Song to listen to in this chapter:
Today was a Fairytale - Taylor Swift
Disclaimer: I still don't own them, I just like taking them out on a boat.
Chapter 12
Sookie awoke with a start a few times throughout the night. The first time, she didn't know where she was until she felt Eric laying beside her. This made her feel reassured she was safe and away from harm. She wrapped her leg around his thigh and snuggled deeper into him as she laid a sweet kiss on his chest. She felt Eric tighten his hold around her, which made her smile and fall back soundly to sleep.
The last time she awoke, she felt the warmth of the sun across her face as she lifted her head to gaze sleepily at Eric with her chin resting on his chest. His arms were still wrapped around her with her half laying on him. He was so handsome while he was resting, and the way the light lit his hair made it look like he had a halo around his head. She was so happy, she let her guard down with him and allowed herself to get to know him better.
Sookie shifted a bit and felt something hard hit up against her thigh. She turned her head and lifted the covers to look under them. When she saw what she hit, she lowered the covers slowly, biting her lower lip to hold back a moan from escaping. Turning her head back to look at Eric's face, she saw he was staring at her with a smirk playing on his lips. She quickly hid her face in his chest to hide her embarrassment at getting caught admiring his morning wood.
Eric softly chuckled at her reaction. "Well, good morning to you, too."
He stroked her back to try to help her get over her embarrassment. Reaching under her chin, he tilted her face up to place a small kiss against her lips.
"Let's get this day started. I have some plans for us and I need to make some arrangements."
Sookie laid her head back down and nodded against his chest, not able to respond just yet.
Eric chuckled again. "I may need you to move just a bit so I can leave the bed, Sookie."
Sookie's eyes widened. "I'm sorry," she answered sheeplishly.
Sookie quickly moved off of him to scoot to the other side of the bed. She was flushed bright red as she sat up and hugged her knees to her chest. She watched as Eric rolled out of bed and stretched, revealing a light patch of blonde hair trailing down into his lounge pants when his tank top lifted.
Eric caught Sookie checking him out again and winked at her when her eyes finally met his. He chuckled again as she buried her face into her knees.
'How does this man make me blush like a school girl with a crush?'
"I'll get breakfast started. Why don't you get up and dressed? Meet you in the kitchen when you're ready?" Eric smiled then walked out of the room.
He pulled out the ingredients to start some waffles. He knew Pam and Hadley would probably be up at some point, so he decided to make enough for them as well. Grabbing his phone from the bar, he made quick call to Tray as the waffle iron heated up.
After the call Eric, made his way down the hall to knock on Pam's door. She had to work today and he didn't want her to be late.
"I'm up!" Pam yelled through the door.
"I'm sure you're up, now get your ass out of the bed and get ready for work!" Eric yelled back.
"Fuck off, sunshine boy," Pam snarled back.
Eric laughed and went back to making waffles, waiting for his grouchy cousin to get her ass up. He heard the door open to his bedroom and turned to see Sookie entering the kitchen. She was in some white shorts and a pink halter top, and her hair was pulled up in a ponytail. He smiled at her, walked over to pull her into a tight embrace, and placed a light kiss on her lips.
Eric leaned back and looked into Sookie's eyes."You look beautiful, lover. How are you feeling this morning?"
"Oh hush, Eric. I look a mess, my eyes are still puffy from last night," Sookie admonished while trying to make sure her hair wasn't all over the place.
"Nonsense. You'll always look beautiful to me." Eric smiled at her, hoping to lighten her mood.
"Thank you. I'm feeling better now that we're away from that hotel." Sookie shivered slightly.
Eric ran his hands up and down her arms, trying to stop her from shivering. "Nothing will get you, Sookie, while I'm around. Now come have some waffles, then we're going out for the day."
"Where are we going? Are you going to tell me, or is it another surprise?" Sookie asked as she walked over to the bar and sat on the stool. She remained still, watching Eric remove some waffles from the waffle iron.
"No surprises; I'll tell you shortly once Pam and Hadley make it out of their room." Eric nodded towards Pam's door.
