I mean, it would have been if you'd like. Groomed me? But you haven't. No one has. I'm just like this. And I'm fine with that and anyone who has a problem with my opinion there can fuck right off.

[not to mention that the conversation they're having is a role reversal , that it's entirely possible that Rowan has accidentally groomed Noel somehow, and that's a terrifying thought. he reaches out to grab Noel's hand.]

Okay. Dating in secret it is. But... you know I'll still love you as my brother if you ever need to back out, okay? It's okay to change your mind.