"Her name is Iris," he said and smiled up at the waitress when she left his coffee. "we grew up together, actually her dad raised me. My mom died when I was eleven and my dad.." Barry wasn't sure he should tell the whole story but why lie? If Caroline was curious, all she had to do was turn on the TV which still kind of blew his mind. "my dad went to prison for her murder even though he was innocent. Anyway, she's been my best friend for years." She'd be more if he had his way but it didn't seem to be one of those things that was meant to be and from what he'd seen it wasn't going to get any easier.
"I guess some people feel strange being bid on or something. And married people wouldn't sign up, I mean if I was married I wouldn't, it would be weird." he took a sip of coffee and laughed at her description of what his home must be like. "You are so right. I can't find anything at home and even at work, my organization might look kind of chaotic to other people but to me, makes perfect sense."