"Of course you are my best friend." That seemed important to state. "You have higher value to me than anyone. I merely didn't expect you to--"

He cut himself off as he tried to think of how to word this. He didn't want to hurt Jonathan's feelings or insult him in any way. "I thought you'd just tell me to fuck off." In all honesty. "In my defence, that's how a good percentage of our interactions go. But I guess Echo was right."

Jonathan really did have some degree of interest in him. Did that also mean she was right about the jealousy? Huh. "The smart thing would be to work terms out together. So. Ideally, what do you want from me? For real."