This missing scene begins shortly after the Elena/John scene which is almost at the end of Know Thy Enemy

"What did he say when you said you could learn not to hate him?"

Elena looked at Damon, trying to read his expression before answering. She had been looking for Stefan, but had found Damon alone near the fireplace, thinking.

"Nothing really, but it seemed to satisfy him"

The vampire continued to stare at the fire as he spoke. "I understand what he's thinking. As much as he's done that's hurt you…"

He turned to look at her. They were both sitting, though several feet apart. "Do you think you could learn not to hate me?"

Elena had been looking at the fire, but turned to meet his eyes. "I don't hate you Damon."

She didn't continue, so he finally spoke, "You did."

She had to break eye contact. She turned back to the fire before nodding. "You wanted me to. You did things meant to make me hate you. Every time you started to feel something, you tried break it by hurting me."

His reply made her turn back to him. "Not every time, Elena. Not for a long time now."

She continued to look into his eyes as she answered. "And yet, you also did things to protect me, to help me. You're doing these now."

Damon nodded and they both looked back into the fire.

"I've lost a lot today, Damon. Isobel said some things that make me think she might have actually loved me."

Damon laughed slightly, though he did not turn to look at her. "Everyone loves you."

Elena looked at him, but turned her head towards the fire again when his didn't turn to her. "Even John, who I have always despised, who screwed everything up, may have been trying to look out for me. I have no idea what to think about anyone anymore."

Damon waited a moment to see if she would continue, then said "You don't have to wonder about me, about what I'll do."

She turned to him again. "I know. You and Stefan - I know what you'll do." She closed her eyes and shook her head, speaking under her breath "I just don't know what I…"

She cut herself off when she opened her eyes an his were looking into hers. She turned her head quickly back to the fire.

"Things are so messed up. Jenna's gone, Caroline's frantic, and I watched my mother die today. Finally, after all this time, she says something nice to me, then…"

Elena exhaled and added "Not that I ever said anything nice to her."

"She was being compelled, Elena."

She turned back to look at him. "I think she meant what she said."

"She did, Elena. The compulsion dictated her actions, not her words. She knew what was going to happen to her. She was probably telling the truth."

Elena turned away from him again, but looked at her shoes instead of into the fire. "My grandparents are alive. She said they visit her marker every week."

"She's trying to give you connections, to give you the family she couldn't be."

She looked back to him, but he was still staring at the fire.

"I don't need anyone else to die because of me, Damon."

He did look her now, his face hard. "Klaus, Elena. They died because of Klaus, not you."

His expression made her lower her eyes as she spoke softly, "They're still dead."

"Not because of you. I think we've pretty well weeded out your betrayers, but we'll keep our eyes open."

She had looked at him again when he spoke. He turned back to stare into the fire. "Stefan's back."

She look behind them, then heard the front door close. She rose, walked to Damon, and whispered into his ear as he faced the fire.

"I don't hate you Damon. Not even close. Actually, you mean a lot to me right now."

He turned to watch her leave.

Really? Isobel, all-knowing 'research expert', allows herself to fall into compulsion?

Not in my world. The "Vampire and Witches and Elena" stories have an Isobel who would not be so careless. The writers are out to get me for some reason or other…

Also there seems to be an increase in the promo scenes that never quite make it to the show as we actually see it. How much longer can this go on?

Yet I am the idiot that ABBA sang about:

"It's so strange when you're down and lying on the floor
How you rise, shake your head, get up and ask for more"

Yeah, I'll be there on Thursday again, hoping they finally come through with some of the promises made in promos…Hoping they see the Delena light…