AN: I'm really unsure about some of this chapter so please R&R and tell me what you think. Thanks for all your great reviews they keep me writing! Debbie x

Chapter 7 - What Happens in the Quattro, Stays in the Quattro!

"You're unusually quiet." Gene commented as they drove to the docks.

She took her gaze away from the window to look at Gene. "I'm just thinking things over." She said simply.

"I'm worried about you Alex. You've taken this whole thing with the Price's really badly and you wont confide in me, or anyone for that matter."

He kept his eyes on her as opposed to the road, watching for her reaction. She stared into her lap and twiddled her thumbs, staying silent.

"Alex?" He asked softly.

"I'm FINE! I promise you. I just want to get Layton and put him away for a long time. He killed my pare… uh the Prices. They were nice to me." She tried to convince him.

He frowned, sill not convinced she was OK. "Bols she wasn't always nice to you. If you remember correctly the pair of you had a screaming match back at CID."

"I know Gene, but it's just too difficult for you to understand so just leave it will you!"

But Gene wasn't finished. He still had one more question to ask her.

"Where is yer' daughter?" He asked bluntly.

"She's far away, with her Godfather." A tear rolled slowly down her cheek which she immediately brushed away. She turned away from him and stared out of the window once more.

"I didn't mean to upset you Bols, honest. It's just you never told me anything about 'er." He reached over to her with one hand and gently squeezed her thigh.

She took a deep breath. "Her name is Molly, she's twelve, her father and I are divorced obviously. Molly and I lived in London."

"Lived? Where is she now?" He asked innocently enough.

"I don't know." She whispered sadly.

He took this as his cue to end this particular conversation. He didn't want to upset her more.

"Do you have any children Gene?" She asked suddenly, twisting round in her seat.

"You know I don't." He replied.

"Then you will never understand the pain I'm in. To be separated from a child, it's unbearable."

"Is that why your always banging on about goin' home? You want to go back to Molly?" Gene asked tentatively.

Alex nodded.

Gene pulled the car to a stop. He placed a soft kiss on her temple. "I'm so sorry Bols. I really am."

"S'okay." She sniffed. "You didn't know."

He pulled her into a somewhat awkward. It wasn't easy to hug someone in the Quattro.

"Guv, you wont say anything to the rest of the team will you? I've never told them anything about Molly, not even Shaz."

He looked into her eyes. He saw fear, hurt. He could always tell how she was feeling through her eyes, they conveyed so much emotion.

"AS far as I'm concerned Bolly, what happens in the Quattro, stays in the Quattro! But here's a suggestion, if you don't feel ye' can come to me, speak to Shaz. She cares about you Bols, she could be a good friend to you." He flashed a small smile.

"Thanks Gene." She flashed a smile back.

"Right lets get on, we gonna see if that boats still 'ere?" He switched back to Guv mode.

"Yes of course. Sorry." She rubbed her eyes quickly.

"That's OK Bols, the Gene Genie has that effect on women, makes you go all giddy, forget you've got a job to do!" He flirted.

"Piss off!" She retorted playfully as they got out of the car.

"Playing with fire now? Need to be careful Bolly, you never know when you might get burned." He raised his eyebrows, throwing her a shifty glance.

"Is that a threat Gene. Cos if it is, I'll hold you to it. A good, hot burning." She gave him a dirty look.

"See that's what I like about you Alex. You give as good as you get." He grinned.

"Yeah, I do don't I?" She smiled widely.

'Good to see 'er smile.; He thought to himself as they linked hands and walked towards the docks.

"'Is boats the Prince Charlie?" He asked.

"Yeah. God I hope he hasn't scampered with the boat, that will make things so much harder for us. He could end up anywhere." Alex frowned.

"I told you, we'll get 'im." He tried to convince her, but she continued to frown.

"He could be running another drugs shipment we could bust him on that?" She suggested hopefully.

"Even if he was he would find some hotshot lawyer to bust 'im out just as quick as Tim Price did."

She grinned. 'I hate it when he's right!" She thought to herself.

"What are you smirking at?" He accussed.

"If I told you that I'd have to kill you." She informed him seriously but with a glint in her eye.

