This was so melancholy but there was love underneath. B/J love as well as Debbie's love for Brian.
She didn’t say anything right away, but I knew it was coming. Debbie Novotny’s counseling service knew no holidays. I was mentally counting down from ten, but she didn’t last that long.
“You know, Brian…”
“If I know, why are you telling me?” It wouldn’t work. It never did.
She ignored me. “If you’re not careful, you’re actually going to turn into the asshole you pretended to be when you were fourteen.” And she got up and went back inside.
This exchange is so canon, both Brian and Debbie's voices ring so clearly.