For the last two months, I've been in and out of both buildings taking care of mess. Rebecca wanted to fight me every inch. She's been on her own for the last mouth. Roesa let me fly her up to be with the family. That meant I stayed down there more to make sure Julia was being taken care of.

I just got back to Trenton and will be here for a week taking care of the business I've let get away from me. Somewhere in there I was going to get Steph to go on a date with me. I've tried to come back at less a few days every week.

Tank and Steph have pitched in and taken care of everything for me while I've been gone. But she's got busy this last week with some client's and things just got out of hand. Tank called earlier and said she finely snapped at the guys and laid into a few of them good for slacking off.

I parked in my spot and headed up the stairs. I stopped in Steph's office and my mouth just dropped open. It was a mess. I walked over to her desk and started looking throw everything.

"I wouldn't mess up anything boss, she has everything just how she likes it." I looked back and saw Carl standing in the doorway looking worried.

"How does she find anything?" I asked him.

"That all new, it started showing up yesterday. Her and Tank were talking earlier when Clay came in and dropped a stack of files on her desk and everything went flying she got kind of upset. I would just leave it all like that, or fix anything you moved." He told me.

"What was the stack?"

"Screeches, so far it's been easy for him to push everything on her. But you could see she's been getting mad about it. Him just coming in like he owned the place and messing up everything she blow. She grabbed the stack and throw them in his cubicle. He just stood there dumb founded, then went after her and tried to put her in her place. She wouldn't stand for it and I swear you could hear her throw the whole building. When she was done, she told him to clean up his mess and go home for the rest of the day. But he had to work over the weekend and catch up. If he wasn't done before Monday, he's fired." I smiled.

"Good, he's stupid to push her limit. Anything else I should know?"

"No,"

"Thanks for giving me a head up, if you didn't come in I would have cleaned up for her." He nodded and went back to his post. I left everything how it was and headed to my office. My desk was spotless. When I left, I left stacks of paperwork? Everything was taken care of. I looked into Tank's office and saw he's desk had a few things on it, it wasn't to clean up after me. I was going to get some answers out of a woman who should be sleeping in my bed.

When I got up stairs Steph was sleeping, she had pillows tucked all around her. She asked me once about that and I just told her she sleep better. I took a fast shower then moved in behind her. I pulled her to me and kissed the back of her head.

I knew Ranger was coming home, but I thought I was going to be tomorrow. I moved away from him and got dressed to go down to the gym. I've gained my weight back and I don't look pregnant yet. It just looks like I have a little stomach again.

I was worried Ranger would notice and he would ask me about it. I got back up stairs and Ranger was still sleeping. I took a nice long shower and got out. There was a cup of tea and pill waiting for me. Ellea is always looking out for me.

I pulled my hair up and throw on some stretch pants, tee shirt and hoddie. I haven't been working on the weekend and I was just going in to catch up on everything. Tank had a date last night so our meeting was early. When I walked out of the room Ranger was still asleep.

I grabbed my plate and headed down to my office. I sat down and eat while I logged into the computer and grabbed a stack of papers. I got done with off the business paperwork. I've been taking care of both sides, it's been hard to do that and keep up with everything else. But I didn't want Ranger to come home and have to deal with it.

I've been meeting with a lot of client's and right now I'm in the middle of a huge project. When everything was off my desk besides that, I sat back and took a breath. Then got up and started looking throw the papers again. I walked around the desk making new stacks. Someone knocked on my door.

"Busy." I yelled out.

"You shouldn't be, what are you doing down here babe?" I rolled my eyes and leaned against the desk.

"I think the term busy would tell you enough." He came over, took the paper out of my hand, picked me up and walked me over to the couch.

"It's the weekend, what are you doing down here."

"I have a project to get done and after Clay coming in here fucking up everything, I'm trying to piece it all back together." He turned me, so I was sitting on him.

"You did my work babe,"

"It was there and I needed things out of it to do my work, so I just got it taken care of. Ranger I really need to get this done."

"Then I'll help you," He got up with me and put me on my feet.

While I went throw everything I was explaining to him what was going on. He would ask a few things and read a few things, but mostly stayed out of my way. I stopped a few times to use the bathroom and found something to eat. But at noon, Tank came in with lunch for everyone. These past few weeks I've been eating some crazy things. Most the time I just ask Ellea for it, but if I know one of the guys were out I would text them and ask them for something. I stopped what I was doing at once.

"Thanks, how was the date?" I asked him. He raised the eye brow and pulled out his sub and passed Ranger his food. I pulled out my sub and saw it was right. Banana, pickle and tuna with cheater cheese.

