(Some more bonding time with the guys)*****
Egon was the first one who actually made it up the stairs after the guys had returned from their bust and headed directly to the bathroom in the sleeping quarters. He walked in and heard a faint noise. The physicist flipped on the lights in the dark room and saw Dani sitting on the floor crying. She was leaning against the end of his bed with her knees up to her chest and she had her arms tightly wrapped around them.
"Dani?" The young woman looked up at him and quickly stood up. She wiped away tears from her face. "Dani, are you okay?"
"Yeah, fine," Dani muttered. She headed towards the door, but stopped when Dr. Spengler closed it and stood in front of it. "Egon, please let me out."
"Than answer my question," Egon responded.
"I'm fine," Dani told him. Her blue eyes and face were still bright red from crying. "Did you guys get the ghost?"
"Do not change the subject, Dani. I'm not easily distracted." Dani stared at him. "I also believe you do not have the power to destroy me with a look. You're abilities lie more in the psychic region. I'd still very much like the opportunity to run a few tests."
"I just had a nightmare," Dani interrupted hastily. "Newton was there and I was stuck back at not being able to do anything. Powerless once more just because I was so damn scared."
"It's over now," Egon told her gently. He put his hands on her shoulders and she tensed up a bit, but than slowly eased under his touch. "You know Dr. Newton can't do anything to you anymore. He's not here and we'll never allow him to come in here to hurt you."
"I know," Dani whispered. The young woman leaned against Egon and he put his arms around her. "I was just so scared."
"There's nothing to be scared of," Dr. Spengler said. "If you'd like I can help you sleep so you don't have anymore dreams like this." She backed up a bit.
"No thanks," she replied. "I think I want to get over these by myself. This time was a bit different. When I was dreaming I felt like someone was watching over me. During the nightmare I felt like someone was helping me. It still hurt, but it was just different."
"I suspect it might be the fact there is so much ectoplasmic energy floating in here," Dr. Spengler responded. "We deal with many ghosts that it's possible there is energy all over the firehouse."
"No, it wasn't like that. It was nice. Like it was my parents or something. Does that make sense?"
"Perfectly. You must have someone watching over you. Perhaps it's the fact you're beginning to find the strength to face your fears, Dani."
"Are you guys becoming my strength?" Dani teased with a little smile.
"It's one way of looking at it," Egon replied. Dani looked back up at the scientist her features now softened after being slightly upset.
"Did I tell you thank you yet?"
"Not that I recall."
"Thank you, Egon."
"You are quite welcome, Dani." He went into the bathroom and she heard the shower turn on. She smiled to herself and opened the bedroom door to find Winston standing outside it grinning.
"What is it with you guys?" Dani asked. "You all seem to think you've got to spy on me and listen to every little word I say."
"I wasn't listening," Winston told her. She gave him a look. "Maybe I was a little. I'm more marveling over the fact what you've done to our boy."
"Ray?"
"You got it, girl."
"What did I do?"
"You've got him fumbling all over you," Winston answered. "Ray is a bit worse than Egon when it comes to women. I don't think many women have actually shown an interest in him. It's usually Peter and Egon. Well, Egon's got Janine and they just haven't done much. Peter's always getting some woman. I've got my girlfriend. Ray just doesn't know how to react when one shows interest."
"He did pretty well earlier," Dani commented. "Just a little coaxing."
"Well, coax him so more. You've got something going on there. He just needs a bit more encouragement," Winston said. Dani shook her head. "What?"
"You guys are just so.great." She shrugged. "I've just never met people like the guys and Janine. And Slimer. It's just really different for me. I've never been accepted and here I am involved with some of the most famous guys in New York. In America. Quite possibly the world. And what am I focused on? Not the problems in my head. Instead my love life with Dr. Ray Stantz." Winston chuckled. "Don't you start making fun of me or I'll sic my boyfriend on you."
"Let me warn you about Ray, Dani. He isn't really a Great Dane. He's more like one of those little toy dogs that are mostly there for show."
"Winston," Dani said with a bit of surprise in her voice.
"All I'm saying is that Ray's good guy, but he really isn't into the macho guy stuff. He's a sensitive guy so be nice."
"I don't think I could be anything else to him. He's such a sweet guy."
"Make sure he stays that way," Winston told her. "Anyway, what do you want for dinner? I'm fixing it."
"Can I help?"
"Sure. You feel up to it?"
"Yeah. Besides from what I hear you're actually a pretty good cook." She followed Winston to the kitchen.
"If I wasn't these guys would live on nothing but take out. You should have seen it when I first got here. There were boxes everywhere." *****
(Just another distraction. Dani and the guys still have a way to go before everything will be alright.)
