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Stay with me

Alex felt ashamed; Gene had been nice to her, which was almost unheard of. What had she done, told him to bugger off, and he had. She suddenly found herself feeling empty, tears rolling down her face dripping onto her hospital gown.

"Gene..." but it was too late he was gone, probably forever.

She eventually cried herself to sleep; waking, panting and sweating she fell back onto the pillow and fell asleep. She woke the next morning to light snoring; she looked round and saw a black coat on the back of the chair sitting next to the bed. Gene was sitting in the chair next to her his head resting his head on the bed. She moved her hand to his head, stroking the blonde hair; the man stirred and looked up at her. "Bolly" he said sleepily "I'm sorry" he wiped at his tired eyes.

"Gene, don't say sorry, I'm sorry I do want you...Your help" she blushed as she stammered her sentence. Gene saw the blush but was too tired to figure out what it meant; he wasn't good at the physiology stuff anyhow.

"Can you help me get out of bed, Gene? The stitches are still sore, I've been told not to use my stomach muscles"

"Yer sure Bolls" He got up walking around and holding out his hands to her, she grabbed his shoulders and he the same, he gently pulled her into his chest. Her face in his chest she breathed in his scent, "Why did you come back?"

"Because... Because I"

"Gene?" she looked up smiling at him, "You can tell me anything"

He looked stunned for a moment and started to open his mouth when the door burst open and Chris, Shaz and Ray stumbled in. "Ma'am, How you... Oh, sorry Guv didn't know you were... erm... Busy" Chris spluttered Shaz slapped him around the head, while Gene silently pulled Alex off the bed and stood her on the floor. Ray mumbled something about women before moving out of the way for Alex to go out the room. Shaz came after Alex asking if she wanted any help, Alex nodded and they walked off.

When Alex returned she saw that Ray and Chris had gone off to have a fag, while Gene stood at the window staring into 'space'. Shaz said something about going to get Chris and disappeared. Alex stood next to Gene, "the Doctors said that I have to stay here until I am healed properly".

"Won't they let you go home?"

"No, there is no one to look after me"

"I can look after you, Bolls... erm... If you want... you can stay at mine"

"Ge...ne, that would be great, thank you"

"You're welcome Bolls" he said smiling slightly, "When are they letting you loose on the world"

"Today at noon" Gene looked at his wrist watch, "Bloody hell bolls, it's eleven already" he looked around the room, "Bolls you wait here I will be back at noon to pick you up. I need to take them back to the station, pointing down into the street were Ray Chris and Shaz were standing; Chris and Ray smoking like chimneys while Shaz stood hanging onto Chris's arm.

"Ok Thank you Gene" she reached up and kissed his cheek he stood stock still for a moment looking into her eyes. "Gene are you alright?"

"Eh! What? Erm... Yer I'm fine Bolls I'm going to go now, Bye Bolls" he placed his hand on her shoulder before walking out and disappearing.

Alex found it hard to sit on her bed, but managed to perch on the side without hurting anything. A nurse came in a few minutes later and helped her sit on the bed properly.

Alex was having issues putting her jeans on. She managed her underwear somehow, but trousers seemed another problem and that moment Gene had walked in carrying a duffle bag. Her face turned bright pillar-box red as soon as she realised that he was in the room, she turned to see him staring at her in the face. He walked over and handed her the bag of clothes. "I bought some clothes for you; they joggers thought it would be more comfortable for you to wear them".

"Thanks Gene" he started walking out "Gene? Erm... Can you help me please? You don't have to if you don't want to I will manage"

"Eh yer ok..."

"Thanks" she said smiling; her cheeks still tinted pink.

She shook her jeans off and accepted the pair of joggers that Gene had picked out of the bag. She started to bend her back to put the joggers but stopped when she felt a searing pain in her side "Ouch".

Gene took them off her and bent down slipping each her legs in the joggers. Pulling them up to her knees, where Alex took over pulling them up to her hips. Gene was standing in front of her staring at her; she looked up into those oceanic eyes, drowning in them. He leant forward, almost kissing her, "Alex Drake? Oh Sorry I will come back in a minute" the nurse said blushing a violent shade of pink"

Gene jumped away quickly, walking out of the room. "I'm really Sorry Miss Drake, was that your boyfriend, I should of knocked" she nurse said in embracement.

"It's ok Dorothy, he's my boss, and he was just helping me, that's all!" Alex said as her cheeks went pink.

She walked out of the room carrying the bag, dressed and ready to go. Gene had sat outside the room, fiddling with his fingers. "Gene? I'm ready to go now" he got up and took the bag she was carrying and walked away. "Good luck Alex" whispered the nurse behind her, Alex turned smiled warmly and followed Gene out.


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