the_gene_genie: (Ashes - Oh God Enough)
DCI Gene Hunt ([personal profile] the_gene_genie) wrote2012-07-30 01:12 am

OOM: Room 6620, #4

 He hadn't dozed for long yesterday. And it had been another restless night, although not as bad as before - he still gave up in the end though, and slipped out of bed before Alex woke up. He thought she'd be awake by the time he got out of the shower, but no. 

He went downstairs for a pint. Ridiculous really, at that time of morning, but he always recommended the pub after long operations that finished in the morning, so why should now be any different?  

Of course, he got a bit more than he bargained for.

Which is why he's not trying to be quiet when he comes back into the room. If she wakes up, good. She needs to hear this.
lady_bols: (s3 gently)

[personal profile] lady_bols 2012-07-31 08:45 pm (UTC)(link)
She takes her time getting ready, using her regimen as an excuse to get her thoughts together. Hair and makeup and clothes, they're all armour of a sort. Only this isn't the look Shaz will know.

She's not quite the Alex Drake she was at Fenchurch, but then again, she's not quite the Alex Drake of 2008 either.

She wanders back out to the wardrobe, her towel forgotten entirely this time. Another set of clothes is waiting for her, and she doesn't even have the wherewithal to be surprised by that. Another simple silk tunic and couture jeans. And her favourite pair of trainers. That does manage to get a smile.

When she's dressed, she ambles back over and nudges his booted foot with a toe.

'You hungry, love?'
lady_bols: (s3 we'll be alright (gene))

[personal profile] lady_bols 2012-07-31 08:57 pm (UTC)(link)
'Well...' He's right. But that doesn't make her any less likely to skip breakfast.

'Doesn't mean you and I can't go have a pot of tea and some eggs, does it?'

Her weight shifts, and she fiddles with the simple hoop earrings she's wearing.
lady_bols: (s2 smile (for gene))

[personal profile] lady_bols 2012-07-31 09:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Again, she's swept along in his wake, only this time, she's smiling quietly to herself.

Tea cures a world of ills.

'You know... She's going to take one look at us and know we're sleeping together.'
lady_bols: (s1 soft smile)

[personal profile] lady_bols 2012-07-31 09:29 pm (UTC)(link)
She grins, looking down at their feet, a bit of colour rising in her cheeks.

'I suspect they thought we already were.'

Not that they had an entirely professional and platonic relationship. It was always something more than that, at least that's how it felt to her.
lady_bols: (s3 razor girl)

[personal profile] lady_bols 2012-07-31 09:40 pm (UTC)(link)
'A pool!?' All right, yes, that's a bit much for liking. She mutter something colourful about Ray's lineage under her breath, but smirks nonetheless.

'She probably thinks it's none of her business, and rightfully so.'

If Shaz has any other problems with her and Gene ending up together, well, she'll deal with it then. Right now, she just wants to make sure her friend and colleague is taken care of, settling in and what not.
lady_bols: (mousy)

[personal profile] lady_bols 2012-07-31 09:44 pm (UTC)(link)
'Hmm. No matter. She'll turn up when she turns up.'

She heads for their corner, eyes scanning the room as well.

'Any sign of the lads?' That has to be on his mind.
lady_bols: (shoulders)

[personal profile] lady_bols 2012-07-31 09:47 pm (UTC)(link)
She slips into the seat and slides across so he can join her.

'I wouldn't worry about it, love. If they show up, they show up. We'll deal with it then.'

She's not about to let him go it alone anymore.
lady_bols: (s3 gently)

[personal profile] lady_bols 2012-07-31 10:04 pm (UTC)(link)
'It is that simple,' she says, her tone gentle but firm. 'At the end of it all, they were yours. We all were. Regardless of everything else, we were a team.'

One hand rests on his arm, briefly, and she smiles at him.

'We are... a team.'
lady_bols: (s2 smitten with gene)

[personal profile] lady_bols 2012-08-01 06:22 pm (UTC)(link)
'Well then I'll just have to set them straight, won't I?'

It wouldn't be the first time. She raises a hand and beckons one of the rats.

'Tea, please. And -- I think I'll have an omelette. With toast.'
lady_bols: (s3 gently)

[personal profile] lady_bols 2012-08-01 08:47 pm (UTC)(link)
He's genuinely worried, and doing his best not to show it. It's not something she's seen often with him, and it only reinforces how much he cares about all of them. They're more than his team; they're the only family he's known for thirty years.

She reaches out and takes his hand between hers, leaning on her elbows. Her gaze plays over his rough knuckles, and she sighs.

'Forgive me for stating the obvious, but... You're not alone anymore.'

It's important that he knows that.
lady_bols: (s1 soft smile)

[personal profile] lady_bols 2012-08-01 10:22 pm (UTC)(link)
And it's clear, he's taken her statement far more seriously than she intended. Wouldn't be the first time they've misunderstood each other, and it won't be the last.

'I think what you meant to say is, "Keep your nose out of it, Bolly."'

Her lips slide into a crooked smirk.

'And I will, never fear. But I will tell you what I think, and you can take it or leave it.'

Her tone is still gentle, affectionate even. He's such a hard case sometimes.
lady_bols: (s1 soft smile)

[personal profile] lady_bols 2012-08-01 10:35 pm (UTC)(link)
'So glad you noticed,' she says, her smirk broadening into a grin, letting him see everything for once, if he cares to look.

'However did you survive so long without me?'

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