reasons from the Show ;
01. Because there was a spark
02. Because she noticed him right away
03. Because he scanned her twice
04. Because he thought she was sweet
05. Because he sits her right next to him like a king would his queen
06. Because he found it a pity that she was taken
07. Because he licked his lips when he looked at Sookie
08. Because he knows she will come again
09. Because he actually agreed to her demands
10. Because he kept smiling at her and she kept staring back at him
11. Because she agreed to help him anytime he wants
12. Because she's doing a favour for him on her own free will
13. Because major eye contact was happening between them in episode 8
14. Because he offered to take Sookie
15. Because he stared back at her while he was leaving
16. Because he obviously doesn't like to see her kiss Bill
17. Because he keeps interrupting B/S
18. Because he agree to Bill demand to see Sookie
19. Because he believed in her gift enough to call for another employee.
20. Because even as a human he thinks she is valuable
21. Because he obviously wants her to ask for her again


reasons from the books ;
01. Because there is a connection right from the start (Book 1)
02. Because Eric sent Sookie flowers and came by,
intending to visit her, when she was in the hospital.(end of book 1)
03. Because she'd suck a bullet from him (Book 2)
04. Because Eric had Sookie's driveway re-gravelled (Book 3)
05. Because Sookie let him sleep in her bed.(Book 4)
06. Because even with Amnesia, he is still drawn to her. (Book 4)
07. Because when the witches cursed Eric
and stripped him of everything, including his memories and clothes,
he instinctively headed to Sookie's house (Book 4)
08. Because he wanted to give up everything and stay with Sookie (Book 4)
09. Because he took a bullet for her (Book 4)
10. Because he notices the only new thing about Sookie (Book 5)
12. Because she warned Quinn by phone,
but rescued Eric in person from the Fellowship bombing. (Book 6)
13. Because he bought her a new cell phone (red, of course).(Book 8)
14. Because Eric bought her a new front door (Book 8)
15. Because they are blood bound now (Book 8)
16. Because her shower with Eric is the best one she's ever had! (Book 8)
17. Because beyond the blood bond they care about each other
18. Because Eric is Mr. January on the Vampire Hunk calender
and Sookie never turned the page to February
19. Because he's always around when Sookie needs him.
20. Because he gets her.
21. Because he gives her what she really needs in a way she can accept.
22. Because he wore pink tights for her (book 2)
23. Because the first time Sookie relinguishes her will to another, it is to Eric.
24. Because he made Bill tell the truth to Sookie (book 6)
25. Because Sookie kept the bullet she sucked from his chest as a memento. (Book 2)

Quotes
from the show

Sookie: "It's nice to meet you."
Eric: "Well, aren't you sweet."
Sookie: "Not really."

Eric: "So, Bill. Are you quite attached to your friend?"
Bill: "She is mine"
Sookie: "Yes, I am his"
Eric: "Hmm, What a pity. For me."

Eric: "I enjoyed meeting you, Ms. Stackhouse. You will come again."

Eric: "Honestly...did you think you could keep her to yourself?"

Sookie: "I'll make you a deal...if you promise to hand over the person
who did this to the police. I'll agree to help you anytime you want"
Eric: "All right...why not."

Eric: "I'll take the girl"
Bill: "No...You can have anyone you want, why her?"

Eric: Majestry.....she is valuable"

Eric: "Unless you want to give me Sookie...it's just a suggestion"

Quotes
from the books

“By the way, I haven’t heard an ‘I’m sorry’ from you yet.” - Sookie
“I am sorry that the maenad picked on you.” - Eric
“Not enough” - Sookie
“Angelic Sookie, vision of love and beauty,
I am prostrate that the wicked maenad violated
your smooth and voluptuous body,
in an attempt to deliver a message to me.” - Eric
“That’s more like it” - Sookie
~ Living Dead in Dallas

“Don’t cry again…just don’t start crying again,
and I won’t mind taking this to the cleaners.
I won’t even mind getting a whole new suit.” - Eric
~ Living Dead in Dallas

“I’ll bet you are a treat, naked” - Eric
“You know it. I’m just as tasty as a big éclair” - Sookie
~ Living Dead in Dallas

“Besides, I’m hoping that the more you see me,
the more I’ll grow on you.” - Eric
“Like a fungus?” - Sookie
~ Living Dead in Dallas

“I knew I’d get on top of you somehow” - Eric
“Are you trying to make me mad so I’ll forget how scared I am?” - Sookie
“No, I’m just opportunistic.” - Eric
~ Living Dead in Dallas

“Sookie, my little bullet – sucker.” - Eric
“Eric, my big bulls*r” - Sookie
~ Living Dead in Dallas

“And this is the only reason we’re going?
You’re not clearly using this as an excuse to make out with me?” - Eric
“I’m not that clever, Eric” - Sookie
“I think you deceive yourself, Sookie.” - Eric
~ Living Dead in Dallas

“You trust me?” - Eric
“Yes” - Sookie
“That’s….crazy, Sookie.” - Eric
“I don’t think so.” - Sookie
~ Living Dead in Dallas

