After Michael left and before Maxwell got home late, Andrew sat with the words that he'd heard. Michael had stayed a little longer after, venting to Andrew about his troubles and Andrew was glad that he felt that he could.
It did make Andrew realise that the man had bottled up his troubles just as much as Andrew or Maxwell had. He told Michael to come over whenever he needed to do it again, not letting Michael know that he was thinking about his issue.
Michael knew that he was,, even if Andrew was trying not to make it obvious.
"I don't need you to fix it, Andrew." Michael told him as he was leaving. "I'm serious. I can figure it out. Once the news comes out, I'm sure their opinions will change." Michael had tried to sound hopeful, but Andrew knew that he didn't actually feel that way.
