Unseen, thanks to her standing behind him, Stefan grimaces and casts an exasperated glance up at the heavens. There are a variety of options at his disposal for where he should move the piece on this game board of his to next. Caving into her isn't an option, for not only would that complicate things further, it would also seem far too out of character for him. He's not going to take the risk of an eager to indulge Katherine cluing into his ploy. He could also flee, or even bounce off those carnal post-kill feelings and get her to play a game of chase with him.

None of those seem very suitable, so instead Stefan settles for a more neutral ground; something indulgent of what she wants from him, yet not so much that he sees himself crossing that line he's thus far avoided stepping over. Also, very perfectly him. He's the good one, the one who feels and cares and is considerate of others, after all. Feeling conflicted is a go.

"What are we doing?" He asks of her, then turns around in her embrace with one quick movement. "What am I doing? I have a girlfriend, I love Elena, yet..." Stefan lifts his hands to her face, cradling her cheeks in his palms. "Yet, I can't seem to stay away. I know I should, but I don't feel much like listening to reason when I'm around you."