Disclaimer: J.E. owns the characters, the song belongs to Frank Sinatra.

This is a song-fic with the song Its Always You by Frank Sinatra. Wanda Grubbs Schwerer sent the lyrics to see what I could do with them and this is what came out. Hope you enjoy. Thanks Wanda for the idea.

Always You

It had been 8 long months since Ranger had gone in the wind. Every day got harder to go on. I missed him. It was like a piece of me had been torn away. Every night I came out here to sit on my fire escape and I'd look up at the sky. I would watch the stars come out and shine down. But it wasn't the stars I saw, it was Ranger's face. I saw it plain as day. The same as it was on that last day before he left on his mission. He'd stopped by to say good bye. We made love into the early hours. I knew. I could feel the need inside him as we held each other through the night.

Whenever its early twilight
I watch 'til a star breaks through
Funny, its not a star I see
It's always you

At first it wasn't so bad. Just like all the other times he'd gone in the wind. This time though there seemed to be a somber mood following me around. I would walk through Rangeman and everything I touched left me feeling melancholy.

Whenever I roam through roses
And lately I often do
Funny, its not a rose I touch
It's always you

I closed my eyes as the breeze blew my hair from my face and it was as if he were here touching me, caressing my face and brushing my hair from my face. I felt him in everything that touched me.

If a breeze caresses me
It's really you strolling by
If I hear a melody
It's merely the way you sigh

I wondered if he were sitting half a world away feeling as I felt and seeing me in everything around him. I wouldn't believe that he wasn't coming back. I couldn't believe it. That would be too much for me to handle. You told me I should move on before you left this last time. But don't you know…there could never be anyone else for me. You're all I want.

Wherever you are, you're near me
You dare me to be untrue
Funny, each time I fall in love
It's always you

I sighed. Once again I closed my eyes and there you were. Where you always were. Right there beside me. Where I needed you to be.

If a breeze caresses me
It's really you strolling by
If I hear a melody
It's merely the way you sigh

I wrap my arms around myself and let the tears fall. There can be no one else for me because the only one I see no matter where I look, all I see is you.

Wherever you are, you're near me
You dare me to be untrue
Funny, each time I fall in love
It's always you

Suddenly the arms I felt were warm and strong. I opened my eyes and the tears flowed even faster as I looked into your beautiful face. You pulled me up and pulled me into your arms. I sighed with contentment as you rested your chin on the top of my head. My heart was filled to bursting when you said, "Babe. Its good to be back home."

I looked up into your beautiful face and replied, "It's good to have you home again."