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Chapter 5

Gene moved his head suddenly.

"Come on Bolls get moving we ain't got all night." His voice was gruff and low.

Alex's eyes snapped open to find him gone; she turned to see him heading up the stairs and followed to find him leaning against the wall at her door. As Alex opened the door she felt her arm brush against his. She shivered at its touch.

"Drink?" Alex called into the living room.

"No thanks"

Alex entered the Living room to find him not slouched on the sofa like he usually was but stood by the window. Alex stood in the doorway and watched him.

What are you thinking? Please let me help you.

"Gene you can sit down you know."

He didn't move he stayed staring out the window. Alex walked towards him. Just as she reached him she noticed it was starting to rain.

"Typical, it's like something out of a film, you stood there like that." Alex said, she hadn't meant to say it out loud and hoped he hadn't heard.

"What?"

Dam

"Ermm nothing just saying it's raining, that's all."

"So it is."

"Gene" Alex said outing her hand on his shoulder. "Are you going to tell me what happened?"

"Not much to tell Bolls. I found him beaten, they said I did it but I didn't. End of."

"Gene please, I need every detail. Me and you left work together. I went to Luigis for lunch and where did you go next?"

"I left you and went for a walk. I headed towards the river, didn't really know where I was going just walking and thinking until I got to Fleet Street, looked down the alley and saw summit slumped against the wall and a figure running off. So I ran after him but he got away. So I went back to Dean brought him back to the station and you know the rest." Gene walked towards the sofa and slumped down still facing Alex. She followed sitting with her legs under her and facing Gene.

"What did he look like this figure?"

"Didn't really see him. He was tall, skinny, dark hair. I don't see how this is helping it's only his word against mine. What can we do?"

"We can fight. What has happened to you? You're the Manc Lion. Tough as anything, nothing will stand in his way." Alex could feel how wound up she was getting.

Breathe Alex. You can think this over alone tonight.

"Ok, one last question." She took a deep breath and composed herself. She lent in slightly. "What were you think about? When you went for your walk."

She could see she had made him uncomfortable. He was shifting in his seat, rubbing his hands in a rapid attempt to form an answer.

"Ermm nothing much. "

"It must have been something, you missed lunch for it."

"No it as nothing Bolls honest, nothing to worry your pretty little head about. I best be off. Got a full day of doing nothing to do tomorrow." With that he got up to leave. Alex grabbed his hand to stop him leaving. It sure worked. They both looked down at their adjoined hands and Alex pulled away as if their contact burnt.

"Don't go" She said at almost a whisper.

"Have to Bolls, it's getting late, anyways have to let you get your beauty sleep." Not that you need it.

"Ok" Alex got up and followed Gene to let him out. Once he had gone Alex fell on the sofa thinking over what Gene had said. He had said he had found Dean like that so that it what had happened. They had already been down the road of her not trusting him and it s not somewhere she wanted to go again. She just had to prove he was innocent.

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