I'd bought the cabin a couple of months ago. I was just driving around, trying to get my mind off Ranger when I saw it. It was in a good condition, two bedrooms, a study, drawing room and a nice kitchen. The bathroom is amazing with a Jacuzzi tub. I was sold with the last bit of information. I'd already been squirrelling away money for the past three years. I didn't dare buy a house in fear of having some Physco burn it down. But now, with my new business, I didn't attract any crazies.

I'd quit bounty hunting the month before Ranger left and started a business of just running searches on the FTA. Lula had quit working for Vinnie and now ran searches for me. Surprisingly, Jeanne Ellen, three months ago had come into my office, looking for a job. She wanted to settle down. I know. You could've knocked me down with a feather. She got the job.

The guys found out about the cabin last month. To get to my cabin, I used to ditch my car and have Lula drive me here. We would spend the night and head back in the morning. The guys put a tracker on Lula's car and followed us here. They were pleasantly surprised to find my cabin. Now I just hope I can get Tank to approve moving Ranger and drive us there.

I called his office. He picked up before the phone could even ring once. Damn, he's probably doing paperwork. That might just work in my favour.

"Watts up bombshell?"

"I was wondering if you could drive Ranger and I to my cabin this evening?" I asked, a little unsure.

Ranger was just sitting next to me with a questioning look on his face. That's a step up from just looking defeated. I could see my Ranger coming back to me, bit by bit. But I knew it would take longer than just five days to get there.

"Sure. We can leave now if you want…" He sounded so desperate, I couldn't help but smile.

"No big guy, we still have to pack." I told failing to keep the amusement out of my voice.

Tank gave me a defeated sigh and hung up with a mumbled 'fine'.

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I dragged Ranger over to his walk-in wardrobe and made him pull out his travel suitcase from the storage thingie above. He stood there looking at me like I was a new species, unknown to the mankind.

I just went through all the shirts and pants he had looking for something casual. Something, anything in a colour other than black. It was an exhausting task, but I found a grey t-shirt. Sigh.

During my ordeal, Ranger taken to actually packing up the suitcase. I dropped the grey t-shirt into the suitcase and sat down next to Ranger, hugging his shoulders.

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Tank came up around 4.30 and helped us load all the stuff into his Turbo. Then we were off to the… Steph-cave. Okay. Not cool.

When we reached the cabin, it was almost 5.30. Through the whole trip, Ranger didn't once look out the window; instead, he was hiding his face in my hair. He'd kept me between Tank and himself whilst in the elevator, clinging to my arm. Now as we exited the Turbo, he did the same thing. He wouldn't even look Tank in the eye. That devastated me, as I knew how important the friendship they had was.

Tank just dropped the luggage and left without another word. I knew the big guy had a hard time seeing Ranger as he was now.

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Ella had packed us dinner so we both just sat in front of the window and ate, watching the sun set into the ebony depths of the sky.

We did what had now become routine for us, me sitting in Ranger's lap feeding him and myself, rewarding him with a kiss on his chin every time he finished a bite.

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Ranger was looking tired so I decided to retire for the night early. We would start his treatment tomorrow. I had done some research about his situation (I don't like saying the R word); plus, my room-mate in college was a phycology student. I did a Bachelor of Business and finished with a MBA. We both used to test each other and help with the work, so we both pretty much knew two fields. Anyway, so I had an idea of how he was doing mentally.

Over the years, I'd learnt to read Ranger pretty well. So now I knew what signs to look for. Sleep came with me still thinking about how I would help Ranger get through this. I knew that he needed professional help, but more than that, he currently needed emotional support and I'm more than happy to provide it.

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I woke up realising it was still night. Wondering what woke me up; I found that I was no longer being held in a death grip by Ranger. He seemed to be in a deep sleep. I slowly rolled away, hoping not to wake him. I knew I wouldn't be able to sleep any longer.

Walking into the living area I found my cell phone on the side table. Picking it up, I just walked out of the cabin, knowing that the slightest noise would wake him up. Before I knew it I was dialling the number I knew off by heart.

"Hello Stephie?" asked a sleepy voice.

I promptly burst into tears hearing the endearing term. I knew I was having a break-down. I'd been keeping a lot of emotions contained within myself for the past eleven months. First with Ranger and I proposing our love for each other, then with him leaving and the stress of starting a new business, then with him coming back so… injured. I had to keep a happy up-front for everyone, even with all these emotions boiling inside of me.

"Mummy" I sobbed into the phone.

"Baby, what happened? Are you alright?" she sounded worried.

"I'm fine mum. It's just everything has been so…" I couldn't finish the sentence as I was crying really hard.

"Shhh, Baby. It'll be okay. Now tell me what's going on."

"Ranger came back from his mission a week ago and… I… I …"

"It will be okay Steph. You need to be strong for him right now. I remember when your father used to go on those things… and then I remember the look on his face when he first saw you. You won't see this now, baby, but in the future – twenty, fifty years from now – you'll see how much stronger this incident has made you. Now come on, go back to bed, it's way past your bed time young lady. Go to sleep. And you bring him to dinner whenever you guys are ready."

"Thank you mum. I love you."

"I love you too Steph. Good Night." With that she hung up.

I wiped the tears off my face, feeling much better on the inside. Then I went back to bed, finding Ranger still in a deep slumber. I fell asleep with the feeling that we would get through this. Together. And come out much better in the end.

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And that's all folks. This is the result of all the encouragement I received. Please review.

I hope this chapter filled in all the questions you guys have had. Please note: I've changed the personalities of quite a few characters. I'm not going to be adding any new problems to the plot, just resolving the current issue. Steph's character is much more stable and not too impulsive in this fanfic.

Thank you for reading.