A Week before Ranger's Birthday:
Babe's POV
What in the hell do you get the man who has everything? If he wants something he just goes out and gets it. He's an opportunist, mercenary, bounty hunter, security specialist, Cuban sex god, batman, man of mystery, friend, mentor and my one time lover. Ah hell he's all that and a bag of chips. He makes life happen he doesn't wait for life to happen to him, he is amazing. But don't get me wrong, he isn't perfect he can be an arrogant, egotistical ass. But he is unapologetically who he is, and as my mentor and friend he wishes for me to be the same. He wants me to be me, I want that too. I want to fly, but it is very hard when battled from others for all the years of my life. The favorite weapon that my mother uses is Catholic Guilt. Oh can she wield that weapon, what with her chant of 'why me', so and so daughter does this or doesn't do that, and constantly throwing my on/off again boyfriend at me to marry and have the appropriate amount of kids with. Who would want to marry a man who tries to suppress my inner intergalactic warrior princess, when he's not chugging Maalox he is telling me how worthless I am at my job and life. Nope, that is counter productive in my quest to fly.
But enough about them what in the hell am I going to get Ranger for his birthday? His wants are pretty much covered: fancy cars, fancy clothes, fancy furniture, and fancy buildings. I know he is pretty much a loner, likes to keep EVERYTHING private. So there goes the thought of throwing him a surprise party. Yea I can see that going over like me blowing up another car. So where does that leave me getting him…
Maybe I just need to look at what he needs. He needs a break, a break from saving the universe, a break from RangeMan, a break from the day to day grind. He needs to get away. I do have a very nice cushion in my savings account, rent is caught up and the credit card bills have been paid down. It is nice to have a steady decent study that RangeMan has been providing, well worth the training and stricter diet. So now I just need to talk with Tank to see if Ranger and I can get go 'offline' and for how long. Oh I love it when a plan comes together.
Ranger's POV
No expectations! That is what I think of when I think of my birthday. If there are no expectations then there are no disappointments, plain and simple. With the life that I have lived I do not deserve to have any expectations for my birthday. I am unworthy of self celebrations, due to all the death and destruction I have caused through the years.
A/N: This will not be a long story approximately 4 chapters. I have finished Madness, and am still working on Frenzy and Self-Pity for this fandom but this story that has been roaming around my brain for the past couple of months. As usual I make no $$'s and characters belong to Ms. Evanovich I just use them for my own and hopefully your amusement.