Yeah, that's what I also think. Everything with the family, how much Maya has been suffering, knowing that Jody is Maya's big love, he wants to keep her safe.
Hard to say that Josy is Maya's big love. Their relationship is more like a long-term infatuation. They are not very compatible, have different personalities, I would say even opposed, and often fight.
Maya admitted at the event with MC in Ep. 10: “I
have never felt so comfortable with Josy as with you.”
Patrick's problem brought a crisis to their relationship, but was it the root of the problem, or was it a problem with their compatibility in general...
Okay, I got a little off topic. Derek tries to protect Maya as much as he can, although he doesn't succeed very well. If MC dumped M/J he doesn't even seem angry or judgmental. And this idea with lottery tickets, I understand that Derek is a comedic character, but DPC made him too weak compared to MC. Liam from Acting Lessons was much better written.