Waverly shrugs, because honestly she doesn't know what she needs. She needs to know that her friends are okay, she needs to know that Doc and Ray are okay, but far away from her. And ... she needs to let the frayed edges fall apart a little, and Elena doesn't need to be here for that.

"I'm okay. You can go back to Lizzie, if you need to."

She knows how important her nieces are to her, and Waverly wasn't the only person affected by tonight.