[Basil blinked a few times. Did she mean that? What did she mean by that? Were they allowed to say stuff like that to each other? For the first time in a while he felt overwhelmed. These were too many emotions to deal with at once and he felt them cycling around like a roulette wheel until he settled on... relieved? Yes, relief. She looked like she just spilled a secret she promised not to tell. And he was relieved because... well, because now he didn't have to keep the secret anymore either.]
I... um.
[He turned to face her. At least. That was if he heard her right. At the very least. Thought if she said something else, or meant it in another way, she wouldn't look so shocked.]
I like you too.
[Oh wow. Yes. Okay. He hadn't even finished reasoning this through before blurting that out. It was true though. Basil kind of looked at the floor for a moment, before looking at her again.]