Gabriel sat down a bit reluctantly. [i]"My friends are..."[/i] he glanced at the door. At that moment the entire pack knew it was their queue to enter, and enter they did. Perhaps a bit too enthusiastically. They barged in and stood around Gabriel protectively, eyeing the woman up and down. Basicly only conrad didn't glance menacingly. [i]"Stand down, you lot."[/i] Gabriel said. [i]"That's no way to treat your hostess."[/i] The pack eyed her up and down before lowering their guard a bit. She was obviously just a harmless girl. Robyn scoffed. Gabriel waved his hand. [i]"Conrad, Robyn, you two stay. The rest of you, go get stuff done. I'll manage."[/i] The left rest to go about their business, while Conrad and Robyn stayed. "Vanessa just told me here that she needs a strong man and woman for her flower-shop. Robyn is a girl so maybe she has more luck with... Flowery stuff." he looked at Robyn with a grin. He was teasing her. She wasn't the flowery-type of girl and responded with a sharp glare back at Gabriel, still smirking. He looked at Vanessa. "I would like to speak to you alone for a moment, if that's alright." Conrad was about to protest but Gabriel tossed him a short glance, stopping him. He simply nodded.