"No! Damn it!" Gus throws right back. "I didn't want them as friends! But it was pretty damn nice to be a part of a group, alright! You can't tell me that attention doesn't turn your head at all!"

Gus grits his teeth. Lots of things flashing across his face, anger, exasperation, but most of all confusion. So he spent some time with other people, Shawn does that all the time. What's the difference?