Sorry about the wait for this chapter. This week as just been soooo hectic. xP I was working on scenes for later chapters, and this one kind of sunk to the bottom of the list... Anyway, I should be able to update sooner, unless something comes up or my brain decides to stop cooperating with me.

And a very happy birthday to Sandra Bullock (Riley's faceclaim)! :D :D

A big thank you goes to SomebodyWhoCares, emmy72 and Torchwood Cardiff for reviewing! I'm glad people are reading and seeming to enjoy this fic. :)

Disclamer: Still don't own Flack. But Riley is mine... ;)


"What's going on?" Riley asked she and Flack walked to his car. "Our shift's almost up..."

"Danny called," Flack explained as he holstered his weapon. "They're looking for this guy, and they tracked him down to an abandoned building."

"They need backup?" Riley placed a hand near her holstered Glock as she got in the passenger's seat.

"Yep," Flack replied as he started the engine. "But it should be a walk in the park. I mean, he and Mac are there and a backup squad's coming."

Riley nodded. They rode in silence for several minutes, until Flack spoke up.

"It appears we both have tomorrow off," he said casually.

Riley smiled. She knew exactly what Flack was getting at. Even though they were cautious about their relationship being discussed at work, they loved spending time together after. Flack was always trying to come up with fun things for them to do on their time off. To be honest, though, Riley was just as content with curling up next to Flack on her couch and watching the TV, as she was with going to a restaurant or one of New York City's many tourist attractions.

"So it does," the brunette replied as she glanced out the window.

"What do you wanna do?"

"My, aren't we forward?" Riley raised her eyebrows in mock surprise.

"Always..." Flack's ice-blue eyes twinkled as he smirked at her.


Flack and Riley approached the old two-story building. They quickly found Danny, who brought them up to speed.

"We're looking for an Orlando Bennett," he explained as he showed them a photo. "He's our main suspect in the robbery over on 32nd."

"Right," Flack nodded.

Mac and Lindsay walked over, both already wearing bulletproof vests. Mac handed vests to the three detectives as Linsday checked her weapon.

"Be warned," Mac said. "Bennett knows we're after him, and we think he's armed."

"Great," Riley sighed. "So we might be walking into a gunfight?"

"Let's hope not," Mac replied. "Lindsay and I will take the 1st floor. Danny, you and Riley and Flack will take the 2nd floor."

With a nod, the five detectives moved slowly into the building. Danny, Flack and Riley made their way up the stairs. With a hand signal, Riley indicated that she would go toward the left. Danny nodded and motioned for Flack to go to the right, and he would take the middle.

Riley slowly walked along the shadowy floor, her gun at the ready. Her ears perked as she heard a shuffle coming from another part of the floor. She turned and was walking toward the source of the noise, when someone crashed into her from behind, shoving her against a wall.


Danny was on full-alert mode as he crept through the room. He froze when he heard the sound of a fight coming from his right. Holding his gun steady, the Italian detective moved to find the fight. The sounds grew louder as he approached one of the rooms. He heard Riley cry out and he burst into the room.

Bennett had his arm wrapped around Riley's neck and was trying to wrestle the gun away from her.

"Let her go!" Danny shouted.

The well-built man paid no attention to Danny and wrenched the gun out of Riley's hand. The weapon fell to the floor, but the brunette detective managed to kick it out of Bennett's reach. The Glock skittered across the floor, finally stopping near Danny.

Unwilling to risk Riley's life by shooting, the Italian holstered his weapon and ran at Bennett. He leapt onto Bennett's back, causing Bennett to release Riley. She fell to the floor, but jumped up to tackle Bennett around the knees. Bennett twisted around and slammed Danny into the wall, making sure to drive his elbow into the detective's stomach.

Danny felt the breath rush out of him. Bennett was one strong guy...

Riley frowned as she saw Danny clutching his stomach. She tried to punch Bennett in the ribs, but he twisted so her fist barely brushed against his side. With a low chuckle, he threw Riley off of him. She flew threw the air and landed against a pile of cardboard boxes.

Danny pushed off the wall and flew at Bennett, landing a solid punch to the man's head.


Flack whirled at the sound of cardboard boxes being crunched. In the abandoned building, the sound echoed through the walls. He followed the sounds until he reached the room with the two detectives battling Bennett.

