Third POV
Maximus told Amara everything as soon as he got back home. Whatever Elliot told him was all blurted out before his wife even before she could ask anything. It wasn't that he wanted to tell her, he was just not capable of keeping anything from his wife.
He narrated the whole story word to word as Elliot had told him as he changed into his night clothes. Amara sat on their bed, listening attentively, occasionally frowning and sometimes pouting.
"That's so sad. Poor Elliot." Amara said once Maximus was done. He sat next to her and opened the box of strawberry tart that he had brought only for her.
"Yeah. But we can't do anything about it. He brought it upon himself." Maximus said not really caring. According to his Understanding Elliot was not a kid anymore and was capable of