Egon was the first one who actually made it up the stairs after the guys had returned from their bust and headed directly to the bathroom in the sleeping quarters. He walked in and heard a faint noise. The physicist flipped on the lights in the dark room and saw Dani sitting on the floor crying. She was leaning against the end of his bed with her knees up to her chest and she had her arms tightly wrapped around them.
"Dani?" The young woman looked up at him and quickly stood up. She wiped away tears from her face. "Dani, are you okay?"
"Yeah, fine," Dani muttered. She headed towards the door, but stopped when Dr. Spengler closed it and stood in front of it. "Egon, please let me out."
"Than answer my question," Egon responded.
"I'm fine," Dani told him. Her blue eyes and face were still bright red from crying. "Did you guys get the ghost?"
"Do not change the subject, Dani. I'm not easily distracted." Dani stared at him. "I also believe you do not have the power to destroy me with a look. You're abilities lie more in the psychic region. I'd still very much like the opportunity to run a few tests."
"I just had a nightmare," Dani interrupted hastily. "Newton was there and I was stuck back at not being able to do anything. Powerless once more just because I was so damn scared."
"It's over now," Egon told her gently. He put his hands on her shoulders and she tensed up a bit, but than slowly eased under his touch. "You know Dr. Newton can't do anything to you anymore. He's not here and we'll never allow him to come in here to hurt you."
"I know," Dani whispered. The young woman leaned against Egon and he put his arms around her. "I was just so scared."
"There's nothing to be scared of," Dr. Spengler said. "If you'd like I can help you sleep so you don't have anymore dreams like this." She backed up a bit.
"No thanks," she replied. "I think I want to get over these by myself. This time was a bit different. When I was dreaming I felt like someone was watching over me. During the nightmare I felt like someone was helping me. It still hurt, but it was just different."
"I suspect it might be the fact there is so much ectoplasmic energy floating in here," Dr. Spengler responded. "We deal with many ghosts that it's possible there is energy all over the firehouse."
"No, it wasn't like that. It was nice. Like it was my parents or something. Does that make sense?"
"Perfectly. You must have someone watching over you. Perhaps it's the fact you're beginning to find the strength to face your fears, Dani."
"Are you guys becoming my strength?" Dani teased with a little smile.
"It's one way of looking at it," Egon replied. Dani looked back up at the scientist her features now softened after being slightly upset.
"Did I tell you thank you yet?"
"Not that I recall."
"Thank you, Egon."
"You are quite welcome, Dani." He went into the bathroom and she heard the shower turn on. She smiled to herself and opened the bedroom door to find Winston standing outside it grinning.
"What is it with you guys?" Dani asked. "You all seem to think you've got to spy on me and listen to every little word I say."
"I wasn't listening," Winston told her. She gave him a look. "Maybe I was a little. I'm more marveling over the fact what you've done to our boy."
"Ray?"
"You got it, girl."
"What did I do?"
"You've got him fumbling all over you," Winston answered. "Ray is a bit worse than Egon when it comes to women. I don't think many women have actually shown an interest in him. It's usually Peter and Egon. Well, Egon's got Janine and they just haven't done much. Peter's always getting some woman. I've got my girlfriend. Ray just doesn't know how to react when one shows interest."
"He did pretty well earlier," Dani commented. "Just a little coaxing."
"Well, coax him so more. You've got something going on there. He just needs a bit more encouragement," Winston said. Dani shook her head. "What?"
"You guys are just so.great." She shrugged. "I've just never met people like the guys and Janine. And Slimer. It's just really different for me. I've never been accepted and here I am involved with some of the most famous guys in New York. In America. Quite possibly the world. And what am I focused on? Not the problems in my head. Instead my love life with Dr. Ray Stantz." Winston chuckled. "Don't you start making fun of me or I'll sic my boyfriend on you."
"Let me warn you about Ray, Dani. He isn't really a Great Dane. He's more like one of those little toy dogs that are mostly there for show."
"Winston," Dani said with a bit of surprise in her voice.
"All I'm saying is that Ray's good guy, but he really isn't into the macho guy stuff. He's a sensitive guy so be nice."
"I don't think I could be anything else to him. He's such a sweet guy."
"Make sure he stays that way," Winston told her. "Anyway, what do you want for dinner? I'm fixing it."
"Can I help?"
"Sure. You feel up to it?"
"Yeah. Besides from what I hear you're actually a pretty good cook." She followed Winston to the kitchen.
"If I wasn't these guys would live on nothing but take out. You should have seen it when I first got here. There were boxes everywhere." *****
(Just another distraction. Dani and the guys still have a way to go before everything will be alright.)