Alone

The blinds drawn, the lights dimmed and the rest of CID having cleared out to Luigi's over an hour ago, Gene Hunt remained in his office, feet up on the desk with a bottle of whiskey in one hand and a fag in the other.

Despite the demanding and hectic day, involving an arsonist and some dazzling heroics from Ray, Gene Hunt had only one thing on his mind.

Alex Drake.

It wasn't as though he hadn't known from the very first time he'd met her that they'd never be together, it was just that up until now there had always been some distinguishable trace of hope.

He loved her.

Of course he did. It didn't take a psychologist to work that out. But ultimately, that was the problem. Because letting her go, would be all the more heartbreaking.

I hear the ticking of the clock

I'm lying here, the room's pitch dark

I wonder where you are tonight

No answer on the telephone

And the night goes by so very slow

Oh I hope that it won't end though

Alone

**

Huddled up on the extremely retro, zebra print sofa, she glanced around the room at the 80's décor one last time, taking a tremendous amount of care to make sure she could see every single detail through the pools of water engulfing her eyes. If this truly was the last time she'd ever be a part of this world then she wanted to remember every last detail, every last memory of her life here.

'Tell me - do you ever get lonely Gene?'

'The Gene Genie, lonely? Too busy clearing the streets of Cockney filth and scum to get lonely. Sometimes. But if I ever here you repeat that I will have to stamp on that pretty little head of yours…'

'Why can't I just enjoy the last few seconds of life? I mean, it doesn't ALL have to be all about pain, does it?'

'No, what doesn't?'

'What would you do Gene? Last Few second on earth. Anything you want. Right now.'

'What anything?'

'Anything'

'Right now?'

'Right now.'

She was interrupted from her thoughts abruptly, by a loud, thundering voice at the door.

'Oi Bolls. Open up…Police!' he shouted, apparently full of his usual bravado, although underneath she could hear his voice wavering with emotion. A mixture of guilt and regret.

She stood up slowly and made her way to the door.

Till now I always got by on my own

I never really cared until I met you

And now it chills me to the bone

How do I get you alone

How do I get you alone

**

'You don't have to go you know Bolls'

'I do'

He shook his head, unwilling to attempt forming a coherent sentence as he fought in vein the overwhelming urge to cry. The Gene Genie didn't cry. But this was different. This was Bolly. His Bolly. This was him loosing the only person he had ever loved.

'You know I love you Alex' he choked. 'I always have y' daft tart!'

'I know!'

You don't know how long I have wanted

to touch your lips and hold you tight

You don't know how long I have waited

and I was going to tell you tonight

But the secret is still my own

and my love for you is still unknown

Alone

**

'Gene?…

…stay with me…please

…just until I fall asleep!'

'I'm not going anywhere Bolls'

She looked up from where her head was currently resting against his chest. Mirroring her actions in the vault at Edgehampton all that time ago.

'I wish we'd had more time together…'

'So do I Bolls. So do I'

'I do love you, you know…

…I always will!'

Till now I always got by on my own

I never really cared until I met you

And now it chills me to the bone

How do I get you alone

How do I get you alone

Alone

Alone

**

'If you're smart you'll learnt that being where the Guv is, it's the right place to be'

'You and me Bolly. You and me'

Hopefully that wasn't too bad. I'm just trying to gradually get back to writing proplerly & decided that this song would be perfect for a Galex one-shot. I actually haven't written anything since hitting a major writers block on C15 of China Girl, so I apologize if that was truly terrible. But please tell me what you think anyway - good or bad - it is all helpful ;)