[ a brother. she wonders if he misses him, and then foolishly knows that's a stupid question to ask. he would. she thinks she can tell.

elena hates that she blushes. ] No.

[ it sounds suspicious, doesn't it? she needs to thaw out and think better of her little retellings of history. ]

We just went for a walk and time got the better of us. Haven't you ever just gotten lost in someone's company that you forget everything else exists?

[ unlike snow, which she wishes would go away. trudging through it is difficult at best, but at least dean is a decent distraction and conversation. ]