Elijah didn't leave Elena's side all night but so many thoughts raced through his mind. Elena's emotions were back and it terrified him. At least before he knew Elena loved him and he had that sense of security but the effects of the sire bond were now broken. He had no idea what Elena felt for him. They had not shared blood in over a week so their emotional bond was weak. He feared she may not feel the same about him as she once did.

As much as he feared Elena's rejection he knew it was the right thing. He wanted to be with Elena but not if it was forced. Kol had done a good thing but the toll it took on Elena was heartbreaking. She was hurting over the things she had done when her emotions were off but she could get passed it. He would help her and no matter what she felt towards him he would never leave her again.

She had wanted to ask him last night and he knew that but he couldn't handle it. He just needed more time before their inevitable conversation. He was still in love with her and always will be but did she still love him back? He could at least pretend for one more night.

Elena shifted slightly and moaned, she was waking up. Elijah was disappointed when the arm she had wrapped around his waist moved so she could rub her eyes.

"Good morning." She greeted sitting herself up. Her hair fell around her shoulders like a waterfall and she stared at him. Elijah reached out and brushed her cheek with his fingers.

"Good morning Elena. Are you feeling better?" She nodded and ran a hand through her hair. "Elena…" Elijah debated with himself. Did he really want to know what Elena felt or did he want to live in a fake reality where he knew she was still his?

"Elijah." She countered and slid closer to him resting her hand on his arm. Elijah took a deep breath trying to control himself. Her touch was magic. Elijah stared in her eyes, her slightly cold very serious eyes and believed the worst. That was until she leaned forward and kissed him. It was short but passionate and caught him off guard. What surprised him more was her next action. Elena shifted her body so she was straddling his lap and kissed him again this time with more fire. She was burning through him and he needed more so he pulled her in as close as he could and held on tight. The spark they always had was still there and he felt relief wash over him. She pulled her head back and took an unnecessary breath which caused her breasts to bounce up and down. Elijah's hands slid up and he squeezed them lightly through her tank top. Elena responded by wrapping her arms around his neck. "I love you Elijah." She whispered into his ear and he almost lost it.

"I love you. Always and forever Elena." Elijah slid the strap of her top down. His fangs protruded and bit deep into her collar bone. Her blood never before tasted so sweet.

"Ah, Elijah." She moaned as he grabbed on her hair with one hand and slid the other up her shirt. He found himself annoyed with her shirt and ripped it off entirely so he had full access to her body. His lips attacked every inch of bare skin. She tried to pull away but Elijah refused to give up their closeness and flipped them so Elena laid spread out underneath him. He entwined his hands with hers and kissed her neck again. She bucked when she felt his obvious excitement and Elijah lowered his body further so he was practically crushing her. He wanted her to feel it, wanted her to feel how much he wanted her, how much he had missed her. Elena's eyes slammed shut as he bit into her once more. "Please." She whispered.

"Please what?" Elijah smiled against her neck as he licked the dripping blood from his wounds.

"I need you." She begged. "I missed you so much."

"What exactly did you miss?" He responded.

"Everything." Her back arched and Elijah wasn't sure he could put of the fire that had been ignited inside him. He took her over and over again and she responded to every perfectly calculated maneuver. This was good, Elena was still his.

When they were finished Elena was breathing heavily lying face down beside him.

"Wow." She breathed out. "That was amazing." The bond had increased again so Elijah knew she wasn't lying to him.

"I quite agree." He slid his fingers up and down her arm.

"Mmmm." She moaned quietly. "Aren't you done yet?" She laughed lightly. Elijah leaned over and kissed the back of her exposed shoulder.

"I'll never be done with you Elena." She propped herself up on her elbows.

"I'm sorry about everything Elijah." She sighed.

"You have nothing to be sorry for." He assured her as he pulled her over to lean against him. "I'm the one who should be sorry. I'm responsible for everything that's happened since your transition. I ignored the obvious sire bond between us, forced you into a relationship with me then abandoned you. You do not apologize to me for anything."

"Elijah." Elena took a deep, un-needed breath. "I meant what I told you. I'm in love with you and I truly believe I have been since the day we first met. I was terrified of it and guilt ridden. I did everything in my power to try to see you as just an ally. I knew I couldn't ignore it anymore after Stefan left with Klaus. I really did give our relationship everything I had but in the end it wasn't enough for him. I knew the day you saved me from your sister I wouldn't love anyone else."

"Elena."

"The sire bond didn't make me feel that." She continued. "My feelings were always there. If anything, I think it was my feelings that formed the sire bond." Elijah thought about it. If Elena had such strong feelings for him before she turned it could very well have formed the bond. That only made him feel even more guilty. The sire bond had been formed out of love, he hadn't forced her into anything and he had made the worst of it. Elena's feelings for him had been real from the start.

"I hate the fact I doubted you. I doubted our relationship and caused you to turn off your emotions." Elena tried to pull away but he held her tighter.

"It's okay Elijah."

"No, it isn't okay. I was supposed to protect you, I was supposed to keep you safe. You put your absolute trust in me and I failed you. I'll never forgive myself for what I put you through." Elijah let Elena move enough so she could reach his face.

"We're together now and we both know the truth. We love each other and now we're back together." She leaned in and kissed him deeply. "I don't care about anything else. I love you."

"And I love you. Always and forever Elena." He flipped them so he was once again straddling her. He kissed her passionately. "I promise if you stay with me I will never hurt you again."

"I'm not going anywhere Elijah. Sire bond or not, I love you."

"You're mine." He told her. "Always."

"Yes." Elena kissed him once more before they fell back into a rhythm spending the rest of the day buried in each others bodies.