Love You, Hate You
Disclaimer - Dark Angel is not mine, nor do i claim to own it
Summary - That's it folks, final chapter. Hope you've enjoyed the ride
Max and Alec rushed to the bedroom door and looked in. Inside they could see Ben bending down to pick up the remains of what looked like a glass or something. While Sam was standing in front of him hands on her hips looking very pissed off.
Max and Alec shared a look "what's wrong?" Max asked her sister.
Sam looked over towards the door on hearing Max's voice "Oh you know just Ben being Ben" she said with an annoyed voice.
"What did you do?" Alec asked his brother giving him a pissed off look.
Ben stood up and crossed his arms over his chest "nothing she's just hormonal" he said defending himself.
"He told me he didn't want to move in with me" Sam said glaring at him.
Max and Alec both looked at each other thinking 'Please don't let them break up, because then we'll be stuck with Ben'
"She said I'd have to sleep in a spare room!" Ben said shaking his head.
Alec started laughing, really laughing and the look Max gave him didn't even shut him up "if you don't shut up you'll be sleeping on the sofa" Max snapped at him and he shut up quickly.
"Whipped" Ben coughed and Alec glared at him "shut up" he demanded.
"Ben you are moving in with Sam because you both want to and secondly we want space" Alec said looking between the both of them "we love you but we've had enough and as for the sleeping arrangements you can work that out later"
He walked away leaving Max still in the room "you ok?" Max checked walking towards her sister "yep" Sam smiled "just got a little emotional" she smirked.
"Ok" Max said turning on her heel and going in the direction Alec had just gone.
6 Months Later
It was exactly six months to the day since the last time Alec had asked Max to marry him. He knew Max had forgot all about, well maybe not the proposal but the fact that it had been six months since but Alec hadn't because he was holding her to the fact that she told him to ask her again in 6 months and that was what he was planning on doing.
A lot had happened in those 6 months Sam and Ben had moved out and into the house Sam previously shared with Max. Max had gone back to work because she enjoyed even although Alec had tried to change her mind she had told him he she enjoyed working and if he didn't like it well then he knew what he could do about it.
So he didn't complain about it anymore he didn't get to sleep in as much anymore though because while Max went to work he took Jamie to school which meant getting up around 8 every weekday morning but he was fine with it because he'd do anything for his son.
So tonight was the night he was going to ask her, he hadn't planned anything special but he had bought a ring this time so he just hoped she would say yes and wouldn't still think it was too early in their relationship.
Alec was in the kitchen cooking dinner while Jamie was in the sitting room watching cartoons and doing his homework. Max was due home around 6 it was now just after 5.
Alec decided he was going to ask her once Jamie was in bed and that was around 8, he was getting nervous and he wasn't sure why.
"I'm home" Max called out as she entered the apartment, shrugging off her jacket she placed in the hook by the door and made her way towards her son.
"Hey honey" she bent down beside him to check out what he was doing, he turned around to face her and smiled "hey mum"
"What you doing?" she asked him
"My homework" he announced happily "good boy" she kissed his head and stood up "where's your dad?" she asked her son.
"In the kitchen" he said without looking up from what he was doing so Max headed in the direction of the kitchen.
"Hey" Max said walking up behind him and wrapping her arms around him from the back. Alec smiled and turned his head to face her "hey" he said as he stood over the stove cooking.
Max stood on her tip toes and kissed the back of his neck "missed you today" she said in a soft sweet voice.
Alec put down the pot he was holding and turned around in her arms and hooked his arms around her waist. "Missed you too" he said placing a soft sweet kiss on her lips.
"What you cooking?" she asked looking around him to the stove.
"Food"
"Hmm" Max said grinning at him "you seem weird" Max commented on his behaviour which wasn't out of the ordinary but there was something different and she didn't know what.
"Weird?" he asked before turning around and going back to his cooking, Her arms were still wrapped around him and she had her head leaning against his back.
"Yeah" Max said then decided to drop it.
"Dinner is almost ready" Alec said after a few minutes "why don't you go get changed?" he suggested
"Ok" Max said before walking into their bedroom.
