China Girl
(An Ashes to Ashes Fic)
Hey everyone :) Sorry that I haven't updated for a while; I was a bit stuck for inspiration, but here's chapter 11, which I hope is okay and hopefully I'll have C12 up wihtin the next few days :)
Chapter 11 –
That's where my heart is
It was approaching mid-day when Alex was finally interrupted from her sheer boredom, by an all too familiar and, at this present moment, extremely welcome voice.
The voice of a man, who barely a few days ago, she had been unsure of whether or not she would ever see him again. And even right now, when he was barely a few feet away, the prospect of ever having to live without this man, seemed unbearable.
''Orite Bolls; 'ow you're feeling?'
'Bored as hell'
'Yeah well I thought as much; so I brought you these…Shazza got em for ya…' he said, emptying the bag of books and magazines onto the bed, before reaching into his coat pocket to retrieve something else 'Garibaldi's 'specially for DI Bolly Knickers…'
Alex smiled, relieved that they seemed to have gotten over their 'problems' from the day of the shooting and all in all seem to have resumed their usual relationship. Although there was one niggling thought in the back of her mind; and that was the fact that in less than two days she would be out of the hospital and have to face the impending task of explaining all to Annie and, more importantly to her, The Gene Genie.
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'Chris; can I have a word please…' Shaz asked him quietly, so that no-one but Chris could hear and he responded with a almost inaudible 'yes', before following her through the double doors of CID, past reception and out to the front entrance of the station.
She took a deep breath, unsure of how to start the conversation. Even despite Alex's reassurance, this was still a huge bombshell to drop on Chris, without any warning.
But the silence was broken, as Chris spoke for her.
'Are you gonna tell me where you went when you ran out this morning? And I know you weren't at your mum's…'
'I was with Alex; at the hospital. I needed her advice about something...because I was scared…and I knew she'd understand…'
'Scared about what?'
She sighed 'I…I'm pregnant Chris…'
'W…what?'
'You're going to be a daddy…We're having a baby…' she told him, suddenly confident as his face broke into a huge smile, before he flung his arms around her, lifting her feet off the ground as he spun her around.
Finally putting her down, the couple stood face to face, barely a few millimetres between them, and as they subconsciously stared into each others eyes; it was then that they both realised just how much they really meant to each other.
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'I don't get it Sam…I don't understand…What was that we just watched? Was it me...Did….Did I…?'
'Yes Molly…It was you! And in all honesty I'm not entirely sure what's happening in 2008; I only know as much as you…But I think…I think you just died in 2008…'
Molly gasped.
It wasn't that she hadn't been expecting that to happen; it was just that hearing Sam say it aloud, confirmed all of her fears. And now she realised that if her mum didn't succeed in her task that Sam had set her, then she would remain here in Limbo forever; neither in 2008 nor 1982. She would never see her mum again and she'd never live a proper life because the connection between the two worlds would be broken, forever.
'It's getting dark; too dark to see…
Feels like I'm knocking on heavens door…
Knock Knock knocking on heavens door…
Knock Knock knocking on heavens door…'
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'Gene?' Alex asked, turning to face him once again, as she contemplated telling him everything. Explaining all that she knew about the two worlds, about Sam Tyler, about Molly, about the looming task, about everything.
But could she risk loosing him altogether, if he wasn't going to believe her? Perhaps it really was best if she talked to Annie first; but that meant travelling to Manchester when she didn't know how much time she actually had left.
'I know…'
'What do you know?'
'I mean…I think…I think I believe you Alex…'
Believed her? What did he mean by saying he believed her?
Did he believe her about the future? And if he did, then why the sudden change of heart; what was it that had suddenly made him believe her?
'I…I d…don't understand…wh...what? I mean…w…why?'
'Annie...' he started, watching her expression change from confusion to one of utter bewilderment and shock, before he went on to explain everything that Annie had told him about the dream and Sam Tyler.
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Molly sat on the cold, stone floor of the room, staring intently at the 'TV' Screen on the wall, watching her mum talking to Gene and wishing beyond anything that she was there with her mum now, so that she could comfort her and tell her that everything would be okay and that she didn't have to stay in this awful place anymore, spending endless hours watching Sam pacing the room or willing the TV Screen to turn on so that she could find out what was happening in the two worlds and trying to find out whether or not she would ever get out of this awful place and back to her mum.
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'Annie's back? Well…where is she now?' Alex asked, her heartbeat racing at the new knowledge that Annie and Gene already part-believed the whole 'time-travelling' thing and perhaps it wouldn't be so hard to get them to convince them entirely.
'She's staying at yours…We both are…I didn't think you'd mind…' he said, trailing off to wait for a reaction but she simply smiled and nodded for him to continue.
'I was gonna bring her to see you in the morning, seeing as you're coming home the next day…'
'Yeah…I was wondering actually…if you'd maybe stay…stay at mine for a few days after I get home…I'd just…well I'd rather not be on my own…?' her eyes pleading with him and he smiled, reassuring her that for once, she wasn't entirely alone in this world.
''O course I will Alex…if that's what 'ya want'
'Yeah…Yeah it is…' she smiled.
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'Change your heart; look around you…
Change your heart; it will astound you…
I need your loving, like the sunshine…
Everybody's gotta learn sometime…
Everybody's gotta learn sometime…'
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