Why couldn't he trust Dave? They lived together now for over a year. What scared him most was his realization now, in this car ride, how little he knew about Dave. Before this road trip this had been an asset to their relationship. Don't ask too much. Don't tell. Now this felt like a liability.

Fuck. What had he told Linda. That he was sick. He hadn't told anyone about this road trip. Nobody would know he was out here. If something were to happen. But what could happen...What was Dave capable of? Had he really had a family? Was that really his name? Maybe he had killed them.

Max tried cutting himself out of that mind loop. He was imagining bat shit crazy things. Focus. Relax.