Eric is tending bar at the Blood Shack when he feels something weird in the bond between him and Sookie that he's never felt before. That alone is enough to make him put down the drink he's making and excuse himself, but when that oddness is followed up by exhaustion, weakness and pain, Eric takes off running. He's at the front door of Merlotte's moments after Sookie retreats to Sam's office and it doesn't take much following his nose and his ears to find Sookie in the back of the bar. He kneels down in front of her, one hand going to the curve of her neck, the other to her cheek.
"Sookie, what happened?"
His voice and the expression on his face are fraught with concern, worry and yes, even love. It's an expression that few people see, but has become common around Sookie.