Jump!
True Blood: I Will Rise Up
Eric came out of the doorway to his home office. When I saw him, every hormone I had stood to attention. He’s very tall, his hair is long and golden, and his eyes are so blue the color practically pops out of the whiteness of his face, a face that is bold and masculine. There’s nothing epicene about Eric. He wears jeans and T-shirts, mostly, but I’ve seen him in a suit.GQ missed a good thing when Eric decided his talents lay in building a business empire rather than modeling. Tonight he was shirtless, sparse dark gold hair trailing down to the waist of his jeans and gleaming against his pallor.
“Jump,” Eric said, holding out his hands and smiling. I laughed. I took a running start, and leaped. Eric caught me, his hands clamped around my waist. He lifted me up until my head touched the ceiling. Then he lowered me for a kiss. I wrapped my legs around his torso, my arms around his neck. We were lost in each other for a long moment.
Charlaine Harris: Dead In The Family
I've been saving this one for a long time, as it is, hands down, my absolute favourite moment from Dead In The Family.
Sookie and Eric have been through so much angst over their relationship. Eric nearly drives himself crazy trying to figure out what he feels, what that means, and how to recapture the time he lost. Sookie plagues herself with doubts about the bond, what emotions are real, and works extra hard to convince herself that it is impossible for a recovered Eric to love her as much or as freely as he did while he had amnesia. Even at the beginning of the tenth book, when she can finally admit that they do love each other, she still has trouble trusting him with her "more fragile emotions."
They are constantly questioning each other. Book after book, they renegotiate, redefine, and attempt to put what they mean to each other in words. It's like they are searching for a tangible way to measure their affection, give it some logical classification, while most people would accept that love is about as intangible as it gets, and is often illogical as well. And sure, it's great that they're talking. Eric and Sookie probably communicate better than most other fictional couples, but that's the problem sometimes: an overabundance of communication.
That's why scenes like, "Jump," are so beautiful. They put everything else aside, just let themselves be, and embrace the uncomplicated pleasure of being together. Eric and Sookie, at the heart of their relationship, bring each other laughter, happiness and joy. The best moments are when they revel in that simple truth.