Steph POV

I can't believe this is happening right now. I knew this day was coming but I didn't expect it to hurt so much. I haven't had a car blown up or broken down in 3 months. That might not seem like a while but for me it is. The last explosion happened the day before I started working at Rangeman. Ranger sat me down and told me he worried about me and wanted me close to him and the guys at Rangeman so I accepted. I have been out of chaos until today.

As I'm sitting here on the side of the road waiting for the shiny black SUV to show up, like I know will any second now, I let my mind wander to Grandma Mazur. She has been living in my old apartment for a few weeks now. I worry about her living there knowing I have had many stalkers break in before. One stipulation Ranger had about Grandma moving in was she had to wear a Life Alert bracelet since she now didn't have anyone living with her. She of course agreed as long as it was stylish and hot pink.

I look up as I hear screeching tires approach. I see Les and Bobby jumping out of the SUV and start running towards me. I stand up so they can see that I am not injured.

"Beautiful are you alright? What happened?" Les quickly asks.

"I don't know for sure. I was driving and everything was fine. Then all of a sudden there was smoke so I jumped out of the car to look and that's when I heard the clicking noise so I ran. The explosion knocked me down." I said quietly.

"Can I check you out so I can see that you aren't hurt? Please?" Bobby questioned.

Ugh he just had to say the p word. He does this all the time knowing I can't say no when he uses it. I give him a look letting him know it is ok without saying it. I hate being poked and prodded even though Bobby is gentler than most doctors. He always lets me know what he is doing and why, and if for some reason he does poke or prod he lets me know what he is looking for. He has to be one of the sweetest Merry Men.

"All done. Everything looks good except a few scratches and scrapes but I cleaned them so you are good to go." I couldn't help myself even if I tried I gave him an eye roll. Les just laughed while wrapping an arm around me.

We all climbed into the waiting SUV with Les sitting in the back with me leaving Bobby to drive. I ask Bobby, "Can we stop by Tasty Pastry? I could really use a Boston Cream or two."

Les laughed while grabbing something from the trunk area. What I saw next had me moaning. They had stopped on their way and got me a dozen Boston Creams. See this is why I love my Merry Men. They know what I want and need and when I need it. I quickly eat two of them and save the rest. After all I am a Rangeman employee and had to adhere by Ranger's crazy health standards. But desperate times call for desperate measures so I grab another one. I was surprised when Les took a Boston Creams and gave it to Bobby and then he grabbed one for himself. He gave me a megawatt smile and winked. Yep ruined panties.

As we were driving back to Haywood Bobby's phone went off.

"Yo." Yep standard Rangman greeting.

Whoever was on the phone didn't talk long, must be a Merry Man. They all need a course on phone etiquette.

"That was control. It seems Grandma Mazur's alarm just went off." Bobby said while turning the car in the direction of the apartment.

I start to panic and as a result Les quickly shoves my head between my knees. "There's no point in worrying until we see what is going on. Everything will be ok. Just concentrate on your breathing." Les whispered in my ear. I'm not sure if he was saying that so I wouldn't pass out or if he just wanted to comfort me. Either way it worked. I sat up just as we pulled up to the apartment.

We quickly got out of the car just as two more SUV's showed up. We were running up the stairs followed by Ranger, Tank, Woody, Ram, Cal, and Hal. Les didn't knock on the door. He quickly picked the lock and we all rushed in. I yelled for Grandma Mazur but got no response. I was on the edge of panic when I heard a snicker coming from the living room.

"What the hell?" Les questioned as we all walked into the living room.

I couldn't help but giggle at what I saw. I saw Grandma Mazur sitting on the couch with Mrs. Bestler. That's not what made me laugh. What really made me laugh was the stripper pole she had set up in the middle of the living room.

"Grandma what is going on and why is there a stripper pole in the middle of the room?" I asked while trying to hold in my laughter.

"Baby granddaughter I told Mrs. Bestler here that we needed to find some new entertainment so I bought this pole. But then I realized I needed someone here to entertain us so I pushed my panic button. No one would look better than those hotties of yours on the pole." By the time Grandma Mazur was done explaining I was full on laughing. I had tears running down my face. Once I had my laughter under control I couldn't help but to look at all of my Merry Men. They were the hottest men on the planet so I had to agree they would look pretty damn good on the pole.

Les looked at me and wagged his eyebrows. "I'll give you a private show Beautiful." I couldn't help but laugh and moan a little. Les was one of my closest friends so I knew what he looked like shirtless and boy was it a glorious sight. The thought of him almost naked on a pole almost did me in.

"Santos!" barked Ranger. I must have moaned again at the thoughts running through my mind.

Tank looked at Grandma Mazur and said, "Mrs. Mazur this panic button is for emergencies only. Please do not push it for entertainment." He started walking towards the door to leave. As he walked by me he whispered, "I can't wait to see if this is how you will be when you are her age."