Chapter 47: Good boys get rewards
Andrew was humming to himself as he made dinner, glancing over at Maxwell every once in a while as he worked away. Maxwell had taken a laptop from his office and had joined him in the kitchen as he made dinner. Because of everything that had happened during the day, he was a little bit behind on work.
Apparently, he had anticipated that something was going to come to a head, so he had put some plans in place with Mr. Newman. Andrew hated that Maxwell had to do that, but at the same time, he was glad that he was cared for. It wasn’t something he was used to, being considered and valued, but he didn’t hate it.
Smiling to himself, he turned off the timer and set about plating dinner. Tonight they were having baked maple salmon with broccoli and rice.
"We’re almost ready here Max." Andrew told him, and Maxwell sighed.
"Alright. I’ll set the table." It was a pattern they had fallen into as time went on. Andrew would cook, and Maxwell would set the table. It had been an event when Maxwell had first started doing it, since he had no idea where to find anything, but he did know where everything went. Even better than Andrew. His status as a rich kid showed in the oddest ways.
Maxwell got up from the counter, leaving the laptop open as he went about setting up the dining room table. Andrew was bringing out the plates as he was getting their water glasses ready. Maxwell only drank a specific type of water, and Andrew wanted to tease him about it, but at the same time, it did taste good. As someone who used to do a lot of projects involved in maintaining water purification facilities, he understood why Maxwell could be drinking different water.
Dinner was quiet, but not in an uncomfortable way. It was more that things felt like they had settled down and this was a sense of normalcy. Especially after Maxwell’s...craving had been settled, things felt good. Great even. Andrew was riding on a high again.
"You need to look over at least one informational brochure that Dr. Smith brought by bedtime." Maxwell warned as dinner was almost finished.
Andrew’s high disappeared.