”I got sharp edges, I get defensive. Too lost to care, middle finger in the air. I’m sorry that I scared you. Be my protector when I cross the Sahara. Take me there, take me there and-“

When Stefan Salvatore came into your life, he completely turned it upside down. When your parents died last spring, you felt empty. But then you met Stefan, and he completely changed all that.

A lot has happened lately, between finding out he was a vampire, deciding if you wanted to be with him, keeping secrets, he was even going to leave Mystic Falls (again). You couldn’t let him go. You just couldn’t. Why?

”Love me like a desert rose. Hold me like you can’t let go. Keep me safe when I come home. Love me like a desert rose.”

“I know this is hard for you to understand-“ He starts off. “But I’m doing this for you.” He gets out of your car. You weren’t having that. “No. You don’t get to make that decision for me. If you walk away? It’s for you, because I know what I want.” You say determinedly. “Stefan, I love you.” And there it was. It was out in the open.

Stefan turned around to look at you for a moment, before he walked back towards you and kissed you like his life depended on it. And you kissed back like he was your one and only lifeline.