As I said previously, this is the final chapter in The Fallout. I will continue the RangeWoman series with another installment shortly. Please enjoy and thanks for all of your support.

Ranger's POV

George just came into the living room and it was obvious to everyone in the room that he had something to tell us. "The General has been arrested. He didn't put up much of a fight when he was read his rights. He didn't start to seem agitated until they told him that Ranger is alive. Now he's begging to talk to you Ranger, he says it's important. The FBI assumes that he just wants to get you to testify on his behalf and says that the General can have no visitors until tomorrow.

"Unfortunately, Gina wasn't home when the police arrived to arrest them but it's only a matter of time before they catch up with her."

I smiled down at Stephanie after George left and said, "It's almost over Babe. I think we should get some sleep."

My Babe nodded and yawned as I helped her to her feet. It has been a long day and now that I know Julie is safe, I can finally get some rest. I looked around the safe house and noticed that most of the men were sitting around waiting for news. I smiled at them and said, "The General is behind bars, West is downstairs, Rachel is going nowhere. We'll let the FBI and the police worry about Gina. Get some rest."

We walked to the room that Babe and I were sharing and got ready for Bed. Babe went to wash and brush her teeth so I took the opportunity to call Tank for an update.

"Yo."

"Tank, Report!"

"You married and divorced one smart cookie."

"That's an unusual report Tank, what's going on?"

I heard Tank laugh and say, "Lula gave Rachel a bit of an education earlier. Somehow, West convinced Rachel that because she was your ex-wife, she'd automatically get your money. She's not the sharpest knife in the drawer, is she?"

I had to laugh at that. "How is Ron holding up?"

"He seems OK. He's concerned about the kids and how they'll cope when Rachel is arrested."

"That's good to hear Tank. I've already assured him that I will not keep Julie away from him."

"Yeah, Ron mentioned that. He seemed very grateful. He even mentioned moving out of Miami so the kids could get away from the mess their mother will undoubtedly leave behind. I told him that we'd help him relocate if that's what he decides."

I could hear faint talking and louder laughter in the background and then a chuckle out of Tank. "What's going on big man?"

"Oh, Lula was just telling Hal about a comment she made to West earlier. Hal is busting a gut laughing."

I laughed. "Yeah, I heard she told him that she was a pacifist. That's the best line I've heard in a long time. Tell her I'm proud of her."

"Will do Boss Man. Get some rest. There's a little girl here who's hoping to see you in the morning."

"Good night Tank. Keep the kids home from school tomorrow. I'll be by as soon as I can get West passed off to the feds in the morning. I will also need Ron to help me explain what's going on to the kids. He might want to take the day off as well."

I got off the phone and got ready for bed myself. I returned to find my Babe already in bed. I crawled in beside her, pulled her towards me and fell asleep within seconds.

Fiona's POV

Lester told me about the General and that he was requesting to speak to Ranger. When I heard that the General was blackmailed into going along with Gina and West, I felt bad for him. I actually know his daughter quite well. We went to school together. I wanted to check up on her because she has probably heard the news about her father by now. She works in the Baltimore District Attorney's office, so surely somebody has let her know what's going on.

Now that all danger was over the only thing on my mind was comforting my friend. I tried to call her using the RangeMan satellite phone. I tried again a few minutes later using a borrowed phone from Lester. Neither call was answered. Part of me just wanted to fall into bed and get some much needed sleep, but another part of me was worried about Patricia.

I would have talked things over with Lula, but she wasn't here tonight. I needed to talk to somebody, so I went in search for Lester. I knocked on his door and a few seconds later, he opened the door. "Hey Firecracker, are you here to enjoy the Lester experience?"

His hair was dishevelled and he was wearing nothing but a pair of loose fitting jeans that looked like they were donned hastily. I looked at his smiling face and it only took seconds for Lester's demeanour to change when he saw that I wasn't there for thrills and entertainment.

"What's wrong Firecracker?"

"Les, I'm worried about my friend Patricia. She's the General's daughter, and I can't get in touch with her. In order for Gina to get the General to go along with the plan to arrest Ranger, they threatened to hurt Patricia. She is a good friend of mine, so I called her to make sure that she was OK. I can't get a hold of her and she always answers her phone."

Lester looked at me and said, "Maybe she's just tired and is sleeping. It is quite late after all."

