Again, I don't own anything that is owned by the BBC and/or Kudos or created by Matthew Graham and Ashley Pharaoh. The only elements I own are the plot, my original character Jane McGonagall and certain minor characters.
Chapter 2:
In his typical fashion, Gene kicked open a rotting door at the side of the factory. "Okay, stealth. We've got to leave this place looking as it was before. Drake, if you find any sexy dresses, don't try them on and leave them on the floor, okay? Just put them back on the pile gently while I watch" Alex nodded and turned on a torch to illuminate the factory floor, darker than all night.
While our two heroes were searching for the clues, Ray, Chris, Shaz and Jane were at Chris's house, getting ready for a night at Blitz. The two men sat in the dim light of Chris's bedroom, changing clothes.
"So Ray" Chris asked "Does Jane fancy the pants off you? I don't know what she'd see in you to be honest"
"No, Jane does NOT fancy me. We're just friends, that's all" Ray looked angered at his companion's question. Chris, unaware at Ray's embarrassment of talking about the subject of love and relationships, replied: "Well do good friends kiss?"
Ray threw a punch at Chris, who ducked. "WHO TOLD YOU?"
"I- I saw it! You were outside the lavs snogging! If I was to kiss you, would that still make us good friends?" Ray hit Chris square in the eye.
Back at the factory, Gene looked in the disused loom for the knife. Having Alex shining a torch in his face didn't help matters, and only after he grabbed the torch off her did he accidentally cut himself with Lyons's knife, jammed between two rollers. "Gene!" panicked Alex. "Are you okay?"
"I've had worse, love" growled Gene, his hand bleeding onto his shirt cuff. Alex pulled a handkerchief out of the pocket of her white leatherette jacket and wrapped it around the DCI's hand. "Thanks, Bollingerknickers" Gene gave a slight smile and then suddenly kissed Alex on the mouth. Startled by her superior's gesture, she initially pulled back, but found his sweaty, rugged charm hard to resist.
In the bathroom of Chris's house, Jane walked in to find Chris applying makeup. "So… going for the New Romantic look I see?" She smiled in his general direction. ""No, luv, I got smacked by Ray, and I'm trying to cover up the enormous shiner I got"
"Oh…" Jane tiptoed out of the room, hoping not to offend him any further. It had been an awful first week in DCI Hunt's department, with the Guv himself spreading rumours about how she fancied Ray. Sure they kissed only once, but that was out of mutual friendship, not romance. And during that short peck, she caught a glimpse of Skelton in the corner of her eye, making her extremely worried about whether or not he'd fuel the rumours.
Her train of thought was interrupted by Shaz indicating that it was time to leave. "Chris told me you were perving on him" Jane told the WPC to keep her mouth shut or risk a referral. For a lowly DS, she was a bit strict with matters. In fact, she could give Gene a run for his money with her bossy streak.