No matter how much they've shown their love for eachother like this, the fact that Elijah genuinely liked Anthony still felt new, as if he's just realized it. He's not used to this kind of...warmth, but he wasn't going to say no to it. 

"Alright, fair enough," he eventually said, realizing that being this nervous about something so innocent was kind of dumb. "and I....know that it doesn't have to mean anything. I guess I'm just still very nervous about this whole thing. But...yeah, I guess I would...kind of want that as well." Anthony's inexperience with actual relationships was probably showing right now, and he felt embarrased by that.