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Title: Hope You're Happy Too

Words: 929

Romantic Pairings: Gene&Alex.

About: Ashes To Ashes

She had had enough. Enough of feeling fat, enough of her back aching, enough of needing the toilet every ten minutes and enough of not being able to see her feet, which hurt like hell.

"Rub my feet" Alex mumbled as she scooped another mouthful of ice cream into her mouth.

Gene blew out a cloud of smoke and frowned as he sat slouched on the sofa "You what?"

"I said rub my feet" she shifted so her feet were in his lap, her huge bowl resting on her huge belly.

"You're a cheeky git, I was just about to start watching a film"

"Tough luck" she spoke, relaxing as he pressed his thumbs against the balls of her feet "I think I'm going to go for a bath in a minute"

"Do you want me to go run it for you?" he asked as he rubbed almost expertly, having done it a couple of times before.

"Yes thanks"

He hoisted her legs off of his lap and slowly stood up, wandering off into the bathroom. Alex placed the near enough empty bowl on the floor and rubbed her stomach gently, before grimacing as a pain shot through her.

"Ow" she laughed "You little git"

Gene reappeared, his shirt sleeves rolled up to his elbows. He placed a kiss on her forehead before ruffling her hair with a wet hand.

"You sod!" she giggled "I'm sure that you and this baby are bloody partners in crime, your putting your wet hands on me and this one's hurting me from the inside out"

"Kicking or something more?"

"Not sure" she replied "Probably just kicking, practising it's football skills ey?"

Gene took hold of Alex's hands and helped her to stand, pressing his lips against her lips "Your bath awaits my lady" he spoke in a posh voice.

She hit his arm playfully and headed off to the bathroom, once she had closed the door Gene picked up the phone and dialled.

"Viv? Just to let you know I should be out for lads night…yeah she'll be fine with it, I've been sucking up a bit so, you know, she should let me out…no I don't have a curfew, I'll see you later mate"

He hung up the phone and wandered into the bathroom.

"What are you doing?" Alex asked, her wet hair pushed back out of her face.

"Just taking a slash" he unzipped his fly and glanced over his shoulder "What about you?"

"Taking a bath, what does it look like?" she flicked soap suds across the bathroom at him.

"Cheeky mare!" he finished up, flushed and washed his hands, he raised an eyebrow suggestively "Want me to scrub your back?"

"No thank you Mr Hunt" she smiled, rinsing soap from her arms "Just a question for you, but when were you planning to let me know about lads night?"

Damn, he'd been rumbled "I don't know, I'm not even sure if I want to go…was just saying I was coming so that…"

"One drink"

"What?"

"One drink and then back up here, alright?"

"Bloody hell, monitoring my alcohol intake are you?"

"One drink or nothing at all! Now sod off and let me have a bath in peace"

With that he left, not only the bathroom but the flat…maybe he'd be able to get a few extra drinks in whilst she was having a soak…

"Gene Hunt!" came a loud shout.

Gene, Viv, Chris, Ray and the other men that were sat around a table with pints, cigarettes and food, all turned to see a heavily pregnant Alex Drake walk into the restaurant and stand with her hands on her hips.

"I said one drink! So what do you go and do? Sneak off out so that you can get pissed! Well if you think that you can just fob me off whilst you go out drinking with the lads then you can think again!"

"Why can't I have one night on the lash before my days are filled with bottles and bloody arse wipes?"

"Because you can't just start being responsible once the baby arrives, you need to take care of me too!"

"I have been taking care of you! A few drinks, that's all I'm having! Now get you're fat arse back up to that flat!"

"Oh that is it" Alex awkwardly reached across the bar and snatched away the towel Luigi was using to dry glasses with, she then hurled it at Gene before turning on her heel to leave, she grabbed hold of the bar with one hand and clamped the other onto her stomach as she groaned in pain "Argh"

Gene looked back at her "Bolls? Bolls what's up?"

"Nothing, it's nothing"

"If you're trying to make me change my mind about this drink by playing falsies then you can bloody..."

"Argh! Oh my God!"

Gene darted to her, leading her away from the bar and sitting her down on one of the chairs.

"Is it coming?" Gene asked.

Before Alex could reply Chris ran into the restaurant apologising for being late for boys night, he got part way through saying that Shaz had wanted him to go to the cinemas instead when he slipped and fell onto the floor.

"You should have a sign up if the floors wet" Chris groaned.

"That's not a wet floor" breathed Alex "That's where my waters broke Christopher"

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