Love to Hate You, Hate to Love You

By: Anndee

Disclaimer: Dark Angel is the property of James Cameron (I don't care, I loved Titanic) and Eglee. Don't sue, you wouldn't get much (maybe my Beatles Box set but I would have to hunt you down and steal it back, besides JC, you can afford your own).

AN: Love all the reviews guys, thanks. I think I only have two parts of the challenge left to complete. Whoo hoo!

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Chapter 11

Alec made a face as he and Max entered the seedy looking motel room, "Why are we staying at this dump while Logan and Asha are driving back to Seattle?"

Max dropped her bags by the bed and sat down on the edge, "Because he has the police connections and we are the super soldiers who need to stay in town and keep an eye on the agency now that we have the proof we need to shut them down, get them behind bars, and get those kids back to there parents."

Alec watched Max sit on the end of the bed, memories of the night a few days before flashing through his mind. He grimaced as he remembered the knee to his groin after his mock orgasm comment. "Well we should do some recon when it gets dark." Alec said dropping his bag next to Max, feeling a little bit heady. He had felt this way before but he couldn't put his finger on it.

Max nodded her head, "I agree, but we need to be careful, we don't want to be recognized."

"I don't think Dr. Stealing Kids will ever forget us after that last day in his office." Alec chuckled.

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Flashback

The doctor looked at them, a peculiar smile on his lips, "Since we know that you two have a um strong and healthy sexual appetite for each other…by your own admissions yesterday that is." The doctor quickly added.

Max and Alec both fought the urge to roll their eyes.

"Why are you so desperate to um, 'adopt' a child?" The doctor asked.

Alec took a deep breath dreading what he knew would becoming out of Max's mouth.

Max looked at the doctor and smiled softly, with a sad look in her eyes, "I suffer from epilepsy and the seizures can really do a number on me and I don't want to risk what a pregnancy could do to me or a baby I was carrying." Almost true, she thought, except the fact I don't get seizures anymore.

Alec couldn't help himself, he looked at her shocked. Why did she just do that?

"So you are physically able to get pregnant?" The doctor asked.

Max nodded her head, "As far as I know yes."

The doctor made a few notes on his yellow pad, "So have you ever been pregnant."

"No." Max answered.

"We don't want to take the risk so we use birth control." Alec added. The most effective kind actually, not really ever having sex.

"Oh." The doctor said.

The red head from the day before popped her head back in.

Max looked down at Alec's watch, "Right on schedule." She whispered so only Alec could hear.

"Dr. Devil, the Smiths are here and Mrs. Smith is extremely upset, could you come out here?" The secretary asked, making sure to avoid any eye contact with Alec.

"Certainly. If you will excuse me for a moment" The doctor said, leaving the room and closing the door behind him.

Max and Alec rushed to the computer and started to upload the rest of the hard drive.

"I hope Asha's a better actress then she is at hiding her feelings for Logan, do you know that she actually asked if I loved Logan the day we got here, what nerve." Max mumbled as they waited.

Alec opened his mouth to make a comment about Logan and Asha and feelings, but then shut it. I don't want to see the look on her face when she finds out. "Why didn't you tell him I was impotent like you were going to?" Alec asked.

Max shrugged, "I don't know, didn't feel like it I guess."

Alec said nothing, just grabbed the disk after they had finished and slide it into his pocket.

Max stood up, freezing when she heard the click of the door as it was about to open. "Shit"

Thinking fast, Alec grabbed Max. He threw her up against the wall and slammed his body up against hers, burying his face in her neck and wrapping one of her legs around his waist.

Max was too shocked to move.

"Oh my." Came the doctor's voice.

Alec pulled instantly away from Max. Damn it, that felt good. Stupid doctor. "Sorry, but I just can't keep my hand off her."

The doctor smiled, "I can see that, I just came in to tell you this may take awhile and to make yourselves comfortable…but I see you already have." He chuckled as he left the room.

Alec turned to Max and froze as he saw a flash of desire in her eyes. But it vanished as quickly as it came.

A millions things were running through Max's mind, most prevalently the one were the doctor hadn't interrupted them and Alec's body was still pressed against her. "Oh shit I'm going into heat." Max muttered, her eyes going wide.

Alec snorted, "Max if you were in heat the doctor would have seen something else entirely, like our naked bodies clawing at each other."

Max swallowed, oh what a nice image. Stop that damn it! "What do you mean, how do you know that? Alec you are the one person I think I could keep away from during my heat cycle." Liar, liar pants on fire.

Alec tipped his head and looked at her. She doesn't know does she. "Mac have you ever been around a male X5 when you've been in heat?"

"No, why would that make any difference?" Max asked confused.

"Because we have feline DNA to you know." He answered.

Max shrugged and walked to the middle of the room, "So."

Alec rolled his eyes, "Maxie sweetie, I really don't want to have to explain the transgenic birds and bees to you, just think about it."

Max glared at him, but thought about what he was saying anyways. Okay female with feline DNA goes into so a male with feline DNA…OH. "OH!" She looked at him wide eyed. "Just like actual cats."

"Bingo." Alec grinned, "Can you imagine if you had gone into heat back at Manticore?" He lifted his eyebrows suggestively, "You wouldn't have been able to fight your feelings and been all over me."

Max groaned and kicked him onto the couch.

They heard the door click again and this time Max was the one that though fast and jumped on top of Alec.

"Oh my you two really can't keep your hands off each other." The doctors voice floated over to them.

Alec grinned up at Max, "You know Maxie," he whispered, "If you want to have your way with me all you have to do is ask, once you go transgenic you never go back."