It occurs to him exactly a minute too late to do any good that he probably shouldn't have said that. It should have been up to Max whether she was going to meet Billy again and on what grounds. But the cat was out of the bag, now, and Billy seemed almost softened at the mention of his stepsister. It's a far cry from the reaction Steve thought he'd get. To say it throws him off his righteous anger is an understatement.

"Yeah. Yeah, she's here. And she's been through a lot since you were...not around. She doesn't need any more."