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Ranger POV:

Upon walking into the command room, I took notice of the amount of activity going on. There were at least six guys in here. All busy at the computers, printers working over time, keys of the keyboards clicking away a mile a minute. I raise a questioning eyebrow to my brother. He just shrugs his should in return then barks out at the guys just like I do to mine back in Trenton.

"Report!"

A guy I haven't met before stood up at attention to give his report. "Boss, I got the green light from the Admiral for full disclosure to the Rangeman crew. Copies of our last mission are currently being printed of for everyone for review. I had Cole's computer brought in here and hooked up so that the last check in and be reviewed as well if needed."

"Very well Timmons. Give me the mission reports so we can get started."

Timmons rushes over to the printers and grabs a stack of papers. Then passes one to everyone as we take seats around a large table set next to the command map.

JJ stands at the head of the table and starts describing the mission details to us while we read over the reports.

"It was a very straight forward mission in Argentina. Gather intel, find our mission target, rescue target and bring to extraction point. Cat was sent in a month before us to infiltrate the Domingez drug cartel that was suspected of holding our target. She was to gather as much inside intel as possible. The rest of our team had to gather intel from the locals. As much of it as possible. Everything went fine. She got in, we got our intel, found our target and got him out of dodge. Cat stayed back to make sure it didn't look to suspicious for her to disappear right after the target had been reported missing back to the leaders."

Glancing over the report I make a few quick mental notes about the cartel they were gathering intel on. I have worked on mission before dealing with a drug cartel out of Cuba that was the Domingez family. I wonder if they are of the same family. Its along shot but for Cat's sake I hope its not. They were a small cartel but what they lacked in size they made up for in terror. Held nothing back.

JJ walks over to the map and pulls up the view of Argentina. "This section here in the northern part of the country is where we were. Our last contact with Cat prior to extraction was in this area here at the base of the mountain range. Domingez set up shop here because of the rough terrain. Makes it harder to navigate without being detected. I have a team down there now trying to gather intel from the locals but it seems that no one is willing to talk. That's all I know at this point. I'll let you do your thing now. If you need something just ask. If I don't have it here I'll point you in the right direction."

I nod to him my understanding. Glancing over the report quickly once again before looking up at my team. "Hector I want you to go over the last contact broadcast that they received. See if you can figure out a way to track it." He stands up and Timmons shows him over to one of the computers on the far end of the room. I want to go with and watch it but I have other things that need to get done before I can allow myself to indulge in seeing what she looks like now.

"Cal, Woody, Ram, and Boots, I want you guys to gear up. Get lined up with Hawk. I want you in the country doing reconn. I'll ship any info we get to you. Remember low profile. They already have one person we don't need to be going after more." They stand up and walk to the door where Hawk is standing.

I look him in the eye and he gives a slight nod to me. Telling me he'll get them there.

"Tank, Bobby and Les, the name ring any bells for you guys?"

They glance down at the report and then look back up at me, eyes slightly wider than before.

"My thoughts exactly. Get a hold of any contacts that you can think of. Get as much intel as possible to see if they are of the same."

They nod and head off to different areas of the room to make their calls in semi privacy.

"Babe, I need you to work your magic on some searches. Put those spidey sense to work."

I quickly write down most of the names I remember from the mission in Cuba. Leave a few out for the time being. Those would have to be run from somewhere that is sure to never be tracked. I know they have alarms set to the names so that if they were ever looked into the person would be alerted.

"JJ I need a computer with search programs on it."

He leads up over to one of the desks and the guy who was using it gets up and leaves the room. "You can use this one. His shift was over anyways."

I sit Steph down at the desk and give her the list. "I need you to find anything and everything you can about these people. If you feel something is off, follow your gut. You've never been wrong before on that so just go with it."

She nods to me and looks up at me. "What are you going to be doing?"

"I need to make some phone calls just like I set Tank, Bobby, and Les to go do. But my phone calls I need complete privacy for. I'll be back after a little bit, I promise." I tell her and kiss the top of her head then turn to my brother.

"You have somewhere here that I can make some calls?"

He nods and walks over to the door. I follow him but before I head out thru the door I look back over at Steph. She's got her head down typing on the keyboard. She must have felt me looking at her because she looks up and smiles at me then gives me a little finger wave and gets back to work.

JJ leads me over to the alcove and puts his hand on a scanner just like the one for the command room.

"This section is Cat's house. The only people who have access in here are Cat, myself, Hawk, Sean and Cole. I'll get you put into the system so you may use her office when you need the extra privacy or just need a moment to yourself. Since you met Sean this morning at breakfast, I'm sure your wondering by now who Cole is. He is Cat's son. Shortly after you and Les left for the Army. Our idiot brother Armando decided that it was his turn to have her. He attacked her one night after she went home from work. Told her that since she put out for you and Les, it was his turn. That's why he's in prison. She pressed charges against him, went to court and he lost. They had found five others women that had raped. I can tell by the look in your eyes that our parents never told you why he was in prison."

I shook my head no. I had no clue. They would never tell me. Just that he had done some bad things. I could never really understand why they pushed all of us kids away after he went to prison but now I understand. They felt betrayed by all of us. They didn't want JJ and I to go into the military. It was that whole violence thing all over again. Add to that what Armando did. I can understand now.

The hallway opened up into a living room. There was a large tv on the wall in front of me, a stone fire place off to the right of the tv. A cream colored couch and recliner set off a little in front of them. Off to my right was a wet bar with a few stools set in front of it.