"Got anywhere here?" He asked me.

"Paperwork's done and put away. I've lost that search you gave me someone, I think Clay might have it. Blue prints are done and Hector looked them over last night. I'm going from there." He nodded and Throw away his garbage.

"I'll go talk to Clay and put him right on it, I need it by Monday." He got up and walked out.

"He won't even tell me who he was going out on a date with. Do you know?" I asked Ranger. He smiled and shook his head no. I only eat half, but I was full. I put it aside and started getting everything together.

[These are the last over the over views.] I looked up and saw Hector with a stack of papers. I just rubbed my face and pointed to where he should put them.

"Remind me next time to just say no, this is more work than it's worth." I told him. He sat down in front of my desk.

[It wouldn't be too much work if Clay didn't fuck it up. It was easy till he got in the way. Is that everything you need?]

"I won't know till I'm done putting everything together. I'll let you know if I need anymore." He nodded and looked over at my sub. I just rolled my eyes and waved him out.

"Babe?"

"I told you I was working with Vince. I can understand better than I can speck it. Hector can understand English, but doesn't see the reason to learn how to speck it. Julia called me yesterday. She's really upset with what's going on and Rebecca taking everything out on her. Kevin is trying to get between them, but it's still a lot to deal with it." I told him.

"I know, it's almost over. Rebecca had her chance to do the right thing, now we put it in front of a judge. I'll find out next Friday what happens. Even Rebecca's lawyer is fighting on my side. I'm going to help you with this, and then I'm kicking you out of the office. Monday, you can come back." I rolled my eyes again.

"Fine,"

"Will you do something else for me babe?" I put my sub down and nodded. "Will you go out with me tomorrow? I still had food in my mouth and just nodded. He smiled for real now and got to work. He did most the work and before I know it, everything was down.

"How did you do that?" I asked him. He just winked at me and helped me up. I took the hand he held out for me and we headed up stairs. We sat down and watched some movies together. The rest of the day, I leaned against him and he held me. When I was, tired I got up and headed into the room. I wasn't thinking and just undressed. When I had, my shirt pulled over my head I saw Ranger watching me. I don't think he even noticed the difference in my stomach. I still couldn't bring myself to tell him. Lisa told me that soon I'll really start to show and I won't be able to hide it much longer.

"You don't have to come to bed with me." I told him.

"Babe," He got undressed and got into bed with me. He tucked the pillows next to me and held me.

"Where are, we going?" I asked him.

"You'll see, get some sleep babe." I did just that. But it was short lived, a few hours later I had to get up and pee. When I was heading back to the bed I got hungry. I headed into the kitchen and looked around for something that I would want to eat. I really needed to go shopping with Ellea soon. I headed back to bed, and then remember Lester always had something I like to eat.

I turned and headed out.

I was sitting at his bar in the middle of a jar of pickles when the lights turned on.

"Beautiful?" He asked and sat down next to me.

"You always have food, I tried to be quite." He got up and grabbed a few things and put them in front of me then sat back down.

"How's the baby?"

"Can't make up its damn mind. Sugar and beef are still out. But it's mixing my tease and Rangers. I have to pee almost every hour and can't stop eating the weirdest food." He pointed and showed me I was bunking my pickles in sour cream. I just shrugged and keep on eating.

"Bobby say's your showing." I stock the pickle in my mouth and got up. I pulled my shirt up and slowed him. He put his hand on my stomach and felt it. His hand was bigger than my whole stomach.

"Lisa said I should be popping out now, I'm still scared to tell Ranger." He nodded and pulled my shirt back down.

"He's going to start to notice though babe." I just froze, Lester moved off and left me alone. I turned around slowly and saw Ranger leaning against the wall by the door.

"What gave me away?" I asked him. He raised an eye brow.

"Where should I start? Besides your moods, sleeping and eating habits. The company is paying your doctor bills. It's wasn't something that would have been important, if you weren't going to my sister. Her name popped up and I knew what kind of doctor you were going to. Lisa might be able to hide it from me, but she can't lie out right to me. You thought babe, I never thought you could lie to me." My eyes tear up and I put my pickle down.

"I never lied to you." I would have left, if he wasn't standing in front of the door. I turned and walked more into Lester's apartment. I slammed the guess door behind me and locked the door.

"You did it now man," Lester said, I licked off my fingers and sat down on the bed wiping my eyes off.

"I didn't do anything." I grabbed a pillow and held it to me.

"She's been looking for a way to tell you for three mouths, but something always comes up in your life. For you to come in here and tell her that she lied to you, you fucked up." I heard Lester say and then heard him go in his bedroom. I can't believe this whole time he's known and hasn't told me.

