Chapter 1!

"Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!!"

"Calm down. It's not the end of the world!"

"You don't understand I stuffed up! You weren't there so how do you know?"

"I just do."

"Fuck you."

God, he is so annoying. He doesn't understand. I probably just stuffed up any chance that we might get together. Brrriiiinnnggg.

"What?" I scream into the phone.

"Did I call at a bad time?"

"No."

"Well if your gonna be like that I'll call back later or maybe naver."

Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep.

"Fuck!"

"What now? Who was that?"

"No one"

"That wasn't no one."

"You'll get over me not telling you."

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Steph's POV

Bursting through the double doors of the bonds office I spurt out, "He is such a bloody asshole."

"Who is?"

"He is. He thinks he can boss me around. Tell me to quit my job. Well actually get a different job. I hate him. He is such an asshole."

"Steph calm down."

"Calm down. Like how am I supposed to do that while thinking about him." I scream at Connie.

Trying to calm down I decide to step outside and while in the process of doing these I bump into anther person. I look up into dark black eyes; eyes that could swallow you whole.

"Oh, hi."

"Have you been crying?"

"Why?"

"You have smudge marks on your face."

"Oh!"

"Has something happened?"

"No!"

"So, what happened?"

"Can't you tell?" I state sarcastically.

"What are you doing Saturday night?"

"Jackass!" I exclaim as I turn around and go back into the bonds office. Knowing that he followed me in because of Connie and Lula had their eyes clued to what was behind me. I turn to Ranger and yell, "Keep away from me."

"Babe." Oh, all silent type now.

"Don't you dare!"

"It wasn't me."

"True, it wasn't you it was Morelli. But, you are just as bad. You're always annoying me. But, it wasn't you this morning that ordered me to get a different job. It was Morelli. Although you can leave me the fuck alone as well."

"Stephanie, do you mind I didn't do anything to you." Ranger states flatly. He was right but I didn't care. I then immediately marched off to the storeroom and locked myself in there.

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Ranger's POV

"Morelli," I yell across the void between us. "What did you do to Steph to make her so upset?"

"Why do you care?"

"She told me to leave her alone when I didn't do anything wrong."

"Ranger, you're always doing something wrong." He pauses. What an ass. "I just told Steph that I would marry her if she quit her job and got a different job or none at all."

It took all my self-control not to strangle Morelli. What type of idiot can't tell that they hurt someone? Although my question she probably took as me asking her out. I did the smart thing and turned around and stalked off. All the while fighting the erge to turn around and kill him. Why can't he see he really hurt her? That jackass, he made Steph cry. I'll get him for that.

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Steph's POV:

"Connie can I use the phone?"

"Why?"

"To call Ranger. So I can apologize for how I treated him." I explained to Connie.

"Well … I don't know."

"Give me the fucking phone."

"Why can't you use your mobile?" Bristled Connie.

"It's broken." Truthfully I hadn't paid my bill. Resulting that I couldn't make calls.

"Oh, well I guess."

I pick up the phone and dial Ranger. I get a dial tone and then he picks up screaming, "WHAT?"

"Did I call at a bad time?" I answer with venom dripping off every letter. Why did he scream at me?

"No." He answers flatly.

"Well if your going to be like that I'll call back later or maybe never." And I hung up. What an asshole. All men are assholes. Well, maybe not all, for instance the merry men. But, still the majority is.

"That went well, didn't it." Connie states sarcastically.

"Absolutely." I reply with just as much sarcasm.

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Lula's POV:

Does Steph think we can read minds? Well we can't. She storms in here and doesn't have the decency to tell us what's wrong and who did it. Then she goes outside, and when she comes back in with Ranger in tow, she turns around and screams at him. Exclaiming that Morelli is the problem but he is just as bad. Immediately afterwards she thunder off to the storeroom, and Ranger marches out the door.

I look at Connie and she shrugs. Silence ensues after this until Steph comes out and starts a fight with Connie over using the phone. She calls Ranger after Connie finally agrees to letting her us it but when he picks up he yells which pisses Steph off. This results in Steph saying she may never call again. After hanging up Connie and her exchange a few words and the silence. I can't handle awkward silences.

"Steph," I start to say and she turns to me and asks, "What? Lula. Do you want to come and help me catch a skip?"

"Um, no. Do you have PMS?" I blurt out.

"She goes bright red and stumbles over saying, "Is … it that obvious?"

"Yep."

"Mean to say Morelli's told you to get a different job a hundred times and you haven't cared that much. And you also yelled at Ranger for no reason." Explains Connie.

"Oh." Is all Steph can manage to say.