Ranger
She moved right and everyone missed her, and then she was gone. I looked down at MacBride.
"You let her get away." I laughed at him.
"As you said I'm retired." Tank moved out of the shadows and stood next to me.
"That little girl sure is something isn't she. It's a wonder what he taught her." I nodded and looked up. Hector was watching everything. "The men were drugged." He added.
"I know," I waited for Hector to give me an answer. He shook his head no. "By glad she let you go Carl. But you need to rethink what you're doing. She's protected by our government." He spit on the ground.
"Bull shit."
"She's done a lot of jobs for us. She was protect from the minute our government learned what she was doing. That woman changed her life around so she could have a me sent home. She might have warned you to stay away from me. But I'm telling you to get a new job. Because no matter what you do I will be there to stop you. I will be there to protect her. One hair out of place by you and you will wish you will just have died." He glared at me.
"You can't tell me what to do." I moved over to him and towered over him.
"When it comes to that woman, I will do anything."
"Who is she?"
"She's mine." I turned around and walked away.
"It's time?" Tank asked me. I smiled and shook my head.
"She wants to play this game a little longer. I'll give her that. Then I'll go to her." He laughed.
Steph
It's been a mouth and we're got a lot of work done. But I had something else planned. I was all dressed up. Hector stopped at the restaurant that Julia and her date were coming to. I got out and pulled my hood. Hector stayed where he parked. I walked around the building to where the value was.
"Miss?" One of the men said. I held out some money and the man took it and over looked me. It didn't take long for the limo to pull up. I moved forward and opened the door. I held out my hand and Julia took it. She got out and looked up at me. She sucked in a breath and jumped at me. She hugged me tight.
"Stephy." She said, I kissed her head and rubbed her back. Her date was standing there looking at us. I pulled back and looked her over. She was beautiful. "What are you doing here?" She asked. I tipped her chin and smiled at her.
"A little something that couldn't make it to you on time." She nodded and smiled back at me. I reached in my pocket of my robe and pulled out a little box. She took it and looked it over. Then opened the top and sat a beautiful necklace. It was a sliver chin and handing down on it was a shooting star. She turned it around.
'Reach for the star baby' Was what I put on it.
"Thank you." I nodded and took it out of the box and put it on her. She felt it and smiled at me. Then jumped at me again.
"You're welcome honey, now I think your date is starting to get worried." She laughed and pulled away. She looked at Cody her date.
"Sorry babe, this is Stephy my Stepmom." I gave her a look. Cody came over and held out his hand.
"It's nice to meet you." He didn't understand.
"It's wonderful to finely meet you also Cody. Don't look so worried, I'm not legal her stepmom just adopted her. Come on you two I think I've kept you from dinner far too long." I waved them in front of the. The doors were opened in front of us. I waved them forward walked over to the hostage. She was watching everything. I slipped her some money.
"Sorry honey I need to get going, enjoy your dance." She looked at me and was sad.
"Your leaving?" I tipped her chin.
"It's your night, enjoy it. Stacie here will take really good care of you. Now go and enjoy yourself." I tipped her chin and kissed her head. "I'll be back, don't worry." I moved into the shadows and disappeared.
"Shit" Cody said. Julia laughed and leaned against him.
"Her and my dad are a lot like that. Dinner?" He nodded and put his arm around her, they walked into the dining room and sat down. Stacie talked to them a few minutes and walked away. I made sure they were taken care of, then I turned around and walked out. Hector was waiting. I pulled my hood once I was in the car. He drove away.
"Ready?" He asked me. He was ready to return home. I nodded and leaned back. It's been a long day.
I don't know how long we were driving when I shot awake and was gasping for breath. I held my chest and looked around. He we were on a dirt road.
"What's wrong Angle.
"Go back, go back." I said trying to breath. He turned the jeep around and headed back. "Something happen, something big." He nodded and drove us back to the boarder. Our car was waiting. He grabbed out bags as I walked over to the car. He got in and started driving.
I closed my eyes and thought about where I needed to go.
"Take us to Julia's." He nodded and drove us there. As soon as we turned the corner I saw the cops. I looked at Hector and knew something big was going on. I pulled off my cape and handed over my ring. He pulled to a stop and gave me my wallet. I opened the door and got out. There were two cop car's in front of the house and one in the driveway.
"Sorry ma'am you can't go in there."
"I'm a family friend." They looked at me a long time.
"ID please." I opened my wallet and handed over my ID. The cop past it around.
"Miss Plum, the same woman who helped the governor with the little problem a few years ago?"
"If your talking about when Julia was kid napped yes," He waved me with him and walked me to the door. I opened it and walked in. Julia jumped up at once and ran over to me. The two cops sitting there just looked at me.