Sookie laughed and thanked Eric as he set down some waffles topped with fruit in front of her. He handed her some coffee and she sighed as she took her first sip. She continued to watch as Eric moved about the kitchen, fixing waffles and plates for everyone. When he was done, he settled next to her as they ate in silence.
They heard the door open at the end of the hallway and heard Pam and Hadley making their way to them.
"Good morning," Sookie said to them as they entered the kitchen to grab some waffles.
"Yes, it seems it's morning. As to whether it's a good one, that remains to be seen," Pam stated flatly.
"Come on, Pammie, don't be such a downer." Eric smirked at Pam, and she returned his smile with a glare.
"What have I told you about calling me that?"
"I don't know what you're talking about, Pammie." Eric chuckled.
Pam snarled at Eric, then turned her lips up into a huge grin. "Oh, dear cousin, looks like that vampire was on the prowl again last night."
Pam was staring at Sookie's neck where Eric had left a mark, matching the one she left on him the night before. Sookie had hoped the halter she wore would hide it enough to keep her from explaining anything. She should have known Pam would spot the mark like a shark notices a drop of blood in the ocean. Sookie flushed and looked down to her plate of waffles, trying to hide.
"Pamela. Enough," Eric warned.
Pam arched a brow at Eric. "So it's Pamela now? Perfect, I knew you'd see it my way."
Pam chuckled and walked away to sit next to Hadley on the remaining bar stool.
After a few silent moments, Hadley spoke up. "So what exactly happened last night at the hotel? Amelia called me crying and told me to come pack my things up. Was our room really broken into?"
"Did you ever find your keycard, Hadley?" Sookie asked her with a shaky voice.
"No. I think I lost it when we were at the club or on the way here that night? Who knows? Maybe when I was helping you in the bathroom?" Hadley stated, while continuing to eat her breakfast.
"Well, I think someone picked up your keycard and used it to enter our room. I don't know how they figured out the room number though. Eric, did you learn anything from the hotel manager?" Sookie continued with a puzzled look on her face.
"Let's not talk about that today. Why don't we have a good day and try to forget about this until later?" Eric shot Pam a look that said they needed to talk, but not now.
"But Eric-" Sookie tried to speak, but Eric interrupted her.
"Sookie, I'll tell you... just not today. Let's enjoy this beautiful day and we'll talk soon," Eric pleaded with her.
Sookie nodded in agreement. "Fine, but you will tell me all you know. Don't hide anything if it's important."
"I promise you I'll tell you everything." Eric leaned into Sookie and kissed her furrowed brow.
Pam nodded slightly to Eric before she rose from her stool. "Well, some of us have to work today; we can't all relax under the sun."
Pam took her plate to the sink where she rinsed it and placed it into the dishwasher. She grabbed her bag, then walked to Hadley to give her a kiss goodbye.
"I'll see you tonight, pussy cat." Pam slapped Hadley on her ass before turning to the door.
Hadley giggled. "I can't wait. Have a good day at work, honey."
Sookie laughed, shaking her head at her cousin and Pam.
Eric clapped his hands and said, "Okay, ladies. I need you both to pack a small bag with bathing suits and anything you need to sunbathe in. I'll grab some towels and some other things we'll need."
"Where are we going, Eric?" Sookie asked as she rinsed her plate along with Eric's.
"Well I'm taking you all out in my father's yacht. A day in the sun and on the water should melt away all your worries." Eric smiled at them both.
"Oh my God, Eric, that's great! I'll go get packed and meet you both in the living room in a bit," Hadley said before running down the hallway.
"What about work? Don't you work today?" Sookie asked as she cleaned up the mess Eric made.
"I called in a favor and another lifeguard is covering for me today." Eric wrapped his arms around Sookie from behind and kissed the side of her neck.
Sookie moaned and wiggled her ass into Eric. "If you keep that up I won't want to leave this house."
Eric groaned and laid small kisses across Sookie's shoulders. "As much as I'd love that, I believe Amelia and Tray would be disappointed if we didn't meet them at the marina."
