Chapter 1.
I, Stephanie Plum, used to be known as 'The 'Bomb Shell Bounty Hunter' of Trenton, New Jersey. I lived in Trenton all my life, I had a good job, good friends, a good boyfriend and a good...well I'm not sure what he was but I had a good ... Ranger.
I lived my life as carefree as a bounty hunter who is in love with two guys could.
But that's just it – I was in love with two very different, very wonderful men. One of them wanted to change me into something I wasn't, and that's why we were always on-again off-again. The other just wanted sex. After realizing this, I decided that I had to prove to them (and myself) that I could make it on my own.
So I left Trenton to prove it. And boy, was I wrong.
When I first left I wanted so badly to make it on my own. I fell in love with a man who, I thought, loved me back. Until I told him that I was pregnant. He left, and here I am now sitting in my car just entering Trenton for the first time in 2 years. The last year has been really hard on me. I lived in a rundown trailer and I didn't have a job because I had to take care of my baby. Now I find myself sitting in my car just staring at my mother's house.
It's Christmas Eve so not very many people were on the streets. I got out of the car, grabbed the baby and the diaper bag and walked up to the door. I took a deep breath and knocked. The first person to come to the door was my mother. She hadn't changed much, but she had a few more wrinkles, and her hair was a little grayer. She opened the door and screamed and started crying. After a couple of minutes of 'Oh my god you're both so beautiful' and 'you finally gave me a grandson,' she invited me in. I said hi to everybody, gave hugs and kisses, then I handed Christopher off to my mom and went to put our things in my old bedroom.