"Shh honey, have you called your dad." She shook her head no. Cody was sitting on the couch watching us. I smiled at him. I let out a breath and pulled out my phone. I called a number I knew by heart.
"Ranger?" He said at once.
"Get to Julia's." I hung up and held her. "What happened?" I asked the cops.
"The Governor and his wife were killed in a car crash." Julia started crying all over again.
"Where are the younger kids?" They didn't know. I looked down at Julia. "Honey where are your siblings?"
"Babysitters." I held her against me and walked with her into the kitchen. On the fridge were phone numbers of everyone. She pointed to the right one. "They will be home in the morning. I was supposed to go to dads tonight. They pulled me out of the dance." She started crying all over again. I heard brakes.
"Go to your dad," She looked up at me. "He just pulled up." I walked her into the living room and you could hear the yelling going on outside. She wouldn't let go of me. I let out a breath and waiting for him to come in.
"You came."
"I will always come, but I can't stay long." She shook her head.
"Don't leave" I kissed her head. The door opened then and Ranger walked in. He stopped when he saw me. "I should take Cody home before his parents worry. I won't be far." She nodded and slowly let go of me. I waved Cody with me.
"Babe,"
"I'll take you home." He nodded and got up. He stopped at Julia and didn't know what to do. I put my hand on his shoulder. I leaned in. "Just say goodbye."
"I'm sorry Julia." She looked at him. "I need to go, but I'll be here if you need me." She nodded and I guided him out. I took my ID back from the cop and walked Cody to my car. He got in the back. Rangerman was watching us. I got in and Hector drove away.
"Wait you know where I live?" I nodded and looked out the window.
"You got close to Julia, she knows everything about you." Hector told him. We pulled to a stop in front of his house. I got out and opened his door. He got out and looked around.
"Just be there for her. Don't worry about it, she'll get over it and need you there with her." He nodded and looked at me.
"Cody?" A man yelled. Cody looked at his dad. The man walked down the steps and over to us. "Where the hell have you been. Who the fuck are you?" He man said looking at us. I smiled at him. Held out my hand. He took it and shook it.
"Stephanie Plum, I'm a family friend to the governor. Tragic even happens and the police showed up at the dance to collect Julia. Cody went along to be with her. It was late and I thought it was time to bring Cody home." He looked at Cody.
"Is that what happened." Cody nodded.
"Steph just got there, she waited for Julia's dad to show up before she could take me home. I didn't want Julia to be alone." The man looked at his father.
"In side," Cody nodded and started walking past. Then stopped and looked back at me.
"She'll call you or show up, grief is hard on a person. But she loves you and love ones are always held close." He nodded and headed inside. His father looked at me. "Good evening." I turned around and opened the door.
"Do I know you Ms. Plum." I looked back at him.
"I don't think so, but I have that kind of face." He moved closer. I held out my hand to hold Hector back and turned back to face the man. He looked me over.
"You're a family friend of the governor. Are you close."
"It says it all when I said family friend. But if you don't believe me all you have to think is the cop let me in the house. The cops let me take Cody out of the house and return home." He still just looked at me.
"Boomer Julia wants you." I looked back and saw Danger leaning against the SUV. I nodded and turned around again.
"Boomer?" The man asked me. I looked back at him.
"Boom shell bounty hunter." I slipped in the car and Hector pulled away and drove. Danger was following us. He pulled into a dinner and I got out. Danger got out also.
"He wants you back at the house." I leaned against the car. "He doesn't know what to do, Julia isn't handling things well. They are bringing home the little kids." I looked at him waiting.
"He'll take care of everything." He shook his head.
"He's over loaded already, he asked if you would come back and stays with Julia." I looked in the car and Hector nodded. I walked to the back of the car and the truck opened. I grabbed my leather jacket and pulled it on. I pulled my hair up and tired it. Then I walked around and got in the car. He drove us back to Julia's house.
I got out of the car and leaned down. He just nodded to me and I shut the door. The cop nodded to me and I walked back inside the house. Julia grabbed on me at once and held on to me. I nodded to Ranger and walked over to the couch and sat down. I moved Julia onto my lap and held her to me.
"Just breathe." She nodded. Ranger just watched us. It took some time for her to clam down. "Let's get you changed." She nodded and got up with me. We walked into her room and changed her into some PJ's. She looked at me. I smiled at her.
"You won't change?"
"Sorry honey I didn't bring any PJ's with me." She nodded and walked with me into the living room. She laid back down on me and I pulled the blanket over her. She was asleep in seconds. I brushed her hair back and started taking everything out of her hair.
"Babe."
"Shh," He came over and sat on the table. I didn't look at him. When I was done I brushed her hair back again. "When will they be here?" I asked him.
