There was no hiding the fact that Maxie had a gigantic sweet tooth. He tries his absolute best to hide this.. but Archie can read him like a book, and pretends not to notice.

So after Archie got done making about 12-15 cookies, he headed upstairs to take a shower, since he had cookie dough all over him. He was a good cook, but not a tidy one.

Once he knew that Archie left the room, he stole about 5-6 of them and began to eat them right away, feeling no sort of guilt whatsoever. He loves his husband's baking and could eat it all day.

Archie, after leaving the shower, came back downstairs and saw almost half of them were gone.

"Are ye serious, Max...?" He chuckled to himself, cleaning up the rest of the cookie dough mess, then proceeded to hide the rest of them from his sugar craving husband. "Hey, Max!"

Ironically, he still had one in his mouth. "Mm?"

"Maxie!"

"Wh-Whaffft??" He called from the other room. His voice was clearly muffled.

"Did ye eat about half of me cookies? I left them here a few minutes ago."

.....

"Babe?"

"Mrro. I did mrro sucfffh thing."

He walks into the other room and sees Maxie crouched down in the couch quickly wiping his face with his shirt sleeve.

"Where did half me cookies go, babe?" Archie asked, eyebrow raised and smirk plastered on his face.

Maxie tried playing dumb and just timidly shrugged his shoulders. "I d-don't know what you're talking about. I've been in here all evening."

"Uh huh... right.." Archie grinned, sitting down next to him. "If that was true... then why do ye have crumbs on the couch? Yer usually the one who gets in a fuss when there's crumbs on the couch."

He was running out of excuses. Archie knew that he wasn't a good liar.

"Max.. tell me the truth."

He finally gave up and covered his face in embarrassment. "Ok, fine.. yes... I did... But can you blame me?? They're amazing."

Chortling, Archie put an arm around him. "If ye wanted some.. ye could've just asked." He teased. "I ain't dumb, I know ye've got a sweet tooth. A big one."

A blush creeped up from his neck to his ears. "S-So what if I do?"

"Well..." Archie began. "Yer gonna have to pay me back for all of those cookies, Max."

"How?? I ate them."

Archie smiles at him more. "It's obvious, love. Ye pay me back with something sweeter."

"Sweeter?" He rolls his eyes. "What on earth is sweeter than your cookies?"

"Oh, I know something much sweeter than cookies..." His grin turned into a big smirk. "And ye already have it.."

The redhead was extremely confused now. "I'm not sure that I understand..."

Not even a moment later, the Team Aqua leader pins his husband down to the plush couch and holds him down. "Ye will here in a second.."

"Wh-what d-do you think you're doing?! A-Archie!!! Let me go!!" Maxie yelped, already trying to get away.

Archie ignored him. "Ye wanna know what's sweeter than cookies?"

"Wh-What??" He asks, a tremble in his voice.

"This~" He murmured before taking his hands and squeezing both of Maxie's sides.

"AAAH!!!" He squeaked, then squirmed even more underneath his strong husband. "Archie!! Nohohohohoho yohohuhuhuhu jeheheherk!! Gahahahahahah- Ahahahahahah!!!!!
N-NOHOHOHO TICKLING!"

"Too late now, Max. Ye've gotta pay me back with something sweeter, and that's with yer precious, adorable laughter~" Archie kept up his viscous attack, clawing oh so gently at his redheaded husband's sides, making him explode into a giggle fit.

"NAHAHAHAHAHOHOHOHO!!!" He shrieked, twisting in both directions trying somehow to escape his ticklish fate. "AHAHAHARCHIHIHIE PLEHEHEHEHASE STAHAHAHAHP!! *SNORT* IHIHIHIHI'M S-SAHAHAHARRY!!"

"Nope! Sorry is NOT gonna cut it, babe!" He removed his hands and suddenly grabbed one of his ankles. "Here's where I'm gonna get the rest of me payment back~"

"N-Nohohohohoho dohohohohon't yohuhuhu da-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAREAHAHAHAH-!" He screams as Archie tickled his foot mercilessly. "AHAHAHRCHIHIHIHIHIHIEEHEHEE NAHAHAHAHAHAHOHOHOHO!!! PLEAHAHASE NAHAHAHT MY FEEHEEHEET!!"

