This was going far better than Katherine had imagined. She let him pull her into his lap, wrapping her arms around his neck once she was situated. "I think I can handle that," she replied, glad to have reached a compromise. Though Damon wasn't really giving her problems. She was pretty sure they had reached an understanding. And she had even apologized to him for hurting him. Though she knew he would be happier if Elena got an apology. That was just something Katherine couldn't do right now. At least the boys seemed to understand that.
When his lips met hers, she closed her eyes, her insides filling with a kind of happiness. It was so refreshing to not have to worry what he would think of her, if he would hate her again if he realized that she would never change completely. "I love you too, Stefan," she murmured in response. "I always have, I always will."