"Let me know how it goes if you do." If it hadn't been for John, he would have been forced to spend at least a night at Shane's - and who knew how that might have gone. There was the risk of either himself or Ileana forgetting what they'd learned if the fables took over once again, but they might be able to find a way to get around that.
Cole still wasn't too sure about Stefan - there was a difference between disliking the rich and acting on said feelings - but he let it go for now. He smiled faintly when she described how Jack had carried her groceries for her, but it turned into a scowl immediately after. "He was staring at you?" Of course he didn't like the idea of another guy scoping out his girlfriend, especially in such a juvenile way. "He did strike me as that kind of guy - you know, a 'ladies man' or whatever they call themselves. But that was all he did, right?"