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Temptation

Chapter One: The Job

Stephanie was standing in front of Connie's desk staring at the file, while Lula was ranting and running through the office like a caged tiger.

"How the f can he do this? That's not fair, she's clean, now!"

Lula was talking about her friend Jackie. Like Lula, she had been a prostitute for a long time. She took drugs and had bad boyfriends. Now she had been taken into custody, because the police thought she was part of a drug ring. Or to be corectly, her former boyfriend Morelli thought she was part of a drug ring.

Connie and her were staring at each other helplessly. The evidences Morelli found were bone-crushing. But none of us really wanted to believe it.

"I will cut his balls off. I really hope you're through with him Steph because afterwards you won't be able to do the horizontal Tango with him anymore. So he won't be of any use, sex is the only thing you can use men for."

"Hey, kitty should I feel hurt now?"

All of us whirled around.

Tank was standing in the doorway. He was Lula's boyfriend for three months now. He was grinning from ear to ear. Looking at Lula as if she was the light of his life.

Lula's face turned from angry to dreamy and she walked towards him. Tank put his big arm around her kissed her and pulled her to the sofa to sit down.

"Tell me what has you swinging your claws!"

Lula told him about Jackie, leaning her head against his shoulder. He still had her arm around her, he stroked her knee and he looked at her as if what she said was all that matters in the world.

I sighed.

"Jealous, babe?" Somebody breathed into her ear. Ranger.

One of his arms slid around her waist and he pulled her back against his chest.

She shook her head. " Maybe a little bit, but mostly I'm happy for her."

He smiled against her neck and droped a folder on Connie's desk.

"Mail the check to RangeMan."

Connie was staring, first at his arm around her waist, then at his mouth, directly next to her ear. She nodded numbly.

"Let's go outside, babe." Ranger said softly into her ear.

She followed him through the door and into the ally next to the office, the whole time complimenting herself on being able to walk while her insides were so mushy.

She leaned against the wall and Ranger stood in front of her. Close, very close. He braced one of his arms right next to her face.

"So, what's up?"

"I have a job offer for you."

She raised one eyebrow. Okay, so she tried to raise one eyebrow, but couldn't. Damn. Ranger was looking pretty amused and raised one of his eyebrows. Huh, but she could roll her eyes better.

"Babe? Serious thoughts?" He teased her.

Wait, Ranger teasing?

"What's this job about?"

"There's a new gang in the West of Trenton. They call themselves "The Pit Bulls". You know anything about them?"

"No, I didn't even hear the name before."

"Doesn't surprise me. They have been here for about 6 month but they organized until now and didn't do anything big."

"Nobody noticed them for 6 month?"

"They're Columbian and living in an area where everybody speaks Spanish. If you live there you're used to people vanishing and new ones appearing and you don't ask questions."

She shuddered at this thought and Ranger moved even closer and kissed the top of her head.

"The gang is specialized in robbing companies, it doesn't matter if it's money or something else. RangeMan does security for many companies at Haydn Park, one of the located car companies, fortunately one that isn't under our protection, was robbed. They took the engines that they had in stock and the money of the two leaders, their accounts were completely cleaned. The same happened to two other companies, the company accounts were completely cleaned and they're ruined financially. Now erveyone is in panik, that it will happen to them, too."

"What would my job be?"

"You would just be there as backup and my assistant. Nothing really dangerous, but we need someone we can get in touch with and to organize everything, besides every added set of eyes is good."

"Why me? You have many people, who are more qualified for this and I thought that Tank was your assistant."

"I have a few other big jobs going on and Tank is in charge of most of them. Furthermore, there was a problem in Miami so 10 of my men was send there. Besides, I trust you and your spidey sense will come in handy."

He smiled and kissed her softly.

"And I need someone to keep me company during the night stake-outs."

She rolled my eyes, but had to laugh. He knew that she's low on patience and sitting still with nothing happening is hell for her.

"So, you're going to help me?"

"I don't have anything better to do, so yes!" She smiled at him, and he smiled back. That was something he did much more in the las time, at least when they were alone.

"Will I still be able to haunt down FTAs?"

"I think so and if not I will send somebody else."

"Okay."

"Good, we have a meeting at 6 pm, just come up to the 7th floor so you can change first, I want everybody to see that you belong to the team. You have to look like a RangeMan."

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