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Title: Hope You're Happy Too
Words: 1,536
Romantic Pairings: Gene&Alex.
About: Ashes To Ashes
I am so sorry that it has taken this long to update. My mum took my laptop off me for a month (I've done two weeks, got two more) and I've managed to put this story and a couple more on my memory stick so I'm working on it on the house computer and during my free's in college. I tried to make it a long one so that you fabulous people get a nice big chunk. I hope you enjoy, ALSO please don't pull me up on any typos or grammar mistakes, I don't have anyone to Beta it and the word processor I'm using doesn't have spell check :O xxxx
Alex had planned to work full days until the Friday, and from the start of the next week she would begin half days until the baby was born. She was sat at her desk tapping her pen against the paper in front of her, watching her fiancé play darts with Chris and Ray inside his office. There had been no big case to solve that day so the team had basically been sat around doing nothing but catching up on paperwork. Alex started to think about what she and Gene still needed to get for the baby.
"We still need a cot..." she mused "And more clothes"
"What are you mumbling about Ma-am?" Shaz smiled as she brought her DI a drink.
"I'm just thinking about how unprepared me and the Guv are, we haven't even gotten a cot or anything yet"
"Oh, about that" Shaz giggled "You do have a cot, it's just not here yet"
"I'm sorry?"
"Well it was going to be a surprise but I suppose I had better tell you now" the WPC pulled up a chair beside Alex "We all chipped in an bought you and the Guv a cot and a few little things"
"Aww thank you" Alex smiled "That's so kind"
"Me and Chris will bring it round later after work, I best get back to my paperwork Ma-am, I'll see you later"
With that Shaz got up and went back to her own desk. Alex got up and wandered into Gene's office, narrowly missing one of Chris' darts.
"I'm going to go home Guv, I want to plan what baby stuff we need"
"Okay darling" Gene replied, placing his darts on the desk so that he could give her a deep, loving kiss "I'll come and check on you in an hour or two"
"Alright, see you later"
"Love you"
She paused, a huge smile across her face "Love you too Mr Hunt"
Gene watched Alex leave and when he turned back to Chris and Ray they both looked shocked.
"What?" Gene asked.
Ray frowned "I think you're going soft"
"I bloody am not!"
Alex decided to pop in and see Luigi; she wanted to ask if any of the spare flats were bigger than the one that she and Gene were living in already. Luigi had told her that there was a two bedroom flat available but that it was in serious need of redecorating, but if she was willing to splash on a coat of paint then she was more than welcome to swap flats.
He had provided her with paint, brushes, rollers and pallets and she was in her element. Alex hadn't realised how relaxing painting could be. She was struggling to reach the parts of the wall closer to the ceiling and she decided to use a step ladder.
"This is hard work" she sighed, fanning herself with her hand "I'm working up a sweat here"
Suddenly she felt dizzy, white dots were coming into vision and before she had a chance to descend the step ladder and sit down she passed out, falling backwards and onto the ground with a thud...
Gene hadn't seen Alex in over an hour, and keeping his promise he headed home to check up on her, but upon arriving home she was nowhere to be seen, so he headed back downstairs to the restaurant and asked "Luigi you haven't seen Lady Bolls have you?"
"She is upstairs Signor Hunt" he smiled back "She is decorating the new flat"
"New flat?" Gene frowned "What new bloody flat?"
"Signorina Drake came to me and asked if any of the other flats here were bigger, I said you both could have the one next door but it would need redecorating"
Gene said nothing more and stormed out of the restaurant, up the stairs and to the new flat. The door was only shut too, Alex must have been expecting him to find out of Luigi and burst in. He entered the flat and straight away saw Alex lay on the ground.
"Alex?" Gene panicked, kneeling down beside her and tapping her cheek gently "Alex wake up, wake up sweetheart"
She groaned and opened her eyes slowly "Ouch, my head hurts"
He looked across at the step ladder and the paint brush on the floor "Were you on that bloody step ladder?"
