Sara's POV

When we got back from the Plums and got the boys to sleep on the pull out I went in and took a shower. When I came out Gianni was sitting on the bed.

"Sweet heart" he smiled as he tapped the bed for me to come sit next to him "please sit" I looked at him with a raised eye brow and walked towards him and sat. He sighed then said "Honey I know you don't want to hear this" I knew what he was about to say and started to stand but he grabbed my wrist and pulled me into his lap and wrapped his arms around me "but I think what happened earlier means we need to."

I shook my head "no" I said "I am fine and I can't let anyone know…"

He stopped me "you know as well as I do honey that dad will protect you and it will not hurt your career" I frowned "you have seen how bad PTSD can get if it's ignored. I know it's not easy for you but I am worried about you I have seen you stressing more and more lately. I have also watched as your panic and anxiety has gone through the roof." I was going to argue with him more but then he hit me with "what would have happened if I was not hear when it happened."

I sighed and buried my head in his chest as the tears started. He held me and rubbed my back as I held on to him for dear life and cried my eyes out about what happened and what could have. When I calmed down I leaned back and looked into his eyes "Ok I will call dad in the morning and see what he thinks I should do." He laid me on the bed and held me till I fell asleep secure in his arms.

Tanks POV

I watched Lester drive away with Steph and Fred then looked to my long time friend and boss. He looked miserable and totally lost. "What did you do this time?"

He scowled at me "none of your business."

"it is when my little sister calls me upset and asks for my help" I state "I also am asking so maybe I can help you fix it" I smile at him "you cannot exist without that little girl."

"Don't you think I know that" he grumbled "and I really don't know what I did other than state a fact and she over reacted."

I frowned "you both seem to be good at that" he glared at me "give her time call her tonight or first thing in the morning."

He nodded and got back in the passenger side and I got into the driver's seat to drive us back home.

"Should I just go to her apartment now?"

"No" I shook my head and glanced at him "she will calm down and then you two can talk it over" I sighed "I think the last few days have been a lot of stress for both of you and you both need to calm down" I glanced back at him "maybe you need to spend some time in the gym?"

Nothing else was said till we were parked in the garage and heading to the steps. I was going to go to my office and work on some of my paperwork and to look over the file Steph had handed me earlier and asked me to keep it a secret.

As we hit the third floor landing he turned to me "want to spar" he looked to me. I nodded work can wait and if anyone can help him burn off his frustration and keep up with him it's me.

Lester's POV

What the fuck did my stupid cousin do this time? Is all I could think as I drove to get donuts and then to her apartment. When we got her apartment Steph said "Les you take the first shower your sweats are on the shelf in the bathroom closet" she sighed "I am calling Sara while you're in there."

I nodded and headed to through her bedroom to the bathroom. I knew she needed to talk this out and someone to vent to but I also knew she would not do that in front of the kid. I took a quick shower dried off through on my sweats and walked into the bedroom.

Fred was sitting on the bed and start glaring at me I raised a brow "What's your problem?"

"Why do you have clothes here if she is Rangers girl?"

The question almost made me laugh but I put on a smile and said "I am one of her best friends" he looked at me trying to understand "sometimes when one of us has a bad day we spend the evening together and sometimes I'm too tired to drive so crash in the living room."

"you better be" he scowled at me "Ranger is not allowed to sleep in here either" he pointed to the bed "I have my eyes on you" he kept scowling "and you can tell Ranger he's even more on the bad man's list" he took a deep breath "evil all of you just like dad."

Steph walked in and looked between us before putting her hands on her hips and turning on the kid "Fred" he jumped and looked to her "who has clothes in my house or why is none of your business and you are not supposed to talk to an adult like that" she paused and god she sounded like a mom then she pointed to the bathroom "now go take a shower and get ready for bed" he nodded and reached next to him on the bed and grabbed his pajamas and skidded past me into the bathroom.

I walked up and pulled her into a hug and she whispered "sorry he has no right…" I stopped her.

I kissed her forehead and pulled back "Beautiful he reminds me of me when I was younger" she scowled and I smiled "he might not have known you long but he thinks of you as a mom and is trying to protect you."

"Maybe but I don't want him to think its ok to talk to any of you like that"

I nodded "talk to him when he comes out" I pointed to the closed door "I am going into the living room after he is in bed if you want to talk I'm all ears" I smiled.

She smiled back "I do I really don't know what happened in the car but we will talk" she nodded towards the living room and I hugged her one more time before walking to the living room.

