The farther away from the masses they got, the easier it became to hear just her thoughts. He turned his face just a little, to place a kiss on her thigh. "Thank you for doing this." He wanted to reassure her, but not with letting on that her doubt was pretty loud. Even if he wanted to chuckle at her thoughts of him being an ass.
He turned his head to look up at her. "I love you, Max." He hoped it sounded like he was saying it because he did. Because he was grateful.