You would think the conversation would feel a bit more predictable, all things considered. Some talk about emotions, trying to clear things up. That's what he thought would do it, talking about feeling awful, but those weren't confessions, were they? Actual confessions, not complaints. The things you don't want to say. Can't bring yourself to.

The meaning, it's different than simply saying you value someone's friendship. Their company. In whatever way they relate to you. To say they're appreciated by just being rings so very different.

He thinks about the Ritz then. About that last lunch before they ended up here.

"You... Mean a lot to me too, Crowley."