"I have to do something about her. I can't have her staying here for long, or she might end up saying something wrong to Stella. I cannot let her do this to us." After clearing his mind from the memories of his past, Taylor started to come up with a plan to send Elena back to the hole she crept out of to ruin his night.
All he wanted at the moment was to talk her into going back, he couldn't hurt her no matter what. Even if he was no longer the adolescent boy who fell head over heels in love with the girl he met by the river bank all those years ago, he still couldn't bring himself to hurt his childhood friend. After thinking it through, he had come to accept the fact that she still had an important place in his life and heart. So, he decided to solve this problem as civilly as he could. In no way could he bring himself to use force against her.