usual disclaimer
Now I know that you are all waiting for me to post the second part of the story. I didn't mean for it to take me over a month to do so, it's just that school, and life had gotten in the way of writing. This ending probaly isn't what you expected, but my brain is exhausted from school work. My muse needs some help.
Home Chapter 2
Ranger POV
I couldn't do anything but stare at her. "What do you mean?" I asked again.
"The problem is no longer there so it doesn't matter." She said.
Wh…"
"No, Ranger." She cut me off. "I can't bounce back and forth anymore." With that she turned and left the apartment.
What did she mean? Was she going to the cop for good? Did he propose again? My babe doesn't want me anymore?"
But what was she telling Lester about getting hurt? Did she not want me to get hurt or herself? My Babe left me right when I wanted to finally make "someday" with her. Why? I can't let the cop have her. He doesn't appreciate her like I do. I love her god damn it, he can't change that.
I called down to the control room. "Where is Stephanie?"
"She came down and got in to her car. Her GPS shows her apartment. Said Hal
So she went to her apartment and not Morelli's, maybe she didn't want to feel overwhelmed and move in right away.
I know what I'm going to do… My phone rang; I looked at the caller ID: Tank.
"Yo."
"Lawrence is confirmed to be going to the Flamingo tonight."
"Okay."
"I think a distraction is the best way to go. Do you think Steph's up for it?" he asked.
"Yeah I'll give her a call."
"Do you think she'll answer, I mean she ran out of you apartment this morning."
"Fine you call and you pick her up."
"Okay." We hung up and I got everything ready, for both the skip and Steph."
Tank had his transmitter on the entire time he went to pick Steph up. I heard her answer the door to him and the way her voice tightened with sadness when she saw that it wasn't me. But that couldn't be right if she didn't want me. I heard them get into the car.
"Here's your transmitter." I could visualize her blushing and placing it on herself.
"Where's Ranger?" She asked Tank.
"At the club."
"Oh." Was all she said.
"Three minutes passed in silence before she spoke again. "Is he mad at me?"
"No." Tank said.
"Then why didn't he pick me up…not that I don't like you, Tank, it's just weird."
"He told me to. Anyway I thought that you would like it better if I did because of the way you left his apartment."
"Well, I was a little upset."
"A little? Steph you were bawling before you even got into you car and then drove faster than Ranger."
This was when I decided to step in; I couldn't have her distracted before a distraction.
"Tank, enough talk."
With that the rest of the ride was quite.
Steph had the skip out in record time. The out fit the she was wearing would make any man go down on his knees. She had on a dress that had a low v-neck that went down between the curves of her chest. The straps were nothing more than spaghetti straps. The dress stopped just below her ass. I could just imagine myself taking it off her. While we were dealing with the skip, Steph went and stood next to Tank's truck.
"Babe." I said to her.
"What?" she responded tartly
"I'm taking you home."
When she finally got over to the Turbo I pushed her in and closed the door for her. The drive back was uneventful.
When we got to her apartment I checked it out, while she stood in the doorway.
"All clear." I told her. She stood there watch me.
"What do you want from me Ranger?" She suddenly asked.
"I think that I should be the one to ask that." I shot back.
"What do you mean?"
"You are the one that came to Rangeman bawling you eyes out. My voice was starting to get low. I was tired of these games.
"What do you want me to say?"
"Why were you there?" I asked.
"I…wanted to see you." She said quietly.
"You knew I was away."
"Well I didn't know if you had come back or not." She responded.
"Babe you are always the first person I see when I get back. I went to your apartment last night, but when you weren't there I assumed you were at the cop's." The last part came out with more venom than I intended.
"Why would I be with Joe?"
"Because you guys are together." I said, feeling less confident in my answer.
"Joe and I broke up, three weeks after you left."
"Why did you run away this morning?"
"Because I thought you didn't want me."
"What gave you that idea?"
"You had your blank face on."
"Babe, I had just found you in Lester's apartment, and after a mission it's hard to just snap out of that mode."
I took her into my arms and held her. The smell of her hair was intoxicating. It seemed like we were only standing there a second when my phone went off.
"Fuck." I swore softly. Tank.
"Yo."
"Turn your transmitters off." Was all he said before he hung up.
I pulled mine out off my ear and placed it on the counter. I then pushed Steph against the door. She looked up at me in surprise.
"Don't you have to go?"
"No, do you want me to leave?" I asked.
"No, it's just that usually when you get a call you have to leave."
"That was just Tank being an ass."
With that I descended my mouth onto hers. I brought my hands up to the curve of her breast. I found the wire and peeled it off. She stiffened as the realization hit her that she had still been wearing the wire.
I pushed her more forcefully against the door. Her legs instinctively wrapped around my waist. Pulling me closer to her. I slid my hands around to cup her ass as I started walking to the bedroom.
I laid her gently on the bed and stood up. She looked confused for a minute, until I reached for my shirt. I threw it on the floor. I reached for hers, but stopped before I took it off.
"Babe, there is no going back to Morelli in the morning."
"No walking away for you either." She said.
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