Chapter 11 movies
"Doc?" The voice had Dana looking up at the door. She was laying on her stomach. Earlier that day they'd let her out of the hospital Carter was still being such a jerk.
"Oh hey Marie." She replied thought plastering a welcoming smile on. She was glad to see her successor was not at all shy.
"I just wanted to see how you're doing and if you need anything." Marie told her taking in her condition. She looked more annoyed than in pain and Marie was glad. She liked the doctor. She was caring, brave and one of them even she'd put on her morpher for the last time.
"Oh, I'm ok. Is everything alright with the others?" The concern on her face made Marie feel really bad. She knew it had to be hard, to be laid up like this.
"Fine." Marie assured Dana and the older woman nodded.
"Good." She said and Dana wondered again about Carter, was he good? Was he still alive. She knew it was nuts to be so worried, after all he was a seasoned ranger but heavens it was scary… if she lost him and never told him…
"Um, is everything else ok? You looked, I don't know… Sad?" Marie said and Dana looked back at her with a little smile.
"Oh, I was just thinking." Dana admitted.
"About this missing captain Grayson?" Marie asked slyly and Dana blushed a little.
"No, I was just thinking about what's to come." She lied right through her teeth.
"Sure." Marie said rolling her eyes in mock exasperation.
"Yeah." Dana laughed, she had definitely chosen well. Marie was just as she'd been not long ago.
"Ok, then I'll see you later."
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"Hey you busy?" Marie said plopping down onto Hollie's bed. The Red head looked at her new room mate's peppy face and was a little surprise.
"No, why what's up?" She asked, she'd have pegged Marie Landy for a stiff shirt.
"I went to look in on Doc." Marie told her. "And I was thinking we could go keep Doc Company."
"But I thought we were doing movie night?" Hollie frowned at that. It was going to be getting to know you kind of movie night with the guys. If Marie wasn't there it would stink. She'd be the only girl.
"We can but why don't' we invite her." Marie said surprising her once more.
"Hmm…" Hollie had been wondering herself what the doc would do for the rest of the night. Maybe Marie had a good idea, they could even get to know the woman. After all she wasn't that much older than them. Then something hit her, "doesn't she have to stay in bed?"
"So, we'll bring the movies to her." Marie shrugged and Hollie grinned.
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"Brian tell Brent we're not watching night of the wicked dead. Hollie said and Chris rolled his eyes.
"Hey how about we get one action and one chick flick." Heath suggested trying to keep the peace.
"But…"Brent broke in sounding like a chastised child.
"Come on man," Chris said dropping an arm about Brent's shoulders companionably. "We're a team now we gotta learn to adapt."
"Fine but I want Carmel chrispys." Brent said sticking out his lower lip in a childlike pout.
"Look, your not the only one watching it, there are a group of us." Hollie put in.
"Can we say first grade." Marie rolled her eyes and Brian's lips turned up at the corners.
"He's just stuck in his childhood." Heath shrugged gazing at an ocean set thriller.
"Well he better grow up fast, because we're going to have a whole lot to do now." Marie said and the blue ranger sighed looking from Marie to Brian.
"You two should lighten up."
"Yeah you'll get wrinkles." Chris put in and Marie shook her head.
"Very funny." Brian muttered.
"That's why they call me a clown." Chris grinned.
"Well stop clowning around and let's go before doc falls asleep." Marie told him and headed for the check out counter.
"Party pooper." Brent called after her and Chris nodded.
"You better believe it." Marie called back to them.
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"Knock." There wound of the voice had Dana looking up from her medical journal. She'd not been reading just wondering about Carter but now what was going on?
"Hey guys is something wrong?" She asked seeing Hollie, Heath, Chris, Brent and they were all there. The entire new team, holding a television, a VCR and movies?
"Nope, everything's just right." Hollie said cheerily.
"Um, what are you doing?" Dana asked confused.
"Movie night." Heath told her and Dana frowned, movie night? It had to be a bonding thing. Then something struck her.
"Oh, shouldn't you be having that in the common room?"
"Why? You're in here." Chris said frowning.
"But…" Dana began and Marie came to sit down on the side of the bed.
"Look, you can't come to movie night so we're bringing it to you." The new pink ranger told her with a smile.
"But…" Dana really didn't know what to say.
"Here." Brent said handing a handful of something to Dana and she fairly jumped up and down.
"Carmel crunchies!" She burst out happily. She'd not seen these things since she'd been a ranger and the gang had gone to the movies.
"See, someone else likes them!" Brent stuck out his tongue at Marie who just rolled her eyes.
"Ok, we have the Fast and the Furious or Dance with me." Brian told Dana and then waited.
"Doc?" Marie asked.
"Me? It's your movie night." Dana replied surprised once more.
"And you're the guest of honor." Hollie told her as she plopped down on the carpet at the foot of the bed.
"Yeah, action or chick?" Brent asked.
"Action." Dana said not sure if she could handle a mushy love story with her own emotions in such a turmoil.
"Woo hoo!" Chris shouted and he and Brent high fived.
"Action it is." Brian popped in the movie.
"Uh hmm!" The sound of the voiced clearing had all eyes going to the door.
"Captain Mitchell sir, we were…" Brent began and Dana watched him squirm wanting to laugh as she saw what her brother held behind her back.
"You forgot something." Ryan said and he frowned at her the wink letting her know what he wanted.
"Jason, come on you know they're not hurting anyone."
"You forgot the soda." He said and pulled it from behind his back. He'd been passing the girls dorm when Marie had made the suggestion that they bring movies to Dana so had thought to have a little fun. It was something he'd missed out on.
"Oh.." Brent blushed.
"So are we gonna watch or what?" Heath asked plopping down beside Hollie.
Ryan took a seat on the floor at Dana's shoulder and handed her a can of soda. Through out the night the group were not rangers and boss's but just a group of young people talking and goofing. Marie smiled as she saw Ryan and Hollie bickering about something. Maybe there would be something developing between them, they were perfect for each other. She was crazy and he was as strict as their father had ever been. Still they had a look. She also noted how Marie and Brian talked, reminding her of Carter. Heavens she missed him…
"doc you ok?" The voice pulled Dana from her thoughts and she found Heath looking at her a frown line on his usually placid face.
"Yeah, I'm fine."
"You looked a million miles away."
"She's in love." Hollie called and Dana blushed.
" Your real suddle." Ryan muttere to the red head.
"It's not in my job description."
"Hey Hollie, how about going with me for more snacks?" Brent asked in an unusual sign of understanding.
"Sure."
Dana sighed when they were gone and was just about to lay her head down when there was a sound from the doorway.
Looking up Dana saw him.
"Carter…"
TBC
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Well, I know it's not action packed but I thought it was fun to write. Guess it's not all bad when the story takes over. So PLZ let me know what you think you know R&R.