Riley was trying to stand up in the pile of boxes and Danny was trying to get Bennett in a headlock.

"Flack, how 'bout a little help here...?" Danny called as he and Bennett crashed into wall.

The blue-eyed detective holstered his gun and grabbed Bennett's free arm. The two detectives managed to get the man pinned against the wall, and Riley cuffed one of his wrists. With a roar, Bennett wrestled free of the detectives, throwing his head back into Flack's face.

Danny held onto the other end of the cuffs holding Bennett's wrist. Riley saw an opportunity and seized it. While Danny held Bennett somewhat in place, she threw her fist in into Bennett's face with all her might. The blow stunned Bennett long enough for Danny to get his other wrist cuffed.

"Don't try anything!" the Italian detective commanded as he pulled his gun.

Flack got to his feet. He could feel blood trickling from his nose, but he wasn't the only one who was injured from the fight.

Riley had a cut next to her left eye, and Danny's lip was split.

"Let's get you out of here..." Riley muttered as the three detectives pushed Bennett out of the room.


"That was definitely not a 'walk in the park'..." Riley teased as she and Flack walked down the sidewalk.

They had just gotten off work, and were heading to Benny's to relax.

"Well, I'll make it up to you," Flack said as he took her hand and led her down another sidewalk.

"Where are we going?" Riley asked.

"You'll see," the blue-eyed detective replied.

They walked for several blocks, until they reached Central Park. Flack turned to Riley and grinned.

"How about a real walk in the park?" he asked. "Central Park, that is..."

"I'd love to," the brunette mirrored Flack's grin.

Still holding her hand, Flack led Riley into the park. As they walked into a more wooded area, she moved closer to him and took his arm. A breeze began to rustle the bushes and Riley froze at the sound of a snapping twig.

"Scared, Fallon?" Flack smirked at her.

"Not scared, Flack," she said, moving away from him and crossing her arms. "There's just something about Central Park at night..."

"If you mention ghosts-"

"I don't believe in ghosts," the brunette interrupted. "There's just a lot of places for a mugger to hide at night."

"A mugger?" the blue-eyed detective raised his eyebrows. "That's your excuse?"

Riley muttered something under her breath and walked away from Flack.

An idea crossed Flack's mind as he watched Riley. He smirked as Riley moved around a bush and dropped out of sight.

Riley heard branches rustling and glanced behind her. To her surprise, Flack was nowhere in sight. She felt her stomach clench as another twig snapped. Something about being alone in the dark had always bothered her...and Flack had suddenly disappeared, making it even worse.

She jumped as a nearby bush began to shake. She took several steps toward the bush as it shook violently. She gasped as she heard a low growl come from the bush.

That wasn't right, she thought. Bushes just don't growl at people...

All of a sudden, someone burst out of the bush. Riley cried out as the man grabbed her and spun her around. She heard the man laugh, and frowned as she realized who her 'attacker' was.

"Flack!" she shouted. "Put me down!"

Flack obeyed, but still wrapped his arms around her waist. Riley glared at him and tried to pull away, but he refused to let go. He pulled her closer, and she braced her hands against his toned chest.

"Sorry about that," he said with a low chuckle. "But I just couldn't resist..."

"You should've tried harder," Riley retorted. "You almost gave me a heart attack!"

"You'll forgive me." Flack wiggled his eyebrows. "You know you can't stay mad at me..."

"Is that-"

Riley was cut off as Flack covered her lips with his. She felt him smirk against her lips when she refused to return the kiss. When he pulled away, Riley continued to glare at him.

"If you think one kiss is going to change things-"

"Then how 'bout two?" the blue-eyed detective interrupted her again as he leaned in.

"No," Riley said firmly.

She pulled away from Flack and crossed her arms.

"You're stubborn," he said.

"Yes, I am," she replied. "And that's why you love me."

Flack grinned as Riley turned to walk away.


I think it's safe to say that we've got romance. I just couldn't resist letting the teasing side of Flack out... xD And a multi-chapter plotline will be coming up soon, I promise. :)

You know the drill: If you spot an error, let me know. And please feel free to review. I love feedback from my readers. :)

Kristy :3