A/N I was listening to this song and the idea just popped into my head. Listen to the song while you read the story you'll be glad you did.
Listen Here
It had been ten years, since she left. Since Steph had decided that she could no longer wait for someday. Ranger stood on the balcony of his beach front hotel room and there, in the sand he thought he saw a familiar face. He turned and ran down to the beach, and he saw her there. She walked towards him, a puzzled look on her face.
"Ranger?"
"Babe"
"Wow. It's been a long time."
"Yeah."
" So um…You want to have a drink?"
"Sure."
Steph nodded, and followed behind Ranger as he led the way to the Hotel bar. When they sat down, Steph looked over the table at Ranger. "Do you ever wonder if we could have made it work?"
Ranger sat back in his chair, and sighed softly. "Steph, I don't know how to answer that."
"How about honestly."
Ranger closed his eyes and listened for a moment to the song softly playing in the background. "Listen to this song Steph. Really listen to it."
Sure I think about you now and then
But it's been a long, long time
I've got a good life now, and I've moved on
So when you cross my mind...
I try not to think about what might have been
Cause that was then
And we have taken different roads
We can't go back again
There's no use givin in
And theres no way to know
What might have been
We can sit and talk about this all night long
And wonder why we didn't last
Yes, they might be the best days we will ever know
But we'll have to leave them in the past...
So try not to think about what might have been
Cause that was then
And we have taken different roads
We can't go back again
There's no use givin in
And theres no way to know
What might have been
Ranger reached across the table to wipe a tear from Steph's cheek, slowly brushing his thumb against her cheek.
That same old look in your eyes
It's a beautiful night, I'm so tempted to stay
But too much time has gone by
We should just say good bye, and turn and walk away...
And try not to think about what might have been
Cause that was then
And we have taken different roads
We can't go back again
There's no use givin in
And theres no way to know
What might have been
No we'll never know, what might have been .
When the song ended Ranger stood and bent over to lightly kiss her forehead. "I'm sorry Steph, but I'm sure it would have been good."
Steph nodded silently and turned her head as she watched him leave.
