That night Paul and Elena shared a guest bedroom in the Cullen household. She continued to study her spell book until Paul came over and gently closed it.
"You need sleep for tomorrow. We both do," Paul looked at her with gentle eyes. He was more scared then ever for her and his own well being after what Alice said. He knew she would be torn if it came down to two people, one of them being him. He didn't know how she felt exactly about him until tonight when she claimed him as hers and almost cried knowing he could possibly die tomorrow.
"I need to study more. I need to know I can protect you," Elena whispered. She was worried and anxious.
"You will. You got this down. I have more confidence in you then my brothers right now," Paul knew his brothers didn't want to fight along vampires and with that in mind they were all going to be distracted.
"Paul, I'm scared," she spoke honestly with tears in her eyes. What Alice told her earlier shook her to her core. Maybe because of how long she's been alone finally having someone around all time is nice. Especially when she knows what he is to her, her life long mate. A chance at a normal life, normal love.
"Everything will be okay. I'm going to be by your side, we will not get separated," Paul pulled the crying girl closer and held her. They stayed like that until her tears finally stopped and she was too exhausted to keep crying.
"Let's get you in bed. I'll sleep on the floor next to you," he picked her up and carried her over to the king bed in the middle of the room. He pulled back the covers and laid her down. He covered her up but before he could make any more moves she grabbed his hand.
"Sleep with me. I don't want to be by myself," Elena scooted over for him to climb into bed with her. She slipped off her jeans and left the leggings on she had underneath on. She threw her sweater off and left on her tank top before getting under the blankets. Paul scooted into the bed and got under the covers. At first neither one of them touched until Elena felt her hand around the bed until she felt his. They wrapped fingers around each other's hand and not too long after she moved closer for him to hold her.
"Nessie took a liking to you," Paul said after the silence weighed on him. He was trying to make light of things.
"She's cute. It's crazy how this whole thing is over her," she couldn't wrap her head around the idea of a half vampire still. She liked Nessie though and would stand by them to protect her.
"It will all be over tomorrow and then we can just focus on us," Paul wanted nothing more then to fast forward through tomorrow and get to the next day. The day where she will walk up to him and be open for a relationship. To explore each other. To have no distractions.
"Will you treat me like any other normal human girl?" Elena laughed at the thought. Two supernatural beings trying to be normal. Imagine that.
"Well you aren't like any other girl. You're smart, funny, sarcastic, caring, beautiful, kind-," before he could continue Elena shut him up by placing a gentle kiss on his lips. Paul at first was shocked and taken back but kissed back when his body finally responded. They kissed gently, nervously almost. Until their spirit bond surfaced and the kissing got harder. More needed. More desire. He held onto her tightly, one hand on her lower back and the other burying itself in her hair. Elena never kissed a man, at least like this. She kissed a sailor or two back in her day to get things she needed from them but never like this. This was passionate and wonderful. They both could feel the sparks flying in the air around them. Before long they were pulling apart, mainly for Elena to catch her breath. She sat up and took deep shaky breaths.
"I would say I'm sorry but I'm not," Paul sat up next to her running his back. Both of their lips still on fire.
"Paul, when all this is over we are going on a vacation somewhere. Too much stress. I'm getting to know you away from here," Elena fell back laughing. She was exhausted and stressed to the max.
"I'll go with you wherever," Paul fell next to her. They both laid silently next to one another watching the moon and snow out the glass wall before falling asleep. Resting for tomorrow's uncertainty.