Chapter 4Oblivious
Leaving Ryan's room Dana headed to the common room where she thought she might find Carter. She didn't. With out a thought she headed down to the training area where he was.
"Hey Carter!" She called moving over t sit side saddle on an exercise bike.
"Hey what's up?" He asked not sure if he could look at her, she just didn't seem like the person who knew so much about him, about his childhood. She didn't look right.
"Carter what do you think of me?" She asked twisting her hands together. She was half afraid he'd laugh at her now.
"You're nice." He replied simply resting his arms on the handle bars. .
"Nice." Talk about a kick to the gut.
"Well yes, you help lots of people, your very patient and when one of us have a problem you come through." Carter shrugged.
"Oh," Well, what else did you expect him to say? She asked herself. She'd been sure before that Ryan was wrong, maybe now the problem was that this hurt, knowing the truth. "That's it?"
"Well you're smart and… Wait are you asking for a compliment?" Carter asked completely confused, she was rarely unsure, unless it came to her father but this was really not like her.
"Carter I never ask…" God she felt like such a fool, how could she have even that he'd feel something else?
"Then what's this all about?" Carter asked trying to understand. She looked really upset and he didn't even know why.
"Nothing. I just wondered what you think of me." She said feeling as if she were talking to a brick wall, it's about as far as she was getting.
"Dana is something wrong? You've been acting odd all day. First you go shopping and now this new look when you looked fine to begin with…" She wanted to throw her hands into the air and scream.
"Carter I have to go." She said and was up and shoving passed Joel as she disappeared from sight.
"Man you just blew that one big time." The green ranger told his buddy taking a seat n the notiless.
"Huh?" Carter frowned looking at him. Now what was Joel up to?
"Carter man she was practically sending you an invitation." Joel said shaking his head at his total obliviousness.
"Joel what are you talking about?" Carter was tired and didn't feel like playing games. He felt slightly out of whack, as if the rest of the town knew something he didn't.
"Man Dana's been nuts about you since we started out here." It did slightly baffle the sky cowboy how a brave and competent guy like Carter could be so unaware but he apparently was. Since he'd been there a time or two he took pity on him.
"She has?" Carter frowned; he'd had a thing for Dana for as long as he could remember but to think that she liked him too…
"Didn't you wonder why she was asking what you thought of her?" Joel broke into his thoughts.
"I thought it was just some insecure girl kind of thing." Carter said honestly. Dana was confident and he had never seen her like that. She'd practically been on the edge of her seat, so to speak.
"And they say I'm clueless." Joel rolled his eyes at his friend's sightlessness.
"Man I just…" Carter tried to figure this all out but it was all so crazy…
"Look, all I know is you should tell her how you really feel."
"What do you mean?" Carter frowned in puzzlement. What was Joel talking about? ?
"Carter we all know you're in love with her. Well everyone but the filly herself." Joel said hitching his trademark cowboy hat back on his head.
"You… I…" Carter was just having a little trouble getting his mind around what he'd hoped for so long, what he'd thought he'd never hear. "She…"
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Ok, so Carter didn't like it, well she didn't care. Dana was going to have fun; this was a date wasn't it? Her first date besides Carter Grayson was a stupid pig anyway."
Yanking open her drawer Dana pulled out her new makeup trey and dumped it on the dresser top. Now she was wearing the…
"So you going to meet Chad?" Dana asked when Kelsey came in.
"Yep thought I should be on time." The brown haired dare devil said putting a light coat of lip-gloss on.
"Cool, just be careful." Dana said adding a little more mascara.
"I will." Kelsey grinned. "And Dana?" She waited until Dana turned to face her. "Have fun."
"I'll do that." Dana smiled, she just loved Kelsey. No matter what else happened her friend was always there. "Kel?" She called as the yellow clad girl was almost out the door.
"Hmm?"
"Thanks."
"Anytime." Kelsey called as the door slid closed behind them.
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Don't you just love people who are insensible? Ok enough with my big word for the day. LOL. What did you think of the chapter/ Srry if it's kind of short but the next chapter should be up soon. please r&r and let me know if you liked it, if I should continue it.