Hey guys sorry it took so long to update this story, just got back from holiday, and i was really ill for the last couple days, I've done my best with the spelling and grammer but hey, I'm not perfect, and my spelling is kinda bad anyhow. so really sorry if there are any really big mistakes.

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Chapter 4

What happens now?

Alex woke to Gene shaking her shoulders and shouting "Bolly Get up", she moaned and tried to turn around. He shouted a little more and finally she opened her eyes to see Gene staring at her. She jumped out of the car, "shit".

"What did you do now, hit ya bloody head?"

"No" she breathed, "I pulled the stitches"

"Oh" frowning "Do I have to carry you up the stairs?"

"No way are you carrying me up those stairs Gene Hunt!" Gene stood there taken aback for a moment before composing himself.

"It's a change I suppose," he chuckled, while her narrow eyes watched him take out the bag from the boot. He walked past her, smirking and taking out his key, "Are you coming in?"

She sighed and started to struggle up the stairs to the front door. Luckily for Alex there were only 4 steps, Gene stood aside to let Alex in. Alex was dumbstruck the place was marvellous, Edwardian style staircase, the wooden steps leading to the second floor. The wooden floor carried on through the hall, Gene walked past her, throwing his keys and wallet on the table under the stairs and walking through a door to his left.

Alex started to walk after him but a voice his voice travelled up the stairs, "Bolly don't come down here, the stairs are really steep the living room is on the right directly opposite". She turned and pushed at the door, stepping into a living room with mismatched sofa, a sofa kind of like the one she had at the flat. Sitting down on the red sofa and relaxed for the first time since she had been shot. Gene came back a few minutes later holding a bottle of Bollinger "Hey Bolls, I was going to...." but as he saw her sleeping peacefully he stopped talking put down the bottle and carried her to the spare room.

A couple hours later Alex woke to a wonderful smell, she got out of bed... "How did I?... Oh". Alex followed the smell of meat and tomato sauce to what she realised must be the kitchen. Gene stood facing away from her, looking out the window, a scotch glass sitting on the counter next to his current task, grating cheese. "Hey Bolly, Did you have a nice nap?"

"Yes thank you Gene, Thank you for taking me upstairs" she blushed a little and was glad he was engaged in his task then to bother looking at her.

Well do you want a glass of Bolly?"

"I didn't think you were that generous Gene Genie, Bollinger is expensive"

"Do you want a glass or not Bolls?"

"Yes please, but not too much" he handed her the glass, half full of the yellow liquid.

"This is gorgeous Gene, where did you get this wine?"

"My ma gave me a couple bottles of it, It's called Vieille Vignes Françaises"

Alex nodded, taking another sip of the wine "Thank you for sharing it with me Gene, that's kind of you"

He smiled warmly, "I hope you like lasagne Bolly"

"Yes, I love lasagne, and it smells wonderful, I didn't know you could cook Gene" She said as she gave him a glorious smirk

After they finished their meal, Alex wondered into the living room and sat on the sofa again. Gene came in a while later, with the bottle of Bollinger and 2 glasses a blanket was pulled out of a cupboard. Gene turned on the telly putting a video on and sat back down next to Alex. Alex handed his the glass of Bollinger and they snuggled under the blanket.

"Bolly will you sit still; you're making me sea sick!"

"I'm sorry Gene, I can't get comfy my side is really hurting me"

"Come here then" he waved his arm out,

Gene, that was a bad idea you stupid idiot! He breathed in deeply as she lay her head on his chest. He tried ignoring the fact that her body was so close, and so relaxed. Looking down at the back of her head, he could smell her hair this is going to be easy! Soon Gene relaxed and fell asleep.

The film ended and Alex called to Gene softly, "Gene, You awake?" she sighed and pulled his arm away softly, laying it by his side, she sat cross legged facing him on the sofa. Her heart filled with peace and she watched his chest rise and fall, knowing that the fist shaped heart still beat beneath his sturdy rib cage. She could not help the enormous feeling that welled up inside her, the urge to lay her hand on his chest and feel his lips.... NO... NO... NO!! I will not think about my Boss like that! Alex, he doesn't like you, he is no good for you he is a broken man. Her heart told her that he did care; He had nearly kissed her back at the hospital, but her head shouted at her. Alex he was horny, seeing you without your trousers on! Do not be so stupid to think he cares! She sighed heavily, a tear slipping down her cheek.

She got up off the sofa and stood in front of Gene tapping his shoulder without thinking about the tears travelling down her face. He woke with a start, sitting up suddenly and bashed his head against Alex's. Alex landed on the floor with a thump; pain washed over her side, she cried out and fell back against the floor. Gene was on the floor next to her lifting up her shirt carefully, the skin around the stitches was red, and a trickle of blood ran down from one corner. He picked her up and carried her to the kitchen, ignoring her requests to put her down until he placed her on a chair in the kitchen. "Gene I can walk you know!"

"Bolls, Shut up!"

She sat there like a kid, her bottom lip sticking out while her face was red with anger.

Stroppy! Gene thought to himself "I was just trying to help" he felt like a child and Alex was the headmistress telling him off. What happens now, Bolly? He chuckled

"What's so funny, Gene?" she shouted snatching the antiseptic wipe from his hand

"nothing" I've got to stop thinking to myself, it's going to get me in trouble

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