I just got two beers out of the fridge when I heard a knock at the door. I thought it was a weird time but I looked out the peep hole and it was Bobby holding a plate of cookies and a half gallon of ice cream. I opened the door and raised a brow.

"Ella" he held out the cookies "me" he wiggled his hand with the ice cream. "When Tank was called to pick up Ranger Ella was talking to Tank and she started a batch of cookies" he smile "when she asked me to bring them and told me why I stopped for ice cream since Zero said you already got donuts."

I laughed and Steph was standing behind me beaming and held her hand out to both. We followed her into the kitchen. "Ice cream sandwiches?" she asked. We both nodded smiling like idiots.

We all were standing there drinking our beers and talking a little while she made the sandwiches when I heard Fred coming out of the bedroom. I warned Steph and she turned to face him when he snapped "No way one is bad enough GET OUT…"

Steph walked around the counter and got right into this face "You stop that now" she was staring him down and he dropped his gaze and she lifted his chin "What did we just talk about?"

He kept trying to look at anything but her and then had the nerve to ask "do I get one" Pointing to the treats on the counter.

She gave him her Burg glare and pointed to the bed room "NO" he jumped and looked up at her "I told you not five minutes ago not to talk to people like that and you do it again so you blew your chance and having one of them" she pointed at the counter "NOW GO TO BED" she growled pointing to the bed room.

He stood there for a few seconds trying to decide if arguing to get what he wanted was a good idea. He looked between us and the stuff on the counter and then back to her and started to open his mouth with a determined look on his face.

Steph stopped him before he could start "Unless an apology is coming out of your mouth you better keep whatever you have to say to yourself and take yourself to bed before you make me madder than I already am."

He turned and stomped off to the bed room and slammed the door behind him. I heard the lock click and Steph turned to us and rolled her eyes. She looked to us "in a few minutes unlock that door he is not locking me out of my own room.

We both nodded and just stared at her when she started to glare at us I said "Beautiful we are just shocked."

She looked at us confused and Bobby said "never thought we would see you in pissed off mom mode."

She stood there for a few minutes and then nodded and walked over and finished the sandwiches. Once she put the rest of the ice cream in the freezer she started to laugh.

Me and Bobby looked at each other and then at her "Bomber you ok?"

"Yeah Bobby I just realized I am in a do not mess with me mood today."

We both smiled at her and she picked up her sandwich and took a bite as she handed Bobby his and then told me "can you unlock that before I give you yours."

I nodded and unlocked the door by the time I took my second bite Steph was on her last bite and said "I am going to check on him then I will be back out so we can talk" we both nodded and kept eating.

After about ten minutes Steph had still not came back out I walked to the door and knocked softly "Steph everything alright?"

"Yeah" she sounded sad "I will be out in a few minutes."

"Ok"

I walked back to the living room and put Ghostbusters on and curled up on the bed Steph already had blown up.

Steph came out of the bed room and flopped down on the chair and threw her feet over the side before saying "he's finally asleep" she sighed "I hate his dad" she whipped a tear from her eyes.

Bobby knelt in front of her "Me to Bomber no kid should ever have to go through what that kid has."

I sat up "what happened in there?"

She looked from Bobby to me and then she start crying Bobby picked her up and sat in the chair and sat her in his lap. He rubbed her back while I rubbed her feet till she calmed down.

"When I went in there he was curled in the corner behind my chair hiding under my quilt. When he heard me enter he started begging to not be beat. It took a lot of talking and cajoling to get him out of that corner and back on the bed. I think I finally convinced him that I won't hurt him like that and then I laid next to him and rubbed his back till he finally calmed down enough and then fell asleep" she stopped many times to sniffle or wipe the tears from her face or to clear her throat.

Bobby waited till she was a little calmer and said "Steph he probably needs counseling. I know a great guy who might be able to help. He will help you both deal what has happened and make a plan for if a thing like that happens again."

She nodded "good idea thanks" she hugged him then she told me to get up so I did and she stood up the blow up bed and pulled out the sofa bed before throwing the blow up bed on top of it and all three of us curled up together on the bed and she told us about what happened with Ranger.

I chuckled "you know the problem with both of you don't you?" I asked and she looked confused so I continued "you both try to stay in control for too long and then you go and over react to little things that really don't matter." I smiled and Bobby smiled and nodded saying he agreed. We all agreed she should wait till morning to call him and we restarted Ghostbusters and the next thing any of us knew we heard an alarm going off and it was morning.

Had a little extra time on my hands today so figured i would treat you to another chapter. Please let me know what you thoght and any suggestions are welcome. Hope you enjoyed this chapter