Disclaimer: Power Rangers and the characters therein belong to Disney.

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The afternoon wore on as Madison, Nick and the others continued to work in the store. Toby had asked Nick to fix some of the light bulbs towards the back of the store. He stood on a ladder in the back with Chip standing by, ready to had him fresh bulbs and take the old ones from Nick. Vida was busy playing music on her turntables while Xander stood behind the cash register ringing out customers and Madison walked about the store helping out any customers that needed some assistance.

"Excuse me, miss? Could I get some help?" Madison paused as a familiar voice called out to her. Madison turned around and was surprised to see Ben standing there with a big smile on his face.

"Oh my gosh, hi!" She exclaimed. She went over to him and jumped in his arms, giving him a hug. Ben laughed and hugged her back. "How are you? I had no idea you were in town!" Nick's attention had been grabbed at Madison and Ben hugging. His eyes narrowed as he watched the two of them talk and laugh together.

"Nick?" Chip asked, trying to get his attention. "Earth to Nick, come in Nick," Nick blinked and saw Chip holding a bulb out to him. Nick climbed down the ladder and walked over to Vida. "Nick?" Chip asked, standing there awkwardly. Nick walked to the turntables.

"Vida?" He asked. Vida ignored him as she continued playing music and grooving to whatever she was listening to on her headphones. Nick sighed and rolled his eyes. He walked onto the platform where Vida stood and got behind her. He took a hold of the headphones and pulled the ear muffs off her ears. "Vida," he said. Vida jumped, startled and spun around to look at Nick.

"Jeez, Nick!" She exclaimed. "Give me a heart attack, why don't ya?" Nick stepped back and put up an apologetic hand.

"Sorry," he said. Vida rolled her eyes.

"What's up?" She asked.

"Who's that guy talking to Madison?" He asked. Vida turned to see what Nick was talking about.

"Oh," she said. "Ben's back in town," Nick's brows furrowed.

"Ben? Ben? Who's Ben?" He asked. Vida turned around.

"You remember Ben, right? He and Madison met a while ago…..you know the whole her turning into stone thing……" She said, her voice trailing off as she tried to jog his memory. Nick nodded, vaguely remembering. Vida hopped off the platform and went over to Chip. She took hold of the light bulb in his extended hand and climbed up the ladder Nick had been using. Nick followed and stood by Chip. "Madison and Ben went out a few times," Vida stated as she screwed in the light bulb.

"But she dumped him once she realized he was just a dumb jock, right?" Nick asked.

"Uh no. Ben had to go back to school……He's a sophomore over at Turtle Cove University. They just mutually decided that it'd be best to just be friends." She said. Nick's eyes widened, Vida's answer obviously not easing his worries. Vida handed Chip one of the old light bulbs.

"I should probably go introduce myself to this guy," he said as he made his way to Ben and Madison. Chip watched him walk away.

"I think Nick's a little jealous," Chip stated. Vida smirked.

"Looks like it," she replied. Chip handed her a new light bulb. "Thank you."

"So, how long are you here for?" Madison asked Ben.

"Just the weekend. My sister's getting married."

"Hi," Nick said, barging into the conversation as he stood by Madison. Madison and Ben looked at him.

"Uh, hi…" Ben said.

"Oh, sorry. Nick, this is Ben. Ben, this is Nick," Madison said, introducing them. Ben extended his hand to Nick.

"Ah, so this is the famous Nick," Ben mused.

"I'm her boyfriend," Nick blurted out. Ben quirked an eyebrow and pulled his hand back.

"Yeah, Madison's told me all about you," Ben replied. He looked at Madison. "You're a lucky guy, Maddie's a great girl," he said, giving her a smile. Madison blushed and looked down. Nick tightened his jaw and put a possessive arm around Madison's waist.

"Yeah, I know she is," Nick stated. Madison cast Nick a look before simply looking back and Ben, opting to change the subject.

"So, did you bring Kara with you?" Madison asked. Ben nodded.

"She's off with my sister right now. One of her bridesmaids just came down with the flu so Kara got talked into filling in," Ben chuckled. Madison laughed.

"Wow," Madison said.

"Well, listen, I've got to head over and pick up my tux at the rental shop," Ben said.

"Ah, well that's too bad," Nick said, his voice dripping with disdain. "See ya,"

"Nick," Madison chastised. She sighed and looked at Ben. Ben cleared his throat.

"Anyway, as I was saying, I'd really love it if we all could get together. Maybe the four of us could do something tonight?"

"Yeah, that would be really nice," Madison said, smiling.

"Great," Ben said. "Well, I have no idea how long the wedding rehearsal is running tonight, so how about we just aim for eight o'clock?"

"Sounds great," Madison nodded.

"All right, well I'll let Kara know and we'll see you guys then," Ben said. Madison went to give him a hug goodbye but Nick's arm around her kept her in place. Madison cleared her throat and simply smiled at Ben.

"Yeah, we'll see you then," Madison said.

"It was great meeting you, Nick," Ben said before turning around and walking out the store. Madison sighed and turned to look at Nick.

"What was that all about?" She asked.

"What was what all about?" Nick replied, nonchalantly. Madison fixed Nick with a stare that screamed 'you know what I'm talking about'. Nick sighed. He pulled his arm off of Madison and walked to the back of the store, passing Vida and Chip, who were still working on the light bulbs. Madison sighed and followed him.

"Nick, come on, what's going on?" She asked. Nick didn't want to talk about it and decided to busy himself by looking over some records and making sure they were in the right sections. "Nick?" Madison asked. "Nick, say something," she pleaded. Nick simply ignored her. Madison looked up helplessly at Vida and Chip. They just shrugged. Madison sighed. "Fine, don't talk to me," she said, throwing her hands up and giving up as she stormed out of the store.