Elena was nervous seeing Damon again. He hadn't taken her choosing Stefan over him that well and.... well she knew he loved her. It had been so long since she had seen him, she wasn't even sure what her own feelings would be when she did see him. She loved Bruce, but there had always been a connection between her and Damon and she was worried that that connection might resurface when she saw him again. The distance, the time apart had made it easier not to think about either of the Salvatore's much, but now suddenly he was here. And she was dating someone besides Stefan.
But she didn't want to hurt him, either. Damon deserved to be happy, despite every single protest he would make to the contrary. And she wanted him to be happy but she couldn't give him what he wanted, what would make him happy. She wasn't going to ruin what she had with Bruce. She wasn't going to be Katherine. She would just have to be straight with Damon.
She heard him outside the door, of course, but she didn't begrudge him the few moments alone to collect his thoughts. She needed one herself before seeing him. She walked to the door when he knocked and gave him a nervous smile. "Hi..." she said, holding the door open for him. "Come in."