Chapter 75: Forced into the family
Andrew found that with the support of Maxwell, things went smoothly after he came back. If he felt a tear fall down his cheek and he had to wipe it away, no one said anything about it.
The papers that Kim wanted him to sign were pretty easy to follow and mostly had to do with the management side of the company. Since his Mom had been absent, Kim had been running the portion of her shares in the company in her stead, per her wishes. Since Andrew had no interest in running the company, Kim had proposed that he sell a portion of his shares, but keep the rest.
It would mean he would lose his ability to say what he wanted done with the company, but would still give him the rights as the son of the original creator of the firm. That seemed perfectly reasonable to Andrew, since he had no desire to interfere with the way Kim was running the company. Plus, if he sold them to Kim, she would gain a bigger chunk of authority in the company. Andrew liked the plan, and after Maxwell looked it over, he also agreed.
Maxwell was his ticket to understanding this kind of stuff. Andrew wasn’t an idiot by any means, but he didn’t study any of the business related issues before this moment. Maxwell, by nature of his upbringing, had more knowledge then he did. Why would he ignore the perks of having Maxwell as a boyfriend?
It made his chest feel warm whenever he called Maxwell that.
Mrs. Proctor had kept an eye on the level of refreshments, and helped out whenever Andrew needed to sign a complicated form. Both of the women were kind, patient, and warm with him. It made Andrew kick himself all over for not making sure that they knew about his Mom’s passing. It was clear to him that even if they knew it was likely possible, they were still upset about it.
Andrew understood. His Mom had been a wonderful woman. She still was a wonderful woman, but she just wasn’t among the living anymore.
After all the papers were signed, and the tea had been drunk, the four of them sat on the couches in silence. Maxwell had wrapped his arm around the back of Andrew’s spot on the couch, while Kim had done the same to Mrs. Proctor. Andrew wasn’t uncomfortable with the silence, but there was clearly something that was held in the air. It wasn’t coming from Andrew, so he just waited.
It took a few minutes of just sitting in the slightly tense silence before Kim spoke up.