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Title: Hope You're Happy Too

Words: 952

Romantic Pairings: Gene&Alex.

About: Ashes To Ashes

"Gene!" came a shout from the bathroom "Gene!"

He lifted the pillow off his head and sighed, rolling out of bed and heading into the bathroom. Neither of them said anything else, Gene had done this before so knew what to do. He gathered her hair out of the way as she threw up. She had been back home for four days and each of those mornings Gene had been woken up by Alex calling his name between retching, reaching for toilet paper and vomiting.

"God I hate throwing up" Alex moaned "It's disgusting"

"Well I don't think anyone enjoys being sick Bolls" Gene began to rub small circles on her back.

After a minute or so to catch her breath Alex stood up and went to get dressed for work.

Gene watched as Alex pulled on a pair of leggings, a vest top and an oversized jumper.

"You shouldn't wear such a baggy jumper, I like looking at you all..." he paused to think of the right word to describe what he meant, but failed "...all bumpy"

She put her hands on her hips and frowned "Excuse me? I am not bumpy"

"You know what I mean! I like looking at your stomach"

"That's a little creepy"

She walked into the kitchen, soon followed by Gene. He leant against the kitchen counter as she took a glass from one of the cupboards and got herself a glass of water, sipping it slowly.

"Today is going to be a long day Bolls, I can feel it"

"Don't you worry about it, we'll catch whoever we need to catch today"

"I'm not worried about solving a case I'm worried that something could happen to you"

"There's a risk everyday that something might happen to one of us Gene, whether we're on duty or not" she ran a finger along his cheek and tapped the end of his nose lightly "So relax and get to work"

The pair got into the station about half an hour before the rest of the team. Alex was sipping away at a cup of tea when Viv came into CID with information on the case that they had to deal with.

A woman named Mary-Alice Baxter, had gone missing and neighbours suspected that it was her husband, Gregory Baxter, who had kidnapped her as she had recently left him for another man.

"Let's talk to some of the neighbours to try and get a better idea about her"

Gene, Alex, Chris and Ray all bundled themselves into the Quattro, Gene setting off at race car speed as usual.

"Will you please slow down" Alex grumbled, gripping onto the door with her left hand and the side of her seat with the other "I'm being thrown around this bloody car like a packet of shake and bake!"

"Oh be quiet!" Gene scoffed.

"Don't think you can drive around like this when the baby gets here"

"You what?"

"You can't be driving at 60 miles an hour with a baby in the back"

Gene grunted frustrated "Bloody women"

Upon arrival at Mrs Baxter's house the four officers were greeted by a PC who was stood by the front door. Alex stood leaning against the bonnet of the Quattro, she felt tired and drained and needed a minute.

"Oi!" Gene shouted from the doorway of the Baxter house "Get your arse off my car!"

She sighed and began to make her way to the front door "You know Gene, one day you'll love me like you love that thing"

Throughout the rest of the day they spoke to neighbours and searched the house for anything relevant, they also got in touch with Mary-Alice's sister Josephine, they found out that she lived in Cornwall after they found a couple of letters from her in the kitchen draw, and she seemed very worried about her younger sister.

The team finally got to Luigi's at about eight o'clock, settling down in their usual corner table and beginning the ritual of drinking to oblivion.

"Do you ever think there are better ways to spend our evenings?" Alex pondered as she ran a finger around the rim of her glass of orange juice.

"Guv, she just say what I think she said?" Ray asked from the other end of the table "Is she questioning drinking time?"

Gene shifted in his seat so he was directly facing her "What would you rather do than sit in this trattoriain the company of good looking men such as myself?"

She sighed, sipped from her drink and put it back down in exactly the same spot "I don't know, maybe go to the pictures and watch a film or go for a nice walk"

"That's for poofters!" Ray exclaimed.

"What about Chris?" barked Shaz "He's been to the pictures with me and he's not a poof!"

"Right" Alex spoke as she hauled herself to her feet and looked down at Gene "I am off to bed, are you coming?"

"Am I on somewhat of a promise here Lady Bolls?"

Alex raised an eyebrow flirtatiously "If you get a shift on then you might just be"

Before she knew it Gene had pulled on his long black coat and was pressed against her, shuffling her towards to door.

"Night all!" Alex called back to her colleagues, who responded with a tipsy grumble of 'night Ma-am'.

Gene was shuffling her out a little quicker now, and as she pressed her weight against him, to deliberately tease him and slow him down, he took a step back and with full force slapped his right hand against her arse cheek, causing her to yelp out and dart off, Gene chasing not far behind...

Yes! I finally finished chapter 17! It has taken me a few days, and I do apologise greatly if I fail to upload a chapter each day like I have with other chapters. Please review because your reviews make me smile more than when I found another wagon wheel in the bottom of my secret pop tart box hiding place :D