"Babe, open the door." Ranger asked softly. I didn't answer him. I lay down and pulled the blankets over myself. I know the lock door wouldn't stop him for long. He finely got the door open and just picked me up. As he was walking out, he stopped at the bar and waited for me to pick up my pickle. I smiled as I was chowing on it.

"You could have told me." I told him and looked up.

"I could say the same thing, Baby." He held me closer.

"Ranger this isn't anything you ever wanted. You don't want a relationship or another family. You're still fighting for the first one. How could I tell you this, when I know it's something you don't even want?"

"Babe I told you I've done some stupid things when you're involved. Don't you think if I didn't want this I wouldn't still be coming back ever week just to be with you?" I sat me on my feet in the bathroom to wash off my hands. "Babe I can't seem to do the right thing with you. I wanted to take you out tomorrow and show you everything I can't say. Babe I love you and always have." I just broke down. He picked me up and sat down and just held me.

"Babe?" He asked when I was quite too long. I think he thought I feel back to sleep.

"What do you want from me now?" I asked him.

"Anything you'll give me babe. I never thought you would be willing to be more with me then this babe. When I found out you were carrying my child I didn't know what to do. I was over joy, but I didn't know if that was something you could live with. You never wanted to get remarried or be a mother." I sat up and looked at him.

"I could say the same thing to you." He wiped off my face and gave me a soft smile.

"For two smart people, we sure don't know how to use our heads. I'm sorry I've miss lead you babe."

"All I've wanted was you for the longest time. When I found out I was pregnant I didn't know what to do, besides to keep it. I've been so worried what you would say." He smiled at me.

"Babe you never have to worry about telling me anything, even if you don't think I'll like it, still come to me and talk to me. I'm sorry I gave you the feeling you couldn't tell me anything. Now that you know that I know can I see?" He asked me. I smiled right away and pulled the shirt out of the way. He laid his hand over the small bump and his whole face soften.

"Ranger I love you." He pulled me to him right away and kissed me deeply.

"You're so small." He said when I pulled away. My shoulders dropped and I nodded, that was one of the things Bobby and I were worried about. "Oh, no babe, I didn't mean it in a bad way. I've just been around all my sisters, you know right away when they were pregnant."

"But it worries me. I know what you mean. Everyone I know who's pregnant is much bigger even at five mouths." He wiped the tears away again. All I was doing was crying around him.

"Babe, have you talked to Lisa about it?" I nodded.

"She says it's nothing to worry about."

"But that doesn't mean you're not going to. Babe I've watched you and know you're not doing anything wrong. You do a light workout in the morning. That is helping you to stay in shape and that also helped you lost any fat you might have had. Then you work a normal day, if not longer. You're eating right and only eat when and if you hungry. The biggest thing is you're not eating any sugar. You need to let your body do what it wants to, but if you keep on worrying about this you're going to make yourself sick." He told me and I know he was telling the truth.

"It just doesn't tease right. I don't even like pineapple upside down cake."

"I'm sorry babe, maybe next time you'll only want sugar." My mouth just dropped open.

"You want more kids?"

"Doesn't matter to me as long as you're involved. But if you're willing I wouldn't mind having another child with you. Babe I will give you anything, I want to give you everything. I do have a few things to ask you though." I looked into his eyes and waited. "Will you mind if Julia joined us?" I smiled at once and shook my head no.

"No, but I have learned a lot about what was going on with her. She tries to call me once a day. Mostly I think she just wanted to know that I'm still in her corner. Her brother and sister are seeing what's really happening and are just upset over it as she is. They have been treating her bad because that's what the parents are doing. But once they say their dad sticking up for her, they started. But Rebecca is getting meaner. She didn't want me to tell you but Rebecca is starting getting physical with her." He saw red right away. Never let go of me but grabbed his phone and texted Hunter what I said. What I noticed was as he was clamming down he put his hand on my stomach.

"Do you have pictures?" He asked me, I didn't understand at first then got up and grabbed my purse. I gave him the different pictures and told him the different dates. "Do you know the sex?"

"I wanted to find out with you." He smiled again.

"Thank you, babe, I'm sorry you have to be the middle man but thank you for telling me that. I hate that Julia has to deal with all this." I leaned against him and gave him a minute.

"I don't mind, I really like talking to her. I told her I wouldn't tell you, but I don't want her to get hurt anymore." He picked me up and laid down on the bed. "How did you know to use pillows?" I asked him.

