Rigggghhhhhhttttt, I skip forward a few months in this chapter, so Alex is at least 5/6 months pregnant. Enjoy 3 xxxx

Gene awoke in the morning to an empty bed. He sat up, wondering where Alex was. He yawned and rubbed his eyes. Just a second later he heard a wretching sound coming from the bathroom. Worried, he got up and walked to the bathroom, opened the door and walked inside. "Alex, baby are you ok?" He said, walking over to her, rubbing her back. "No, this baby is making me so ill, I'm sick of it now, I wish I could have it now" Alex managed to say, before wretching again and being sick in the toilet. She cried when the acid burnt her throat. "For…fucks… sake" She said in between being sick. "It'll all be worth it when we have the baby, maybe you should go to the doctors" Gene said, rubbing her back again. "They won't do anything" Alex snapped. "Ok then, you just have to deal with it then" Gene said wrapping his arms around her, pulling her closer.

An hour later, they were lying on the sofa, Alex in Gene's arms, sipping ginger tea and nibbling on a dry piece of toast, trying to settle her stomach. Gene was running his fingers up and down her arm, softly. He kissed her cheek, ear, neck and collarbone lightly, tracing butterfly kisses across her collarbone. Alex smiled, loving the feeling. Next Gene placed his hands on her bump, rubbing lightly. "Gene that feels really nice, carry on" Alex said, closing her eyes. Gene continued to rub her stomach, and he smiled. Soon Alex was asleep. He shook her gently about an hour later. "Alex, Alex, wake up, I've had a brilliant idea! Why don't we go to the beach today?" Gene said. "What? Where?" Alex said groggily, waking up. "I don't know, Brighton?" Gene suggested. "Yeah, I'd love too, get away from work" Alex said, standing up. "We could stay for a few days too, my Nan left me a cottage when she died, I've never been to it, never had time, but I'd love to stay for a few days" Gene said. "Yeah, that'd be lovely, if we're staying a few days, we'll need to pack a suitcase, and if we want to go today, we'll have to get packing, so follow me Mr Hunt" Alex said, beginning to walk to the bedroom.

Alex got into the bedroom and got her suitcase out, getting things out of her wardrobe that were summery, folding them up and putting them in her suitcase. She was putting all of her new maternity summer things in too, like her new dress, that was red with spaghetti straps, for if they went anywhere for dinner. She got her underwear out and her swimsuit, bikini and sarong. She got her sandals out, heels and a few pairs of flat shoes. "Gene are you nearly packed?" She said, looking across at Gene, folding his clothes up and putting them into his suitcase. "Very nearly, you?" He said. "Yes, just a few more things" She said, putting her toiletries and make up into her suitcase.

She got a long-ish white dress out, with gold detail around the bust and under the bust. She looked at it and decided she was going to wear it. She picked out some gold sandals and a simple gold necklace to go with it, and got changed. After she was changed, she curled her hair, and put her make up on, remembering to pack those aswell.

"Right, I'm all packed" She said half an hour after she had began to pack. She zipped up her suitcase and pulled it off the bed, almost falling over with the weight of it. She staggered over to where Gene's was and put it beside his. "I'm just nipping to the loo, before we leave, so we don't have to stop as many times" Alex said, walking into the bathroom. "Ok then love, are you ready to go?" Gene asked. "Yes" Alex shouted from the bathroom.

An hour later, Gene and Alex were almost in Brighton, Alex was beginning to get very bored. "Are we there yet Gene, I'm so bored!" Alex moaned. "Nearly Bolly, about 10 minutes until we get to the cottage" Gene said, increasing the speed.

They arrived at the cottage 10 minutes later. Gene stopped the car. Alex got out, stretching and walking around. She gasped when she saw it. A beautiful Victorian style cottage, with white steps leading up to the front door. The cottage itself was white, and it was surrounded by trees. "Oh Gene, it's beautiful" Alex said quietly, taking in her surroundings. ""I love it; I can't wait to get inside" She said, walking up the steps. "Gene, come on!" Alex said, waving her hand, gesturing for him to follow her.

Alex waited at the top of the steps for Gene, almost jumping up and down. Gene unlocked the door when he got to the top of the steps and they walked in. "My god." Alex said quietly when they got inside. The house had wooden floors in every room except for the lounge; which had the sort of carpet that your feet sink in to. The staircase was wooden and spiralling, 3 flights to get to the top. The whole house was just simply beautiful. "Christ Gene, was your Nan a millionaire? This house is gorgeous!" Alex said looking around. "No, she just had a lot of savings and then when she was 70, she bought this place and got loads of decorators and people like that to do it up, but I agree, its gorgeous" Gene says smiling. "Lets go and unpack, and then can we go to the beach? The weather is glorious, and I just want to lay in the sun" Alex says smiling. "Yes ok, I suppose laying in the sun is nice and relaxing, and that's what we've come here for. I'll go and get the cases out of the car" Gene says, walking out of the front door to get the cases.

He returned a few minutes later with his & Alex's cases, lugging them up the steps and into the house. "Right, up the 3 flights of stairs we go" Alex says, taking her suitcase and climbing the stairs…