But in a cute kind of way. I think that was to make up for the 'You and me. Never gonna happen.' Now we know that Stefan finds her attractive and maybe if he took the chance at getting to know her and didn't have a one track Elena mind something could have happened.
I read the original script for the pilot the other day and there were some more Stefan/Caroline scenes at the school before the party. I think they have better chemistry than Stefan/Elena. Imagine if they explored them in earlier seasons