A/N~ Thanks for the reviews everyone
Chapter 3
I got in the Cheyenne and looked at the driver. It was Tank! I don't know why but I was surprised to see him here. "Lula is going to kill you if you are gone for two months! You know that right?"
"Yeah she is already a little mad at me I have been gone for three days and I haven't called her so, I'm not going to be here the whole time I just want to surprise Ranger with your makeover he thinks that we are just making you look a little more professional. I hate to break it to you Bombshell but you are going to be getting a complete makeover." He chuckled at me. Oh boy I was kind of worried now.
"Lula put you up to this didn't she? Oh my God do not let them make me look like her! I'm going for doctor not hooker." I was freaking out in the back seat. Tank was driving me to some very secluded spot on the island laughing the whole time. "Tank seriously what are you planning on doing to me?" He looked in the rear view mirror.
"I'm not planning anything. It's all up to you. I am here to make sure you get what you want all of what you want." I just stared at him. What does he mean surprise Ranger with my makeover? Why would Ranger have any reaction to my makeover at all? Oh my god what if he doesn't like my makeover at all though where is the fun in that? "Bombshell you are smoking up the car stop thinking so much."
"Tank why do you thing Ranger would care about my makeover?" He pulled the car over on the side of the road and stared at me for a while. "Why are you looking at me like that?"
"Bombshell was that a serious question? Why would he not care about you getting a makeover? Do you see the way that man looks at you? He is so afraid his life style is going to crush you so he keeps you at arm's length and now that you got rid of Morelli he has himself all twisted on the inside. I just looked at Tank I wasn't sure what to say about what he told me but I did know that if Ranger knew what he just said Tank would be dead. Okay maybe dead is a little strong but Ranger would not be happy. "Oh by the way Ella packed you a surprised well it is more of a surprise for Ranger she was hoping the two of you would finally just give up the fight."
"Tank what the hell are you talking about! Ranger just wants me here because we work well together and we have done apprehensions like this before. Morelli has nothing to do with any of this at all. Yeah I know Ranger didn't really like Joe all that much but he is the one who sent me back to Joe. I would have happily just been with Ranger after that night but he didn't want to be with me. Listen Tank I really don't know what you are talking about. "
"You know Bombshell the two of you make me nuts and I'm not the only one who says that but I guess this is really up to you guys. I'm just saying both of you would be much happier if you just saw what was in front of you." With that he turned around and started to drive again. I had a lot of thinking to do. If Ranger and I were to get together I wouldn't want to rush into anything but I wouldn't turn him away either. I tried to stop thinking about Ranger but that just didn't happen. I was starting to worry about his reaction to the makeover I was about to get. We finally got to our destination it looked like a warehouse but Tank said it wasn't and I believed him. A woman met us at the door she was very pretty and if this was Ranger's F.B.I. contact I was a little jealous.
"Hey Tank long time no see how is everyone at Rangeman." Yup she was the F.B.I. contact. Then she looked at me. "You must be Stephanie. I'm Nina it's nice to meet you. I have been working with the guys at Rangeman for years."
"Hi Nina it's nice to meet you. So what is the plan for today?" I asked her nervously. She and Tank laughed a little.
"Well inside these doors we have a full blow salon and spa so you are in for a long day of pampering. For the first step we are going to start with hair color, cut, and conditioning treatment, I was also thinking maybe a chemical straightening because it is so humid here. The second step we are going to give you a coffee coconut full body scrub, a seaweed body wrap, a full body massage, and an anti-aging facial. Third we will do a manicure and pedicure with shellac polish. Finally we will style your hair and do your make-up. I know it sounds like a lot but don't worry it will be very relaxing and from my conversation with Ranger it is exactly what you need." This is definitely what I need.
"Okay that sounds great." I said eager to get started. Nina smiled at me.
"Well let's get stared. Tank we will be here for about eight hours so you can go relax somewhere. Stephanie come one in." When I walked in there was no doubt in my mind that today was going to be just what the doctor ordered. Just walking in the door made me relax, it smelled like lavender and oranges and it was wonderful. Nina directed me over to the salon area and sat me in a chair. "This is Jessica she will be doing you chemical straightening and hair color. In my opinion she is a hair color goddess have no fear you will love it. Just sit back and relax." With that she walked away and left me with Jessica.
