He looked towards Maybelle as she began apologizing for her doofus boyfriend. "It may not seem personal, Maybelle," he began, "But apparently that's exactly how Newman is taking it. And if he wants to act out and throw a temper-tantrum, far beit from me to deny him the pleasure --"

Damien looked towards Isobel who, apparently wasn't going to give any input on the matter. At this point, he was getting slightly annoyed with the fact that her brother kept up with the threats. "What makes you think I'm going to hurt her?" he asked, a hint of edge in his voice. "You seem to already have it all figured out for youself, but maybe you should let Isobel live her own life -- I think she's old enough to handle anything at this point, don't you?"