Love You, Hate You

Disclaimer - Dark Angel is not mine, nor do i claim to own it

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It was 7.30 and Alec was up already he wasn't sure why usually he slept as long as he could but today he was up at 7.30 on a Sunday and he had a feeling the sleeping boy in the next room had something to do with it.

He wanted to be awake before him just encase he got scared or didn't know exactly where he was.

So all he had to now was wait and Alec was good at waiting especially when he had a TV that worked throwing himself into a chair he switched on the TV and channel flicked until Jamie woke up.

It was a further two hours until he woke up and Alec never once got bored of his TV. He heard the door to his room open and looked over at the confused sleepy little boy.

"Hey buddy" he said to him

Jamie's head fell to the side as he looked at Alec taking in his surroundings "Why am I still here?" he asked in a sleepy voice as he padded towards Alec's sofas.

"You fell asleep"

"Where's mummy?" he asked as he looked around

"She went home, she thought you'd like to stay with me don't mind, do you?"

Jamie thought about it for a minute before asking "do you have cookies?" his eyes lit up.

"I have cookies"

"Can I have one?" he gave him a toothy smile then added "please"

Alec fully intended to say no, that he had to have a proper breakfast but the look on his face and they way he said please made him cave in.

"Coming up" Alec stood up and made his way into the kitchen opening his cupboard door he pulled out his cookies.

Jamie who had followed Alec was standing at his feet Alec hadn't noticed and nearly tripped over him "Hey didn't see you there" he said lifting him up and sitting him on a stool "you're so small"

"I'm not small" Jamie fought back, looking at his body.

"You're not tall either are you buddy?" Alec smiled and Jamie frowned "I will be one day" he promised

"One day" Alec agreed.

Meanwhile Max had just woken up and was on her way to the kitchen to make some coffee.

"You left him with Alec?" Sam said not quite believing it.

"Mmmhmm" was the only reply she got from Max.

"Why?"

"He was asleep" she said to her sister

"Come on why did you leave him there? You could have brought him home" she half accused half asked.

"Encase you've forgot he is his father" Max said in hushed tone so Ben couldn't hear her.

"Encase you've forgot he doesn't know" Sam said sarcastically

"Well I think he's safe with his father"

"That's my point right now he's with Alec, not his father because Alec doesn't know he has a kid"

"I trust Alec" Max told her sister in no uncertain terms.

"You're playing with fire" Sam warned her.

"I'm not playing with anything" Max said before walking away and slamming her bedroom door.

Alec had been to preoccupied with Jamie to hear his phone ring which was in his jean pocket in his room so he failed to notice the 4 missed calls from Rachel.

"Ok I'm going to the bathroom are you going to be ok?" Alec asked him.

Jamie scrunched up his face and nodded

"That's my boy" Alec patted him on the head then took off in the direction of the bathroom.

Just as Alec got in the bathroom there was a knock on Alec's front door. "Alec" Jamie called but he didn't answer so Jamie opened the door himself.

"Uh hi" the woman said to him looking very confused

"Hi" Jamie said happily "can I help you?" he asked politely

"I think I've got the wrong house" the woman said looking at the boy who had on mans t-shirt which was far too big for him.

"Ok"

But Alec came out of the bathroom "Jamie what are you doing at the door?" he asked as he walked towards him, he lifted him up before looking to see who was at the door and he was faced with a very shocked Rachel.

"Rachel?" he asked not quite believing his eyes.

"Alec?" she asked confused looking at the little boy in his arms.

"You got a kid while I was gone" she asked in a confused voice

"Oh no, no I'm just looking after him for a friend" he explained.

"Gonna invite me in?" Rachel asked getting irritated at being left outside

"Of course, come in" he said stepping aside for her to walk in Jamie still in his arms.

She made his at him and he spoke to Jamie "Wanna watch cartoons for a minute?" he asked

Jamie looked at him then at the woman and nodded his head "Yeah" he answered and Alec placed him on the sofa and gave him the remote "be right back" he promised.