Sookie sighed before she turned around in Eric's arms."Then stop tempting me, and let's get moving."
Eric laughed and released Sookie from his hold with one last kiss on her cheek. "As you wish, lover."
They were packed and ready in no time. They jumped into Eric's other vehicle, a black Saab 9-7X Aero, and made their way to the marina to meet Tray and Amelia. Eric parked the car, then made his way to the back to open it and grab the bags and towels he had packed. Sookie and Hadley helped Eric with the bags before they all headed to the yacht. When Eric started boarding a beautiful boat, Hadley and Sookie stood in shock, looking it over with their mouths agape.
"All aboard ladies." Eric smirked at them.
Hadley pushed Sookie to the side and tentatively crossed the small ramp with the bags she was carrying. When she teetered a bit, Eric reached out to help steady her. As soon as she entered the saloon, she let out a loud squeal.
Sookie was still standing on the dock staring at the huge boat.
"Sookie? Are you coming aboard?" Eric tried to break her trance.
"Sorry, I'm coming." Sookie stated before stepping slowly on the boarding ramp.
Eric reached out to help her cross, just as he helped Hadley. They made their way into the cabin where they saw Hadley talking to Amelia.
"Isn't this great, Sookie?" Amelia asked as she saw Sookie walk into the saloon.
Sookie looked around with her eyes wide in shock. Everything looked new and highly polished with cherry wood covering most of the room. Eric was behind her and guided deeper more into the saloon by placing his hand on the small of her back.
"Why don't you go below deck and set your bags down?" Eric asked her with a huge grin on his face.
"There's more?" Sookie whispered to him.
"Yes, there are three cabins below. Go have a look and change into your swimsuit. I'm going to help set things up and do a quick check before getting us going." Eric patted her bottom to get Sookie moving before making his way to the stern of the boat.
"Come on, Sook, let's go take a look at the rest of this mansion on the water." Amelia grabbed her arm and lead them past Tray who was unpacking bags in the galley and setting the items in the small fridge.
Sookie couldn't believe how big the yacht was. She'd never seen anything like it before. They made their way down the steps and looked into the first cabin to the right. When they walked in, they saw the cherry wood continued below deck. There was a king sized bed in the corner, and to the right of it was a small breakfast nook that seated two, with a small table in the middle. Just past the nook, next to the door, was a private bathroom with a small shower, sink, and toilet.
"You can take this room since it seems to be the master cabin." Amelia smiled and winked at Sookie.
Sookie agreed before setting her beach bag down on the bed. They exited the room and saw another door to the right which led into a small cabin with two twin beds in it. Across the smaller room,was another small bathroom. The last door opened up to a cabin slightly smaller than the master cabin. It had another king size bed in the center of the room, a small port hole was located above the bed that allowed light to filter in, and had small end tables on both sides of the bed.
"How about Tray and I take this room? Hadley can cram into the small room over there," Amelia giggled along with Sookie.
"Where are you two trying to cram me?" Hadley yelled out as she came down the stairs to join them.
Both girls pointed to the small room across from the stairs. Hadley looked inside and groaned at the lowered ceiling.
"I'll make you both pay for sticking me in the kiddie room." Hadley glared at them.
"Oh come on, Had. It's not like we're staying the night on the boat. You just need it to change and rest if you get tired," Amelia was trying to help Hadley look on the bright side.
"Fine. Now shoo so I can get changed. I'm so ready to get on the sun bathing spot on the bow of the boat." Hadley made a shooing movement with her hands as she shut the door on them.
The girls laughed at Hadley's enthusiasm before they headed to their rooms to change and get back upstairs.
As Sookie was changing, she felt the engine come to life and the boat start to pull out of the marina. She put her clothing away in her beach bag and grabbed her suntan lotion, sunglasses, and a towel before she left the room.
Amelia was exiting her room as well and joined her, climbing the stairs to an empty saloon. Amelia went to the fridge to grab them some bottled waters and handed one to Sookie.
"So, I didn't get to ask you how your date went last night. By the looks of your neck, I'd say it went well." Amelia smirked at Sookie.
