And then, you know I have other friends too. I'm just learning how to deal with that. I didn't have friends before, and now suddenly I have a bunch of them. So, its as new to me as it is to you. [He gives her a big smile.] But I'm glad it helped even a little.

And...I couldn't think of how to explain closeness any other way, so...I dunno. It just felt like the best way to put it.