[Stefan had known perfectly well that he shouldn't get involved when Tyler arrived. He'd played nice, stayed away, and let Caroline deal with it. Because as much as he wanted to be by her side, do the whole protective thing, that was only going to cause drama and a fight, and he knew Care wouldn't want that.
Still, Stefan couldn't help but feel some anxiety over the whole thing. He cared about Caroline a lot, didn't want to lose her, and didn't want to be alone, and he didn't want to think that everything had been for nothing, that it had all been a mistake, and that Caroline might just go back to him.
Now he knew how Damon felt, didn't he.
He went to the door after hearing the knock, and as he pulled the door open, filled with both surprise and relief to see her, though that relief was almost completely overrun by worry. Tyler had a temper, and he didn't even know if Caroline had even told him. Maybe she was going to tell him to stay quiet.
He really had no idea where this was going to go at all.]
Hey.
[It's all he can think to say, until he knows where he stands at all.]