"I - " Alfie didn't know how to answer because he didn't know what it was Julien was asking for. "You're my mate. You're one of my best mates and I want to spend time with you. I mean, I like you just as much when we're hanging about as when... but it was brilliant, right? I mean, it's not just because it's fun, because it's not just that, but that..."
And now he was the one who wasn't making any sense. But how did you explain that what had just happened was the most intense thing you'd ever felt?