Love You, Hate You
Disclaimer - Dark Angel is not mine, nor do i claim to own it.
Summary - AU - With Max, Alec, Sam & Ben plus others.
It was 6 o'clock when Max finally returned home as expected Sam was waiting on her as soon as Max walked through the front door Sam was at her side throwing questions at her.
"You've been ignoring your phone" Sam stated glaring at her sister.
Max looked at her then looked away pulling her jacket off and hanging it on the coat rack before finally answering "I've been busy"
Sam noticed Max was alone and her face turned to confusion "Where's?" She began to ask before Max shook her head.
"On a trip with the school" Max said knowing what her sister was going to ask.
Sam stopped her mouth dropping open "Oh yeah, sorry I forgot I wanted to be there when they left"
Max shook her head, silently letting her know that it was ok that she didn't need to be there.
Max walked into the kitchen and pulled open the fridge.
"I'm hungry" she said as she started pulling things from the fridge, Sam leant back against the kitchen counter watching Max.
She could tell Max was trying to avoid her and hoping she wouldn't ask any questions but she wasn't getting away with it that easily.
"Ok, so are you going to tell me?" Sam asked after 20 minutes and Max still hadn't said anything about meeting Ben.
"Tell you what?" Max asked with genuine confusion showing on her face.
"Ben" Sam said simply as if it was obvious
Max's mouth made a silent 'O' shape and she nodded her head.
"We didn't talk long"
"What did he say? What do they look like?" Sam asked pulling her sister towards the sofa and sitting her down on it she sat on it too crossing her legs under her and waiting on her continuing.
"He looks just the same only older"
"Hot?"
Max rolled her eyes "They were always hot" She clarified
"Well looks fade" Sam smirked
"Not his" Max said quietly.
Sam caught it though "His? Are you talking about Ben still?" Sam said her eyebrows lifting in question.
Max's body tensed and she became defensive "Of course I'm talking about Ben who else would I be talking about!?" She demanded
Sam just looked at her and sighed
She pulled her sister into a hug "Baby I know how you felt about him" She whispered into her ear.
Max wrapped her arms around her sister hugging her tight "Why did they make me leave" She said into her sisters shoulder managing to hold back the tears.
Sam closed her eyes 'I always knew this day would come' Sam thought to herself.
Pulling back she brushed away the tears that had fallen down Maxs' face before speaking.
"You know why" Max nodded "But that was all 6 years ago and you've got Logan now, you love him don't you?"
Max nodded her head "Yeah" She agreed
"Then forget about cocky McDowell and focus on that wedding and that dress your not going to get me in" Sam said trying to lighten the mood.
"You are wearing a dress" Max promised her sister.
"For you" Sam agreed smiling.
After that thoughts of Alec and Ben were long forgotten and the girls sat down in front of the TV to have a girly night in without any men to interrupt them.
It was around 9 when the girls' peace and quiet was interrupted by the sound of Max's cell phone ringing.
Groaning because she was very comfortable on her place on the sofa Max got up to find the phone as it was still in the kitchen where she had left it after talking to Logan earlier.
"Hello?" She asked into the phone, she didn't recognise the number from caller ID.
"Maxie" The cheery voice said from the other end of the line.
Max smiled only 3 people on the planet ever called her Maxie. "Benny" She replied sarcastically
"Miss me?" Ben asked
Max rolled her eyes even although he couldn't see her he replied "Not rolling your eyes at me are you?"
Max laughed "You know me so well"
"I do" Ben said the rest of what he wanted to say hanging in the air and they both knew what it was 'Not as well as my brother'
Max cleared her throat "So what you calling for?"
"Do I need a reason?"
"No, No just wondering that's all" Max replied
Sam who had been listening from the other room walked in 'Is that Ben?' She mouthed quietly, Max nodded.
Before Max knew what was happening Sam snatched the phone from her and began speaking.
