On the Line
"You put yourself on the line for him, you convinced me to put myself on the line for him; and then you don't even tell him?!"
Maddy had to admit, Sam did have a valid point – she should have informed Linden as to what was going on."Well, he wouldn't let me." True, but if she had pushed the point enough, there was a small chance that he would have slowed down and listened.
"Yeah, but you still do it! Think, what is it about the guy?"
The belief he had in her; his brown eyes and the warmth that shone from them when he relaxed; his determination and perseverance…
"He's a good doctor, an exceptional doctor. I mean, I've never seen anyone push themselves like he does for his patients. No one. And I know he's had a bit of bad press, and he's not Mr Sharing-Caring. It's not that he's unfeeling, it's not that he's cold…"
"It's…?"
"We're mates." Maddy was on the defensive. She could feel it within herself. Why couldn't Sam understand?
"Oh, 'mates'. What, like we were 'mates'?"
"Oh come off it."
It was standing outside Jayne Grayson's office really did it for Maddy though. He was still ready to take the blame for what she had decided to off her own back. Looking at him, she made her mind up. She would prove how much support Linden had from her, and how she wouldn't let him take the rap for her actions. Having knocked, Maddy entered, determined to get everything across to Jayne, ensuring she understood that Mr Cullen had had no part in it. Maybe he would even thank her one day, when he had got over his 'I-can't-believe-you-had-the-cheek-to-ignore-what-I-said-Dr-Young'. Then again, it did not really make much sense for him to put his job on the line, when Maddy had only put hers on there trying to get his off in the first place.