It had been a very long time, or at least it felt like it, since they talked and Stefan's questions made her smile. Her hand idly played with the button on Stefan's shirt and accidentally undid it so she moved to the next one.
"I am much better now that I am no longer stuck in my room," Elena spoke honestly as she looked up at the younger brother, "I can walk the gardens, or go to the library, but I have found that I love going to the kitchen. The people you have working there has welcomed me like I was family. I even have started to learn how to cook."