Alec had dished out the food and was now proceeding to place it on the table when Max walked out of the bedroom wearing his slacks and top.
"gotta stop wearing my clothes" he said shaking his head "why?" she asked with a confused look on her face.
He gave her his trademark half smirk "because it distracts me" she grinned and swatted him softly on the chest "shut up"
Alec smiled at her then called out to Jamie "Jamie come eat" two seconds after he called out Jamie came running into the dining room and sat himself down.
"Good I'm hungry" he said grabbing his knife and fork, eating as fast as he can
"God he's really your son" Max said as she took her seat "I hope so"
Max glared at him when he said that and he waved his hand "joke" he said taking her hand in his and kissing it softly
"Ewww" Jamie said from the other side of the table giving his parents a look of disgust "sssh!" Alec demanded and pointed at his food "eat"
Jamie gave his dad a funny look then went back to eating as did Max and Alec.
It was just after 8 and Alec had just put Jamie to bed walking out of his son's bedroom her found Max sitting on a chair on the balcony.
He quickly walked into their room and pulled the ring out of his jacket pocket and slipped it into his jean pocket.
He walked out on the balcony and she had her eyes closed lying on the reclining chair.
He grabbed her hand and pulled her up she complained but went along with it.
He sat himself down on the chair lying back then pulled her down to lay between his legs.
He began to kiss her neck and she relaxed "tough day?" he mumbled against her neck.
"Yeah" she said her voice barely a whisper
"Me too"
She scoffed "yeah I bet" her hand was on his thigh and she started running her nails up and down his denim clad thigh.
"I'm a busy man" he said trying to defend himself.
"Alec you don't do anything apart from spend money, drink, eat and play video games"
Alec scrunched his face up at that "I happen to have 3 very successful businesses"
"Yeah that you set up with your trust fund and you don't even run them your dad does"
"Whatever, you have a trust fund too" he said poking her in the ribs gently "yeah but I work hard for my money"
"That's because you're a freak" he joked light heartedly "and you didn't complain about me spending money when I bought you that bike" he reminded her.
She turned her neck so she could see him "Shut up" he did as she asked although she probably wasn't expecting him to shut up by kissing her.
As he was kissing her his hand went into his pocket and pulled out the ring.
The kiss ended and his hand on over her stomach holding onto the ring box.
Max turned back around and settled against his back she went to take her hand in his and that's when she noticed it.
A small black box sitting in the palm of his hand and at that moment she forgot how to breathe.
"Alec"
Alec swallowed hard realising she had noticed it; he sat up a little more and opened the box with his thumb.
He couldn't see her face but he knew she was shocked "You told me to ask you again in six months" he started
"Yeah" Max said with a slight nod of her head, his lips were by her ear when he spoke again "well its six months to the day"
Max could feel her heartbeat increase and began to get nervous.
Alec turned her body around a little so she was facing him. She looked into her eyes and he could see how scared/nervous she was.
"Max will you marry me?" he asked not able to contain the smile on his face.
She looked at the ring and she had never seen something as perfect or as huge as it in her life.
"I…I…what?" she stuttered "Max Guevera will you marry me?" this time he took the ring out of the box and slipped it onto her ring finger Max watched his every movement before nodding her head and crying.
"Yes...Yes...God yes!" she threw herself into his arms and hugged him tight, her lips crashed against his and she kissed him with all the love and passion she felt for him.
"I love you" she said as they broke apart.
"I love you" Alec told her, looking down at the ring on her finger "so glad you said yes" he admitted.
"Me too"
Max couldn't take her eyes off the ring and the more she looked at it the more guilty she felt because she could guess how much it would have cost him "how much did you spend on the ring?" she asked cautiously
"Not telling you baby" Alec replied
Normally Max would fight him and demand he tell her and if he didn't she would send him to the sofa for the night but tonight she didn't, tonight she let it go.
"Ok" she said surprising Alec who didn't do a very good job of hiding the shock in face.
She laughed and took his hand in hers pulling him to his feet. She began walking them back inside the house.
"Just for the record" she said as she walked backwards towards their room her hand in his and their eyes connected "I won't be taking your name" she grinned before pulling him into the bedroom.
A/N - Tell me what you think!