Valeria's gaze went down to the floor, as if the answer to Andrea's question could be found written on it. "Well, there's a lot I need to tell you," she began, not really knowing how to continue. She cleared her throat. "I'm in town for a bit. Mom got me this job at an office downtown, and I was wondering if I could crash here for a bit?" There, that should distract her from the current issue, the vampire thought. 

"I know it's not the best way to come back to an old friend, but I didn't really know anyone else," she smiled but didn't show her teeth. She didn't need the only person she knew in this godforsaken dump to run in fear of her. "It's only for a bit," she continued, looking at Andrea hopefully.