"Benny!" Sam said happily into the phone
"Same old Sammy huh?" Ben asked
Getting right down to business Sam asked "How's Alec?"
Max eyes widened and Ben started laughing
"Still straight to the point I see"
"Always" Sam smiled glancing at Max she noticed how red Max was going and she wasn't sure if it was through shock or anger.
"Anyway he's good, he's getting married"
"So I've been told" Sam replied
Ben sighed "Yeah that's actually the reason I'm calling"
"Yeah?" Sam asked sceptically
"Yeah wanted to see if Max would be my date to the engagement party" Ben said to her.
Before he could finish Sam was already laughing, laughing so hard she could barely speak which is why she handed the phone back to Max and leant against the wall of the kitchen to stop herself falling over from the laughing.
Max looked at her confused "What's so funny?" Max asked her sister before moving the phone back to her ear.
"Ask….Him" Sam managed to get out between fits of laughter.
"What is she laughing at?"
Ben braced himself for Max's reaction hoping it wouldn't be similar to her sisters.
"I just told her I was going to ask you to be my date"
"Date? To where?"
"Alec's engagement party" Ben said softly preparing himself for her reaction.
Max's eyes widened and Sam knew he had asked her, her laughing stopped and she stood up straight waiting to see what the answer would be.
Max's brain meanwhile was working overtime 'He wants me to go to Alec's engagement party? Is he nuts?'
But before she knew what she was saying she answered.
"Sure" She agreed shocking herself, Sam and Ben in the process.
"Really?" Ben asked not really believing she was agreeing this easily.
'Yes really it'll be good to see him again' Max thought to herself before answering him.
"Yeah it will be good to see him again after all this time" She told him
To say Ben was shocked was an understatement, sure he wanted her to go but he thought it would take a lot more convincing to get her to go but he was happy she agreed.
"Ok I'll pick you up tomorrow" Ben informed her
"TOMORROW!?" Max shouted into the phone, annoyed that he wasn't giving her much time to prepare herself physically mentally and emotionally.
"Yep" Was all Ben replied "And you can't back out now"
"Fine" Max finally agreed reluctantly
"See you then Maxie" Ben promised and ended the conversation.
Leaving Max to deal with a very confused Sam
"You're going to his engagement party?"
Max nodded
"Why?" Sam said with a little more force than she had intended.
"Why not?" Max shrugged
"That so isn't a good idea" Sam said blocking Max who was trying to walk out the kitchen away from her.
"I'm a big girl" Max informed her
"Not when it comes to him" Sam reminded him
Max turned on her sister anger showing "I'm not 16 anymore I'm 22 and I'm going to this party I wanna see what he's like now"
Sam shook her head "What about Logan?"
"What about him?" Max asked
"You meant to be marrying him now your going to check out your ex boyfriends fiancé?"
Max sighed "I just want to see him again, see how he is surely you understand that?"
"Of course I do I just don't want you to get hurt"
Max smiled a little at her sister "I don't have feelings for him anymore, I haven't for a long time I'm in love with Logan I'm just going to see how he is and after tomorrow night I'll probably never see him again" Max explained.
Sam nodded her head "Ok" She agreed. "But if your doing this thing your going to rock his world make him hate the bitch he's marrying, show him what he can't have" Sam said with a wicked grin on her face.
Max opened her mouth to speak but Sam beat her to it "I'm not taking no for an answer"
"Fine!" Max said in a harsh tone but really she was pleased she had planned on dressing up, she had no idea what this fiancé looked like and she wanted to make sure she looked her best.
'Still doesn't mean I have feelings for him, I just want to see him again because we used to be friends' Max said to herself as she sat back down on the sofa, Sam following her.
Sam looked at her sister and she could see the spark in her eyes, the spark that hadn't been there in almost 6 years ever since their parents made them move. 'Not in love with him my ass!" Sam thought to herself.
'This should be fun' Taking one last look at Max before turning her attention back to the TV screen.
A/N - Tell me what you think!