Disclaimer: Not Mine

Author's Note: Again the response I received from my last chapter was completely and totally HOT! And Awesome! You guys are the best!

First Day In The Field

It has been 2 weeks since that night at Tank's place. Everything has been fine. I didn't get fired for kissing the boss. In fact I have barely seen the boss since that day. Tank says it's because he always has so much paperwork and stuff that he barely comes up to breath for about a month after he gets back. When he does see me though, he always kinda grins at me. It's just a twitch of his lips but I know he's smiling. He really is a sexy boss. i mean nice boss. He is a nice boss. And sexy.

I am so ready to go. It is Monday morning and I am on my way to work. I am dressed in black cargo pants, black polo RangeMan shirt, and black combat boots. I'm even wearing a black lacy bra and panty set.

Today is my first day in the field. I'll be pairing with Hal. I got to choose who I wanted to be partners with and I picked Hal, because I met him first and I feel as though we are the closest to each other.

We are going out this morning to pick up Taylor McFee and Ross Beckham. I research them both and they both seem easy to pick up. I am however glad that Hal will be there to help me. I wouldn't want to take them on by myself.

Taylor McFee is a 32 year old female who works at a Mutual Trust Bank. She has red hair and green eyes and freckles galore. She's 5'4 and weighs 145 pounds. I saw her picture. She looks soft and not at all capable of what she was arrested for. One day she woke up and decided she no longer wanted to work at her bank. Nope, she decided to rob it one cold rainy Friday morning with a water pistol. It was all she had. She says she needed a vacation and with all her bills that was never going to happen, so she robbed her bank. Sounds reasonable enough, right. Oh so wrong.

Ross Beckham is a 56 year old male who works at the meat packing plant. He has the worst job ever. He has to skin the animal and get rid of the parts no one needs or wants. He is 5'10 and weighs 290 pounds. Big fella has grey hair with a grey mustache and blue eyes. He caught his girlfriend cheating on him so he tried to drown his girlfriend and her lover in leftover meat parts and blood. Both of them got really sick from salmonella poisoning or something like that. He was arrested for attempted murder. He got out on bail and tried to run his girlfriend over with a lawn mower. I know, funny right. A lawn mower, it was all he had. His bail was revoked so RangeMan got the papers to bring him in.

I pull into the underground garage and park in my assign space. I get out and head to the elevator. I push the doors open and wait. When the door slides open, my boss steps out.

"Good morning, Boss." His lips twitch. See I made him smile.

"Morning, Stephanie." He steps off the elevator and I step on.

"Have a good day, Ranger." He never turns around.

"You too, Babe." I smile as the elevator door closes.

I give a little finger wave to the cameras and smile. I'm so damn giddy I don't know what to do with myself. He called me Babe… again. I just wanted to twirl around and do a little happy dance.

"Steph? You okay?" I jump at Hal's voice and turn around. I completely forgot myself and was doing a little happy dance. I can feel my face heating up and I smile at Hal.

"Hi Hal. I'm good. How are you?" He raises an eyebrow as I step off the elevator.

"See the boss?" I swear I blushed harder.

"Yea, he was leaving as I was coming up." Hal gives me a slight smile like he knows something I don't. I ignore him.

"So Hal, are you ready to go?" He looks me up and down and motions for me to turn around so I do.

"You are dressed so we are ready?"

"Dressed?"

"Your gun."

"Oh ok. Let's go!" He grabs my hand and pulls me back on the elevator.

We pull up in front of Taylor McFee's place and park. We got out of the vehicle and go around to the back of the SUV. We pull on our Kevlar vests and make sure we have everything we need.

"You ready?" I nod.

"Let's do this."

We go up to the door with Hal behind me. I knock and a few seconds later, Taylor opens up the door.

Smacking gum, "Yea?"

"Hi, my name is Stephanie Plum and we are here for Vincent Plum Bail Bonds. You missed your court date and we need you to reschedule."

Pointing to Hal she asks, "Can he take me in?" I look at Hal over my shoulder and the poor fellow looks scared.

"Yes he will."

"Ok then." She steps out on the front door and turns around. She shuts and locks her door before placing her hands behind her back. Hal cuffs her and leads her to the SUV. He gets her secure in the vehicle and turns to me.

"Steph, that was so easy."

"Is it always like that?" He shakes his head.

"No it is not ever that easy."

"Well she was quite taken with you." He grimaces and I laugh.

"On to the cop shop."

