Love You, Hate You

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

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At exactly 7.30 the alarm clock by the bed went off Max had set it the night before so she wouldn't over sleep and she could get Jamie to school.

The sound of the alarm didn't wake Alec Max knew it wouldn't he could sleep through anything.

Climbing out of bed she went to wake up her son. Like his father the kid really loved to sleep.

"Jamie" she tried in a soft voice but he didn't even flinch.

So this time she pulled back the duvet and tickled him, he woke up immediately "mum!" he complained Max smiled at him.

"Time to get up for school" she reminded him

With a groan her pulled himself out of bed and made his way to the bathroom.

Max pulled out some clothes for him, she had asked Sam to put them into the closet but Sam being Sam just left them in a mess on the bottom.

After choosing what clothes Jamie was going to wear Max went to the kitchen to make breakfast.

A few minutes later Jamie joined her in the kitchen. "What do you want to eat?" she asked

Jamie thought about it for a few minutes "eggs" he exclaimed in a loud voice.

So Max made him eggs after setting the plate down in front of him "be right back" she kissed him on the head and made her way into the bedroom to get dressed.

Walking into the bedroom she found Alec now lying on his stomach with one arm under the pillow still sound asleep.

"Men" Max muttered to herself

Deciding that he was asleep so it was safe to get changed in the room, she pulled off Alec's top which was far too big for her in the first place but as she was pulling it off she heard the bed move.

She turned her head just in time to see Alec put his head back down on the pillow.

"You're a pig" she announced pulling her own top over her head.

He ignored her but she knew he was awake "Alec I know your awake" she said this time moving towards the bed.

He opened his eyes and looked at her a smile on his face "can't really blame me can you?"

She rolled her eyes picking up the rest of her clothing she walked into the bathroom just next to the bedroom.

"Spoilsport" he said before going back to sleep.

Max came out the bathroom less than 5 minutes later, shaking her head at Alec who had fallen back asleep.

"Jamie get dressed" she said as she walked out the bedroom and found him sitting on the sofa watching TV. "But mum" he started to complain but Max cut him off

"But nothing, go!" she said in a demanding voice pointing to his bedroom.

He glared at her and Max had to stop herself from laughing as she got up and stomped to the bedroom.

"Ready we need to go?" she called into his bedroom. He appeared a couple seconds later with a strange look on his face "Thought daddy was taking me to school?"

Then Max remembered that Alec had said he would take him "he's asleep" she said to her son and he wasn't pleased with that answer, looking at her watch it was only 8.15 they still had time.

With a sigh she said "go wake him up" Jamie took off in the direction of his dads bedroom throwing open the door he jumped on the bed.

Max stood at the door watching. "Daddy wake up" Jamie kept repeating over and over again.

Alec grabbed hold of his son and pinned him down on the bed "Stop it" he said in a light tone grinning at him "you're meant to be taking me to school" Jamie reminded him.

"Time is it?" Alec said to Max "8.15"

"Ok, I'll be right out" he let of Jamie and he ran into the sitting room "I'll watch cartoons until then" he said happily

Max nodded her head and watched as Alec pulled himself out of bed.

"Wanna help me dress?"

He didn't get a reply she just pulled the door closed and then told him to hurry up.

2 minutes later Alec came out of the bedroom fully dressed and ready to go.

"Let's go" he grabbed his keys from the table and headed for the door. "Coming?" he asked Max.

She shook her head "you can take him" Jamie was already walking downstairs and Alec turned back to her "Come with me?" he asked

"Ok" Max agreed and walked out after him.

After dropping Jamie off at school Max expected Alec to drive her back to his but he didn't.

"Where you going?" she asked him.

He ignored her and kept driving after 5 minutes he stopped the car in the middle of nowhere.

"What are we doing here?" Max asked looking around.

"We need to talk" Alec informed her. "Ok so why are we here?"

"We won't be interrupted"

Max got out the car and started walking Alec followed her "Max stop" he caught up to her and stopped her from walking any further.

"Why didn't you tell me about Logan?" he asked softly, backing her up until she sat on the wall behind them. "You were with Rachel I didn't want to split you up"

He laughed at that "You know how I feel about you"

Max looked away "I know how you felt about me" he took a couple steps back and she looked up at him "You think I don't love you anymore?"