"I'm about to head over there. Don't disappear while I'm gone." He said and walked out. Danger walked in and sat down. I gave him a look. I just went back to rubbing her hair back. It wasn't long before Ranger was back. He was carrying the little girl and had his hand on the boys back.
"Hello" I said and smiled at him.
"Who are you."
"Peter this is Stephanie. She's a friend." He looked at me and nodded. They grow up so fast. Peter was 15 and Sara was 12. Ranger sat down and the Sara moved to look at him.
"I have some bad new. Earlier tonight your parents were on their way home and got in a car crash. They didn't make it." Both kids just looked at him. He didn't know what else to say. I looked down at Julia thinking.
"Do you have any questions?" I asked them.
"Where are they?" Sara looked at me.
"Your parents should be at the hospital, there body's needed to be claimed. Many people could have done that to spear you the sight. If you wish you can go also. After the hospital there body should be moved to a funeral home."
"Then?" Sara asked me. I smiled at her.
"There body's will be ready for their barrel. They will be put into a coffin and at the funeral they will be lowered into the ground. During that time you can say your goodbyes to their body's. But they will always be with you."
"How did they die?" Peter asked me.
"Tram, but if you need a better answer I'm sure a doctor could answer any of your questions. As for the accident a cop can give you those answers." He looked down at his feet thinking.
"There dead?" He said. Sara was already crying and didn't know what to do. Peter just looked lost. I waved Danger over and he took Julia. I got up and knelled in front of the kids. I tipped Peter's chin and brushed tears off Sara's face.
"They are still with you, never forget that. Just because their bodies are no longer here doesn't mean your parents leave you. Being sad, upset or lost is normal. But you can't let them get to you. It's late and you need to sleep. Do you think you can do that?" Peter nodded and Sara took my hand that was on her check. I smiled at her and she nodded. I got up and held out my hand for her. She took it and I lifted her up. She giggled and walked with me into her room. I got her into bed and kissed her head.
"Get some sleep." She nodded and tapped the light on her night stand. It make lights around the room. I walked out and cracked her door. Peter was standing in the living room. He looked at me when I walked in.
"They won't talk to me." I waved him with me and walked out. Hector was standing leaning next to the car. He was holding a folder. I took it and laid it on the trunk. Peter was watching everything. I moved him next to me and opened the folder. I looked it over and removed all the pictures so he couldn't see anything.
"I don't understand." He said. I moved and leaned against the trunk.
"This is all the reports from everything that happened. It shows the car crash. The bodies are at the hospital and they haven't been seemed. That has to be told to happen. But without it the cops know how they died." He looked at it, thinking about it. I pasted it over to him and tipped his chin. "You can have it."
"The picture." He looked at me.
"You shouldn't have to see them."
"I'm old enough." I shook my head.
"No they are your family, you shouldn't have to see them. Age has nothing to do with it. I won't give them to you and I won't give them to anyone." He folded his arms and looked at me. I looked back at him.
"I want them." I put my head on my hand watching him.
"I understand Peter, you want to see what happened. You want to know. But no matter what you say I'm not going to give you the pictures. If Ranger feels that you can have them, he can give you them. But I never will. It's late and you need to get some sleep. I closed the folder and slid it over to him. Then pushed off the car and waited for him.
"He'll give them to me." I nodded.
"It's his chose. I chose not to give them to you. Come along." I waved him inside. He walked into his room and shut the door. I turned around and checked on Julia, she was still sleeping. I headed to the door. "Danger," He jumped up and followed me. Ranger got up also.
"What do you think you're doing Danger." He stopped and looked back at Ranger, then looked at me. "Babe you can't leave." I opened the door and walked out.
"Danger," I called again and headed to the car. Hector was waiting for me. Danger got in the back right away and we pulled away. I took the second folder and started really reading throw it.
"You have the report?" I nodded and saw everything I would need. Hector pulled off the road and parked. I got out and pulled off my jacket. I sat it on the hood and looked throw the report as I was looking around.
"What are you doing?"
"Give her time." Hector told him. I grabbed the report and started walking around. I could picture everything that happened. When I stopped I pulled out the pictures and looked at them. I walked around some more. A car hocked and lights flashed around me.
"Miss, Plum" Someone yelled. I wasn't listening. I felt someone grab my hand and pull it behind me. I reacted before I thought and flipped us around. When I was done I was looking down at Cory's father.
"Hello Ms. Angela."
"I think your mistaken." I let MacBride go and moved back to the folder. "Danger." I called out and held up a picture. He moved over to me. I looked around. "I want you to walk down 9th." He gave me a look and headed that way. I held my hand up to stop him, when he got where I wanted him. I looked around. "Lester I want you to head done Nixon." He headed that way and stopped when I held up my hand. "Bobby." I waved him over and stood him in the spot where the cars hit. I moved away and waved my hand. They started walking in a straight line.
