Because she hates it, too. She hates how it happened; hates they allowed that distance to settle in between them until reaching each other became so difficult. The thought of his going through so many things with her being unaware of them gnaws at her, and she imagines it's the same for him. It didn't feel right, to feel so far away from him, but that's the point. "It's about realizing how wrong it was, and knowing we're not those people anymore. We're here now, and we're together. That's what matters."
It's what she is focusing on, as opposed to the mistakes and the regrets they've carried like boulders on their back. It can drown them if they allow it to - Elena knows this all too well. She doesn't know the rest of what Damon said - New Years, their indiscretion, the details that were given - but she knows that she isn't that person anymore, either.
The one standing before Ethan knows exactly what she wants, and she isn't losing it.
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Because she hates it, too. She hates how it happened; hates they allowed that distance to settle in between them until reaching each other became so difficult. The thought of his going through so many things with her being unaware of them gnaws at her, and she imagines it's the same for him. It didn't feel right, to feel so far away from him, but that's the point. "It's about realizing how wrong it was, and knowing we're not those people anymore. We're here now, and we're together. That's what matters."
It's what she is focusing on, as opposed to the mistakes and the regrets they've carried like boulders on their back. It can drown them if they allow it to - Elena knows this all too well. She doesn't know the rest of what Damon said - New Years, their indiscretion, the details that were given - but she knows that she isn't that person anymore, either.
The one standing before Ethan knows exactly what she wants, and she isn't losing it.