[This is...weird? What is this mood supposed to represent? Is Tony actually happy Herbert asked? Also, apparently, Tony really was just asking if he wanted a drink, so trying to work out the deeper meaning of that failed. Herbert takes a drink of the soda to cover for this, and ends up just sort of holding it after that. He hates this. These sorts of social interactions are the one place he doesn't feel completely confident with the actions he takes.]

You...like it when I'm here... [He almost sounds confused. Honestly, he thought he was just forcing his presence on Tony like he does with everyone else. That doesn't preclude friendship for him: he figures that friends probably just need nudging sometimes, awareness of his existence and possibly of his potential benefit to them. But he hasn't even been doing that with Tony, not really, he's just been constantly showing up.] I wouldn't say the decision was difficult--you're the only one here I'd trust with, this contract.