Hope it was worth the wait! Anyway, things start to get heated...
And thanks Gem for looking this over and correcting my spelling. And to AshGurl for taking the time to sort my grammar out! You're both brill!
Chapter 6.
"What the hell did you think you were playing at?" Alex asked, storming through the corridors to meet Gene.
"Well, I was picking Molly up from school," he said, a picture of cool.
"Don't take that tone with me, Gene," she warned, her temper rising.
"You asked me to go and pick Molly up, I did. Stop moaning," Gene said, exasperated.
"Stop moaning? STOP MOANING? Gene, my daughter is hospitalised because of you. You could have killed her!" Alex said, steam almost coming out of her ears.
"But I didn't, Bolly. That's the important thing!" He said, raising his voice
"THE IMPORTANT THING??? Gene, Molly could have died. This is just so typical of you. You never bother to think that your actions might be dangerous, that you should consider the consequences of your actions beforehand. Sometimes I don't even know why I bother with you!" She screamed, causing a few onlookers to exit the ward.
"It's because you love me, and I love you," Gene tried, hoping to calm her down.
"Not at times like this, I don't. She could have died Gene. I know what that feels like remember? I was shot in the head," she said, trying to ignore the look of hurt in Gene's eyes.
"So you keep saying. But that bullet brought you to me. At least one good thing came out of it. You have a life here," he said, clearly grasping at straws.
"That's true. I do have you, but I could have lost her, Gene. You have never had a child so you don't know what it feels like. You don't understand," she said, calming down slightly.
"And you always will have me. Besides, I can still drive you home. There was no damage to my car," he said, trying to be the optimist.
"Is that all you can think about. Do you think this is funny?" She asked, her anger boiling.
"Of course I don't think its funny. I know how much Molly means to you. I would never dream of harming her. I wouldn't hurt anyone that doesn't deserve it."
"So she deserved it, did she?" Alex asked.
"Of course she didn't deserve it. It was a mistake. In all truth Bolly, she shouldn't have been stood in the middle of the road," he said, trying to convince her that Molly was in the wrong.
"IT WAS A ZEBRA CROSSING OUTSIDE A SCHOOL!" She screamed.
"Alright, keep yer hair on! No need to shout," Gene said, suddenly deafened by Alex's scream.
"Have you not been listening to anything I just said?"
"Every word, Bolly."
"Excuse me, Sir," the Doctor said, approaching them hesitantly.
"What?" Gene said, trying to calm down.
"Your daughter is responding well to the drugs. At this time, you may need to limit your visits because she's still critical."
"Thanks Doc'," Gene said, before the Doctor walked away.
"Daughter? Daughter?? Do you think her father would have run her over?" Alex said, watching Gene as he tried to respond.
"Listen, Bolly. I'm going to get back to the station 'cause I still need t' pick up my Quattro, and at the moment, I can't see us agreeing on anything so I'll see you tonight," he said, kissing her on the cheek.
"Fine," Alex responded, still not pleased.
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It wasn't until the early hours of the morning till Gene decided to go to bed. He considered waiting up for Alex, but with the mood he had last seen her in, he wasn't prepared to come to blows with it after a skin full of alcohol. He'd assumed that she would just do her own thing and come home within the hour. But Alex didn't return home that night, nor was she at work the following morning.
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It was one o'clock when Alex returned to the station. She strolled in; her shoulders sunk and slumped into her chair wearing the same clothes as yesterday. Peering through the blinds, Gene wasn't sure what to believe.
"Where've you been, Drake?" Gene asked, forcefully, noticing the lack of eye contact. "Just because you're shagging the boss, doesn't mean you can turn up when you feel like it," he added, realising his mistake almost instantly.
Alex finally looked up into his eyes, her own surrounded in dark shadows. "For you're information, Guv, I have been by my daughter's side in hospital because some oaf decided to run her over," she finished, trying to keep as calm as possible.
"It wasn't my fault. I've told you, Bolly," Gene said, exasperated.
"Yes, you've told me. But I still don't get an apology," she said.
"That's because it wasn't my fault," he said, raising his voice. "It was the van."
"A good driver can drive any car," Alex said
"A car, Bolly. Not a van," he replied.
"Well you should have driven the Quattro then," Alex said, barely keeping her temper.
