private video.
[ maybe bribing him is an elena excuse to badger him with a little love, give him a reason to come around and be a part of the mystic falls/marina family. she smiles at the comment too, because he wouldn't turn down those offers. he might see right through them, and he wouldn't turn them down.
and the question. rhetorical. it sobers her smile, but the lightness doesn't escape her eyes. it means something; he means something. in all turns of the phrase. tentatively, she lets her lips curl up again. she's sad, but she's happy to hear it too. ]
How are you doing? [ it's a general question. with this place, with anything. ]