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Title: I'm Happy

Words: 716

Romantic Pairings: Gene&Alex.

About: Ashes To Ashes

Summary: For some reason this story disappeared from my uploaded fics, so im re-uploading now :)

Alex Drake sat at her desk, sipping from a fresh cup of coffee that Shaz had placed in front of her not long ago. She watched and Chris and Ray chatted when suddenly the door of Gene's office flew open.

"Bolly! Grab your coat, you're coming with me!" he ordered.

"Where are we going?" she asked, taking her white leather jacket from the back of her chair and pulling it on as she followed after her DCI.

"We are going to go and pay an old friend of mine a visit"

Before Alex knew it, she was sat in the Quattro driving at what seemed like full speed through streets and side roads.

She glanced across at Gene, he was so engrossed in driving like a mad man that he never realised he was sticking his tongue out slightly, which caused Alex to laugh loudly.

"What are you laughing at Bolls?"

Alex attempted to calm herself "Oh, nothing...it's nothing, don't worry"

Gene mumbled something unintelligible about getting whatever it was out of her after work with the help of a bottle of wine.

Gene drove erratically for around five minutes, it would have been longer if her hadn't have been driving at nearly forty-five miles an hour, until he slowed down as they pulled onto a road with a row of shops.

When the Quattro finally came to a halt they were outside Summers jewellers. Alex had been past it many times before but had never actually gone inside the store.

Both Gene and Alex left the Quattro parked outside the jewellers and headed inside.

The man behind the counter was around the same height as Gene, he wore a white shirt, black trousers and a black waistcoat with a biro and a pair of glasses in the chest pocket of it. He had big green eyes and was cleanly shaven, as well as thick black hair upon his head.

"Bolly this is James Summers, James this is DI Drake" Gene introduced.

James put his hand out to hers "It's good to finally put a face to the name"

Alex looked at James with a confused expression "I don't understand"

James glanced at Gene, who looked uncomfortable, then back to Alex "Well, Gene is always going on about his Bolly, never stops talking about you"

"His Bolly?" she laughed, then turning to Gene "I never knew that you thought so highly of me Gene"

"Get down off you high horse Drakey, you're my DI of course you're going to come up in convocation"

James shook his head in disagreement "From what you were telling me its not just convocation that's come up lately"

Alex covered her ears tightly "Alright, that's enough for creating a mental picture thank you very much"

"I'll have you know that the Gene Genie is pretty damn good in the sack Bolls"

"Gene please shut up! I may have to vomit!"

Alex wandered off to the other side of the shop, leaving Gene with a big smirk on his face. He turned to James who had his arms folded.

"Gene, you really don't know a single thing about attracting the ladies do you?"

He hit James on the arm and sighed. James lifted up the lid of one of the glass cases that was used as the counter; he pulled out a gold ring that had two small diamonds and one bigger diamond set in it.

"Alex, come and look at this...tell me what you think?"

She stopped browsing and wandered back over to Gene and James, he handed her the ring and her jaw dropped.

"Oh God, it's beautiful!"

"It's a good thing that you think that" James replied "Gene just bought it you"

"I did what?"

"Sorry?" Alex was shocked; she stared at Gene "Seriously?"

Gene rubbed his forehead nervously "Erm, yeah...I thought it would suit you"

Alex smiled widely before giving Gene a hug "Thank you so much"

"You go ahead" he ordered "I'll meet you in the car"

Gene made sure that Alex wouldn't hear a thing before he turned to James and said "So how much has that just set me back?"

James shrugged "A pint and we'll call it quits...it's about time you found a woman that can make you happy for longer than one night"