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A New Life

I, Stephanie Plum, am tired. Tired of being taked advantage of. Tired of being helpless. Tired of having to be protected by everyone around me.

It was just three hours ago that I had been discovered in a closet at Stiva's after being kidnapped and bout two hours since i rammed him with my car. Now I'm alone in my tiny apartment. Enough is enough. I need help. I need to get trained. I'm sick of all the phsycos coming after me.

I grabbed a bucket of Ben & Jerry's out of the freezer as I contemplated my options. I had three. The first option was going to Morelli for training but he didn't like my job in the first place. Not to mention that I was having a hard time deciding whether I really loved him or not. The Second option was going to Ranger. That option was unavailable to me too. There was too much sexual tension bewteen us. I'm also having a hard time deciding whether there is a possiblity of a relationship between us. No option one and two were definatly out of the picture. So option three it was.

I picked up the phone and dialed and all to familiar number. I waited for his greeting before I answered. "Hey. It's Steph. I need a favor."