Love You, Hate You
Disclaimer - Dark Angel is not mine, nor do i claim to own it
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"It's all ruined" Max said her face shocked at the state her home was in "It's not that bad" Alec said trying to look on the bright side
Max looked at him her eyebrows rose "Ok maybe I'm lying" he added at her look.
"God it's going to take ages to fix, if it can be fixed"
Alec heard the roof make a strange noise and decided it was time for them to get out there "Grab what you can Max because we really need to get out of here" he said trying to hurry her up.
"Ok" she said as grabbed what she could from her house, there wasn't much left a few of Jamie's toys and a few photographs but nothing else. She'd have to but everything else brand new.
"I need to find somewhere permanent for us to live" she said thinking out loud as she placed her bag in the car.
"What's wrong with mine?" he asked
She shrugged "Can't stay with you that long what with Rachel and everything" Max said smiling ever so lightly.
"Right" Alec said getting and got in the car 'What are you saying?' Max thought to herself.
She watched as he pulled out his cell phone and dialled a number "Rachel?" he asked into the phone.
That sparked Max's curiosity her eyes turned to him "Yeah it me" she heard him say "Want to go out tonight?"
Max couldn't hear Rachel's reply "Great pick you up at 6" with that he closed the phone and drove off. Not looking or speaking to Max for the rest of the drive.
When Alec pulled up outside his building Max got out the car as fast as she could and slammed the door behind her.
She didn't look back so she couldn't see the smug smile he currently had on his face.
He got out the car and followed her upstairs. Sam, Ben and Jamie were back from their shopping trip and Max was glad she didn't want to be stuck in alone with Alec.
"Come see what I bought you" Sam said grabbing onto her arm and pulling her into the bedroom as soon as she walked through the door.
"Hey mum" Jamie said waving at her
"Hey Jamie" she replied to her son, she didn't get a chance to say anything else as Sam pulled her into the bedroom.
"Where's your dad?" Ben asked from his place on the sofa.
Jamie shrugged "Don't know" he said but was more interested in the video game Ben had bought him while they were out.
Just then they heard the door being closed. Turning around Ben noticed his brother "What have you done?"
Alec tried to hide his smirk but couldn't "Nothing"
"Ok you've never been a bad liar but today you are" Ben informed him as he jumped over the sofa and made his way towards his brother.
"So?" he asked when Alec still hadn't said anything "So nothing"
"Where's Jamie?" he asked when he noticed he still hadn't seen his son "On the sofa" Ben replied casually
"He's quiet" Alec said "Why is he quiet?"
"Because he's not being loud?" Ben offered
Alec rolled his eyes "Hey" he said startling Jamie "Hey dad" Jamie said showing little interest in him.
"What's this" Alec asked pulling it from his hands "Hey give it back" Jamie said jumping up and down trying to get it from his dads hand.
"A new hand held video game" Alec laughed.
When Alec still wouldn't give him back Jamie started to sulk and went off to find his mum by the time he found her however he had started to cry.
"Jamie what's wrong?" Max asked her son noticing he was crying
"Daddy won't give me my game back"
Max got pissed and decided she was going to have it out with him.
"WHAT ARE YOU PLAYING AT?" she demanded to know in a loud voice.
Alec turned around "are you talking to me?" he asked not sure "no your identical twin" she added sarcastically
"What did Ben do?" Alec laughed which pissed Max off even more.
"Give my son back his game" Max said stepping towards him her hands on her hips.
"Your son?"
"Yeah my son I gave birth to him" Max declared trying to grab the game from Alec's hand but he pulled it away from her.
He didn't understand why she was acting like this; she didn't even like him playing with video games
"You don't like him playing with video games" he reminded her "Well he's lost all his other toys so they bought him that and right now I don't mind" she put her hand out expecting him to put the game into it but he didn't.
He looked at her and he could see how pissed she was then it dawned on him, it had nothing to do with the video game and everything to do with his call to Rachel.
"Jamie" he said calling for his son, Jamie walked up to him "Sorry little man" he apologised and handed the game to Jamie.
"What's wrong with you?"
"You hurt my son"
Alec shook his head "No it has nothing to do with the stupid game, you're jealous" he smirked
Max scoffed "you wish" she turned on her heel and headed back into the bedroom.
Ben looked at his brother "What was that about?"
"Because I'm going out with Rachel" Alec announced happily clapping his hands together.
5.30 and Alec walked out his room, dressed in jeans, boots and a white top. Max was sitting watching TV with Jamie.
She could see Alec from the corner of her eye and she really didn't want him to know that she was watching him.
"Dad?" Jamie said noticing him "yeah?"
"Wanna watch TV with me?"
Alec stopped and walked towards him "sorry little man I need to go out for a little while" he said his hand running through his hair.
Jamie's face fell "Oh" he said turning around he sat back down and looked at the TV. Alec looked at Max hoping she would help him out but she didn't.
Max got up from the sofa and stood by Alec "I'll look after your son you go out with your girlfriend" she snapped at him
"Ok" he said not giving into her, he knew she wanted a fight but he wasn't in the mood to give her one.
Alec opened the door just about to walk out and Jamie spoke to him "Will you take me to school in the morning?" he asked his father.
Alec was about to say yes when Max spoke instead "No honey he won't be coming home tonight"
Alec glared at her "yeah Jamie I'll take you to school" he said to him but didn't look at him he was looking at Max.
"I promise" with that he walked away. Leaving a very pissed off Max, who slammed her cup into the sink smashing it.
"Are you going to be ok if we go out?" Sam asked a couple minutes later
"Yeah" Max said not looking at her sister, Sam sighed she placed her hand on Max's shoulder "Hey" she said in a soft voice.
