Chapter 12 Ranger leaves Rangemen
Tank was on the phone with Lester "What do you mean he is cleaning out his office?" Tank asked Lester.
"Just what I said Tank. He says that you are taking over Rangemen." Lester told Tank.
"I am on my way in" Tank said and then he hung up his cell.
"Stephanie, I have to go to Rangemen for a while, you want to come with me?" Tank asked her.
"Sure, what is going on?" she asked her husband.
"Ranger is packing up his office and leaving" Tank said
"What!" Stephanie said to him.
"You heard me so I am headed over their now, to find out what is going on." Tank told her.
They left for Rangemen and to talk with Ranger.
They got in the parking garage and saw Ranger loading his truck.
"Hey there what is going on?" Tank asked his friend.
"I am leaving, going to Miami to be with Julie and the family, I am giving you my share of Rangemen. Here is the paperwork" Then he got in the truck and left.
Stephanie asked, "What was that all about?"
"I don't know but I don't like it" Tank said.
Then he helped Stephanie out of the truck and they walked into the Rangemen building.
Lester followed Tank inside, once inside Lester asked, "Is he really gone?"
"Looks that way Lester" Tank said and then he spoke to Hector, "I am going to my lawyer's office to verify this Baby Girl stay here and go work out or see if you can find any clues as to why Ranger would leave just like that." Tank told her.
"Got it" Stephanie said and then Tank walked out of Rangemen and got in one of the Rangemen SUV and went to his lawyer's office.
While Tank was at the lawyer's office, Steph searched Ranger's old office for clues, and she found one. It was a letter to Stephanie and Tank.
Stephanie opened the letter and read it.
Dear Babe and Tank
By the time you read this I will be gone, you are both very close friends of mine and I could not bear it any longer. Lula was black mailing me to have some of my connections give you a hard time about your marriage, I did not want to do it but she knows about Julie and would hurt her if I could not get you two to break up. I can see now that is not going to happen so I wish you the best and hope you two find peace somewhere. I am giving to give my half of Rangemen to you Tank so you can keep the company running smoothly. I am so sorry for all the trouble I have caused you.
Your friend always
Carlos.
Steph had tears in her eyes, as she called Tank.
"Tank I found a letter addressed to the both of us, from Ranger you have to read it when you get back, I don't think we will hear from Ranger again."
"Keep the letter I am going in to the lawyer's office right now to confirm this. This is absolutely crazy why would he do this?" Tank asked Stephanie.
"Lula knows about Julie and was black mailing him to break us up." Stephanie said to him. "He was trying use some of his connections to scare us to the point we would break up." Stephanie said to her husband.
"That is crazy why would Ranger give in to Lula?" Tank said and then added "That makes no sense what so ever."
"So what do you want to do about it?" Stephanie told him.
"I don't think we can do anything about it right now, but after I speak to the lawyer I am going to talk to Lula" Tank said and then he hung up and went to his lawyer's office.
"Is Bruce Marely available?" Tank asked.
"Yes sir he is expecting you." The Receptionist said.
Tank walked into Bruce's office and saw his old friend sitting behind a desk.
"Do me a favor Bruce and look over the papers from Ranger, he is signing his half of Rangemen to me and I just want to make sure it is legal." Tank said.
"All right I will have an answer for you tomorrow morning." Bruce Marely said to his old friend.
Then Tank walked out once in his truck he headed to the bond's office to have a talk with Lula.
Once he got there Vinnie opened the door. "Well if it isn't my new cousin how are you" Vinnie said to Tank.
"Vinnie where is Lula I need to see her." Tank said to him.
"I honestly don't know she has not been here for a couple of days now but Harry the Hammer wants to talk to you." Vinnie said to him.
"Give me Harry's number and I will call him." Tank said. Vinnie wrote the number down and gave it to Tank.
Tank got back in his truck and called Lester,
"Hey boss what is up?" Lester said.
"I need a crew to look for Lula she has not been at the bond's office in a couple of days." Tank said to him.
"Got it will find her," Lester said and then hung up.
Tank started his truck and drove back to Rangemen.
When he got there he saw Steph in his office in tears.
"Baby Girl what is wrong?" Tank asked her as he dropped to one knee to comfort her.
"I can't believe that Ranger would work for Lula to split us up" Stephanie said and then she put her arms around Tank's neck.
Tank wrapped his arms around her and took the letter from her hands. He read it and could not believe it either.
Hector knocked on Tank's door, and Tank looked up to see him. Tank kissed Steph's head and said, "I will be right back" He took the letter with him.
"Hector you are a handwriting specialist right." Tank said to him
"Yes, why" Hector said to him.
"I need you to compare Ranger's writing from this letter to this" Tank said and then Tank handed Hector a letter that Tank had with him.
"Got it you will have something tomorrow morning." Hector said and then he went to his lab.
Tank went back inside his office and said to Stephanie "We will get to the bottom of this I don't believe that Ranger would do this to us at all I think something more is going on here baby girl. But for now all we can do is wait, so let's go home and try to figure this out."
"All right that sounds good to me" Stephanie said and then they walked out of Tank's office and left Rangemen.
