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Author's Note: This will be a Steph and Ranger story. In this story, they just meet thru a different way. Enjoy!
Meeting New Friends
This has to be the worst day ever. First my curly brunette hair was being unruly and refusing to work with me. Then I stumbed my toe on the corner of coffee table. As I was walking out the door, I realize I forgot my house keys in the house and preceded to lock myself out, so I had to go get my super, Dillon to let me in. After I finally got a hold of him and got my keys I was already 20 minutes late, but wait not finished. My car of 10 years finally died, so that made me another 30 minutes late, because I had to call my dad to get a ride to work. Finally I arrive at work, get yelled at by my dick ass boss and he fires me. After getting my stuff packed up, he comes and tells I'm not fired and then hands me a pack of papers and tells me that he needs these papers ready by 1:00. It's now noon and I'm not even half way thru. Shittest Day Ever!
Oh yea, my name is Stephanie Plum and I am 28 years old. I work as a secretary for one asshole lawyer named Dickie Orr. Such a jerk! I am 5'7 and about 130 pounds on a bad day. I have curly brunette hair with bright blue eyes. I'm not beautiful, but I like to think I'm pretty. I have never been married and I have no kids unless you count Rex, my hamster. I haven't had a social orgasm in forever, so long I quit counting. I have tons of friends and a pretty cool family.
"Plum! Get your butt in here!" What now! I get up and go in my boss' office.
"Yes Sir."
"Plum, I have a client meeting at 12:30 and I need you to sit in and write everything down. Can you do that?"
"I have no problem with that, Sir, however you wanted those papers done by 1:00."
"Don't worry about those. They aren't needed until tomorrow." Ugh! Jerk!
"Understood, Sir. Anything else, Mr. Orr."
"No, go get ready for our meeting."
"Yes Sir."
I get everything ready for his 12:30 meeting and wonder if anything else could go wrong.
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After the longest day ever, I am finally home. I kick off my 4 inch black FMPs and walk into the kitchen. I make myself a peanut butter and olive sandwich with plain potato chips and chug a bottle of beer with it. I drop a carrot and grape in Rex's cage and head to the living room. I think I'll just watch Ghostbusters tonight. Nothing to do anyway. I'm halfway into Ghostbusters when my phone rings.
"Hello."
"Hey Skinny White Girl, what's you doing?" I smile. It's my long time friend, Lula. I met Lula when she came in to get legal advice against her ex boyfriend. We hit off and became fast friends.
"Hey Lula, just hanging out watching tv. What about you?"
"Girl, you need to come with us. Connie and me are going to the new club, Wicked. Come with us and check it out." I don't hesitate. Its Friday night and I wanna go.
"Give me 30 minutes to get ready."
"See ya then." I get off the phone and go take a shower. I do all the fancy stuff including shaving my legs. I don't do one night stands, but I want to look good for anyone I might meet tonight. I put some gel in my hair when I get out of the shower and it actually decides to work with me. I walk into my bedroom and stand in my closet. I have 10 minutes to decide what to wear. I get out a black lace Victoria Secret bra and panty set and slip them on. I know no one really gets to see them, but I like to know what I'm wearing underneath whatever outfit I might be wearing. I look thru my dresses and decide on a turquoise tank top style dress. It stops about 2 inches above my knees and I have the perfect FMPs to match this dress. I'm slipping them on when a knock sounds at my door.
I open the door to my best friend, Lula and my other friend Connie. "Wow, you guys look totally hot!" My friends did. Lula was wearing a fire engine red mini skirt with the highest red FMPs I have ever seen. A black tube top hugs her full breasts. Her hair is actually her regular color tonight and she has piled on top of head with curly tendrils hanging around her neck and face. Connie is wear a black baby doll dress that shows her cleavage off perfectly. A pair of black heel sandals top off the outfit. Her hair down and tumbling about her face.
"Thanks Steph, you look pretty hot yourself." I smile at Lula and grab my keys. "Let's go girls!"
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We enter the dark club of Wicked and look around. The music is blaring some heavy metal stuff and strobe lights are going crazy. We find a seat and order our drinks. There is a lot of people packed in this tiny club. I see people wearing leather and chains, lace and ribbons, chenille and cotton and stuff I can't even begin to make out. We haven't even been sitting down for 10 minutes when a giant black man comes striding over to our table. He holds his hand out to Lula and smiles. Lula, already smitten, smiles back.
"May I have this dance, Sweet Lady?" Lula puts her hand in his.
"Well, yes you may." She gets up and they walk to the dance floor together. He enfolds her in his arms and I turn away. I decide to get up and dance. Miley Cryus, Party in the USA is playing and I grind and move my hips in time with the music. I have tons of good looking guys in front of me, but none that I care to talk to. By the time the song changed 3 times I was ready to go home. Too many stupid ass men for me. No one even hot enough to put up with.