“When we kiss…it’s very exciting.” - Eric
~ Club Dead

“I would not have told you any of this, if Pam hadn't interfered.
I would have sent you off in ignorance, because then it wouldn't
have been words from my mouth that hurt you so badly.
And I would not have had to plead with you, as I am going to plead.” - Eric
~ Club Dead

“I don’t like having feelings.” - Eric
~ Club Dead

“You are speaking of my future lover. Be more respectful.” - Eric
~ Club Dead

This was a different Eric-without the personality that I’d grown fond of,
in a perverse way – but it was beautiful Eric, who desired me, who was hungry for me,
in a world that often let me know it could do well without me. - Sookie
~ Dead to the world

“Look at me, lover.” The way he said lover was like a caress,
like he was calling me by a name no other man had ever
used before or ever would after. - Sookie
~ Dead to the world

“If I had known you would be this gorgeous with your clothes off,
I would have tried to do this sooner.” -Eric
“You did try to do this sooner, about twenty times.” - Sookie
“Then I have good taste.” - Eric
~ Dead to the world

“You took me in off the road and kept me safe.
You’re ready to fight for me. I can tell this about you.
I can’t believe my luck. When this witch is defeated,
I will bring you to my side. I will share everything I have with you.
Every vampire who owes me fealty will honor you.” - Eric
“You’ve made me very happy” - Sookie
~ Dead to the world

“ But also because I find I really do….I find I have feelings for you.” - Eric
“Oh, Eric, I almost hate to say this, but I have feelings for you, too.” - Sookie
“Not love, exactly,” - Eric
“No, but something close.” -Sookie
~ Dead to the world

“We could go back to your house. I can stay with you always.
We can know each other’s bodies in ever way, night after night.
I could love you. I could work. You would not be poor. I would help you.” -Eric
“Sounds like a marriage” - Sookie
“Yes” - Eric
~ Dead to the world

“I wish that I could read your mind as you can read the minds of others,
I wish very much that I could know what was going on in your head.
I wish I knew why I cared what’s going on in that head.” - Eric
~ Dead as a doornail

“Did we have sex?” - Eric
“Eric, we had sex in every position I could imagine,
and we had sex outdoors. You told me it was the best you’d ever had.
Too bad you can’t remember it.” - Sookie
~ Dead as a doornail

“You said I told you, you were the best I’d ever had,
but did you respond in kind?” - Eric
“Don’t you wish you knew?” - Sookie
~ Dead as a doornail

But I realized I’d thought of Eric because it was the kind of day you
wanted to share with the person you cared about, the person whose
company you enjoyed the most. And that would be Eric as he’d
been while he was cursed by the witch. - Sookie
~ Definitely Dead

“I knew that would be hard. But I had to make him tell you.” - Eric
“Why?” - Sookie
“It wasn’t right” - Eric
“True. But maybe you just wanted to be sure
I wouldn’t ever love him again?” - Sookie
“Maybe both things” - Eric
~ All together Dead

“Was I supposed to look for the person I hated?
Loved? Could it have been random that I found
myself running out in the middle of nowhere…
except that nowhere was on the way to your house.” - Eric
“Probably the fairy blood” - Sookie
“No” - Eric
~ All together Dead

“Did I love you? Maybe. Sort of.
But I know all along that whoever was with me,
it wasn’t the real you. And I knew sooner or later
you’d remember who you were and what you were.” - Sookie
“You don’t seem to have yes or no answers about men.” - Eric
“You don’t exactly seem to know how you feel about me, either” - Sookie
~ All together Dead

“Is this going to fade? It will right,? We won’t always be like this?” - Sookie
“I like being like this. You’ll like it, too” - Eric
~ All together Dead

“When you smell like that,
I just want to f*k you and bite you
and rub myself all over you.” - Eric
~ From Dead to worse

“If you find yourself considering who to take for a lover
because of his ability to defend you, you’re getting pretty
close to selecting a mate because you think he has desirable
traits to pass along to future generations. And if there’d been
a chance I could have had Eric’s child (a thought that made me shiver),
He would have been at the top of the list,
a list I hadn’t even known I’d been compiling. - Sookie
~ From Dead to worse

“I can’t believe I – “ - Eric
“Yeah, yeah, I know, loved a mere human,
made all those promises, was as sweet as pie
and wanted to stay with me forever,” - Sookie
“I can’t believe I felt something so strongly
and was so happy for the first time
in hundreds of years, give me some credit for that, too.” - Eric
~ From Dead to worse

“It would hurt you if I died.” - Eric
“Yeah, we’re blood bound, yadda yadda yadda.” - Sookie
“Not because of the bond.” - Eric
“Okay, you’re right. It would hurt me if you die.” - Sookie
~ From Dead to worse

past threads ;
#1 'Cause her shower with Eric is the best one she ever had
#2 B/C we all know she'll come again!
#3 Because Sookie is willing to help him anytime he wants