Chapter 13: Playing Matchmaker

Kimberly woke up and smiled when she saw Kylie curled up against her. Kylie had fallen ill and it scared Kim. So, all night Kimberly had Kylie stay in her bed so she could keep an eye on her. She stroked her still feverish cheek and looked up when the door opened to see Ms. Fairweather come in. She gestured for them to stay quiet before placing a kiss on Kylie's forehead and quickly got dressed before going outside the room to talk to her friend.

When she came outside, she crossed her arms over her chest. "How's she?" She asked.

"Her fever went down a bit, I think she should be better in a day or two," Kimberly replied.

Ms. Fairweather placed a hand on her shoulder. "She'll be okay," she assured her. Kimberly nodded and smiled at her.

"So, what else is going on? I know you just didn't want to come down here and talk to me about Kylie," Kimberly commented.

"How about we have you do something to get your mind off of everything?" Ms. Fairweather asked.

"Really, what do you have in mind?"

"Simple, play matchmaker."

Kimberly smiled as she bit her lip. "I know you've been dying to hook Carter and Dana," she commented.

"Well, I know they remind me of Tommy and me," Kimberly stated.

Ms. Fairweather nodded and then both women walked down the hall together.

Kimberly was sitting in the lab when she heard the door open. She looked up to see Kylie standing there with her teddy bear in her arms. "Sweetie, you should be in bed," she told her.

"Mommy, I wanna hear daddy's story," she replied.

Kimberly smiled as she picked Kylie up and carried her back to their room.

She placed the girl into bed and sat on the edge of her bed. "What do you want to hear about your daddy?" She asked.

"I wanna hear about how you met daddy," Kylie replied.

Kimberly smiled as she kissed her daughter's forehead. "I'll tell you how your daddy and I met and you better get some sleep," she instructed. Kylie nodded and held onto her teddy bear as she listened to her mother tell her how she and Tommy first met.

(Two Days Later)

Kimberly was walking down the hall when she saw Carter and Dana walking down the hall together. She smiled as she hurried to Rescue Ops to try and hook them up together.

Kimberly watched as Carter and Dana went into the elevator going towards the surface. "Turning off systems to the elevator," she murmured. She turned the system off and smiled to see that everything was going well so far. Carter and Dana were stuck in the elevator, so all she had to do was hope that her plan would work.

"Kim, what's going on?" Carter asked.

"Sorry guys, the elevator belt is jammed," Kimberly lied.

"How long will it take for it to come back online?" Dana asked.

"It'll take awhile," Kimberly replied.

She then cut the communication and went back to her plan.

(1 Hour Later)

Carter and Dana were sitting on opposite sides of the elevator. "We've been stuck in here for an hour," she whined. Carter nodded and sighed.

"Day, there's something I've been meaning to ask you," he told her.

She looked up as he said those words. "Yeah, what is it?" She asked. Carter smiled as he sat next to her.

"I've been wondering if you'd like to join me for dinner," he replied.

"You mean like a date?" She asked.

"Well, yeah."

Dana smiled and held onto his hand. "I'd like that, a lot," she replied. Carter smiled and went to lean in for a kiss when the door opened to reveal Kimberly.

"Sorry guys, but the elevator's been fixed," she informed.

Carter got up off the floor and helped Dana stand. "I'll see you Friday," he told her. Dana nodded and watched him leave.

"Something good happened," Kimberly commented.

Dana swatted her "sister's" shoulder with a grin. "You sneak," she laughed. She then walked away and Kimberly had a huge smile on her face.

"Mission accomplished," she murmured.