[ she smiles some, because it's bonnie and of course she cares; elena understands what sense she means. she reaches out to touch her arm.
was she worried? she doesn't know. bonnie and talking to bonnie has always been the one thing that has made her feel understood and accepted. that's who bonnie is, what she does for her. they're sisters. ] I know, I - I guess I was worried you'd... I haven't explained so much to you about me and Damon, about Caroline and - [ and she can only imagine what bonnie's thought and felt about the tension between her and caroline. ]
I wasn't sure how you'd take it when I told you that I'm in love with him. [ she is. ] That maybe you'd be better off not having anything to do with it. [ that maybe she'd hate her all over again.
elena licks her lips, looks down a moment. ] It was selfish.