laaaaaaate too sorry :3
[ elena was a bit immersed in her thoughts when stefan came by - thoughts about this place, home, about rebekah losing klaus and kol, about bonnie and her magic, about sam, about not damon and caroline, about herself...
in a way seeing stefan is a welcome break from that. she looks up as he sits. it takes a moment for her to exhale and respond. the truth: ] Not really.
[ she abandons her food-picking for folding her arms on the edge of the bar and pivoting to face stefan better. and addresses the elephant: ] Here with Caroline?