Chapter 227: Maxwell’s fears
"I hate Doctors." Maxwell exploded. It felt like he had been holding that in for forever, and Andrew watched him as he spoke. Thomas and Luis did seem surprised, but weren’t shocked by his words. "Specifically, omega Doctors. I don’t feel like other omegas, and I haven’t had that many similarities with other omegas most of my life. I’ve always been sensitive to pheromones, and I haven’t had strong desires like other omegas. My heats haven’t even always been as severe as other omegas, and so I get..." He took a deep breath. "I think I get rather anxious when I go in to see the Doctor. It’s why I’ve stopped doing so unless I need to." Andrew squeezed his hand and Maxwell glanced at him.
Maxwell’s face twisted slightly, a look of regret on his face as he squeezed Andrew’s hand back.
"Something happened during Ben’s wedding." That didn’t appear to be something that his parents thought would come out of Maxwell’s mouth. Their brains were firing, and it was his Mom who first came upon a certain idea. Andrew wanted to speak, but held back. This was Maxwell’s time.
"Are you-"
"I’m not pregnant." Maxwell cut off the thought quickly. He was shaking his head, and Andrew couldn’t see his eyes. "It’s too soon, and also, not something neither Andrew nor I want right now." He cleared his throat. "It’s...not as good as a pregnancy." Maxwell said, before he glanced at Andrew. "Can you?" Maxwell asked, and Andrew felt his heart warm. He nodded, giving him a soft smile. Both Thomas and Luis were staring at them in confusion. If it wasn’t a pregnancy, what was going on?
"During a moment where Maxwell and I took a break," Andrew started, "Maxwell and I were chatting before suddenly he went cold, turned and headed for the table that was in our room. He wouldn’t respond to words, touches, anything. This lasted for a few minutes, but was quite concerning. I recommended that Maxwell should go to the Doctor. In fact, I took him directly to Michael after he woke up from it." It seemed that the two of them were able to recall that that happened, and Luis was the first to speak up.
"That happened during the wedding? Why didn’t you say anything, Maxwell? Andrew? Even if you hadn’t said it in the moment, a few days after, or even the next morning would have been reasonable." She protested, upset, and Maxwell stared at them. Andrew could tell that he was having a hard time speaking, but he remained silent.
This was for Maxwell to say, Andrew just needed to support him.
"I...didn’t want to taint Amir and Ben’s big day, and I honestly didn’t think you’d care." Maxwell said. Andrew knew that as soon as Maxwell said the words that he regretted them. Part of it had to do with the immediate pain that was on his Mother’s face, but Maxwell swallowed, holding onto Andrew tightly.