A/N: Thankyou for the reviews, favourites and follows :) Sorry for the long wait but here's the next chapter.
"You okay?" Jamie asked as he looked over to Maddy.
She simply nodded as she folder the last of his t-shirts before placing them into it into a small holdall. It had been two days since it had been agreed Maddy was to partake in luring Martin Bano out. Miles and his team along with Danny's team at NYPD were all involved, informing Maddy of the strategies and plans in place, and tonight it was all about to begin. He looked at her carefully, no emotion being showed what so ever but her eyes were her give away. They were a grey colour, looking even bigger as her hair was tied up and out of her face. His Harvard hoodie sat very loosely on her petite frame as she wore it with leggings. He smiled ever so slightly, she looked so calm, so innocent but yet she was faced with a difficult task. He soon sighed quietly before he made his way over to her, his hands sliding with ease under the loose hoodie to rest on her bare waist as he stood behind her.
"It'll be okay," he whispered to her, "I wont let nothing happen to you."
Maddy turned to face him, her arms coming around him as she looked at him, "I'm sorry."
"Hey," Jamie exclaimed quietly, "none of this is your fault."
"Yes it is, because of me you might be in danger, your family. I know your dad has extra security on the house," she said sighing, "I didn't mean for any of this to happen."
"No one did," Jamie sighed, "but Martin Bano doesn't scare me, you did and do a good thing by testifying to keep him locked up, and I'm proud of you for it."
Maddy smiled slightly as she looked at him, "what about this?" she asked, "the plan, do you think I'm doing a good thing?"
He frowned, "a good thing yes, but its risky and you know it."
She nodded, "I know but if it means that I can stop running and living in fear then I want to try."
"And I'm going to be there every step of the way," he replied.
Maddy smiled, "we've been dating for three months tomorrow," she whispered.
He grinned, "I know and I wouldn't change it for the world."
She laughed lightly, "your soppy so and so when you want to be," she said causing him to laugh.
He shrugged, "what can I say?"
Maddy chuckled as she tiptoed up, tilting her head slightly as their lips met. It was slow but full of emotion as she parted her lips slightly for him. But they were soon interrupted by the sound of her phone ringing through the room. She hesitantly looked to Jamie as the phone stopped.
"I guess its time," he muttered.
She swallowed and nodded, watching as he pulled away from her and lent over to pick up his holdall before handing it to her.
"You can do this," he said to her as she took it off of him.
She nodded, "I love you," she muttered causing him to smile as his hand came to rest on her cheek, "I love you too," he said before giving her final kiss.
The phone began ringing again much to Jamie's annoyance as he sighed, "we best get going."
Maddy nodded as Jamie began walking towards the front door, with Maddy following him.
"You ready?" Jamie asked her, his hand on the latch.
"Yes," Maddy replied confidently.
The man sat smugly in his chair, the room dim with a single light emitting from the kitchen, his eyes glued to the view in front of him for any sense of action. It wasn't until he heard the sound of shouting, his eyes moved to the entrance of the apartment building. There she was, her brunette hair still the same, her petite frame still looking the same. He picked up the binoculars from beside him as he zoomed into the scene down below him. He watched as tears fell from her eyes as she shoved the man out of the building, the man he identified as Officer Jamie Reagan. He grinned as he watched Maddy push him out onto the street, shoving a black holdall into his hands before retreating angrily back inside. He chuckled to himself as he set down the binoculars. "Mills!" he called. "Yes boss?" a figure said as he emerged from the kitchen. "You and Lockett get ready, we're going in sooner than planned," he grinned.
"Maddy! Maddy wait!" Jamie called after her only to hear the sound of the entrance door to the building slam shut.
He sighed heavily running his hand through his hair as looked down to the black holdall within his hands. He waited a moment looking up at the apartment building before shaking his head and began walking down the street.
"We all set?" the voice in his ear asked.
"Yep," Jamie replied.
Two days later
"Anything yet?" Danny asked as he climbed into the back of the cleaner van.
Baez shook her head as she looked to the other Agent who was sat facing the screens. Danny sighed running his hand over his face as he shook his head in confusion, "something's not right, Bano is the type of guy who would've gone for it by now."
"Check the camera's again, all of them especially the entrance," Danny ordered to the Agent.
"But-" Baez began only to interrupted by Danny's palm in her face.
"Shush," he said, "just trust me."
"You did not just shush me," Baez said putting her hands to her hips.
Danny sighed rolling his eyes before looking behind his shoulder to see the van doors open.
"Hey," Jamie said as he climbed in shutting the door behind him before looking up at the two pairs of staring eyes at him.
"Did I interrupt something?" he asked raising an eyebrow at them.
"What are you doing here kid?" Danny asked.
"You can't just expect me to sit at home," Jamie replied back.
"If Witness Protection get a whiff of you being here," Danny began only to hear his phone ring. He sighed pulling it out, only to raise his eyebrow as he showed Jamie and Baez the caller ID.
"Speaking of the devil," Baez muttered looking to him, "good luck."
Danny sighed putting the phone to his ear, "Regan," he said as he overlooked the Agent running back through the tapes.
Jamie eyes went to the camera screens, watching as they played back. He had missed speaking to her, heck he had missed being around her. He knew inside she was terrified, he remembered reading back over her file one night. Looking at her statement of the night Martin Bano took her, the pictures of her bruises...
"Wait! Play that back."
Jamie was taken out of his thoughts by Danny as he looked to the screen his brother was pointing at.
"Who's that?" Danny asked pointing to the man stood at the entrance with a clipboard and a parcel.
"The delivery man," Baez replied in a duh tone.
"Have we checked him out?" Danny asked.
"No, why would-"
"Check him out now," Danny ordered to the Agent sat the computers.
Jamie eagerly sat forward, his nerves building as he looked from his brother to the Agent typing away.
"Miles, Miles, just hang on a minute," Danny said in annoyance as he covered the phone with his hand.
"He came to deliver a parcel to a Mrs Peterson on Floor 4," the Agent replied.
"Is there a Mrs Peterson on Floor 4?" Danny asked.
"I assume-"
"You don't assume, now check!" Danny said a bit too loud for everybody's liking.
The sound of the keys on the keyboard were heard before the dull tone of the computer notification.
"There's no Mrs Peterson on Floor 4," the Agent replied sheepishly.
"What time did he come up?" Jamie asked earning a look off of Danny.
"About an hour ago," the Agent replied checking the time stamp.
"And Maddy? What about her? Has she been seen?" Jamie asked quickly.
The Agent shook his head, "not since she came back from work last night."
"That was him, he's here!" Jamie exclaimed, his hand reaching for his weapon as he opened the back of the van.
"No Jamie wait!" Danny shouted only to see him run out the back of the van. He sighed frustratedly reaching for his weapon, "Baez call for back up and take Miles and go through the back!"
"Got it!" she replied.
"Jamie wait up!" Danny shouted running after him as they bother entered the building.
TBC
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