Yeah, Max isn't going to tell Billy the part about Vecna using him against her, anytime soon.

Part of her hesitates, feels tempted by Billy's words. "If you had, you'd still be alive."

But Max shakes her head. "But you didn't. They're my friends. I want to help them."

She should have discussed this with the others, considered how wrong this conversation could go. Max had only counted on so many factors - it's going beyond those.

"They're helping me. They're fighting him and trying to save me. All of them," Max tells Billy firmly.

She swallows, "And I asked them not to tell you anything. I wanted to handle this. It should be me you hear this from."