She has to call her mother while the sheriff is eating lunch, but she updates her mother on everything that she can think of. Including her progress with Elijah and getting into people's minds. She talks of the beauty of the city and the hospitable Originals, the scars on the city that they hoped to heal and the weather. She sees Elijah walk past her door and realizes Elena's free to listen to her talk. about time. He couldn't just have Elena all to himself after all. She listens to her mother talk about home, and she admits to her that she misses Mystic Falls, badly actually. She hasn't ever been away for this long. She's always been within a few hours of her mom. There's a hard pain in her chest at the thought. This is growing up, she tells herself. This is what it feels like. I'm an adult. She reminds herself. She won't tell her mother of the pain, there's no need to inflict any on her.
She will tell Elena, and call Bonnie in a few minutes. Their call ends when her mom tells her she has to go, duty calls. Caroline understands that, she hasn't always. She wonders if she'll ever have a sense of duty like her mom. Maybe someday. For now, she'll settle for checking in on Bonnie. She waits for her call to be answered.