Love You, Hate You

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One week later and Alec pulled up outside of Max's apartment building he'd called her almost everyday and she hadn't answered or called him back. He wanted to spend time with Jamie, he really had nothing better to do and he couldn't get the kid off his mind or his mother.

He'd told Ben this morning about Max avoiding him and why he thought that was and Ben took off out his house he hadn't heard from him since, so here he was sitting outside her house willing himself to get out the car and demand to know why she was avoiding him. Taking a deep breath he did exactly that, he got out the car and headed up to her front door.

As he got closer to her door he could hear raised voices.

Inside the apartment Ben was confronting Max for lying.

"You told him he wasn't his!" Ben said angrily

"How the hell do you know anyway?" Max fought back then glanced at Sam who had a guilty look on her face "how could you?" she asked her sister.

Sam shrugged "he guessed" she explained, Max shook her head.

Turning back to Ben she added "What I do with my son is none of you business"

"It is when he's my nephew and you told my brother he wasn't the father" Ben said trying hard to control his anger but it wasn't easy she was being unreasonable.

"Alec doesn't want a kid"

Ben scoffed "How the hell would you know what Alec wants?" he demanded to know

Max ignored him but then he said "I'm going to tell him" he said determined

"NO!" Max said grabbing the phone from his hand "he's got Rachel and she'll have a baby sooner or later he doesn't want to be stuck with a kid to me"

Ben laughed "you tell him about Jamie and he'll forget all about her, you know you still love him"

Max glared at him "I love Logan" she said willing herself to believe it.

Alec had now reached the door to Maxs' apartment he lifted his hand to knock but the raised voices coming from inside stopped him mid knock.

Listening hard he could make out the voice of his brother and Max. 'What could they be arguing about?' he thought to himself.

"I'm not telling him about Jamie and neither are you" Max informed him, her arms crossing in front of her chest daring him to argue.

Ben wasn't afraid of her and he was determined his brother was going to know the truth.

"You're going to tell him" Ben promised in a serious voice.

No one noticed Alec walk into the apartment so when he spoke he shocked the three of them.

"Tell who what?" Alec asked casually leaning on the door frame of Max's living room.

They all turned to face him, shock evident on all three of their faces.

Sam was the first to compose herself "what you doing here?"

Alec looked at her then at Max "she's been avoiding me" he said pointing at her.

Max was still in shock and wanted to what he had heard and how long he had been standing there.

"Wonder why" Ben said smiling sarcastically.

Max glared at him then finally found her voice "No I haven't" she lied; she knew he knew she was lying but whatever.

"Yes you have" Alec said walking into the living room so he was standing in between her and Ben he noticed the tension between the two of then and asked "what were you two arguing about?" his eyebrow lifting.

He looked at them waiting on an answer but Max looked away and Ben wasn't sure what to say so he said "She's a liar"

Alec glared at him "Excuse me?" he didn't quite understand what he was talking about.

"Ben" Sam started but he cut her off "No Sam I'm sorry but he has a right to know" Sam nodded her head agreeing and Max looked at her sister with hurt look on her face. "Sam" she said softly.

"He has a right to Max" she said softly, Max gulped and looked at Alec who was still a little lost

"Who has a right to know what?" he asked looking between the three of them.

"You" Sam said smiling a little

"Me?" he said sounding very confused "what do I have a right to know about?" he asked.

"Jamie" Ben said simply and Alec smiled "Oh" it dawned on him what he must have been talking about and said "I told you I asked and he's not mine" he slapped him on the shoulder.

"Yeah" Ben nodded his head "and I told you she was a liar"

Alec became nervous his hand moving to rub the back of his neck as he looked around the room. Looking at Max he found her looking very nervous and she wouldn't make eye contact with him.

"Max?" he tried to get her to look at him but she ignored him.

"Do you think Max cheated on you?" Ben asked "NO!" Alec said immediately

"Then do the math"

Alec looked at Sam who said "He's just turned 5 in September"

Max glared at her sister before finally meeting Alec's eyes, she watched as he did the math in his head "No" he said in a soft voice.

"Tell me you didn't lie to me last week" he begged

"I'm sorry" Max said flicking her gaze away from his eyes and onto the wall behind him.

"YOU'RE SORRY!?" He screamed, stepping towards her.

Max stood where she was she wasn't afraid of him, she knew he would never hurt her. "I didn't want to mess up your life" she admitted.

He laughed, a horrible laugh "You did that 6 years ago" then he realised "Is that why you left?"

