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Chapter 4

"Guv, we're leaving. Are you coming?" They heard Shaz before they saw her, giving Gene time to leap across the hallway and make sure he was not in touching distance of his DI. Alex quickly opened her door, shouted goodbye to Shaz and disappeared inside her flat without looking behind her. If Shaz hadn't been so drunk she may have questioned what had just happened but instead she turned round and stumbled back down the stairs, her DCI following slowly, glancing back at the closed door as he caught up with her.

On the other side of the door Alex was resting against it, gently tracing a finger over her lips. She stared at the ceiling for a few moments before sighing and turning the kettle on; she needed to sober up a bit before she attempted to get some sleep. She could hear her colleagues outside and contemplated looking out of the window. After much pacing, curiosity got the better of her and she carefully pulled the blind to one side.

Outside some of the men, including Ray, were kicking a bread roll around until it hit Gene's foot and he stamped on it. Gene was leaning on the Quattro, hipflask in hand. He took a long drag on his cigarette and looked up towards Alex's window. He spotted her and exhaled slowly, the smoke surrounding his face as their eyes met. When the smoke cleared he smirked slightly and winked before climbing into the Quattro and speeding off down the road. Alex let the blind go and it clattered back into place. Smiling to herself she finished off her tea and went to bed.

Gene arrived in CID early the next morning, the combination of too much drink and another intimate moment with his DI meant he'd struggled to get any sleep. Alex had had a similar problem and when she entered CID and spotted Gene, she attempted to disappear back out of the office and back to bed but Gene had noticed her.

"You look rough Drake."

"Thanks Guv." Alex smiled but didn't look up as she sat behind her desk, resting her head in her hands. "What are doing in this early? We don't normally see you before midday?"

"Am I not allowed to be early?" Alex glanced at him and raised an eyebrow sceptically. "Alright, I couldn't sleep."

"Me neither." Alex mumbled.

"What was that?" Gene asked as he leant against his office doorframe.

"Oh, nothing." Alex replied, leaning back in her chair and raiding her drawers in the hope of finding some pain killers before her head exploded.

"Coffee?" Alex sat up in shock at Gene's offer, opened her mouth a few times in an attempt to say something sarcastic before admitting defeat and nodding instead. As Gene disappeared into the kitchen Alex continued to stare at his office; had Gene Hunt really offered to make her coffee?

A few minutes later Gene returned and plonked the steaming mug on Alex's desk along with a box of pain killers. If it wasn't so inappropriate she'd have hugged him for saving the day but instead she ripped open the packet and gratefully swallowed the pills.

"How's my masterpiece coming along?" Gene asked, pointing at Alex's neck.

"It's perfect, just what I wanted." Alex smiled mockingly and turned her head slightly to show Gene. "If you look closely you can even see teeth marks."

"Come off it, it don't look that bad!" Despite his reply, Gene leaned forward and could indeed see the small indentations left by his teeth.

"That's because it's covered by three inches of foundation. Now piss off so I can make a start on this paperwork." Gene didn't bother to reply. Instead he let out a small chuckle and retreated back to his office.

When the rest of the team finally decided to show their faces they didn't look much better than Alex, Shaz in particular looked like she hadn't slept in days and headed straight to the kitchen when she arrived. Alex followed; ordering Shaz to sit down before she passed out then began to make her a cup of strong tea.

"I'm sorry Ma'am. I really didn't think I'd drunk that much, normally I can handle my drink fine."

"It's okay. I felt so awful when I woke up too." Alex sat down at the small table, gratefully to escape from her desk for a few minutes. Although she'd managed to convince Gene that everything was fine she couldn't help but replay the previous evening's events over and over in her mind and when she caught Gene staring at her a few times it only added to her confusion.

"Here's something that should cheer you up. You were in my dream last night." Shaz said.

"Oh yes? What was I doing?" Alex laughed as she stood up to finish making the tea.

"It was you and the Guv. You were outside your flat and you were getting very friendly; he even had you pinned up against the door!" Shaz was laughing. Alex wasn't. The mental images that had been playing in her mind all day were now being voiced by someone who definitely shouldn't have been witness to them. The spoon Alex had been holding collided with the floor as she dropped it, in shock.

"Really? Then what happened?" Alex eventually managed to croak.

"That's all I can remember but what a ridiculous dream, hey! It did make me laugh."

"Yea, ridiculous." Alex smiled timidly then excused herself and hurried out of the kitchen. Heading straight to Gene's office she opened the door and marched in.

"We've got a problem." She stated as she pushed the door shut and glanced around CID to see if anyone was watching.

"Is it your inability to knock?" Gene replied whilst Alex moved round to his side of the desk and leant on it.

"Very funny. Shaz knows." Alex waited for Gene to say something but he shot a confused look in her direction. "She knows, about... you know." Alex emphasised.

"No Bolly, I don't." Gene said causing Alex to sigh.

"She knows about last night, about what we did."

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