[ They could spend all night arguing about Damon, about how their opinions of his restraint differ, how they view him as a person, and a dozen other variables of what make him Damon. That might yet be the way they pass their time together, depending on how Caroline takes this next bit of information. ]

It would have been nice to have you here for all of it. Between getting used to being a vampire and getting used to the symbiote, it was... really hard for the first few weeks.

[ She gives Caroline's hand a gentle squeeze before carefully pulling her own back into her lap. Elena can't begin to guess exactly how this might go, but she's pretty sure Badly is going to be putting it mildly. ]

But Care, there's something else, something big that I need to tell you about.