The entire way back to the agency, Maddie was silent on Sid. She looked out the window and didn't say a word. Everyone let her be. It must have been very awkward to have everyone leave her side almost instantly and have even her biggest enemy be nice to her. Finn began to wake up a little and coughed.

"Oh, I have the biggest headache.." He muttered and looked up to see Todd and Maddie.

"We'll fill you in after you're better." Holley told him.

Back at the agency, Ash and Cooper were both hurried to the medical department, and Maddie glanced around almost nervously at all the agents. They looked shocked to see her and didn't want to go near. Todd kept by Maddie.

"I think you two should come to our office." Holley whispered. "Just until Cooper clears up everything with all the agents." Maddie nodded and they both followed her to her office.

Finn was escorted to the medical department as well to check on his engine for any damage. Max went by the window to watch the doctors and nurses who hurried around the three cars, tending to them. Cooper mostly. Madalynn joined him.

"I hope Cooper will be okay." She said softly. "Did you see his eye?"

"No, I just wanted to be by him." Max said truthfully. "What's wrong with it?"

"Ash, uh, hurt his eye. He may develop problems with it, and that worries me." Madalynn sighed as she watched Cooper on the lift getting his tires replaced and his engine looked at. Ash had her side doors replaced from the numerous bullet holes, and Finn was getting the soot cleaned from his front and his engine checked over.


"Are you alright, Maddie?" Holley asked gently.

"Of course I am. Why wouldn't I be?" She replied quickly.

"You just seem quiet. I know this is a big change."

"I'm fine. Always have been." She turned her attention to the window as she watched agents roll by. Todd tried to give her a small reassuring nudge but she didn't even move from it. Holley frowned.

"Well, perhaps once Cooper and Ash are fixed, you can get your damages fixed up." Maddie didn't say a word.

Ash was released from the department sooner than Cooper and she met up with Madalynn and Max who were still watching Cooper.

"How do you feel now? Better?" Madalynn asked. "You took on quite the bullets."

"I'm fine. Though, yeah, I'm fine." She shook her hood a little and sat by the window. Madalynn watched her sympathetically.

"Did you know I sort of relate to Maddie?"

Ash looked at her. "Really?"

Madalynn nodded. "Yes, I've had many break ups and emotional pain in the past. I became interested in it all so I learned about psychology then got a degree in it. Now I'm a therapist, Max's therapist to be exact." She smiled and Max looked at her from his name being called.

"Yeah, she's really nice." Max grinned.

"Perhaps you could help Maddie a little? I've never seen her act like this, I think all the bad memories are back." Ash said.

"Of course I can help her. The first step to helping yourself is letting out your troubles instead of keeping them bottled up. It's not good for one's mental health. And she's already done that. I think the fact Cooper was kind to her and related to her in the way of being angry at Conner helped her a little. I think once we give her a little compassion and kindness, she can change for the better."

A few hours had passed and Cooper was finally let out. He had a bandage over his eye until it healed a little but he looked brand new again. He didn't feel brand new.

"Oh, Cooper!" Madalynn smiled and gave him another warm nuzzle and Max joined her.

"Hello you two." He smiled softly. "Uh, Ash, could I talk to you in my office for a tad?"

Max and Madalynn backed up as Ash looked to him quickly. "Oh, sure." She followed him towards his office. "What did you want to talk about?"

"You." Cooper began as he entered in and moved behind his desk. "I would like to catch up a little with you."

"Well, there's not much to say other than I wasted my life away with Maddie." She looked to the floor and Cooper frowned. She began to get emotional and Cooper became alert when he noticed tears in her eyes.

"I'm so sorry, Cooper! I'm so sorry I hurt you, and hurt your eye, and said all those bad things to you!" She cried out and began to tear up more. Cooper moved back out from behind his desk. "You didn't deserve any of it, I do! I lost all my money, I hurt all the cars who loved me," She stopped a moment to let out a sob and Cooper hurried beside her and nuzzled her warmly.

"Shh, don't cry now, don't cry." He comforted and she seemed to relax instantly into his side and to his touch. "None of this is your fault, you're okay."

"No, it is. I should have believed you, I'm so, dumb." Ash sobbed.

"Ash, you are not dumb. You were just manipulated." Cooper looked her in the eyes front on. "No one can really determine whether someone lies or not unless it is proven by another car. This is not your fault." He lifted her chin with a tire. "I love you, Ash. Never call yourself dumb."

Ash took in a breath and tried to calm herself. "I just, hate myself for hurting you like I did. I hurt your eye, and, if the damage is bad, I'll never forgive myself."

"Do not blame yourself, Ash." Cooper said in a firm tone. "Do not worry about my injuries, let me worry about them. You worry only about yourself right now."

She leaned back into his side and he supported her as she sniffed. "Thank you for calling me Ash."

"I will call you which ever name you wish to be called."