Love You, Hate You
Disclaimer - Dark Angel is not mine, nor do i claim to own it.
Summary - After 6 years apart how do u react to your first love?
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Alec pulled up outside Max's apartment and switched off the engine.
The car was silent neither one of them spoke. Alec turned around to check on Jamie and found him asleep; smiling to himself he looked at Max.
"Guess he's had enough for one day" he said with a small laugh Max looked at him her face confused before Alec gestured into the back seat.
Turning around she noticed her son fast asleep in the back seat of the car.
"Great" Max said with a sigh, laying her head back against the car seat and closing her eyes.
"What's up?" Alec asked turning his body towards her his face full of concern.
Max shook her head still not looking at him "Just tired" she announced.
Alec nodded his head. Not sure whether or not to believe her.
"Guess I better get him to bed" she said as she reached for the handle of the door.
"Wait" Alec asked and she turned around looking at him expectantly
"I don't want you to go yet" he admitted
"Alec"
"Please?" he asked sounding like a lost little boy.
"What good will it do?" she asked
Alec shrugged his shoulder and Max spoke again "I really need to get him to bed"
Alec agreed "Ok"
Max opened the door and got out moving to open the back door. But was stopped by Alec, she looked up at him oddly and he explained "Let me carry him for you"
"I can do it" Max informed him
"I know you can do it but your tired and he's asleep just let me do it" Not waiting for an answer he opened the door and picked up the little boy holding him against his chest with his head on his shoulder. He swung the door closed and smirked at Max.
"Lead the way" he said in a cocky tone.
Max motioned for him to follow she opened up the door and held it open for him to walk through.
Alec stopped at the bottom of the steps "You first"
"No you go I'll direct you"
"No, no you first" Alec insisted "I'll like the view a whole lot more" he winked.
Max's eyes widened in surprise and she scoffed "Alec walk up the stairs" she demanded.
"You. First" he said each world slowly.
Deciding it was best not to argue because he was far too stubborn and the fact she just wanted to get home and relax she decided to walk up first.
Walking upstairs Max was very self conscious, she could feel Alec's eyes on her and it was making her very tense.
After a few seconds he spoke "Will Sam be in?"
Max looked over her shoulder at him stopping just outside her house. "Why?" she asked with a raised eyebrow
"I wasn't very nice to her the other night, I wanted to apologise" he explained.
"You and Sam never did get along" she said shaking her head as she pulled her key out of her pocket.
"Well I'm a big boy now I shouldn't have been so horrible to her" he said as he walked through het door.
Max closed it behind him "Where will I put him?" he asked. Max opened her mouth to answer but stopped when she heard someone speak.
"Max is that you?" someone asked from the sitting room. Max froze and looked at Alec, she knew that voice, just then Logan appeared from the living room stopping when he noticed Alec.
Alec tensed when he spotted the man reality suddenly hitting him, she had a fiancé.
"Logan" Max said in a nervous voice stealing a quick glance at Alec, she spotted the way his body had tensed up.
"Max where have you been?" Logan asked
"Jamie had a party to go to" Max explained "I didn't know you were coming home today"
"Got finished early" Logan told her before looking at Alec and back to her.
Max thought she should introduce them "Logan this is Alec, Alec this is Logan"
Logan extended his hand for Alec to shake but Alec looked at the extended hand then to Max "Where is his room?"
"Oh!" Max said suddenly remembering Alec was still holding their son.
"Follow me" Max said and led him down the hall and opened a room door for him to enter.
"Just lay him on the bed" Alec nodded and laid him down as softly as he could, he really didn't want to wake him.
Alec stood up and looked at Max. Max gave him a small smile.
Both of them walked out the room and found Logan still standing in the same place he had been. Alec this time extended his hand "Sorry i didn't have a spare hand a second ago" he explained
Logan shook his head "Yeah" was all he said.
Looking at Max "I guess Sam isn't here then?"
"Guess not" Max said, she could feel the tension in the room and most of it was coming from Alec.
"I better get going then" Alec said making his way towards the door.
"I'll see you out" Max said following him "Be right back" she told Logan, who nodded and walked back into the living room.
Max walked out into the hallway outside her apartment with Alec.
"So" Alec said looking around him
"So" Max repeated
"That's your fiancé then"
Max nodded and she didn't know why but she was fighting back tears, tears that were forming due to the look in Alec's eyes.
"I don't like him" Alec said with that he turned around and walked down the steps.
Leaving Max alone, he didn't say anything else just walked away and never looked back.
It took Max a few seconds to compose herself before she walked back into her apartment.
Back to the questions she knew Logan was going to ask.
