The word hangs on a long silence and he knows he's being called out, Murdock might be crazy - but he's not stupid.

"But..." he echoes, "nothing. You're my best friend, okay? And maybe it's a little sappy... but we've got a good thing here, right? No strings, no worrying... just relieving a bit of tension and enjoying ourselves."

Sure, it's roundabout and maybe a bit of the patented Templeton Peck silver tongue... but it feels all right.