The coldness of the floor and a sob that was not her own shook Liesel back to reality. She wiped her face and rushed back to the bedroom. Max's cheeks were stained with tears. Liesel sat on the bed, she tenderly cleaned his face with a tissue and hugged his shaking body. "Please don't cry Max...I'm sorry", she said containing her own tears "I'm sorry for everything my people did to you..."
Gently she stroke his feathery hair until he calmed down and she gave him the sweetest kiss on the cheek. "You don't have to tell me anything, but if you ever feel like you want to, you can. I'm always here for you".
She looked into his beautiful, glassy eyes "I love you, Max". Those words that had lingered on the tip of her tongue for so long had finally slipped away.

"I love you, Liesel" he said looking into her sad eyes, not sure if he jad actually said it or if he was dreaming it. He was too weak to hold his own weight and he dropped back to the pillows with a smile on his lips. And Liesel also smiled, she smiled because she loved Max Vandenburg and he loved her back

Those little words had just changed their entire lives...