Logan was sitting on the sofa waiting for her the TV wasn't on and he wasn't on his precious laptop. Max knew he was going to have a lot of questions for her.
"How do you know Alec?" Logan asked looking at her.
"He's an old friend" Max said simply
Logan looked at her his eyebrows rising slightly "I've never met him before"
Max pulled off her jacket and walked towards the window, looking out she could still see his car parked out front and he was just getting into it.
As if knowing she was watching him he looked up and their eyes locked Alec gave a small smile and Max nodded her head slightly. He got in his car and drove away.
"He's just moved back to Seattle" she explained 'Please don't ask me any more' Max thought to herself.
"Why?" Logan asked Max groaned another question about Alec.
She shrugged "No idea, I think his fiancé has a new job"
"Fiancé?" Logan said his voice sounding so much happier at hearing that one little word.
Max turned around looking at him "Yeah his fiancé" she smiled and so did he
Logan got up off the chair and walked towards her. Max watched him get closer he pulled her into a hug and she hugged him back. "I missed you"
"I missed you too" Max said to him. Pulling back he kissed her on the lips he tried to deepen the kiss but Max stopped him.
"I just have to get Jamie comfortable" she explained and walked out of his arms and into her son's room, stopping just before she entered Jamie's room she turned to Logan.
"Why don't you go into the bedroom and I'll join you once I'm done?"
Logan's face lit up and he grinned "Don't be long" he said as he kissed her on the cheek and walked into her bedroom.
Walking into her son's room Max changed him into his pyjamas. Lifting up the top he had on she could smell Alec on it. After all these years he still smelt the same. Perfect.
Once she was satisfied that he was comfortable she walked out the room and towards her own.
Stopping as her hand reached the handle she thought to herself 'do I really want this? He's your fiancé Max get over it'
Opening the door she found him sitting on the bed.
The next morning Max was woken up noise coming from somewhere else in the house. Turning over she noticed Logan wasn't in the bed. Pulling on her night robe she walked out her door to investigate.
As she got closer to the kitchen she could hear raised voices.
Walking into the kitchen she was faced with a boxer clad Ben and Logan.
"What is he doing here?" Logan asked her pointing at Ben.
"What?" Max asked confused, she looked at Ben who shrugged his shoulders.
"Listen pal you don't know me" Ben said to Logan with a smirk.
"I thought you said he had a fiancé?" Logan asked again.
Max shook her head "This isn't Alec" she said looking at him "How does he know Alec?" Ben asked looking at her expectantly.
Max sighed both men were looking at her, deciding to talk to Logan first she said "Logan this is Ben, he's Alec's twin and I have no idea why he is here and no idea why he is half naked" Logan looked quite sick
"Twins?" Max nodded then turned her attention to Ben.
"Now, why are you half naked and in my kitchen?" Max asked raising her eyebrows.
"Uh" Ben started looking around with a smile on his face "He's with me" a voice said from the door of the kitchen.
All three of them turned around and there was Sam standing her arms crossed in front of her chest.
"You've got to be kidding me" Max said out loud rolling her eyes "Fraid not sister" Sam said brushing past her she walked over to Ben.
She kissed him and Max made a gagging sound behind them, Logan had enough and walked out of the kitchen.
"Morning" Sam said smiling at Ben "Morning yourself" he replied
Max was standing getting frustrated she had no clue what was going on and the way they were all over her was making her sick.
"Will you two stop it!" she snapped after she wasn't able to take it any longer.
Sam turned around with a heavy sigh "What's up sis?" she asked quirking her eyebrows.
"You and him, how?" Max asked pointing between them.
"I could draw you a picture" Sam said sarcastically.
Max ignored her and groaned Ben began to speak "Look Max we're having fun" Max turned to him he had her full attention "I like Sam always have but we never started anything because of you and Alec you two aren't together anymore so now we have our chance" he explained.
Max was taken aback but nodded her head "Fine, just don't go screwing each other up"
Sam and Ben shared a look a smirk appearing on their faces.
"Don't" Max warned.
"You!" she said pointing at Ben who's eyes widened waiting on what she was going to say next "Put some clothes on!"
"I have clothes on!" he fought back
"I don't want my son to see you half naked" Max informed him.
"Fine" he said with an exaggerated sigh and took off in the direction of Sam's bedroom.
Leaving Sam and Max alone in the kitchen.
Sam leant back against the kitchen counter watching her sister.
"Are you ok with this?"
Max looked at her and Sam continued "Me and Ben"
"Yeah you deserve to have some fun and you two always had a thing for each other"
"Something up?" Sam asked knowing her sister far too well
"Alec"
Sam sighed walking towards her sister "Always is" she said simply and walked out leaving Max alone with her thoughts.
