I Miss You The Most

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

“They’re coming home”

Max was currently standing in Alec’s apartment. It had been 5 days since Max had allowed the boys to stay with Alec she had assumed it was only for a day but she hadn’t seen them since and decided it was time to bring them back home. One way or another.

“They’ll come when they’re ready” Alec stated from his comfortable position on the sofa that looked anything but comfortable.

Max’s hands were on her hips and she was glaring at her husband “my kids are coming home”

“My kids want to stay with me” he retorted and Max scoffed, she picked up a wrapper from the table near by “yeah because your feeding them with junk and no doubt letting them do what they want”

He shrugged.

Max growled and Alec smirked “I love it when you make that noise”

Max immediately stopped “you’ve got three kids Alec”

He stood up from the sofa and walked past her towards the kitchen, pushing her out the way as he did so.

Max followed “remember your daughter?”

His back was to her but his hands were braced on the counter and she could see that they were turning white and could tell he was very, very tense.

“I remember” he choked out. Max softened, he still wasn’t taking it very well and they had now known for over a week.

She took a small step towards him and his hand rested on the small of his back, he relaxed a little and Max noticed, she moved closer and her head fell forward resting on his back as her arms slipped around his waist holding onto his chest.

He relaxed fully and sighed “I haven’t been sleeping” he admitted, Max didn’t say a word; she knew if she did he would stop talking.

“I can’t get her out of my head” he turned his body around so he was looking down at her “I miss her Max”

Max looked into his eyes, the exact same eyes her daughter had “she misses you more”

Alec took her words in and nodded his head “I know and I wanna hold her and tell her I love her and everything will work out”

“Why don’t you then?”

She felt him tense up again at her words “I can’t” his voice was laced with emotion that he was struggling to hold back. His hand cupped the side of her face “I’ve missed you too” he pressed a kiss to the side of her mouth “our bed”

Max closed her eyes it had only been a week since he had touched her but god it felt like an eternity.

Max’s hands slid up and hooked around his neck she pulled his head down to hers and kissed him.

They both allowed themselves to get lost in the kiss. The kiss was full of pent up passion, need, want and worry that they could only release on each other, would only want to release on each other. Alec’s hands slipped to her bum and she jumped up, wrapping her legs around his waist.

He carried her to the bedroom, not his bedroom or their bedroom just a bedroom he was currently using to sleep in.

They were still locked in their kiss when he fell down onto the bed with her underneath him.

He pulled back breaking the kiss to look at her. His hands were already working down the fly of her jeans when he smiled down at her “miss me Maxie?”

Max tried to keep a straight face, she didn’t want to smile “No”

His smiled turned to a smirk “Liar” he captured her kiss in another bruising kiss and quickly their clothing was thrown from the bed and ended up in a mess on the floor.

Alec’s hand skimmed down her side and around to her stomach. Her fingernails were dragging down his back in the way he loved.

He stopped kiss in her neck “you’ve missed me a lot huh?” her brows knitted together in confusion “I think you’ve been comfort eating”

Max swatted him on the shoulder “saying I’ve put on weight!?” he shrugged “just saying you’ve missed me” he kissed her lips light “I’ll still love you no matter how much weight you put on”

“Shut up now Alec”

“Yes mam” Alec knew when to do as he was told; twelve years of being with her had taught him that.

They were laying in bed a few hours later, both on their backs neither one touching the other. Alec couldn’t help himself he had to ask

“Feel better now?”

Max rolled onto her side and propped her head up with her hand “Excuse me?”

Alec did the same as her and rolled onto his side “Now that I’ve worked out all that frustration for you”

Max lifted one eyebrow on response and said “I’ve had better sex all alone”

Alec started laughing, really laughing it was infectious and Max started laughing too.

“God” Alec said calming down “I needed a laugh”

“Still true”

He leant forward and kissed her “whatever you need to believe” he whispered against her lips. Her hand moved out but he moved “where you going?”

Alec looked at the clock “don’t think you want the kids catching us, do you?”

Max looked at the clock and couldn’t believe she had lost track of time so much “crap” she jumped out the bed and quickly looked around for her clothes; she found all them except her top.

“Looking for this?” Alec asked holding her top. Max crossed her arms over her chest “obviously”

“Here” he threw it to her “you gave it up easily”

He shrugged “yeah well can’t really do what I have in mind before they get back”

They being the kids getting back from school.

Max pulled the top over her head “good to know” she walked out the bedroom and he followed “but their coming home with me”

“Ok”

“You gave in easily”

He shrugged again “They belong with you” he smiled “so do I”

“You can come home anytime” he looked at her, a spark of hope flaring in his eyes “yeah?”

“As soon as you apologise to Hope”

Alec shut down and his defences came up again “Rai and Sam will be back soon”

Alec sat on the sofa and turned on the TV while Max sat at the table waiting on her sons.

The next 15 minutes were tense and deadly silent.

The boys came through the front door “Mum” they both stopped, shocked at seeing her. Max stood up from the table “your coming home boys”

They started to complain “do we have to?” asked Sam

“I don’t wanna” Rai informed her but Max was having none of it “I’m the mother, your going, grab your stuff”

They moaned but they headed off to collect their stuff.

“We’re going” Rai announced to his dad and Alec switched off the TV “See you soon” he smiled at them and stole a glance at Max “You too”

“Maybe” she turned on her heel and walked towards the door, the boys followed a few seconds later.

They were halfway home when a figure stepped out of the shadows “Max”

Max turned around “you have got to be kidding me” she asked no one in particular as she stared at the person before her “what the hell are you doing here?” she demanded to know.

They boys stopped walking “Mum?” Rai asked looking between his mum and this person he had never seen before “what’s wrong”

Max looked at him “Nothing, you go home, Hope will be alone” He didn’t want to, his mum looked spooked. “No”

Max smiled “its ok” she assured him “Take your brother home” After another long hard stare at his mother he finally agreed.

Max waited until her sons were gone before she spoke again.

“What the hell are you doing here Kyra?”

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