"Yes I was I..."
"You stupid cow! What the hell are you playing at? Are you in any pain?"
"Just my head"
She let Gene help her up, she clutch her head as it throbbed. Gene sighed and cupped her face in his hands.
"You could have concussion or anything you daft tart" he rubbed his thumbs against her cheeks "You scared the day lights out of me Drakey"
"I'm sorry, I just wanted to sort things out and get things prepared"
Gene wrapped his arms around Alex, feeling her body shaking against him and sighed into her hair.
"Are you cold?"
"No" she lied "Just a bit shocked that I fell, that's all"
"Do you want to go to the hospital and get checked over?"
Alex shook her head "No, I'll be fine"
Two days past and Alex didn't feel any better, a part of her knew that she should have let Gene take her to the hospital and get checked over, but she didn't want to cause a fuss. Even though she had less of a work load she still found herself feeling light headed every now and again, along with not being able to concentrate and feeling the cold easily. Alex had concluded that she was starting up with a cold or something and that it would pass within a few days.
"Everything alright Ma-am?" Shaz asked and she passed by her DI "You look a bit clammy, how are you feeling?"
"I think I'm coming down with something Shaz, feel a bit iffy"
"You should go and see the doctor, I'll let the Guv know shall I?"
Alex shook her head "Don't say anything"
"Ma-am he'll kill me if I don't tell him and then something happens"
"Okay, I'll do it"
She pulled herself to her feet, trying to shove the feeling of dizziness to the back of her mind, before making her way into Gene's office and closing the door.
"What can I do for you Bolly-Kecks?" he smiled up at her "Want a bit of the Gene Genie?"
She shook her head with a small smile "I'm not feeling too well, Shaz said that I should tell you"
"Good of her to do so" he picked his car keys up off of the desk before standing up "Right, off to the doctors then"
Reluctantly she let Gene lead her out of the station, mollycoddling her into the car. Alex sighed deeply and she could have sworn that she heard Gene's breath hitch.
"If you're worrying that something is wrong with me then you can just stop it" Alex ordered, her tone filled with frustration "It's just a cold coming on"
He didn't bother to reply, he just drove.
They arrived at the doctors surgery, it was unusually quiet which Gene was glad about and they soon found them being seen by Doctor Ellis.
"So what can I do for you Alex?"
"It's probably nothing..."
"She's not feeling well" Gene interrupted "I swear this is all since you had that fall"
"A fall?" Doctor Ellis frowned.
"I was decorating and I fainted, fell off the step ladder" Alex sighed "I was only a couple of steps up it, it's nothing"
"And how have you been feeling since then Alex?"
She rubbed her hand through her hair "I've been feeling a bit dizzy every now and again, quite tired, feeling hot and I've had trouble concentrating at work"
"Any blurred vision?"
Alex shrugged "A little, but only when I've been feeling dizzy, why?"
"I'll have to do a blood test but I think you might have low blood pressure"
"Is that bad?" Gene asked.
"Well if Alex has hypotension the baby may go into distress if it isn't getting enough blood"
"Jesus Christ..."
"Don't worry" Alex mumbled, taking hold of Gene's hand and squeezing "We'll be fine"
Doctor Ellis took a blood sample from Alex and suggested that she do tasks that could raise her blood pressure a little, such as gentle exercise and drinking plenty of water.
The drive back to the flat was silent, it was almost as though Gene was angry at Alex.
"What's up?" she asked as the Quattro ground to a halt "Are you pissed off with me?"
"Why would I be pissed of Bolls? I'm just worried that's all"
She let out a grumbling sigh "I wish this baby would hurry up and get here, I'm sick of being ill and being worried about"
"I'm always going to worry about you" Gene laughed "There's no getting away from that"
"Well at least promise me something" Alex stated "Promise me what you won't say I'm worried about you, it's doing my head in"
He nodded "Okay I wont, now lets get you inside"