Andrew Stays with Us

I was spearheading a major project at work and made the decision to relocate, as the commute was taking hours out of my day. I managed to find a 1-bedroom on a sublet agreement for a month, right across the street from the work-site I had to be at. I thought I would have to do a lot of convincing to Laryssa about me temporarily not living with her, but much to my surprise, she was all for it. If anything, she encouraged me to move out of the house for a while.

Needing some company, and knowing that Andrew needed a place to stay (his brother was moving in with his girlfriend), I invited my tag-along friend to stay with me for the month, rent-free. I told Andrew he could sleep on the couch and suggested he use the month to find a place of his own. However, when Andrew arrived at the apartment, he began putting his things in the bedroom. When I told him the bed wasn’t big enough for the both of us, he chuckled without even looking at me, as if I said something ridiculous.

“Eh…you’re hardly gonna be here-ah.” He said to me. “Makes more sense that I take the bed since I’ll be here more.”

I should have put my foot down at that moment, so he would know who the man of the house was, but I bit my tongue and accepted his rationale.

“Makes sense.” I nodded in agreement to Andrew. “Besides, like my wife told Sara, apparently, you’re sooooo much bigger than me.” That was a reference to something I overheard Laryssa say recently, though truth be told, I didn’t know what she was talking about exactly. I just wanted to make it look like I was part of the friendship developing between Andrew and my wife.

Besides, Andrew wasn’t that much taller than me, anyways. He was about 5’10”, maybe 5’11”, while I was 5’9”. He was stockier, though. Maybe my wife thought was thicker than me? At any rate, Andrew didn’t reply to what must have sounded like an idiotic comment. I walked out of the bedroom embarrassed while he got his room in order. Andrew walked out a moment later with a pile of laundry, tossing it into my hands.