O happy day , O happy day! Equius was about to break down, to lose Nepeta (To lose her once again and even more) Would have broken him, to lose his only friend (Like literally only friend , no one else seemed to like him and he was dumbfounded as to why) would have probably sent him into a depression pit so big that he might have had even moved back to his parents place.

But to see her face break in the realization of the truth about their relationship, though Equius knew further apawlogies were in order. brought such joy into his heart; To feel her arms against his considerably moist body made his growing headache and rage fit disappear. He could not return such heartfelt hug with just the length of his body, so heart filled arms could only be reciprocated in one way and one way only.

Equius leans in and slides his own treetrunks under Nepetas own and lifts her up while a smile joins the tears on his face, being mindful of his surroundings he starts spinning and gaining velocity (Headache threatening to return) as he laughs something like a starting up engine "You remember! You do remember!" he smiles before bring his lips against her cheek while her feet are still off the floor. Had he knocked one of the other two out wouldn't have mattered in such glorious moment, to have one friend was more precious than all the horses in the field.