_____Even if his heart was in his words and it didn't sound like it, she knew. But now she was also there to share any and every burden, to be there for the times when he needed the shoulder to lean on or the other wall to bounce ideas from. Snaking her arms around him in a turn of sudden affection, Corona pulled him into a hug. If anyone needed a hug, it was Gabriel. She had certainly hugged the hell out of Talitha earlier, so it was his turn to know that she was there and more importantly, wasn't going anywhere.