[ she wouldn't really mean it hopefully either. she wants to see the people she loves and cares about. and maybe it could be, would be safer here, but she ultimately wants to see them safe, and having a life at home.
(this is where her doubts come in sometimes - what kind of life can they have at home? would it ever get better? elena has to believe she can and will make it better. she knows she would. but lately, in weak moments, all she wants is jeremy here if they can't go home, and she feels guilty for that.
guilty for thinking maybe she would settle for that and be content for however long they had, if jeremy would.)
she wishes they were in person - so she could reach for him in some way to fill the silence. because ultimately, she feels a similar pain and longing, and she hates how he suffers it too. ] We're gonna find a way back. [ it's the only comfort she has, the only promise she can commit to. ]