Biting his lip and narrowing his eyes a little, Jesse tipped his head to the side. "Garda? That's the police in Ireland, yeah? Do you... mean Euan Fitzpatrick, by chance? A police detective, or Captain now, with the NYPD? If so, then Merlin's best friend, Wesley, is dating Euan's adopted son, Noah. They met when Wes moved to New York around the time Merlin started dating Brandon. It's a bit of a small world but Euan knows so many folk, it's not surprising. If that's the case, Euan will be a wealth of knowledge for you, connecting some gaps in the story you might have. He absolutely could give you guidance on finding your feet with how fatherhood might look with a child you never knew you fathered. Not just with his own young son, but with Noah too, who he rescued from a very dark place. Merlin has panic disorder but personality-wise, he's actually always been a very chilled out and laidback guy. He's very loving and caring. It's only really been worrying about Brandon being sick and the horrible ordeal with him nearly dying after a massive internal bleed that his stress levels have increased and caused him more problems. Before, the ADHD was well-controlled with medication and migraines were usually his his stress came out. Even his abdo discomfort was minimal. He was only diagnosed with ulcerative colitis when Brandon was waiting on the bone marrow transplant. Merlin donated before he was diagnosed, so it didn't preclude him donating at that point. This time around, though, it might. But the haematologist froze extra samples in case a follow up was needed. We're fortunate Brandon has the means for the best healthcare available. You don't have to be concerned about Brandon. He'll protect Merlin and won't let you hurt him but if your intentions are genuine, he's not going to be any sort of obstacle. He'll support whatever Merlin wants."