A/U: What if it wasn't Rachel that ended up pregnant, married and divorced to Ranger, what if it was Stephanie. Characters are property of Janet, mixed universe is property of me… alas I make no monies off it. Not planning this to be a multi-chapter story, since I have so many already INW, but I do have some ideas of this universe… Sorry for any grammatical errors, I just like to get the ideas written down :) Also, sorry for not updating PBB or Self-Pity, but this story spoke to me.

SPOV

I was excited, this is our someday, I know it's silly but my stubborn man has finally realized is important in life. Our family! I think he's always known and that's why he pulled away from us before we could really be a family, in everyday life. Because he's afraid of what loving Julie and I might do. I have no doubt he can protect us, he's been trained to be the best of the best and from what I've heard he's taking the military's training and then some secret spy training too. We will be as happy as any three people have a right to be and I can't wait!

In the past week since I engineered our meeting at my cousin's I've gone shopping. I wanted to look like the kind of woman that would grab Carlos' attention at the Governor's fundraiser, but not be slutty because everyone would know something was up. Slutty wasn't my style, I'm a Mom for goodness sakes. I must have tried on hundreds of dresses, everything from vintage Halston to Alexander McQueen trying to figure out which of my assets to show off. My less than generous C cup boobs, my long legs that liked to wrap around his trim waist. Nope, not going down that road, not until I can get my hands on my man for longer than an afternoon.

Back to knocking his socks off, I finally found a dress amongst the feathers, sequins and lace through all the stores I shopped. This dress fit my style perfectly, there were no bells and whistles on it to make it stand out. What made it work was the fit, it fit my body like a glove. It didn't just accent one part of my body it accented off ALL of my body. The square neck gave a hint of cleavage that didn't seem like my boobs were gonna pop out. The back was scooped low but didn't show any crack. It was cut on the bias with a single slit at the right leg to hint at what was underneath and to show off some great shoes as I walked. But the color and fabric of the dress is what took it from meh, to wow… it was grey blue silk. The exact same color as my eyes. There would a minimum of jewelry, just earrings and a bracelet would add the sparkle to my outfit as my curls would be artfully arranged on top of my head to showcase the earrings. While my dress wasn't some big name designer and didn't cost me thousands of dollars, ok so it cost a little over a thousand… the shoes had to had to be Christian Louboutin's, so the red sole would clash with the blue, but those red soles were my signature shoes. The dress went perfectly with Follies Strass pair that were mesh with crystals on them, sparkle sparkle when I walked.

Julie told me that I looked perfect princess, she helped me with my hair and makeup, I love our bonding moments like this. She is 5 going on 30, Julie has made me fully realize that while there is a mixture of nature and nurture in the old debate, she is 80% nature. She is her father through and through with a tiny part that is my eyes and love of chocolate. She takes the world in like her dad. Because of her old soul that is in her young body, I've been able to share all that I know of her dad with her but letting the rest of the world know that her father died. I love this little girl with all of my heart and soul because she is the embodiment of my love with Carlos walking around in the world.

But I leave her with my father, while I go meet her father for the "first" time. This is going to be too good. I get to the Governor's mansion, I would be nervous but I've been here before, I visit my godparents all the time. I don't call them Godfather/mother but simply Aunt and Uncle. We're family and as family I've got to make sure my Aunt is decked out in the latest lingerie, a girl has to feel pretty for her before she can feel pretty for him. I get to the front of the security check in and notice these huge men that are wearing black suits, not just the pants and jackets but the ties and shirts too. The rangeman logo is the only item of distinction and they are on all their tie pins. These are some seriously looking bad ass men, I'm proud of my Carlos and his company.

I hand over my invitation and my driver's license as everyone before me has done. When one of the security guy pulls me out of the line. "Ma'am, I was instructed to take to the Governor." This isn't part of the plan. I start to get a little nervous, "That's not necessary I'm sure I'll run into him as the night wears on." Hoping to get myself to mingle so that I can accidentally meet Carlos. "I'm sorry Ma'am but I am under orders from the Governor himself to see you to his side once you get here." I huff out, "You don't need to escort me, I'm sure I find my way to wherever Uncle Joe is, I'll be fine." I start to stomp my way into the mansion and turn towards his office, I notice the gigantic man in the Rangeman suit is following me. This was not how the night was suppose to go. I knock once on the door and open it before I get permission. If my god-father wanted to politeness than he shouldn't have tried to bully me into meeting with him. I swing the door open to notice my Carlos in a tuxedo talking with my uncle. My mouth drops a little, I've never seen Carlos so dressed up, I think I drooled a little. Uncle Joe gives me a kiss on the cheek. "Ah Stephanie I'm glad you're here, I need your help. Your Aunt had to go see her parents so I am left without an escort for this function. Will you help an old man out and keep me out of trouble?"

The things we do for family, I look up at Carlos and sigh.