He braced himself and walked over to the kitchen where Rachel was waiting.

"Who's he?" she asked in a quiet voice while pointing at Jamie

"My friend's kid like I said I'm watching him anyway why didn't you tell me you were coming back?"

Rachel glared at him "I called you 4 times maybe you should answer your phone" Alec nodded he hadn't seen his phone since yesterday it was a fair point.

"Who's kid?"

"Max's"

"Max?" Rachel asked

"Yeah remember she was at our party with Ben"

"Oh yeah, she was getting married right?" Rachel asked her eyebrow lifting.

"Yeah she is"

Rachel was satisfied with that answer. She kissed Alec but was interrupted by Jamie "Alec come here" Jamie called and Rachel groaned "When is he going home? I've missed you"

"When I decide to take him" Alec replied giving her disapproving look as he walked towards Jamie.

"What's up?" he asked sitting down beside him

"Missed you" Jamie grinned and Alec grinned back "Back now" he promised and watched TV with him.

Rachel watched with jealous eyes, Alec was all over this kid that he barely knew and this Max from the party they seemed to share some sort of history and Rachel was determined to find out what.

Walking into the sitting room she sat on the sofa beside the two boys.

After half an hour of them all sitting on the sofa watching cartoons Jamie was getting uncomfortable, he really liked Alec but didn't like this Rachel lady very much, she kept staring at him and he really wanted to go home now.

"Alec?" he asked in a small upset voice

Alec noticed and concern was clearly shown on his face "What's wrong?"

"Take me home?" he asked his lower lip quivering

"Sure" he said immediately lifting him up he took him into his bedroom and helped him get dressed.

10 minutes later they came out the room and Alec had his cell phone in his hand "I'll call your mum and let her know we're coming ok?" he checked with him

Jamie nodded.

After a few rings Max answered

"Hey it's me" Alec said into the phone

And Rachel who was standing in the kitchen watching lifted her eyebrow 'Hi, its me' sounded a little too close for her liking.

"I'm bringing him back now"

With that he closed the phone and looked at Jamie "Ready?" he asked and Jamie nodded his head happily.

"Wait" Rachel said

Alec rolled his eyes before turning around to face her "Yeah?"

"I'm coming with you" she announced grabbing her bag.

"I don't think that's a good idea" Alec said.

"Why not?"

"You just got back from your trip" Alec was trying anything he could to get her to stay but he knew it wasn't going to work.

"I'm fine, let's go" she said and walked out the apartment.

"This will be fun" Alec muttered to himself as he picked up Jamie and locked his door.

"You're going to carry him downstairs?" Rachel asked

"I am" Alec said before smiling tightly at her and running downstairs.

They pulled up outside Max's apartment 15 minutes later and Rachel opened her door to get out.

"You're not waiting here?" he asked his eyes widening in surprise

"Is there a reason I should?"

"No" Alec said quickly

"Anyway I wanted to invite Max and her fiancée to a party"

"What party?" Alec asked as this was the first he had heard of it.

"For charity" Rachel informed him.

"Alec let's go" Jamie said pulling on his arm.

Alec looked at him and smiled completely forgetting about Rachel.

They walked up to Max's apartment door and Alec was about to knock but Jamie pushed open the door and ran in.

"MUMMY!" he called out happily.

Alec walked in behind him calling out "Max"

Two minutes later Max appeared in the hallway with Jamie in her arms, stopping dead in her tracks when she noticed Alec wasn't alone.

"Hi" she said smiling nervously at Rachel Alec who was behind Rachel shrugged his shoulders and gave an apologetic smile.

"Max" Rachel said plastering a fake smile on her face as she hugged her. Max hugged her back a little taken aback by the affection shown from the woman for the second time that week.

"Nice to see you again" Max lied, she really didn't like the girl and she had only just realised.

"Max what's going" Sam said as she walked out into the hall her voice trailing off when she spotted Rachel "On" she finished.

Rachel looked between them thinking she was seeing things and it was made worse by Ben walking out into the hall and joining them.

"I'm Sam" Sam said grabbing Rachel's hand and shaking it.

