"You're an overweight, over-the-hill, nicotine-stained, borderline alcoholic homophobe with a superiority complex and an unhealthy obsession with male bonding" She laughed, remebering the many emails she shared with Sam Tyler.
"Oh yeah?" Gene laughed, too. Being offended by Alex would normally anger him, but he could make exeptions. "But really though?"
"Let me see…" Said Alex, her eyes glinting in the candle light. "Your one bloody good copper!" she said, immating Gene. He smiled. It was a pretty good impression. But something tol Gene that she was trying to avoid giving an answer...
"What else?" He asked
"Look," she said "You're a completely stubbern, angry man. But your honest, loyal, trusy worthy, and…" she wondered if she should finish her sentence.
"and…" Gene repeated. His body language erged her to carry on.
"and…I lo...like that" Alex corrected herself. It took a few seconds for her to realise she had indeed almost said 'love'. She prayed that gene hadn't noticed. "What?" she asked, noticing that he was frowning at her.
"What where you going to say?" He asked
"When?" she exclaimed
"Just then. You said I lo…" He told her
"No I didn't!" she denied. She was in deep.
Gene shrugged. He had no intention of ruining a perfectly interesting evening with a silly argument over who said what. But then again, he was a little curious…what did she mean? The female mind. Like a bloody rubix cube.
"If you say so." He said, diverting the convosation.
Alex wondered if she should just say it. It would probably mean nothing to him, anyway. He would probably just laugh at her. She stopped thinking about the possible outcome of saying 'love' and 'Gene' in the same sentence, and looked up. Gene was looking at her. Not in his usual glare. More in a sort of…nice way.
"Carry on." He said, looking into her eyes.
"With what?" She asked, turning away in embarassment.
"Saying what you think of me." He told her
"I did." She said, looking down
"Just bloody say it, women!" He shouted, making the whole restaurant turn and stare
"Say what?" she asked dumbly. She knew what he meant. But just in case she was wrong, she stayed silent.
"Fine." He said., " If you don't I will. Alex Drake…"