Chapter 12
The Mission's Speed Bump
The next morning Tank walked down stairs and saw Morelli looking in the fridge for breakfast.
"There are no pancakes, French toast only fruit and bagels" Morelli turned to Tank.
"No wonder why everyone in Rangeman are so healthy." Morelli said.
Tank laughed and after a few minutes, Stephanie came down, went to the freezer and took out microwaveable pan cakes in the freezer.
She put them in the microwave for thirty seconds, and found the maple syrup and soaked the pancakes.
"Ella always makes sure there is junk food for me when I am working hard for Rangeman. Help yourself Joe." Stephanie told him as she was shoving pancakes in her stomach.
"Ella" Joe asked.
" A Rangeman employee that takes care of the guys and me at Rangeman hired by Ranger himself. She makes sure the employees at Rangeman are happy." She told Joe.
"Not that kind of employee, just does some housework, cooking making sure everyone takes care of themselves, especially if they don't have love ones to keep them healthy and happy." Stephanie added.
"Oh, I am going to watch some tv. You can help your boss with the nursery." Stephanie said.
"You are enjoying this" Joe said.
"Parts of it yeah, but not all of it." Stephanie told him and left for the living room.
After Joe, ate a microwaveable pancake he went up stairs to see Tank starting to paint the nursery.
"I am starting to like Rangeman a lot more, sense I have been working with you guys." Joe said.
"Yeah, it is a good company, Ranger and myself did a good job building it up after many years." He told Joe.
"Now that I have seen Tiffany up close, she looks familiar to me somehow. But I am not sure how." Joe said out loud.
"Rangeman checked her back ground and came up with nothing." Tank told him.
"So we are at a dead end, as of right now." Tank said out loud.
"Shit, I don't want to keep putting little one in these types of situations with Todd and Tiffany." Tank looked at Morelli.
"Wow, I can tell all of Rangeman really care for cupcake." Joe said.
"Yeah, we would be lost with her. She gave a lot of heart to Rangeman." Tank told him.
"Hey there," Stephanie said, "Hey Tank, my mom just called, Grandma is gone again, can we go and find her." Stephanie told them.
"Yeah, let's go." Tank and Joe put the paint lid back on the paint buckets. "We are never going to get this nursery painted." Joe said out loud and started laughing.
They drove to Stephanie's parent's house and parked outside.
When they entered. "Stephanie thank god." Helen said as she did the sign of the cross.
"What happened." Stephanie asked.
"I was ironing as usual, when Grandma came bouncing down stairs. In some bright colored Spandex. She ran out the door jumped in Lula's T-Bird and they took off. God knows where." Helen told her daughter.
Stephanie took out her phone and dialed Lula's number.
"Hey white girl."
"Lula where are you?" Stephanie asked.
"Gotta go this place is getting raided." Lula hung up.
"Oh boy" Stephanie said and then started laughing.
"Why are you laughing Stephanie, I don't think this is funny." Helen yelled at her daughter.
"Joe, do me a favor, and check to see what bars got raided today." Stephanie asked him.
"Sure, let me make a phone call" Joe got on his phone.
Joe came back a few minutes later, "14th Precinct."
"Joseph can you help me please?" Helen begged.
"Sorry Helen, I can't but maybe your son in- law can." Joe told her.
"Tank, can you please help me?" Helen asked her.
"Little one, and Morelli let's go time to for a family visit." Tank bowed his head and the three of them drove to the 14th Precinct.
They parked in the guest parking lot. All three of them entered the building. "Hey Tank, how is it going?" the Lt. shouted.
"Great, is Rodney and Felicia available?" Tank asked.
"Yeah, they both just got back from a raid." The Lt. told him.
All of a sudden, Stephanie heard. "There is my grand daughter."
Felicia turned to see her big brother with two other people.
"Get in here Tank" Felicia told her big brother.
"Hey sis, how's it going?" Tank said try hard to laugh, but failing very hard at it.
"Hey, can you please let Lula and Grandma here go? Please Felicia I would really owe you one." Tank begged his baby sister.
"Let me speak to my Captain" Felicia disappeared for a few minutes.
"Hey you're kinda cute, not as built as him, but still." Grandma said to Rodney.
"Forget it Grandma, Rodney told her.
Felicia came back, "All right my Captain said Grandma and Lula can go, but Grandma is not getting her gun back."
"Hey it my gun" Grandma said.
"Yes but it is unregistered." Felicia told her.
Not only that what are you doing having a gun of that size in that purse?" Felicia said in shock.
"I us it for protection" Grandma yelled at Felicia.
"Fine, but get it register and gun safety course. If you promise me to do those two things, I will give you your gun back" Felicia told her.
"Deal and I know just the place to take the course." She looked at Tank with a wide smile on her face.
"Shit" Tank said out loud.
"One more thing, Rodney said, "Family dinner tomorrow night" He said to his baby brother.
"Fine it is a deal. Tank said out loud.
" And he is there" Rodney pointed at Morelli
"He will be at the house tomorrow so be there at six pm."
Felica, and Rodney smiled and said "Deal"
"Grandma, let's go mom waiting." Stephanie said out loud.
"Oh boy your mom is going to lock me up and throw away the key this time" Grandma said.
Once they got out side "Tank" Morelli said.
"What Morelli" Tank asked
"your ring" Morelli reminded him
"Shit" Tank said.