[Oh. No wonder Della had made that offer. Well, she probably would've no matter what, Louie knew well his mom had a good heart. But... Gobo had been raised by his uncle. Just like Louie and his brothers.]

Look, Gobo, I...

[Man, what did he say? He didn't quite feel ready to explain how similar their situations were, but... Jeez. This was hard, but if Della had trusted Gobo that much, maybe he should, too.]

I'm glad my mom was there for you.

Um... You know, I was raised by my uncle, too. Mom was away until about a year ago, and Uncle Donald - her brother - he was there for me and my brothers.