Love Makes Blind

[Paul's Point of View]

I walked through the doors of Elia’s house with two full bags of food. I saw her sitting on the couch, not doing anything.
“You okay, monster?” I asked and walked into the kitchen.
She followed after me and jumped up on the counter. I gazed over her body as she sat there only in my t-shirt and underwear.

“Do you like what you see?” she snapped me out of my daze. A cute little smirk adorned her lips.
“I can get you a pair of sweats if you feel uncomfortable.” I mumbled and started placing the stuff I bought in the cabinets.
I could see she frowned. “So you don’t want to see my body?” her head fell.
I was in front of her in a second and held her head in my hands. “You’re so fucking hot Elia. If it was up to me, you would have walked around naked all the time. And now I have a perfect mental picture of your cute little ass and body.” I smirked and kissed her lips lustfully.

Elia got into the kiss and wrapped her legs around my waist to pull me closer.
“What are you doing?” I asked breathless as she moved her lips down my neck and hands under the black hoodie I was wearing.
“What do you think I’m doing?” she asked and unzipped it, and pulling it off my shoulders to reveal my bare chest.
“I thought you wanted to wait.” I moaned as her hands roamed my upper body. It felt wonderful, because Elia used her hands more than her eyes.

She pulled away and smirked devilishly. “I will, I just thought it was fair if you were shirtless since I’m pant less.” Then she laughed.
I stared at her wide eyed with my mouth hanging open. “That’s just mean!”
Elia shrugged a little and lifted her hands to my neck and pulled me closer again.
“Do you forgive me?” She asked innocently.
“Tease.” I kissed her. “I forgive you.”

“I bought chocolate. What do you want to do?” I asked her.
“Let’s watch ‘the Notebook’.” She grinned.
I smiled. “You like ‘the Notebook?”
“It’s my favorite film. I must have listened to it a hundred times.”
“Then ‘the Notebook’ it is.” I grabbed the chocolate with one hand and put the other on Elia’s back and lifted her up from the counter, she had her legs and arms still wrapped around me.

I placed her carefully on the couch and put the movie on. Then I sat down beside her and made her lay down with her head in my lap.
“Chocolate.” She ordered and opened her mouth.
I laughed and broke off a small bite of the chocolate and placed it in her mouth.
She smiled and closed her eyes. I think she concentrated on listening to the film. I concentrated on her.

“Tell me more about what it is like being a werewolf.” She said after awhile, her eyes still closed.
“It was terrifying at the beginning. And it hurt so badly the first time I phased, I have no words. But then I heard Sam and Jared’s voices in my head, explaining me what was going on, trying to calm me down. But I was so angry I didn’t manage to phase back in two days. After a few weeks I could see the upsides; the speed, the strength, the hearing and the eyesight. At the beginning it was okay with all that connected mind shit, but now when the pack is so big, it’s only irritating.”

Elia’s eye flew open. “Connected minds?”
I chuckled. “Yeah, when we are wolves, we can hear each other thoughts, which mean no secrets, or private lives. It comes handy when we need to locate each other or chase down one of those bloodsuckers.”
“Tell me something else.” She closed her eyes again and took one of my hands and placed it on her cheek.
“I don’t age.”
“How?” she whispered.
“I don’t know. How do I and my brothers become wolves, how can I transform into a wolf at will? I have no fucking idea.” I said and shook my head. “But in a few years, when I have full control of my anger I’ll stop phasing. And then if I don’t phase for a while - it could take months or years - I’ll start aging again.”
Elia was silent for a second. “Okay.”

Then she focused on the movie again. She surprised me by starting to cry.
“Elia, what is it?” I asked and started stroking my hand over her hair.
She laughed a little. “I always start crying when I watch this film. I just love the way he read their story for her, and tries to help her remember.”
I smiled lovingly down at her. “I would have done the same for you. And I will, if you lose your memory.”
“You think we’re together when we’re that old?” Elia asked me.
“No, I don’t think so.” She frowned and looked hurt, I chuckled. “I know we’re going to be together.”
Elia smiled and sat up slightly so I could bend down and kiss her.

We went silent after that and watched the end of the movie, but even before the movie had ended, Elia had fallen asleep. She lay curled together on the sofa with her head in my lap. I stood up carefully and scooped her up in my arms. I carried her up to her bed and pulled the covers over her. She turned around and mumbled my name quietly. I looked tenderly at her.

I removed my pants and was on my way to go to bed when I heard a howl from outside. It was Sam, I recognized the alpha. I groaned before I ran downstairs and out the back door. I phased as soon as I saw hidden in the forest.
‘What’s up?’ I asked.
‘A fresh trail. I’m checking it up with Jacob and Quil. I want everybody alarmed. Paul you can go back to Elia, but you’ll trade with Leah first thing tomorrow.’ Sam sounded serious, but vampires always used to pass through looking for the Cullens.
‘Alright boss. Is it okay for you Leah?’ I wondered.
‘Yeah sure, I’ll be there at eight.’ Leah said quietly, focused on her work.

I phased back and went to bed next to Elia. Before I when the bloodsuckers came I was only focused on killing them, but now I was worried about Elia. I was scared by having to leave her tomorrow.