[(fuck, this waffle is delicious. it is a little thing, compared to everything else, but it is really nice.)

There's a split second where he thinks about not telling Gillian. It's local news. Maybe it won't reach her on the west coast. Maybe she didn't need to know. Maybe it would frighten her --

Then, he has to let out a short, sharp laugh -- at himself. He shakes his head -- what a stupid thing to think.]

I should let her know. Better that she hears it from me, and not the rest of her family.

[He blows out a breath. They'll have a few things to say when they find out.]

I wouldn't put it past them to tell her.