"Was either drinking?" Yelled back to Hector. He shrugged and didn't know the answer. I looked back at the folder trying to find anything. When it was over, neither car would have hit each other. "Who wants to explain this, I couldn't even pull some shit off like this." I asked looking around thinking about it. Then I turned and headed down the road Lester was walking on.
"Get me the full report." I yelled heading back. Hector looked at the file and told me it was everything. I closed the file and throw it on the car. "I couldn't even throw this together,"
"What are you talking about." Danger asked.
"This is the full report, this is everything and the rake just happened hours ago. I couldn't even pull this file together if I took over everything I could." I had to check my words. "The cars wouldn't have hit, the drive wasn't driving down the road and this is bull shit." I grabbed my jacket and pulled it on.
"I'm not done with you." I looked at MacBride and shook my head.
"You never even started," Hector pulled away as soon as I was in the car. "We need to change cars and I need to say goodbye." He nodded and drove around. Then pulled over and parked in the alley. He got out and we grabbed everything. I helped and he got us in a sex old school car. He pulled away and drove away. He parked behind the house and I pulled on my hood as I headed to the house.
I walked in and the cops were surprised. I headed to the living room and knelled down in front of Julia.
"Honey wake up." She rolled over and opened her eyes. "I'm sorry honey but it's time for me to leave. I've been here to long already." She looked sad.
"What do you mean?"
"I'm sorry honey, but call me when you need me." She nodded and watched me get and walk out. I opened the car door.
"Your leaving." Ranger said following me out.
"I can't stay any longer Ranger. Someone noticed the same between Stephanie and Angela." He moved closer to me.
"What?"
"I took Cody home and his dad noticed who I was. I guess I pissed him off a little too much." Ranger wasn't happy with this.
"He won't get in the way," I shook my head.
"I've out stayed my welcome. I've already pasted over the boarder twice today. It's time I leave. Have Julia tell me when the funeral is and I'll try and make it." Hector made a sound. "Sorry it's time I need to leave." I got in the car and shut the door. Hector drove away.
"You shouldn't come, it's getting to risky." I nodded and looked out the window.
"I know, what about everything else in the car?" He looked over at me.
"It will at the boarder waiting for us. This is Danger's car." I nodded and leaned back. We got to the board in no time and changed over to the Jeep. We took off and headed home. "You going to try and make it aren't you."
"Maybe it's time I wear a wig again." He looked over at me. "And I'll have to change my nail color."
"Your face needs to be changed. Missy will help." I nodded and looked out the window. "I hate having to leave."
"Sorry Angle, there's nothing you can do. You walked down the road and you can't return." I nodded and knew that.
"So where are we going?" I looked back and saw Peter. Hector slammed on the brakes and I turned around.
"How the hell did you get here?" Peter shrugged and looked around.
"I snucked in the car while Hector was in the building and you were moving things to the jeep. So where are we going." I glared at him and called ranger.
"Babe?"
"I have a sow away. Peter found his way to me." I heard Ranger moving.
"Bring him back?"
"I can put him on a plane maybe in two days, but I can't go back right now." Ranger was quite for a long time.
"I don't want him around drugs."
"You really are in the past aren't you, talk to Lester. I'll put him on a plane soon." Peter leaned forward and gave me a look.
"I won't get on the plane. You're stuck with me. Tell Carlos I'm not leaving." I turned around and looked at him.
"Peter you need to go home." He leaned back and folded his arms.
"I'm not going to, they can't split us up if I'm not there."
"What do you mean splitting you up. Julia will go with Ranger. You and Sara will go somewhere together." He looked out the window.
"I won't go." He said.
"I'll call you when I have more information. Watch him." Ranger hung up and I looked back at Peter again.
"I am not your mother but you will listen to you. I will send you back and you will go home. My house is not for children. Do you understand me?"
"No, I won't go back." I looked at Hector. He was just smiling.
"You want to miss the funeral." He was staring to creak.
"Fine I will go back with you for that, but I'm not staying."
"Alright we'll talk about this more later. Get some sleep." He gave me a look like I was out of my mind.
"I couldn't get sleep in this jeep on this road." I let out a breath.
"Put your seat belt on." He nodded and put it on. I sat forward and looked out the window. "How was the tickets?" He leaned forward again.
"How did you know?"
"I sent them." He couldn't believe it and started naming off everything I gave him. I nodded to each and every one of them. He showed me the watch and I nodded again. I sent it all. He still couldn't believe it. He sat back hard and folded his arms.
