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Chapter 56


"I would have brought one of the lizards but it's a pretty creepy gift." Miller told her as they had spoken about the time they pulled all the lizard statues off the wall. He didn't think she'd remember and he didn't want to be that creepy guy who brought a scary looking statue as a gift. Snoopy doll was totally winning him ego points as she hadn't stopped hugging it since he pulled it out the bag like it were a prized possession.

"And you were afraid I wouldn't remember?" she asked before she ate another piece of croissant that was dressed in butter and vegemite. Another winner, he tried it but didn't see how it was delicious. It was ok, but not moan worthy as Larrin felt it was. Damn if that delicious sound didn't twist him in knots just a little.

"That too." Miller said with a smile as he and Larrin had been talking for half an hour. She remembered more than he expected which was really reassuring to him as he didn't like the thought of her losing her memories. She could remember the vague details but not much of the conversations but he had to admit he felt special for being one of the few things she remembered.

"So I'm a little lost as to what we are. Are we friends or something more?" Larrin asked him. It was a question that she had been dying to ask. She really wanted to know if the kiss they shared was real or some manufactured dream. She watched as Miller blushed lightly and rubbed the back of his neck.

"We're friends," he said answering truthfully, he saw a flicker of disappointment in her features even though he hadn't finished answering. "But, I did ask you out before you left to go save Dr Scott." he finished.

"I said 'Yes' right?" Larrin asked, she really wished she could turn off her vitals monitor as it was betraying her by telling him every nervous flutter of her heart.

"Yeah, you did." he said, he liked how she looked relieved at the fact.

"So when are we going to go out?" Larrin asked with a small smile.

"When you're released from the hospital." Miller answered.

"Where are we going to go?" Larrin asked a little shyly as most of the guys she dated tended to just say 'let's go have coffee' which was incredibly ambiguous as to whether they were friends or if the guy was interested.

"There's a park with food trucks, where apparently you can get really good food and it's got a view. The weather has been good, I figure fresh air, sunshine and food is the way to go. What do you think?" he asked her.

"Sounds perfect." Larrin answered with a smile.


"Would you like me to buy you two a hotel room?" Wolf asked Doc moaned in pleasure like she had never had anything taste so good in her life.

"This is amazing." Doc said as she gave another moan of pleasure as the delicious flavors rolling in her mouth. Everything about the burger was perfect. She'd been living on MRE's and whatever was killed from the forest minus the trimmings of bread and salad. There was also no milkshakes, all she needed now were some oreos and her day would be a complete success. But for now she was going to enjoy her burger and caramel milkshake.

"It's a burger." Wolf said, wishing he'd never brought her out for food as he was jealous of the food. He couldn't believe how low he'd sunk to be jealous of bread, cheese, meat, salad and ketchup but he was. It was only because he wanted to be the one making her smile and moan in pleasure.

"You ok? you haven't touched your food." Doc said after she swallowed her bite of food. She was in heaven right now. The only thing she could think would make it better was if she did have a hotel room to eat the burger in bed. Crumbs be damned, she'd have eaten in bed and dozed off.

"I'm kind of hungry for something else." Wolf told her.

"That is not on the table." Doc told him, even though a blush graced her cheeks as she was now thinking burgers, bed and Wolf. It was a weird mix in her brain but she wasn't thinking about sex. Ok, she was but it was last in the order of activities as she'd love to eat the burger, got to bed with him wrapped around her and then wake up to sex. The idea of just sleeping in a proper bed and waking up to a friendly face had it's attractions. But she was going to deny herself as she wasn't going to be seen as easy.

"It could be." Wolf teased.

"I'm not into public places." Doc informed him.

"Doesn't have to be this table." Wolf said in a low voice that woke up Doc's lay parts and her imagination as his eyes held so much promise. A guy like him, she had to assume he had a lot of sexual experience and given his confidence could back up any claims.

"You're really intent on having sex. How long has it been for you?" Doc asked mockingly.

"That has nothing to do with it." Wolf said with a smile not perturbed in the least as he was liking the chemistry brewing between them. He could tell she was into it as she hadn't thrown the burger in his face and walked off. She hadn't even said 'no' which was an added bonus. So he just had to figure out what was holding her back.

"That long?" She said, she gave a playful smile as she made it sound like he hadn't slept with anyone in years. When in fact it was just months.

"Where's your sense of adventure?" Wolf asked her, tongue in cheek as he was interested in her but was holding back because he had a lot on his plate. So he was happy to flirt with her given he knew it was empty.

"Right here in this burger. I might order a second one." She replied in a tongue and cheek manner which frustrated and attracted Wolf at the same time.

"Tell me you're not the slightest bit interested in the idea of it." he told her.

