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*Between Love and Hate*
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Spoilers: This is the fifth story in my series – if you haven't read any of my work before, you'd be best off going back to read and understand. The first story was Shattered Trusts and Whispered Confessions. The second is Remembering to Forget, the third is Events That Lead To Greatness. The most recent is the fourth story called the Longest Day (which was basically just a wrap up of some confusing things I had to sort out from previous works). This series is set after Hello Goodbye but does reveal spoilers from the rest of the season, as I incorporate it into the story.
Disclaimer: Ideas are mine based on the brilliant work of the Dark Angel team – so don't sue me! I wish I owned Alec, but I don't. So I have to settle for writing fiction about him.
Authors Note: Just a general shout out thanks to all the great readers who have been reviewing my work and totally keeping me motivated. If it weren't for you guys I wouldn't be writing this stuff. I am trying out a new style of writing in this one; let me know what you guys think.
Have fun and remember to review!
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CHAPTER SEVEN
Seattle; Max and Alec's Apartment; August 14th
2023
2200 hours
She was distracting him with kisses.
On his mouth. Along his body. His ear. His barcode.
Alec reached for her impatiently,
"We need to talk."
Max stilled immediately on top of him, sitting back to catch his eye. She seemed to shrink somewhat and he marvelled at the sight of her straddling his lap in her underwear, waiting attentively for him to continue. He swallowed, uncertain what to say and she smiled at this, leaning into him again,
"We can talk later."
Her hips ground against him and his response was immediate when her hand found its way between them into his boxer-shorts. She licked his neck, biting her way along it,
"We... need... to..."
He was mesmerised.
Hypnotised.
She had him entranced under her spell.
Alec grabbed for her again and rolled them over, pinning down her arms above her head and pushing himself against her lips. Max moaned eagerly into his mouth as he caressed her gently.
She was right - they could talk later.
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Max sat up yawning, as the sun came up, brushing her hair out of her eyes. She looked down affectionately at Alec, feeling almost regretful that she hadn't let him talk to her about whatever had been on his mind last night.
But she knew it would be about them. Whatever they were. She knew that when they had started what they were doing a month ago, he had thought she was just in it for the sex. And that had suited him just fine – he had gone along with it.
Now, Max's heart ached even more with love for him and he was tearing up her heart so much because he only wanted a physical relationship with her, it had been the only reason he had come back to her.
*And who's fault is that?*
She silently screamed at her mind to stop bombarding her with all these thoughts, stopping to smile at Alec who had reached out for her in his sleep. Max stroked his hand tenderly, before sliding silently out of bed to head to the bathroom – hopefully a hot bath would relax her.
Alec watched her leave through almost-shut eyes, thankful for the moment of solitude to gather his thoughts.
She was just in it for the sex - he knew that. But when they were together each night and she cried out his name, it felt the same as the times they had, had sex when they had been in love once upon a time.
*The good old days.*
She was a trap. An enticing one - but dangerous none the less. And he had to talk to her and tell her that although the physical contact was better than anything, he needed the emotional contact too.
"Today. I'll tell her today."
He stretched out in bed, his thoughts riddled with Max, only to be interrupted by the actual person,
"I think I used up all the hot water."
"That's okay. When I'm around you, I tend to need cold water more."
She laughed, laying onto the bed next to him, her damp hair falling onto his bare chest,
"Feel up to another round?"
"Another round of what Maxie?"
Her grasped onto him as she levered her body onto his, discarding the towel which had been wrapped around her. Max tenderly caressed the bite mark she had put on his neck the previous night, with her mouth and Alec let his hands move over her, exploring every inch with his fingertips. Finally, he caught her eye, both stopping,
"What's wrong Alec?"
"Nothing. I just... I wanted to talk to you about something."
*This is it - you're being dumped. He's gonna leave you.*
"Max, how do you feel about us?"She was slow in her response and Alec held his breath in anticipation.
"Good… of course. Why? How do you want me to feel?"
"The way you do. But, what I mean is... are you happy?"
*What the hell question is that? Get to the point already!*
"When I'm with you, I'm always happy. And stimulated..."
She wiggled her eyebrows at him, her light tone a façade to hide her plaguing thoughts,
*Distract him. Make him want you so he won't leave you.*
Alec watched her face apprehensively, his own mind overridden with concerns,
*What is she thinking? What the hell am I going to do, she likes the sex – I don't think she wants more.*
He grimaced as she straddled his lap, a tactic she had employed last night. He stilled her with his hands as she leaned in to kiss him,
"So you don't want anything to change?"Max's features darkened momentarily, her face delicately wrinkled in an unreadable expression,
"No, why do you?"*Nice one you idiot, why did you just say that?*
Her eyes bugged out as she persecuted herself in her head. She silently chided herself as she saw the worried expression take over Alec's face. She had to fix it before it was all over,
"Why would we change things, when they're perfect the way they are? Sex with no strings attached – it's what every guy dreams of."
He still didn't look convinced and so she rushed on, desperate not to lose him,
"And how many guys can say that they have a casual relationship with a genetically empowered chick, who you don't have to hold back with and who will let you, Alec, put it anywhere."
His eyes gleamed slightly as she moved her face to his, her hot breath on him,
"Anywhere."
Jackpot.
*That was a cheap ploy. I can't believe it worked.*
*I can't believe she just said that. God I want her so bad.*
His eyes shone as he fisted his hand at the back of her head in her hair, pulling her down to him.
Well, he had tried.
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To be continued...
Author's Note:
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