"Bruce, I do. I want you and I to work together, none of the bullshit, just doing what we love." He shrugged a little. "You always said I was wasting everything I had, well, now I don't want to. And you were the first person I wanted to figure it out with me."
It was heartfelt. It was honest. It was hokey as shit and Tony really hoped it worked since he was frankly out of ideas.