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Stephanie's POV
Well Tank and Lula, had been found, and were back. Along with them was a man named, Tommy Valachi, and 5 of the men he had hired to snatch, Lula and Tank. I was happy, Tank and Lula, were back safe. That they brought back this, Tommy, guy and his goon's not so much. Why didn't, Ranger, just get rid of them, like he did all the other bad guy's.
Instead here we all sat in the big conference room. At least Ranger didn't look friendly. He was giving, Tommy ,a Burg worthy glare. My mother would be so proud. Tommy didn't seem to be fazed by it at all. He must not know anything about my husbands reputation. Ranger could kill you, and they would never find you're body.
Lula patted Ranger on the shoulder. "Be cool Batman, really it was all just a big misunderstanding," she said. "Besides, just think this will make a awesome story to tell the kids, and grandkids one day."
"Lord help us all," I heard Tommy mutter. I couldn't help but chuckle. So did Ranger and the other guys in the room. I could only imagine what kind of hostage she made. Lula on a normal day was loud, and just slightly obnoxious.
"I want an explanation as to why my friends were taken," Ranger said, looking at Tommy.
"Excuse me?" Lula said, "I thought we were best friends. Fine I see how you are." she huffed and turned her back to him. Ranger rolled his eyes, but he reached over, and turned Lula back to face him.
"We are best friends, you liven up the building, and drive me crazy. I wouldn't have it any other way," Ranger told her. "Now my explanation."
"I saw him kill a man in Vegas when we were there for you're guy's wedding," Lula said.
"What? Why didn't you say anything, and here we are suppose to be best friends," Ranger said.
"Yeah," I said. "Why didn't you ever tell me that you saw something like that. Here I thought I was the only one bad things happened to."
"Hey will you two shut up so I can continue our explanation," Lula huffed. "Anyways I saw him kill the man. Turns out he was the scum of the earth, and I don't mid keeping my mouth shut about his murder. He deserved to die. You'd have done the same if you'd been in Tommy's position." Ranger narrowed his eyes and shot a glance at Tommy then looked back at Lula.
"Why? What did the man do to deserve such a final punishment as death is?" Ranger demanded to know.
"He killed my daughter, my only child," Tommy said, before Lula could answer. Ranger's face soften to compassion as he looked back at the other man. "I hold no remorse for what I did
I'm not sorry. He killed my daughter in cold blood. I killed him the same way. I messed up in not keeping my temper, and doing it in a secluded place, but other than that I have no regrets." I felt sorry for the man. I couldn't imagine how it must feel to have lost a child. To have lost you're only child. It was sad. It must hurt so bad.
"I'm so sorry for you're Loss Mr. Valachi," I said. "That is the worst thing that could ever happen to a parent I imagine. I'm very sorry it happened to you."
"Please call me Tommy, Mr. Valachi makes me feel old," He said. "I didn't want to hurt Lula or Tank here I just didn't want to end up in jail. I admit I would have done anything to stay out of jail. But after those dumb ass's messed up the first attempt I decided to just go about explaining my situation," he said sighing. "I'm very sorry for the ruckus I caused. I never wanted to hurt anyone, but the bastard who deserved it."
"Well I'm sorry about you're daughter. I would have done the same if I had been in you're shoes. I cant say that I am happy about the fact that you had you're men shoot up the bail bonds office where my pregnant wife was at," Ranger said. "I don't appreciate that her life, and our child's life were threaten. It really makes me mad."
"I am very sorry. It was a very stupid mistake on my part. I'm glad no one was hurt," Tommy said.
"Me to, because had you hurt anyone I would not be able to forgive you, and let you walk out of here alive. I am going to let Lula decide you're fate as she is the true victim here," Ranger said. We all turned to Lula, and waited.
"Gee talk about being in the spotlight," Lula said looking around at everyone. "You're free to go Tommy Cat. Don't be a stranger. You got a Facebook? Cause we could be Facebook buddies."
"Yeah. Facebook, yahoo, Twitter, I even still got a myspace page," Tommy said.
"Cool. Well I'll hit you up then, we can be online beastie's," Lula said. "Next time you kill someone do it far away where no one can see, and if they do, explain first kill later."
"Well I'm glad we can walk out of this friends. I have never had a friend who dressed as loud as her mouth is," Tommy said, "I like it." He added quickly before Lula could get mad.
"Are you sure about letting him just walk Lula?" Ranger asked. "I could take him to the mat's for all the trouble he put us through."
"He's an older man, Ranger," Lula said.
"I'm not that old. I'm only 45," Tommy said defensively.
"No mat's, he's been through enough," Lula said.
"Fine," Ranger said, sighing, "No mat's." He looked disappointed. Poor baby. "You're free to go."
"Thank you. Again I am sorry," Tommy said, as he got up, and left the office escorted by Bobby and Ram.
