He wasn't sure if what Stefan said was true or not. But Elena seemed to have faith in him. In the fact that he did care for other people. He knew that he cared for her, would do anything to keep her safe.
"I have a feeling that he won't be alone for long," he said. Not if he decided to give things a go with Caroline. His lips curled into a smile when she said that she was happy with him. "I am happy with you too," he said. "If anyone should feel guilt here, it's me. It was my life that made him have to make the deal with Klaus. I'm the reason that you two broke up." There were times he wondered if Stefan and Elena's lives would have been better if he had died, and selfish though it was, right now was one of the few things he was glad that he hadn't. Because Elena made him happy.