To avoid answering Amelia, Sookie opened her bottled water and began to gulping it down.
"That good huh?" Amelia continued to tease her friend.
Sookie began to choke and spit some water out of her mouth. When she could breathe again she yelled out, "Amelia! Are you trying to kill me?"
Amelia chuckled before patting Sookie on the back. "Come on! Spill it, girlie."
"I'm not saying anything."
"Sookie, you can't do that to me. I need deets and I need them now."
"A lady never tells, Ames."
"Where's this lady you speak of?" Amelia laughed at Sookie's shocked expression.
"You want me to spill it? Here it is," Sookie stated, squirting some water from her bottle at Amelia.
Amelia screamed out as the cold water hit her and threw her hands up in defeat. "Fine! I'm letting you slide...for now, but I want the all dirty details later. And don't leave anything out."
Sookie laughed and nodded reluctantly before slowly following Amelia to the stern of the boat. They heard voices coming from above, where some stairs were to the right of the sliding saloon door. Amelia climbed the stairs thinking that must be where everyone was. As Sookie peeked her head through the opening of the fly bridge, she saw Tray setting up the grill to the right of them, while talking to Eric who was at the helm steering them to their destination.
"Well, hello boys." Amelia smiled as she made her way towards Tray to wrap her arms around his waist.
Eric turned slightly, his eyes wide in shock, when he saw what Sookie was wearing. It was a black, micro mini bikini, with pink polka dots all over. It made his vision go blurry for a sec and his board shorts suddenly felt much tighter.
Sookie smirked at his reaction before she made her way to the seating area directly to his right to lay out. She laid the towel on the seat before sitting down and sliding her sunglasses on to block the sunrays. She turned her gaze towards the other couple on the fly bridge to see that Amelia was whispering something in Tray's ear. From the feral look Tray was giving Amelia, it seemed he was enjoying her bikini just as much as Eric enjoyed Sookie's.
Amelia's ruched bikini top looked almost like black seashells, barely covering her breasts leaving the bottom of them exposed. The micro mini bottom didn't cover much either. With Amelia's tan, the black barely there bikini made her look exotic.
Sookie heard Amelia giggle then start to make her way back down the stairs dragging Tray along with her. Tray turned to give Eric and Sookie a sly smirk before disappearing down the stairs.
Eric turned when he heard Amelia giggle and let out a chuckle after seeing Tray smirk and leave with her. He threw Sookie a smile before he went back to steering the boat out of the marina.
"So, where we headed, captain?"
"It's a bit of a surprise. I'm sure you'll enjoy it once we get there."
"Your all about surprises today, aren't you?" Sookie arched a brow from behind her sunglasses.
"Yes, but there good surprises so be patient and it'll pay off in the end."
"We'll see. You haven't disappointed me yet, so I'm trusting you." Sookie popped the top of her tanning lotion and poured some into her hands.
"You need help with that?" Eric waggled his eyebrows at her.
"I think I have it covered. How about you focus on the wheel and where were going?"
Eric shook his head and turned back to where he was navigating them.
Sookie smiled at him, then turned slightly in the seat to see Hadley making her way to the suntan area below the helm. Hadley turned and waved at them before she sat down on one of the cushioned spots.
Hadley was in a white string bikini that was a bit more conservative than what she'd usually wear.
Sookie noticed that Hadley spotted the port hole at her feet and moved to look through it. Sookie looked on as Hadley knocked on the window and gave a wave down while laughing so loud. Eric and Sookie could hear it where they were above her. Sookie knew what Hadley had seen as the port hole was directly over Amelia and Tray's cabin. They must have covered the hole because Hadley let out another roar of laughter before she laid back to enjoy the rays.
Sookie turned to Eric as she heard him laugh at her cousin's antics. It was good to see that he understood and accepted Hadley and all her craziness. She guessed being around Pam so much helped with that alot.
She returned to her task of rubbing lotion on her chest, arms, and legs all the while feeling Eric's gaze upon her. Sookie kept her head down. hiding her smile as she took longer than necessary to smooth the lotion on her body.
