***I own nothing of Flashpoint. I promise to borrow the characters and replace them in their original packaging unharmed when I am finished. I only own the character of Madison McKenna and the situations our favorite SRU team get into.**

Madison's alarm went off at 6 that morning. She quickly changed into her jogging clothes, grabbed Rocky's leash and they headed off for a run.

She ran the five miles to the hospital and turned around and ran back home.

She arrived with 45 minutes left to meet Spike.
She showered quickly and changed into jeans and a University of Toronto shirt. She grabbed her stuff, made sure Rocky had food and went to the garage.

She opened the door and pulled out of the garage and headed to dealership.

Spike awoke happy for several reasons. Madison and he were spending the day together and his father was coming home. He showered quickly and put on a Spider-Man t-shirt.

He grabbed his jacket, wallet, phone and keys and headed out of the house.

His mom called to check that he was coming and Spike assured her that as soon as Madison had dropped off her car, he'd be at the hospital.

He arrived at the dealership and saw Madison was already inside the service area.

He waited just outside the door for Madison to finish.

"Thank you, Dr. McKenna. We'll call you when we're finished with the car," the service manager said.
"OK. Just call my cell when you're done. I'll pick it up later," she said.

She exited and Spike smiled when he saw her. She smiled back. She couldn't help it.

He reached for her hand. "How are you this morning," he asked.

"Good. You," he asked.
"I'm having a great day! Let's go get my dad and then I'm taking you to lunch," he said.
"You don't have to do that, Spike," she said.
"I know. I want to," he said.
Madison just smiled and looked out the window as they headed to the hospital.

Madison was able to move the discharge along and Spike was grateful. He knew his parents wanted to get home.

"Now, we can arrange for a nurse in the daytime, but you're going to be on your own for the nighttime," the nurse said.
Michelina looked alarmed. "What do I have to do," she asked.
"Just check his breathing machine. That's it. It should be really easy," the nurse said.
Madison, who'd been standing next to the bed, spoke up. "I'll help you and if you need anything after the nurse leaves, call me," she said.
Everyone seemed satisfied with Madison's offer and Dominic was put in a wheelchair and wheeled to the car.
Spike brought his mom's car to the front of the hospital and Dominic got inside.

Madison sat in the back of the car with Michelina and Spike drove them home.
They helped Dominic into the house and to the bedroom. Dominic said he was tired and Madison assured everyone that was to be expected.

She set up his breathing machine and showed Michelina how to use it and the other equipment.

The car dealership called and Madison told Spike her car was ready.

The nurse arrived to set Dominic up and Spike told his mom he'd be back soon. He took Madison to get her car.

"Give me directions to your house and I'll be at your place around 6," he said.
Madison gave him the directions. "I'll see you then," she said.
They shared another kiss before they got into their separate vehicles and left the parking lot.

Spike arrived back home to check on his mom.
"You OK if I go to the team picnic tonight," Spike asked his mom.

"Of course, Mikey. The nurse will be here until 9 tonight and I think I can handle your father's medicine. I will take him to his chemo appointment tomorrow morning," she said.
"I can do that, Ma," he said.
"But you're working," Michelina said.
"I had to take two days off because of these stitches. I can take dad tomorrow if you want," he said.
"Go and have fun, Mikey. You've been worried about your father and I too much. Go out with Dr. McKenna. You deserve it," Michelina said.
"OK. I'm going to change and go pick up Madison," he said heading downstairs.
Michelina smiled to herself. She really liked the young doctor, despite only knowing her for a few days. She knew Mike was smitten and Michelina entertained the thought her son would meet a nice girl and settle down.

Spike came upstairs and kissed his mom. "Call me if you need me," he said.
"Ciao, Michelangelo," she said, turning back to her cooking. Michelina always cooked or baked. Spike grabbed the pasta salad. His mother always kept some on hand because she never knew when Spike would come home from an overtime shift or promise some of her traditional Italian cooking.