"When I did that, I didn't know you were pregnant. I thought it was just because of your back, Tank said you don't sleep very good on your back. The first night I would wake up a few times an hour and pull you back to me. The next night I put the pillow there and watched that you wouldn't sleep on it. You sleep like the dead when you couldn't move." I smiled and pulled him closer.

"Well thank you, but I sleep better when you're in the bed with me. I missed you."

"Babe I missed you to. Tomorrow we're going to have to go pick up something for you to eat. I don't really like you sneaking off to my cousin apartment in the middle of the night."

"I've been busy, normal I go with Ellea. You don't have to go shopping with me."

"Babe, I might think you're out of your mind with some of the things you eat. But I won't say anything about it. We'll go shopping tomorrow." I smiled.

"Try and be Tank asking for what I want." I felt him laugh.

"I'm sure I'll be in his place a few times, how many guys known and keep it from me?" He didn't sound upset.

"Tank, Bobby and Lester were there when I was told. Hector and Ellea already knew. That's all." He kissed my head.

"I love you babe."

"Love you." I said as my eyes were dropping.

When I woke up he was watching me sleep. He brushed my hair off my face.

"I like your hair long." He said. I smiled and rolled over.

"So, do I, I can do things with it and it never looks like crap. How long have you been up?"

"I've already went for my run and have been waiting for you to wake up to eat. I sat up and he helped me out of the bed. I went to the bathroom and joined him for breakfast.

"Why don't you like my tea?" I asked him.

"If smells like a flower garden babe and tease like water. I would rather just drink water."

"I like it," He nodded and left it at that. I popped the pill in my mouth and drank my tea. When he was done, he just sat there and waited for me. "You're watching me eat."

"Babe I'm just waiting. If it bothers you I'll leave."

"No I just don't want you to have to wait on me. If I eat to soon in the morning it upsets my stomach." He smiled at me.

"Babe we've got all day. Take your time, do you still go out with me?" I smiled at him.

"I would like that, are you sure you still want to go to the market with me?"

"Yes, instead of a date. We'll just spend the day together just having fun. It will still be a date but I said what I needed to last night. Another day I'll take you out on a real date."

"Ranger out on the town doing normal things." He smiled at me. When I was done eating he took our plates to the sink. I waited for him and we took a shower together. I did my hair and got dressed when I walked out, Ranger was there standing in the kitchen looking at the fried in jeans and a shirt. I moved over and saw he put the baby pictures on the fridge. He kissed my head and walked out with me.

We had a great day. We started out doing our shopping. Then we had a pinot down the pond and walked around the mall. We went to a movie and dinner. Then headed home. Then he showed me how much he loved me and how much everything he said last night was true. I love being with Ranger. He knows everything about my body and just left me spent. But didn't pull away from me. He held me close as I feel asleep.

In the middle of the night I shot awake when I heard my phone rang. I crawled over him and felt around our clothes for my cell phone.

"Julia what's wrong?" I asked. Ranger was wake and moved, then moved me. She was crying her eyes out.

"My parents,"

"Honey I need you to breathe for me. Some long deep breaths please." I heard her breath and tried to calm down.

"My parents got in a reek. They died." She welled and cried harder.

"We'll be right there." I pushed Ranger up and pointed to the closet. He got up right away. "Honey we'll be there as soon as we can, but you need to calm down for me. I know your upset and I know you're going to be hurting for a long time. But I need to know a few things alright? Can you do that for me."

"Yes," She said and was trying to calm down.

"Alright where are you and who's with you?" Ranger stopped what he was doing and waited for the answer also.

"Home with someone from Rangerman." She told me. I told him what she said. He found his phone and made some texting someone.

"Alright honey, where's your brother and sister." I felt bad once I asked, she started crying all over again.

"Someone took them. I told them my daddy was coming and the cops allow me to stay and wait for him. I tried to call daddy but couldn't remember his number, I know you're by heart and I'm sorry."

"That's not a problem, you can always get your dad throw me. I'm going to let you talk to him now. But honey you really need to calm down. I know this is hard, but you're going to get sick if you keep going like this." I told her.

"Ok Stephy," I gave Ranger the phone.

"Baby," I laid my hand on his chest as I past. I got dressed and gave him a minute with his daughter. "I understand you forgot my number baby, I'm glad you remember Steph and you had someone to call. I'm sorry I left honey and your alone thought this. But we'll be there as soon as we can. I love you baby." He said and passed me the phone. I kissed him and took the phone.

"Throw together some clothes for us and I'll meet you in the garage." He kissed me again.

"Hey honey," I said and found a bag.

"I'm really sorry." She said.

