Chapter 149: Keep your house husbands happy
Maxwell, when Andrew told him about how he had kind of blown up and exposed himself to the other newly manifested true alphas, was actually not upset at all. He was actually more worried that Andrew was going to regret it, but when they sat down and chatted about it, and Andrew explained why he had done so, Maxwell was very calm about it.
"You’re allowed to make your own choices, Andrew. I just wanted you to feel comfortable as you navigated this new life of yours. If you want to reveal yourself, you are more than welcome to do so. I just wanted to make sure you didn’t do it for any reason that you would regret, or wasn’t for yourself." Maxwell told him as they sat together on the couch, folding laundry together.
It was a cute thing, Maxwell coming down to try to help Andrew with chores. It was clear that Maxwell felt rather incompetent when it came to taking care of the house, and Andrew thought it was adorable that he wanted to help in any capacity.
Andrew also made sure to never belittle his attempts. So what if his clothes weren’t perfectly folded? How else was he going to learn? It was how his Mom had taught him, and in fairness to Maxwell, while would he need to learn? He came from a rich family, and until Andrew had arrived, all of his clothes had gone to a dry cleaners or the personal house cleaners he’d hired took care of it.
The washer and dryer, when Andrew found them, looked practically brand new.
"But...you aren’t upset that I revealed that I’m dating you?" Andrew asked. He’d felt bad about it once he’d had a moment to think about it. He shouldn’t have reacted that way. There were plenty of ways he could have reacted that would have revealed that maybe he knew the Beckett’s, but wouldn’t have dirtied Maxwell’s name potentially.
Maxwell smiled down at the shirt he was attempting to fold.
"Andrew, why would I ever be upset about that? I’m only keeping our relationship under wraps out of respect for your new manifestation and that you aren’t used to being a public figure. You’re practically a private citizen, even if you have ties to several large, famous families. While I was upset with what you did by carrying me at the wedding, I wasn’t upset because it was you doing it, I was upset because I’m just not used to that kind of behaviour." Maxwell finished folding the shirt and placed it to the finished side on the couch, in between them.
"I just...I lost my cool when they were commenting about you, so I worried that you would be upset about that." Andrew replied, embarrassed. He was worried that he was coming off too possessive. Andrew knew Maxwell was an independent person who wouldn’t like someone acting that way. He knew from Maxwell’s behaviour that if any of the previous men he’d dated had reacted that way, they would be kicked to the curb.