[She's not running. Why isn't she running?]

Right now I'm fighting to make you see reason. Christ, I thought Elena had compassion problems, but she's got nothing on you.

[He uses his vampire speed and strength to abruptly pin her against the wall.]

I'm a bad guy, Bonnie. You need to remember that.

[He knows he's already undercut his own case by grabbing her shoulders instead of her throat. Anyone else, he would have done that, no question — even Elena. But it's stupidly hard to bring himself to threaten Bonnie Bennet, even when it's for her own damn good.]