Hi again! I know I should be updating on Bleeding Hearts and I have a few unfinished chapters left but I promise I will get an update up as soon as I can. For now though I am putting up this five part story which is an alternative to the series 2 ending. I am right now so obsessed with that ending, it could have been done so much better so I am writing up different ideas and scenarios for it. This story was inspired by a brilliant episode in the first season of HOUSE MD called "Three Stories" For those who haven't seen it I recommend you watch it. Reviews are always welcome and I always appreciate them even though I know I don't reply to them. Here we go, once again Ashes to Ashes or House MD is not mine.

Unwanted visitor of the past

"What? Lecturing students? You have got to be kidding me? I don't do this sort of thing" argued Alex.

"Dr Riley is throwing up; she obviously can't lecture today and you are the only person available"

"Ok, did you witness the vomit or are you just taking her word for it? Hmmm I haven't been feeling well, coming down with something, maybe a bad case of the clap or just a bad migraine, might have to go home for a few days." Spat Alex in a sarcastic manner, not feeling in the mood to lecture kids, it brought back memories, memories she prefer to forget that it ever existed.

"Alex, as much as I love you as a friend and a colleague, I have to point out to you that Dr Riley hasn't got a history of lying to me or throwing a temper tantrum when she doesn't get her way and storm out of the building. I know that you have gone through a lot since coming here in November of 82, stuff with the MET and the loss of your daughter and your recovery but as your boss when I say you need to do this, than you have to follow through ok" reasoned Trisha who was desperate to get her intelligent, feisty but rebellious and stubborn best friend to see reason.

"You said this is the fifth time this week that she has missed a class this year alone! Either she is dying or she is lying." Replied an unfeeling Alex

"I will give you two hours off duty" said a calm Trisha, hoping that the temptation of two hours off the job can convince Alex to cover for Dr Riley.

Fine, I have Melody do it, she loves inspiring the inspired" Replied Alex whom was starting to walk off.

"No Alex, you will do it."

"Why, why is it always me?

"Because the world hates you like you hate them. Or because it is a class on psychology. Pick whatever reason feeds your newly developed narcissism better."

"I'm not doing it Trish, period." Huffed Alex and turned to walk out while Trish smirked and eyed her carefully while working on her paperwork. She smirked once more when Alex came back through the door.

"You're supposed to stop me. Renegotiate. It's what you do best."

"Hmm yes, and you're supposed to keep on walking. Sorry, I guess we both screwed up. Go on and do it again." Rebuffed Trisha, loving this playful banter that she was having with her best friend, someone whom she never thought she would see again after she had heard the news of her death in the future along with her death from cancer a few months Alex came back into her life.

Alex sighed and tried to extract more off time from Trisha. 'I'll do it for four hours off duty."

"No, two. I know you love the sound of your own voice and I know you would rather spend those two hours listening to yourself then listening to your patients. The class starts in twenty-five minutes. The quicker you do it the quicker we can go home and get ready for this joint hospital-police charity gala benefit that is on tonight."

Alex sighed, it was better than nothing.

Dr. Alexandra Drake, beautiful, intelligent and ever the professional strode out of the doors of Dr Trisha William's office, the Dean of Medicine and the Head Administrator of Plymouth's Derriford Hospital feeling relaxed and happy (if not slightly annoyed) for the first time since moving down to Plymouth after quitting the London's Metropolitan Police Force on the eve of Operation Rose. She was surprised that she had gotten the blessing of the super, what was more of a surprise to Alex was that like her he was from the future as well and was coping well with his new life. He had caught on to what happened between Gene and Alex and was understanding her pain over Gene's rejection and sped up the process while she fled the next morning to Plymouth after finding out that her best friend Trisha had entered her world. Feeling wounded, hurt and betrayed by Gene she showed up on Trisha's doorstep in the early morning with only a few bags packed. Because Trisha had a conference up in London she did the rest of the packing and got the removalist to move all of Alex's stuff to her three bedroom bachelorette house. Alex and Luigi had an agreement and helped Alex move things about while Gene and his team were at the station. She never said goodbye to Gene or to the team, not even leaving them a letter, she didn't want to acknowledge them anymore, just thinking about them hurt too much. She only kept in contact with Luigi whom had guarded her precious secret for over a year and a half. From what Luigi had told her, all the bent coppers were caught and coughed up names when under interrogation. He had also told her that the same man that came to her, whom she had known was Summers was also arrested along with Jeannette Rivens who had confessed that they had tried to split Gene and her up, even saying that he had edited the tape that was let at Gene's office. Alex had also found out through Luigi that Gene was angered when he had found out from the super what Alex had done, but Luigi also said to her that he was also devastated that she had left him without even saying goodbye. Even though Alex felt a pang of guilt and sadness she was still too hurt and angry to even say anything back and just hanged up the phone, determined to get on with life.

