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She Can't Really Be Gone
Chapter 10
"Hey Babe, are you ready?"
"Not until you explain to me what that phone call was about. What you meant when you said you didn't want me to know how low you fell or what truth am I not ready to hear." Steph said.
Oh Fuck. I didn't want to do this tonight. I just wanted to crawl in bed and hold her. I don't know what happens to me when I am around her. I lose all my senses. So much for me bringing aware of my surroundings.
Stephanie's POV
I waited for Ranger to answer me. He looked at me like a deer caught in headlights. We stood completely still for what seem like eternity but in reality it was 5 minutes. He just kept staring at me. I guess he thought I would give up and just move on like I usually do. This is one time I will not let it go. If I have to stand here all night I will. Finally I said "Ranger, are you going to answer me sometime tonight?"
Still silence on his end. He just stared at me. I couldn't take anymore. I turned and walked back in the bedroom. If he wants to start keeping secrets after two days of us being together fine. I walked into my bedroom and closed the door. I picked up the two-way radio.
"Lester, are you there?"
"Hey Beautiful, I guess I will have to give you lessons on how to talk on the two-way. Need something?"
"Yes, I hate to ask you and Hector, but could come up and get Ranger. I think it is time for him to go home. I just don't think I am physically able to handle the stress."
There was dead silence on the end of the radio.
"Yeah, Steph. We're on our way up."
"Thanks guys"
I put the radio on my night stand and laid down. I was just too exhaust to deal with anymore today. Do I think Ranger is intentionally trying to hurt me? No. He hasn't been around and maybe he thinks I am stronger than I am.
I heard low voices in the living. I tried hard to listen. I'm hoping Ranger would leave and not cause the guys any trouble. It seem like the conversation was still going on for several minutes. I heard a light knock on my door. I just rolled over and pulled the pillow over my head. I heard Ranger.
"Babe, open the door. I need to talk to you."
No answer.
"Babe, I know you haven't gone to sleep that quick. Open the door. It will save you and me alot of trouble."
No answer.
I heard him whisper. It sounded desperate.
"Babe, Please. I love you. Don't send me away like this. Let me explain."
No answer.
I just needed sleep. After several minutes, I heard the front door open and close. I thought thank you god. I just need some sleep and than tomorrow I will let him explain.
I heard Tank. It sound like he was standing at the end of the hallway. "Ric, Come on man. Give her some time. She is probably tried." Ranger didn't answer him.
"Ric, What are you going to do? Sit on the floor outside her bedroom door all night?" Ranger didn't answer him.
When I heard Tank again, he sounded like he was also standing outside my bedroom door. "Fine Ric, if you go sit on the couch, I will see if she will talk to me." Ranger didn't answer. "Well, are you going to let me try or are you going to sit there all night. Frankly, I agree with Lester and Hector. I'm ready to beat your ass. So either move or let me get back to my date."
I was feeling bad that Tank and Lula's date was being interrupted because of me. I roll over on my back for a few seconds. Just when I was about to get up to talk to Ranger so Tank could get back to his date. I heard it. Lula.
I heard her Glock. She must have been standing beside Tank the entire time. I heard her take the safety off as she said "Batman, Move your ass on to the couch before I use this here gun to put a big Lula size hole in you. Now, we have come over here to help your dumb ass but if you can't see fit to move so we can talk to my girl, then I will move you."
Tank said "Lula Bear, While I agree that he deserves to be shot, can we not do it tonight? It will just cause even a bigger delay in our lovin' party. You know with all the police and red tape and all. Give me the gun." I guess Tank took the gun from her because the next thing other than snickering was Lula.
"Yeah, you are probably right. Plus when my girl is over whatever dipshit here did and finds out I shot him, she might just shoot you to get back at me. You know how much I hate it when you get holes in you." Lula answered.
Ranger said "Fine, I wait in the living room but you got 10 minutes and then I'm coming in."
"Well, We thought you said you were going sit outside her bedroom door until she decided it talk to you. You said you didn't care if it took all night. What happen to that game plan, Bruce Wayne? Are you sure you should be planning all the take downs for the Merry Men if you can't make up a plan and stick with it. It seems to me maybe you need to have that checked out by a doctor. I'm almost certain that they probably got one of them fancy big names for a disease like that. I bet they called it the dumbassism disease like alcoholism or crackism.I am almost sure they will have your picture right there in them medical books explain what the disease is. Because that was the dumbest ass plan I ever heard." Lula said
I could hear the Tank, Lester and Hector snickering. Lula didn't stop. "Don't look at me like that Batman. I'm not the one eat up with the dumb ass disease. That's you. Cause there was no other reason for you a perfectly hot man like yourself to throw it all away on a nasty shrank like Jeanne Ellen and did what you did. You had to be suffering from the dumb ass to throw a wonderful and beautiful woman like my girl, Steph away for the likes of that one. Now, I understand you have recovered from the dumb ass and came to your senses, but it appears maybe you are suffering with a relapse. Cause there is no other reason to explain why you are sittin there looking like a damn fool otherwise. You know just as well as I do that our girl ain't gonna give just cause you sittin out here in the hallway in front of her bedroom door. She'll let you sit all year until she is ready to talk to you."
I could hear several people full out laughing. At this point, it sounded like Bobby had joined them in the living room. To be honest, I was laughing myself. I wish I could see his face. Lula just doesn't think before she speaks.
"Now get your ass up and go on in the living room and sit of the sofa while me and Tankie here talk to our girl and figure out what the hell is going on."
I heard more laughing and Ranger said "Fine" then from further down the hall I heard him say "Lula, thank you." She said "Don't thank me yet cause if she hasn't come out to see what all the hoopla out here in hallway is, she probably ain't gonna come out or let you in. We'll see. Move Tank. Let me knock."
I heard Lula say "Steph, open the door it is me. Dumb ass disease man is in the living room, let us in."
It took all I had to hold my laughter in. At some point I had to cover my mouth with my pillow. Tears were running down my face when I open the door. By the look on Tank and Lula's face, they thought I was crying. Tank looked at me and than looked down the hallway and back to me and swear I could see smoke coming from his ears.