A/N: Hiya Babes, this story will be a team effort of Wizardswoman who will write the even chapters and MyMerryMen who will write the odd chapters. The origin for this idea was a 100 word challenge on FB and you will find our answers in chapter 1 and 2. Since both of us have other stories to work on we will keep the chapters very short. It's just a fun project. Oh, and while Wizardswoman is for a Babe HEA MyMerryMen has other plans :-) Who will win?

Let's see where this emotional rollercoaster will take us…

Disclaimer: All the characters you recognize belong to Janet Evanovich

Chapter 1

Ranger looked into the muzzle of the gun pointed point-blank at his head and knew he wouldn't make it out of this alive. It had been three months since he'd left Trenton to comb through the Columbian humid green hell in search for his target. It seemed, he didn't have to look any longer. Pictures of Steph ran through his mind as he watched the killer in front of him narrow his eyes and take aim.

"Anything you want to say, Mañoso?"

Ranger closed his eyes and thought of Steph sleeping peacefully in her bed. There was just one word coming to his mind.

"Babe."

Chapter 2

Alvarez had his sites on Ranger, unbeknownst to him, he was in someone else's sites. Lester wiped the sweat from his brow, he had only one shot to take out Alvarez. The shot that broke through the silence sent parrots screeching in the sky. Alvarez never heard the kill shot, he was dead before he hit the ground.

Ranger now had a someday to start. Uninjured and exhausted, he and Lester made it to the extraction point. Lester informed him he had a curly haired brunette and her spidey senses to thank that he showed up when he did.

Ranger made the decision to tell her about someday after he kissed her thoroughly.

Chapter 3

The deafening noise of the props of the transport aircraft they were sitting in drowned out any sounds that might have been there otherwise. A chat was out of question and even thinking was hard as Lester and Ranger sat on their bench and their bodies got a good shake because of the recurring air turbulence. Ranger let his mind drift to Stephanie and how once more she was responsible for saving his life. His first thought after his rescue had been that he'd finally give her her someday, but now with the danger left behind he started to change his mind. Nothing had changed, his enemies were more dangerous than ever, outnumbering anything Steph had ever experienced. He couldn't do that to her. The security measures that had to be taken would suffocate her; something he'd never consciously do. Clenching his fists, Ranger had to realize that a someday with his Babe could never happen. It was stupid and a sign of weakness and exhaustion that he entertained that idea even for a second.