Yield

A/N: Occurs anytime after the end of the series.

Bridge Carson studied his opponent carefully, looking for any signs, any telltale motions that could signify what move would be next. He held still trying to keep his face straight, hiding the internal turmoil inside his mind. The new to blue ranger looked down at the objects in his hand and looked his adversary straight in the eye.

"You could be bluffing, or maybe you can beat me, or maybe you're pretending to be bluffing so that I give up now, or maybe you really can beat me so that you want me to go all in..."

"For God sakes Bridge," Z rolled her eyes in frustration, "Call or fold!"

Bridge looked down at his hands again, a pair of queens smiling in front of him. His eyes wandered to the five cards on the table, two threes, a king, an eight, and a two. Off-suit enough so that he didn't have to worry about a flush but if Z had another king or a three he was done for.

"Um..." He tried to stall for time.

The night had started off as a friendly visit from Jack, but after a suggestion from the former red ranger, it had quickly escalated to a no holds bar game of Texas Hold'em between all the members of B-squad. Sky was knocked out first after trying to beat Z's flush with a pair of fours. Jack fell to Bridge's pair of aces next, then Syd went all in with triple tens and lost. Bridge and Z switched back and forth as chip leader for the last ten hands. All the other rangers had grown tired and hit their respective beds, leaving the pair alone in the recreation room.

"You have a three, don't you?"

"Bridge!"

"Or a king, I bet you have a king."

"You know I'm not going to tell you."

"Please?"

"No."

"Pretty please?"

"No way, Jose."

"Pretty please with butter on top?" Bridge tried his best to give her puppy dog eyes.

Z laughed, "Nice try, but I'm still not going to tell you."

Bridge looked down at his hand again, "Fine, I yield. You win." He threw the cards down on the table, only to see Z jump up in victory.

"Wooohooo!" she started to gather the chips toward her stacks. She stopped when she felt Bridge's hand grab her wrist.

"Show me your cards."

"Yeah, right." Z tried to get loose but found Bridge's grip surprisingly strong.

"I just want to see what you had, please?"

She twisted her hand and grabbed her cards, leaping away from the table, "You know the rules, Bridge. You don't get to see my cards."

Bridge got up cautiously and approached the smiling yellow ranger. He lunged for her cards only to miss and end up eating floor. She laughed till her belly hurt and doubled over. Bridge took the opportunity to grab her ankle and knock her to the floor. He quickly pinned her to the floor.

"Are you going to tell me what your cards are or else?"

"Else what?"

"Or else I'm going to tickle you!"

Z's eyes widened and she struggled against Bridge. She squealed as his fingers found her armpits and he started tickling her.

"Tell me!"

"Ha, ha, ha...no!"

"Tell me!"

"No!"

"Ahem!"

Bridge and Z looked towards the door to see Commander Cruger looking at them disapprovingly. The quickly got up and saluted. He raised an eyebrow at them, "Isn't it little late to be up cadets?"

"Yes, sir!" Z answered.

"Um sorry sir, we were just finishing up a card game..." Bridge started.

"At ease Carson. I suggest you get to bed, we have a long day of training tomorrow." Cruger left making sure they didn't see the smirk on his face.

The two cleaned up the recreation room quickly and walked back to the dormitory in awkward silence. Just when Bridge was about to enter his room, he felt a tap on his shoulder.

"Hey Bridge," Z whispered so as not to wake any sleeping cadets, "I bluffed."

She gave him a kiss on the cheek and left the astounded psychic standing in his doorway. It took Bridge a few seconds to process her actions.

"I knew it!"