Oh Gods. Oh Lord and Lady. Ok, ok, think, Rowan.

"Ok, first of all, I'm proud of you for telling him. I know that had to be hard for you, and I'm sorry that Gael freaked out on you. It's still a courageous thing." She looked at Leon. Telling him to calm down would do no good. It would be empty words in a panic time for him.

"Second... Leon, I think that this needs to come from you. Your brother shouldn't be the one to tell your parents. Do... do you want me to talk to him? Call him or something and get him to calm down and talk to you?" ...If I can? "Regardless, Leon... you need to be the one to tell your parents. And Addy. If she finds this out from someone else, there will be nothing you can do to rectify the situation. You're the only one who can tell her how you feel about her. I mean, you have to care about her. Don't you care enough to tell her the truth? She might even understand..."