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Bonnie's POV

I couldn't believe how nervous I was to go on my date with Paul.

'You've been on dates before Bonnie' I reminded myself. 'Yes but none with such an amazing guy.'

I blew my hair from my face as I searched through my closet for the perfect outfit. When I couldn't put it together I decided it was time to call in reinforcements.

"Hey Bon what's up?" I sighed in relief when Mere's familiar voice came over the line.

"Ok SOS Mere I have a date tonight and I can't get an outfit together!"

"Nice is this with the hot shifter?"

I couldn't help the blush and the smile that lit up my face at the thought of Paul.

"Yes it is so that's why I need the most perfect outfit! Please help me, Mere." I could hear her chuckle through the phone.

"Of course i'll help Bon, it's like old times." I smiled, remembering the times Mere, Elena, and I would have sleepovers or help each other get ready for dates. I missed having my best friends close.

"Ya it does. I really miss you Mere."

"I know Bon." I could hear the frown in her voice.``"Once I get a lead on Christian i'll come visit you. See if these La Push wolves are worth all the fuss, and make sure they are treating you right."

I laughed imagining her and Quill meeting. "Oh believe me they certainly are something."

For the next hour Mere and I caught up and she helped me put together a perfect outfit.

"Thank you so much! I neve would have put this together without all your help."

I looked over my outfit in the mirror. We decided on black jeans with a maroon crop top and a denim jacket. For shoes I went with black booties.

"Have fun tonight bonnie. Show him how amazing and stunning you are. I love you and if you need anything I'm always here."

"I love you too Mere and same goes for you. I'll call you tomorrow and let you know how it went."

"You better!"

I laughed as we hung up but then quickly frowned as I looked at the time. He was going to be here in 30 minutes! I quickly put the finishing touches on my makeup and smoothed down my curls. They decided to behave somewhat today and weren't as fizzy as normal.

Knocking could be heard throughout the house as Paul arrived perfectly on time.

I quickly ran to the door only stopping once I reached it and took one last deep breath. I quickly lost it though once I opened the door and got sight of Paul.

He looked like he stepped out of a magazine wearing black jeans and a form fitting dark shirt and leather jacket and boots to finish the look. To say he was handsome would be an understatement.

"Wow Bonnie you look absolutely amazing." I looked up and saw him looking over me with an awe look that made my heart skip a beat.

"Well you clean up pretty nicely yourself sir." He laughed and scratched the back of his neck. "These are for you. They are almost as beautiful as you."

I started to laugh at how cheesy he was until he pulled out the most beautiful bouquet of roses I had ever seen. They were all different shades of oranges and red.

"Aw these are beautiful Paul thank you. Let me put them in some water before we go." I headed toward the kitchen and could hear Paul following me inside.

"Your home is really nice. It looks like you're all settled in."

"Thank you. I thought I'd never get through all the boxes but I somehow finished." I finally found a vase to put the flowers in and studied Paul.

He was looking over pictures I had of everyone from Fells church.

"Those are my friends from back home" I started walking up behind him.

"That's Elena and Meredith. They've been my best friends, practically sisters, since we were little." I said pointing to a picture of all three of us that Stefan had taken at Christmas when everything was still normal.

"That's Matt and Stefan." It was a picture of them working on Stefan's car. Stefan used to date Elena."

"Who is this?" Paul pointed to a picture of me on top of Stefans back while Damon watched us with his famous annoyed look.

"That's Damon, Stefan's brother. He ended up marrying Elena." Paul looked at me shocked and let out a low whistle.

"Wow, stealing your brother's girl is pretty low."

I could still see the look of anguish on Stefan's face when Elena told Stefan about her and Damon.

"Ya it caused a lot of issues and honestly it kinda broke our group up. Stefan wasn't able to stick around and Damon and Elena went off on their own. Matt went to college and Meredit went off too. In a way I guess it brought me here.

"He studied the picture for a moment longer then turned to me with a soft smile.

"Well then I guess I should thank him for that, if it brought you here. Should we head out, I have a nice evening planned for us."

"Ya let me just grab my keys then we can go."

We headed to the door after I got my keys and locked the house.

"So what do you have planned for tonight?" I asked as he led me to his black truck. He opened the door for me and helped me inside. After he walked around to the drivers side he smirked.

"It's a secret. I figured a movie and dinner was too cliche and plus I wanted something more romantic." I blushed at that and sat up straighter.

"Well I can't wait to see what you have planned Mr Lahote.

He winked at me and began to drive to the beach.

We sat in silence mostly for the short ride. The occasional humming to the radio is the only thing breaking the silence. After a quick drive we pulled up to the beach.

"Ma'am we have arrived." I laughed and shook my head as he helped me out of the truck and towards the sand.

Once I took a look at what he had planned I gasped.

"If you don't like it we can always go get dinner at Port Angeles or something." I quickly cut him off and jumped to hug him around the neck.

Before me was a picnic set out on the beach with candles and fairy lights. It was the most romantic thing anyone had done for me.

"It's absolutely perfect. Thank you so much for this." he let out a relieved sigh.

"I'm going to be honest, Emily helped me set it up and cooked most of the food." he said with a sheepish grin while scratching the back of his neck.

"Either way it's amazing I can't believe you thought of this for me. Come on, let's go sit down." I led him over to the blanket and he opened the basket and started revealing the contents.

