As much of a psycho he was, but deep down he did love Maxine and just wanted to be loved. The way he handed himself in by the police and his final words were just wanting her to listen to him
Tbh I didn’t get that from his character at all! I think of course he cared for Maxine but care and love can be two different things one thing he did love though was controlling everyone and once Maxine showed him that he can’t control her no matter what he ended her life, and him getting arrested was really just him feeling sorry for himself and trying to make excuses for what he’s just done after he got “captured” by the police in no way did he hand himself in! A very good Waterloo road character in my opinion one of the best but he was a prime example and definition of a narcissist