"You have nothing to be sorry for, honey. If you're upset over calling me, don't be. I would rather you call then wait till morning. If for one second you think this was your fault it wasn't honey. You haven't done anything wrong and I mean it. If anyone try to tell you other ways, your dad will put them in their place."

"But I woke you guys up."

"Never feel bad for needed help. Waking us up doesn't even matter. We're more worried about you then anything else. I'm really sorry all this happened honey, and I'm sorry you dad wasn't there when you needed him. But he'll be there before you know it."

"No," She cried.

"Honey what's wrong?"

"I want you, can't you come to?" I just smiled.

"I'm coming with your dad. He loves you we both know that. But sometimes you just need a woman. Your dad knows we've been talking and wouldn't let me stay behind."

"I love you and just want you to come. I want daddy to bring you, I need you." I felt so bad for her. "I need both of you."

"I know honey, we're coming. Are you in your pj's?" I asked her.

"Yes,"

"Good, I'm still going to talk to you. But I want you to go and get into bed. Just lay down, snuggle up and get warm."

"Ok," I could hear her talk to someone, and then go do that. I pulled on my Jackie and slipped in my shoes. I grabbed my purse and walked out carrying Ranger's gym bag.

"I remember you telling me that you like your room, will you tell me about it?" I asked her. She went right in telling me all about what her room looks like. When I got to the garage all the guys were there talking. Ranger took the bags and put them in the car.

"That's sound like a really pretty room honey. You forgot to tell me the colors though." I kissed and hugged the guys. Ranger walked me around the car and put me in. He walked around and I saw Bobby run back over and give him something. I gave Ranger a look when he got in the car. He showed me a pill bottle with my name on it.

"Is purple your favorite color?" I asked her. Ranger started the car and kissed me.

"I like it, but my favorite color is white. My mother thought that would be boring to have my room all white. So did it, I like it and I like having my own space. But I wish I got a chose in it." Rebecca wasn't a really good mom to Julia.

"Then I'm glad you like it. I know what it's like. My mama did that to me all the time. Still to today she would rather run my life then let me. I can't wait to see your room."

"Babe tell her that my plane will be ready for us and it will be around a 3 hour flight. We should be there any time after that." Ranger told me.

"Honey you dad just told me that we should be there sometime after three hours. I'm going to talk to you till the last minute, but I'm going to need to get off the phone when the plane takes off. I would really be happy if you got some sleep between now and then."

"I understand, we'll you just talk to me." Ranger moved our hands to my stomach.

"OK honey," I started off by telling her some stories when I was little. I heard Ranger laugh a few times and I heard a little laugh out of her. But I noticed she was falling asleep. When I know for sure I looked over to Ranger.

"Who's with her?" I asked him softly.

"Danger why?" He asked me.

"Tell him to go check on her and turn off the phone if she's really asleep." He smiled at me and did what I asked. When the line went dead I closed my cell phone and dropped it in my purse.

"Thank you Babe, you got her from frantic to sleeping in a matter of minutes. I don't know what I would do without you."

"I don't want to over step though, Ranger she's your draught." He looked over at me.

"Babe don't worry about over stepping. Worry about me saying the wrong thing. I'm relieved that you and Julie have built a relationship. I didn't want to bring her here and not like you or you not liking her and not wanting anything to do with us. I need your help babe and I want you to be a part of this with me."

"Ranger I love her, but I'm worried about something else?" He looked over at me. "The younger kids were taken, state care I guess. That really upset her. What's going to happen to them?"

"If Rebecca and Kevin didn't have a will the state will probable contact family first. If no one steps forward they'll stay in state care." Now I was really worried.

"They'll be spilt up?" He nodded. I wiped my eyes and hated that I cried over everything.

"Babe they don't know me like Julia dose. But I'll get Hunter to see what he does. Having the only two people I care about upset over this I'll figure something out." Then I felt bad.

"Don't do something you don't want to do just because of me. Do you even have room for Julia?" I asked him. His lip tipped and he had something up his sleeve.

"Right after I chosen to stay here I had a house build. When we get back, I'll take you and Julia to it. I always planned to wait till I got a ring on your finger to show you. But it looks like we do everything backwards. I always stayed in the penthouse so you knew where to find me."

"I finely get to see you're the bat cave?" He was really smiling now.

"If some way Kevin's family doesn't step forward, I'll work with the state to get them to come with us. There will be more than enough room for us, then and this one." He said and rubbed the baby.

"Dose Julia knows?" He shook his head.

"No babe, I wanted to talk to you first. But all of this started with a bet. She bet me that if you loved me, I would bring her home to me. If she knew all this time that you loved me, she knows we'll get together and have a family together." I leaned back and covered his hand with mine.