Chapter 295: What are friends for if not to discuss your relationship issues?
"Jesus Andrew. You should have called me if you needed help! I would have taken you in in a heartbeat!" Maria started as soon as she finished hearing his story. Andrew felt his cheeks heat as Maria’s words filled the air, her facial expression the complete opposite of her words as she made silly faces at her son. "You’ve always been like this. Relying on others has always been an issue, but you want everyone to rely on you instead." She glanced at him, her gaze narrowing as Andrew sat back in his chair, checking the time on his phone.
"I’m sorry Maria. I just-" She raised a hand, silencing him.
"No no. I should know better than to expect you to reach out. After all, you disappeared off the face of the earth once already. This is a big step for you." Maria dug in deep and Andrew flinched. Yeah. He earned that one with his own hands. "So, you two worked it out and spent your rut together. That’s crazy. That was your first rut, right?" She asked, her eyes sparkling as she looked at him. "How was it?" She asked and Andrew flushed.
"I uh, I don’t remember it." Andrew admitted and she giggled.
"Most of them you don’t. Over time, you might remember snippets here and there. Now that Zack and I have been together for so long, it happens more frequently." She let out a soft sigh, her expression shifting as she recalled something. She looked soft, warm, and thoughtful. She then shook herself, blushing, and grinned "Maxy strikes me as the kind of man who likes control in the bedroom. Was he okay?" Andrew felt guilty as he remembered the condition of Maxwell’s shoulders. How they still hadn’t healed properly, probably wouldn’t for a while. He was due for a check up at the hospital because of them and Andrew felt pretty bad about it.
"He’s...coping." Andrew said and Maria snorted.
"Coping? Andy, you sound like a dog who hurt his owner. I’m sure Maxy didn’t mind, especially since he was helping out his alpha." Andrew felt strange hearing those words. He was doing better with understanding that he was an alpha now, but it was still hard for him to really get it.
Hearing himself referred to as an alpha, as Maxwell’s alpha was something he hadn’t heard a lot. Maybe this was the first time he’d actually heard it. He didn’t hate the way those words sounded, it just made him feel...complicated.
"I don’t know his feelings about it, so I don’t really want to put words into his mouth. I know that I would have some issues with it if I was in his shoes. I..." Andrew covered his face with his hands. "I was relentless. We...we ran out of condoms, Maria." Andrew whispered. Maria’s soft gasp filled the air before her hand landed on his arm, giving it a squeeze.