Madison stood in front of her closet. "Just pick something, Madison. Spike's on his way," she said out loud. She pulled out a black and white jersey dress and held it up. "What do you think, Rocky," she asked. The dog yawned.
"Thanks. Some help you are," she said tossing the dress on her bed.

"Casual. Casual," she said. She finally decided on her nice jeans and grabbed a black shirt from her drawer. The shirt had wide black and gray stripes and matched nicely with the jeans. She found a pair of black wedge sandals and sat them on the floor.

She went into the bathroom and brushed out her hair. She twisted it into a messy french twist and applied a little makeup.

She grabbed her purse and went downstairs with her shoes to wait for Spike. Rocky walked into the foyer just as the doorbell rang. He started barking.

Spike drove toward Madison's house. He knew she lived close to the hospital. When he pulled up in front of the house, he couldn't believe how nice it was. It had three visible stories from the street with steps that led to the front door.

It was a light brick with white shutters on the windows. The flowers in the yard were bright and blooming, the promise of warmer spring days and summer around the corner.

He walked up the front steps and smiled at the white wreath with the stuffed bunny swinging from it pronouncing 'Happy Spring.'

He rang the bell and heard barking from the other side.

"Sit, Rocky," he heard Madison say.

The door opened a little and Spike waved. Madison opened the door wider and smiled.

She opened the glass storm door and Spike came inside.

Madison patted Rocky on the head. "Welcome, Spike. Come in," she said.

"I'm guessing this is Rocky," Spike said. He let the dog sniff him. He looked at Madison and then Spike and then back at Madison. "He's a friend," she said.

Rocky sniffed Spike again and then nudged Spike's hand with his nose and Spike started petting him.

"Did I pass," he asked.
"Looks like it," she said.
"How do you do, Rocky," Spike asked.

Rocky looked up at the sound of his name.

"I'm going to let him outside and then we can go," she said.

Spike followed her down the small hall to the kitchen and family room. She opened the back door and Rocky took off out the door toward the far side of the yard.

Madison locked the door and turned to Spike.
"Ready," she asked, although she was more than a little nervous.

"Let's go," he said.

Madison walked to the front door and Spike opened it. Madison stepped outside and locked the door and armed the security system.

She took Spike's hand as they walked down the steps to his truck.

He helped Madison inside before he crossed in front of the truck and got in himself.

"Anything I should know," she asked.
"Nothing to be nervous about. These guys are my other family and they'll be excited to meet you," Spike said.

Madison nodded, not trusting herself to speak.

Spike parked along the street near Ed's house. He saw most of the team were already there, except for Raf. He noticed Wordy and Donna were also there and Spike was glad to see the former members of the team.

Spike opened the door for Madison and took her hand as she got out of the car. He touched her cheek. She looked at him. He could tell she was nervous. "You look great," he said. He gave her a short kiss before pulling back and smiling at her.

She smiled back and pulled at the hem of her shirt.

"I wasn't sure what to wear. I like that color shirt on you," she said.

Spike smiled. He had chosen a light, long-sleeve shirt in a wine red. His mom had gotten him the shirt for Christmas because she wanted him to wear something other than his superhero shirts.

He reached for her hand and laced their fingers. He brought her hand to his lips and kissed it, giving Madison butterflies for an entirely different reason.

They walked up the walk to Ed's house and rang the bell.

Ed's wife, Sophie, answered the door.

"Spike! So glad to see you," she said, wrapping him in a hug. Madison stood back and watched.
"Hi, Sophie. This is Madison McKenna," he said, taking her hand back.
"Madison. Nice to meet you," Sophie said, shaking hands with her.
"Thanks for having me," Madison said.
"Hey, the more women the better with this group. Spike, the gang is outside and us girls are in the kitchen finishing up. Jules and Donna are with us," Sophie said.
Spike and Madison followed Sophie inside. Just before they hit the kitchen, Spike stopped and faced Madison. "It'll be fine. I'll take you out to meet the rest of the team after I introduce you to this group," he said.
Madison nodded. "OK," she said.
Spike smiled at her and gave her a quick peck on the lips. Madison's lips still tingled from the contact as he steered her into the kitchen.

