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Chapter 2

SPOV

I can't believe that I accepted that new job, now to get the paperwork over with tomorrow and I can turn my notice into Sandy. Normally I would feel bad, but since it's 7PM and I'm just now getting out of the office after the number she did on that file, I would love to just walk in tomorrow and just quit. My phone starts ringing as I open my car door.

"Hello" I say.

"Cupcake where in the hell are you? You said you'd be home at 5 tonight and that you were going to try to cook dinner." Joe said.

"I got caught up at work. How about I pick up some subs from Pino's? I have some news for you anyways." I say.

"That's fine, I'll see you in a bit. Love you Cupcake." Joe says as he hangs up the phone.

After I get off the phone with Joe I call Pino's to place my order so I won't have to wait long when I get there. I get the food and finally make it in the door around 7:30. Joe is sitting on the couch with Bob waiting. Joe looks physically and emotionally exhausted. I hope my news will make him feel a little better. Money has been tight for the past couple of years and this new job will help out tremendously.

"Hiya" I say as I lean down to kiss Joe.

"Hiya Cupcake. I think I already know your news. I'm honestly surprised it took you this long to figure it out." Joe says as he takes one of the subs.

"What do you think my news is? It just happened today." I ask.

"You're pregnant of course. You've gained a few pounds lately and have been eating non stop." Joe says with a huge smile.

"Uh I hate to burst your bubble, but that is bloating. I'm not pregnant. We talked about this I'm still on the pill, I don't want to have a baby right now. My news is I got a new job and it's almost double what I make at Sandy's office." I sit down on the couch and grab my sub, I figure if I start eating I will be less likely to start yelling at him for thinking I'm pregnant just because I've gained a few pounds.

"Where did you find a job that paid that well? You're not hooking out on Stark Street are you?"

"No, it's a company called Rangeman. I'm going to be their office manager and personal assistant to their CEO Ranger Manoso. I go and sign the paperwork tomorrow morning."

"The hell you do! I'd honestly rather you go hook on Stark Street than take a job with Manoso. He's a loose cannon and I will not allow you to work for him." Joe's vains in his neck are starting to pop out, he's really starting to get ticked.

"First off I'm your wife not a child, and you cannot allow or not allow me to work for anyone. It's more money, better hours, and will be a better job for me overall. Ranger seems like a nice guy, I think you might have the wrong impression of him."

"Steph do you ever look at the world without those rose colored glasses of yours? Not everyone in the world is good, all villains do not have curly mustaches that they can stroke while they do their evil laugh. Ranger and Rangeman bring in a lot of skips to the TPD and we work with them some. Ranger and his guys are nothing more than a bunch of thugs."

"I'm not having this conversation with you Joe. I'm going tomorrow to review the paperwork and sign the contract. I cannot work for Sandy anymore, I will end up killing her one day and I really do not want to go to jail. Let's just shelf this conversation till after I review the contract, okay?"

"Okay Cupcake. I hate fighting with you, just promise me this. You will not give your notice to Sandy until you go through everything with Ranger with a fine tooth comb."

"I think I can handle that. I love you" I lean down and kiss Joe.

"Love you too Cupcake, why don't we take this upstairs? The boys missed you today."

RPOV

"Tank, my office now" I said to the intercom.

"What's up boss?" Tank takes the chair opposite my desk.

"I have someone coming in tomorrow morning to fill out the paperwork for the Office Manager position. Please have it ready by 0800 hours."

"Sure, what is the new hire's name?"

"Stephanie Morelli"

"Morelli? Is she related to Joe Morelli that jackass cop over at TPD?"

"That's where I knew the name from. That bothered me the whole time I was talking to her. She is nothing like him, she's a little spitfire. She should have no problem fitting in here."

"You're not falling for her Ranger are you?"

"No, she's married Tank."

"Well are you sure she's not married to Morelli?"

"I didn't ask, like I said I couldn't figure out where I knew the name from."

"Well if she's married to Morelli you could still have a chance. I remember from the big Christmas bash him telling his they had an open marriage and that is why he was there with Terri Gillman."

"I doubt she would be one to put up with something like that. Just wait till you meet her Tank, you'll understand. Just have the paperwork in my office tomorrow morning. She should be by sometime in the afternoon after she leaves her other job."

With that Tank left the office and I began to run a search on Stephanie Morelli. I really hope she's not married to that jackass.