Gina sat in her office in the station filling in the rest of her paperwork. It was half past three in the afternoon, nearly time for refs. She thought as her stomach growled at her angrily.

She looked across to the empty Sergeants office and wondered where Alex was. It had been a few hours since she and the Superintendent had gone to the Bronte estate; and Gina was feeling a little worried that her daughter may be over doing things.

When she heard her daughters' voice further down the corridor, Gina smiled and breathed a sigh of relief. She got up out of her seat and walked to the door of her office. She rested her shoulder against the door frame and waited for Alex to walk towards her.

"Where have you been for the past few hours?" Gina asked with a mock tone of suspicion.

"Why, were you getting worried about me?" Alex asked cheekily.

Gina rolled her eyes and then looked at her expectantly for a proper explanation.

"We, that is the Superintendent, one of the residents and myself, had a meeting. We're trying to organize a youth centre on the estate for the kids. That was what took the most time. We need as many volunteers as possible so we went to speak to some of the other residents." Alex explained.

Satisfied with the explanation given, Gina suggested they get something to eat when, again, her stomach let her know it wanted feeding.

In the canteen Alex sat stuffing her face with a cream cake, most of which was now round her mouth. Gina looked at her and shook her head.

"What? I'm starving." Alex said with a shrug. "So are you sorted for tomorrow then?" she added.

It was now less than 24 hours until Gina and Daveys' wedding. Gina was looking forward to it, yet very nervous at the same time. The wedding itself would be in a local registry office and the reception was to be held in the restaurant where they had their first date. Alexs' first reaction when she was told that was…

"Bargh!!!"

"Everything is sorted; all that is left now is the 'I do's'." Gina replied.

"Are you going anywhere afterwards?" Alex asked.

"How do you mean?" Gina said with a confused expression.

"You are going to go away on holiday aren't you?" Alex asked with surprise.

"Don't you think your Dad and I are a little too old for that?" She replied rhetorically with raised eyebrows.

Alex sighed irritably.

"You have to go away together. It would give you and Dad a chance to be on your own, which you haven't been really since he came back."

"Hmm, but he has the pub and I have this place to think about. We can't just leave at the drop of a hat you know. So unfortunately that will have to be the end of that conversation." Gina said finally, leaving Alex in no doubt that the rest of the conversation was a no go.

"Fine. Anyway, I wanted to talk to you about our plans for the youth group." Alex changed the subject quickly.

"What are you planning?" Gina asked.

"Well, you know the old garage that is on the Bronte? We wanted to convert that into the meeting place for them. It is the right size for a large volume of people…"

"But…" Gina added.

"But we need support, not just from the residents. We need funds and man power. Paul Beaumont has agreed to take part of course; he's always been interested in getting a youth group started. We want to get the kids on the estate off the street and involved in something good. That's why we think it's a good idea to ask them to help with the refurbishment." Alex explained.

"I take it this would require a lot of supervision though, am I right?"

"Yeah exactly. I don't know how many people I could get to take an interest in these kids' futures. Many people on the estate think they are all a waste of space, but I think it would be good for us as police officers as well. In my role as CRO I've made it my job to get to know everyone on that estate and on the others. I know who the real trouble makers are and those who just get caught up in it. I've built some level of trust between me and them and I think it would be good if the rest of my colleagues were offered that same chance."

Gina agreed with Alexs' views and knew how hard she worked with the kids and those living on the estate. She wasn't sure how many members of the team would agree with her statements but she hoped they would support her.

"Anyway Mum, hate to have to love you and leave you but that is my shift over. I'd better pick the kids up and get the tea on. I'll see you later yeah?" Alex said as she kissed her Mum goodbye and made her way out of the station.

Gina headed back towards her office to finish her paperwork so she didn't have to stay late tonight of all nights.

Back at the house later on in the evening, Alex and Gina sat in Ginas' living room talking and enjoying a large glass of wine each. Smithy and Davey had headed off to the pub for a few hours.

Davey was celebrating two things. The first was his wedding to Gina and the second was winning joint custody of his six year old daughter Nicola. Alex hadn't met Nicola yet and she was really looking forward to doing so.

"So, someone is finally going to make an honest woman of Gina Gold. I wish you all the best mate." Smithy slurred as a form of a toast to Davey.

Davey lifted his glass in a half hearted response of gratitude. As the night came to a close, Davey and Smithy staggered to their beds and slumped in a drunken heap in their clothes.

At Ginas' house they were getting ready to go to bed themselves. Alex had decided to take the spare bed in Ginas' spare room instead of walking next door. They decided it would be quicker and easier for the morning, since the clothes were there.

Gina switched off the light to her bedroom and climbed into the crisp cold bed. She thought blissfully of her future with Davey and hoped everything would work out for them. She now had the family she had always dreamt of: A wonderful daughter who she loved dearly; five lovely Grandchildren; and soon a loving husband and a step family.

Closing her eyes, Gina drifted into a peaceful sleep with a very large smile on her face.