"It?" She asked mockingly innocent before she took a sip of her milkshake.

"You want me to describe an evening with me?" he asked her, he leaned forward like he was going to tell her a secret but was just waiting for her to say she wanted to hear it.

"Would this evening be in the house with six other people and a dog?" Doc asked him, burger forgotten as she looked at him. She couldn't help but see how he was going to play it out.

"Where have you been sleeping?" he asked her.

"In the on-call room at the hospital which unlike Grey's anatomy would like you to believe is not a hot spot for sex." Doc assured him before she took another bite of her burger.

"Then we'd definitely have to get a hotel room." Wolf said, realising that living in Tex's house did have it's downfall given Doc apparently didn't have her own place or BOQ given to her as a part of being medical staff at the Air Force base. But even so the fantasy was fun to toy with.

"What? the Best Western or Formula one?" she asked with an amused smile.

"Hey, I was thinking Hilton with room service, do not disturb signs and proper lighting. Good views, not that we'd need them given there's only one view I'm interested in." Wolf told her as he looked her over, Doc couldn't help but blush under his heated gaze as they were definitely entering dangerous territory. But then she remember that he was just messing with her.

"Oh, you're good." Doc told him.

"So?" he asked seeing how far she'd go.

"So, I'm going to finish this burger and probably pass out on that bench for half an hour before walking back to the hospital." Doc told him, he couldn't help but laugh as he believed her. It was also amusing given most women would have just breathlessly said 'yes' and forgotten their burger but not Doc which made him respect the hell out of her fortitude.

"Really?" Wolf asked her incredulously as he was more than happy to give her a lift.

"Yeah, cause I don't come for the price of a burger no matter how good looking the guy buying said burger is." She told him with a smart ass smile.

"Fair enough, though if you want a PG-rated evening. You're welcome to come back to my house and have dinner with six other people and a dog. Sleep in a bed completely undisturbed and alone." Wolf offered, Doc narrowed her eyes at him for a long moment wondering if his offer was genuine or not.

"Really?" she asked, as she did have the evening off. The only reason she worked was that she was at the hospital.

"Yeah, if you're interested in getting away. Could be fun and relaxing, I promise to be an absolute gentleman but I can't vouch for Tex or the dog Admiral Halsey as they are players." Wolf told her, Doc couldn't help but chuckle.


"Captain, Dr Scott," Miller said, he stood up from the chair had been in and went into a military stance as to acknowledge Tom's presence.

"At ease." Tom told the young man, Miller relaxed and looked uneasy at his presence. Tom had a feeling it was a feeling of being torn with being friendly around to Larrin and adhering to the military protocol. He felt for Miller, the guy wasn't much in the looks department but had

"Miller, how are you?" Rachel asked in a warm manner as Tom helped her ease into her bed. She reclined back against the pillows; looking pale and tired from the short walk they'd taken. He was just grateful she was holding up on her side of not holding what happened to Larrin and those days against him. Their relationship was strained but friendly, so in time hopefully they could find comfortable place to be with one another.

"I'm good Ma'am. Yourself?" Miller asked politely.

"Very well, do I smell Marmite?" Rachel asked as she made herself comfortable in her bed. She felt for Larrin and Miller as her and Tom's presence was definitely a downer on whatever was happening between them. Which was a shame as she felt that they made a lovely couple if only people gave them the space to breathe.

"Ew, it's Vegemite which is a far superior yeast spread. Eric also brought me some croissants too." Larrin told her, Rachel smiled not just at Larrin's comment but because Tom frowned at the words 'yeast spread'.

"And Snoopy." Rachel pointed out with a warm smile as she might not be Larrin's mother or guardian but if she was she'd be impressed with Miller's gifts. They had thought to them and purpose. Sustenance and amusement, nothing wasteful at all.

"Yep, it was this or some creepy looking lizard statue." Larrin offered.

"I'm glad you went with Snoopy." Rachel told Miller, as she had heard the stories and was glad she hadn't seen Kara's house of horrors as Tex described it.

"Thank you Ma'am." Miller said blushing at the compliment. The room filled with an awkward tension and Miller decided it was probably time to go. "I should get going." Miller said to Larrin, hoping he didn't get in trouble for not acknowledging the Captain further but he was here for Larrin and off duty.

"Oh ok." Larrin said, she looked a little disappointed at him leaving which warmed him even though he'd prefer to stay. It was just too weird and Larrin needed her rest. "Will you be back again?" Larrin asked him.

"Yeah, tomorrow?" he asked making certain it was what she wanted.

"I'll see you then." Larrin said with bright smile.

"Sir, Ma'am." Miller said to Tom and Rachel before he turned to Larrin "I'll see you tomorrow, anything you'd like me to bring?" he asked.

