"Don't worry, you're with me!" Axl reassured her just as the door opened.
"Hey, Max! This is Gaia," he said with a huge grin, "Gaia, this is Max. She's Anders' best friend." He let Gaia walk in first, before setting down the bag of beer, gesturing for Gaia to help herself since he had to give the birthday boy his presents. Walking over to where Anders was, he held out the second bag towards him. "Be careful, you don't want to shake them about or anything."