Taylor talks the whole way to the cop shop. Okay mostly she just comes on to Hal on the way to the cop shop.

"If you wait for me to get rebonded, I'll make it worth your while, Handsome." I hide my giggle by coughing. Hal glares at me.

"I'm sorry, but I have to work."

"Can I have your number then, sweetie?"

"Uh, well see I can't get involve with anybody right now."

Her voice lowers, "I promise I'm really good. I can do things with my tongue that should be illegal."

Hal coughs and moves a little in his seat. His poor face is beet red. I turn in my seat to look at Taylor.

"Do you want to get married, Taylor?" She glares at me and curls her nose.

"No, I don't."

"Oh well you won't want Hal."

"Why not? He's hot and I bet he has nice big dick." I snort.

"Yea and he knows how to use it too, after all he does have 8 children." Taylor's eyes get real wide.

She squeaks out, "Eight!" I nod. "Yea eight and he wants a dozen but his wife left him before he could get his dozen. Do you want to help him out?"

Needless to say, Taylor was quiet after that. We drop her off at the cop shop and get our body receipt. When we get to the SUV, Hal pulls me into his arms.

I pull back and look at him. "What was that for?"

"For getting her to back off. I can't believe some women."

"You are really hot, Hal." He blushes and I laugh.

"Thanks Steph."

"You are very welcome. Now let's go get Beckham."

Twenty minutes we pull up in front of Ross Beckham's place. He lives on the outskirts of town but not too far away. I look at his front yard and look at Hal.

"Hal, this place is gross." He looks around as we get out the vehicle.

"I would agree Steph. Stay close to me."

I can barely contain myself from throwing up. There is big tubs of dark red liquid spread out all over the yard. I'm guessing it's blood, but I don't want to find out. There is trash bins filled with meat parts that have been there for a very very long time. The stench is so over-whelming.

"I think I might become a vegetarian after today. I won't ever be able to look at meat again."

Hal nods. "I agree. Let's get Beckham and get the hell out of here."

We start to walk up the sidewalk when the front door opens. I take a step back when Ross comes out the door covered in blood.

"Can I help ya?" Hal steps up.

"My name is Hal Beatty and I am for Vincent Plum Bail Bonds and you missed your court date. We are here to take you in and get you rebonded."

Hal steps forward and Ross bolts. We run after him as he leads us through a maze of tubs and trash bins. Tubs full of blood and trash bins full of rotting meat. This guy seriously needs help. As we come around a shed, Ross suddenly turns and throws me over his shoulder. As I fly thru the air, I scream for Hal. When I land, it's not pleasant.

I land in a giant tub of red thick liquid. I land in blood. In animal's blood or at least I hope. I try to get up and can't. The only way for me to get out is to roll over and then push myself up or turn the tub over and both ways have no appeal to me what so ever.

"Babe." I look up horrified.

"W-What are you doing here?"

"Hal called the moment the FTA took off, standard procedure when with someone new." He held out a hand and I just look at it.

"Ranger, I'm covered in blood, I don't want to get any on you."

"Babe, I don't care. I want you out of that as quickly as possible. Give me your hand."

I place my hand in his and he pulls me up. I almost hit his chest when I come up.

"Thanks Ranger." He gives me a slight smile.

"Come on, let me take you home." Ranger is going to take me home. Oooo hell yea.

We walk around to the front of the house where Hal has Ross on the ground putting hand cuffs on him. Tank comes up to Ranger and me and wraps a blanket around me.

"Steph, are you okay?" I nod.

"Yea, I just feel icky." Ranger chuckles next to me and I shiver. I know that chuckle. It made me hot the first time I heard it and it's making me hot now. I turn to look at Ranger and he looks right back at me.

While looking at me, Ranger addresses Tank. "Tank, I'm going to take Stephanie home."

"I'll ride with Hal." I look over at Hal who is standing with the FTA who has a black eye and a bloody nose.

"What happened to the skip?" Ranger slides a finger down my cheek.

"He got what he deserve for throwing you into a tub of blood."

"Hal beat him up for me?" Ranger nods.

"That's sweet." Ranger gives me another small twitch of lips. I really wish he would smile.

"You don't disappoint, Babe. Come on lets get you home and cleaned up." I shiver again.

He wraps an arm around my blanket clad shoulders and steers me towards a big black Ford truck.

Author's Note: What should happen next? Should I write what happens at Steph's place or skip it? Should 'something' happen or not? Oooo I think I might just surprise you guys!