She shrugged "You asked her to marry you how was I to know you didn't love her"

He sighed his hand moved to cup her face "wanna know why I asked her?"

She didn't say anything so he continued "because I saw the announcement in the paper about you and Logan"

She laughed "Really?"

He nodded his head.

"I want to be with you Max" he admitted

"I want to be with you" Before he could say anything or react to what she had told him she jumped into his arms and kissed him. It took him a second to realise what she was doing but when he did he kissed her back. The kiss was hungry full of pent up lust and need for each other.

"We don't have to pick Jamie up for another 5 hours" Max said once they broke apart Alec smiled "Let's go!" he pulled her back to the car and drove back to his place.

As they stood in the elevator waiting on it reaching Alec's apartment Max spoke "Sam and Ben will be in" she reminded him

"Yeah" Alec said giving her a strange look "so?"

"Nothing" she said quickly.

Alec sighed and closed the distance between them and pushed her against the wall of the elevator "haven't became shy in your old age have you Maxie?" he teased.

"You know they won't leave us alone" Alec thought about what she said for a second just as the doors opened to his floor, taking her hand he pulled her out of the elevator.

"I'll get rid of them then" he said with a serious look on his face and pushed open his door. Max was behind him and she walked into his back because she failed to notice he had stopped walking but then she noticed how tense he suddenly was.

"Alec what's wrong?" she asked him she couldn't see past his back so she stepped to the side and her eyes landed on the problem.

"Dad?" Max said in a disbelieving voice, she looked around the room and found Sam with a small nervous smile on her face Max glared at her.

"Max" her said stood up from the sofa and started towards her but Alec's voice stopped him "I wouldn't get too close to me if I was you" he said in dangerously low voice.

Donald stopped and looked at the young man in front of him "Alec" he addressed him a friendly manner and Alec took a step forward.

Max grabbed his arm, stopping him from walking too close to her dad.

Alec allowed her to keep her hand on his arm and he stopped walking "Donald" Alec said the older man's name as if it disgusted him.

Alec's gaze turned to Sam "What is he doing in my house?" he demanded to know.

Sam swallowed she couldn't remember ever seeing Alec this angry.

"He heard about the fire he was worried" she explained

Max who still hadn't said much stepped in front of Alec and her father, she forced Alec to look at her "leave it?" she asked quietly

Alec shook his head "I can't" he said his body tensing even more and Max really didn't like the look in his eye "he took my son away from me" Max was about to speak but he pushed her to the side and stepped towards her father.

"Proud of yourself?" Alec asked him he stopped less than an arms length from the older man.

If Alec was intimidating the older man he didn't show it. "I know you must be mad" he started but Alec laughed

"Mad? Why would I be mad because you took my girlfriend and son away from me for 6 year?" Donald nodded "Why would that make me mad?" Alec said sarcastically.

Donald ignored him and spoke to Max "how are you after the fire?" he asked his daughter.

Max looked at her dad she wanted to answer him but she could see Alec from the corner of her eye she watched as he clenched his fists and took a step towards her dad.

"ALEC!" She said loudly causing him to stop what he was about to do and look at her, she shook her head and he glared at her "get him out my house" he said before turning his back, he walked into his room and slammed the door.

"Give me a minute" she said to her dad and Sam.

Trying the room door she found it locked "Alec let me in" she asked softly, two seconds later she heard the door being unlocked and she walked in.

"Hey" she said lifting his head so she could look in his eyes.

"I hate him" he said simply "I know" Max said "but I can't let you hit my dad"

"I know" he admitted "just get him out of here because if he annoys me I won't be able to stop myself"

"I'll see what he wants then get rid of him" she promised "Sam too?" he asked with a grin on his face.

She blushed and looked away hearing him laugh she turned back around "I get it the mood has been killed" Max nodded her head in agreement.

"Sorry" she apologised with a shrug.

"Not a problem I'll live" he kissed her on the lips quickly before she had a chance to stop him "now get that man out my house" he said standing up and pushing her towards the door.

Walking back out Max leant against the sofa with her arms crossed over her chest and sent her sister a deadly look.

"Why are you here dad?" she questioned

"Sam told me about the apartment so I came to help you out"

Alec was listening from behind the door.

