She took in his words that seemed wise and reasoning far beyond what she was capable of at the moment. The kiss he pressed against her finger lingered like fire. Liz tried to focus on that.

He was right, of course. She knew Max had made that choice on his own, no matter what happened. It wasn't like she started kissing other guys when he had kissed Tess.

After another moment of silence, she spoke again. "You're not - you're not a reaction." Liz wanted him to know that explicitly.