Three days had gone by and it was time to put the plans into action or Operation DC as Kelsey liked to call it. The plan was to have Dana "rescue" Carter during a training exercise that the fire department and local paramedics were to work together on. While that was Kelsey and Dana's plan, Kelsey and Ryan had a different idea. They were literally lock them in a room together until they admitted their feelings for each other.
When everyone gathered in the abandoned warehouse district Ryan did a quick scan of the building they would be in to figure out the best room to lock them in that had the least amount of easy escape routes like windows or other doors. When he decided the janitor's closet on the third floor he quickley called Jared and Dan in to tell them the plan.
"Well it's about damn time!" Jared said laughing when he heard.
"Yeah I'm tired of those two dancing around each other,'' Dan added. At this comment Ryan rolled his eyes.
"You're tired of it?! Imagine the rest of the rangers and I! We've been dealing with for more than a year now," Ryan said as he worked on the door to make sure it shut as soon as people stepped inside. Once the trio of firefighters were sure the plan would go off without a hitch they joined the rest of the rescue groups outside just as they were being paired off.
"Ok I'll say the firefighter's name first and then the paramedic that will be assisting him just so we don't have any confusion over names," the fire chief said glancing at Ryan and Dana before they laughed along with the others. They didn't have to worry about Dana and Carter being paired together because Dana and Kelsey had already explained to the chief of their plan and he was more than happy to help his best friends daughter.
" Grayson and Mitchell, Mitchell and Dawson," the chief carried on with naming the rest of the pairs but Dana was now looking at Ryan and Rachel Dawson talking to each other and Rachel already turning her flirt on, but Dana knew Rachel well and knew that she wasn't one for taking things slow and didn't want her brother to fall prey to it. Thankfully her brother seemed to be more focused on her and Carter than the pretty blonde in front of him. When Rachel saw she was getting nowhere she huffed and crossed her arms and turned back to the chief as he spoke again.
"Ok the first four teams will be in building A, the next 4 in building B, and the last four in building C," he said pointing to each building while talking. " Team A will start first, then Team B in 5 minutes and Team C five minutes after Team B. There are dummies placed all around the buildings and it's your job to get them out. They have notecards explaining their injuries and anything else you need to know. There are 6 dummies in each building. If you only bring out 5 in your hour then you have failed the training. Any questions?" When he noticed that no one said anything just grabbed their gear to start the training he raised a blow horn over his head. "When you hear this blow twice you have thirty minutes left. Ready Team A?" at the nod of 8 heads he blew the air horn.
"Dana stay here and I'll bring them back to you," Carter said hauling his oxygen tank onto his back before putting his mask on. At her nod he ran off into the building with Ryan, Jared and Dan following shortly after. As the guys ran off Dana, Rachel, John and Sierra all got their emergency packs ready to treat the dummies brought out to them. Dana had to admit even though she didn't like Rachel very much she was still a great paramedic getting her station prepped before anyone else.
By the time the first 30 minute warning sounded Carter had brought out 4 of the 6 dummies and Dana had been able to get all of them stable to go to the hospital. Five minutes after their warning rang out the warning for Team B blew and Carter was carrying the fifth dummy out to her. This one being a little kid dummy he had it cradled in his arms rather than slung over his shoulder like he would a real kid.
"One more Carter!" Dana said as she saw him take a small breather.
"I've searched that whole building. I can't find it," he said removing his mask to wipe his face. Dana looked up at him as her patient was cleared to go to the hospital with minor burns.
"We'll go together. Come on. I am not failing this training," She said grabbing her small kit and his hand and hauling him to his feet as she took off towards the building with fifteen minutes left. As they were running in Ryan came running out with his fifth victim. As he handed off his victim to Rachel he gave Jared and Dan a knowing look and they all laughed a little as they ran back into the building behind them.
