Disclaimer: I love the Stephanie Plum series, but I don't own them and I don't make anything off of them.

Warning: There will be no 'cupcake' in this story. This will be a Babe HEA. This is my third FanFiction attempt, completely different from my first and I Promise to complete it. I am having a lot of fun with the story so far. Thank you in advance for reading and please let me know what you think.

Thanks to everyone who reviewed, especially Margaret Fowler, FairTaxGirl, ShyGirl36, Ziandra2010, at8c, Wanda517 for your continued reviews and great ideas.

Previously…

"As you can see there is a strong military presence in my life. My father served and retired, my uncle still works with the military on certain projects, Bobby and even Randy. There are many others that I have involvement with that are tied to the military. That is why I do what I do with the USO. In the visits that I've done over the last six years I have made quite a few friends that I would consider family, and I hope to be able to include you all in that family as well." I look straight at Ranger and see a twinkle in his eye.

"I would be honored to be considered party of your family." He takes my hand and kisses it, sending a shiver up my spine. As our eyes meet I see his turning from a deep chocolate to black. Thinking to myself 'I could get lost in those eyes.'

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I walked the guys to their rooms and let them know to come down to the pool when they were ready. I went to my room to change into my bikini and head downstairs. As I walked into the den I noticed that Emma and Bobby were still talking in there so I quickly headed out to the pool finding Grandma sunbathing in the nude. A giggle crept up my throat and I sat down in the lawn chair next to her placing my sunglasses on and relaxing waiting for the boys to arrive. I noticed that my dad and Uncle Mike were no where to be seen.

"Grandma, did you run off Daddy and Uncle Mike?" I ask her with my eyes closed.

"Yep, they came out here a little bit ago and turned right back around and left. They said something about having to get their eyes bleached and their brains washed. I don't know what their problem is, it just a little skin." Grandma responded.

I turned my head to her with a smile, "I love you grandma. Just don't get too crazy with Bobby's friends here okay? I don't need them running off too. At least I know where to find Daddy and Uncle Mike. Just so you know, I think Bobby and Emma may have finally broken down. They're in there talking, so do me a favor and don't say anything to them. I'm hoping that they can help each other finally get over John's death. I may just have to find someone else to go with me on Sunday too."

"Well you have your pick of hot men there baby granddaughter. All those men Bobby brought are stud muffins. I can't wait to get my hands on some of them. I'll let you know which one has the largest package and you can go after him." She replies.

At that comment I laugh. "Thanks grandma, I'll be looking forward to hearing with one you think is best."

The guys walk out a few minutes later and I hear their breaths catch. I turn my head in their direction and notice that some of them are staring wide eyed horror struck faces and others have blank faces on. "Come on out guys, we were just enjoying the sun." I said.

Grandma raised up on her elbows to greet them with a smile and flash of her naked upper body and a wicked grin. I laughed internally as the guys tried to divert their attention elsewhere. She got up as quickly as her older body would allow her and walked over to Lester and Hector standing in front of them.

"Come on boys," she took hold of their hands pulling them towards the pool before they could pull back, "the water is just right and I was just going to get in, come join me for a dip. You can remove your trunks and skinny dip with me if you like."

I shake my head in amusement at my grandma and notice that the rest of the guys were smirking. Ranger and Ram quickly walked over to take a seat in the chairs on either side of me to watch the show of grandma, Lester and Hector in the pool. The rest of the guys were leaning up against the bar serving drinks. Grandma had managed to get Lester to take off his trunks, then threw them away from the pool and was attempting to do the same to Hector. Hector swam to the other end of the pool to escape her. Lester seemed more agreeable to play along with her advances, but I did notice the look of horror a few times when she pulled him close for a kiss. At least he managed to turn his head and get it on the cheek rather than the lips.

"I should probably warn you that she is very outgoing as you can see, so you may want to watch yourselves around her." I giggled at the grunts I received from the guys. "I think I will go give Lester back his trunks before Danny comes out here, which will only be a matter of minutes." I caught Lester attention and tossed him his trunks just as Danny came running out the door and was standing at my side.

Looking up at me she asked, "Can we jump in together?" I saw the twinkle in her eyes and I nodded.

We walked to the deep end where Hector was currently hiding from Grandma and we counted, "One, two, three." We jumped in holding hands and came back up at the same time smiling. "Can you swim to the wall by yourself this time?" I asked her.

Nodding her head she took off in the direction of the wall with me following behind just in case. Once she reached it we all clapped for her. "Anyone up for a game of chicken?" I asked. The next thing I knew I was on the shoulders of Lester and Hector had Danny on his shoulders. A few of the guys decided that they would join us and did cannon balls into the pool. "Grandma, go put your suit on and you can play too." I called to her, and off she went. She was more than happy to have one of these men between her legs. She quickly returned and managed to get Vince to hold her up. We all traded a few times and Danny and I were on all of the guys shoulders at one time or another.

After a several rounds of chicken, Marco Polo, and Emma and Bobby joining us we were all tired and needed to relax. I climbed out of the pool and layed down on the lounge chair on my stomach. All of a sudden there were warm hands rubbing suntan lotion into my back and shivers running down my spine. I look to see who it was and ended up looking right into the dark chocolate eyes of Ranger.

"I hope you don't mind." Ranger whispered in my ear in a husky voice, "I wanted to make sure that you didn't get a sun burn before the Awards." I glanced up at him and smiled at him mischievously thinking to myself 'I wonder what else those hands could do'. I turned and caught Bobby staring at us with a small smile and a twinkle in his eye and I smiled back and winked.

"No problem at all. I do burn easily so your help is very much appreciated." I responded. I relaxed into his touch and enjoyed his hands roaming up and down my back and legs. The application of suntan lotion then turned into a wonderful massage and I was turning into a puddle of goo and started to moan in appreciation. I heard his intake of breath at my moan and smiled inwardly, apparently I wasn't the only one being affected by this. Good. "You have magic hands Ranger." I moaned again as his hands dug deeper into the muscles.

He bent down again and whispered huskily in my ear, "I love to hear those sounds you're making. It makes me very happy."

"Really?" I reply in a saucy tone. Thinking to myself 'this could be interesting'.

Okay so where should they go next? They have a week to fill before the awards. What would you like to see them do? Let me know.

Thanks for all the reviews I love hearing your comments and thoughts. More to come on Monday, I promise. Happy Mother's Day!