Eternal Destinies PT 1: In the Beginning

The Pull

Chapter 3

Jade walked out the doors of Merlotte's and saw Eric waiting on the hood of her car. She stopped a few feet away and came up with an excellent idea. She smirked to herself and looked at Eric with a mischievous glint in her eye.

"First of all, get off the hood of my car; I don't want you're Viking ass denting the hood. Secondly, I need you to do me a favor." Jade said, narrowing her eyes and grinning crazily at Eric. Eric looked back at Jade with worried eyes. He saw the look she had on her face; Jade had an idea cooked up in her head.

"What do I get if I do this...favor?" he asked, narrowing his eyes at Jade. Jade smirked, broadly, she almost looked nuts. Eric didn't like this one bit. The last time he did her favor he ended up running around naked in England a few years after he made Pam.

"You'll get your ass kicked if you don't do me this favor. I want you to stay behind and look after Sookie...you know, make sure no one bothers her." Jade said. She was playing matchmaker. It shouldn't be a problem for him, especially going by the way he was devouring her with his lustful stare. Knowing Eric, he'll be too damn impatient to wait until Friday to seduce her. Making him stay behind will give Eric the opportunity to claim Sookie. That's where this is headed anyway. She doesn't think the Stackhouse girl would object to his intentions. She senses an intense passion between the two, and it has the potential to turn into something great. She's curious to know how far they'll let these feelings go. Now all she had to do was wait. However, Jade had a very strong feeling Sookie wasn't going to make it easy for him.

She just might make him work for it.

Jade chuckled to herself. She wanted to stay behind and watch, but it was an hour and a half before dawn and she needed to get back to Fangtasia to take care of some business.

"Where will I stay? It's a few hours before dawn, and I'm not sleeping in the dirt!"

"Try the old Compton house on Hummingbird Road. I'll see you tomorrow night." Jade said, getting into her car and driving away.

While she drove back to Shreveport, she thought about Sookie Stackhouse and Eric together. She smiled to herself. She knew Eric wouldn't hesitate to flirt with the girl. It was third nature to Eric to charm a woman. But Jade was a little worried; Eric is not known to keep any woman for more than a few hours. But then, it was strange of him not to charm her right away or make some vulgar comment; he was completely silent and just stared the whole time they were there. If Sookie is as different as Jade thinks she is, Eric will have a tough time claiming her and he'll respect the girl more. But that's the thing; Sookie is no fangbanger. She's the real deal Southern Belle. They might even get together sooner than she planned.

When she arrived at Fangtasia, she went straight to her office and sat in her chair. She thought for a moment about Bill Compton and the queen. Once the queen finds out that Jade has interfered in her plans, she'll throw a fit. Either Sophie will call her directly or order her to come down to New Orleans.

Suddenly Pam and Carrie walked into the office. Jade looked up and leaned back in her chair, folding her arms and crossing her legs.

"Please, come in ladies. I don't mind if you barge in without knocking." She asked with sarcastically.

"We have a problem." Pam said. Jade looked at them expectantly.

"OK....expand?"

"The accountant of Fangtasia has informed us that 80 thousand dollars has gone missing." Carrie explained. Jade raised an eyebrow, wondering who would be stupid enough to pull that off without getting caught?