"Well other than the fact that he kidnapped my two friends, and almost shot me Connie, Lula, and Sally, I liked him," I said.
"Of course you did Babe," Ranger said smiling. "All of you're friends are really strange."
"Hey, you best watch it Batman. I am not strange, ok?" Lula said.
"Of course not," Ranger said.
"Well, I'm going up to seven, don't forget Ranger, we got the doctors appointment in the morning, you're taking me," I said.
"You got it Babe," He said kissing me before I walked out fallowed by Lula who decided she was coming up to seven with me. Great I'll get a play by play of what happened.
Lula's POV
She was just nodding, and giving me Ugh Hugh's every once in a while. Here I was telling the story of the life time, and that's all she had to say.
"So did Tommy say who he had watching me, and Tank at the mall?" She asked all of a sudden. Finally she was interested in my story.
"He never said anything about having you followed at the mall, and why would he? It was me he was after not you," I said. "And white girl I'm a little disappointed, you forgave him so quickly."
"He didn't have us followed at the mall, and I understand were he was coming from now if he had actually hurt you guy's I wouldn't have been so forgiving," She said, looking deep in thought. "I'm not liking the sound of this. Someone was following me at the Mall. I'm pretty damn sure. Get a hold of Tommy, and make sure it wasn't him before I worry Ranger with this."
I pulled my cell phone out, and the business card that Tommy had given me out as well. I dialed Tommy's cell phone number, and waited for him to answer.
"Hello?" His voice called over the line.
"Yo its Lula," I said.
"Missing me already?" He asked chuckling.
"I was just calling with a question. I was just wondering if you had Tank and My girl Stephanie fallowed at the mall?" I asked.
"No I did not. Is everything ok?" he asked
"I don't know. It could be nothing. Then again could be a stalker," I said.
"Let me know if there's anything I can do for you guy's. I owe you one," he said.
"Damn straight you do," I said "I'll talk to you later Tommy Cat, bye."
"Bye," he said, and I hung up.
"He said he didn't have you fallowed so if you were really being fallowed then you must have another stalker," I said.
"Of course I do," she said sagging against the couch.
"Hey don't get to down, we don't know for sure that you have another stalker. We are just guessing at this point, but we should probably go tell Batman about this so he knows," I said getting up off the couch. I reached down, and helped her up off the couch.
We walked out of the room, she was not happy to have to go do this. She just wanted to relax, but it was best that we get this information to Ranger as soon as possible. Especially since she would be going to the doctors tomorrow. Which meant leaving the building.
"Do you want to go to the Doctors appointment with us tomorrow?" She asked as we road the elevator down to the fifth floor.
"Really?" I asked. "Can I go into the room with you guy's?"
"Yeah," she said.
"Will we see the baby?" I asked.
"Yeah, so do you want to go or not?" She asked, rolling her eyes.
"Hell yeah," I said. When the doors opened on five we got off and headed to Ranger's office. "Knock, Knock, Batman." I said as we walked in. he looked up confused as we came in.
"I thought you guy's were upstairs relaxing," he said.
"We were, but we were also talking about the whole Tommy thing, and Stephanie mentioned that she was being followed at the mall when she was with Tank at the mall earlier," I said, "but Tommy said he wasn't the one having her fallowed so we are thinking possible stalker."
"You are sure you were being fallowed babe," He asked.
"My spidy senses were going off the charts," Stephanie said. "Besides I caught a glimpse of a hooded person everywhere I was going."
"Ok babe, then we are going to have to take extra precautions until we get this figured out. You know the drill. We have been through this many times now," Ranger said, sighing. I saw the tears building up in Stephanie's eyes.
"Oh, nice job Batjerk!" I said. "You made her cry. There, there baby. It's going to be ok. None of this is you're fault. You cant help being awesome, and that everyone want's a piece of you." I hugged her, rocking her back, and forth.
"I didn't mean to make it sound like it was her fault. I know it's not her fault. It's not you're fault Babe, we will find out what's going on and take care of the problem," he said stroking her hair. "How about you and Lula go upstairs and find a movie on, on demand, to order, and I will have Ella bring you 2 up hot fudge sundae. Sound good?"
"Ok," Stephanie said. After a quick kiss we left him to go back up stairs. He probably hurried through the call to Ella so he could round up the guys, and fill them in on what we had just talked about. I wonder if he will tell the guys he made Stephanie cry. He keep's taking the guys to the mat's for making her cry. I wonder what he dose to himself? Hugh, How dose one kick their own ass. I gave it a try.
"Lula, what are you doing?" Stephanie asked.
"Hugh? Oh nothing. Well, I was trying to kick my own ass. See Batman made you cry he calls the guys to the mat's for that. I was just wondering what he was going to do to himself. Which lead me to wondering if one could kick their own ass," I said.
"That is just the silliest thing I have ever heard," she said laughing. I smiled. I had made my white girl laugh. No more tears her 10 points for Lula.
