That is one of my favorite lines, my friend :D It managed to choke me up too time and again, I'm glad it worked on you as well ;)

Thank you so much, I always worry about the dialogues, so to hear that they work means the world to me!

Barney deserves a bit of redemption. I think that's a recurring theme with the Bartons, none of them have really white vests, but they all know about redemption and how important it is.

Ohhhh, I hope you'll find out soon if your suspicion is correct :D The next chapter is already with my awesome beta!