"Already?" Katherine makes a little moue of displeasure, tempted to tell Stefan to forget about Damon for a while longer. Still, he has a point. She doesn't want Damon to throw a wrench into things now when everything was going so well, but she doesn't have to like being separated from Stefan already, either. "Oh, I suppose if you must."

She squeezes his hands gently in hers, her tone suffused with hopefulness as she adds, "But I will see you again soon?"