Max turned around and Sam could see the tears in her eyes "Max" she pulled her into her arms and Max held onto her "I left Logan" she finally told her
"When?" she asked pulling back to look in her sisters eyes "two days ago" Max replied
"Why haven't you told him about Rachel?"
Max shrugged "You're scared" Sam said getting it. Max shook her head denying it.
"I don't want to hurt him" she admitted.
"Tell him about Logan" Sam said just as Ben walked into the room. "Am I interrupting?"
"No" Max said and Sam looked at her "I'll stay" she offered
"Go" Max demanded pushing her out the door.
Alec meanwhile had picked Rachel up and was taking her to a restaurant.
But he couldn't stop thinking about Max and his son who were in his house and he was here with someone he didn't love when he really wanted to be with them.
"I can't do this" Alec said out of nowhere
Rachel stopped talking "What?"
He met her eyes with his own "I'm sorry"
"You're leaving me?" Rachel asked
"I don't love you anymore" he informed her.
Rachel got angry "Did she tell you?"
Alec became confused "Did who tell me what?"
"Max" Rachel said with a hard voice
"Did Max tell me what?"
Rachel realised that she hadn't and tried to cover up the "Nothing" she said looking away.
Alec sighed "I know this isn't good but I can't be with you anymore I'll be there for the baby" hep promised.
"I can't believe she didn't tell you"
"Tell me what?"
"About the baby" Rachel replied "What about it?"
Rachel knew as soon as she told him that would be it but she also knew that she had already lost him.
"There isn't one"
Alec realised instantly what had happened "You lied about it?"
She nodded her head and started to cry "I didn't want to lose you"
Alec laughed and sat back in his chair "You never had me"
Rachel tried to reach out to touch him but he pulled away from him "don't touch me" he said with a growl.
"I love you"
Alec stood up he threw some money down on the table "Goodbye Rachel"
With that he walked out of the restaurant. He got into his car.
'Max knew? Why didn't she tell me?' he couldn't understand why Max wouldn't tell him Rachel wasn't pregnant. 'Guess she really doesn't want me'
He put the car into drive, he didn't want to go home yet he needed to think so that's what he did. He drove around Seattle thinking.
It was nearing midnight when Alec decided he should get home. He assumed everyone would be in bed or asleep by now.
But he was wrong, Max was still up.
Walking into his apartment he didn't notice Max was still up as she was sitting on the balcony. She heard him come home though, she watched as he walked into the house dropped his keys on the table and pulled a beer out of his fridge.
He could feel someone watching him so he turned around and could see her standing on the balcony watching him.
They stood staring at each other for a long time until Max turned away and looked out over the city again. Two minutes later Alec joined her on the balcony.
"Waiting on me?" he asked in his usual cocky manner.
She scoffed "couldn't sleep"
"Without me?" he added as he sat jumped onto the wall of his balcony.
"Shut up" she shook her head he always did think he was funny.
He put his hand on her arm and pulled her over towards him so she was standing between his legs.
Max kept her arms by her side and refused to look at him.
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"Tell you what?" she asked looking into his eyes.
He put his hands on her hips and pulled her towards him keeping them there.
"Alec" she started but he interrupted "about Rachel"
"Oh"
"Wish you'd told me" he whispered. She pulled away from him but he wasn't going to let her go that far he jumped down off the wall and followed her.
"Why didn't you tell me?" he demanded to know spinning her around to face him.
"I didn't want to hurt you" she admitted.
"I left her" he admitted and Max met his eyes "Really?" she asked a smile appearing on her lips.
"Really" he added with a grin
"Hmm" Was the reply he got as she walked back into the house.
"Your killing me!" he declared.
She had her back to him so he couldn't see the smirk on her face she stopped at the bedroom door. Her hand on the handle keeping it there she turned back to him.
"Come here" she said softly and he walked towards her stopping just in front of her.
She stood on her tip toes and whispered in his ear "I left Logan" pulling back she smiled and slid inside the room closing the door behind her leaving Alec outside the door.
"What the!" she smiled and as expected the door to the bedroom opened and in walked Alec.
"When?" he demanded to know Max moved to the other side of the bed putting some distance between them.
She shrugged "night of the fire" she said as if it wasn't a big deal
"Two days ago!? Why didn't you tell me?"
"I just did" she rolled her eyes and smiled at him as she lifted her top over her head.
Alec was just about to reply but stopped when he noticed her taking her top off. "What...what you doing?" he asked finding his mouth suddenly very dry.
"Getting ready for bed" she twirled her finger telling him to turn around and he moaned "Max really?" he said as he started to pout.
She just gave him a look and he turned around "All done" she announced happily.
He turned back around "Those are mine!" he said pointing at the top and boxers she currently had on
She rose her eyebrows at him "Want them back?"
She really should have known better "Yeah" he said in a low sexy voice and started walking towards her "right now" he gave her his sexy half smile as he said it.
"No way pretty boy"
She pulled back the covers and got in the bed. Alec decided two could play her game.
"Night" he said turning around and heading out of the bedroom.
He left Max alone and wondering what the hell had just happened. She lay in bed thinking that he would eventually come back in and climb into bed like he had last night but no he didn't.
An hour and half later Max was still waiting deciding she'd had enough she got up out of bed and opened the door. "You've got two minutes or I lock the door" she said into the darkness.
Closing the door she got back into bed after two minutes he still wasn't in the room let alone the bed but before the third minute he was in the room and in the bed.
He tried to hold her tried to wrap his arms around her but she wasn't having it "Lost your chance get back to your side of the bed" she demanded pushing him away.
So he did was he was told he went back to his side of the bed and watched as she fell asleep. He knew that sleep wasn't going to come for him for quite some time and he really wanted the morning to come quick so he could talk to her about things.
A/N - Tell me what you think!