"If you wouldn't mind doing so." She was grateful for his timely arrival. "I wouldn't want to impose on you."
She glanced around the neighborhood with a curious smile. "I get a very strange feeling from this place... perhaps it's just me. But it's also a little cozy. Quiet. Not like where I grew up."
It was then that she realized how rude she was being. "Oh, my manners! I'm sorry. I'm asking for help and I don't even ask your name." She held out her free hand. "My name is Tessa, Tessa Vaughn. And you?"