Kol and Rebekah tell her what kind of cupcakes they want, and Caroline makes a note of it. Klaus kisses her on the cheek before she walks out the door after Elijah. She's almost alarmed how easily this comes to her.
As soon as they're out of hearing distance of his family, he begins to speak. He wants to know why she didn't tell him Elena wasn't doing as well as he had thought. She tells him that she didn't think it was her place to tell him. Elena needed to tell him those things.
He understands her reasoning, and it makes sense. But Elena is hurting, and he needs to know what her plan is. They need to make it better, and they have less than a day before Elena has to convince three people that she's fine.
Elena's stuck like this for a few more decades, not including if Bonnie uses a spell or two to live longer. The thought is not safe with Elijah, and so he lets it float away. He can't be angry, he needs to focus on Elena. He wouldn't wish what she has to go through on anyone.
They both are silent after that, their heads are full of heavy thoughts. It's not until they're near the bakery that he mentions he's going to see Elena again. He'll ask her what she needs and do whatever he can. Caroline nods. She wonders if the spell Bonnie plans to use will work like how they enter Elena's head. Elijah responds that it should work like that, he read the spell and has the ingredients for Bonnie.
Then, they reach the bakery and have to switch topics. As they pick out cupcakes, Caroline mentions that Bonnie, Alaric and Jeremy should be in New Orleans around ten o'clock the next morning. He digests the information as he pays for the cupcakes. Caroline carries the box, and they talk about their soon to be arriving guests. She promises to be the perfect hostess, they do not need to interact with them more than they want. They're staying for a week and then she's leaving with them to see her mom, she reminds him. He nods, and wonders what kind of mood his brother will be in during her absence.
They walk home, a little faster than they did on the way there, and she talks about anything she thinks would interest him. She asks him to ask Elena about audio books, perhaps. Elena had to miss books, she knows that for sure.
He makes a note of it and they walk back with an understanding of sorts.
He's careful as he rouses her from her dream, and she moves them to her living room to talk.
All Elena really wants is to pretend like she has physical contact with someone and to talk. So they talk, for hours and he mentions Caroline's ideas.