Stephanie
Luckily another tenant was leaving the building so we were able to get in easy.
"okay he is in apartment 30"
"let's shoot him"
"no guns!"
"what if he pulls one on us?"
"he is an old man, he will not"
Lula huffs
"yeah right"
I sigh but I agree. Most old people pull guns or try to run away. I knock on the door
"Mr. Petros" I say loudly
"go away" the man yells
"Vincent Plum Bail bonds you missed your court date, please come with us so we can get you reschedule"
the door swings open
"oh my god!" yells Lula covering her eyes.
Mr Petros is about 5'10, bald and naked.
"look here dearie that charge is bull shit"
if I had a dollar for every time, I heard that
"you cannot discuss that in court, get dressed and come with us"
he spits at my feet
"gross" says Lula
"look here witch I said no"
I really don't want to try and drag a naked man in his 70st
"it will only take a few hours"
he is about to slam the door when Lula pushes me to the side
"look here raging white bull, we are bounty hunters and you are coming with us"
she tackles him to the ground. Better her then me
"careful you may hurt each other" I say trying to pull them apart
"Police I am being attacked" he yelled.
One of his neighbors comes out
"your Stephanie plum? I play bingo with your grandmother" says an old lady walking over to us
"hi"
"I got rights you witches; I have rights!"
"we called the police"
I roll my eyes, well it could be worse
"I got to go, cops give me hives" said Lula finally climbing off of My Petros who is now cuffed with pink fuzzy hand cuffs.
I want to ask but I already know. I decide to wait for them, luckily it is Eddie
"hey" he looks at the naked man
"you could do better"
"haha" he laughs
"I will take him in for you"
I nod
"thanks"
he pauses
"I'm sorry"
he looks over my shoulder. I turn around and see Morelli walking towards us
"please kill me"
he pets my shoulder
"bring the kid over sometime"
I nod and he leaves
"well you are the talk of the office"
he gives me a smile
"always am"
he nods
"I went to your place last night"
"why?"
"I wanted to talk but you were not there"
"I need a bigger place with Gabriella"
he nodded
"where did you move?"
"is it really any of your business"
he stepped closer
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said any of it, I should have just have been there for you"
he puts his hands on my arms
"I know this has been hard on you"
I give him a small smile
"yeah but that is life"
"I love you, your right that this on and off needs to end"
he takes both of my hands. Oh, dear god no!
"Stephanie Plum will you"
"Stephanie!"
I jump back. I see Lester and Gabriella; she runs to me and I pick her up
"hello" said Morelli smiling at her
"hi" she turns to me
"Lester said you arrested someone"
I give Lester a look
"listening for me?"
"standard procedure" Lester said glaring at Morelli
"we wanted to meet up for lunch"
"actually, I was going to ask if you wanted to have lunch with me and of course this beautiful young lady" Morelli says with a smile.
"okay we will go with Morelli and I will take her for the rest of the day" I said to Lester
"I don't think"
"we will be okay" I give him a smile.
I know he doesn't want to leave but he gives me a nod and then leaves. Morelli is smiling at Gabriella but she just clings to me.
"I think your aunt is officially gone" I say looking around for Lula
"let's go" I get Gabriella in my car
"why are we going to eat with him and not uncle Lester?"
"he is my friend" "like Ranger?"
"well no not exactly, he and I have known each other all of our lives" I say driving.
She is quiet the rest of the journey "come on"
I carry her into the restraunt
"let's get something to eat" said Morelli sitting at the table with us.
"pizza" I say,
my phones rings
"excuse me" I say getting up and heading outside
"babe" said Ranger
"hey what's up"
there is a long pause. I know that he knows that I know, I just want him to say it
"when are you coming back?" he asked as calm as ever
"after lunch"
"I have to talk to you"
"okay"
he hangs up. I sigh. What is wrong with me? I made my choice, I should have just gone lunch with Lester, I do not want to make things awkward even though Ranger has never really made things awkward, its all in my head. I shake my head and go back in.
"Vinnie?"
I shake my head
"here you go"
the waitress brings the pizza. I sigh and think about everything
"Joe, I meant what I said"
he nods and takes my hand
"I know and I mean this Stephanie I love you and I promise"
Gabriella starts coughing loudly
"are you okay"
I rub her back
"swallow your food"
she starts sweating and getting red in the face
" Joe!"
he grabs her and starts to pat her back hard.
"oh my god is she choking"
I look down at the pizza. The pizza! I grab the slice
"she's allergic to olives"
"we are calling 911" yelled the waitress
"mommy" Gabriella said coughing again.
"give me her" Joe is holding her rubbing her back
"I can get us to the hospital faster" we rush out.
I am sitting in the back just holding my daughter,
"hurry" he speeds through traffic
"mommy it hurts" she said coughing more.
"please please please hold on, you will be okay"
"shouldn't you carry an EpiPen with you in case this happens" yelled Morelli.
Of course, I should, I knew she was allergic and I didn't tell him. This is all my fault
"I'm sorry baby I'm so sorry" I say crying
"we are here" I run out of the car into the hospital
"help!" I scream.
A nurse runs over
"she is going into shock, she is allergic to olives but she ate some" the nurse takes her
"we got her" a doctor runs over
"we need to open up her airway"
they run into the doors
"ma'am please wait here"
she hands me some forums
"fill these out"
I sit down, what have I done?
A/N
Hey guys, thank you for the support. I have been working on this story for five years and my baby is now 2 years old. I have been reading your comments and wanted to thank you for your kind words. Just to answer some questions why Gabriella's adopted family funds have not been mentioned will come into play. I did make a slight hint in an earlier chapter. Also, we will meet her father eventually. I based Gabriella (which I was going to name my baby but I had a boy lol) on my niece (not the family situation) so she is very easy to write. I'm going to do my best to keep the updates coming.