Right Second Chapter! Enjoy!

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Gene sighed and slowly turned to Alex "Happy now, DI Drake?"

Gasping, Alex looked into the blue eyes of her boss. One of which was surrounded but a lovely shade of purple and was accompanied by a cut on his cheek bone and matched with a split, swollen upper lip.

"What the hell happened to you?!" she asked as she gently grabbed his chin and turned his face to look at the whole damage but she was cut short by Gene grabbing her hands and pulling them away.

"I walked into a door" He simply said as he walked back to his desk and for the first time noticed the packet of Garibaldis that his DI placed next to his tea. Opening the packet, he bit into one only to wince as he caught his swollen lip.

"Bullshit, Hunt" Alex snapped her fists clenching, marching over to the windows and opening the blinds letting the daylight in. Turning back to her superior she noticed that he had a large bruise on his chin.

"Yer startin' to get on me nerves Bolly" Gene glared, warning her not to push

"Good!" She shouted "When did this happen you were okay when-ˮ Her eyes opened wide with shock and covered her mouth with her hand. Gene rushed over to her, knowing what she was thinking and gently grabbing her wrists and pulled them down between them

"Bolly don't you dare think tha' this is yer fault" he started

"I shouldn't have let you leave mine last night, we had a lot to drink and I let you walk out of my front door." Gene started to rub the inside of her wrists as he saw her eyes start to fill up "How many were there?"

"Bolls yer don' need-ˮ

"How many?" she demanded frowning at him and Gene sighed

"Only one" He whispered as he let go of her wrists and looked down. He put his hands in his pockets and started to kick at the loose tile on the floor by his feet

"Gene? Have you had anyone look over them?" She asked as she put her hand on his upper arm gently and he shook his head. Gene's head shot up as she walked away and watched as she grabbed a radio from his overcoat that was hung up near the door.

"Wha' are yer doin' yer daft mare!" He gawped

"Hello? Ray? Chris?" She called into the blue box. Gene snarled, walked to the door and pulled it open to see the squad room empty

"Yes Ma'am, it's Shaz" came a chirpy reply

"Those bastards!" He growled and grabbed the radio from Alex "Righ' listen up, you skivin' gits, when I find out where you all are I'm going to-OI!" Gene glared as Alex ripped the radio out of his hands

"Sorry Shaz, don't mind him. Could you tell the others that you all need to come back now because me and the Guv are going to check out a possible case"

"Okay ma'am"

"Thanks Shaz" Alex replied back and put the radio in her back pocket of her jeans and threw Gene's coat at him ignoring his glares and walked out, knowing he will follow.

"Oi Madam Fruitcake! Goin' t'tell me where my bloody team has gone?" He growled as he followed behind her but she didn't say anything just carried on walking out of the squad room and out of the station. As they both approached the Quattro, Gene searched his coat pockets for the keys but stopped when he saw them in Alex's hand and watched her get into the passenger seat. Walking to the driver side of the car he got in and turned to see Alex with her hand held out, dangling his keys in his face

"Drive down the other street and park your car there" She smiled at him as he snatched the keys from her grasp and turned them in the ignition.

"An' where exactly are we goin' Lady Bolls?" He asked as he parked away from the station like she said and got out of the car with her

"Well we had to move the car so the team think that we are out right?" She replied as she started to walk towards her Luigis

"An' you say I'm bad at drinking throughout the day, its only 11 o'clock Bolls" He smirked slightly but frowned when his bruised skin protested

"Shut up, Gene" Alex huffed as she walked them up the stairs leading to her flat. Taking out her keys she opened the door and ushered him inside "Right, go in the living room and make yourself comfortable.

Before Gene could reply, Alex had walked away from him and disappeared into another room. Sighing, he walked over to the couch and removed his coat then sitting himself down. Alex walked back into the room with a first aid kit.

"Jacket off please" She said as she perched next to him and opened the box

"This is why I'm over 'ere? I don' need a mother, Drake" He huffed in annoyance

"Will you shut up and do as I say?" She asked softly as she closed her eyes for a moment "If I know you right Guv then you have just rinsed any injuries and quickly wrapped them without treating them correctly"

"So wha' if I 'ave, Drake? It's not yer business to look after me, I am your superior" He glared at her and stood up "All you 'ave done this past hour is try order me around an' it doesn't work like tha' if you must know, Mrs Woman!" He shouted

"Well then fine, why don't you just piss off back to the station, I tried to help but you are too big headed to accept help when it is being offered!" She screamed back waving her hand towards the door and walked to her bedroom, stopping as she got to the door and turning to him. He looked furious with her.