"Spike! I was wondering when you would show up," a blonde woman standing next to a petite woman with brown hair.
"Natalie. Hi. I didn't know you were going to be here," he said.
"Well, if you returned my calls, you'd know," she said.
"Sorry, I've been busy," Spike said.
He tightened his grip on Madison's waist. "This is Madison McKenna. Madison, that's Natalie Braddock, Sam's sister; Jules Callaghan, she's on the team with me, Shelly Wordsworth, Wordy's wife and Sophie, Ed's wife and Donna Sabine, she's on team three," Spike said.
"Nice to meet you, Madison. Spike's told us about you," Jules said.
"Really," Madison said.

"Well, actually he hasn't said anything except your name, so I'm glad you could come today," Jules said.

"I'm going to introduce her to the team. Do you need any help, Sophie," Spike asked.
"We've got it. Introduce your girl," she said.
Madison blushed at the reference.

Spike took her hand and led her to the backyard where the other team members were hanging out.

Sophie looked at Jules. "She's pretty. What do you know about her," she asked Jules.
"Spike met her the day his dad went to the hospital. She's a doctor at Sunnybrook. They went out for coffee that night. That's all we know. Spike's been playing this one close to the vest," Jules said.

Sophie leaned closer to Jules. "I know she's Sam's sister, but I'm glad Spike found someone else. Natalie is a little too much for Spike," she said.
Jules nodded. "I love the girl, but I agree with you. Spike really seems to like Madison. I thought Winnie was the one, but this is different," Jules said.
Shelly called to Sophie, "I know you're dishing about Spike's girlfriend. What gives," she asked.
"Nothing, we're just really glad to see Spike dating again. And Jules said she's a doctor. She's smart." Sophie said.
"Smart," Natalie asked.
"Well, she is a doctor at Sunnybrook. Those are the best of the best and she likes Spike," Jules said.

Natalie rolled her eyes. No way was some doctor going to take Spike's attention from her.

"I saw him first," Natalie said.
Jules rolled her eyes. "Enough Nat. Leave Spike alone. You had your chance. Spike just wasn't into you that way," Jules said.

Natalie huffed. She grabbed her purse and headed for the bathroom. Jules shook her head. "Now she's going to pout. Get ready, ladies," Jules said.

Spike walked out of the house with Madison. "SPIKE," the group called in unison and he smiled. Madison found herself smiling, too.

"Hey guys. I'd like you to meet Madison McKenna," Spike said.
"Madison? As in Dr. McKenna? Welcome, Madison. It's an honor to meet the famous Dr. McKenna," Ed said, shaking her hand.

"This is Ed, Sam, Greg and Wordy. Where's Raf," he asked.
"He's on his way. Had an errand to run before he dropped by," Ed said.
"Madison, would you like a drink," Greg asked.
"I'll get it," Spike said, heading to the cooler Ed stocked with drinks.
"So, Madison, you're a doctor," Ed asked.
"Yeah. My dad's a doctor so I guess it's in my blood," she said.
Spike handed her a cola and Madison was surprised that he'd gotten her the right drink and had opened it for her.

"Thanks," she said. He squeezed her shoulder and smiled before sitting back down next to her.
Everyone made small talk. They asked Madison questions about her job and she asked about theirs. She talked with Greg about a new program Sunnybrook was working on with the Toronto Metro Police.
"What is the mass cas initiative," Raf asked, having joined the group about fifteen minutes after Madison and Spike arrived.

"Sunnybrook is going to have a doctor on call every shift to handle on scene triage. They'll respond with the first responding ambulance and treat patients at the scene. With a doctor at the scene of any mass casualty incident, treatment can be administered sooner and the percentage of patient complications will diminish. There's a golden hour in trauma cases and if a doctor can begin treatment in the golden hour on scene, then the patient stands a better chance of survival. It's worked well in drills and on paper. It'll be interesting to see how it works here. I'm very excited about it," Madison said.

