Someone In The Crowd [Paul Wesley]

39. Blog Post

Hey Guys x

I didn't think I'd be talking about this today, especially when I haven't updated the blog in so long. But I've been overwhelmed with messages about something that happened within the TVD family, and I think the best thing to do would be to get everything completely out in the open, once and for all.

If you didn't know, Paul Wesley and Phoebe Tonkin, my TVD co-stars, broke up. They've now been broken up for 6 months. In two weeks, it'll be 7 months.

Now, as some of you have guessed and others of you have tried not to guess, Paul and I have been in a relationship for the last 5 months, 6 in two weeks.

Paul absolutely did not cheat on Phoebe with me, or with anyone. They split amicably after drifting apart. Paul and I did not get together with malicious intent, nor did we ever want to hurt Phoebe in any way.

Phoebe put up her Instagram post (which is now deleted) because she was upset and hurt, understandable as I would feel exactly the same way. However, we have spoken since then, and after taking the post down, she gave us her blessing. She is happy for us and we all remain very close friends. Which is something that people always say when they break up, but this time it's completely true. Phoebe is one of my oldest friends, I love her dearly, and I'd never let us lose that friendship because of a man, even a man that I am in love with.

Because yes, I am in love with Paul. This isn't a sordid affair or a teenage relationship that hasn't been thought through. Paul and I are adults, we make mistakes every day, and we are in love. Hopelessly, majorly, intensely in love.

I'm sorry to those of you who shipped 'Weskin', or those of you who never thought I'd be capable of dating my friend's ex. But harmless shipping is harmless shipping, we don't take it more seriously than that. And Paul is no longer my friend's ex. He is Phoebe's friend, and my boyfriend, and that's all there is to it.

I know you'll have your opinions, I know there might be a bad reaction to this, which is why I'm disabling the comments on this post. However, I'll also announce our relationship on Instagram and leave the comments on, so you can chat to your heart's content. I wish I didn't have to announce this for at least another few months, but when you live your life like I do, social media is very important. My fans are my friends and family, and you deserve to know what's happening in my life. So I'm telling you. Please don't throw my honesty back in my face.

And thanks to those of you trying not to speculate. I really appreciate it, but you don't have to anymore. Everything I've said here is the complete truth, and I'd love it if you could respect that. Neither Phoebe, nor Paul, nor myself are bad people, and I hope you understand that. I love you guys

Yours, Cece xxx