Hello again! A apologize to those of you who have subscribed to my fanfiction as I haven't uploaded anything in far too long and I apologize. I've had a very busy, stressful time lately and it looks set to continue that way! I will try to upload more often but please understand if I don't.

I'm afraid it's another alternative ending, but I hope you enjoy it. The ending has NOT been decided yet, so please review letting me know what you think and what your ideas are! I'm sure you can guess what two ideas I am toying with…

Alex looked towards the door of the Railway Arms with disbelief. Soon, she would take those few steps to accept and finalise her death. She would willingly walk into Heaven and leave both her worlds behind. Alex had lost her daughter and her life and now she was about to leave the man of her dreams. 'Life On Mars' was buzzing out of the pub, drawing Alex in with the temptation of being reunited with Sam Tyler and the CID team. However, her conscience and her heart told her to stay with Gene so he wasn't left alone and so she wouldn't lose everything in one day.

Tears fell down her face as she shivered in the cold. As she turned to look at Gene, his heart broke as he saw the pain in her eyes. They seemed to beg him to give her some words of comfort and tell her she could stay, but Gene knew that she would be happier in Heaven with the rest of the team. His selfish desire was to keep her there with him, forever in Limbo and give her the ability to forget her past.

"I can't, Gene. I just can't." Alex was practically begging him.

"You can. You have to, Alex."

Gene saw anger boil behind Alex's eyes. She wasn't going to let him make his decision for her. Alex began to walk away from Gene and in the opposite direction of the pub. Gene went to grab her arm but she pushed him away, breaking into a run. In any other situation, the scene would have been rather comical but, this time, Alex knew that the gravity of the situation was only set to increase.

As Gene watched her leave, his heart sank as he realized that his authority over her wouldn't work in this scenario. However, he knew Alex well enough to know where she would end up going so Gene wiped his eyes, took a final glance at the Railway Arms and walked in the direction that Alex had disappeared in.

Alex was out of breath by the time she reached Luigi's. She doubled over, panting and clutching the stitch burning in her stomach. Alex exhaled slowly and looked up to the window of her flat. When she had set off running away from Gene, Alex had been heading for her flat: she just wanted to curl up on the sofa and cry until everything faded away, leading her into an exhausted sleep. This flat was the closest thing she had to home here… or so she had thought.

Alex looked behind her, relieved to see that there was no sign of Gene just yet. He was probably just taking the chase at a leisurely pace, thinking he knew where she would go. She guessed that she was far enough ahead of him to reduce her pace to a jog, and with a final look up to the window, she set off again.