This missing scene begins after the last one ... (stupid break)

Elena knew it might happen, but she was still disappointed when Stefan answered the door of the Salvatore Boarding House.

"Elena. I thought you didn't knock anymore."

Stefan showed no emotion. He never really showed her what he was feeling anymore, so she had no idea about what he was thinking. She used to feel safe when near him, but that feeling was long gone – replaced at first by fear, more recently by emptiness. He had told her he didn't care what happened to her, and his actions around her still showed that what he said was true.

"Is Damon here?" she asked, tentatively.

She though she saw a flicker of annoyance on the vampire's face before he responded. "You want to see Damon."

She waited for him to continue, but he was making this hard for her, he was going to make her say it again. She nodded and said, "Please."

"He's not here." He was smirking as he said it. Really, the only thing approaching emotion she had seen on him recently was his annoyance when they were talking about Damon. "You should have called."

"I have called, Stefan," she said, trying to make her voice as emotionless as his. "He's not answering."

Stefan just stared at her as if expecting her to continue.

She swallowed and let her eyes close for a second before she asked, "Why won't he talk to me?"

"You'll have to ask him."

Elena bristled. First Damon shuts her out, now Stefan seemed to be taunting her about it. "I've left messages."

"Then maybe you should take the hint," Stefan said, starting to close the door.

She managed to squeeze through the door and turn to face him. "Stefan, please."

He turned to her, pushing the door shut behind her, but his face was still blank.

"Please," she repeated. "I just need to talk to him."

"He's really not here, Elena," Stefan repeated, though at least his tone was a little softer.

Elena sighed and whispered, "Why won't he talk to me?" It was more to herself this time. Her eyes had moved to the stairs when she heard Stefan speak.

"He thinks you hate him." When Elena gave him a quizzical look, he added, "because of what he did to Abby."

Elena looked down and said, "He thinks I just want to yell at him, tell him he shouldn't have done that."

"It wouldn't be the first time," Stefan said.

"I know," Elena whispered, nodding her head.

"He saved your life, Elena."

She did flinch this time. She closed her eyes as she repeated "I know."

"I would have done it, if Damon hadn't."

This made Elena open her eyes. She was starting to shake her head as she said, "You would have let me choose."

Stefan nodded slightly. "There was a time I would have. In fact, I did let you choose, Elena," Stefan said. "With Elijah and Klaus. When Klaus was going to sacrifice you, I let you choose to trust Elijah." He looked away and shook his head. "You would be dead. I've had a long time to think about it, a long time to hate myself for it. You're alive because Damon didn't just let you trust Elijah. He found a way to keep you alive even though Klaus killed you and Elijah betrayed us."

She was beginning to scowl when he turned back to her and added "You're alive because Damon wouldn't let you die." Then he added "I'm starting to see that he was right about that."

His expression was hard now, it shocked her, taking away any response she might have made.

"Is he right, Elena? Have you given up on him?"

She could only stare at him for a few seconds, but finally managed to ask, "Why … why are you asking?"

"I bit you, Elena. Did Damon ever do that to you?"

When Stefan just looked at her, expecting an answer, she nodded. "After Tyler bit him, when he was delirious."

"I wasn't delirious when I bit you Elena."

"But you were compelled…" Elena started.

"I knew what I was doing," Stefan interrupted. "And I killed people right in front of you."

The shock still showed on Elena's face, but she managed to say "Damon tried to kill Jeremy right in front of me."

"Jeremy's alive, Elena. The people I killed are dead."

She took a step back, as she asked. "Why are you doing this? What do you want from me.?"

He laughed briefly, then was completely emotionless again. "What do I want? I want the same think from you he does."

When she gave him another questioning look, he said, "He still loves you, Elena."

Elena shook her head. "He won't even talk to me." She turned and started to leave.

"He loves you, and he'll still do whatever he has to do to keep you alive."

She had opened the door, but hadn't gone through it. She turned back to Stefan and asked "Then why won't he talk to me?"

"Because, no matter what he does, it's not good enough for you."

While she was shaking her head, Stefan added "And he thinks that no matter what I've done, it's not enough to drive you away."

She bit her lip and shook her head as she turned around again. She didn't want to talk to Stefan about this. "Please ask him to call me."

"He did everything you asked of him, and more. But now, he thinks you don't want him."

She cringed, but did not turn around. She was afraid he would see the tears starting to form in her eyes.

"I don't know what I want," she said as she started walking again.

"Well, you need to decide, Elena." She hesitated, but did not turn around. "Whatever you think of me right now, you're as close to losing him as you've ever been."

Oh. This is really more fantasy than missing scene. Really, it's the TVD people's fault for leaving my TVD (and Delena) needs unfulfilled...