"How?" Max asked slightly confused.

"Well I bought a apartment for all of you and I've gave Sam my credit card so you can buy anything you need right now until your insurance gets sorted" he informed

"She won't need it" Alec said from the room door arms crossed over his chest.

"Excuse me?"

"Anything Max or my son may need I've got it covered so why don't you go back to wherever it is you came from" Alec said in a very calm voice.

"Max surely you don't want to stay with this Neanderthal?" her dad looked at her "he's not going to be a very good father he can't even keep his anger under control" he added.

Max got mad "How dare you speak about him like that?" Max demanded to know "he's Jamie's father and I'm not going anywhere"

"Max"

"Shut up" Max demanded "Get out" she added and pointed at the door.

"Fine" her father said and walked out the door slamming it closed behind her.

"Sam leave us alone for a while please" Max said to her sister not bothering to look at her. Sam agreed and followed her father out of the apartment.

"I'm a Neanderthal" he smirked walking towards her. "I like you that way" Max smirked back.

"So glad you got rid of them" he said as he began to undress her with his eyes.

"Me too"

He pulled her towards him and wrapped his arms around her "he knows better than to talk about you like that to me" Max mumbled against his chest.

"He's an idiot"

"He's my dad"

"Let's not talk about him" Alec suggested as he started walking backwards headed for the bedroom taking Max with him.

"Alec no" Max said half heartedly

"Max yes"

She didn't say anything else; she let him walk her into the bedroom.

He tried to lift her top off over her head but she stopped him

"What's wrong?" he asked

She shook her head and moved away "Max I thought you wanted this"

"I'm not 16 anymore"

"Yeah I'm aware of that" he laughed but the look on her face made him stop laughing "neither am I"

"I know that's what I'm afraid of" she admitted.

"What do you mean?"

"How many women have you slept with since I left?"

He wasn't expecting that question "What?" he asked his eyes widening.

"You heard me"

"A few" he said trying to avoid giving a number, Max made a huffing noise and gave him a look "Why?"

"Because the last time you seen me naked and the last time we had sex you didn't know anything else"

Alec started laughing which totally pissed Max off so she stormed out the room

"Wait…wait I'm sorry" he grabbed hold of her arm so she couldn't move away from him

"I don't have the same body as I used to Alec"

He smirked "Max"

"I've had a baby, a baby ruins your body you know and I haven't had sex with that many men since I left you" she was feeling insecure.

"I'm glad" Alec said not hiding the fact that he was "but you've had so many women and I'm probably terrible"

Alec shook his head "Max stop it, I want you I don't care what you think your body looks like, I know what it looks like I've seen it then and now and believe me I want you more than anything" he took her hand into his, his thumb rubbing over her knuckles "and believe me when I say you could never disappoint me"

"I don't…" he never let her finish because he kissed her. "Shut up" he said before kissing her again.

He lifted her up and carried her into the room; his intentions were to show her just how much he wanted her.

His hands moved to the button on her jeans when the bedroom door swung open and in walked Ben.

"Shit sorry" he said covering his eyes and backing out.

Alec groaned and his head fell into the crook of her shoulder. Max laughed "Someone really hates me" Alec declared.

"Maybe someone just thinks you should woo me" she smiled.

"Woo you?" he asked sitting up a little, she was still lying with her back in the bed

"Woo me" Max confirmed

"Ok, I'll woo you then" he climbed off the bed and pulled her to her feet. Max smiled "can't wait" she rolled her eyes. "Can I still sleep with you?" he checked

"Maybe"

Ben walked up and grabbed hold of Alec's top dragging him into the bedroom "Be right back" he smiled at Max "need to borrow your boyfriend"

"Not my boyfriend" Max said quickly.

"What the hell are you on?" Alec demanded to know pushing Ben's hands away from him.

"Your friend has been calling me"

"What friend?"

"The one you were sleeping with in LA, you know the one you were cheating on Rachel with" Ben reminded him

"Crap" Was all Alec said

"Max finds out your cheating she'll kill you"

"I would never cheat on Max" Alec said defending himself.

"No but she finds out you're a cheat she's not going to trust you"

"Boys" the heard Max call from the kitchen.

Alec stood up "I'll deal with it" he said before walking back to the kitchen.

A/N - Tell me what you think!