"We have a salad to start, then chicken parmesan and for dinner we have Emily's famous chocolate pie."

I practically drooled looking over all the food. "Paul this all looks amazing." I couldn't believe all the effort he was going to to impress me.

"I'm glad you like everything. I wanted it all to be perfect for you." I blushed as he stared into my eyes with a look I wasn't familiar with.

"You did an amazing job. And by the look of all this food so did Emily." He laughed and started pulling out plates and silverware for me. The next few minutes were quiet as we played our food and looked out over the ocean.

The sun was starting to set and the sky looked like a painting with all the colors dancing across it. The ocean lapped at the shore so peacefully that I couldn't imagine a more perfect moment.

"Everything is so perfect here. It's so beautiful i could stay in this moment forever." I smiled dreamily and looked over at Paul to see him already staring at me making my stomach erupt in butterflies.

"Ya it is. I wish I could stay here forever too." He said never looking from my eyes. It felt like we stared into each other's eyes for eternity.

I couldn't help but feel comforted and safe at that moment. I just wanted to curl up into him and never leave him again. He reached up and pushed back some strands of hair from my face. I leaned my head further into his palm enjoying his warmth.

He leaned into me and I closed the gap kissing his lips gently at first. He quickly took control, deepening the kiss and parting my lips with his tongue. He explored my mouth with his tongue and I could have sworn I saw stars every time our lips touched.

All too soon we had to part for air and all I could let out was a barely audible "wow".

He chuckled breathlessly and returned my sentiment.

"I couldn't agree more, sweetheart. I could kiss you forever." I blushed and scooted closer to him." Trust me I wouldn't have a complaint with that."

He rubbed his thumb across my lips then closed his eyes letting out a sigh.

"I really care about you Bonnie and because I care about you there's something you should know."

He looked at me with such seriousness that it made my stomach drop. Was he worried about the fact he was a shifter? Did he think I still wouldn't like him? I hated the look of nervousness on his face and wanted to ease some of his worry.

"Before you say anything i already know" He had a look of confusion cross his face." Know what exactly?" "I know you're a shifter Paul. It's ok i still like you no matter what you are" He looked at me in shock.

"How do you know that?" You aren't the first supernatural creature I have met. Damon and Stefan were vampires and my friend Tyer was a werewolf." I looked down and nervously played with my fingers." i'm also descended from druid witches and i'm psychic.'' I looked up at him for his reaction only to find him trembling slightly.

"You were friends with vampires? Did they ever hurt you Bonnie? You can tell me." I quickly sat up realizing where his mind was headed.

"No no don't worry they were friends of ours and never hurt us. Stefan didn't even drink from people, only animals."

"And Damon? Was he an animal drinker too?" I looked down and shook my head no. I could feel his trembling increase.

"But he never hurt me or anyone else. Stefan and Elena wouldn't allow it and he was more worried about impressing Elena than anything."

Paul wrapped me up in a hug and buried his head in my neck, breathing in my scent.

"God, I couldn't imagine anything ever happening to you Bonnie. And for the record I knew about you being a witch." Now it was my turn to look at him in surprise.

"You did?" He sat back and looked into my eyes.

"Ya when we all met you on the beach that night we all felt so comfortable around you. We asked the elders about the connection and they said it was because shifters and witches have a long history of helping each other."

I studied his face for a moment thinking about what he said.

"Is that why you asked me out? Because of the connection?" He looked sheepish as he scratched his neck, something I'm starting to realize he does when he's nervous.

"I wanted to wait to explain everything to you once we got to know each other better. I don't want to freak you out too soon. But since you already know about the supernatural hopefully i don't scare you off." he took a deep breath.

"Shifters have a way of finding their soulmates. We call it imprinting. The imprint doesn't have to be a romantic partnership. It can be as a best friend or a brother, and of course as a lover. Once we looked into our imprinte's eyes we were connected. It's no longer gravity holding us to the Earth but them. We become anything they need us to be. All we want to do is make them happy and protect them. You're it for me Bonnie. You're my imprint."

He finally stared up at me after finishing his speech and all I could think about was how could I get so lucky to have this man for eternity?

"Please Bonnie say something." He nervously played with our hands and then jumped when I launched myself at him.

"I just can't believe I get to spend eternity with you." He chuckled relieved. I could only hug him tighter and bury my head into his neck. We stayed that way for a few minutes before he pulled back.

"So it doesn't freak you out?"

"How could it? I've dreamed of finding my soulmate my whole life. I just can't believe that it really happened. What about you? Don't you feel like your choices are being taken from you?" He grabbed me before I could say anything else and wrapped me in his arm and kissed me hard.

"Don't ever think you aren't the best thing to ever happen to me Bonnie McCullough. Even without the imprint how could i not notice you as a human. You are intelligent, kind, beautiful, and filled with life. You're like my personal sunshine. I would do anything for you sweetheart." he looked at me with so much love and warmth that it made me want to weep for joy.

"I care about you too Paul, we've only been with each other a short time but I can feel the connection. I feel warm and safe around you." I couldn't help but snuggle in closer to him and let him hold me while we watched the sunset. Once the sun had mostly set he finally broke the silence and I couldn't help but laugh.

"So a witch huh? You think you could transform Quil into a frog?"

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