2/1

Max can't find his fucking phone.

After a while, after he's finally remembered and checked the pockets of his slacks and his coat, he realizes he probably dropped it. But he's sure as shit not going back near that bookstore to look for it. He's still on edge, even though he knows whatever happened down on that part of Park Avenue probably wasn't as big a deal as he thought it was.

He needs to head home though, needs to make sure he was just seeing things and it wasn't Pru there, as crazy as that is in the first place.

Somehow, though, he ends up at Brian's instead. He doesn't always call ahead, but today, it's not exactly an option. He knocks, running one hand through his hair as he leans against the door frame and tries to calm the hell down again.

2/3

At some point, he realizes he hasn't seen his sister as much since Christmas.

It's not that big a deal-- he's spending a lot of time in the apartment with Jude and Pru, or at Brian's, and she's living with Steve now. It's not like it used to be, when he could just drop in on his sister whenever.

Okay, so maybe he still can, technically, but the last thing Max wants to do is accidentally walk in on Lucy and her boyfriend by accident. Max is open-minded about a lot of things, but that's definitely not one of them.

He's in a booth by himself at McCormick's tonight, his back to the wall. On his second beer already, he's hoping that maybe Neil will give his sister a break.