[Elena opens her mouth to respond, but then closes it.]
[She didn't wait when it came to Stefan. Maybe sometimes telling him exactly what she felt in each moment had complicated things more than they necessarily had to be. But she decided she wasn't going to keep things like that inside, to herself. And, in the end, she doesn't have regrets about any of that.]
[So, no. She wouldn't. And she can't exactly ask Erica to.]
[She leans back in her seat and gives Erica's hand a light squeeze before she shook her head. Elena smiles, but she looks a little tired.]
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[She didn't wait when it came to Stefan. Maybe sometimes telling him exactly what she felt in each moment had complicated things more than they necessarily had to be. But she decided she wasn't going to keep things like that inside, to herself. And, in the end, she doesn't have regrets about any of that.]
[So, no. She wouldn't. And she can't exactly ask Erica to.]
[She leans back in her seat and gives Erica's hand a light squeeze before she shook her head. Elena smiles, but she looks a little tired.]
I'll stay with you until he shows up.