A/N not mine, I own nothing, but my own imagination.

This is completely AR, involving Steph and a special MM that I felt like he needed a little, well not so little, secret that he and Stephanie share. Please note that she does not know that this particular MM work for Ranger. Also note that she is not involved with Morelli, although he may make an appearance, in a good light. This is a Babe.

A Secret Between Them

I was sitting at my desk when the call came into the comm. room. Apparently, Ranger's woman need some help. Her car had blown up. Now, from what I understood she has a history with cars, and it is not a good one. Apparently, they had been friends for years according to Lester, but were dancing around each other. That was until she called him out on it. They have been happy together for the last 8 months. This shocked us all, since they last relationship he did long term, it was only because he had gotten a girl pregnant.

"You're up." Ranger called as he went past me," grab your bag and let's roll, Babe may need you for this one."

Grabbing my bag, I thought to myself, Shit this woman is going to get herself killed. We hopped into the truck, and made it to the scene in under five minutes. As soon as we got there alarm bells were ringing in my head. I saw the mass of brown curls and heard a voice that I neaver thought I would hear again. I slowed down, I felt like this was going to be something, or someone I would never see or remember again. Yet here it was flooding back to me. How the hell was I gonna explain this one to the guys, and to her.

I walked up slowly to Ranger, and took a depp breath, as I listened to Ranger talk to her. I was out of her line of sight, so she wouldn't realize it was me until he turned to me.

"Babe, that's a nasty cut on your arm. Will you let my company medic look at it? He is good at his job, and if it needs stitches, he can leave almost no scar at all ok?"

"Sure, as long as I don't have to go to the hospital it works fine for me." He turned his back to her and that is when she saw me.

Her eyes widened just a small amount, then the tears flooded them. She was frozen to her spot, so I walked over.

"Don't worry about it, we can do this. I'm just going to clean you up, and we can talk back at my office." I whispered to her. She nodded her head. I needed her to trust me just this once.

The ride to Rangeman was made in total silence. You could cut the tension in the air with a knife. Ranger raised an eyebrow in question at me when we pulled into the garage.

"I'll take her to my office to fix her up, then we'll come up to yours." He nodded and walked to the stair well. Steph and I took the elevator. Once we got to my office, and I closed the door, she crumbled right in front of me crying.

"I never thought I would see you again. You turn up here, now, on today of all days. Damn it Robert Brown, why did you come back here?"

"Steph, let me take care of your arm, and then we can talk. " I set about fixing her up, and ten stitches later, I knew it was time for me to speak up.

"Once I finshed school in Miami, I went into the army. After I got out my CO, Ranger, offered me a job. I started out in Boston two years ago, and last week when, John quit, Ranger transferred me here. I knew there was a chance I would run into you, but I had to take my chances. I was planning on stopping by tonight after work. I have his birthday present with me, and I was hoping I could meet him."

"What the hell are we going to tell everyone here? Ranger knows Dante, but he doesn't know you are his Father. He and I just started seeing each other. How the hell is this even happening? Why, why did you wait until his 16th birthday to want to meet him? Jesus Bobby, he knows your boss better than fucking left me when I needed you the most. I had just told you that I was pregnant with your kid, and you ran like you had a fire up your ass, all the way to Miami. Thank God your Mom was here to help after you started to send support checks, and gifts for him, it wasn't what either one of us wanted, we just wanted you. You ass!"

"I have no excuse for what I did to both of still won't talk to me. I just want to meet him one time, and if he doesn't want to get to know me, I will walk away and never look back." her phone began to ring.

"You, get to explain all of this to Ranger and Mama. You broke her heart too. I don't think you really understand what you caused, by running off that day Bobby." She whispered, and turned to walk away away from me.

I sat back in my chair, and tried to clear my head, waiting for the Hell from above to reign down. Everything stayed quiet, my phone didn't ring, she must have meant it. I walked up to Ranger's office, and knocked.

"Enter!"

"Ranger, we gotta talk."

A/N please don't strangle me, it will all work out.