"Sookie, if you keep that up, I'm going to drag you below deck next."
Sookie giggled. "What? I'm not doing anything...yet."
Eric let out a growl and tightened his grasp on the wheel. He tried to keep his eyes on where they were going, but couldn't help himself from occasionally glancing at Sookie lounging within arm's reach.
Sookie laid her head back and focused on soaking up the sun. She would look to the corner of her eye occasionally and catch Eric watching her. She would rub her legs together or stretch just to tease him a little. She had to give it to Eric though, this was exactly what she needed to get her thoughts away from what happened last night. Being out here where no one could hurt her or her friends was liberating. She could let her guard down and not worry about it for just a day. Going back would be a different matter, but she'd think about it later. For now she would enjoy this time and throw caution to the wind.
Sookie had just started to fall asleep, when she felt the engines start to slow. She stretched and sat up in the seat to get a look at where they were. They were out a bit in the water but she could see a beach with a small cove not too far away. She looked to Eric and he turned the engines off and smiled at her.
"Where are we?"
"Just a little spot where the tourist boats like to bring people out."
Sookie threw him a look over the top of her glasses. "Can you be a little more specific?"
Eric came over and laid his hot, topless body over her. "Lover, trust me. You're going to love this place."
He kissed her slowly, slipping in his tongue in her mouth to get a taste of her, which got Sookie's motor revving in no time at all. Eric ran his hands up her side and had just gotten a handful of her full breast when they heard someone clear their throat to the side of them.
"As much fun as it is watching you grope my cousin, can someone tell me why we're out in the middle of nowhere?" Hadley asked as she cocked her hip with her hands resting on them.
Eric laughed. "Why don't we go downstairs and head into the water? This is an ideal swimming area."
"Hell, no! I'm not going out there. There's sharks, and gigantic sting rays, and other scary things we can't see under there." Hadley shook her head and crossed her arms over her chest.
"Hadley, nothing is going to get you. Now come on...I'm sure we'll be fine." Sookie laughed as she pushed Eric away from her.
"I promise to save you from the monsters of the deep, Hadley." Eric chuckled.
"I'm holding you to that, mister." Hadley turned and headed down the stairs.
Eric reached out to help Sookie from the seat."Come, lover. We can continue this later."
Sookie giggled and accepted Eric's help. She followed him as he descended the stairs to the stern of the boat. He walked over to the controls, against the wall next to the sliding door, and pushed a few that seemed to lower a ladder into the water.
Amelia and Tray joined them as Eric picked up Sookie and walked onto the platform and jumped in.
Sookie yelped as she hit the water. When she broke the surface of the water, she splashed Eric, swimming away just in time to avoid his retaliation. Treading water, she called for the others to join them as well.
Amelia jumped in next, followed by Tray. Hadley was a bit reluctant and sat on the platform with her feet dangling in the water. She sat watching the others swim and splash water at each other. With one last look around, she finally slipped into the water to join the fun. They all swam around and continued to splash or dunk each other.
Everything seemed to be going fine until something nudged against Amelia's foot.
"What was that?" Amelia tried to look under her but couldn't see anything.
"Don't even play like that. Amelia." Hadley huffed and splashed her.
Tray and Eric looked at each other and tried to rein in their laughter. They knew what it was but, they didn't want to spoil it for the girls.
Hadley felt something glide past her back and she spun around wildly to see if it was one of the guys playing with her.
Hadley turned back to her friends with a ghastly look when she saw a fin behind Sookie. She yelled out, "SHARK!" and began swimming as fast as she could back to the boat.
Tray and Eric howled with laughter to the point that they were almost going under from Hadley's reaction.
Sookie and Amelia turned to see what Hadley had seen and started laughing with the guys when they saw it was a dolphin fin.
Hadley flailed in the water trying to climb the ladder as fast as she could. When she was safely on the platform, she turned to see her friends all laughing. Panting and growing angrier by the second, she couldn't understand why they were laughing and not swimming for their life.
