Truthfully, Annabelle had no idea what on earth had possessed her to invite Katherine Pierce to her apartment to stay until she found a more permanent place. She hadn't seen the woman since the 1980's. And Katherine was part of the reason her mother had been trapped in the tomb in Mystic Falls, and she hadn't even bothered to stick around or to try and help and get Pearl out.
But she was lonely. More lonely than she wanted to admit. It was a feeling she should have been long used to by then, but somehow that knowledge didn't help soothe her. She missed her mother. She missed Jeremy. But her mom was dead, and Jeremy was with Vicki and apparently didn't want to have anything to do with her. She thought they'd had something special, but apparently it had been one-sided. As much as that hurt, she wasn't going to force herself on him. She was better than that.
Then she heard the sound of footsteps heading toward the door. And she heard a heartbeat as she approached it, her eyebrows furrowing. Which didn't make sense, considering the only one who was supposed to be coming over was Katherine, and she was a vampire. Unless Jeremy had suddenly decided to come and see her. Hope surged in her heart, and she quickly opened the door, blinking a few times at the person who stood in front of her.
"Elena?" Her eyebrows furrowed. "What are you doing here?"