Dana and Carter - Chapter 5 / Day Off
Dana's POV
I awoke to the sound of my alarm going off at 6am and with a groan I dragged myself out of bed and into the shower to start my normal daily routine, the same thing I did yesterday, the day before that, the day before that and the day before that. I was sick of doing this everyday and today I'm going to have a day off, after my shower I got dressed and went to the galley where everyone was sitting eating breakfast, the only spare seat at the table was the one next to Carter and I didn't want to speak to him after last night so I got a sandwich to go.
"Dana wait!" Carter called out and I stopped and turned to him "Don't let what happened last night come between us and the team... I really did want to go on that second date but Ryan was right you have so much going on right no you just needs to focus on one thing at a time. Please come and sit with us for breakfast" He explained.
I shook my head in response "No I'm having a day off" I took my morpher off "Here" I handed it to him "Today is my day off OK?" I walked off down the corridor and went into my fathers office "Just to let you know today is my day off, I'm sick of everyone here treating me like a little kid well today I'm going to be reckless and be a normal eighteen year old girl" I stormed out of the office.
So far I have had a great day! I went to the beach and topped my tan up, I went shopping for a couple of hours, had some lunch by the beach and now I was on my way back to the Aqua Base with an ice cream. As I got into the galley everyone was in there for dinner and there was a spare seat at the table but I didn't really want to sit with them today I just need a day to myself.
Kelsey called me over so I went over "Have you had a good day?" She asked.
"Yeah it's been great, just getting to be on my own and just relax on my own without having people telling me how to live my life" I shot a look at Carter who looked away and down at the table "Well I'm going to finish my day" I stated and walked away from the table.
Carter's POV
This was crazy, why was she acting like this? She has got to understand where I am coming from? I want to date her, I want her to be my girlfriend but there is so much she has got to do in her life first. I want her to finish school and I want her to focus on being a ranger too her life won't leave much time for college.
I ran off after her called her back "Dana can we talk like adults please? I want to explain to you" I stated.
"Fine" She answered and we went to her room "What do you want to say?" She asked irritated.
"I'm trying to tell you how to live your life you can live it the way you want but I don't think now is a good time for a relationship because you have so much going on in your life and I just want you to have the best. I want you to graduate college with top marks and how you are doing that being a ranger but somehow you are and I think if were was in a relationship we wouldn't have the time to be together you need to focus on school and being a ranger. I think your an amazing person and a ranger and I would be so proud to call you my girlfriend I truly would, I'm not saying we can never be together just nor right now It's not the right time. I am so into you its crazy and not being with you is driving my crazy I've dreamed of us being together since the first day here... Please don't shut me out" I begged her.
She turned away from me but before she did I seen a tear slip down her cheek "Carter you need to go" She said quietly.
"No" I answered and turned her around so she was facing me "Why are you crying? I don't want you to be upset, that's the last thing I want" I said.
"You frustrate me! One minute you say we can't be together and then the next you say you would be proud to call me your girlfriend. You cannot say all these different things your confusing me! Carter please leave me alone and think about things" She said and I nodded and left her room to leave her alone.
I went back to the galley and everyone was sitting there still "How'd it go?" Joel asked.
"Not good. She's confused and I'm confused and there is just so much going through our heads. I do want to be with her I really do but because she has got so much going on right now I don't think we'll have the time to be a real couple" I explained to them.
"Screw what Ryan and the Captain want, what about what you and Dana want?" Joel questioned.
He was right, what about what me and Dana want? I keep coming up with excuses not to be with her and they were pathetic excused "Your right I'm going to go and find Dana" I left the galley and went to Dana's room and found her sitting on the edge of her bed crying, she stood up when she seen me. I rushed over to her, grabbed her head in my hands and kissed her with all the passion in my body "Screw them" I said and kissed her again "I'm sorry Dana for everything I was an idiot... I want to go on that second date and be your boyfriend, if you'll let me?" I questioned.
She nodded and smiled and cried all at the same time "Of course" She leaned up and kissed me again "We really can make this work if we both put in the effort we can make this work we really can but you've got to want it enough Carter I'm not doing this again" She stated.
"I promise we'll both put in the effort and we'll both make this work, screw what they want it's about what we want and our happiness not theirs... We're big enough to make our own decisions" I told her and kissed her again "I just cannot stop kissing you" I said in between kisses.
Dana's POV
I dragged Carter to my dads office where coincidently my dad and Ryan both were "I don't care what you two think or what you want from me, I'm a big girl and I can make my own decisions and Carter is my decision... We're together and there is nothing you two can do about it" I grabbed Carter's hand and dragged him out of the office "Let's go out... To the beach we can watch the sunset" I suggested.
An hour later we were sat on the sand wrapped around each other watching the sun set behind the ocean and the moon rise, it was truly beautiful and it was perfect I couldn't ask for anything better right now "What a twenty four hours this has been" I stated.
He laughed a little "Yeah it was hard there for a moment, I want you to know Dana that I was an idiot and I'm sorry about what I said and did I shouldn't of done it. It's not what they want from us its what we want from our selves and well... I want you" He leaned down and kissed me for the millionth time that day "How about I take you out tomorrow to make it up to you?" He asked.
"OK sounds great, where are we going?" I asked.
"It's a surprise" He answered.
"Well how do I dress? Fancy? Casual? Fancy casual? What?" I questioned.
"Erm... Casual" He answered.
"If you have me doing exercise I'll kill you" I told him and we both laughed as we watched the last few seconds of day disappear.
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