Local Hang-Out Which Will Be Known As Arnold's Until We Learn Its Name: Jeremy tries to flirt with Vicki, but she's working (as a waitress) and only has eyes for Tyler. Since he is sitting with that slightly cooler Richie Cunningham-type (whose name is Matt), I pretend Tyler is the Fonz. Aside from being Elena's ex, Matt is Vicki's brother. Once Vicki leaves their table, Matt twigs to the fact that Tyler is hooking up with his sister and calls him a dick. Meanwhile, Jeremy swings and misses again with Vicki, who is glad to get drugs from him, but doesn't want the world to know she "deflowered Elena's kid brother" over the summer. Jeremy makes it clear that it happened more than once, but Vicki chalks that up to the drugs and leaves him hanging. She tells him to back off so he doesn't ruin things with her and Tyler. Jeremy points out that Tyler's a douche who only wants her for her ass. Vicki says, "Oh yeah -- what do you want me for?" Jeremy looks hurt by this, but he doesn't have time to protest before she shoulder bumps her way past him. The camera pans to Caroline who serves as our exposition fairy -- filling Bonnie in on Stefan Salvatore's backstory er...cover story. "He lives with his uncle up at the old Salvatore boarding house. He hasn't lived here since he was a kid. Military family -- so they moved around a lot. He's a Gemini and his favorite color is blue." When Bonnie can't believe Caroline learned all that in one day, Caroline brags that she learned it all between classes. "We're planning a June wedding." Shudder.
Gilbert's: Jenna tries to remember she's the adult of the house and reminds Emma that it's a school night, as she sets out to meet Bonnie at Arnold's, which they sadly insist on calling The Grill instead of Arnold's. When Elena opens the door, Stefan is standing there, and claims he was just going to knock. He apologizes for disappearing on her earlier and doesn't argue when Elena figures the blood made him squeamish. He lies way through explaining how he knows where she lives and returns her journal, assuring her he didn't read it. She finds this surprising until Stefan confesses that he's a fellow diarist. Who knew there was a code? Elena indicates that Stefan can come in as she goes to put her journal away, but her words must not form a clear enough invitation, because he stays put on the stoop. When she returns, he wrangles an invitation to join her and we cut to...









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