The fact that he was being so understanding about this just made the guilt pangs reverberate all the more strongly. He was such a good person. Even though his world had turned upside down since arriving here, even though he found his girlfriend now dating his brother...he was reassuring her. Frankly it would have been a lot easier had he been angry.
Biting her lip, Elena forced herself to look up at Stefan. He deserved that much, at least. It still took her a few moments before she was able to respond. "It's not very fair to you," she settled for saying.
((OOC: I am soooooo sorry for not replying sooner. I swear I never got a notif that you'd replied. :())