I-I... [ he sighs. He isn't sure if he should even bring it up now. Everything was so intensely awkward at the moment. Helios will just gnaw on his lip and he takes another sip of his beer. ]

I didn't...really mind. I-I mean it-it was from the surprise but it just...reminded me of-of, um, Valentine's Day. And it's just, it was nice. [ He looks so terribly flushes at that comment. Almost surprised it even managed to pass his lips. ]

But I do. I want to be friends with you still. [ But he's just so confused if they could be something more and he doesn't really know what to say. ]

I-I'm sorry for-for everything. [ For being like this and for causing Max so much grief because of it. ] I'm thankful that you would still want to be friends with me, even after everything. [ And the next part is said rather hastily. ]

And that you s-still...love me despite-despite everything about me. [ He's forgotten what it feels like to have someone love him and he misses the fact that he can't reciprocate it back anymore. ]