Gabriel turned to her and smiled finally. He had heard all he needed to, and he felt more at ease. [i]"You truly are a strange person."[/i] he said, teasing her slightly before adding, [i]"But a very kind one. Thank you."[/i]
He took hold of her hand briefly. When she mentioned him bringing his friends and having a big "sleep-over" at her tiny apartment, he laughed. His mood had completely changed for the better. [i]"We're five hobos who haven't showered for days. I'm pretty sure you don't want us in your apartment, miss 'i-own-a-flowershop'."[/i] he said and grinned at her.

[i]"It's alright. We've lived in the street for years, we can manage one more day."[/i] Gabriel said. Vanessa responded with [i]"Weatherman said it's gonna rain... If I leave now without you and your friends.. I'll be back here in thirty minutes with everything I can find to help you guys. I wanna do something good..."[/i] and Gabriel couldn't help but smile. She was almost too kind for her own good. [i]"It's alright, we've built our own makeshift roof. We'll be fine as long as we stay back at camp. Really, you don't -have- to help you know."[/i]