"Rachel" she said as she became even more confused "You're twins?"

Sam scoffed "No we just look like each other" she said sarcastically

"Sam" Alec warned, Sam shot him a look that said 'Don't push me' and Alec quickly shut up.

Max could feel the tension in the room "Thanks for watching him and bringing him home" she said to Alec.

"Anytime" Alec said honestly

Rachel wasn't the only one to notice the way Max and Alec were looking at each other Sam and Ben also noticed they exchanged knowing looks.

Ben cleared his throat and everyone was pulled back into reality, Alec sent him a thankful glance and spoke "We should get going" he said taking hold of Rachel's arm and pulling her out the door.

"One minute" she turned to Max again and said "Max?" Max looked at her waiting on her continuing "I want you and your fiancé to come to my charity ball" she said handing her an invitation from her bag.

"Thanks" Max said accepting knowing full well she wasn't going to go "here's one for you sister too" she said handing her another invitation.

"Thanks" Max said and watched as they left.

Sam started laughing once the door was closed "She doesn't think you're a threat" she said to her sister.

"Shut up" Max said glaring at her.

"Did you have fun with Alec?" Max asked her son.

"Yeah I love Alec" Jamie said and Max's heart broke a little "but I don't like Rachel" he admitted "Will I tell you something?" his mother asked and he nodded his head "I don't like Rachel either" she grinned.

Later on that night as Max was getting ready for bed her cell phone rang.

"Come down stairs" she recognised the voice it was Alec. "Why?" she asked

"Just come" he said and closed off the phone.

She grabbed her jacket and walked downstairs, Sam was in her bedroom so if Jamie woke up she would hear him.

She found Alec sitting in his car at the bottom of her building.

She opened the door and got in.

"Yeah?" she asked looking at him expectantly.

Alec looked nervous and Max had never seen him nervous, he was about to ask the question he'd been avoiding ever since he found out about Jamie, he was scared of the answer either way.

"Is he mine?" he asked turning to look at her, he could see the shock on her face and wanted to take it back but he couldn't now so he waited on an answer.

"Who?" Max asked playing for some time to think

Alec laughed "Logan who the hell do you think?"

"Don't you think I would have told you if he was yours?" Max asked she didn't want to deny he was his so she was trying to find a way around it.

"I'd hope so" he said honestly.

"Of course I'd tell you"

"So he's not?" Alec asked again

Max hated herself but answered "If he was I'd tell you, I haven't told you so what do you think"

Alec nodded his head and let out a sigh "Ok"

Max looked at him and he looked disappointed "Guess you won't be wanting to spend time with him anymore" Max said

Alec looked at her "Why wouldn't I?"

She shrugged "I wasn't spending time with him because I thought he was mine, I really like him" he said wearing his heart on his sleeve which was very un-Alec.

"Ok" she said as she began to hate herself even more.

"You have no idea how scared I've been to ask that question"

"I can guess I've been expecting it" Max said then wished she hadn't.

"Thought so"

After that they sat in silence for a few minutes before Alec broke the silence again "Sorry about earlier"

Max looked at him

"Rachel"

"Don't worry about it"

"She was jealous but there's nothing to be jealous of, right?"

"Right" Max said avoiding eye contact with him "was that all?"

"Yeah"

"I better go then" Max said

"Yeah thanks for answering me"

Max smiled

"Max?" Alec said just as she was about to get out.

She turned around and he pressed his lips to hers. Before she knew what was happening she was kissing him back and boy it felt good.

He put his hand to the back of her head and deepened the kiss. Max was about to get lost in the feel of his lips when Alec's phone started ringing and she was dragged kicking and screaming back down to earth.

They both looked at the caller id which read 'Rachel' Max looked away, slightly ashamed and Alec cut off the call and put his hand on her chin forcing her to look at him.

"I'm not sorry" he admitted

"I am" With that she got out the car and slammed the door closed.

Running upstairs she threw herself down onto the bed and cried herself to sleep.

A/N - Tell me what you think!