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Title: Hope You're Happy Too

Words: 1,581

Romantic Pairings: Gene&Alex.

About: Ashes To Ashes

Gene Hunt knew how to keep things a secret. Ray didn't know that it was Gene who stole his cigarettes that time in Luigi's, Chris didn't know that the time shifts got switched around close to Christmas one year was because Gene had swapped them around in order to have two days for his festive hangover to kick in and pass. But keeping things a secret from his pregnant girlfriend was another thing, because she could spot something fishy a mile off.

"What are you doing?"

Gene shoved a catalogue in his desk draw quickly and tried to act casual as Alex made a sweep of the room.

"You're doing something wrong otherwise you wouldn't have hidden whatever that was like you did" she perched herself on the edge of the desk "Are you reading dirty magazines?"

"No I bloody am not!"

"Liar, I bet you are!" she laughed before kissing him gently "Cut it out, you're in work"

He waited until she left before he look the catalogue back out of his draw, finding the right page again and drumming his fingers against the photograph of the item he had decided on.

Gene managed to sneak away at lunch time, knowing all too well that his Bolly would be asking questions when he got back. He slinked off the high street into the shop that sold what he was looking for. The man behind the counter was tall, drawn and rather snotty looking.

"Can I help you Sir?" he asked, his voice mellow and graceful.

"I'm wondering if you have this in stock" Gene placed the catalogue on the counter and pointed at what he wanted.

"You're in luck" he smiled widely "These are very much a hit with the ladies I hear"

Gene made the transaction and hurried out of the shop, after a quick stop in a book shop he made his way back to the station with a smile across his face.

Alex had been sat at her desk when realisation kicked in that Gene wasn't in his office, she looked around to see if he had mingled into a conversation with one of the lads but he wasn't there either.

"Does anyone know where the Guv's got to?" she asked aloud, a number of shaking heads being returned.

"I've not seen him since before lunch time" Shaz said as she placed a cup of tea down in front of Alex, as she went to walk away he came through the double doors "Talk of the devil"

"Where have you been?" Alex questioned "Nobody has seen you since before lunch"

"I went to see a man about a dog"

"I bloody hope not"

"If you must know Lady Bolls, I had to go and buy something" he smirked "And don't ask what it is because it's for me to know and you to keep your nose out"

Walking off into his office Gene felt a rush of excitement and his stomach churned a little.

The day seemed to drag and Gene didn't know how he had managed to keep himself from going out of his mind with boredom, because it seemed that on the one day he needed something to preoccupy himself with was the same day criminals went on strike, but luckily the time to get down the pub arrived and Gene found himself and Alex a table so that they could get some dinner together.

"Why aren't we sitting with the others?" Alex asked as Gene set her orange juice in front of her.

"Can't I have a nice quiet meal with the mother of my child?" he asked, putting on a slightly hurt voice "I didn't know I needed a reason"

She reached across the table and took hold of his hand, rubbing her thumb across it "No you don't need a reason"

"Good"

Gene stood a little so that he could lean across and kiss Alex gently, as he sat down he lit up a cigarette and began to smoke it as fast as he could without choking, deciding the leave half of it he stubbed it out and began to speak "Bolls I wanted to ask you something, it's been playing on my mind a lot recently and I thought I would ask you your opinion on it"

Alex sipped at her orange juice before smiling across at him "What is it?"

"This" Gene sat back in his chair and rummaged in the inside pocket of his suit jacket, removing a small velvet blue box, placing it on the table he slid it across to her.

"Gene is that...?"

"Just open it" he grinned "Go on!"

She did as he said and inside was a beautiful ring; two diamonds either side a large diamond that was set on a gold band, it was quite simple yet everything she could have wanted.

"This isn't an early birthday present is it?" she asked, her expression radiating excitement.

"No Bolly it isn't" he replied "And I'm not exactly the soppy kind that's going to get down on one knee and read you a bloody poem or something, so I'm just going to do it in the only way I can" he rose to his feet and winked at her "Lady Bollinger Knickers..." he paused "...fancy marrying the Gene Genie?"

Alex laughed loudly and nodded "Of course I will"

She stood up and let him pull her into a kiss, she felt a shock of electricity flush through her body as her lips parted and Gene deepened the kiss. She had to grab handfuls of his shirt in order to keep herself from crumbling to the ground as her legs felt like they had turned to water. As the kiss ended Gene picked the ring out of the box and slid it onto her finger.

"We're going to be a proper family Alex" he whispered "I've not felt this happy in a long, long time"

"Me neither"

The pair joined the rest of the team a few minutes after, having decided to eat with them instead of on their own. Round after round was bought in order to celebrate and after Alex had consumed enough orange juice and lemonade to last her a life time, they decided to call it a night.

"I'm going straight to bed" Alex yawned "Are you coming?"

"No love, I'm going to stay up a bit longer" he replied "Have a look and see what crap is on TV, I'm not that tired"

Instead of leaning over the arm of the sofa to kiss him goodnight, she straddled his lap and held his face in her hands, kissing him fervently.

"Christ Bolly, if you keep kissing me like that we may end up having twins"

She laughed loudly before planting a softer kiss on the side of his mouth "Night Gene"

"Goodnight love"

He watched her head into the bedroom and listened hard, he heard her shuffling about as she changed into her night clothes, then in the bathroom as she washed her face and brushed her teeth, more shuffling as she got into bed. Then silence. He waited a while longer, about ten minutes, before he rose from the sofa and pushed the bedroom door open a little, just enough so that he could see into the room but not so much that light would be cast into the room and wake Alex up. She was definitely asleep, he could tell by her open mouthed heavy breathing. He closed the door again and reached behind the sofa, pulling out a carrier bag with three books in it that he had hidden earlier that afternoon.

"It's going to be a long night Hunt" Gene said to himself "Never really was the studying kind"

Pulling the books out of the bag, Gene opened the first one up and began to read. He was right, it really was going to be a long night, but it would be worth it in the end...

Alex opened her eyes and yawned widely, looking over at the clock to see it was half past ten.

"Shit!"

She sat up, about to nudge Gene in the ribs to wake him when she realised he wasn't there.

"Gene?"

She clambered out of bed and pulled on her dressing gown as she went into the living room, finding Gene sprawled across the sofa, his hair a dishevelled, the top three buttons of his shirt undone and a book open on his chest. She prodded his leg and he began to stir, trying to hide the books under one of the cushions but Alex managed to grab one from him.

"Everything you need to know about pregnancy and labour?" she read, before looking down at him "Gene what's this all about?"

"Well if you're yet to realise, it's about pregnancy" he stood up and held onto her waist "I thought that seeing as we're in this together...I should read up on what to expect, you've done it before so you know what to do, I don't"

She cupped his face in her hands and spoke in between kisses "You...are...amazing" she kissed him harder this time, wrapping her arms around him and fondling the hair at the nape of his neck.

"Hold fire Bolls" he grumbled "How am I supposed to see to your needs when I haven't even had a morning piss"

"Yeah well hurry up" she whispered, breathing against his ear "Because I couldn't want you more right now"

Sorry it's been a while and that this isn't a big chapter, I promise that the next one will be a lot longer, even if it means I don't update for three or four days it will be bigger :D reviews = love 3