As Dana and Carter reached the third floor Carter grabbed Dana's arm. He motioned that the next floor was just roof access and he had already scanned up there twice. Dana looked around and started going through the doors Carter and the others had already busted open hoping there was something that they had missed. When exiting the room across from the janitor's closet is when she saw a glimpse of something in there. She motioned for Carter to follow her in just as the other three topped the stairs and saw them going into the room. The other boys knew that all 4 of their last victims were in the closet but they also knew that if they went in first the plan would be ruined. Dana stopped in the doorway seeing the 4 dummies lying there and just as she was about to motion for them to join her and Carter, Carter stepped through the threshold and that triggered the door to close pushing Dana into Carter's chest as the door slammed behind her. Carter grabbed Dana around the waist to catch her but the shove from the door had caused her shirt to ride up and since he had foregone gloves for this training he had grabbed the smooth skin of her waist. Dana blushed when she realized what had happened as her hands rested on his toned chest that she could feel through his lightweight work jacket that the chief let them wear instead of their heavy fireproof clothes. Dana quickly gained her balance back and motioned for Carter to grab their victim as she went to the door to open it. When the knob wouldn't turn she put more weight into the door with her shoulder but it still wouldn't budge. She knocked on the door and hollered for Ryan knowing he was on the other side but there was no answer. She tried the knob again but again it wouldn't move. This is when the panic set in and she turned around to see Carter starting to panic also. He motioned for her to take the dummy from him before he tried at the door. He too put his shoulder into it but it wouldn't move. He also called out for the other guys on the other side but again no answer. He finally motioned for her to step back as he kicked at the door. A slight wiggle but nothing else. So he tried again. That's when Dana saw a note attached to their dummy that wasn't the medical card. She set the vic back on the ground and grabbed the note while Carter kept trying the door. As she read the note she started laughing. When Carter heard her he stopped kicking at the door and turned to face her.
"I'm going to kill Ryan and Kelsey," she said handing him the note.
' Hello Dana and Carter it's your best friends and brother here. I'm assuming by now that you have tried everything to get that dang door open huh? Well sorry to disappoint but its not opening until we say it does. You see we are tired of seeing you two dance around each other. You did it in the Aquabase and you're doing it at the house. Now we both know that you both now that you like each other so just man up and kiss her Carter! (that's Kelsey speaking by the way, I, Ryan, would rather not see you kiss my sister in public but in this room is fine. But nothing else!)
So while we wait for you two to admit to each other how you feel we'll be sitting out here waiting while B Team wins the training, so I suggest you hurry cause I know how you two hate losing.
Love, Ryan and Kelsey
P.S.- There are cameras in there so we know when to open the door so no tricking us
P.P.S- THERE ARE CAMERAS SO NOTHING BUT KISSING!-Ryan'
When Carter was done reading the note he just shook his head and decided to take Kelsey's advice. He looked up to see Dana looking anywhere but at him. He took 3 long strides and was right in front of her before she could react and move away he grabbed her waist again pulling her towards him and smiled at her before completing the action. His lips met hers and both their eyes closed instantly. On of his hands left her waist and found its way to her cheek. Dana moved closer to him and leaned into his hand as her arms went around his neck pulling in even closer if it were possible.
They were broken up a few seconds later by the locking clicking and the door opening and the three guys rushing in to grab their victims and take them outside. Dana and Carter separated as soon as they realized they only had five minutes left on their challenge. Ryan laughed while slinging the dummy over his shoulder and clapping Carter on the back.
"Hey when I said there are cameras I was just bluffing," Ryan said before making his way out. Dana and Carter glanced at each other before nodding and continuing on their way down after him.
"Yeah definitely gonna kill them," Carter grumbled as they walked outside and saw the rest of the former rangers along with Miss Fairweather and Dana's dad standing there. Once the commotion had died down and all the teams had been released Carter was standing against the fire truck after he had loaded the last of the supplies into it when Dana walked over to him.
"We make a pretty good team huh?" She asked dropping her pack next to the truck. He looked down and smiled at her again before pulling her to him like he did in the closet earlier, but this time her arms go around his waist as she smiled back up at him.
"The best," he said before their lips met again both of them smiling into the kiss. They were broken up shortly after that again by Kelsey running up to them and jumping on Carter's back. The others joined her shortly.
"Hey I said no public kissing!" Ryan yelled. The others just laugh as Dana looks at her brother before pulling Carter down to her by his collar into another passionate kiss.
