Pain shuttered Barry's expression as he looked down at his feet for a moment. That was definitely something he hadn't wanted to share with anyone. He swallowed, trying to fight the overwhelming grief that came up at the mention of his mother.

That memory was still all too clear for him. He took a deep breath. "I take it, it wasn't a happy memory?" He could tell by the hesitation in the other man's statement that it hadn't been.

"How? I've never met you before."