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"Guv, I told you to wait, I told you I could handle it. But oh no – the great Gene Hunt couldn't possibly let someone else, especially a woman, be the hero of the hour." Alex was stood in Gene's office facing him on the other side of his desk. He was also stood, getting more angry by the minute as his DI continued to shout and wave her arms about at him.

"What ya talkin bout, ya daft cow. That kid had a GUN in case you hadn't noticed. He had a gun and he was pointing it at one of MY officers. If it wasn't for me . . ."

Alex interrupted him. "Not noticed? How could I have not noticed? In case YOU hadn't noticed, it was ME he was pointing the bloody thing at!"

"I know that!" Gene was shouting now too, and although she really was angry at him she felt a little buzz of excitement in the pit of her stomach at the fire in his voice and the way a lock of hair fell across his forehead as he jerked his head suddenly as he shouted. "Why do you think I . . ."

"You what?" Alex was still fuming but she subconsciously lowered her voice a little at the mixture of hurt and confusion she saw spread across his features. "Barged into a hostage negation situation all guns blazing? Didn't trust me enough to let me do my job?" Looking directly into his eyes, Alex saw something she couldn't read before he lowered his gaze to his desk and replied.

"This has nothing to do with trust."

"Of course it does. The simple truth is you don't trust a woman to do what you consider to be a man's job in a man's world. Just admit it Gene." She thought she had finally got him to admit the truth when he continued to look at his desk and refused to meet her eyes.

"Don't you talk to me about truth." His voice was low but strong.

"Why not Gene?" She was starting to lose her temper again, her voice getting louder with every word. She walked around the side of his desk as she spoke standing so close she could feel the heat of his body on her own and his warm breath on her chest as he eventually looked back at her face. She felt that ball of heat growing inside her stomach and she tried to keep steady on her suddenly jelly-like legs. She kept her voice strong, unwilling to let him see the effect he had on her body. "We've come this far, we might as well go all the way and admit the fact you don't think I'm any good at my job and you don't want a woman like me around here. In YOUR domain. A woman that actually has opinions of her own and doesn't come at your beck and call like an obedient little dog!"

He looked her straight in the eye now and she put a hand on his desk to the side of her to keep herself upright. "You have no idea have you?"

She barely had time to even register what he said before his lips were crashing onto her own. She could do nothing for several seconds, stunned as Gene ran his tongue along her lower lip, nipping slightly, asking for access. Suddenly her brain kicked into gear and instructed her body to command. Her tongue wrestled with his as she opened her mouth and allowed him the access he had wanted. She could taste whiskey and cigarettes as she moved to explore his mouth further.

She reached up her free hand to tangle her fingers in his hair, as she felt his arms slide around her waist and his fingers slip under the silk of her blouse, rubbing slight circles into the small of her back.

"Gene . . ." she murmured into his mouth as she felt her knees buckle, her hand on his desk no longer a strong enough support as his kisses got more and more intense and his hands moved higher on her back.

She groaned at the loss of skin contact as he reached down to lift her onto his desk. Not having to worry about keeping herself upright anymore, Alex could focus on the man standing in front of her in a way she had wanted to for some time but never thought she would get the chance. Pushing his jacket from his shoulders, she couldn't help the grin that spread across her face as she hooked a finger into the front of his white shirt pulling him closer to her. She groaned when he placed both hands on her thighs, pushing her jean-clad legs further apart so he could get as close as possible. She began undoing the button on his shirt one by one, pausing only to kiss his skin as she exposed it. Once done, she pushed the white fabric off his shoulders in the same way as she had done the jacket before running her flat hands down his chest and over his nipples. She raised her arms as Gene pulled her blouse up and over her head, sighing contently as he moved to kiss the tops of her breasts.

Alex jumped and sat bolt upright in bed as the knock on her door that has interrupted her slumber sounded again.

"Mum?" Molly. 2008. No Gene in 2008. Alex sighed and pulled her knees up to her chest and tried to keep her voice steady as she shouted for her daughter to enter.

What did you think? I wasn't sure whether to leave it here or carry on but it seemed like a good place to break.

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