You Always Hurt The Ones You Love

Chapter 3



"You fucking jerk!" Max shouted when they had entered his office and he'd locked the door.



"Now, now Max." Alec responded child-like. "You started this whole me-and-you together thing. I'm only playing along for you… whilst helping TC gossip." Alec smirked.



Max had begun to shout some other comment when she remembered the reason she came to find him to begin with.



"Whatever." She smirked in a mock of Alec's smirk. "What the hell was the roof about?"



Oh Shit, Alec thought. Lie, lie, lie, lie, LIE!



"Nothing, okay. My shoulder still hurts, that's all." Alec lied.



He's lying. Max thought. But why?



"That's all?" Max repeated. "So the Logan and me comment was also because your shoulder hurt, no doubt right?"



SHIT! Alec thought.



"Uh…yeah?" Alec answered. "Look, you're right. You and Logan are none of my business. Just don't make me out to look a joke in front of the others okay? Because unlike you, they actually respect me."



Alec began walking to the door, when Max grabbed his arm and pinned him to the wall.



"Did I say this conversation was over?" Max said close up to his face.



Alec pushed her back.



"Did I say I give a shit whether or not you think this conversation is over?" He said reversing their positions and pinning her against the wall.



She tried to push him away but for the first time he didn't hold back. In the end she gave up and waited for him to speak.



"We have some things to sort out around here," Alec began. "For starters your attitude towards me and constant need to used me as a punch bag. But since it doesn't look like you're gonna willingly change, you're gonna tell me exactly why you feel the need to do it. And I'll tell you whether I'm gonna keep taking it from you. And I swear to God if you say it's because I'm a screw-up, I will break your neck here and now."



Alec waited for an answer.



"Well?"



"Did you know you pout when you're angry?" Max answered.



Alec gave her a confused look.



Oh god! Tell me I didn't just say that out loud. Max screamed silently.



"What?" Alec answered confused.



"Umm…never mind." Max mumbled pushing harder.



Alec thought for a moment about what she had just said and reacted by kissing her on the lips.

He pressed his lips against hers waiting for a response, be it bad or good. After a few seconds Max opened her mouth allowing Alec entry and Alec kissed her with all the passion that had built up since the moment they met. Max returned his passion and for a while neither moved apart from Max hands in Alec hair, and Alec hands on the base of her back.

They continued kissing until a knock at the door sprung them apart.



"It never happened." Max said suddenly, and ignoring the look of hurt in Alec's eyes stormed out of the room, allowing Mole in.



"Shit," Mole said. "What did the bitch do now?"



Alec remained silent for a few seconds until he replied almost silently, "I have to leave."



Alec was packing his bag when he sensed her coming up the corridor.



What the fuck does she want now?



He picked his bag up from his bed and threw it under the bed just as his front door burst open.



"Max, for once you wanna try knocking? Hell I'd settle for not ripping my door of its hinges." Alec smirked.



"Now's not the time Alec." Max said in her typical I'm-a-bitch tone. "Mole told me you're leaving. Things start to get tough and you just bail is that it?"



So much for don't tell her 'til I'm gone. Thanks a lot Mole.



"No, Max. Bailing is your deal." Alec responded angrily.



Max thought for a second before asking the true thing, which was bothering her.



"So why you leaving then?"



"TC's gonna need some connections so I thought I'd go and work on getting some. You know outside of Seattle." Alec partly lied.



Terminal City did need the connections but he could get them from Seattle, he just couldn't be around her any more.



"Oh," Max replied feeling guilty for once again assuming Alec couldn’t be sensible. He was the screw-up and she fixed things that were their roles. Now he was growing up and becoming the level headed sensible one.



"What?" Alec asked as if peering into her thoughts.



"Nothing." Max paused. "So you planning on saying goodbye to me and Josh or were you just…" Max stopped at the strange look Alec was giving her. She watched as he sniffed the air.



"What?" She repeated his earlier question.



"Max," Alec said walking towards her. "You need to get out of TC NOW!"