"Yes" she answered

"Why? I would have been there for you"

"I know that"

"Then why run away with my baby?"

"My dad"

He looked at Sam who nodded her head "Your dad?"

"We were only meant to be going to that cabin to talk about it but then he just never brought me back"

Alec's face turned hard and cold "You knew that day you went to the cabin?" she bit her lip and nodded.

"I wanted to tell you" she said stepping towards him but he held up his hand to stop her "Don't" he said and she didn't move.

"He's mine" he said softly, noticing a picture of Jamie on the table he picked it up and looked at it "he looks like me" he said to no one in particular.

Ben tried to lighten the mood "he would he's yours"

3 pairs of eyes were on him and he shrugged "just trying to lighten the mood"

"This is your fault" Max reminded him

"Actually its yours, you had no right to lie to me last week" Alec said turning to face her "You've got Rachel" Alec raised his eyebrows "that the best you got?"

Max leant back against the sofa and sighed "You know now"

"Leave us alone" Alec said to Ben and Sam

Sam shook her head "not leaving you alone with her while you're in this state" she could remember the temper he had on him when they were kids.

Both Max and Alec stared at her "He'd never hurt me" at the same time Alec said "I'd never hurt her"

Sam looked at them both; "We'll be in my bedroom" with that she grabbed hold of Ben by the top and pulled him out the room and into her bedroom.

Max and Alec were left alone in the living room there was an uncomfortable silence.

Alec cleared his throat "You should have told me 6 years ago"

"I know" she admitted then broke down.

Alec looked at her shocked, unsure of what to do he could count on one hand the amount of times he had seen her cry. He did the only thing he knew how to do and he pulled her into his arms.

"It's ok" he promised kissing her head.

She shook her head "No its not" she said through her tears "I've waited for this day for 6 years, I wanted to tell you last week but I didn't want to screw up your life"

"Jamie isn't going to screw up my life, god I love that kid"

"But Rachel isn't going to be too pleased"

"Ask me if I care" Alec said pulling back so he could look in her eye.

She laughed but didn't ask "If she loves me she'll get over it" he said and Max nodded her head in agreement.

"Why did you keep him from me this last week?" he finally asked, after all that was the reason he had came over.

She shrugged "hasn't been easy he won't shut up, all he does is talk about you" she confessed and Alec couldn't help but grin "does that mean I'm his favourite?"

"He doesn't know you're his dad yet after that you won't be his favourite anymore" Max teased

"I will!" Alec said in a childish tone of voice

"What happens now?" Max asked unsure of what was going to change.

Alec took a deep breath "I get to know my son, better"

"What about Rachel?"

"And tell her" he added with a smirk "Does Logan know I'm his dad?" he asked and Max shook her head "no"

"Maybe you should tell him too"

"I should" Max agreed.

"Do we tell him?" Alec asked

"Up to you" Max said

"Maybe not right now, let him get to know me a little better what do you think?"

"I think he's a lot like you and won't be happy when he realises we lied to him" Max said knowing her son, who was far too much like his father for his own good.

"I'll tell him, just after I've had a chance to deal with it" he promised.

"Ok" Max agreed.

Max watched as he became nervous again and he pulled away from her, he started pacing the room. She knew what he wanted to ask but also knew he didn't know how to ask.

"You can pick him up from school" she said softly

Alec's eyes lit up and he grinned "Really?" he asked like a kid

"Really" Max said she couldn't help herself but she grinned too, he had a way of making her do that.

"I've missed him so much" he admitted "I thought I was weird for missing him so much but he's my son"

"He is"

"I have a son" he said again as if he was only just realising what it meant "I'm a crap role model"

Max disagreed "you're the best" she promised.

"He gets out of school soon right?"

"Yep" Sam said walking back into the room and sitting herself down in the sofa.

"When do I need to bring him back for?" Alec asked

"He's your son whenever you want" Sam said again and Max groaned "Shut up" she said to her sister who just shrugged "Whenever you want" Max said to him.

He nodded "I'm gonna go, get my head straight before I pick him up" he said and turned his back walking towards the door. Max followed, stepping out onto her hallway she waited on him speaking.

He turned to her before walking downstairs and said "I still don't regret that kiss" he smiled and ran down the stairs "Me either" Max said, thinking he couldn't hear her.

"I heard that" he called back up. Max smiled, she didn't know what was going to happen now or how Logan and Rachel would take the news what she did know however was that Alec was the best dad a kid could want and what's more he was her kids dad and that was fine by her.

A/N - Tell me what you think!