"He's..." She paused, searching for the right words to describe Stefan, gaze lowering. "Deep," she settled for saying, her eyes rising to meet Damon's again. "Understanding, gentle.." And so many other things. "There's something about him that drew me to him."
Something that Elena couldn't really explain fully except to say, "For the first time in a long time I feel good. I want to get up and get out." And a good deal of that had to do with whatever flirtation she and Stefan had going on.
But she shook her head, more than ready to move on from musings about teenage epic love. "He's mysterious, too," she advised. "Different than you are but you're both holding something back."