True Blood

Keep This Party Going

"Another first." I whisper and he smirks 

"How do you mean?" he asks 

"We've never had make-up sex before." I sigh 

"How does it compare to "you thought I was dead" sex?" he asks and I nod 

"That was pretty great too... but I wouldn't want to go through that again. I hated feeling like I'd lost you." I whisper and he smirks 

"And yet you like fighting with me." he comments and I look up at him 

"I don't like it, it's just..." I begin but he smiles 

" Let's not get too used to it then. We don't want to be one of those couples." he states and I laugh 

"You're right. Holy Shit, I am so embarrassed I could die." I say dramatically pressing my face against the pillow 

"What is it?" he asks and I laugh 

"Jessica. I completely forgot she was here. Think she heard us?" I ask and he sighs 

"No. If she had, she'd have no compunction about letting us know it." he says and I sigh 

"You know, you might want to try going a little easier on her. It's hard enough being a teenage girl without..." I begin but he sighs 

"She is a vampire, Megs" He states and I roll my eyes 

"So are you. And yet parts of your former self are still in there, right? I wouldn't be with you if they weren't." I say 

"Yes. But I've had to work extremely hard at finding my way back to my humanity. Fragile as it may be. When a vampire's as new as Jessica is... she has no humanity. She's in the grips of an overwhelming number of transformations. There will be times when she cannot control even a single impulse. Believe me, she has many." he says and I sigh 

"How is that any different from being a teenage girl? No humanity, check. In the grips of overwhelming transformations, check. Cannot control impulses, check. All right, how is that different?" I ask and he rolls his eyes 

"I get it you're a teen too. All right, so what do you suggest I do? Just spoil the girl? Give in to her every whim and desire? After all, that is what every teenage girl wants, isn't it?" he says and I pout 

"You don't have to be sarcastic with me, Bill Compton." I say with a glare and he sighs placing his hand against my cheek. "You should at least think about what I'm saying... if for no other reason than what you're doing right now... isn't working out so hot. Kind of ironic. We promised each other we weren't gonna fight anymore... and yet here we are." I say rolling my eyes 

"This isn't a fight." he says and I smirk 

"Yes, it is." I whisper

"Well, then... prepare to be made up to." he whispers as he leans over to kiss me. In the morning I return home and turn on the TV my face drops as I watch the news

"Our own Mary Simmons spoke to the parents... at their home in Shreveport earlier today. If anyone has seen our daughter... or even if you're the person who took her... she's our first-born. And she's a goodhearted, smart girl...who's never done anything to harm anybody. So please just bring her home. We just want to see our baby again." the TV says and I watch as Jessicas face plays on the screen and when I finish I run into the diner  and I come face to face with Tara

"megs what are you doing here? I thought it was your day off. How many times I have to tell you coming in when you don't have to is pathetic? It's like going to school and visiting teachers." she says and I smirk 

"I didn't come to see my teachers, I came to see you. So come on. Take a break." I say and she shakes her head but I pull her out and we run pass Sam without him noticing. When we finally find a place to sit she smiles at me 

"So basically, you're, like, a stepmother to a vampire?" she asks 

"Okay, you did not just call me that. What about you? How have you been?" I ask and she sighs 

"I'm confused." she whispers 

"About what?" I ask and she nods 

"You know I've been living at Maryann's for the last couple weeks? Well, in a lot of ways, I don't ever wanna leave. I mean, everything is taken care of for me there. My bed gets made, my laundry gets done... there's breakfast on the patio served to you by a chef. But it scares me too. And maybe that's just because I'm not used to taking and not giving... but something inside me says, "This is weird, Tara. Don't trust it." What do you think?Does all this sound too good to be true to you?" she says and I smirk 

"I think before I answer that... I have to tell you I may have a conflict of interest in all this. See, the main reason I came to see you today was...Tara Thornton," I say kneeling down on one knee "would you like to move in with me?" I say and she laughs 

"Really? Are you serious?" she asks and I nod 

"Of course I'm serious. It would be so much fun. We know we get along. When we were kids, you slept over more often than you didn't... and we never wanted to pull each other's hair out." I say and she shakes her head 

"That's where you're wrong. I was always jealous of your hair. I thought about cutting it while you slept." she says and I laugh but before the conversation can go any further a loud crash comes from outside