"So a doctor will be on scene all the time," Sam asked.
"Just when you think there's a chance of multiple casualties. God forbid, a school shooting, a bomb exploding in a populated area, a plane crash or train derailment. Some of those things are handled by EMS, but if you guys happen to come upon a call with the potential of being a mass cas incident, you can ask for a doctor to do triage and one of us will be on the scene in minutes," she said.
"Ed, you want to help us with the food," Sophie yelled out the door.
"I'll help," Madison said, heading back inside.
Spike watched her walk away.

Wordy and Raf smacked him on the shoulder.
"Spike's smitten," Ed said.
"What," Spike asked.
"You've got it bad for Madison. You couldn't take your eyes off her while she was talking about the new program," Wordy said.
"She's beautiful, smart. And she has the most mesmerizing lips...I mean, eyes," Spike said.

"Lips! Spike, you stud," Ed said, causing more laughter.
Sam laughed. "Admit it, you're falling for the doctor," Sam said.
Spike smiled and blushed slightly.

"Well, she's certainly smart. I was reading the proposal she put together to present to the Chief. Fascinating stuff. Well put together and it had me thinking it's a great idea. I hate the thought of civilians on scene, but the plan has training protocols in place. Sending anyone not trained into a hot scene would be bad news, but she's got the right ideas. I think it's a great plan," Greg said.
"She's nice. But, I don't think it matters what we think," Ed said.
Everyone looked at Spike. "What," he asked.
"What do you think," Sam asked.

"I like her. Mom and dad like her," he said.
"Your parents! That's big, Spike," Greg said.
"Well, Maddie treated dad in the hospital before the oncologist took over. Mom liked her then and dad hasn't said anything bad about her. I enjoy spending time with her. I can be me around her," he said.
Noticing the team was looking at him, he got up and cleared his throat, "I'm going to see if I can help Maddie," Spike said.

The guys watched Spike head into the kitchen.

"What do you think," Ed asked Greg.
"He's a goner," Greg said.
"But in a good way," Wordy chimed in.

"Natalie isn't going to like this at all," Sam said.
"Well, it's about time your sister had some competition for Spike's attention. Natalie is a bit too forward for Spike. Madison seems like the perfect type for Spike. Not to overt, but not to subtle," Ed said.

"Madison is a good match for Spike. Now, we just have to watch them. It's not easy dating a cop, especially an SRU cop," Greg said.
Everyone nodded as the girls and Spike brought out the food.

Madison got a plate for herself and Spike. Spike was talking to Wordy and Shelly and didn't notice Madison got up. When she sat a plate in front of him, he stopped talking and looked at her. "Thank you," he said.

She smiled and put her hand on his shoulder. "You're welcome." She sat down next to him. "You were enjoying yourself and I didn't want you to have to get up," she added, taking her fork in her hand. Without warning, he leaned over and kissed Madison.

When Wordy and Ed started clapping, Spike let go of Madison. "Don't you have something to do," he asked.

"Well we were eating, but you made us lose our appetite," Ed said.
Sophie tossed her napkin at him and Spike smiled.

Natalie glared at the couple. She wasn't sure what Spike was to her, but now that he had a girlfriend, Natalie wouldn't be able to make the decision regarding their relationship. The power was gone and Natalie wanted it back.

"It was nice to meet you, Madison. I hope you'll come to the next one," Shelly said.

"If Spike asks me," Madison said.
"Nice to meet you, Madison," Wordy said, giving her a hug.

"Thanks, Ed, Sophie, we have to get home to the girls. See you next time," Shelly said.
Shelly hugged Spike. "She's sweet," Shelly said.
"Yeah," he said.

Wordy shook hands with him and winked. Spike got what he was saying.

Madison looked at her watch. "I've got to feed Rocky," she said.
"Rocky," Raf asked.

