He had only half listened to the rest of Dr. Heath’s speech. She seemed to be more interested in talking than in hearing anything anyone else had to say. Scott was very disappointed in the direction that this trip had taken so far. He had acquired contempt for the civilian leader of this mission that he assumed was the same contempt that the colonel had for her. And that bothered him; he had no desire to be like the colonel. He also knew there was a certain strength and intelligence about her that made her right for the job…for now anyway.<br/><br/>Scott watched intently as the trio of doctors had a secret meeting, it was obvious they were hiding something from the rest of the room, which made him very unhappy although he did his best not to show it. He suddenly became aware that Dr. Randall was looking at him. Scott smiled at her, a warm and playful smile he usually reserved only for close friends. “I disagree; it looks like it’s just getting interesting.” He said as he nodded toward the smaller but separate meeting going on by the door.<br/><br/>He watched her as she seemingly searched for something to say and then stood up to place her hands in her pockets. Before he could say anything to relieve the tension that had built up during the meeting and was apparently still in the air, she asked him to dinner!? In a friend sort of way… He chided himself.<br/><br/>Scott started to say no and in fact he had made up three separate excuses as to why he couldn’t join her. But she looked so damn cute with her sweet but mysterious smile and her hands tucked in her pockets as if she just left the high school gym. He realized that he truly had no plans and no one else to talk to; so why not? “I’m actually pretty hungry myself, and if I remember right I still owe you some coffee.” He answered finally. Then he motioned for the door. “After you doctor.” He said with a playful smile.<br/>