It's... complicated. Maybe it's a little selfish, but at the same time, I don't think there's anything wrong with being lonely and missing people you care about. Besides, if the feeling's mutual, they probably wouldn't want to leave you alone anyways.

[He can guess that what he's said hit Aziraphale hard, so even if it's hard to give himself the same excuses, he wants to reassure the angel a little bit.]

...Do you have a friend you want to see again?

[Not appear here. He'll offer that out, too.]