Chapter 9

Ranger was up early the next morning, he was sitting at the kitchen table drinking a protein drink when Stephanie came in wrapped her arms around Carlo's neck.

He kissed her arms, "Morning Babe, how are you feeling" Carlos asked his wife.

"Good, still nervous about the baby, but I am feeling better about it." Stephanie told her husband.

"Good, because I made you an appointment with an ob. specialist and I am going with you so let's get you and the baby fed. After that we can head out." Ranger told her, he got up and pulled out a chair for her. Ranger made her breakfast, which consisted of a fruit salad with a glass of milk along with a bagel and butter.

"where is the bacon, eggs, sausage, and all the good stuff?" Stephanie asked Ranger.

"You have to start to eat healthier, you are eating for two." Ranger said with a smile on his face.

"I want real food Carlos" Steph begged as she looked at her husband.

"That is real food, now eat before we go to the doctor's" Ranger kissed Steph on the cheek.

All of a sudden, the doorbell rang, "I will get it" Steph was up and running to the door. She opened it and saw Lula with a dozen of Tasty Cakes.

"Hey girlfriend I thought I would bring donuts." Lula told her.

"I love you Lula come in and give me some." Stephanie said as she took the box and went into the kitchen.

Ranger saw Stephanie with a dozen of Tasty Cakes, and said, "Who got you those?"

"Hey tall, dark and sexy." Lula said to Ranger.

Ranger just sook his head and said, "No way, how did you find us Lula?"

"Easy Connie told me that Steph was staying with you so I followed Tank who should be coming in now." Lula told them.

Tank walked in and saw Lula, and the Tasty Cakes, and said "Oh shit I am in trouble, she followed me huh?"

"Yup she did." Ranger said. Lula noticed the wedding ring on Steph's finger.

"You go married and you did not tell me" Lula said to Stephanie.

"Yes, Ranger and I did three weeks ago Lula we are very happy" Steph said as she was putting her third Tasty Cake in her mouth.

Ranger then said, "Enough three is your limit Steph." Then he took the Tasty Cakes away and gave them back to Lula and said to Lula, "Now you have to go back to the Bond's office because I have to take Steph to an appointment." Ranger said as he got Steph's coat.

Steph just shrugged her shoulders and said, "I will call you later Lula."

Ranger and Steph took of leaving Tank and Lula alone. "So, is there an empty bedroom up here?" She asked Tank.

"Wait up Boss, I am coming with you!" Tank yelled and jumped on the hood of Ranger's Car.

Ranger stopped the car and Tank went flying off the hood.

"Tank are you nuts?" Ranger asked him.

"Sorry Boss, but Lula wants to go upstairs, so I am coming with you." Tank told him.

"Carlos we are going to be late" Stephanie told her husband.

"I don't have a back seat in this car, sorry Tank" Ranger said and then got back into the car and left him with Lula.

"What was that all about?" Steph asked Carlos.

"Lula wanted to take Tank upstairs" Carlos told her.

"Poor Tank" Stephanie said as she shook her head.

They got to the Doctor's office and entered. Steph walked up to the receptionist and said, "Stephanie Manoso, I have a ten o'clock appointment."

"Right Dr. More will be right with you if you would like to have a seat" The receptionist told her.

Steph went to sit down with Carlos in the waiting room, when, Mary Ellen came out and sat back down.

"Steph how are you it has been to long." Mary Ellen said.

"I am good Mary Ellen; I know we should do something sometime. How are the kids, I have been too busy to call you but we should do some shopping or something?" Steph said to her best friend.

"Absolutely I will call you" Mary Ellen said and then the nurse came out and said, "Stephanie Manoso you can come in."

Carlos and Steph walked into an exam room, Dr. More was waiting for her "Hey Steph how have you been?" The doctor asked.

"I think I might be pregnant; I missed my period last week, and I took a pregnancy test and it came out positive" Stephanie told her.

"Well Let's take some blood and I will put you on Maternity vitamins, we will follow up next week." Dr. More said to them.

"Okay sounds good except for taking some blood part." Stephanie said out loud.

"Come on Babe let's get this done." Ranger said as he took Steph's hand.

Carlos and Steph went to the lab Steph stuck her arm out the nurse put a needle in her arm and Steph put her head on Ranger's chest.

"All done Mrs. Manoso" The nurse told her.

"Good let's get out of here" Ranger and Steph went back to the cabin noticed that Tank's truck was still there.

"Thank god, you two came back here; please I will give you this cabin if you can get Lula off my back." Tank said to Ranger. "I even have the deed to the cabin in my truck, I was going to give you the cabin because I am happy at Haywood, just please get Lula off my back." Tank begged Ranger.

"You heard the man go get rid of Lula." Steph told her husband.

"Fine," Ranger went into the cabin.

Ranger went upstairs and in the spare bedroom and saw Lula in the bed there.

"Lula, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but Tank is seeing someone so he is not interested in you anymore." Ranger told her.

"Fine be that way." She got up butt naked grabbed her clothes and her purse and left the room. When Lula was outside, she walked up to Tank and said, "You have a girlfriend huh" and then she whacked him with her purse and he went down hard on the ground. She got in her T-bird and left. Steph walked into the cabin laughing. Ranger came out of the cabin with a smile on his face. "You had to tell her I was seeing someone hug?" Tank replied to Ranger as he got up off the ground, and walked to his truck. He got the deed then the two of them walked inside the cabin.

Carlos was waiting at the table in the kitchen Tank pulled up a chair, "Here I already signed the deed, it just needs your signature" Pierre said and he gave the deed to Carlos.

"Are you sure about this Tank?" Carlos asked him.

"Yes, I am very happy at Haywood so I don't need this place so you and Steph are the first choice." Pierre told him.

"We will take it; we could use the extra rooms" Carlos signed the deed. "Okay I will drop this off at City Hall. On my way back to Haywood. This place is yours enjoy it." Tank said then he left the cabin.

Carlos just shook his head and said to himself, "A house and a baby all in one day wow!" Carlos went to talk to Steph but when he got upstairs, she was already sleeping. "See you tonight mommy" He whispered in her ear left the cabin to go to Rangeman.