"Is that so? Bols look, 'is boats still there." He nodded towards it.

"Well lets go then!" She said urgently, pulling him towards the boat.

"Arthur Layton, police!" Gene called as they reached the boat.

No reply.

"There's no one here lets get on board and have a look around." She urged, pushing him as hard as she could.

"Alright Bolly, steady on." He pushed her hands away from him and climbed aboard. He held his hands out to her, which she took, and helped her climb onto the deck.

"Lets look around, check everywhere for anything suspicious." She dictated as and they began to search the tiny cabin.

"There's nothing 'ere." Gene concluded after fifteen minutes. "No guns, no drugs, stolen goods. Nothing'!"

"No that cant be true, there has to be something!" She shouted, frantically tipping up the contents of drawers, but finding nothing.

"Alex, stop!" He screamed, knocking the drawer out of her hands, pinning her up against the wall.

Both were breathing heavily, partly due to their anger, but mainly due to the fact they were in such close proximity. Gene forced his lips angrily upon hers and at first she resisted, keeping her lips locked together. He prised her lips open with his tongue and soon she gave into the passion. He gently sucked her bottom lip making her moan softly into his mouth. At her first opportunity she slipped her tongue into his mouth and their tongues began to wrestle. He relaxed his grip on Alex and slid his hands into her soft hair, she wrapped her arms around his waist and relaxed into his embrace. When they finally broke apart they rested their foreheads together.

"What was that for?" She whispered softly, running a hand through his hair bringing it to a rest at the base of his neck.

"Well, mainly it was cos I needed to shut you up. But I really wanted to kiss you." He whispered truthfully.

Her expression softened and she pulled him down so their lips met once again. They kissed softly at first but it quickly became more passionate. Gene lifted her up still keeping her pressed up against the wall, her legs automatically wrapping around his waist. He unbuttoned the first few buttons on her blouse and began to kiss her neck, trailing kisses down to her breasts generating a series of soft moans from Alex. In between kisses he proceeded unbuttoning her blouse, trailing kissed down her toned stomach. He carefully slid her jacket and blouse off and let them fall to the floor, moving to fiddle with her jeans.

"What are you doing?!" She hissed.

"Well, I thought . . ." He trailed off, taking his eyes away from hers.

"I am NOT having sex with you on Arthur Layton's boat!" She exclaimed loudly, looking horrified.

"Alex, I . . . " He tried to reason with her, but couldn't find the words.

"Put. Me. Down." She demanded sternly. Gene gently placed her on the ground and she quickly put her blouse and jacket back on.

"Can we go please?" Her voice quivered as she spoke and she turned away to avoid making eye contact.

"Bolly stop being so fucking uptight all you had to do was say no, there's no need to cry." He said roughly.

"I'm not crying." She whispered, not turning round.

"Then what the hell's wrong, have you changed your mind about us?"

She spun round quickly. "No of course I've not changed my mind. Believe me Gene, I don't care where I sleep with you because I love you. It's just Layton, you don't understand the problem I have with him."

He closed the space between them, taking her shoulders in his hands. "Then tell me."

She stared into Gene's eyes, a few tears began to roll slowly down her cheeks. "I, I just cant. Gene please don't hate me!" She sobbed.

"You drive me mad but I could never, ever hate you." He told her sincerely pulling her close and placing a soft kiss on top of her head.

"Please can we go back now?" She mumbled into his chest.

"Yeah, course we can. I do love you, you know that right?"

"Of course I do." She stated simply.

Gene frowned but helped her out of the boat and guided her back to the Quattro with his hand on the small of her back. She said nothing the whole ride back to CID. It was only when they got back to the office she spoke.

"Chris, Ray, what did you find?" She asked urgently.

"Not much. Layton wasn't there but we did find copies of letters Layton and Price sent to each other." Ray told her whilst lighting a cigarette.

"Give me them. Now." She said her voice incredibly low, tears threatening to spill over.

"Alex," He said softly, gently placing a hand on her shoulder "How about you an' me go an' grab a bit o' lunch?"

She nodded, not saying a word allowing him to lead her towards the door.

"Raymondo put those letters in the evidence room." Gene called back. "Right Guv." He confirmed taking another puff of his cigarette.