Ric had noticed that he'd let Elena go off with Elijah. He was still pretty unsure on that front, actually. He refused to be put in a situation where he saw Elena as competition or someone to be jealous of. The thought of that gave him far more pause than anything else could, or had.

And even that was just another layer of abstract worry. It didn't translate to indecisive. "I"m sure I want you to be...."