"Patricia is a Deputy DA in Baltimore. When the warrant for her father went over the line, she would have been notified. There's no way she isn't still awake."

Lester frowned and said, "I'll call a friend on the Baltimore PD to see if he can swing by her house."

I nodded and gave Lester the address. I watched and waited as Lester made his call. His friend agreed and promised to call back once he was at the property. I thanked Lester with a quick hug that lasted longer than I intended. Lester held me close and I felt relaxed in his arms. After it began to get uncomfortable for me, I said, "I'm going to return to my room. Come get me when you find out something."

Lester nodded and I was reaching for the door handle when his phone rang. I turned and looked at him with raised eyebrows. It had been less than 10 minutes, what could they possibly know already? I impatiently waited as Lester talked to his friend. His face was blank so he wasn't giving anything away. His single word responses were also less than helpful.

Lester finally hung up and just stood there and stared at me with a slight hint of a smile on his face. I stared back at him, growing more frustrated with each passing second. "Come on Lester, what happened."

Lester looked at me again and said, "Stephanie has her spidey sense and Lula has her fishy factor. What do we call yours?"

I rolled my eyes at Lester and asked, "What the hell is that supposed to mean?"

Lester moved towards me and grinned like a food. He put his hands on my shoulders, looked me in the eye and said, "A patrol car was already in the neighbourhood when the call went out over the radio. They went to Patricia's house and guess what they found?"

I shrugged so Lester continued. "Patricia was tied to a chair and being held at gunpoint by none other than her dear step mother. The police were able to get surprise Gina by coming in the back door and surrounding her.

"They arrested Gina without anyone being injured. Gina exchanged a few gunshots with the cops, but they surrounded her and she eventually surrendered. We got her Firecracker, all because you were worried about your friend."

I stood there shocked, so I barely paid attention to what Lester was saying. "We'll have to come up with something cool to name your instinctual feeling. Something like 'Red alert' or 'Fire alarm.'"

Lester hugged me and held me tight. This time, I didn't pull away. Instead, I just let myself melt into him. When I yawned a few minutes later, Lester led me towards his bed and told me to get some sleep. As I crawled under the covers, I barely registered it when he said that he was going to tell Ranger the good news.

Stephanie's POV

Something woke me up, but I wasn't sure what. I looked at the clock and saw that it was approaching 1AM. I closed my eyes and tried to get back to sleep. I sighed and was just about to snuggle closer to Ranger when his phone vibrated. That must have been the noise that woke me up a few minutes ago.

I was annoyed because the guys weren't supposed to contact Ranger unless it was an emergency. Hopefully this counted or Ranger would drag someone to the mats as soon as we were back in civilisation again. I had to nudge Ranger awake because he hadn't heard the phone. I watched as he picked up his phone. He read the message, smiled and then handed the phone to me so that I could read the message.

Gina arrested by Baltimore PD.

Additional charges pending.

Held Patricia Matthews against her will.

Exchanged gun fire with arresting officers.

Currently in FBI custody.

I smiled at Ranger and said, "Does this mean that it's all over?"

Ranger smiled back at me and hugged me. He said, "I think so Babe. All of the suspects are in custody. Why don't you get some sleep? I need to call Tank and then make arrangements to head to D.C. in the morning."

I nodded and then asked, "What about Julie? Aren't you going to see her before you leave town?"

For a moment, it looked like Ranger was torn. He signed and said, "I will go to see Julie very early. I'll then head up to D.C."

"Don't you mean that we'll head up to D.C. Ranger? I don't want to get separated from you again. The last time, you were arrested and almost killed."

Ranger smiled at me and said, "Alright Babe, we'll head over to the Martine house first thing and then we'll fly up to D.C. I'll get Tank oversee the transfer of custody for West and Rachel to the Miami FBI offices and follow us later."

This sounded acceptable to me so I watched Ranger leave the room and fell back asleep almost soon afterward, thinking that things would soon return to normal. Boy was I wrong.

Well, that's the end of The Fallout. What a roller coaster ride it was too. All of the baddies are behind bars where they can no longer cause any harm to Ranger and his family.

The next RangeWoman story will be started soon, but I might take a break from this series and post one of my other stories first.

Let me know what you would prefer. Based on votes I receive from the feedback between now and Tuesday, I will either upload the first chapter of a new RangeWoman story or a new story altogether. Vote wisely my friends. :)

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