Maya was greatful to these people, his friends. They had actually managed to make her feel comfortable in his presence. As much as she suspected she could.
All but Peter who stood a good distance away. He still spoke to her, but it was at a distance.
"Yes." she said slowly, still watching him warily "I'm staying with a friend, Her name is Cassie, beyond that, I was looking for work and contacted by people that Gabriel said I should not consider"
She turned to face him when he spoke and though strained still and in many ways it hurt even to be having this much contact with him. It felt like a betrayal to Alejandro but if they were right, this Gabriel had never done those things.
And he didn't look like he had, the demeanor was so changed.
"This is where I have trouble. I could tell you what you...what he does. Tell you everything and maybe then you will see why this is so hard for me. But I look at you and, you aren't him. I wondered for a time if you were just a talented actor but you have friends here, people that trust you and it makes it hard for me to think of you as the Gabriel I knew"
She tried to meet his eyes, she did, but she just couldn't. Not yet