"Easy." He smirks, and his hands brush up and back down Johnny's sides. "Instead of watching my ass, you watch my back." His smile softens as he thinks over an actual response to the question. Jokes are easy, but it's less easy to give examples from an alternate universe that doesn't actually exist.

"You're capable. And smart. And impulsive. And scrappy as fuck in a fight." He lifts one hand and brings it to cup Johnny's jaw. "You've helped me. You know that. Not just with-" He gestures vaguely to the city, maybe indicating the whole crime fighting thing. "Sometimes I need you. As you are."

His smirk returns and he drops his hand down to Johnny's knee. "And you don't pass out when you touch glowing meteor rock. Bonus."