"I never knew my father, and my mother always hated me because of...this," he said finally, a more somber expression in his eyes. There were more similarities between them than he'd ever realized. Hmm, that would be a good distraction. He nodded in agreement as he somewhat distracted himself by tracing small circles on one of her hands with his fingertips. He was glad he had her because he was sure he'd have been on a rampage if it hadn't been for her to calm him down. "Let's go," and he took her hand and pressed a kiss to the center of her palm.