A/N: All characters belong to Janet Evanovich. I just like to use them for my own evil, sometimes.

I could see the outline of Tank and Lester in the truck in front of us. The happiness from pranking them was starting to wear off, and now I was worried. There are plenty of people at the beach, I reassured myself. They can't do anything. But I knew I was fooling myself. Of course they could do something! One look at someone and that person would either melt or cower in fear. There would be no one to help me except Ranger. A truce! I need a truce!

Glancing at Ranger, I slowly moved my hand up. I saw his eye twitch for just a second. "You know last night?" I applied pressure. The eyes widened. "I was thinking maybe I could have somewhat of a repeat here... If you're willing to help me stay safe from any pranks they pull." His jaw was clenched, and I saw it took all of his effort to think about it.

A grunt was the only answer I got.

The beach was hot, the sand was white, and the ocean was blue. It was a perfect day to go to the beach. I wondered if Ranger oozed luck like Diesel. I hopped down, grabbing the emergency bag of snacks and sunscreen, along with water. Ranger grabbed the tubes I'd made him stop to get, so I could float.

Ranger and I found a spot close to the water, while Tank And Lester threw their stuff down in the first spot they saw and ran to the oceans edge, plowing through the waves. I pulled my little sundress off, drawing looks from men fourteen to ninety, and a few jealous ones from older women. Ranger didn't look jealous at all. In fact, he was smiling. I shot him a confused look, to which he stood up and pulled his shirt off. I could practically feel the air being sucked into the womens mouths, and now it was time for the men to look angry.

One woman even walked past him and winked. I huffed, grabbing him and kissing him full on the mouth. She blushed and looked down. I smirked. Just as I was going to turn around, water was poured on me. Salty water got into my mouth and nose and eyes, causing me to shriek. Lester and Tank were grinning, holding huge buckets over their heads. They gave them back to the little boy who was laughing.

"Thanks, little dude." Lester said. My eyes narrowed.

"I thought we had a deal!" I said to Ranger. He got a thoughtful look on his face.

"I didn't see them. We'll get them back, I promise. But first, let's go swim."

I took the hand that was offered to me, glaring at the guys. "I will destroy you. Be watching."

I grabbed the floating tube, settling myself in it. Ranger floated next to me, his hand still holding mine. I heared him humming, but I didn't recognize it. He started to sing softly.

"And nothing's gonna stop me but devine intervention, I reckon it's again my turn, to win some, or learn some." He looked me in the eyues as he sang the next part. "But I won't hesitate, no more, no more, it cannot wait, I'm yours..." He went back to humming.

I smiled and pulled his tube as close as I could get it and kissed him. "I was always yours."

I could hear Tank and Lester splashing a few yards away. They were such kids. "So how are we going to get them back?"

Ranger smiled mischievously. "I have an idea."

He slipped out of his innertube, pulling me out with him. He whispered to me what he had in mind, smiling. My eyes widened. "Holy crap. No wonder you're the boss."

I stood up with a big splash, drawing the attention of the guys. They rolled their eyes, turning back around. I splashed my way over to them, making a lot of commotion. "Hey! That was a terrible thing you guys did! I mean, getting a little boy in on it, too? Now he's going to be a prankster. I'm sure his mother thanks you." I yelled, getting closer. I saw a shadow move under the water, and I couldn't help the small giggle that escaped.

Tank smiled, ruffling my hair playfully. "It's okay, bomber. He'll be more fun that way. You should've seen your face, it's so worht any revenge YOU can come up with." He laughed. Lester joined in, splashing me. Perrrrfect.

"It's on!" I ground out, my teeth clenched, them thinking from anger, me knowing I was doing it because if I didn't I'd burst out laughing. I was flinging salty water at them, as fast as I could, pretending I was mad. Just as I got a faceful of saltwater, Lester yelped and disappeared underneath the water. Tank stopped splashing, going dead still. He turned his head, squinting to look under the water.

Sensing this was my opening, I catapulted myself onto his back, slamming him under the water. He gasped and spluttered, standing up with me still hanging on to him. Most of the people on the beach were gaping at us. Lester finally popped up, breathing hard. Ranger smoothly surfaced, taking a couple of deep breaths. He smiled, helping me off Tank. He grabbed my hand and led me back to the floaties, which had somehow not floated away.

"Steph! I will... Get you... For this... This isn't... Over..." Lester shouted, panting.

Tank grimaced, muttering something about how this was never going to end.

The rest of the day at the beach went peacefully. We ate our lunch and I built a sandcastle with the little boy and his sister. Ranger was swimming laps, against the waves, and Lester and Tank were sulking, trying to build their castle bigger than ours.

That night, Ranger and I were in the bathtub, soaking. I had washed the sand off in the shower earlier, among other things. I didn't know if I was going to survive if he kept this up.

When I asked him what was giving him so much stamina, he replied with "I have a lot of time to make up for." That scared me a little bit.

We spent that night doing things that would make the owner of the hotel want to scream. We lay together, our hnds entertwined, enjoying the silence.

"Today was the last day."

"Mmm."

"I had a lot of fun."

"Mmm."

"I love you. Thank you for... Everything."

"I love you, too, Babe. Thank YOU. I hope I can love you how you deserve to be loved."

I leaned my face up and softly kissed him. "You've been doing that since the day I met you."

A/N: So uh... Basically I told her that I love all of her books and she inspired me to be an author, so she tweeted back saying "Practice and Perseverance! You can do it!" So I uh flipped out. Also my twitter is Beckerdeeboo, but be warned, I post a lot about One Direction. I'm a fangirl trying to get a follow xD