Chapter 178: Max isn’t allowed to hold kids until Andy says so
Maxwell chuckled, watching Maria as she bounced around, trying to soothe her burnt tongue. Andrew laughed awkwardly, playing with his cup.
"We met long before we started dating, but Andy was dating someone else when we first met." Maria, who had been in the middle of cooling down her tongue, paused. Her eyes widened as Andrew cleared his throat awkwardly.
"You were dating someone else?" She whispered, glancing between the two. He could already see where her mind was going, and he had to halt it immediately.
"Max moved in next door, and that’s how we got to know each other. Friends, Maria. We started out as friends first." Andrew told her, aware that everyone was listening in. They weren’t even trying to hide it. Maria nodded, her eyes wide.
"Oh, okay. Why did you move, Max?" It was something that Andrew had actually...never asked. Why had Maxwell moved?
Maxwell sighed, turning his gaze down towards the small boy in his arms. He smiled, pushing a few curls out of his face.
"Well, I was having some problems with stalkers, so my parents suggested I move somewhere they wouldn’t expect. They did find me, but Andy chased them away. From that moment on, we were inseparable, and Andy pretended to be my mate to chase them away." Maxwell chuckled. "It wasn’t quite love at first sight, but I’d say pretty close on my part." Andrew’s face heated.
Maria looked between the two of them, a smile on her lips.
"Y-You never said anything about the stalker being the reason you moved." Andrew protested, ignoring the second half of his words. Maxwell chuckled.
"You never asked. You actually continue to not ask clarifying questions, Andy. Aren’t you curious when I decided I was going to pursue you if you two broke up?" Andrew’s face was so warm he was worried. He nervously adjusted his glasses.
"I-I don’t need to ask that, since it doesn’t matter now. We’re together now, and she’s out of my life." Andrew said, embarrassed to be having this conversation in public. Maxwell, however, looked very proud. He was practically beaming at Andrew.