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Title: Hope You're Happy Too

Words: 851

Romantic Pairings: Gene&Alex.

About: Ashes To Ashes

Alex was allowed home the next day, when she arrived she was welcomed by Ray, Chris and Shaz who had delivered and set up the cot that CID had pitched in and bought them, as well as putting up a few 'Congratulations! It's a boy!' banners. Gene ordered take out and all five of them sat laughing, joking and talking. Like proper friends. If somebody had been observing from the sidelines they would never have guessed that they were colleagues too, they seemed so relaxed.

Gene was picking up on things a lot quicker than Alex had expected him to, he wasn't fussed about changing nappies or getting up to help her with night feeds, and if they were having trouble getting Sam to sleep then Gene would simply lay on the sofa with Sam lay on his chest and he drifted off almost immediately. He was an amazing father, and the fact that he was doing it so well meant that planning the wedding was becoming a breeze. The date had been set, dresses had been picked, suits had been cleaned, flowers arranged, photographer booked, cars ordered. Everything was done.

"So are we having your stag do tonight then Guv?" Ray asked.

Gene had been perched on the edge of Alex's desk, reading a file "What? Oh I'm not having a stag do, me and Lady Bolls decided that we should all go for a few drinks in Luigis, I don't want to be stood at the altar throwing my guts"

The case that day had been an assault, a man in his late twenties had been stabbed outside a night club and the main suspect was Tom Shaw the brother of one of the bar men, Alan Shaw. Tom hadn't said much but what he said seemed very rehearsed, and even though Gene had a niggling feeling that maybe this wasn't their man, they charged him anyway as all evidence they had pointed to him. Alan, the bar man brother, got very agitated and left the station in a hurry after refusing to leave until his brother had been released.

Luigi's wife had kindly offered to babysit Sam for a few hours whilst she joined the team for drinks. As she walked across the street to the station she saw a man hunched over on the pavement sobbing.

"Are you alright?" she asked.

The man looked up at her, his eyes red and puffy "What do you care?"

"Look I'm a police officer, if you tell me what's wrong then I might be able to help you"

He scoffed at her "You're one of them? Those bastards locked my brother up and it wasn't even him!"

"I'm sure my team have evidence and..."

"It was me! I stabbed the guy! Tom took the blame so that I wouldn't lose my job, because if I lose my job then I'll lose my house and the ex won't let me see the kids!"

Alex took a step towards the man but before she knew it he was waving a knife in front of him.

"Don't come any closer or I swear I'll..."

There was a roar of laughter from inside the station, growing closer to the front doors. Alan glanced at the front of the station and Alex saw her chance to grab the weapon, only she suddenly wished that she hadn't...

As Gene and the rest of the team came out of the station they spotted Alex walked towards them, her arms wrapped around her stomach and her face sheepish and rather pale.

"You alright love?" Gene called to her "You look like you're coming down with something"

The closer they got to her the more distinct the noise she was making became; with each step she took she gave out a little squeak.

"Playing farm animals are we Bolls?" Gene laughed "I can do a pretty mean lion impression if you like, I've been showing Sam, he loves it when I..."

Alex dropped to her knees, groaning in agony as the pressure she was putting on her stomach decreased and the heavy flow of blood finally began to seep through her fingers.

"Oh my God, Alex what happened?"

She fell sideways and ended up lay flat on her back, her vision becoming increasingly blurred as she felt unconsciousness creeping its way upon her.

"Alex you're going to be alright, I promise you, just stay with me alright? Stay with me Bolls"

"I love you" she breathed weakly.

"Shhh, don't speak love, save your energy" Gene panicked "Somebody call an ambulance!"

Ray ran to call for help, whilst Chris consoled Shaz who was getting increasingly more distressed at the sight in front of her.

"Come on Bolls, we've only just started" he sobbed "We've got our whole lives ahead of us, don't leave me Bolls, please keep your eyes open, please?"

Alex stared dopily up at Gene, her eyes felt heavy and sounds were merging and muffling. The last thing that she heard before she went unconscious was Gene's bellowing shout begging somebody to get the ambulance to hurry up.

No! I'm so mean! Sorry this chapter has taken so long, I've not had much inspiration for this, other than a little bit when I spent two hours in the college library and came up with nothing useful, anyway...I'll try to hurry up with the next one, I bet you're DYING to know what happens.

(That may or may not have been a hint for what happens, ooooh so mean!)