It took her a long time to get over Gene, but she had vowed to never open her heart up to anyone again, keeping everyone except for Trisha at arm's length. It was also this betrayal that had led her to become so cold and cynical about the world but did her best to help others find happiness even if she could never achieve her own happy ending. When she had found out that she had died in the other realm with the infection over taking her comatose body in 2008 she had broken down in tears leading to Trisha holding her throughout the night, rocking her back and forth, before finally giving her some pills to help her sleep. She was out of action for days, she didn't sleep, she didn't eat and she didn't talk, it was only when Trisha brought over a friend who had lost her daughter that gave Alex the strength to continue. Both she and Trisha agreed to never tell anyone their secret and so many people assumed that Alex had been in denial over the death of Molly and was coming to terms with it and that suited Alex just fine even if it did hurt to know that she will never see her baby girl again. Alex applied for an opening job in the hospital where Trisha was working as the head of the pyschology department to work with patients while doing research. Because of her career in the force and her top degree in psychology, she was accepted straight away and she had not looked back since. Alex was strolling through the corridors when a nurse and the nurse's station called out to her.

"Dr. Drake, there is someone here who wants to speak to you.

"I'm outta here, got a lecture to do, tell them to bugger off or to take it up with Dr Williams" Said Alex not even bothering to look at the person who was standing with the nurse until she heard THAT voice, stopping her in her tracks while her body stiffened, hoping that this was just a dream.

"Bolly."

Alex turned around slowly to the direction where that accent that she had fought for so long to get over was coming from and was met face to face with a pair of beautiful silver blue eyes that had haunted her dreams forever and a day, the eyes of Detective Chief Inspector Gene Hunt.

Gene walked over while Alex stared at him, not knowing what to think or feel at this very moment, she felt like she had just been hit by a double decked bus. She had no more time to think as Gene was now face to face with her and she felt her anger bubbling up from underneath her, the nerve of that man to come see her after what he had put her through. Gene, still feeling hurt and betrayed over what had happened, didn't know how to handle this new Alex or the situation. He was out of his depth. He knew just by looking at her that she had changed drastically, her demeanor when addressing the nurse was fleeting, dismissive, uncaring and cold. He felt that the connection that they had once shared had withered and died. He knew something was wrong when he came back to the flat only to find that half her stuff was gone and when the Super had informed him about Alex's resignation from the force and leaving London he was beyond livid but he was also devastated, feeling his heart smash into thousands of tiny pieces. She never even said goodbye. And now as he stood in front of this complete stranger, he didn't know how to feel.

"How yer doin bolls?"

"Me? How am I doing? Well you know, considering that I was falsely accused of being corrupt, had my daughter used against me, had some desperate slapper and con artist being thrown in my face by a police officer who supposed to have known better, while on top of that getting threatened by someone who I trusted, being thrown out into the cold and learning how to live again, I feel strangely good. Just peachy. Like a phoenix rising from the ashes" replied Alex in a snappy, sarcastic manner. Gene meanwhile winced and shamefacedly looked down at the floor and shuffled his feet, feeling like a schoolboy getting a canning from the headmistress. But that wasn't fair. She had hurt him too but instead of going nuclear he looked up at Alex and shocked her with his reply.

"I know but I did miss you. The team has been missing you too." And that was true, CID had lost all motivation and hope since Alex had left and even he was loosing his will.

"Oh is that why you're here, beg and hope that your baby blue eyes can make me go weak at the knees and I will fall into your arms and everything will be hunky dory again? Sorry if you think that then you are wrong." Sneered Alex.

Gene was gobsmaked, this coldhearted stranger that stood in front of him, flinging those words in his face in such a sneering and uncaring manner made his blood boil in anger. How dare she? She lied to him and now she had the nerve to be the righteous one? He clenched his fists while his jaw tightened and his eyes narrowed. If he had thought that she was cold before, she was definitely cold now but because people were staring at him he reigned in his temper and he let out a loud sigh.

"No I am here for the gala with the team" replied Gene in an equally cold manner.

"Don't see any reason why you should be here, party doesn't start until tonight."

"I came to see you, especially when I found out you worked here."

"You stalking me or something?"

"I am a DCI Drake."

"You could've fooled me."

"What is it with you Drake? Talk to me. Did I ever mean anything to you at all? Asked Gene, desperate for answers, but also angry with her for treating him like some kind of yesterday's trash.

Alex thought for a minute and even though her foolish heart cried out yes and begged her to tell Gene how she really felt about him her cold and calculating mind won out and Alex said those words that crushed Gene's heart.

"You did once, now I am not sure if I even want to even acknowledge your existence. I wish I could say that it was good to see you again but I would be lying if I told you that."

Having said those gut wrenching words, Alex Drake turned her back and left an equally angered and devastated Gene Hunt holding back angry tears in his eyes as he watched the only woman he loved walk away and enter into the lecture room. Alex meanwhile opened and slammed the door that led to the lecture room feeling her heart weep as a single tear slipped down her check betraying her ice queen facade.

What a way to start the day.

I am so evil. I am enjoying typing the lecture chapter with all the studants. The team will show in this chapter too that I am currently writing. I acknowledge that in real life Alex wouldn't have been so quick to run a pyschology department in a hospital and leave the force that quickly but hey this is fanfiction. I just liked the idea of Alex running a hospital department and tying to move on while still doing an activity that she enjoys. Tell me what you think. Thanks.