Did You See That?

Steph let out a big sigh and punched the pillow that she was holding. Ranger looked up from the bag he was packing and raised an eyebrow. Steph was sitting on their bed, leaning up against the headboard, punching the pillow again. "Babe, you knew this might happen." "I know, but why now?" "Babe, this is the only mission from all of my years working that wasn't resolved and it was left with the government that if the opportunity came up, and I was still physically able, I would go. I have a lot more Intel and it shouldn't take too long." Steph let out another sigh but gave Ranger a small smile. "I know, but it still sucks."

Ranger zipped the bag shut and held out a hand, which Steph grabbed, and pulled him and tried to tug him down into the bed, he didn't budge. She rolled her eyes at him and then stood up and he pulled her into his arms. As his lips descended to hers, she thought that she was a very lucky woman.

He drove them to the airport and once he parked and helped her out before she noticed the other SUV that parked behind their car. She tried to raise an eyebrow at Ranger but when she failed, he laughed. "I don't want you to have to drive home alone." "I get that, but did they all have to come? Ranger rolled his eyes at her and that made her laugh. He picked up his bag, handed Steph the car keys and grabbed her hand and held it tight while they walked into the terminal. They all had special ID's that meant they could bypass Security so they all followed Ranger and Steph to the gate for his flight to DC. He checked in at the gate, showed his ID and then walked back over to the guys. They had a brief chat about some upcoming meetings and then the guys did their man hug thing that made Steph giggle.

Ranger pulled her into his arms and kisses her until they were both breathless. He leaned his head down and rested his forehead against hers and spoke softly to her. The guys couldn't hear what he was saying, but they could tell it was a private conversation. He kisses her again. And then he knelt down in front of her and kissed below her stomach. Steph reached down and ran her fingers through his hair while he spoke softly. He looked up at Steph and she nodded. With one last kiss to her stomach, he stood back up and kissed her lips again, this time keeping one hand flat against her stomach. He wiped her tears, picked up his bag, and gave her one last kiss. He looked over at the guys and nodded, before walking to the plane.

Steph stood watching him and none of the guys moved. Lester looked over at Bobby and said "Did you see that?" Bobby nodded and chuckled, but didn't say anything. Lester looked at Tank and said, "What do you think it that was all about?" Tank chuckled and said "Gentlemen, it could mean anything when Bomber's involved." With another chuckle, he walked over and threw his arm around Steph's shoulder. She looked at him and he could see the sadness in her eyes, now that Ranger was gone. He gently turned her towards the other two before saying. "Something you want to share with the class Bomber?" She looked at him and shook her head no. He laughed and said, "Bossman saying goodbye to the Tastycakes in your stomach?" Her eyes grew wide and she shook her head again. Tank let out a loud laugh and said, "Come on, you can fill me in on the way back because I'll be driving you." Steph looked at Bobby, but he just smiled and said nothing.

When she got to the car, Tank opened the door for her and helped her buckle her seat belt. He walked around to the driver's side and got in. He started the car and then looked over at her. "Still not talking?" She shook her head no and turned to look out the window. They started driving when her phone buzzed with a new text message. She looked at it and smiled. Tank chuckled and said, "What did the boss say?" She smiled at him and said, "I'll tell everyone once we get to RangeMan." Tank started laughing and said, "Did he just figure out what he did in front of us?" She laughed and then read the text to him. "Babe, I guess I just blew our secret, but only if the guys are smart enough to figure it out. Go ahead and tell the guys, but remind them that they need to keep it in the building until we tell our families. Love you both and miss you already. ~C"

They pulled into the parking garage and the SUV with Bobby and Lester pulled in behind them and parked. They all walked over to the elevator and Lester blocked the door and looked at Steph. "Spill it Beautiful. What the hell was that all about?" She just shook her head and said, "Get the guys together in the control room and I'll come down and fill you in on it." She ducked under his arms and closed the elevator door. They watched it go up to the top floor and then looked at each other. Tank said, "She got a text from Ranger while we were driving here. He told her to tell us, so I guess we'll all find out for sure in a few minutes. Let's go get everyone together."

They went up the stairs and Lester let out a loud whistle when they got to the control room. "Hey, listen up, Beautiful is coming down to tell us something so gather around." The guys all stood around and finally the elevator opened and Steph came out. She smiled when she saw all of the guys. She had something in her hand, but kept it out of sight. Lester let out another whistle and yelled "Shut up." The volume drop in the room cause Steph to laugh. "Ok, thanks Lester for that opening. Well, I'm hear with some news that Ranger and I wanted to share with you all, but I thought we were going to wait until he gets back, but he did something at the airport that was out of character and if the three musketeers figured it out the rest of the building would soon know because we all know that they can't keep a secret. Any guesses?" The guys started throwing out answers that varied from "Steph is going to carry her loaded gun' to 'Tastycakes are being discontinued' to 'Steph has decided to moonlight as a stripper', wait, what? "Who said that about me becoming a stripper?" Everyone turned around and looked at Lester, who just shrugged. "A guy can dream, right?"

She looked out at the guys and her gaze locked onto Hector's face and saw him smiling while he spoke, "No, tontos, van a tener un bebé."

The room went silent and she looked at Manny and asked for a translation. He replied with "Hector said, 'No, you fools, they are going to have a baby'". Hector replied with "No Fools, I say Dumbshits." He came over and hugged Steph and kissed her cheek, reaching down to rub her stomach. "Hola pequeño". Steph kissed his teardrop tattoo and was then passed down the line for more hugs and kisses. When she got to Bobby, he asked, "Is the morning sickness getting better?" Before she could reply, Lester said, "Wait, you knew she was pregnant and didn't tell me?" Bobby shook his head, "Wasn't my news to tell." Steph looked at Lester and said, "Well, if Ranger had been more aware of his surroundings today, none of you guys would know until Ranger gets back." That led to the story of Ranger kissing her stomach before getting on the plane. Steph eventually headed upstairs and laid down on the bed, snuggling up with Ranger's pillow, as it still smelled like him. She sent him a quick text to tell him that the guys now know about the baby, but someone needs to get Lester some mental health help. She gave a quick overview of their guesses and his reply was "Babe."