[ His brows furrow slightly and he's somewhat stumped by her answer. It's not what he expected. She's not about to sweep it all under the rug (not that he wouldn't bring it up sometime or other, but that's beside the point right now).
Damon just stares at her for a moment longer before he presses his lips together in thought. ]
... [ He'll think of something to say soon enough. Just give him a minute to process it all -- and then what?
The fact she's not ready to just forget this happened means something at least. But if Caroline's here now, it's only a matter of time before the rest of the Mystic Fall family arrives. More reason for him to worm his way into Elena's heart before his baby bro comes into the picture again and -- hold on a second -- she's not Katherine and this isn't a competition. ]
Elena... [ He moves to cup her face in his hands, allowing his thumb to graze the bottom of her lip.
One thing's for sure: he's officially incapable of coming up with big boy words like: take your time, we'll figure this out and let's see what happens. ]
You should probably adopt a kitty cat. In case you'll be needing something new to snuggle with late at night.