I actually think this scene is one of the cutest in the whole movie - watching Jack and Ennis squirm their way through the brief meeting with Alma. We just know that both of them are thinking about the kiss they just shared and also keenly anticipating what's to come. Ennis obviously feels that he has to introduce Jack to Alma but at the same time he's like a wee boy who can't wait to open his presents at Christmas....to be fair though, if my presents looked like Jake Gyllenhaal, I'd be acting like a five year old too
In the short story there's quite a lot more to this scene with lines about Ennis being able to feel how much Jack was shaking because they were both standing on the same floorboard and also about Jack's hand brushing against Ennis's and a charge of electricity shooting between them.
Actually, I've just realised that the two scenes being discussed here are different ones - the original post was about what Ennis says to Alma when he goes back to collect his fishing gear
after their night in the motel, while this one was obviously just after the reunion make out. Someone else switched focus a couple of posts back....ah well...