"Madison's dog," Spike said.

"It was so great to meet you, Madison," Sophie said.

"Thank you for letting me come. It was fun to meet all of you," she said.
"Spike, bring her back," Sophie said.
"I'll try," he said.
Hugs and handshakes were exchanged and Madison and Spike headed toward his truck.

"They're very nice. I now know why you're all so close," she said.
"They are my family. And they really like you," he said.
"I like them, too," she said.
"Good! You can be my date to the next one. That one will be at the boss' house," he said.

"Are you asking me out again," she asked, smiling.
"Yes, but I'm hoping we can go out before that," he said.

He pulled into her driveway and opened the door for her.

"You want to come in," she asked.

"Only if you want me to," he said.

He followed her up the steps and waited as she unlocked the door.
They entered the house and she deactivated the alarm. Spike closed the door and Madison re-entered her code.

"Make yourself comfortable. I'm going to get Rocky and feed him," she said.
Spike followed her through the hall to the kitchen.

Madison let Rocky inside and immediately the big dog went to his food bowl.

Madison poured his food and got him some water. She rubbed the dogs head.

"Nice house," he said.
"Thanks. Almost too much house for me and Rocky, though," she said.
"I don't know. I've heard about shopping women can do," he said.

Madison laughed. "You think I'm a shopper," she asked.
"Just sayin'," Spike said.

Madison laughed.

"I'm going to let you get some rest. I know you have a shift tomorrow," Spike said.
"Thank you. I had a good time tonight," she said.

"Me, too. Are you free tomorrow night," he asked.
Madison cocked her head to the side. "Depends," she said.
"On what," he asked.
"On whether or not this really nice SRU officer I met wants to ask me out," she said.
"Really? Would you like to go to a movie tomorrow night," he said.
"OK, on one condition," she said.
"What's that," he asked.

"You can't share my box of Milk Duds," she said.
"Oh, I don't know. Those are my favorite," he said.
"Well, you'll have to buy two boxes, won't you," she said.

"What time do you get off shift," he asked.
"I'm done at 6 tomorrow," she said.
"I'll check out the showings and figure out which one we can see," he said.
"Just text me sometime tomorrow," she said.
"I will. Thanks for coming with me tonight," he said.
"Thanks for asking me," she said.
He kissed her good bye and it lasted for quite some time. When Spike pulled away and pulled her to is chest. "I'd better go before I do something ungentlemanly," he said.
Madison nodded.
"I'll talk to you later," she said.
"Bye. Good night," Spike said.
Good night," Madison said.

Spike heard the click of the door lock and walked down the steps toward his car.

When he got home, his parents were sleeping. He went down to his room and got ready for bed. He smiled as he thought about Madison. He'd had a great time with her and was looking forward to many more. He just hoped Natalie didn't try to ruin anything.

A few days later, Spike was back at work. His stitches needed to be removed and he planned to meet Madison at the hospital to take out the stitches and then he promised to prepare her dinner at her house.

He entered the barn and put his bag on the bench while talking on the phone. Greg, Sam and Ed watched as Spike continued his conversation.

"Did you get the whipped cream and strawberries," he asked.
Everyone looked at Spike wondering what in the world he was planning.

"Great! I can't wait! I'll call you after shift. Hearing you talk about that is making me hungry! I'll see you tonight. Bye," Spike said, ending his call.

He noticed everyone was staring at him. "What," he asked.

"Strawberries," Sam said.
"Whipped cream," Ed said.

"Hungry," Raf said.

"Sounds like you and Dr. McKenna are...pretty close," Sam said, trying not to embarrass Spike.
Spike blushed. "Oh, no. I'm making dinner for Madison tonight," Spike said.

"Dinner? Sounded more like you were gearing up for a special dessert," Ed said, making Spike blush even more.
"I'm making dinner for Madison and she's making strawberry shortcake for dessert," he said.
"They're just giving you a hard time, Spike. Sounds like you and Madison are spending a lot of time together," Greg said.

