“Everyone’s taking summer road trips,” Elena answered. “They need you to keep their family car running.” It made perfect sense, after all. And winter preparation would be done before the weather actually turned cold.
“Just a few summer courses. It’s been nice, having a lighter courseload. It gave me time to do other things like sleep.” And Elena was only partly kidding about that. “Or go to the beach or hang out with friends.” Even Damon once or twice.