Max had the water on the stove and it had finally reached the boiling stage so he opened the box of mac and cheese and poured the noodles into the water and gave it a little stir then grabbed the salt as thru a dash into the pan.  He heard Rimi coming into the kitchen and he glanced over at him and gave him a nod and no other expression on his face.  “Well I try not to disappoint.”  Max stated as he stirred the noodles.<br/><br/>Max was just watching the noodles boil and was thinking about the events of the day and got to thinking about the way Rimi was acting.  Of course Max was completely out of his element in everything that had been going on.  Max placed the spoon down on the holder on the stove and turned to Rimi, “Why?”  Max asked Rimi, “Why did you care whether or not I was ok?”  That was the one thing Max was perplexed about.<br/><br/>Max had been acting very strange over the last few days, hell maybe it was since the day he had met Rimion he was not sure.  There was something about this man that drew him in and made Max want to keep the man close.  Everything about his life felt different since the day he met the man.  He had always had that spare room but to be honest he never allowed a slave to be there, they were always in the basement unless it was time for them to do chores and clean.<br/><br/>Max just thought of something that he had not discussed with Rimi and maybe that was why today was so off kilter for Max because things were not in order.  Max pulled out a drawer and pulled out a piece of paper with a schedule or a chore list to be done.  Max knew that if he talked business then the thoughts of his feelings would disappear.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">Schedule<br/><br/>6:00-7:00  Wake up and have Breakfast on the table by 7 am<br/>7:00-7:30 Eat breakfast<br/>7:30-11:00 Clean House<br/>11:00-11:30 Fix Lunch<br/>11:30-12:00 Eat Lunch<br/>12:00-3:00 Clean Kitchen and use remaining time to do shopping and whatever task the master needs done.<br/>3:00-5:00 Free time if you have behaved, if not punishment <br/>5:00-5:30 Cook Dinner<br/>5:30-6:00 Eat Dinner<br/>6:30 -7:00 Clean Kitchen<br/>7:00-9:00 Playtime, be in the basement naked and ready to go by 7:15.  For every minute you are late you will spend 20 minutes in the cage.<br/>9:00- 10:00 Clean basement<br/>10:00-11:00 Clean self up <br/>11:15 Lights Out.<br/>Schedule subject to change due to the mood of the Master.<br/></span><br/>After Max handed Rimi the schedule he sighed inwardly because he was disappointed in himself.  He wanted to get his control back, even though he liked what had gone on during the last twenty-four hours.  “I believe it is best to follow this schedule for now.  What happened today cannot happen again.”  Max stated firmly.<br/><br/>Max he was following his head right now instead of his heart.  He was afraid of what he was feeling so the best way to get rid of the feeling he must keep the Slave, Master persona even though they had agreed to try and get to know each other.  “You may still call me Max, outside of the punishments.  And we can try to get to know each other during your down time.  But what happened in the bedroom will not happen and is not to be spoken about.”  Leave it to Max to push away someone because he was afraid of where it was leading and how he was feeling.