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Title: Hope You're Happy Too
Words: 1143
Romantic Pairings: Gene&Alex.
About: Ashes To Ashes
Gene had driven himself, Alex and Shaz, who had been over in the station, to the hospital whilst Ray and Chris went up together.
"Please can you not drive so recklessly?" Alex blurted "I'm having a baby, not carrying a bomb! We've got a while yet" suddenly she grimaced, squeezing her eyes shut and clenching her jaw.
"Are you having a contraction Ma-am?" Shaz asked from the back seat.
Alex nodded and sighed once it was over "That was about forty seconds that one"
"I can't believe Sam's actually going to be here" Gene laughed, taking one hand off the steering wheel and placing it on her stomach "I can't wait to hold him"
"Or her"
He shook his head "Nope, Sam's a lad Bolls…I can feel it"
They carried on with the drive to the hospital, in which Alex experienced another contractions. When they arrived Gene helped to sign Alex in and she was taken off to the room where she was going to have the baby.
"You okay?" Gene asked as Alex sat down on the edge of the bed.
She nodded "Yeah, just want to get this over with…don't like labor"
He took her hands in his and kissed them "Don't worry Bolls, you'll be fine"
Alex stood up and walked around the room as she had another contraction. They were getting closer, longer and more painful. As the labor progressed Alex got more and more agitated and frustrated, she just wanted it to be over so that she could meet the baby. She let Gene give her a back rub to help her relax and he even went and got her something to eat.
"Hello Alex" smiled the doctor, walking into the room "I think we might be ready to get the show on the road"
She sighed and lay back on the bed and let the doctor examine her. The pain was unbearable now and she wanted as much pain relief as humanly possible. She groaned in pain and clutched the bed sheet.
"I want the epidural!" Alex shouted, almost screaming in one of the nurses face.
"I'm sorry Ms Drake but you're beyond the stage where you can have it now, you'll have to make do with gas and air"
At that point Alex did scream, causing Shaz, who was stood in the corner of the room, to jump
"You've ruined everything, you stupid bastard!"
"Oi!" Gene replied "I drove you here myself, I gave you a back rub, got you food, what the hell have I done wrong?"
"Oh piss off! You think just because you did those things that you've been a helping hand? You're bloody useless!"
"Well if I'm so useless then you can make do without me!"
With that he stalked out of the room, slamming the door behind himself.
"Everything alright Guv?" Chris asked.
"No it bloody isn't!" he shouted "Miss Moody Knickers is blaming me because she cant have that stupid epidural thing!"
"Why don't we go for a smoke, ey?" Ray suggested "It'll calm you down a bit"
Alex clamped her teeth down on the gas and air and breathed deeply "God I can't wait for this to be over"
"Ma-am that was a bit harsh, he's been really helpful and you just shouted at him like he's a waste of space"
She sighed deeply "I'm sorry, I'm just in pain"
"Not me you should apologise to"
Gene rested his back against the wall and pulled his cigarettes out of his pocket, offering one to Ray before pulling one out for himself.
"Best make the most of these" Gene mumbled "Alex is having me cut back once Sam gets here"
"You're quitting smoking for a bird?" Ray laughed "Bigger man than I am Guv"
"Well I've got a family to look after now haven't I, can't go cutting my life short with these when I have a wife and kid who need me"
Ray took a lengthy drag of his cigarette "I've never seen you like this with anyone" he blew the smoke out slowly "You really care about her"
"I bloody hope so too, I'm marrying the crazy woman"
The two men finished their cigarettes in silence before heading back off into the hospital.
"Alright now Alex you really have to push, it's really important that you push now"
"I can't..." she groaned, breathless and sweating "I can't do it..."
"Come on Ma-am you've got to push" Shaz ordered "Come on!"
"I'm so tired...I can't do it..."
Shaz let go of Alex's hand and dashed out of the room, into the corridor where Chris was sat and where Gene and Ray had just arrived back to.
"Guv you've got to come in" Shaz blurted "She's not pushing, she says she's too tired"
"You what? Christ, this is just bloody like her" Gene ran his hands down his "Right well if lady muck in there thinks she can just give up then she can think again, Granger you're out as birthing partner"
Ray frowned "But Guv, didn't Drake say..."
"Bollocks to what she said, I'll stick my hand up there and pull junior out myself if I have to"
With that Gene burst into the room, Alex lolled her head to one side and groaned when she saw him coming towards her.
"Oh bugger off will you!"
"For once in your ruddy life will you shut your gob and do as you're bloody well told?" Gene took hold of Alex's hand and squeezed it deathly tight "Now you push or else I'll rip your arm off!"
"I'm going to kill you" she growled through gritted teeth.
"Yes I bet you will, now...push!"
Alex did as she was told. Shaz and Chris sat hand in hand next to Ray, listening to the groaning and screaming from inside the room that their superior officers were in. As the screaming stopped and the cry of a baby was heard, all three gave a sigh of relief.
Alex closed her eyes as she let her breathing level back to normal, she felt Gene pushing her hair from her face as he kissed her forehead repeatedly.
"Well done Bolls" he kissed her on the lips this time; gentle, tender and loving.
The nurse came to the side of the bed and passed Alex the baby.
"Congratulation, you've got a little boy"
"Told you Bolls" Gene laughed "I'm always right"
Alex blinked away the tears and looked down at the little blue eyed baby she was holding.
"Hello Sam, nice to meet you"
FINALLY! It's taken me ages to write this, I just haven't have the inspiration! Ahaha, so Sam's here ey? Not sure where to take this now, do people want to read about the Hunt-Drake family unit or do you want to see some big ass drama? xx