A/N: Ok so, on reading through my story I noticed this chapter was missing, I have no idea why so I apologise for that sincerly... god know what was going on aha =] I hope this helps make more sense to the story now =] Thanks as always for the reviews and favouriting...it is much appreciated. And thanks as always to MeVsRiverSong for your amaziing input into this chapter =]

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Alex Drake & Gene Hunt

Alex Drake was racing after the three men, but she couldn't help wondering where Rose had come from; she didn't seem to be from the 80s or from around these parts at all. The man she was with- she called him 'The Doctor'- was wearing a suit that didn't seem to be made in the 80s. Or the 70s. She'd never seen anything like it. His name also worried Alex; the Doctor. Surely that couldn't be somebody's name? It was a profession, not a title. He must have a proper name as well. How odd that he didn't use it.

Alex wished that she would run into Rose again at some point; something about Rose just made her connect with her. Somehow, it seemed to Alex that neither of them were from here, and that created an instant pull towards the mysterious blonde woman.

The Guv was shouting at some small guy on the floor, who was being held down by a blonde haired guy and that other guy with the really bad perm. She never could remember his name.

"Trying to get away from us, the prick. Hit him harder, Ray." The permed one obediently hit the small guy in the stomach. The guy convulsed, hissing in pain.

"Stupid nonce." Ray spat.

"Yes, thank you, Ray." Alex cut in. as one, the group paused and turned to face her. The Guv sniffed.

"So Bols, you decided to join us?"

She hung her head. "Sorry Guv."

"Can't even keep a track on your DI Hunt? No wonder it took you ages to catch me." The guy said with a sly grin.

"Listen, sunshine, that's DCI Hunt to you. One more word out of you and I'll feed your balls to my gran's Alsatian. That's a promise, sweetheart. Got it?"

The small guy lost his sly grin at the threat and quietened down.

"Take him away, Raymundo!" The Guv shouted, giving the guy a small flick of his hand.

"Yes Guv. Come on, Quinn, my love. Chris, grab his other arm." Ray ordered.

Chris and Ray dragged Quinn away and the Guv looked extremely happy with himself.

"Pleased, Guv?" Alex asked once they were alone. He shrugged.

"Just doing my job, Drake; keeping the scum off the streets so people can sleep safer in their beds."

Alex laughed at the Guv and could tell that he actually was even more pleased than usual. They had been chasing Quinn for months using only the local surveillance; when Gene was first introduced to it, he believed it wasn't real police work. Sam Tyler had quickly changed his mind.

Alex knew that the Guv missed Sam. He kept newspaper clippings of all the things they had done together on the office wall, but whenever Alex mentioned Sam's name the Guv would just brush it off. He'd never been big on emotions and all the sensitive crap that came with it.

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"Who was she, Rose?" Donna asked.

"She said her name was Alex Drake- but I heard her say 'guv', so I'm guessing she's a copper." Rose answered, deep in thought.

"I think we should be careful." The Doctor said quietly. Rose looked up, surprised.

"Why, Doctor?"

"We don't know them."

"So? We didn't know Jack when we first met him either, but we still trusted him." She argued, and he shot her a look that told her that this conversation was over. She bit back a stab of annoyance at the expression.

"Rose, we could be messing with history."

Rose turned around fully, so she was properly facing the Doctor. She couldn't keep the hot glare off her face- her temper quickly rising. She couldn't help it- there was something about the way he said stuff like that, in a really patronizing way, that just got her riled. "Oh, and you snogging a French aristocrat wasn't "messing with history"?!" Rose's voice had quickly risen to a shout, until she was hurling the last few words at the Doctor, waving her arms in the air, trying and failing to convey her anger into physical motion. Donna put her arm on the younger girl's shoulder to try and get her to calm down but Rose only shook it off.

"Is that how Donna knew about Reinette?" The Doctor asked, and for once Rose wished he'd show her his anger- his carefully blank face was making her even madder. "Rose, I'm just looking out for you."

"This is all because me and Chris had a single second of eye contact, isn't it?" She threw back. Donna watched the Doctor go ever so slightly pink, and knew that Rose had hit a nerve.

"No, it's about me trying to protect you."

"Quit it, then! I'm not a child; you're just jealous! You tell me that you can't feel anything because you're a Timelord- and yet because I had one tiny, miniscule moment of eye contact with somebody-that lasted about half a second, if that-you're telling me I can't trust them. Sometimes I just—arghhh!" Rose screamed in fury.

"Sometimes you just what Rose?" The Doctor hissed, moving forwards, even his Timelord depths of restraint decreasing now. He could practically feel his temper rising.

Rose locked gazes with the Doctor, and for the first time anger filled her completely; she couldn't answer the Doctor because she couldn't bear what she knew would come out of her mouth. Even now, with her vision almost red, Rose wouldn't allow herself to say the words every anger-fuelled art of her wished she would. She had to break eye contact with him. She looked at Donna and tried to smile at her, to seek comfort in the older woman's brown eyes- but she couldn't. Tears were filling her eyes, until her whole world was drowning in them. Deep inside her chest, she could feel a crushing throb that she hadn't felt since Bad Wolf Bay. It felt as though her heart was breaking once again. She hated being mad at him but right now, she hated him more. The way he'd reacted to that tiny, insignificant thing had had disastrous affects.

Rose knew she had to get away. She turned on her heel, and without even so much as a glance behind her, ran with as much speed as she could muster.

Hope you enjoyed,

And now I know this will make more sense Loll. (This chapter is one of my favs aha =])

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Lizzle xx