"No, I'm good. I'll see you then." Larrin said with smile, Miller gave a nod and left the room. Larrin couldn't help but deflate just a little in his absence as fatigue set in for her.

"I should go check on my injured sailors." Tom said taking his leave of the room. Rachel couldn't help but smile at the humour of the men running away. Miller she could understand but Tom's sudden departure was something else. But then Rachel felt he still carried a lot of guilt about Larrin and her circumstances. But Rachel didn't bother to assuage it as Larrin clearly wasn't blaming anyone so it was on Tom to fix his point of view and learn that he wasn't the cause of everything.

"So, Miller brought you food and Snoopy." Rachel stated, she couldn't help but enjoy the blush and smile on Larrin's face as it was warming to see her be happy. She and Larrin were developing their own bond as friends over the past couple of days. She knew once they got out of the hospital things would change but she couldn't help but enjoy the normalcy of it.

"He asked me out on a date." Larrin told her in a low voice.

"Today?" Rachel asked.

"No before, I can barely remember but I apparently said 'Yes'." Larrin said a little embarrassed that she didn't remember yet could remember other things about Miller with great clarity.

"Why wouldn't you? He's a lovely young man." Rachel told her.


"Ok, here are the quotes." Danny told Kara, he'd spent all day on the phone getting quotes for their wedding and reception. He now knew firsthand and understood why majority of brides lost their mind. His sister had a nervous breakdown from planning her wedding as it was a lot of money and planning to pull of the event. There was still a lot to do as they had get paperwork for the marriage, permits for the park, a celebrant. They had to decide on their wardrobe for the day, how many groomsmen and bridesmaids, had to try the taster menus to make sure the food was good. What kind of cake they'd want.

If anything, Danny wished his leg was healed so he could let Kara do the heavy lifting. She was a better strategist and making decisions in general than he was. He was sure he'd make all the wrong decisions. Right now he was reeling from the price for the food and booze for their wedding. They were sitting in the small lounge room of their granny flat as the main house lacked the privacy. Danny's leg was propped up on the table as Kara sat cross legged beside him; was eating a second lunch of salad picked up the notepad where he'd written everything down.

She gave it a quick look and gave a shrug. "It's cheaper than I expected." she said in casual yet dismissive manner. Danny couldn't help but feel his jaw drop as he imagined Kara to be more frugal.

"We're having a kid." he pointed out.

"And our friends have put few thousand dollars worth of labour and materials into our house next door. This is fine, we have access to our money and this is cheaper than a formal wedding. Plus we can get it done before the baby is born as you wished." Kara said in a pragmatic tone.

"Yeah but-"

"Seriously?" Kara asked raising an eyebrow at him. She had already resigned them to spending a lot of money in renovating and a wedding. Now they were getting the renovations on the sly, it opened up more funds to spend on a celebration with their friends.

"It's a lot." he said to her.

"It's not cheap to feed people but come on. You can't be that surprised and we're only getting married once. So don't be a tightass about this. You did claim that you earn more money than me and were a good saver unless you have something to tell me." she said as she leveled him with a look of 'if you lied to me, I will physically hurt you'. Something he didn't want to test given their current conditions.

"I got nothing to say except I'm surprised." he told her, it wasn't that he was broke but he couldn't help but worry about their future and wanting to have a sizeable nest egg for them and their kids. He of course was looking at it one sided as he just assumed Kara would give up work and be a stay at home mother like his mother. That meant they'd be dependent on him for income but obviously Kara thought differently. It was a topic he was

"You know when we have the baby, our friends will probably drown us in more gifts. I think this fair and it would cost a bomb if it was three course sit down dinner in a hotel. We're winning with this. So organise a taster menu an we'll make sure it's a good company before we book them. What about the paperwork?" Kara asked him as she continued to eat.

"Gotta go to the old courthouse to pick it all up." Danny told her.

"We'll go tomorrow and get it done. That way we get approval and then we can invite everyone." Kara said with a smile.

"Are we doing invitations?" Danny asked.

"Word of mouth will do." Kara said before she gave him a quick kiss and got up from the table and moved to the sink to rinse her bowl and put it into the dishwasher. "So anything else?" she asked.

"Nope, that's it for now." Danny told her, he couldn't help but drink in the sight of her as she was beautiful, and how lucky he was. He

"Good, so we can relax." Kara said as she moved back to the lounge and sat down with sigh as her hunger was slightly satiated while her food cravings gnawed at her. If she were honest she could eat a bucket load of hot chicken wings and mashed potato with mayonnaise but sadly it wasn't on the menu. At until they had a sampler of their wedding menu.

"You don't have to rush back?" Danny asked.

"Nope, I'm all yours." Kara said with a inviting smile.