Off to my left it opend up into a dining room and kitchen. Granite table and counter tops. Stainless steel appliances and a dark cherry oak cabinets. In between where the kitchen and living room separated was another hallway that we walked down.

As we head down the hallway a little ways JJ stops in front of some pictures.

"About a month after the trial was over she found out she was pregnant. She called me up that night crying on the phone. I had never heard or seen her cry before so it was a bit of a shock. She asked if I could come over and talk. So I did. She told me about being pregnant with Armando's child. That she didn't know what to do. She felt all alone and was afraid she couldn't take care of herself and now a baby. I told her I would be there for her every step of the way."

I was looking at the pictures on the wall. They were of her and a baby basically growing up together. She looked so happy in all of the pictures. Walking a little further down the hall I counted ten different pictures of her son. Yearly school pictures and such I would guess.

At the end of the hallway there were two pictures that stopped me dead in my tracks. One was of Cat in her Navy uniform, boot camp picture. Hair pulled back in a bun. Dark blue dress uniform on. Milk chocolate eyes staring back a me. I felt like I did earlier staring at that dog. Like they were looking into my soul.

JJ noticed what picture I was looking at when I reached out to touch it.

"Right before she turned 18 we talked about her joining the Navy. Have a steady income and benefits for Cole."

I nodded my head. That sounded like her. She always had a steady head on her shoulders. Thinking towards the future. Making sure everything and everyone around her were taken care of. The next picture was the one that really tore at my heart. It was the picture that we took at my senior prom.

I was in my rented black tux with red vest and tie that matched her dress. She was standing next to me holding my hands. Her hair pulled back away from her face with two strands hanging down the sides of her face curled into ringlets. The ruby pendant I bought her with my first paycheck hanging down her neck. I remembered seeing her in her dress for the first time. I was speechless. Red silk that hung off her in a graceful flowing motion. Spaghetti string straps on her shoulders. The top dipped down the front in a V shape about halfway to her belly button showing the inside roundness to her breast. The back completely open exposing her toned muscles all the way down to the top of her small tight rear end. Dios was she ever beautiful! (Dios-god)

I had to force myself away from the pictures otherwise I would stand there looking at her forever.

As we passed a few doors JJ pointed out each one.

The first door on the right."This one is Cole's room. He's out with Sean right now. I'm not sure when they will be back but I'll make sure to introduce you to him at some point. He reminds me so much of how you three where when you were young all rolled into one person."

First on the left. "Bathroom if you need there's a bathroom off each bedroom and one if the office as well."

The next door was on the left. "This is Sean's room. They met up when Cat first met her parents shortly after Cole was born. Sean took to Cole instantly. Watching them together you would never guess they weren't related in some way."

I had a quick feeling of jealousy when JJ told me about Sean living up here and how close they all seem to be.

"I see that look in your eyes little brother. No there is nothing going on between them. Never was never will be except a good friendship. Sean takes care of Cole when Cat isn't around."

I nod my head in understanding and we move on. At the end of the hall JJ points to the door on the right, "that's Cat's room."

We turn and go in the room to the left. "This is her office. Its completely private. There's special insulation put into the walls so that any form of listening devices won't work. The windows are one way. You can't see in from the outside but from the inside you can see everything going on around this side of the house. The computer has every program known to man on it. Anything you would need to do you can do with it and it won't be traced."

I nod my understanding and look around the room. Its a nicely done office. Book shelves line with hard cover books. Swords and a few paintings of dragons hanging on the walls. A few pictures up on some other shelves hanging on the wall. The desk is a large executive style marble desk.

I can't help but think that Cat's done well for herself over the years. I turn to my brother with an eyebrow raised in a silent question of how this whole place came about.

He gives a slight shrug. "Cat's done well. She's played the stock market some. Taken on some missions that were practically impossible. Taken on a few other missions for things that most people would call questionable in nature. More for the fact getting an in with some of the not so legal organizations around to gain intel and such for our government. To gain a rep for herself so to speak. So not only did the government gain from her doing this but she did slight too in the money aspect of it."

I nod my understanding to him. And I do understand. Its exactly what I've done for myself and Rangeman over the years.

JJ walks over and sits down at the desk. He pulls out the keyboard and opens up a program then pulls what looks like a scanner out of a locked drawer on the desk.

"Come put your hand on this so I can get you in the system. That way you can come and go as you feel so. I trust you not to fuck anything up. If Cat has a problem with it when we get her back I'll deal with her don't worry." He chuckles at the last.

I walk over and the little pad scans my hand. I feel it to heat up slightly before it shuts down. I'm not sure what that was about so I ask.

"The heating up was to read the pressure behind your hand. The scanners do a couple of different scans at the same time. Its to make sure someone isn't forcing you to scan your hand. It scans your finger prints, hand temperature, and also the pressure amount. If anything is changed on those it rejects the scan and won't open up. Cat takes the security around here very serious since this is where Cole sleeps at night."

I'm impressed by the technology of the place but its understandable after what her life has thrown at her to pull out all the stops when it comes to her own child.

JJ stands up and walks towards the door. Before leaving he turns and tells me that when I'm done with my calls either page him or I could find my way back now that I was in the system and could navigate around.

With that I sit down at the desk. Give a quick glance around the room. I grab some paper and found a pen. Its time to start harassing my informants for anything and everything they know.