"You sent them?"
"Yes, Ranger asked me a long time ago to send something to Julia. I kept on sending them for her and when I noticed you two were missing out I started sending you two things also. I sent it in Ranger's name because I wanted him to get closer to Julia." He was quite a long time.
"The games were really cool." He said finely. I smiled back at him. "So you never told me. Where are we going?" He asked me.
"My house. Ms. Potts will feed us when we get there and then we'll go to bed. I'm sure I can find some kind of clothes that will fit you. I'm really busy right now, but I'll make sure you have something to do and that will keep you out of trouble."
"Fine." He said and folded his arms. Hector was still smiling. We drove home and Victor was waiting. He looked upset.
"The news is everywhere. Angela I'm sorry." He said then saw Peter. "Angela?" He said and didn't understand.
"Victor this is Peter, he decide to sow away." Victor nodded and helped Hector with our bags.
"Ms. Potts is waiting for you." I nodded and walked Peter into the dining room. He was looking around the house trying to take everything together.
"Your house is huge, my parents' house isn't even this big." I smiled at him and pulled the chair out. Ms. Potts came in at once when I was sitting. She stopped at once when she saw Peter.
"A child?" She couldn't believe it.
"Ms. Pott's this is Peter and he decide to come home with me." She sat my plate down and hurried away. Came back with a plate for him. He looked the food over and started eating. I eat and watched him. When he was done he looked around.
"Come along young one." Edith said. Peter looked back at her and then looked at me.
"Peter this is Edith, she'll put you in a room in the main cutters." He still didn't know what to do. I pushed my chair back and got up. I waved him with me and walked up the main stairs and waved my hand down them. "Pick one." He looked around and opened doors looking in each room. Finely he picked one at the end of the hall next to mine. Edith nodded and walked in with him. I walked into my room and changed.
I opened my doors and stood outside looking over the land.
"I can't sleep." Peter said from behind me. I looked back at him and waved him over to me. I moved him in front of me and put my arms around him.
"Sleeping is hard when you miss someone so much, your mind won't move on to anything else. But if you don't sleep, you'll get sick." He shrugged and was quite. I rubbed his arms and looked out into my valley. "Almost a month ago there was a fire here, it burned almost everything. So I deiced to start new and fresh. I'm going to grow grapes. When the grapes are ready I'm going to make wine out of it."
"What was here before?"
"Cocaine," He looked back at me. "I know, it was very wrong, but I needed to be done here for a short time for me to get out of it what I wanted. Now this area is looking better than it has in years." He was quite again.
"Who are they?" He said.
"I have many workers here, the woman stay inside and work the house. They men work outside and work the dirt and watch over the land. How about we try to get some sleep again." He nodded and let me pull him back inside. I moved him over to my bed and got him laying down.
"Would you like me to talk to you?" He nodded. I moved to the bottom and sat down. "I took over this house and land over a year ago. I had plans for it. I wanted to make something big from it. It's been slow but finely I'm starting." I started telling him what I wanted and what I planned to do. When I looked over at him, he was asleep. I got up and sat down in my chair and watched him.
"Mistress." Hector said. I looked over at him. He let out a breath.
"He wouldn't sleep." He let out another breath.
"Angela it's morning." He came over and handed me the coffee cup. I took it and finely looked away from the boy to Hector. He smiled at me. "Will you be getting ready?" I nodded and took a drink. He walked back out and I headed to my closet. I grabbed some clothes and headed into the bathroom.
I showered and get ready for the day. When I walked out of the bathroom I was dressed and ready for the day. Peter was still sleeping. I walked out and headed to the dining room. Ms. Potts filled up my coffee and feed me. When I was done I got up and headed out. Hector was there waiting with my sun glasses.
"What do we have to do today?" I asked him.
"Dom will have our answers." I nodded and looked around. He hurried out of the house. I looked back at him.
"Sorry Mistress." I waved it away.
"You better not be pushing whatever woman you've been with." He shook his hands at once.
"I am not like that," I nodded and looked at him waiting.
"We're done planning and stared putting up post. We're putting in the paths." I nodded and looked around. "Ms. Pott's garden is done, she's tending it most the day and the woman are in the house. The pool is done and filled. We're just working towards the grapes." I nodded and know my pool and Ms. Pott's was done.
"Barn?" He shook his head.
"Haven't started, we wanted to wait till you were here." I nodded and headed right that way. Hector followed me and I looked around for the right place. I finely found it, Hector nodded and started leveling the ground. We put a base down and started building the walls.
"Mistress." I brushed my hair back and looked for who called me. Ms. Pott's was standing there with Peter. He was looking around and she dresses him for work.