"Yeah. We're trying to work things out with work. So far she's been working when I'm working. She even stayed with my dad the other night when I was working so Mom could go to her club at church. He's usually sick after chemo and mom didn't want to leave him alone, so Maddie came by," he said.
"And you've only been seeing each other two weeks? That's really nice of her, Spike," Ed said.

Spike just smiled. He started changing just as the 'HOT CALL' siren went off and Winnie's voice sounded on the PA.

"What have we got, Winnie," Greg asked as they headed for their vehicles.

"Jewelry store robbery. Customer managed to call 911 but isn't talking. Unis at scene reported a man with a gun before the security gates went down," she answered.

"We're seconds away," Ed said as the three SUV's pulled onto the street in front of the store.

"Spike, can you get us a visual," Greg asked.
"On it, Boss," he said, heading into the command truck.

"What's the situation," Greg asked one of the uniforms.

"We don't know. This place deals in specs. Most of their jewelry is glass. They're imitation and only the real stuff is made and shown in private showings. It's a very exclusive place," the officer said.

"So, wait a minute. This isn't a real jewelry store," Greg asked.
"Everything in there is fake. When someone orders the real thing, the store locks up shop and shows it in a private vault," the officer said.
"So what's the plan," Ed asked, confused why someone would rob a non-jewelry store.

"Spike, can we talk to him," Greg asked.
"Patching a call through now," Spike said.

"WHAT," the person on the other end screamed.
"My name is Sargent Greg Parker, I'm with the Strategic Response Unit. To whom am I speaking," Greg asked.
"Does it really matter," the gunman said.
"I'd like to know who I'm speaking to," Greg answered.

"This wasn't supposed to happen," the gunman said.
"What wasn't supposed to happen," Greg asked.

"I just wanted to get something for my girl, ya know. And then she has to tell me it's over, right when I'm getting the ring," the gunman said.
"I know that was a shock, but you don't really need to to hold those people at gunpoint, right," Greg said.
"If I can't have her than that son-of-a-bitch can't either," he said.

"I understand you're upset, but do you think we could talk without all these barriers in the way," Greg asked.
Spike who had been typing on the computer in the command truck, spoke up. "I've got a visual and I'm running the guys face through facial req," he said.

He looked at the picture. "Damn," he said.
"What, Spike," Greg asked.
"Tina's in there," Spike said.
"Maddie's friend," Greg asked.
"Yeah," Spike replied.
"Good work, Spike," Greg said.

"I'm not coming out," the gunman said.
"Got a name. Ryan Withers," Spike said.
"Winnie," Greg said.
"Already on it, boss. Ryan Withers is a doctor. Graduated from U of T. Nothing popping on his records," Winnie said.
"Nothing," Greg asked.
"Wait, Winnie. U of T? Did he graduate med school from there? What year," Spike asked.
"Four years ago. Just graduated residency," Winnie said.
"Spike, you have something that might help," Greg asked.
"Let me check," Spike said.
Greg continued to talk to Ryan. And Greg still couldn't get a read on what was happening with this hostage situation. Greg wasn't sure what set him Ryan off. Greg wondered if it was money trouble or women trouble or if he was just dealing with an EDP, emotionally disturbed person. He wondered what Spike was up to and if it would help end this standoff.

Spike pulled out his cell phone.
"Thought you were working," Madison asked without saying Hi.
"Doc, I need to ask you a question. Did you go to school with Ryan Withers," he asked.
Madison was startled by his question. "Yeah. We were in the same class. Entered residency at the same time. He graduated with me," she said, not understanding why he wanted to know.
"Did he have a history of odd behaviour," Spike asked.
Madison thought for a minute. Ryan hadn't seemed odd, but he had been a little odd when she broke up with him. She kept her distance and made her rule about not dating a co-worker.

