Except that it did happen. For me. I saw it. And I lived through the aftermath. [ caroline sounds, understandably bitter, considering elena ruined so many people's lives for a few months. her heart breaks thinking about those days. and still, because caroline is a good person, she seeks to ease his guilt a tiny bit.]

You and Stefan may have fixed it. [ it was really damon, he went too far and it worked. ] But that doesn't mean it didn't happen.