[ she counters his nervous laugh with an almost one of her own - an exhale of amusement. the 'checking up' does give her some pause - does he mean the shack in general? he keeps tabs on vampires here?
but her smile relaxes, because: ] Don't really like the spotlight. [ she gestures behind her. ] Caroline... [ because she considers just offering her bff's name up as reason enough to be here. ]