Andrew walked into the kitchen, totally naked as always and was shocked to find Max not only naked, but with a man wrapped around him. Max had never bought anyone home before, he’d always kept himself distant from most people, afraid to get too close, afraid of getting hurt and being alone again. But here he was, cooking naked, with this cute guy holding him tight, and kissing his neck from behind.
Neither of them had noticed Andrew walk in, they were both too wrapped up in each other to see him. Andrew coughed to get their attention, startling them and making the guy behind Max jump back, he obviously didn’t know Andrew was here. Andrew took the opportunity to look the guy up and down, he was cute, he obviously didn’t work out at the gym all the time like Max, but he was nice to look at.
“Sorry, I didn’t realise you were here,” Max blushed speaking to Andrew. “Clearly,” Andrew replied while making it obvious he was looking them both up and down. It wasn’t the first time Andrew had seen Max naked, but he looked different. He looked happy, calm and relaxed. The room was silent, no one knew what to say, so Andrew reached out his hand to the new guy to introduce himself, “Hi, I’m Andrew, Max’s friend and sometimes roommate,” the new guy, still shocked, tentatively reached out to take Andrew’s hand and introduced himself, “Alex”.
“Nice to meet you Alex, you must be special because Max never brings anyone home,” Andrew said causing both Alex and Max to blush. Andrew walked over to the fridge to grab a drink, “Don’t mind me, I’ll keep out of your way,” he winked before returning to his room.
“Sorry about that,” Max said to Alex now they were alone again, “I didn’t know he was here,” he wrapped his arms around Alex, nervous that Alex would be scared off. “He has a key, and stays here sometimes, when he doesn’t want to be alone,” Max was speaking quickly now, almost desperate to get the words out, “Nothing is going on between us, we’re just friends.” Before he could continue, Alex put his finger on Max’s lips to stop him, “It’s ok, breathe,” his calming words helping Max to slow down and relax once more.
Alex rubbed Max’s back as they held each other, feeling his chest rise and fall as his breathing returned to normal. They just held each other quietly, no need for words between them, Alex’s touch told Max that he was safe, and that nothing had changed between them. A beeping sound brought them back to the room, it was the sound of the smoke alarm. They’d both forgotten that they were cooking before they’d been interrupted. They quickly broke apart and Max grabbed the hot pan and tossed it into the sink along with its now burnt contents.
Andrew burst out of his room, still naked, to see what was going on. Alex and Max looked at each other, and then at Andrew, before the two of them started laughing. Andrew just looked at them confused, which made the couple laugh even more. They were happy, and they knew their life together was going to be good.
The End