"Thank you, want to watch or help?" I asked Peter. His eyes light up and he just nodded. I waved him over and started showing him what to do. He needed to be watched, but he got what he was doing. We put of three walls and were working on the last. I stopped to look at it. I guess no one was watching Peter, because the next thing I noticed was the wall was started to tilt. I moved before I could. I pulled him out of the way and tried to catch the wall. I got it, but one board hit my arm. I hissed.
"Jose." I yelled. He and Dom were right there to hold it up and push it back up. My arm hurt, but I turned around and saw Peter standing there with his mouth open.
"You saved me." I nodded and looked him over. "I'm fine." I nodded and Jose gave me a look.
"Dinner." I nodded and waved Peter inside with us. I keep my arm down as we walked inside. Hector waved me into my office and shut the door. "How day?"
"It hurts and it hurts to move it." He came over and looked at it first. Then started to feel, but I hissed at once when he touched my shoulder.
"No more work, you hurt yourself pretty bad there. I won't be able to tell you what you did either." I nodded and walked out. Dinner wasn't hard, but my arm hurt. When dinner was over I waved Peter with me and headed to the entertainment room. His mouth dropped open. At one time it was another dining room. But I changed it and now I finely got to smile. Peter looked around and sealed down at the TV. I brushed his hair off his forehead.
"I need to make some calls and take care of some business. My office is right next to the front door." He nodded and was sucked in to the tv. I turned around and headed to my office. I grabbed a drink at once. Then I sat down and leaned back.
"Call and get an update." I waved him to do what he wanted me to do. Hector pushed the phone over to me and called Ranger.
"Babe?"
"What's going on?" I asked and took a drink.
"Lawyers are getting called in tomorrow." I nodded and looked at Hector. "What are you doing?" He asked.
"Talking to you on the phone?" I didn't understand. Hector reached forward head my glass.
"How much pain are you in?" He asked me. I shoot him a look.
"Why are you in pain?" Ranger asked at once. I slammed my glass down and got up. I waved at him.
"To save the child, she catch a falling wall and it hit her shoulder. I can't tell if anything really bad happened. But she's in pain. She only spins ice for some reason. I guessed it was because of pain." Hector handed me the glass.
"Come back, I will protect you and Bobby will look you over. Bring your lawyer with you." Ranger told me.
"No, I have too much going on here. I will try to be there for the funeral." I told him and down the drink. Hector poured me another one.
"What are you going to do about your arm?"
"Nothing, it will get better. Now what else is going on?"
"If you aren't here in the morning I'll be there to pick you up."
"You can't, you have business with your lawyers. Thank you for telling me what's going on, good night?" I said and walked over to the phone.
"Nothing is going on, we're in a stand still. Please think about it." I glared at the phone.
"No, I have work to do. I'll call tomorrow." I said and waved to the phone.
"Fine,"
"I will talk to her, there is the island." He said when I glared at him. But when he said that I liked the idea.
"Missy would have to come?" He nodded and understood. "I'll think about it," Hector nodded and hung up the phone. It was a good idea and I would mostly be left alone. "I have a lot of work to do."
"You can't get anything done if you're in pain."
"I can and I will." He filled up my glass and waited for me to make up my mind. "No, I will not go."
"You can go and you can make everyone think you are someone else." I looked back at him.
"I don't like hiding." He nodded and waited longer. "How would we do it."
"We would take a boat there, we would go throw the same port and drive to the coset where someone would meet us with a boat." I thought about it.
"I'll make up my mind tomorrow." He nodded and walked out. I looked out the window thinking. Then turned around and headed back to the entertainment room. Peter was asleep. I flagged Dom down and he carried him to his room. The cracked the door and looked at me.
"You need to see a doctor." I glared at him.
"No one will take your place now. You have the Villages behind you. Go see a doctor."
"I will think about it." I walked into my room and shut the door. I changed for bed and laid down. I couldn't find a place to sleep where I was comfy. I fought for hours then got up. I headed to Hector's room and he wasn't there. I headed down to the library and there was Hector, Victor and Ricker.
"Ready?" Hector asked me.
"Fine come pack me." He nodded and got up.
"Ricker is taking the boy home." He told me as we walked out. I nodded and headed up to my room with him. He packed me and got all our bags in the Jeep. Victor came with us.
It was a long drive, but finely we made it to the cost. Half way throw Peter woke up and had a fight. He made his way coming with us. Scar was there waiting with a boat for us. I didn't understand why he was there. But I didn't say anything till we were on the way.
"Why are you are pick up?" I asked him.
"Ranger brought us in, seems when you want to protect a wanted cimal you bring in your big guns." I rolled my eyes. Peter was laying against me sleeping. It took a while to get to the island and the sun was already high.
