Max knocks on the door and he waits. He wipes away his tears as the door opens.
"Hey." Daniel says surprised. "Hey, can I come in?" Max asks as he looks at Daniel's worried look.
"Yeah, of course. Come in." Daniel opens the door further and Max steps inside and Daniel closes the door.
"Are you okay?" Daniel asks and Max shakes his head as the tears still roll down. Daniel hugs him and Max closes his eyes as he hugs Daniel.
"We had a fight or more Charles and Lando have a fight." Max sobs and Daniel holds him closer.
"I'm sorry to hear that." Daniel says and Max holds him closer. A sob leaves his mouth and Daniel rubs his thumb over Max's neck. He calms the boy down while giving Max all the space to cry.
And Max did just that. Daniel is safe, with Daniel Max can let down all his walls.
Max cries it all out while he thinks back about what happened in their hotel room, which is probably still happening.
A while later they sit down on the couch. Daniel gives him a glass of water and Max thanks him and takes a few sips.
"Do you want to talk about it?" Daniel asks and Max puts his glass on the table.
"Lando is really busy with the situation with Oscar. He's really trying to set things right between them, but Oscar needs space. He already told Lando that a few times, but you know how Lando can be." Max begins and Daniel nods.
He's seen that side of Lando often enough. Lando will do anything for friendship.
"Charles and I.... We are both still so insecure about Lando and Oscar. I know that photo was fake and I know they don't have feelings for each other. Lando is with us and Oscar has Logan. But still something is nagging at me. Lando seems so obsessed with Oscar and I don't know why. My head is shouting how Lando likes him and wants to be with him, that's why Lando puts so much effort into it." Max takes a deep breath and Daniel plays his hand on Max his shoulder.
"But I know he loves us, I know he does. I see it in his eyes, I feel it when he looks at us. I don't question that. Charles is feeling insecure too. He let Lando know, let's say it like that. They were shouting and you could see the anger in their eyes. I couldn't come between them, I tried once but they didn't hear me. Charles walked away for second, he was in the bathroom. Lando talked to me, he didn't shout but I really wanted to cry. Because I know we hurt him by saying all these things. Charles said some things that is very hard for Lando to hear."
"But I guess he needed to hear that?" Daniel asks and Max nods.
"He did. I hope he opens his eyes." Max signs. "Do you want to tell me?" Daniel asks, but Max shakes his head.
"I think that needs to stay between us three. Let say that the thoughts from me and Charles were similar and we explained them to Lando. It needed to be said, for me and Charles. Now we said it and we can built on it, I think."
"Are Charles and Lando alone now?" "Yeah, but I needed to get out of there." Max says.
"I understand, sometimes things get a bit to much. And especially when it comes to something so intense. I mean, if it's been bothering you and Charles for a while, then it's not something small."
"No, I wish it was." "I understand. Having a discussion or fight with the one you love is never fun, but you guys have been through so much."
"We have and expecially these few weeks." "It's a lot." Daniel says and Max nods. "I really wish we could go through this without a fight, but it seems like we are only fighting."