"Out of petrol, Bolly."
"And I suppose that's my fault is it?" She asked
"Yeah, actually."
"So, it's my fault my daughter has been run over? That I caused it all?"
"That's not what I meant," Gene warned, his temper rising.
"What did you mean?" Alex said, getting up from her chair.
"I just er, well I er…" Gene was at a loss as to what to say to her. "Just get some work done will yer," he said, storming into his office, the echo of the door slamming filling the squad room.
"I'm not finished with you yet, Hunt!" Alex said, storming into his office, leaving the door open for all to hear.
"Well, I'm finished with you, Drake!"
"You know, you're right, Gene. I am finished with you! I'll be out of the house before you get home," she bellowed, squaring Gene in the eyes. Watching his reaction, she span on her heel and stormed out of his office, slamming his door in the process, leaving Gene dumbfounded.
"Alex? Alex!" Gene said, but Alex continued walking. "That's not what I meant! What do you mean you're finished?" Gene was beginning to feel nervous. He had worked so hard towards their relationship and now he had gone and stepped his foot in it. "DI Drake, if you still want your job, I suggest you stop what you're doing right now," he said, clearly grasping at straws - but it worked.
"Well, I'm not too sure I want a boss who runs kids over, Guv," she said, putting her jacket on.
"Here we go," Ray muttered, watching everything fall apart.
"QUIET!" both Alex and Gene yelled, frightening Ray.
"Sorry, Guv," Ray said, putting his head down.
"Dinosaurs have been extinct thousands of years Gene. Why didn't you go with them? Why are you still here?" Alex asked, waving her hands around.
"I am needed, Bolly. Everybody needs a piece of the Gene Genie. That's why I'm here," he replied, like it was the most obvious thing in the world
"Well, I don't need you, Gene. I never needed you, and I never will," she said, leaning in against him.
"You're wrong, Alex," Gene said, trying to keep his temper.
"Am I?" She said, standing straight, folding her arms, waiting for him to continue.
"You will always need me. Who else is going to save you, Bolls?"
"You put me in danger in the first place!!!"
"You know that's not true," he said, trying to grab hold of her hand. His efforts failed.
"I've nearly died almost every day I've been here, Gene. Sure, you have saved me every time, but I wouldn't be in that mess in the first place if it weren't for you!" Alex said. "You know what I think? I think you need me." She added.
"Bollocks!"
"Yeah, that's right. It's you that needs me. You need to be needed, Gene. When you're not needed, you don't know what to do. So, you put us in danger to make yourself feel good. You would have been fired by now if it wasn't for me."
"I have never needed a woman, Bolly. That sign on my door proves that."
"That may be so, Gene. But when you got that job, policing wasn't as it is now. It's because of Sam Tyler, your team and me, that you keep that job."
"You, Bolly, need help. Ok, so I might not be the ideal copper; I might screw up from time to time, act before I think, drink my bodyweight it booze. But you forget; I am not the one who goes home at night, talking to herself about things that don't exist, with theories that make no sense, with no one to talk to but me. And even then it makes no sense."
"It doesn't make sense to the likes of you because you-"
"Have a brain? Common sense? Are not a posh twat? Please Alex, why does it not make sense to me?" He said, waiting for her to reply. "You know what I think? I think you should go back to where you came from. You are not needed here, and I have no use for you."
"Oh, so you were just using me were you? Just another piece of skirt? Boosting your ego? So all along they were all lies that you fed me to get me into bed? You. Are. Pathetic."
"If I am so pathetic, Alex, then why did you spend so much time with me? It takes two, Bolly. You wanted a life with me. And I have no use for you on my team. They need me, not you."
"What makes you so sure?"
"Well, for a start, I am their DCI. I give them the information they need for us to solve the crimes."
"Chris needs Shaz. Ray can look after himself. They are all capable of a life without you. They can get another leader just as easily. All they needed from you was your Quattro and your tab at Luigi's. You're a DCI, Gene, not God. Now get up off your pedestal and get out of my way!" Alex said, striding out of the room, leaving all of CID staring at the tall wooden doors as she left the station.
Haven't even began writing chapter 7, so it could be anything up to 2 weeks til another update. If it's any longer, just give me a nudge and I shall get right on it!