"Ranger has a woman at the island waiting for you." Scar said as we pulled into the dock. I looked at him over to Hector.
"Missy is there waiting for you. I called her and told her what you needed. It's a good thing we didn't pack everything from the closet because you need to get out of black." I glared at him. "And you need to cover the tattoo."
"Why?"
"Because it's in Angela's file." Ricker said. I got off the boat and looked at him. "Your known to wear only black and have the tattoo." I rolled my eyes and headed to the house. When I walked inside Missy was there, she was blow away with everything.
"I have a few different ideas." She said and waved me with her. We headed up to Ranger's room and she took over the bathroom. She started on my hair. First she put it under a wig cap and then she tired tones of wigs.
"This one." I told her. It was a bob cut and was blond. I liked it a lot. She started on my make up. All she needed to do was put on face checks. I looked like a different person. She cut my nails off and painted them a light blue color. She handed over a case of contacts. I shook my head and took out the ones I was wearing.
"You have beautiful blue eyes."
"Thank you, will you help me get dressed." She nodded and I looked around the closet. I chose a light gray suit. I slipped on a pair of heals and headed out. Hector smiled when he saw me. I just waved him with me and walked out. Ricker was carrying Peter. Scar and Dagger went with us.
We made it to shore and headed to Rangerman in there SUV's. They parked and we all got out. Danger was waiting for us. He smiled when he saw us.
"You can change everything about yourself, but the air around you still says Steph." I waved my hand. He pushed the button to the elevator. We got in and the door's shut. I looked over at Hector and saw he was in his Rangerman uniform. I didn't like it. Victor was in a suit like normal and Ricker was in jeans. He doesn't normal change what he wears.
We got off on five and Danger showed us where to go. This building wasn't something I knew. He knocked on the door and opened it. Ranger was sitting there waiting. Sara and Julia were there also. Hector took the boy and walked in. I gave Victor a look and he walked in. I shut the door and sat down next to Victor.
"Your look is very good." Ranger told me.
"Missy is very good, I'm not happy that you paid for everything." He gave me a look. Julia just smiled at me. "Are we waiting?" He nodded.
"Hunter is already here. He got the kids to be put in my car till after the funeral, and then they will go with whose being appointed. He's asked for you two to sit in also." I glared at him.
"Why?"
"Because you care about them." I rolled my eyes. Hector nodded thought and I know he wanted me to go. "They you will go see bobby."
"I'm fine." He gave me a look.
"I can tell your in pain." I rolled my eyes again.
"Your very pretty as a blond." Julia told me. I smiled at her.
"Thank you, I won't keep it long. I like long hair." She nodded. "But while I'm here most likely I'll be blond." I told her.
"Why?" She asked and wanted to know.
"There are some people here who would like to ask me some questions and I would rather not answer them. So for a short while I'm going to look different."
"Well your very pretty. I like your eye color." I smiled at her and was about to answer.
"That's Steph natural eye color. When she has brown eyes they are contacts." She nodded and tried to understand. Before she could say anything there was a knock on the door. "Shall we?" Ranger asked and got up. I rolled my eyes again and got up. Victor followed my lead and we followed Ranger to the elevator.
We went down to the first floor.
"So who are you today?" Ranger asked me. I gave him a look.
"Myself of course." He gave me a look. "Stephanie Plum." He nodded and walked us to a another conference room. There sat Hunter and another man. He was slightly older and looked like he really stuck to the books.
"Mr. Parkinson this is Stephanie Plum and her lawyer Victor. You know Carlos." He nodded and we shook hands. Then sat down. I leaned back and was board already. If I leaned just right I wasn't in much pain. The lawyer started talking. I folded my legs and started tapping my foot.
"Ms. Plum do you agree?" My head wiped around and I looked at the lawyer. Victor leaned over to me.
"The governor and his wife gave you Peter and Sara to care for.] I turned and looked at him. He meant what he said. I looked back at the lawyer and couldn't understand. Finely I leaned forward and took the will. I started reading over it.
They changed the will Rebecca said that she wanted me to have the kids. She thought that it would be a way that all the kids wouldn't be spreader. If I didn't want them they would be spilt up with in the family, whoever would take them? I handed the papers over to Victor and nodded. Pushed my chair back and walked out. Hector was there with a glass. I rolled the ice.
"Should I worry?"
[The younger kids are in my care.] He nodded and waited. I downed the glass and looked at him. [This is not what I drink.] He shrugged.
[Sorry Angle, this is all the building holds.] I shook my head and waved it away. I turned on my hell and headed out the front door. Scar was right there with me.
"Where are you going?"
"A bar." He gave me a look. I looked around and headed one way. Finely I found a bar and walked in. A man walked over to me. "Brandy, on the rocks." He gave me a look and filled up the glass. I waved my hand for him to keep going. Then dropped a 20 on the bar.