"Hi Stephanie I am going to start with your straightening which will take about two hours so just sit tight and maybe try to take a nap or something." Then she started it took me about thirty minutes to get the stuff in my hair it felt kind of weird I wasn't use to having my hair all gooped up like this. After about another 45 minutes she handed me a book. "These are the hair colors we have available for you today I suggest you pick a color similar you your natural color for the base and then a red and a blonde for the highlights."
"Thank you Jessica It might take me little while to figure this out." Then she walked away to leave me to think about my choice. There were so many options. In the end I picked a light chestnut brown for my base color, a burnt copper for my redish highlight, and a medium ash blonde for my blonde highlight. Then Jessica came back to wash my hair out and then color it.
"I think these colors will look fabulous together Stephanie. The color will take about an hour or so once I get all the color and highlights in then you are off to get your hair cut and a conditioning treatment." I just nodded my head and let her get to work. I felt like I was a movie star or something it was pretty great. I really can't wait to see everyone's reaction to this whole makeover. Okay really I didn't care about everyone's reaction it was but I didn't want to admit to myself who I wanted to like it. "Okay it's time to rinse then I am going to pass you to Amanda so she can cut and do a conditioning treatment on your hair." Oh my God Jessica's fingers were like magic or something. This was the best shampoo I have ever had. When she was done she brought me over to another chair and another woman walked over to me and introduced herself.
"Hi I'm Amanda I will be cutting and conditioning your hair and after all your other appointments are done I am going to style your hair too. What would you like me to do with your hair?"
"Hi, Amanda. I was thinking a straight bang and my hair shoulder length like Jessica Alba wears her hair." Oh boy that was a big commitment thank god they straightened my hair.
"I think that would be wonderful with the shape of your face." Then she got to work on my hair. It took her about twenty minutes or so to cut my hair and put the treatment in and then another twenty minutes before she rinsed it out. When she was all done she brought me to the spa it was super relaxing. I was introduced to Kate who would be doing my facial, body scrub, massage, and wrap. She was very quiet and didn't really speak to me at all but her hands were amazing. I defiantly fell asleep during my body wrap it was just so amazingly relaxing.
When that spa service was over Amelia came over and got me to bring me to get my manicure and pedicure. She was talking a mile a minute but honestly I wasn't really listening to her. I was starting to get a little worried about how I was going to look and if I could actually pull off my role as a doctor. "Stephanie what color would you like me to paint your nails today?" That was going to be an easy decision.
"Can you please paint both my finger and toe nails black." HA look at me showing my Rangeman sprit. I really can't wait to see how I look. I am so nervous about it but I am also really excited I have never had a makeover before. When my nails were dry Jennifer came back to get me so that she could style my hair and do my make-up.
"Hey Stephanie are you ready to be finished yet?" I was so ready to be finished it wasn't even funny.
"Yeah I am. I can't wait to see how I will look when it is all done." I was so happy when Jennifer decided to turn me around so that I couldn't see how I looked until I was done. It didn't take her as long as I thought it would and when she was happy with what she had done she called over Nina.
"Tank requested that you wear this today. I think he is trying to make Ranger shit himself. Honestly I think it might just work." Nina said handing me a little black dress. "Oh you can't look at yourself until you put the dress on. We made sure all the mirrors were covered in the dressing rooms that we could see your reaction when you see yourself in the mirror." These people were killing me today with all their rules and surprises. Why was everyone so hung up on Ranger's reaction? I walked to the dressing room and got dressed. It was really weird not being able to see myself in any mirrors as I got dressed but I did it without any mishaps. When I walked out of the room I was anxious to see how I looked so I rushed over to the one mirror in the salon that I thought wasn't covered. Unfortunately they covered that when I was getting dressed. "Okay Stephanie are you ready to see what you look like?"
"I was ready when I was getting dressed" I giggled back at Nina. She dropped the towel over the mirror and I was stunned. I don't think I have ever looked so good. I felt like I was a completely new person. I was sitting there in front of the mirror when I got that feeling that someone was watching me. I turned around and Ranger was standing right behind me with a look I have never seen on him before.
"Hi, Ranger. Are you okay?" I asked him a little worried and then he got the 200 watt grin he gets when he really likes something. "See something you like?"
"Babe we are going to have to talk about this later we need to leave right now." That kind of broke my heart. I was hoping he would really like how I looked. He grabbed my arm, walked out the door and stopped in front of the car.
"Is everything okay you looked like you wanted to say something?" Then he pinned me up against the car and kissed me and this kiss was no peck on the lips this was a breath taking knee weakening kiss. When he pulled away all I could say was "Wow what was that for."
