Here is the last chapter of this story I hope you enjoy it. Thank you everyone who has read it and to those who have reviewed.

Emylou x

CHAPTER 6

My eyes were sore from crying and my vision was blurry but I could tell it was morning as the light streamed through the window. I was still in Gene's arms but he soon woke due to my fidgeting. Though my calmness didn't last for long as the past day's events filtered back to me, the pain the sadness and all of a sudden my eyes were no longer dry.

"Hey, hey, what is it Alex?" He said and his hand had begun rhythmically stroking my hair, as I began sobbing.

"My baby, my baby!" I sobbed the words in to his chest. The nurses were ignoring my cries completely, even as I called to them to ask, "where's my baby?"

The morning passed so slowly as no one but Gene was paying me any attention, but even he was repeating well rehearsed "Don't worry Bolls" and "Hey don't cry" like a record that had became stuck. But at least he was there with me, and well what else can you really say to a sobbing woman?

A woman not in uniform entered the room and imminently I silenced as both mine and Gene's eyes fixed on her as she began. "Right Alex, well you see, your daughter is very delicate due to her being two months premature, but the situation was made worse as she inhaled you blood as she was born and also her neck became stuck for too long during the birthing procedure." The woman paused to read through notes; mine and Gene's eyes were still fixed on her. "She has suffered an incredible trauma at such a young age, fitting, her heart momentarily stopped, she had a lack of oxygen in her body causing her limbs to become slightly blue, all on top of the trauma of being born."

Tears were streaming down my face, you had endured such hurt and only in the first day of your life. "But can I see her?" I needed to see you, I was losing that precious bonding time for mother and baby.

"You may Mrs Hunt, I will get a nurse to bring her in, in a minute. Plus I hear she's very hungry,"

A small clear plastic tub was wheeled through the door filled with blankets, but I looked closer and amongst the blankets was a small pink squirming body. You were wearing the smallest little nappy I had ever seen, you looked so dainty with your tiny fingers and toes. The masses of blanket made you seem even smaller. When I looked over at Gene his face wore a small warm smile as his eyes looked at you then rested on me.

"She looks like you Bolly," he spoke as if he were in a complete daze.

"I wonder what part of you she has."

"I hope she's mostly you, because she could be a posh mouthy tart with a gut instinct, and she won't listen to nobody."

But as if to answer our query your eyes opened, they were a cross between Gene's and my shape eyes but they had his stunning blue colouring. You looked up so innocently at us both. I thought to myself, poor child living with us two, she won't stay innocent for long, a posh mouthy tart for a mother and a bullish stubborn DCI for a farther, gosh she's doomed.

"Your eyes," I gasped. "She's got your eyes." Gene looked at me pleased of himself; he was pleased he had created such a beautiful being.

"You gunna give 'er a hug or you just gunna sit there you dozy mare?" he spoke in a happy light-hearted tone. I leant forward to you, I placed one hand under your small head and my other hand and forearm supported your body.

I'd been completely oblivious to the fact the nurse was still in the room until she spoke, "I think I'll leave you three to get to know each other." She took me by surprise as I had begun to breast feed. Your big blue eyes looked up at me the whole time you were suckling; finally we were on a normal start after yesterday's events.

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"Knock knock," a familiar female voice broke Gene and my cooing over our new baby, us both praying our colleges hadn't heard us. "It's just us," the three of them filed into the room Shaz, Chris and Ray. Shaz was holding gifts, Chris held Shaz's bag and Ray looked quite embarrassed to be the one holding the baby pink balloons branded "baby girl".

"Erm Guv, Ma'am we just thought we'd pop in with some gifts," Chris explained as Gene smirked noticing Chris was still holding Shaz's handbag.

"Thank you, we really appreciate it, don't we." I turned to Gene.

"Yeah thanks, what you get us then?"

"Lots of stuff I know you don't have because she's early, but first things first, can I have a hold, please Alex," Shaz's fingers were interlocked and held at her face in a begging manner.

"Of course you can Shaz, just remember to support her head." I told her as I handed her my precious little being. Shaz's eyes lit up as you looked up at her.

"Right, what you get us Raymondo?" Gene looked at Ray while rubbing his hands together.

"Well Guv, I don't actually know Shaz got it all and we chipped in," Ray took hold of a gift and handed it to Gene, who quickly removed the paper.

His face was baffled, "what the bloody hell are these," Alex and Shaz giggled.

"Ma'am I found your list at the house, and it said you needed them, I got you clean clothes as well."

"Oh thank you Shaz you're a star," I grinned at Shaz then turned to Gene "There breast pads and a breast feeding bra Gene." At that point Gen threw the items towards the bed, in a grumpy manner.

"I think you should open the rest, I think they are more for you." Shaz and I giggled again as she put you back in the crib. She then took the rest of the gifts to my bed side and went through them with me. As Shaz went through all the presents from the rest of the team I watched Gene out of the corner of my eye. He was so joyfully showing you off to the boys, he even got macho Ray to give you a cuddle. Chris took the chance to try out his new camera which was Shaz's bribe to take him shopping, he took pictures of you and your father as well as himself with you looking very goofy with his big grin.

"I know those pictures they're in my album," Holly smiled as Alex was smiling at her happy memories. Holly snuggled up to Alex and Alex put her arms around her daughter and held her tight.

"Hello ladies, had a nice day have we?" Gene mused as he spotted Holly wrapped in Alex's arms both happy, both wearing smiles, both had enjoyed their mother-daughter day.

They both looked up at him, and he walked over to give both his wife and daughter a kiss, but he was roped in to their affectionate hug.

"So why are we havin' a girly cuddle?" Both girls looked at him with mock offended expressions.

"Because even Gene Hunt has a girly side." Alex quipped as she planted a loving kiss on his lips.

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