AJ's POV:
“Holy shit." Maxx said, once I was done explaining it all.
I grimaced. “I know it's a lot to go into when we only just barely met."
“You think?"
He didn't need to be so short with me, which is something I think he understood, because he followed up right away.
“Sorry." Maxx said. He took a deep breath. “I didn't mean to respond like that. It's just a lot to take in. How old were you when that happened?"
“I was about four."
“Jesus. I'm so sorry that happened, AJ." He pulled me into a new embrace. “But I don't think you should blame yourself. You were a kid, you didn't know what you were doing."
“I know that. But, I killed my best friend. That isn't the sort of thing you can exactly forgive yourself for."
“No you didn't."
I was taken aback by how plainly he'd said it. So
