"I know. I want to." Julien said sincerely, wanting to treat Alfie and pay him back for being so kind and asking him to stay over, a kind of thank you.
The diminuitive use of his name surprised him but not as much as Alfie's question - and here he thought he'd been doing well. "No, no, I'm not... not uncomfortable." he assured quickly, even if the way he hurriedly pushed his fingers through his hair said otherwise. "I'm not uncomfortable." It was sad because it was true. He was never as relaxed around people as he was around Alfie. "I'm sorry, I'm just not good at this kind of thing I suppose."