"Not really odd as much as possessive I guess," she said.
"Describe that," he said.
"He took our break up really hard and acted like I belonged to him. He never hurt me or anything, but he just made me want to keep away from him," she said.
"You dated," Spike asked.
"Yeah, but, Spike, what the hell is going on? Why all the questions about Ryan? You're supposed to be working, right," she asked.
"Ryan is holding a store full of people hostage. I'm trying to figure out why he'd do that," Spike said.
"Oh, no," Madison said.
"What, Doc. You have to talk to me," he said.

"Tina," she said.
"What about her," Spike asked.
"She broke up with Ryan because she thought he was too possessive. She told him she'd met another man and was ending things with Ryan to be with that guy. But she lied. She didn't have another boyfriend. She just wanted Ryan to leave her alone," Madison said.
"Thanks, Doc. I'll call you later," Spike said, hanging up.

"Boss, I got something," he said.
"Go ahead," Greg said.
"Madison graduated med school and residency with this guy. Apparently, they dated and she ended it because she thought he was too possessive. She thought it would lead to abuse. Ryan started dating her friend Tina. He showed the same tendency and Tina broke up with him. She blamed it on another guy," Spike said.
"Great work, Spike. Eddie, you got a plan," he asked.
"Coming in from the top. We're going through the storage room roof, use flash bangs and secure the hostage and the threat," Ed said.
"Go," Greg said.
He kept Ryan on the phone and Ryan admitted he had dated Tina.
"She met another guy. I'll bet her friend put her up to breaking up with me," Ryan said.
"Guns down, Boss," Spike said.
"Her friend," Greg asked.
"That nosey bitch, Madison. You know, we dated for a while and she seemed so nice but she never did anything I wanted to do. I'll be she told Tina I was 'possessive.' Maybe I should have gone after her instead of getting Tina here," Ryan said.

Before Greg could respond, Eddie, Sam and Jules burst into the room, blinding the suspect. Sam cuffed him and opened the blinds and door.

Sam led the suspect out to the squad car. Spike came out of the truck. It took all his self-control not to pound on the man because of what he said.

Tina came out of the building with Jules.
She saw Spike and Jules led her to the him.
"You and you're stupid friend! I'm going to get the both of you. You and Madison are going to rot in hell when I'm done with you, you stupid bitches," Ryan ranted.
Spike took a quick intake of breath. Hearing anyone referring to Madison in such vulgar terms pissed him off. Madison had been looking out for her friend and didn't deserve the abuse. No one did.
"Let it go, Spike. He's angry and he's going to jail. He's not going to hurt Madison," Ed said, sensing the rage building up in the officer.

He looked at Tina. "Are you OK," he asked.
"Yeah. I knew he was a jerk, but I didn't know he'd try to kill me," she said.
"This officer is going to take you to the station for a statement and then home. I'll let Madison know and she'll keep in contact with you," he said.

"Thank you, Mike. I can see why Madison is so smitten with you," Tina said.
Spike watched the officer lead Tina to the squad car. He turned back around and went into the command truck.

He pulled out his phone and called Madison back.
"Are you OK," Madison asked.
"I'm fine. I just need some help. I wanted to thank you for helping," he said.
"Glad I could help. You sure you're OK," she asked.
"Madison, I just want you to know that I love you," Spike said.
Madison got quiet. Spike had just professed his love and she didn't say a thing.
"It's OK. I just wanted you to know. See you later," he said, hanging up the phone.
He put the equipment away so it wouldn't get damaged when they started up the truck to go back to HQ.

As he secured the computers, his phone rang.
"Doc," he asked.
"I love you, too," she said before ending the call.

Spike stared at his phone for a while before Greg's voice sounded through the headset.
"Let's go, Scarlatti," he said.
"Coming, Boss," Spike said, stowing the equipment. He exited the truck and went to the driver's side.

"Boss, mind if I stop by the hospital and get these stitches out? The hospital's on the way and I'll be back for the debrief," Spike asked.
"Sure. Tell Madison hi and thank you for us," Greg said.
"Will do, boss," Spike said.