DIsclaimer: Still don't own and still to poor to sue.
Chapter 9: Dance With Dean
SATURDAY EVENING
RANGER HEADQUARTERLS 1815
DALLAS TEXAS
"Would you guys hurry up! How long does it take for you to get ready to go out anyway?" Gunny grumbled after knocking on the women's locker room door, where Syd had suggested the women get ready, for the third time. "A while and if you keep bothering us it'll take even longer." Came the sound of Holly's exasperated voice. "She's right Gunny, we wanna be sure to catch attention not look like three hags." Syd's voice agreed.
"You could never look like a hag Syd, your too beautiful." Gage commented as he came over to stand next to Gunny. "Gage is right, none of you girls could ever look like a hag and as for you Gunny, it may take them awhile to get ready, but believe me when I say it will well be worth the wait. I've seen Mac at balls and even had the exreme honor of escorting her to a few and I've never regretted the time she makes me wait." Harm told the Marine. "Don't know about Mac, but Syd's always been and always will be well worth the wait." Gage added and a momen later the door opened and the girls stepped out.
"What's wrong? Do I look bad? Should I go change into another dress?" Holly asked self consiously when Gunny just stared at her in her black thigh length peasent dress.
"Syd, you look even more beautiful than normal,if that's possible." Gage stated truefully as he took Syd's hand and kissed it after seeing her in the blood red mini dress that she had picked for the occasion. "Mac, your as gorgess as always." Harm told her. "You Marines sure do clean up nice." he added with a grin as he shifted to playfully get a better look at her in the sky blue dress she wore. "Oh you." mac said slapping him playfully. Harm then nugged Gunny towards Holly who looked on the verge of tears or losing her temper.
"Oh, oh" Gunny said suddenly realizing that he hadn't said anything and had propably hurt Holly's feelings. "You don't hurt Holly, you couldn't look bad if you tried. Matter of fact your beauty stole my voice for awhile." Gunny told her after Harm's nudging forced him to find his voice and say something to the girl infront of him. Holly blushed at the compliament and looked down at her feet. "Thank you." She said quietly trying to ignore how pleased she felt at Gunny's words. ' Well that was sweet but it would have been nice if you had said something when you first saw the dress. Wow where'd that thought come from? It's not like were dating or anything so he doesn't have to tell me he likes the dress. I don't know why I'm getting so emotional about getting a guys opion on how I look, I really shouldn't worry about it, I'm in the Navy for crying out loud.' Holly thought to herself.
"Well we need to need get going if we wanna try and take this pshco off the streets." She told the group. "What about the dog tags? Aren't they a give away?" Gage asked curiosly.
"Definately." Holly answered the tall sandy haired Ranger. "There hopefully going to be the lure. Were hoping the guy will see them and come after me the way he did Petty Officer McLintock. She was wearing her dog tags the night she died. We hope that their what attracted him to her." Holly explained.
"We should be able to take him down when he comes after her. After all she has her fighting skills and mine and Syd's as backup." Mac added and before anything more could be said the sound of someone clearing their throught filled the quite gym. "Commander Rabb?" Came a questioning male voice. "Yes?" Harm asked turning toward the voice and seeing an older man standing behind them with two younger men.
"I'm John Winchester." John said as he held out his right hand and procedeed to shake hands with Harm. "These are my boys Dean and Sam." He added nodding at each of them inturn. "This is Ranger Gage and his fiancee Ranger Sydney Cooke. My fiancee Lt. Commander Sarah Mackenzie, Gunnery Sergent Victor Gilendez and Sergent Holly Lighthorse." Harm said also nodding in peoples directions as he introduced them.
"Nice to meet you all." John said. "I agree." Dean said as he winked at Holly. 'That's more what I'm looking for, someone to show their interest in me instead of making me feel so confused.' Holly couldn't help but think.
"Well now that the introductions are done I think we should get down to the business at hand." John was saying to the group. "I thought me and the boys could be there hanging out, drinking, that way people would think were normal patrons, but we still have free acess to watch over the girls." He explained his game plan.
"Good idea." Harm agreed. "Maybe every so often one of your boys could dance with one of the girls to see if they've got any leads or are feeling creeped out by any of the patrons. That way you and your boys will now who to watch out for them if they need back up before we can get in there your right there to help." Harm suggested. "I'll do it." Dean voluntereed with a grin.
"Good.. Holly since your acting as bait you should be the one to dance with Dean." Harm said looking over at Holly. "Okay Harm..."Holly began but was cut off. "Let him know if someone makes you unusually uncomfortable. I know you can handle yourself and all, but it can't hurt to rely on Dean as well as the girls." Harm told her.
"Okay. I don't mind alittle extra back up." Holly said. "Good, now Gage, Gunny and I will be in the van just down the road. Do you remember the word to let us know to come in?" Harm asked the girls. "Giggles." Holly, Syd and Mac said as one.
NEXT CHAPTER: Will the girls find the killer? Run into a friend?