. Something was getting to him a bad feeling. He knew how Eric was but this was something even he wasn't sure if he could trust. " Bill walked out of the room until he found Eric dressed up in such a way he smirked slightly the feeling getting worse as he looked to the man. "I'll be over to Sookie's house right away to talk to her...is there anything else you want to tell me before I go?" His voice a kind of 'who cares what you have to say'.

Eric shook his head. "No, Bill. Just that I truly am sorry that it has to be this way. And should you need my assistance, please let me know." He watched Bill leave with a heavy heart - Eric was not a romantic, but something about Bill and the girl had been... sweet, if nothing else. While sweetness wasn't enough for Eric to concern himself with, it was still a shame that it had to end this way. Once Bill was gone, Eric left to go walk to floors of his nightclub for a bit before heading up to Sookie's.

Bill headed straight for Sookie's not thinking about anything else but making sure she was alright.
His heart sank into his chest as he stepped on the front step of her home. His boots tapping in such a way as it hit the almost petrified wood of her steps. His heart was hurting a bit but his mind was staying clear as he stepped onto the porch. Bill took a step forward and pulled back the screen door open quickly. If it were any other time he would he heading right inside but all he could manage to do was knock on the door. Waiting for her to answer to see her face at least one last time.

(sorry it took so long for me to post.)

sookie turned her head toward the door hoping it would be bill, she sighed heavily and walked up to the door, turning the door and opening it. her eyes widened and embraced bill roughtly. "Where have you been?" she kissed him lovingly and looked at him.. she could tell something wasnt right. she knew bill faces and emotions, this is one she didn't like. "bill?"

"Uh-oh..." Terra muttered, returning the tv to it's medium volume, so that she could pretend to give them privacy, but still eve'sdrop. She didn't like finding out information that way, but most likely Sookie would run off again and she'd be left in the dark. For Terra, the dark was someplace she'd been for far too long, and it wasn't a happy place to be.

Bill didn't hug Sookie back as she hugged him, he didn't kiss her back either. He knew the feeling of her lips and the warmth of her. How if he were to try and enjoy such things it would make it harder for him to do what he had to do. Something that still oddly enough made no sense to him, yet hurt just as well. "Sookie can we go somewhere else..." Bill said softly as he looked off into the house hearing the television going. "I need to tell you something, that your not going to like"

Terra cursed under her breath and stood up. "You guys can use the house." She explained, moving a little toward the pain. "I need some air anyway." She stood off to the side to allow Bill to make his choice.

sookie face scrunched. "what do you mean?" she start to breath heavy. she nooded at tara "thanks" sookie when back into the house and sat on the chair.

Bill walked into the house and knelt down in front of Sookie as she sat in the chair. "Sookie something has happened" He said softly as he looked into her soft colored eyes. "I know I shouldn't come right out and say it...I know the reaction even if I take my time" Bill took one of Sookie's hands and held it gently in his as he looked to the ring on her finger.

"You know when I looked for that ring I took my time and looked for the perfect one to place on that finger" His voice was not choked and he was hiding his emotions well. "But that's because I didn't think I would ever be taking it away from you" He pulled the ring off her finger and held the item in his hand. "Sookie I can not marry you...I can not be with you any longer"

a horrible blow impacted her heart as if 50 warrior were stabbing each in a increasingly rapid rate. "What?!" she sprung up and pushed bill to the floor. "what the hell do you mean?" she said becoming flustered. her eyes began to water and she began to cry loudly. she turned to him still crying. "what do you mean? why.. why?! what did i do?" she fell to the floor holding her face.

Bill did not look up to her as she pushed he back he hit the ground and staid down. His eyes low to the hard wood floor as he spoke. "You have done nothing Sookie." He said softly as he kept his eyes away from her. Knowing if he was to glance up at her even for a second his heart would break. Then he would force himself to tell her the true reason. "It's me what I have done...you wouldn't understand" Bill stood up and turned away from her. "I'm sorry. I just can't stay here and be with you any longer"

Eric set down silently outside of Sookie's house and moved to stand near Tara. "I take it Bill and Sookie are inside," he said softly. Eric clasped his hands in front of his waist and waited patiently. He could feel Sookie's pain and was fighting the urge to burst into the house and ease that pain for her. Instead, he waited patiently for the trauma to subside. "Perhaps we could go shopping for whatever is missing? I understand that quite a few items in Sookie's house were broken, and I can only assume any food left has spoiled."

she wiped her face and grabbed bill face lightly and made him stare dead in her eyes. "how can you say that? i of anybody in the fuckin' world should understand. bill, i love you. please don't leave me. i..i.. ive never loved anyone more than you." she gasped rigidly and threw her hands out forward and screaming, her hands began to glow and shot of a rippled beam of electricity that smashed its way throught the door striking eric.

she gasped and looked at her hands that was slighty red. she turned back to bill. "Bill, please." she waked toward him and took her ring back putting on her finger. "i can't live without you."

Bill grabbed her wrist harshly and took the ring off her finger. "Yes you can, you have to" He words were soft and filled with such sorrow.

As he stood there looking into his eyes he started to tighten his grip on her wrist. "I'm not the same person I was Sookie...I never will be after this day" He kept his grip tight then started to dig his nails in her hand. "Never again will you see me like you have before..."

Bill leaned towards her and kissed her softly as the pain surged threw her arm. The kiss was soft and full of love and sadness, what he was covering up with the pain.

As he broke from the kiss he smiled faintly then with great force tossed her off to the side and onto the ground. "I am no one Sookie, I will never be anyone again" He stood there staring at her for a moment then sped off out of the home.

Eric rose, wiping his clothes off from the electricity bolt. "That was unexpected," he said with a smile to Tara, before noticing that Bill had left. Cutting off his smile, he stood quietly in the distance and waited patiently for Sookie to tell Tara what had happened. He imagined there would be questions. And perhaps he would actually be able to answer them. Perhaps not. But he could be here and he could at least offer comfort to those suffering.

Sookie watched bill leave and completely broke down, crying and screaming. "TARA!!!" sookie screamed loudly and fell forward smacking loudly onto the floor. "ow.." she continued to cry and started gagging as if she was going to throw up.