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[ matt's breath catches in his throat, old guilt and fear and panic swelling up within him. these were feelings he's done his best to bury, to ignore. things that were easier to not focus on when dealing with an elena that was from before all that happened. matt didn't necessarily like how time was all misaligned up and jumbled here, but he did appreciate certain aspects of it -- elena not being a vampire was one of them.
but now she is. she remembers the bridge, how he almost died and she died for him so that he could live. she doesn't remember how he repaid that gift by doing the same later on, else she would've commented on it. he's thankful that she (hopefully) doesn't remember much past the bridge.