as they drove off davids mind was racing , and as the gates opened up in front of them it had reached the bit in there about why cant normal people nowadays give open shows of affection to same sex friends , without the risk being labelled something that they are not , and glancing at his best friend he realised just how lucky he was to have had him in his life , and how much he genuinely missed having him around , and instinctively he reached across and patted his friends arm and gave it a squeeze .