Chapter 110: I will squeeze it out of you
Andrew gulped, turning to look at the man behind him. His throat worked as Maxwell stared up at him, a devious, knowing grin on his face.
"Did you think I was an idiot?" He demanded, and Andrew closed his eyes.
"N-No, I didn’t think that at all!’ He said, and Maxwell’s smile fell.
"Then why were you trying to hide it for me? There’s no way you could have. You’ve grown almost another full foot in height, Andrew. And you’ve gotten broader. I’m not the one who needs glasses between the two of us." Andrew bit his lip, embarrassed, nervous, and shame filling him.
It was clear that Maxwell was upset with him, and Andrew understood why. As partners, they shouldn’t keep things from each other. That much was obvious. But Andrew just...
"I just...I just wanted everything to feel normal before it had to change again." He admitted quietly. Maxwell exhaled quietly, before he attacked Andrew, wrapping the man in his arms and squeezing him as tightly as he could.
Andrew didn’t complain, but he wasn’t sure what he’d done to deserve this.
"For a man who is supposed to be very smart, you can be incredibly dumb sometimes." Maxwell muttered, and Andrew couldn’t help but laugh at himself.
"Ouch. That hurts." He joked, but Maxwell didn’t reply right away, just hugging him. That forced Andrew into silence, and having to sit with what he’d done, and what Maxwell had said. Shuddering, he held onto the smaller man, who felt even smaller now with his growth spurt. "I didn’t want to admit it." Andrew admitted.
Maxwell’s grip on Andrew tightened further, and Andrew didn’t know what to do, or to say. His eyes were already watering, and he fucking hated how he had no control over himself still.
"Baby. It’s okay to have these feelings, but I don’t like it when you don’t tell me about them. I don’t like when you suffer on your own. You can trust me with your worries." Andrew flinched.