[h1][b][color=red]Ruomahl/Rowan[/color][/b][/h1]

Rowan went to answer the door. For some reason, he felt his heart pounding. When he opened the door, Bessie was there. Now was the time to do what he had been planning, and say what he had been planning to say.

"Hello, um," Rowan said. "I just wanna say that...I'm sorry for early. I was rude...to you, and I'm sorry for that."