ELENA：Whatare you doing here?

STEFAN：Um, Lexi said that you came by and you--youseemed upset.

ELENA：Right.The girl in the towel.

STEFAN：The towel? Oh. No, no. no, no, no, no.Um... Not like that. No. Uh, she's not exactly a girl. Lexi's--Um, she's 350years old.

ELENA：Youmean she's a...

STEFAN：And she's my oldest friend. Nothingromantic. Ever.

ELENA：Ok,well... She kept staring at me. It was weird.

STEFAN：Well, you know, I've talked about you Alot, so... Guess she felt like she knew you. So why'd you come by?

ELENA：I,uh--It was a mistake.

STEFAN：Elena, talk to me.

ELENA：Ican't. Stefan, I can't, and that's the problem. I'm keeping all these secretsfrom everyone. I can't even tell my best friend. Do you know how hard that is?It's like I need to talk to someone, But the only person I can talk to is you,And...

STEFAN：I want you to know That I will always behere for you. You can come to me about anything, ok?

ELENA：Well,thank you for coming by.

STEFAN：Hey, do you need a rideto the grill tonight?

ELENA：Are you going tocaroline's party?

STEFAN：Lexi's dragging me.  And... It's my birthday.

ELENA：Really? Happy birthdaythen.

STEFAN：Thank you.

ELENA：Actually, I, um-- I thinkI'm gonna stay in tonight.

STEFAN：Ok.

ELENA：Well, have-- Have agood night.