"Glass also." He nodded and I walked away. I rolled the ice as I walked back.
"All for a glass of brandy?" I gave him a look. He nodded and stood next to me while I was walking. I drank it slow. We made it back to Rangerman and Hector was waiting for me. He saw the glass and smiled.
[Are you ready to return?] I nodded and he walked me back into the room. They went on without me. Victor smiled at me when I sat down. I leaned against my arm rest and sipped my drink.
I stopped paying action again and sat there sipping my drink.
"A letter from the parents to you Ms. Plum." Victor grabbed it and handed it to me. I opened it and held the papers out.
Dear Stephanie,
I know you might be wondering why out of everyone we chose you to take the kids. All it took for me to choose was the fact that your heart is always open. You have been there for Julia these last few years, then when you knew Peter and Sara were left out you looked after them also. Yes as their mother, some of the things upset me. But because they were in Ranger's name I allowed them.
I also am giving you the children because I know they will be close to Julia. You love Carlos so much. It doesn't take much for me to see that. I saw it in the hospital and I see it with ever gift you send.
Now I know you have some things that hold you back. Don't let them. Max and I know what you did to send Carlos home. We also know you would never put a child in harm. Make the chose, don't let anything saw your mine.
With all our hearts Max and Rebecca
I smiled and handed everything over to Victor and took my glass back.
"Do you still agree Ms. Plum?" I nodded and gave him a look. I already answered him once. He folded his arms and looked me over. "How do you think to provide for these children?" I folded my legs.
"Ms. Plum owns a winery," The man was surprised. "She will be more than able to provide for the children. From your client letter they knew she could, even though they are past you should follow their requests. I'll take those papers now." He leaned forward and waited for the papers. The lawyer took his time and finely handed over the papers. Victor was about to get up and I waved him back down.
"Carlos do you have anything against taking your daughter?" The man said. I looked over to Ranger.
"No, I've already been to see a judge." The man nodded.
"You have nothing against him taken the kids, but you have something against me, why and what is it?"
"What means do you really have to take these kids? Who are you anyways?" Victor put his hand on my foot to get me to calm down.
"Stephanie has more than enough means to take the children. She's the woman who save Julia a few years back." I glared at Ranger.
"More means, I have more means then you do." He shoots me a look. "Means, that's a stupid word to use in this case. I have more money than you do. My house is bigger than your and I own more land then you. Sure you have more men behind you, but I don't need a whole army. This is stupid, you listen here old man. You asked me throw two people who have passed on for me to watch their kids. I agree and I will agree till the kids disagree. Now I subject you get on with it or I will take the papers away and have someone do your job for you." He gave me a fish mouth action. I leaned forward and ripped the papers out of his hands. I slid them over to Hunter.
"Get on with it." I told him. He picked them up and got on with it. Most the rest were to other people. The kids got the house. When he was done he handed the papers over. I gave them back to the old man.
"Thank you, have a good day." He still just gasped at me.
"It seems were being dismissed. Lunch." Hunter asked Victor. He nodded and walked out. I waved to the papers and he nodded. I pushed my chair out and walked away also. Hector and Bobby were waiting for me. I rolled my eyes and downed the glass. Hector handed me a new one. This time it was brandy.
We walked into the doctor's office where another man was.
"Brown?"
"Boomer this is Grove, Grove this is Boomer." Bobby walked me into a room and Hector helped me out of my coat and shirt. Bobby looked my shoulder over.
"You have one nasty bruise." I nodded and watched him. Grove came in and turned around at once.
"I'm dressed." He nodded and just looked at the wall.
"You need x rays. Hector won't let me touch you. So I take it you're in a lot of pain from this. I know you don't like pain pills. But getting drunk isn't much better Boomer." I waved my hand at him.
[5 more and she might be tipsy. Brandy just clams her down.] Hector told me. [Her jacket ever hurts, but she needs to stay covered.] I glared at Hector. Bobby nod.
"I think you broke your collar bone. X rays will give us the answers. I know a doctor who will see you. He's been waiting." I rolled my eyes at him. Hector held up my shirt for me. I got in it and he helped me into my jacket also. Grove finely turned around and looked at me.
"Can you move your arm?" He asked.
"I try not to." He came over and took my hand. He asked me to grab back. I could only move so much. He nodded to Bobby and helped me off the table.
"If I don't feel like going to see a doctor?" I asked him.
"If it's broke it will get worse. If it's not it can get worse. No matter what we need to find out what's going on." I let out a breath and rolled my ice.
"No pills." He nodded and waved me with him. We headed to the garage and got in the SUV.