68 Getting to know each other Liz and Max 2 (1/2)
Question number 4: ”If you could do any job you wanted, what would that be?”
Liz grinned. Her answer is clear: neurosurgeon.
She glanced at Max and saw that he is not writing anything.
”Do you want to do something else?”, she asked. ”It seems that this game is more difficult than I thought it will be. I was wrong. We are not as close as I thought we are, if we can't answer these questions without struggles...”
”No! It's fine!”, Max said quickly.
He does not want Liz to distance herself from him. Not now when they are by themselves, on a boat, playing a game which should be fun for both of them. He scolded himself, why is he thinking about Irene, or about his father? Instead of enjoying with Liz, he is creating this awkward atmosphere.
'Get yourself together, Max! Use this to your advantage!', he encouraged himself.
Instead of writing down his answer, he explained: ”As of recently, I am thinking of going back to work. I want to give it my all and find out if I am good enough to carry the weight my father carries.”
Liz was surprised that Max spoke so confidently about this. Few hours ago, during lunch, he was wishy-washy when Dr. Snow challenged him, and he even said that he is looking for a different path.
Well, it's obvious that Max still does not know what he wants because he is changing his opinion so drastically, Liz concluded.
In any case, the only thing she can do is be supportive. ”If you give it your all, I'm confident that you will do great.”
Max smiled and reached for the next card.
”Hey, what about my answer?”, Liz protested.
Max laughed. ”What about it? Your dream job is to be neurosurgeon.”
Liz pouted playfully and gestured to him to flip the next card. She was happy that he knows her answer.
Question number 5: ”If you can pick your superpower, what would that be?”
Both Max and Liz wrote their answers after few seconds.
Max showed his first: 'Mind reading'
Liz lifted her eyebrows in surprise. ”Are you sure you want to know what people think when they are around you?”
Max shrugged. ”I don't really care what people think. I am interested in the thoughts of one woman.”
”A woman? Did you watch the movie 'What women want'? The guy can hear thoughts of females and it's not good.”
”Yeah, but then he uses that to get close to the woman who is saying what is on her mind.”
”Typical.”, she mumbled.
”What?”
”Nothing…” Liz didn't miss that Max is watching her intently, waiting for an explanation. She lowered her head and said: ”I thought that you will pick something other than how to charm ladies.”
Max saw that Liz's mood dropped and he scooted closer to her.
”Elizabeth…”, his husky voice sounded behind her ear.
Liz turned toward him and was surprised that he is so… close.
Max reached with his hand toward Liz's cheek and she was sure that he is about to push a lock of her hair behind her ear. But he didn't.
His fingers grazed over her cheek and his touch still lingered when he spoke: ”It's not about charming ladies. It's about understanding one woman who is one minute making sense and the next one taking me for a spin, and I am reluctant to make my intentions clear because I fear that I might make her run. All the way to New York.”
”What do you mean?”
”Elizabeth, I…”
The alarm sounded from the kitchen.
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Max exhaled. ”Pizza is done. I will go get it…”
Liz watched Max walk away and only when he was out of sight she exhaled the breath she didn't know she was holding. Just… what was that?
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