These characters don't belong to me but I will just borrow them for a time. Typical FF disclaimer applies.

This is a new story that I hope be the first of The RangeWoman Series. This is an idea I have been mulling over for a while and I'm hoping to have time to get it written and posted. Each chapter will probably be from a different person's point of view, but that may change depending on the story.

Let me know if I should continue this one..

Ranger's POV

I'm currently sitting in a plane on my way back to Newark after successfully completing my final mission for the government. All I can think about is how I can convince my Babe to leave Morelli and come to me. I pick up a napkin and a pen and start to doodle.

Ever since I was a boy I have been able to draw well, I've never really turned that skill to anything artistic, but it has come in handy from time to time with my missions and mapping room and building layouts. This time however, I wanted to draw my Babe. I spent the remainder of the flight adding fine strokes, trying to replicate the beauty of the woman I loved on that tiny napkin.

By the time that we landed, I had captured her eyes and her smile. I simply didn't have the space to draw her wild and crazy hair so I concentrated on certain parts of her face. When the plane landed, I tucked the napkin into my pocket and disembarked with the rest of the passengers.

Tank stood in the arrivals hall waiting for me. We grasped hands and he welcomed me home. "Thanks man, I feel quite relieved now that things are all over with the government. They tried their best to get me to take a new contract, but I declined. I'm getting too old for this shit."

Tank laughed and said, "I think you'll figure out how to spend your new-found free time RangeMan. You are free from obligations now. Perhaps that will allow you to loosen some of your rules and strive to be happy."

I nodded at this comment, hoping that a certain blue-eyed brunette would be able to forgive some of the stupid things I've said to her in the past. And believe me, some of them were doozies. Tank filled me in on the RangeMan things I missed over the past 4 months, but I was having a hard time concentrating. I just wanted to see my Babe.

Tank must have been able to sense my mood because he said, "Bomber is out of town and won't be back for another 2 weeks. Somehow, her grandmother convinced Steph to go on a singles cruise with her."

This surprised me for two reasons. First, why would Babe want to spend that much time with her grandmother? Secondly, why would she go on a singles cruise when she was with Morelli?

Tank did his ESP thing on me and said, "Bombshell had a bit of an incident with a skip about a month ago and Joe gave her an ultimatum when he arrived on scene. He told her that she had to quit her jobs, give up some of her friends and agree to marry him or it was over between them.

"I didn't witness this 'fight,' but it is now 'Burg legend. Apparently Bomber took about 10 seconds to think about it and simply walked away from Morelli. He followed her assuming she was going to his truck so they could start their lives together. Instead, she was walking towards the RangeMan SUV that was parked directly behind Morelli's truck.

"She climbed into the RangeMan SUV beside Leister, gave Morelli the finger and left. She refused to talk to him after that and left town a couple of weeks later with her grandmother. They decided to go on that cruise and it lasts for a month."

I got my hopes up because Babe had broke things off with Morelli, but I was still worried. She might change her mind while she's away and go back to Morelli when she returns or she might meet somebody on this cruise. I will just have to wait and keep my fingers crossed.

Let me know if you want more...

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