A few hours later Logan had left promising he'd be back in a couple hours, he just wanted to drop his stuff off at home.
Max was watching TV Jamie had yet to wake up it was only 10am and Max wasn't that worried he'd had a long day if he wasn't awake by 11am she'd wake him up.
Sam came running out her bedroom "I've got to get to work" she said kissing Max on the cheek as she ran out the door.
"But what about…" as the door closed Max finished "Ben"
"Talking about me?" Ben asked he walked out the bedroom and threw himself down on the sofa.
Max ignored him and continued to watch the TV
"So that was Logan huh?" he was trying to get her attention.
The only response he got was a nod of her head.
"Bit old isn't he" he added smiling to himself.
"Logan isn't old" she declared her voice rising a little.
"Finally I got a response" Ben smiled in triumph
Max couldn't help herself she smiled.
"So how did he meet Alec?"
Max turned away and looked back to the TV "Either you tell me or I ask Alec which would u prefer?"
Deciding Alec wouldn't like to be asked about it she spoke "they met last night"
"How?" Ben asked
"Alec was giving me a lift home and Jamie fell asleep in his car so he carried him up for me"
"He met Jamie?" Of course Ben already knew this but he wanted to know what Max had to say about it because he was getting the feeling that Jamie may well be Alec's due to the fact that every time he brought him up with Sam she closed up and changed the subject.
"Yeah why?" Max said defensively.
"Just asking"
"Don't you have somewhere to be?"
"Want rid of me?"
"Not really"
"I've got to hang out with my brother later but until then I'm all yours" he smirked.
Just then Jamie came running into the living room and jumped onto his mother's knee.
"Hey" Jamie said to her as he yawned sleepily
"Hey baby" she said kissing his head.
Jamie looked around and his eyes landed on Ben he stared at him long and hard and Ben was beginning to get uncomfortable under the little boy's gaze.
Looking at his mum he spoke "that's not Alec is it mummy?"
Max looked shocked as did Ben they looked at each other both thinking 'How does he know the difference?'
"How do you know the difference?" she asked him a soft tone.
Jamie shrugged his shoulders "I just do" he looked at Ben again he didn't really know how he knew the difference he just did.
"Where's Alec?" Ben asked
"At home baby" she explained
Jamie nodded accepting the answer before jumping off her knee and running into his room to play.
Max's cell phone rang. Answering it she really wished she hadn't.
"Damn it" she swore as she hung up.
"What is it?" Ben asked getting worried, she looked seriously pissed off.
"I've got to go work there's a big proposal and the person meant to be delivering it has been in an accident so they need me to do it"
"So what's the problem?"
"The problem is it's my weekend off and Sam is working so I have no one to look after Jamie"
Ben grinned "I can do it"
"You?" Max asked trying to hold back her laughter.
"I love kids"
"Yeah" Max said not believing him for one second.
"What other choice do you have?"
Max glared at him, he had her there she could ask Logan but Jamie didn't really like him that much and really wouldn't want to spend hours alone with him.
"What would you do with him?" she asked cautiously still not saying yes.
"Take him out with me and Alec"
"Alec?" Max winced 'Do I want my son hanging out with his father? Who doesn't even know he's his father'
"Yeah Alec, problem?" Ben asked
"Jamie" she called and two seconds later he came running through.
"I need to go to work" she explained kneeling down to his level.
"Muuum" he complained
"I'm sorry honey" she apologised to her son "but while I'm at work you can hang out with Ben and Alec if you want"
Jamie's face lit up "At Alec's house?" he asked excitedly
"I guess" Max said looking at Ben who nodded his head
"Great" with that he ran off to his room to get dressed.
30 minutes later they were all leaving the apartment.
Ben had taken the time to rent himself a car so he asked Max if she wanted a ride to work, which she did.
"See you at 5.30" Max said kissing Jamie quickly as she got out the car "Be good" she warned
"Sure Alec won't mind?" she asked knowing he had yet to tell Alec.
"He won't care" he promised.
Ben drove to Alec's stopping the car. Jamie jumped out the car so fast Ben was struggling to keep up.
Ben was a little bit apprehensive he hoped Alec wouldn't mind Jamie hanging out with them but after meeting Logan last night he really wasn't sure what kind of mood his brother would be in.
Ben and Jamie stepped out the elevator and Jamie ran up to Alec's door not bothering to knock he opened it and ran it.
"Jamie?" Alec asked confused looking at the little boy "What are you doing here?"
He looked behind him and could only see Ben.
"What's going on?" he asked
Ben didn't like the way his brother was looking at him.
He swallowed hard ready to take a verbal beating from him.
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