Lulubelle09 Challenge: "Babe I need a favor… I need you to marry me."
A/N: The challenge is hers, the characters belong to Janet. So this concept was still running through my brain and I thought I would write another version on this challenge but this is not a one-shot but a multi-chapter and this is A/U. I have six chapters written so it is just a matter of posting them and continuing writing this out
Chapter 3
RPOV
I thought it would take her a few days to call me so I didn't expect the phone call I received this morning from her asking for more information. She must have gone straight home and called Eddie. I knew using him as my reference would work out, they were life long friends and he was married to her cousin. Therefore, I offered her to come to RangeMan and give her a tour of the offices.
Lester Santos, my cousin and one of the core team members buzzed my office to let me know that she was there and waiting in the entryway. Actually, his exact words were 'Yo, got a visitor and damn is she hot, wanna hook a cuz up.' I head down and get ready to convince her to let me in so that I can get the information I need and I have to admit I am looking forward to convincing her. As I told her, she is a Babe.
The elevator doors open and there she stands "Mr. Mañoso, thank you for seeing me so quickly. But I really need to know more in order to agree to do this." She extends her hand.
"No problem Babe lets go into the conference room so that we are able to brief you and then I will give you a tour of the office." I direct her into the elevator and head up back up to 5th floor to the conference room that is attached to my office. This is where we had all the information on the EE Martin case. We step off the elevator and all of the men on the floor try to get a glimpse of the woman we hope will help us out. I level a stare at each of them as we pass and they seem to get the hint and go back to work.
Once we were in the conference room, I started going through everything we have found so far on the case. She reviews the information and then looks up at me with those hypnotizing eyes. "Ok, I can see how you need to get in there but why me, and for the love of god why marriage. I don't know how this is going to work. Please explain."
She is very enchanting staring at me with those eyes, "It's easy we met at the café, just like we actually did and it will be a whirlwind of a romance. We go out to dinner tonight and by this weekend we could be married. Love at first sight as they say. If I was just your boyfriend then the owners will be suspicious of me. However, if we are married I could move more fluently through them. Not only will we be invited to their next business party but I will be seen very frequently with my new wife at the office. After all, we may be in love but we have to get to know each other so I will be there to take you out to lunch and to pick you up after work. I will play my Cuban background up a bit so that it seems that there will be difficulties in conversations but we will need to be more affectionate with each other in order for this to be believable. Do you think you can handle me touching, caressing and kissing you?" I give her a smirk. I know how I affect women, but seeing those innocent eyes widen just makes me want to take her and protect her.
"bbbut wwwhat…" she stops and collects herself "What will others know of this? Like my family and friends?"
"Babe it would be preferred if everyone thinks this is real, that way the believability of it will cross over to EE Martin. After we get what we need and put them behind bars, we can tell them the false hood was to get the bad guys. What kind of position will it put you in with your family and friends through?" That is the variable that all of this hedging on and I hate variables.
She thinks about for a few minutes finally she looks up at me to answer "Well, I think my Dad will understand after all is said and done. But I think this will open a whole can of worms for my Ma. As for my friends they support me no matter what as I do for them." She looks very concern when she was talking about her mother.
"What can of worms will this open up for your Mom?" I wanted to know any hesitations that she might have so that we can get them addressed.
"I don't know how good your research on me was, but I was married to an attorney Dickie Orr about a year into our marriage I caught him having an affair on my brand new dinning room table. My Ma was the one who pushed for the marriage and didn't really want me getting a divorce; you know what with the sanctity of marriage and all. I really didn't date much before getting married and I really haven't dated since. I think she will want to start setting me up on dates with what she will consider 'appropriate 'Burg husband'. This is something I need to face anyway, she's not to keen on the way I live my life so maybe this will give me a chance to stand on my own to feet with her." She explained.
"That sounds like you are going to do this then, will you Babe?" I ask her again.
"Yea, I'll marry you so you can infiltrate my company." She tells me, I can't help but laugh at the way she phrases it.
I gather her into my arms and decided since she just agreed to be married to me I should start easing her into kissing me. Once my lips are on hers I feel her tense by the shock of the movement but after a second or two she relaxes into the kiss that just makes me want to take the kiss deeper, so I do. After a minute I realize we both need to start breathing so I release her lips, she starts to blush. I can't decide what I want to do more, make her blush or kiss her again.
But it is too soon for either so I say to her. "Ok Babe, let's go meet the RangeMan family you will be marrying into." She chuckled at my response. As we leave the conference room I see Tank, my second in command and best friend, I nod to let him know we are a go.
"FALL IN" he bellowed like the Ranger Drill Instructor that he once was. Stephanie squeaks and hides behind me but looking around to see all the guys come towards us and get into the position of attention.
"At Ease" he commands them leaving the talking for me.
"MEN, I would like to introduce you to Stephanie Plum. She has agreed to be my wife on the EE Martin Case. I have no doubts that each and every one of you will do everything in your powers to make her feel welcome here at RangeMan while she's here."
"HOOAH" the men respond.
Tank commands them again "FALL OUT"
Once the men disperse, I show her around the building introducing to each of the men we come across. I keep my hand at the small of her back as I guide her, there is a soothing feeling come over me while I am in contact with her. Not only is it soothing it also lets the rest of the men know that she is mine. I don't want any of them hitting on her like she is just the typical girls that flow in and out of our lives.
She is so polite and welcoming when she meets them asking each of them individual questions. As is standard with these war/street harden men they don't talk much but since I gave the order for them to welcome her and her genuine care for others each of them 'chat' with her.
Before she leaves, I ask her for a date on Friday which she agrees to after we exchange our phone numbers. I give her another quick kiss before I place her into her car.