I start scanning the room looking for Lula and Connie and I see something or should I say someone else that I wouldn't mind meeting. He looks about as happy to be here as I do. He's tall and so muscular that his shirt looked to be about to spilt at the seams. He has a short military cut hair style and I have to admit, cute as hell. I bite my lip and walk towards him. When I reach his side, he looks up at me and a pair of beautiful greenish-grey eyes meet mine. I give him a smile.
"Hey." He smiles back at me.
"Hi." I motion towards the empty chair.
"Anyone sitting here?" He shakes his head.
"No. Please sit down." I sit down and offer my name.
"My name is Stephanie."
"Hal."
"Hi Hal. What brings you here?"
"My friends."
"Oh mine too. Where are yours?"
"Well my friend Les left with a girl about a hour ago and my friend Tank is dancing with that girl right there." He points towards Lula and that giant man.
"That's my friend Lula. It looks like they hit off." He nods.
"Yea, I'm not much of a club person, so I hate coming to these things."
"Yea same here."
"So what do you do for a living, Stephanie?"
"I work as a secretary for a lawyer."
"Sounds interesting."
"No not really he's an ass who thinks I should put sleeping with him in my list of abilities."
"Sounds like an dick, want me to kick his ass." He's grinning at me and I can't help but laugh.
"Seriously?" He laughs.
"Very."
"What are you, an hitman?" He lets out a deep belly laugh and I laugh with him.
"No, I work at Rangeman Securities."
"Oh I've heard of them. Good Company."
"I'll tell the boss you said so."
"Oh and here I thought you were the boss."
"Nah, I hate paperwork." We start laughing again and we both get another drink.
"What kind of music do you like?"
"I like heavy metal and alternative and some country, depends on my mood really." He gives me a grin.
"Yea same here."
"Favorite food?"
"Ummmm, a big juicy hambuger with the works and beer battered fried onion rings." I lick my lips.
"That sounds so good." He gets the waitress' attention and she comes over. He asks me for the bill.
"You don't have to pay for me." He smiles at me.
"I know, I want to. I know a great place down the street that serves the best burgers. My treat." I smile at him and say okay. While he pays the bill, I tell Lula and she says okay, never taking her eyes off Tank.
We walk down the street laughing and joking about nothing in particular. We walk into the diner and the waiter seats us. We then place our orders, both of us ordering the same thing.
"So exactly what is your job entail, Hal?"
"Well we install security cameras for residences and businesses. We are all bounty hunters. We do some contract work like bodyguarding and stuff like that. We also have to watch the monitors at Rangeman and do some paperwork."
"Wow, you guys do a lot of work. Do you like it?"
"For the most part. We get a company vehicle, an apartment if we want it in a secure building. That apartment comes with the company maid and cook. Ella, we all love Ella. Her husband Luis maintains the building. Watching montiors can get boring sometimes and the paperwork sucks. Our boss can be an ass, but only because he wants the best. We do get shot at and stabbed sometimes, but for an old military man like me, its home."
"It sounds awesome, is there a lot of you?" He laughs.
"Lets see, there is Tank, he is the boss' right hand man. Then there's Les, Cal, Ram, Manny, Brett, Zip, Hector, Zero, Eric, Vince, Bobby, and me. We're the main men, but there's more of us."
"Do they all look like you?" He raises an eyebrow. "Hot as hell, Hal." He laughs.
"I don't know Steph I have never judge them." I laugh at the perplexed look on his face. Our food arrives then and we start eating.
"Wow, Hal, this is really good." With his mouth full, he responds. "I know right?"
Another hour goes by, we finish eating, he pays the bill and then he walks me back to my car.
"I had a nice time, Steph." I smile at him.
"I did too." He leans down and gives me a kiss. I wrap my arms around his neck and he deepens the kiss. After a few seconds we pull back. I'm the first to speak.
"Well that sucks." He nods.
"Yea it does."
"You didn't feel anything either."
"Steph, honey I wish I did. But no. I guess we're just meant to be friends."
"I like that idea, Hal." I grab his phone from his belt and punch in my number. I then hand him my phone and he does the same.
"How about we go to the All-You-Can-Eat wings competiton tomorrow. Most of Rangeman is going to be there."
"I would love to come. I can get Lula to come too." Hal grins.
"I bet Tank would love that." I nod in agreement. "Okay, call me tomorrow sometime with the details and I'll give you directions to my place."
"I will do that, Steph. Bye!" He gives me another kiss on my cheek. "Bye Hal!" I get in my car and head home. I'm a little disappointed that I didn't feel anything when kissing Hal, but he was super nice and I can't wait to see him again. I have to say this is the best day ever.
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