[ elena definitely remembers those snowball fights. but for now she and bonnie are just walking, hot drinks in their hands. they might have just ended up hanging out together, but there really is plenty elena has to tell her and wants to talk about - plenty she definitely should have mentioned before.
(it just seemed right to tell caroline first, after everything. she didn't mean it to keep bonnie out of the loop.)
there's a lull in the conversation. and that's when elena makes her move. ] So - I should probably tell you why I didn't come home last night. [ yep. is that some concern in her eyes about broaching this subject and the timing of it? a little. ]