Louis looked fearfully between the girls. Rose hadn't even greeted him with her usual happy hey Louis, you're awesome! Kind of welcome. His mouth opened into a small, confused 'o' and his brows knitted together. Rose sounded terrible, like she was truly on her death bed and his cousin was giving him a look like he had just flown into her kitten with a broomstick. After a minute of painstaking silence, he swallowed loudly and opened his mouth to speak. "Is.. what's wrong? Is someone dying? Rose are you dying? What the bloody hell is going on?" he asked, a hint of anger to his voice.
He quickly changed the subject and picked up a box, thrusting it at his girlfriend. It was a box of Lego. Antarctic style. It came complete with little Inuit Lego men and penguins and polar bears. It was the most childish thing in the world, and he felt kind of stupid ordering it but he really, really wanted to change the subject. "Happy birthday!" he repeated, a false smile lighting up his face.