Please be careful

"Are we okay?" he asked tentatively.

"What do you mean?"

"Are we okay?" he repeated softly.

"Because we aren't okay. Not with everything that has happened. We can't go back to how we used to be when things went bad. Do you think that we can?"

"I don't know, Max," she said softly. "But we should try."

He closed his eyes. He took a deep breath, letting it out shakily. He then exhaled another sigh before opening his eyes again.

He leaned forward until he was resting his forehead against hers. He brushed some strands of hair out of her face, causing her to flinch slightly, but she didn't pull away from his touch.

Instead, she closed her eyes and relaxed. Max kissed her forehead gently before resting his forehead against hers again and closing his eyes.

She could feel tears stinging her eyes. She blinked them back, refusing to allow them to fall.

"I love you so much," he said softly.

She smiled sadly.

"I know," she whispered. "And I love you too."

She placed her hand on the side of his