Elena stared at Stefan, awestruck and speechless. He loved her, and wanted her to move in with him? Was this too soon? Elena looked at the promise ring Stefan had given her and smiled.

"I... I love you too Stefan, and yes, I will move in with you." Elena replies after a moment.

Stefan grins, pulling Elena to him and giving her a kiss that leaves them both breathless. When Stefan pulls away, they both blush. Damon grins. He was happy for his little brother. The three of them sat in the living room for the rest of the evening, singing Christmas carols, playing charades, and drinking eggnog until they were all tired. Damon got up and went to get his coat, but Elena stopped him.

"Damon, it's late. Why don't you just stay the night?" Elena suggests, not wanting Damon to be out driving this late. It was well after one am, and she knew he was tired, and dint trust him to drive after all the eggnog he had drunk. They had poured a little whiskey into the eggnog, and none of them were able to safe to drive.

"Yeah, Damon. Please stay. You can take my bedroom and I'll sleep on the couch." Stefan says, getting to his feet and walking to the front door, locking it.

Damon smiles and hangs his coat back up. "I'll stay, but I will sleep on the couch. It's your house Stefan, and you should be sleeping in your own bed."

"Damon, If you want, you can take the spare bedroom. I... I'll sleep in Stefan's bedroom." Elena tells him, blushing. She had wanted to sleep in the same bed with Stefan for a while, but had been too shy to suggest it to Stefan.

"That's what we will do then." Stefan agrees, smiling and taking Elena's hand.

Damon nods in agreement. After Elena went and took what little stuff she had out of the spare bedroom and moved it into Stefan's room, they all went to bed. Stefan left Elena alone in his room to change into her Pajamas, going into the bathroom to change. Stefan came back into his room and sut the door before his eyes landed on Elena.

"I hope you don't mind me wearing one of your shirts." Elena says, flustered.. She was wearing a pair of pink cotton shorts and one of Stefan's college t-shirts.

Stefan just smiles. "It's fine Elena. You're my girlfriend, I don't care if you wear my shirts."

Elena smiles back. Stefan crawls into bed and holds the covers up for Elena. Elena shyly climbs into bed and Stefan rolls onto his side, resting his head on his hand.

"I've wanted to sleep in the same bed as you, for a while now, but I was afraid you would take it as me wanting to have sex with you." Stefan explains, looking down at Elena. Elena blushes.

"I wanted to sleep in here with you too, but I was too shy to say anything."

Stefan takes Elena's hand, entwining his fingers with hers. "I don't want you to be scared to sleep in the same bad as me, Elena. I want to make love to you, yes, but not until we are both ready. I love you, and I want you to trust me when I say I will wait as long as it takes, for you to be ready."

Elena squeezes Stefan's hand. "I do trust you, Stefan. I love you, and I know you will wait."

Stefan leans down and kisses Elena, a soft sweet kiss. "Let's get some sleep. We have a lot to do before we go to see my parents in a week."

"We do. Thankfully I don't really have much in the way of furniture in my dorm. The only things I really need are my laptop, school books, clothes, and a few other things that I still have packed up from when I first started college."

"We can get Damon to help us bring that stuff up here tomorrow before he leaves." Stefan gives Elena one final kiss. "Good night Elena. Sweet dreams, I love you."

"Good night Stefan. Sweet dreams, I love you too."

Stefan pulls Elena close and wraps his arm around her waist, and Elena rolls onto her side so she can be closer to Stefan. Stefan closed his eyes, listening to Elena's soft breathing until she fell asleep. He was happy he asked her to move in with him, and was happy that she loved him. He was nervous about her meeting his parents, but he knew no matter what, his feelings for her wouldn't change.

A/N: Things seem to be going smoothly so far, but are they moving too fast?