[It doesn't surprise him, not with the clues Max has already given about how broken he is under the surface, and nor does it scare him. It just makes him more determined to help if he can, because this kind of pain in someone else makes him ache inside.]

No, it's not enough.

[His voice get a little gentler, as if soothing a spooked animal.]

I don't know why it scares you to be cared about, but you can't stop it just by pushing me away. I'm going to worry about you, and I'm going to try and help you if I can, because you are my friend even if I'm not yours.