Drunk dial?

Chapter 1

Late Night Conversations

Disclaimer: I don't own the characters or get paid to write this story. I just enjoy doing it.

Ranger calls Stephanie late one night. "Steph, don't hang up, I called on purpose."

"Are you drunk?" She asked him. "Did you just drunk dial me?"

"Maybe… maybe that's the only way I can talk to you." He said. "I know it's late and I haven't called in a while, but I needed to hear your voice. Even though I told you to go back to Joe, I wish I hadn't. I said a lot of things that I didn't mean. I wish I could take them all back.

"You called because you heard that I was getting married tomorrow, didn't you? Are you trying to talk me out of marrying him?" She asked. She is up and pacing around her bedroom now. "Why did you wait until now to call?"

"I can't lose you. I realized that what we had was a relationship. I want more with you. I wish you were marrying me tomorrow instead of Joe." He said.

"Will you remember any of this tomorrow?" She said.

"This isn't courage in a bottle, it's just one last shot to give it all we've got. I meant everything I said. I won't change my mind or regret anything I said tonight.

There's a knock on her door. She goes into the foyer and looks in the peephole at the front door. Ranger is standing there. "Stephanie, let me in, please!"

She unlocks the floor bolt and lets him into her apartment. He grabs her and kisses her. "I love you Stephanie Plum."

"I hope you didn't drive over here!" She said to him.

"Nope, I took a cab. Tank took my keys from me hours ago. He thinks I am in the bathroom at the bar." He said with a small smile. "They were trying to get me drunk to distract me from your big day tomorrow. It didn't work."