Finally Eric caught his breathe and managed to say. "Don't worry Hadley, I'll protect you from the big, bad dolphins."
This elicited another round of laughter from the others. Hadley stomped her feet and turned to enter the saloon.
"Eric, that was mean," Sookie gasped out between laughs.
"Says the woman who's laughing at her cousin's expense." Eric laughed and dunked Sookie beneath the water.
Sookie came up spurting water at Eric.
"So what is this place anyways?" Amelia asked as their laughter finally subsided.
"It's a dolphin sanctuary. Tourists come here to swim with the wild dolphins. They're all friendly and will let you touch them," Tray told the girls.
Just then, a small group of dolphins popped their heads above the water, taking a peek at the group of friends. It seemed that their laughter had piqued the dolphin's curious nature and they wanted to see what all the noise was about. They dipped back into the water and began to swim around the group.
Sookie lowered her hand into the water and allowed her fingers to lightly run along the body of a small dolphin that swam near her. The dolphin flipped its tail and splashed water at her as it passed her by. This started Tray, Amelia and Eric on another laugh fit.
The group of friends spent the next hour swimming and playing with the dolphins. The dolphins seemed to have as much fun playing with them as they were. The dolphins would nudge them from behind, then swim off like they were playing tag. Whenever one of the group would get close enough to touch one of the dolphins, the water creatures would twist and splash water at them.
At one point, Hadley got over her anger and sat at the table on the stern of the boat with a water bottle, watching as the group have their fun with the dolphins. There was no way she was getting back in that water. After awhile, she walked back into the saloon and started making sandwiches for everyone. She knew they'd be hungry by the time they were through.
Sookie started to get tired and her limbs were telling her it was time to return to the boat. "I'm heading in guys, I don't want to overdo it out here."
"Yeah, I think it's time to call it in for a bit. We can return if you're all up for it later." Eric asked as they began to swim back to the boat.
They all climbed up the stairs to the main platform. There sitting on the table was a stack of towels for everyone. They all grabbed one and began to dry themselves off as best as they could. Making their way into the saloon, they noticed a plate of sandwiches, bags of chips and bottles of water waiting for them on the table.
"Aww, Hadley is so sweet. I feel bad now for laughing at her," Sookie said as she laid the towel down to sit and grab a sandwich to eat.
"You can be sorry all you want. That bitch was spying and laughing at me earlier, she deserves a bit of laughter thrown back at her." Amelia laughed and snagged a sandwich before the men grabbed them all.
"Still...we know she's not a fan of open water. After watching Jaws, she wouldn't go to the lake for years out of fear there was a shark beneath the water," Sookie commented between bites.
They all laughed at that. Only Hadley would think the lake would have sharks. After they ate their snack, Eric and Sookie headed below deck to change into some dry clothes. Tray was going to finish setting up the grill and start the BBQ that was forgotten earlier, and Amelia was going to lay out since she didn't get a chance.
Sookie knocked on Hadley's door to talk to her but when she didn't answer, she opened the door slowly and found her taking a nap. Their talk would have to wait till she woke up later.
She closed the door lightly and turned to walk into the room she was sharing with Eric. She opened the door just in time to see him sliding his wet shorts off his hips - his gorgeous derriere just begging for her to grab. She didn't know what possessed her but before she was aware of it, she had walked right up to Eric and grabbed two handfuls of his muscular cheeks and let out a moan at the feel of them. When her awareness returned to her, she gasped and reluctantly pulled her hands from his delicious buns.
"Don't start what you don't intend to finish," Eric teased at her.
"Who says I'm going to stop?" Sookie teased back, smiling at him with a devilish look in
her eyes.
A/N: I know, I'm evil for leaving it there. LOL Don't worry, you'll get what you want in the next chapter. I'll try to get that out, fingers crossed my computer cooperates, next week sometime. Please drop me a review to let me know your thoughts on this chapter. Thanks for reading!
Chapter links:
Eric's other car
Eric's father's yacht
The girls bikinis -
Amelia
Sookie
Hadley
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