"And if you must know DCI Hunt, I was helping my friend not my superior" She added before slamming the door shut, leaving him standing in the middle of her living room. Gene walked to the door, raised his hand to open it then re-thought his actions and decided to knock first. He didn't want another punch from her because he walked into her room.

"Bolly" He called softly letting his head lay against the wooden barrier between them

"What?" Came the sharp reply and Gene winced

"I'm sorry for being an 'orrible bastard" He sighed "I just…Bolly open the door it's hard to have this conversation through a wood'n object" He waited for her to reply or to hear her moving about in there but sighed when he couldn't "Alex?" The door opened and Alex stepped through, walking past him, into the kitchen and cleaned her hands then headed to the couch knowing he was just behind her.

"Right, I'm going to check your bruises then we will go back to the office, no arguments Gene" She said not looking at him but at the first aid kit, relieved when she could see him out the corner of her eye nodding. Taking out some wipes, she started to clean up the cuts under his eye and on his upper lip.

"What happened?" She asked softly

"It's nothin' Bolls, no need t'worry when I'm fine now" He winced as she gently dapped the cut on his cheekbone and turned to look at her fully when her hands dropped to her lap

"Please Gene, I..I want to know what happened to you" She pleaded as she looked into his eyes. After a moment she returned to her work when he didn't speak up.

"Okay Bolls" Gene muttered and leaned forward on his knees, resting on his elbows so he wasn't looking at Alex "When I got out the Quattro jus' outside me 'ouse and I got 'it from behind, fell to the floor an' all but he kept kickin',"

"Oh Gene" Alex reached forward to grab his hand but he coughed and patted his legs

"Right are yer done Madame Fruitcake?" Gene brushed off her protests of her finishing but as he stood up he caught his breath. Alex was instantly by his side and held his arm as he closed his eyes

"What? What other injuries are you not telling me about?" She frowned as she watched him sway slightly and ushered him to sit back down "Don't you dare tell me it's nothing Eugene Hunt!"

"My ribs" Was all he wheezed out before Alex started to pull his shirt from his trousers "Wha' are yer flamin' doin' yer daft cow? And don't call me Eugene!"

"If you don't just help me out here Gene, I will key the Quattro. Take it off!" She demanded and helped him remove the piece of clothing, glad that he wasn't arguing. Once the shirt was gone, Alex could see that his whole left side was covered in a large bruise and she pressed it gently

"Ow! Gerroff!" Gene snapped and tried to turn away but she grabbed his hand

"Gene listen, I need to check if they are broken or I'm taking you to the hospital" Alex explained and waited for him to catch his breath before she carried on with her examination. Once he was ready, Alex again applied some pressure onto his side and frowned when she heard a small whine in discomfort from the man next to her. Not saying anything about what she heard Alex ran to the kitchen and left Gene sitting on his own.

"Nice one Hunt, now she thinks you're a poof for making that noise" He growled to himself under his breath

"Sorry did you say something?" Alex asked as she appeared next to him with a t-shirt wrapped around something and pushed him back so he was laying against the back of the couch "Here put this on your ribs"

"Wha' is it?" Gene frowned

"Frozen sprouts, sorry its nothing else but you need to put some ice on your ribs to reduce the swelling" Alex blushed as she applied the make-shift ice pack to his ribs. Although she knew Gene wouldn't admit it, he must have been in a great deal of pain because his shoulders relaxed and he took a deep breath out "Feeling better?"

"Yeah…er thanks Bollykecks" He whispered and looked at her through his eyelashes as his head rested against the back of the couch

"Right, well hold this here for a couple of minutes and I'll clean you up in no time" Alex replied in a small voice trying not to let her emotions show. Once she had cleaned his face, she packed all of the medical supplies away and looked at her superior properly. His eyes were closed and he looked relaxed from where he drifted into a small slumber. Reaching over, she brushed the piece of golden hair back from his face from where it had fallen and smiled when he slowly opened his eyes.

"You get yourself into some states don't you Gene?" She murmured so quietly he struggled to hear her words

"Yes Bolls, but it takes more than that to knock me down" He replied, showing her one of his genuine smiles. He started to close his eyes again, enjoying Alex as she started to play with his hair slightly and reached for her free hand "Don' yer worry yer pretty little head off now"

"Yes because you're the Guv" She breathed as she stroked patterns on Genes forebead

"An' don't you bloody forget it" He grinned, tapping her hand "Now go fetch us a cuppa tea"

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Right well Chapter two is done and hopefully chapter three will be up soon

Thank you all

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