A/N OK, my creative juices are FLOWING today. Ranger has been telling me his payback plan and just won't SHUT UP til I get this out there for you. This is only part one of the payback. Like he said, they really are a bitch! Used Google translator for the Spanish, so if it is wrong. I'm really sorry.
Three updates in one day! Woo Hoo!
Not mine, I'm just playing with them and making them do LOTS and LOTS of lovey dovey smutty stuff that they should be doing in JE's books!
Chapter 7
Ranger's POV
I could feel her start to rouse from her sleep. We'd been asleep for a couple of hours, but I woke up before her with a plan hatched in my mind. Yes, payback's are a bitch.
I knew she was awake but not yet fully. I whispered to her in my native tongue…..
"Babe, usted me salvó. Pensé que iba a morir en una selva olvidada de Dios y nunca te volvería a ver. Sentí que me envíe su esperanza y su amor, y me dio la fuerza para volver a usted. Tienes razón, yo nunca había estado tan desesperado en una misión. Pero éste estaba jodido desde el principio. Fue malo rápido. Lo peor de todo era que yo ya había decidido que iba a volver de él para luchar por usted, por lo que podría finalmente estar juntos. Yo estaba en una mala situación y dejé que la desesperación casi asumir el control, pero cuando sentí tu presencia en mi mente que me dice que vuelva a casa a usted, yo sabía que lo haría y lo hice. Era mi última misión, mi amor, mi Estefanía. (Babe, you did save me. I thought I was going to die in a God forsaken jungle and never see you again. I felt you send me your hope and your love and it gave me the strength to get back to you. You're right, I'd never been in such despair on a mission. But this one was fucked up from the beginning. It went bad fast. The worst part of it was that I'd already decided I was coming back from it to fight for you, so we could finally be together. I was in a bad situation and I let despair almost take over, but when I felt your presence in my mind telling me to come home to you, I knew I would and I did. It was my last mission, my love, my Stephanie.)
Tú eres mi amor y mi vida y el oxígeno que respiro. El segundo que entró en esa cafetería, usted sacudió mi mundo. He sido estúpido e hizo y dijo cosas que usted empuja lejos porque no se sentía digno de ti. Todavía tenía que ir a una misión y que no era justo pedirle que me esperara. Así que te empujé a Morelli. Pero, él sólo quería cambiar usted y todo lo que quiero es que para volar. Vi la luz en tus ojos salir un poco a la vez cada vez que estaban con él. Le di una patada a mí mismo todos los días para eso. Yo he venido a ti antes. Debería haberte dicho todo acerca de cómo me siento, pero no pude. Fui un estúpido y un cobarde. Lo siento. Voy a pasar el resto de mi vida por lo que es de usted. Te lo juro. (You are my love and my life and the very oxygen I breathe. The second you walked into that diner, you rocked my world. I have been stupid and did and said things to push you away because I didn't feel worthy of you. I still had to go on missions and it wasn't fair to ask you to wait for me. So, I pushed you to Morelli. But, he just wanted to change you and all I want is for you to fly. I saw the light in your eyes go out a little at a time whenever you were with him. I kicked myself everyday for that. I should have come to you before. I should have told you everything about how I feel, but I couldn't. I was stupid and a coward. I'm sorry. I will spend the rest of my life making it up to you. I swear.)
Te amo, Babe. Sólo tú. Siempre." (I love you, Babe. Only you. Forever.)
As soon as I started speaking, I felt her breathing slow as she stayed still trying to hear every word I said even though she couldn't understand most of it. Once I was finished, I kissed the top of her head. I smirked as I waited for her reaction.
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Steph's POV
I woke up in Carlos's arms feeling quite satisfied and ready to go for Round 3 when I heard him start to speak softly in Spanish. I stayed still, hoping he thought I was still asleep because what he said sounded an awful lot like a declaration of his feelings. I'd waited so long to hear him say how he feels, and he's speaking in Spanish! I know Te Amo means I love you and I think Siempre means forever. This is torture. How could he do this to me? He knows I want to hear these words from him. I can't help it, I let out a frustrated sigh.
I feel his chest rumble, "Payback's a bitch isn't it, Babe?"
A/N – FYI, I almost didn't put the English translation in. But Ranger told me I had to, he isn't paying any of you dear readers back. But don't you all wish he was….