Placing his gun into his waistband of his jeans, Lester grabbed a light weight jacket for the cool spring night. Stepping out of his apartment he checked his watch to make sure he wasn't going to be late, punching the elevator button he waited for it to arrive. When the door opened for Lester to get on he was surprised to see Ranger leaning against the elevator's wall.

"Santos" Ranger greeted

"Oh your going up I was heading down"

"Its just three floors" Ranger coolly said

"Yea" Lester said deciding to ride with Ranger instead of letting the elevator go up and come back down

"Where you taking Steph?"

"Uhhh" Lester replied looking like a deer caught in the headlights. How did he know?

"I just came back from seeing Stephanie, she told me about you coming to take her out to dinner"

"Yea" Lester told him trying not to show any of his anger because he had been with Steph "she was upset on how you treated her today at the meeting, so I asked if I could take her to dinner"

"I know"

"You really hurt her" Lester said it eating at him

"None of your business Santos"

"She wasn't going to answer truthfully and Jennea is a huge case"

"You could have pulled her and Bobby aside or something" Lester told him as the car dinged on the seventh floor

"Had to be dealt with. Everyone saw her run out of the room, it wasn't a secret" Ranger said as he moved passed Lester "Have a good date Santos but don't try anything. I don't share" he said as the door slid to

Lester stood there inside the elevator car trying to will himself to punch the G button that would take him to the garage. Feeling his anger take over he punched the number seven and the door slid open to show Ranger taking his key fob and keys out of his pocket.

"Where do you get off telling me to not do anything with Stephanie? He asked as Ranger turned around and glared at him

"Santos"

"No you have no right. Steph told me everything. Right after she asked you to be with her she came to me and told me she asked you to love her and you wouldn't. She loved you; she told me so in the cabin. She wanted you to ask her to be more than just a play thing, but you couldn't or wouldn't" Lester said confronting him

"Santos I suggest you stop"

"I know you and Steph aren't together, she told me that you all were done. She realized she was just yours and Joe's pet being passed back and forth whenever you all had an itch. She deserves to be treated so much better than she has been, by someone free with no baggage"

"Like you huh?" Ranger asked his anger rising

"If she wants Yes and she is free to choose so"

"You're far from perfect Santos. You have been with women onto of women" he told him

"I may have but I treated each of them like they were mine and the only one. I never strung her along for years like you have Steph"

"Leave now and still be able to have and enjoy dinner, but continue and ill consider it a personal challenge" Ranger said his face going dark and his voice eerily calm

Lester decided it would be best to back down for now. He felt and knew that what he said caused Ranger to think. Lester hoped he'd realize Steph no longer was under his thumb and could choose to see someone else if she wanted, and she had. Backing off Lester slipped into the elevator and hit the button for the garage. When the elevator descended Ranger let out a dark primal animal scream and punched the wall next to him.

Peeling out of the RangeMan garage, Lester was seething. He punched his foot to the gas and darted in and out and around slower moving cars. Gripping the steering wheel so hard his knuckles were white, he turned into Stephanie's apartment building on two screeching wheels. When he finally stopped and pulled into a space his phone rang, picking it up he saw it was Steph.

"Hey we still going out?" she asked

"Yea sorry I got held up by someone. I'm actually in your lot"

"What's wrong you sound like your pissed or something" Steph asked hearing his harsh tones

"Just a comment someone made. It's nothing I'm on my way up"

"Just stay there i'll come down" she told him grabbing her keys and jacket

"K"

Lester flipped his phone closed and laid his head back against the trucks head rests. He was trying to get himself under control before Stephanie came out the door of her apartment building. He did not want Steph to worry or freak out about Ranger and he also didn't want to scare her with his anger either. He knew Steph probably knew he was a violent man if there was a need to be but she had never really seen what he was really capable of.

Breathing a little calmer, Lester jumped out of the truck and walked around to the passenger's side and leaned onto the truck as he waited for Steph to come out. Finally after a few minutes he spotted her pushing the glass door of her building open and bounced out letting it swing close behind her. Lester watched as she walked toward him giving him a sexy smile as she approached. The more she came to him the more Lester heard Ranger's words about not doing anything to her and how he didn't share ring in his mind. When Steph was in front of him he saw her smile fall and confusion come across her beautiful face.

"Les why do you look like you could murder me at any second?" she cautiously asked

"Steph I love you"

"I love you too" she said wondering what was going on

"Do you really? Do you really love me? There is no one else but me you want?"

"Lester I love you. There is no one I love or want but you" she said a little scared at how Lester was acting

Lester pulled Stephanie to him and claimed her lips with his in a bruising kiss. After the kiss, Lester held her tight in his arms as he laid his chin on top of her head.

"I love you Steph with all my heart" he told her

"Lester I love you, what's going on? What's wrong?" she asked scared something bad was going on

"Nothing now beautiful. This night is about us. Let's go to dinner I'm starving"

Lester kissed Stephanie one last time before he opened the trucks door for her to get in. Watching as Lester jogged around the truck to his side, she wondered again what really had Lester in this weird mood that he was in.

"Les you sure everything is ok?" She asked as he put the truck into gear and backed out

"Yes everything fine" he said smiling while mentally telling Ranger HA! Take that she loves me.