Author's Note: Okay, I swore to myself that I would never write a songfic, but I think of Ranger and Steph every time I hear this, so….The song is entitled "You Raise Me Up" by Josh Groban. If you haven't heard of him, I highly recommend looking him up. His music is quite calming. He's not bad to look at either…Anyway; I don't own any of JE's characters or Josh Groban, no matter how much I want him. There seems to be a law or two against that… sigh. Enjoy!
God, it's been a hard day. Another car has gone to car heaven and the skip that did it got away. Joe and I got into a fight and he issued his final ultimatum: Him or Ranger. He gave me the night to make my choice. So understandably, I'm a little stressed. I went to turn on some thinking music and saw the CD Mary Lou gave to me. The artist's name was Josh Groban. Different than what I usually listen to, but she said it was calming, so I gave it a shot. I opened the case and saw a sticky note 'Try track 12'. I started it up and settled down on the couch just as the opening notes began to play.
When I am down and, oh my soul, so weary;
When troubles come and my heart burdened be;
Then, I am still and wait here in the silence,
Until you come and sit awhile with me.
The lyrics really hit home. It described my mood to a T. I'm tired of my cars being destroyed, of the betting, of the rumor mill. I have my more than my share of troubles, some harder to bear than others. Sometimes, I just want a break from it all.
You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.
Joe really doesn't help, sometimes he makes things worse. Take today, for instance. When my car blew up, instead of offering comfort, he belittled me and yelled at me. He wants to make me into something I'm not nor will ever be.
You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.
Then there's Ranger. He's the opposite of Joe. He helps me, comforts me, and guides me. He protects me without completely smothering. He offers choices. He gives me strength. He picks me up when I fall and helps me fly.
You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.
I let the lyrics wash over me and settle in my heart. My heart knew what I wanted, what I needed. Problem was, could I have it?
You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.
The next morning I called Joe with my choice, and then headed over to Rangeman. I rode the elevator to seven and entered the apartment. Ranger was eating. "Babe?" Now or never. "Ranger… I love you." He gave me the brightest smile I have ever seen from him. "Love you too Babe."
"In your own way?"
"In every way. Today is Someday."
You raise me up... To more than I can be.
Now that that's out of my system, two things:
I've been looking for this story, but can't remember the name. If I remember correctly, Ranger goes on a mission, and he comes back to find Steph pregnant. He assumes the kids aren't his. I think Steph ended up having six… It had a Babe HEA. If this rings a bell, let me know!
I've started on a sequel to One More Shot. I have some ideas, but there are still some gaps. There will be quite a few unmentionables in this one, including Diesel and Hawk. I probably won't post until it's completely done, so it probably won't be up until August or so. If you have something you want included, let me know and I'll see what I can do!
Thanks for reading!