Bonnie immediately asks where Elena is. She walks with wobbly legs to see Caroline holding her.
"Can she hear me?" Bonnie asks.
"She's already in the coma. When you woke up, she slipped into it." Jeremy says and she looks at them.
"So what are we going to do? She's going to be in there for a while." Bonnie says, and everyone but the witch exchange guilty looks.
"She's going to New Orleans with Elijah. I'll join her in a few days." Caroline says and Bonnie shakes her head.
"Elijah? Seriously?And New Orleans? Where Klaus is?" Bonnie asks.
"Elijah is going to keep her safe. It's not that bad. Elena worked this all out while you were in a coma. Here." Caroline hands her the letter Elena wrote for when Bonnie woke up. She's still holding Elena. She can't let go of her.
"Bon, have you ever seen the way she looks at Elijah?" Jeremy asks, praying Elijah isn't on their street yet.
"Yeah." Bonnie admits.
"He looks at her the same way. They have something between them. She wouldn't ever hurt him, he wouldn't hurt her. I think she called it an understanding."
"What if someone else wants to hurt her?" Bonnie asks, lifting her eyes from the letter.
"Which is why I'll be there in a few days. I'll be living with her. Bonnie, we have this planned out. Just let it happen." Caroline insists, as they hear the doorbell ring.
"I will be visiting you two." Bonnie says, it's not negotiable.
"Well, duh! You're my best friend too. We just need you to understand this." Caroline says, and Jeremy goes to get the door. Ric offers Bonnie pizza when she admits that she's hungry. He doesn't want to see Elena leave. Jeremy watches Caroline carefully transfer his sister from her arms to Elijah's. While he's putting Elena in the passenger seat, Caroline puts her things in the trunk.
She doesn't need to tell him to take care of her. She just tells him she'll see him in a few days in New Orleans, when the dust settles and it's all okay in Mystic Falls. He nods, and she squeezes Elena's hand. She wonders what's going on in her head, but she's the one to shut the car door. He gets into the car, and Caroline watches him drive out of sight, because it's not a goodbye. It isn't.