"Archie yes!" He chuckled, keeping up the tickle attack. "Coochie Coochie coo! C'mon!!! Those cute giggle fits are what I'm after!"

The other man couldn't comprehend many more words at this point. Archie knew good and scarily well that his feet were his worst tickle spot.

"PL-PLEHEHEHEHEAHAHASE!! PLEHEHEASE!! STAHAHAHAHP!! HAHAHEHEEHEHEE- I'LL- I'LL DOOHOHHOHOO ANYTHIHIHIHING!!!"

"Mmmm.. I'll think about it~" Archie teased, bringing his fingers to the soft spot beside his toes. A.K.A., The killer spot.

That got Maxie to shriek loudly, thrashing beneath him. "OH GAHAHAHAHAD NAHAHAT THEHEHEHEHEHEREHEHEHE!!! AHAHARCHIE!!! MAHAHAHAKE IHIHIHIT STAHAHAHAHAP!!!"

Archie couldn't hold back his chuckles, his husband was so adorable. He eased it up a tad so Maxie could at least breathe a little. But not by much.

"Will ye help me make more, babe?"

"Y-YEHEHEHEHEHES!!! IHIHIHIHI WIHIHIHILL!"

"And do ye promise to not attack me back?" He smirks.

"WHYHYHYHYHY THEHEHEHE HEHEHEHELL WOHOHOHOULD IHIHIHI DO THAHAHAHAT?! *SNORT* THAHAHAT'S NOHOT- AHAHAHAH- FAHAHAHAIR!! I'M GOHOHOHING TO KILL YOHUHUHUHU!!!"

"Ah well.." Archie playfully sighs. "I guess yer foot needs more coochie cooes~ yer toes are next~"

"GAHAHAHAH- N-NOOO!! OKAY OKAHAHAY!!! IHIHIHI PROHOHOHOMISE!!"

Yeah, we'll see about that.

With that, Archie finally gave Maxie mercy, he let his ankles go and comfortingly rubbed his shoulders. "I'm sorry, baby.. I had to."

"You're the worst." Was all his reply consisted of as he rose himself up from the couch, trying to catch his breath.

"Aw hush.. ye love me.. Awwww babe... don't be mad~" Archie purred, hugging him close. "The least ye can do is help me make more cookies.."

He sighs. "You're right.. but first.."

"Mm? What's the matter, Max?"

"My revenge~"

Before he even knew what hit him, Maxie pounced on him and immediately dove his fingers into Archie's ribs.

"GAHAHAHAHAH!!!! MAHAHAHAHAHX!!! YEHEHEHEHE PROHOHOHOHMIHIHIHIHISED!! AHAHAH- CUHUHUT IT OHOHOUHUHUT!!"

"That promise was made to be broken! And you know it!! Now you're going to get it!! Take this!" He evilly chuckles, tickling faster.

"AHAHAHEHEHEEHEHEHEHE- MAHAHAXIE IHIHIHI'M SAHAHAHARRRY!! PLEHEEHEASE FOHOHOHRGIVE MEHEHEHEHE!!!"

"Mmm.. well... I'll think about it..." Maxie mocked, smirking deviously before digging into his armpits. A.K.A., Archie's worst spot.

"GAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!! MAX NOHOHOHOHOHO!!" He banged his fists on the couch. "MEERCY HEEHEHE- MEHERCY!!!!"

Taking mercy, he let him go. Smiling, his kisses his panting husband's cheek. "I love you."

"Hehe.. heh.. I love ye too, ye silly." He pulled Maxie close to his lap for a tender kiss.

"Mmm~"

"THAT is also much sweeter than cookies~" He smiles, kissing his cheek once more.

Maxie rolls his eyes at him and throws his arms around his neck, snuggling himself into his chest. "You're such a dork.."

"So are you, cookie thief~" He teases, poking at his belly.

"Hahahehehe! Stop it!"

They laid down there for a good while, and didn't move for the rest of the evening. They stayed cuddled in each other's embrace and eventually fell asleep on the couch.