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Stephanie made it into the elevator before the tears burst forth. She was too distraught to think of a floor to go to or to even hit a button so she just curled into a ball in the corner of the elevator and sobbed.
The angry, raised, red scratches that stood out against his mocha latte skin were quite visable from where she stood. She could see the flash of guilt and pain on his face as he turned towards her. Then she noticed his chest littered, with darker hickeys going all the way down and disappearing under his towel, it had been too much.
She couldn't comprehend anything other than the overwhelming pain in her chest, her mind rebelling against the idea that Ranger had spent the night with another woman. He was Ranger, her Batman! He had promised her he would never stray; the fact that he had done exactly that just did not compute to her brain.
Images of a faceless women straddling Ranger and digging her nails into his abs overtook her mind and she fought hard to catch her breath. Curled in the corner in the fetal position she shook harder, each breath drawn a fight and then her nausea kicked in. She started vomiting and couldn't stop, gasping for breath in between until she passed out, unaware that the elevator was moving.
Hal was on monitor duty. He watched as Lester and Stephanie get out of a car and proceed into the elevator, the motion sensitive camera in the elevator turning on as they stepped in. Not even three minutes later the camera turned on again. He glanced up, certain he would see Lester leaving but instead saw Stephanie. He watched as she burst into sobs against the back corner, slowly sinking down into the fetal position. He used the controls to stop the elevator from being called, knowing she would not want anyone to see her like this. The lazy buggers could use the stairs if they needed. When Hal saw her start to hyperventilate and shake he called Bobby.
Bobby answered his phone: "Brown".
"Brown, Bomber's in the elevator in hysterics. Normally I would just leave her alone but it looks like she may be hyperventilating and…" . His sentence was cut off as he watched her throw up again and again and then dry heavy while struggling to draw breath.
"HAL!" he heard Bobby's sharp command and finally managed to tell Bobby what was going on.
"She's throwing up and looks like she can't breathe - I'm sending the elevator to six. Meet it there "
He hung up and sent the elevator to six, the level that housed the infirmary as well as Ella and Luis's apartment. Hoping that Bomber would be all right, he called Tank.
"Tank" he answered - one word as usual.
"We have a situation in house. Bomber broke down in the elevator and is hopefully being attended to by Bobby as we speak. It looked bad from the cameras. Ranger never came back 'online' after last night. You're the only one allowed to contact him while he is offline. Let him know. I'll let Luis know the elevator needs cleaning and station it on six."
Tank was not happy. He saw Ranger 'sneak' back into Rangeman this morning. His car was missing from the garage, apparently left at HOT night club, or so the tracker says, and he was wearing the clothing he walked out of here in yesterday afternoon. One might not notice but black wrinkles too.
Everyone knew Ranger and Steph were officially together and he didn't like the idea of Ranger messing around on Steph, his Little Girl. Normally he wouldn't give a damn, but Little Girl was special, like a little sister to him and he didn't want her hurt. Tank resolved to himself that he would talk to Ranger when he saw him today, and let him know this behaviour would not be tolerated. If he stepped out again Tank was going to tell Stephanie, after he attempted to beat the shit out of Ranger.
The phone call from Hal did not improve his mood one bit. He took the stairs up to seven and knocked heavily on the door. He was surprised when it swung open.
He walked into the apartment, finding Ranger sitting on the couch, with his head in his hands, still wearing only a towel, and Lester with his arm around him.
"What the fuck is going on, Rangeman? You sneak in this morning looking like you'd just come off of a bender and now Steph is on six with Bobby after she collapsed in the elevator from crying so hard she threw up! I don't usually get involved with your life but Steph is special to me and I want answers!"
Both Ranger and Lester sprung up from the couch at the news that Steph was with Bobby. Lester already had his phone in hand, dialling Bobby's number.
"WHAT?" came from an aggravated Bobby.
: "Is Steph okay?" came from a worried Lester
"No, her blood pressure is too high and she is still unconscious"
"Call an ambulance!" commanded Lester
"What? Santos I'm the medic and hospital will stress her out more, you know how she is. Once she is calm she'll be fine."
"DO IT NOW, she's pregnant, about 2 months along. I'll meet you in the carpark and go with".
With that Lester ran out the door, leaving a stunned Tank and an angry Ranger.
"FUCK IT!" Ranger picked up the end table and threw it against the wall.
"Two months? But you've only…." The rest of his sentence drifted off as his mind caught up to his mouth. "…..Shit."
"Yeah, shit" Both men sat back down on the couch.
"Aren't you going to go with them?"
"Doubt she wants to see me right now." He ran his hands over his face, "This is fucked up."
"Tell me from the start. What happened yesterday when you left?"
Ranger filled one of his oldest friends in on the last sixteen-ish hours of his life - being told Stephanie was pregnant, Lester being the father, his reaction of leaving and driving until he decided on a club to go to; then taking a pill from a black haired girl he later woke up with, and finally Steph and Lester walking in and her seeing his marked up body. He even confessed to his friend his long kept secret: that he would never father another child.
Tank suggested that "maybe this pregnancy was a blessing in disguise?" Ranger shrugged, but his mind was pondering Tank's statement.
Both men sat in silence until the ringing of Ranger's phone demanded their attention. It was Lester, letting them know that Steph and the baby were both alright. Steph would have to spend two days in the hospital, so he was going to stay with her. He'd ring if anything changed.
Standing up and preparing to leave, Tank turned to his friend.
"What are you going to do, Rangeman?"
Well, wasn't that the question of the hour?
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