I don't own anything from Janet just borrowing them.
Rangers POV
She doesn't even know we're here. She should know by now that she can't hide anything from me, I always find out. Did she really think that missing for hours one day a week would go un-noticed? It wasn't hard, all I had to do was thro a little attention Connie's way and she spilled the whole secret.
"Should we go in Bossman" Hal asked me over our radios
"Yes but Remember guys no scaring the locals. This is a very Holy day, show them respect" I tell them as I watch from out the window some women dressed is pastel dresses and children running around in ruffles and new white patent leather shoes going into a small church
"Always" my men said, and then the radios went silent as we all exited our vehicles and walked to the door of the church
"I thought Stephanie was Catholic" Tank asked
"She is" I told him as I opened the door to the little brown and white church. In fact a lot of us are here in Jersey
"Then what is she doing here in this Christian Church in South Jersey?" he asked
"Mrs. Plum had their priest over for dinner. He told her that his friend which is a pastor of this small church was having a problem and wondered if Steph could help. Mrs. Plum volunteered her daughters help" I told my men as we walked down the long hallway towards what looked like to be the sanctuary doors.
"Good Morning, welcome to Christ Community Church" a small sharply dressed man said handing us a program with white Easter Lilly's on it
My men and I walked into a large room filled with people all dressed up nice for the special day. Finding the back pew empty I motioned for them to take it. Sitting down between Lester and Tank I scanned the room for her.
"Good Morning, are you new here to the community?" a lady asked as she shook our hands
"Yes ma'am we are originally from Trenton. We came to support one of our friends" I say
"ohh what's their name?" she asked
"Stephanie, Stephanie plum" I told her and her brows furrowed trying to recall her in her mind
"I'm sorry, I don't think I know her" the woman said
The woman left and I went back to scanning the room. People began making their way into the sanctuary and claimed a seat. When the pastor stepped up front of a big stained glass window, I still hadn't found her. The pastor greeted us on this beautiful Easter morning and then led the church in a prayer.
Lester elbowed me in the middle of prayer and pointed to his program. Giving him a dirty look for interrupting a prayer I took my program and opened it. Lester held up a second program that was inside. I watched as Lester opened the second program that was Titled See what a Morning and pointed inside. Scanning the page I read that See what a Morning was a choral presentation to be given this morning. I read on down and under the Soprano solo was the name STEPHANIE PLUM typed out. Now I'm not a man that shows my emotions but my eyes I know bugged out of my head, Steph a singer?
The pastor said AMEN and my men who weren't interrupted like I was opened their eyes and lifted their heads back up. The pastor then spoke and told us that the Adult Choir of the church had worked hard this season to bring us their performance. As they began to file onstage behind the pastor, he told us he wanted to Thank Miss. Stephanie Plum for making the trip from Trenton each week to help bring it all together. I watched as she walked in smiling and then turned around.