Shaking her head against his own forehead, her hands cradling the sides of his face gently. "You were going through so much. I didn't even know half of it. Damon sure as hell didn't. No one can blame you for dealing with it however you had to. I don't," Elena adds. Of course she missed him. Of course she wanted her best friend back. But the magnitude of what Ethan was grappling with was immense, and she can see why Damon was able to get to him that way.
It just isn't true. They both know what is true, and Elena is going to remind him of it as many times as she needs to.
no subject
Shaking her head against his own forehead, her hands cradling the sides of his face gently. "You were going through so much. I didn't even know half of it. Damon sure as hell didn't. No one can blame you for dealing with it however you had to. I don't," Elena adds. Of course she missed him. Of course she wanted her best friend back. But the magnitude of what Ethan was grappling with was immense, and she can see why Damon was able to get to him that way.
It just isn't true. They both know what is true, and Elena is going to remind him of it as many times as she needs to.