"N-No, it's okay! I mean, I'm the same way. Trying to be better about it. I don't want you to have to leave anywhere I am just because I have this baggage. B-Besides, you haven't been a jerk about it like Max was, so I mean, I should try."

It's obvious to him, at least, that they both need to talk this out. Leaving it hanging in the air isn't going to help either of them feel better, and it might end up putting them in danger.