The Vampire Diaries, Season 1

Damon:
(holds up an empty glass) One more.

Elena:
Oh, thank you. (gasps when she accidentally drops the glass)

Damon:
(miraculously catches the glass before it hits the floor; presents it to Elena)

Elena:
(laughs) Nice save.

Damon:
I like you - you know how to laugh. And you make Stefan smile, which is something I haven't seen in a very long time.

Elena:
Earlier, did you mean...Katherine?

Damon:
Mm-hmm.

Elena:
How did she die?

Damon:
In a fire - a tragic fire.

Elena:
Recently?

Damon:
It seems like it was yesterday.

Elena:
What was she like?

Damon:
She was beautiful - a lot like you in that department. She was also very complicated, and selfish, and at times not very kind, but very sexy and seductive.

Elena:
So, which one of you dated her first? (passes Damon a plate)

Damon:
(chuckles) Nicely deduced. Ask Stefan - I'm sure his answer differs from mine. (closes dishwasher)

Elena:
(exhales)

Damon:
I'd quit cheerleading if I were you.

Elena:
Why do you say that?

Damon:
Oh, I saw you at practice. You looked miserable.

Elena:
You saw that?

Damon:
Am I wrong?

Elena:
(sighs) I used to love it. It was fun. Things are different this year - everything that used to matter doesn't anymore.

Damon:
So don't let it. Quit, move on. Problem solved. Ta-da...

Elena:
(chuckles) Some things could matter again.

Damon:
Maybe. But...seems a little unrealistic to me.

(brief pause)

Elena:
I'm sorry.

Damon:
(looks confused)

Elena:
About Katherine. You lost her, too.

(for once, Damon is speechless)