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A/N: I'm back finally! School has been insane but I'm back and I hope you like the new chapter. :)


Ch.11 Small Town

Two Days Later

"I'm right here Ducky…Open your eyes." Carter encouraged as Dana attempted waking up. Her mind felt fuzzy, but the thick haze she remembered was beginning to clear leaving only the fuzzy feeling behind.

"Carter." She said as her eyes fluttered open.

"I'm right here. You're ok now." Carter said kindly.

"The key!" Dana said startled by the memories of the men chasing them out of Las Vegas.

"Shh it's ok you gave it to Ashley remember?" He asked trying to read her expression.

"I…Yeah…I remember. Where are we?" She asked looking around taking in the details of the place she was in. There was an old TV hanging in a corner that had some local news station on.

"In my hospital." Rachel answered walking in with a bright smile.

"Rachel?" Dana asked confused.

"Oh good you remembered who I am." Rachel teased going to the side of the bed. Dana thought back and pulled out what she could remember.

"The poison…How long was I out for?" Dana asked knowing the reason for her apparent memory loss.

"Five days and then two." Rachel asked preparing a syringe, and then injecting it into her IV.

"The poison? You knew?" Carter asked upset. Dana hesitated a moment before answering.

"Yes." She finally said.

"I'll give you two a minute." Rachel said leaving the room.

"You knew those things were poisons?" Carte asked anger tinting his tone, he half hope she would have denied it but she answered flatly.

"Yes Carter I did."

"Then why would you do that, get in front of those things?" Carter asked frustrated.

"What's the problem? You're acting as if it's a bad thing that I pushed you out of the way." She said her voice getting louder as she became more and more irritated at him.

"The problem? The problem is you could've died!" Carter shouted at her.

"It's not a big deal!" Dana argued back.

"It's a big deal to me!" Carter shouted right above her and then stormed out of the room. Dana sighed and lay her head against the pillow feeling exhausted.

"Can I come in?" Rachel asked right outside the door.

"Yeah" Dana said lifting her head up. Rachel said nothing and looked over her chart and then took her pressure in silence.

"Why is acting like I did something terrible?" Dana asked as Rachel worked.

"He's been worried about you." Rachel answered calmly.

"I understand that but…"

"Do you?" Rachel said cutting Dana's words and letting her think for moment before continuing. "Look I still don't know what exactly happened between you two in the past year. But what I do know is what I've seen in the last few days, and I've seen Carter sit by your bed side day and night. Dana he was really scared, I don't think I've ever seen him like that before." Rachel said making Dana scoff.

"Carter's not scare of anything, it's what gets him in so much trouble most of the time."

"You'd be surprised, but from what I can see he really cares about you, I've never seen anyone care so much for another person, and I live in a small town everyone cares about each other here." Rachel said with a smile, and then left leaving Dana to think about what she had said.

Rachel was wrong, Dana thought, Carter didn't care about her that much she already knew. It was something she had learned a long time ago. She didn't plan to let Rachel convince her otherwise, whatever Rachel thought she saw between her and Carter was nothing more than partnership.

Dana began to feel drowsy as the medicine kicked in and dozed off with those thought circling her mind. She woke up a few hours later and noticed Carter reading in the same chair he had been in when she first woke up. Carter realized this and put the book aside.

"How are you feeling?" Carter asked looking at her

"Better, thank you." Dana answered, there was an awkward pause that followed her words.

"I'm sorry…I shouldn't have said what I said." Dana said sincerely.

"No, I shouldn't have shouted you, and I'm sorry too." Carter said looking into her blue eyes.

"Knock knock Carter darling I brought you…Oh my gosh!" A woman with brown her like Rachel's came in holding a plate, she seemed to be in her fifties from what Dana could tell.

"Carter why didn't you tell us she was awake?" the woman asked excited.

"Sorry, Mrs. Henderson she just woke up today I didn't want to leave her." Carter said offering her the chair he was on.

"Thank you, well hello darling, you are so much prettier when you are awake! How do you feel?" Mrs. Henderson asked.

"Much better thank you." Dana said offering the women a smile, she was confused but went along with the woman. She thought she was feeling better but she wasn't sure if she had met this woman before since this Mrs. Henderson seemed to know her.

"Good, good, your husband hasn't left your side this whole time." The woman said with a smile.

"Husband." Dana said shaking her head.

"She's still a little confused." Carter interjected with a smile. Dana knew it was best to keep her mouth shut, that much she caught on to.

"I'll let you rest then, I'll make sure everyone gets the good news." Mrs. Henderson said cheerfully.

"Oh here you go, I almost forgot." The women handed Carter the plate, that was filled with cookies.

"Thank you." Carter said and then gave the women a kiss on the cheek, and then she left the room with a big smile.

"Husband?" Dana asked once he had sat back down.

"It's a small town they assumed we were married." Carter said simply.

"Why?" Dana questioned not liking it at all.

"Would you have liked me to correct them, and say: 'Oh this is Dana she's a special agent who at the moment is being hunted down, I'm just the guy helping her get back to California." Carter said in a teasing tone, making Dana smile and improving her mood.

"I guess you're right." Dana said smiling and looking at her hands.

"Good you're awake." Rachel said coming into the room.

"You think I can go soon?" Dana asked extending her arm out for Rachel to take some blood.

"Yup, I think you're all better now, but I don't think you'll be able to get out of town anytime soon." Rachel informed.

"Why?" Dana asked confused.

"We've had harsh rain all week and the two roads that take you out of town are completely flooded." Rachel answered.

"We have to stay here?" Dana asked disappointed.

"Yeah." Rachel said.

"The good thing is that if no one can come in no one can go out either." Carter told Dana with a smile.

"How long will it be?" Dana asked Rachel.

"It usually takes three days."

"It'll be fine." Carter said, Dana smiled and nodded.


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