~3 Months Later~
"I'm not sexist," Gage, argued with his new rookie, who had told him he was a sexist, of course, this was before he knew whom his wife and on desk-duty partner were.
"Yes you are, you wouldn't let us take that call because I'm a woman," Stephanie still argued.
"No I wouldn't let us take that call because you're a rookie, ask Ranger Cooke if she would have taken you and while you're at it you can ask her if I'm sexist," Gage smiled knowing he got the rookie into more than she bargained for.
"I will," She stomped off towards Syd's desk.
"Ranger Cooke I have a question to ask you."
"Shoot!" Syd told her glad to be able to put her pen down.
"Do you think Ranger Gage is sexist?"
"No, why, what did he do?"
"He wouldn't let us go on the call where the suspect was armed and dangerous he claims it's because I'm a rookie," Stephanie told her defiantly.
"No, I would have done the same thing," Syd smiled standing to stretch her legs, and file some old paper work, "And you think he wouldn't let you apprehend a suspect because you're a woman, why?"
"I don't know but if I hear anymore about this Syd guy, and his medical leave, I bet he broke his finger," Stephanie snorted.
"Now see if you listened to me I told you Syd was on desk duty," Gage laughed catching the irritated look on Syd's face, "and that it's maternity leave not medical, and since maternal is mother, you just met Syd."
"Sydney, and sometimes he just gets that way," Syd laughed reaching to shake the shocked woman's hand, "give him a good poke and he'll back off."
"Stephanie Ramsey, your partner's new partner, so how much longer will you be around here?"
"Till this one decides to come out, so probably another month," Syd smiled easing back into her chair.
"We're still discussing that one," Gage told Stephanie sitting in his desk which had been moved across the office next to Syd's to add room for Stephanie's.
"I'm missing something here," Stephanie spoke up.
"Oh, duh, Steph, Syd is also my wife and we have an almost three-year-old, Walker our superior is married to out ADA, they have two children, and Trivette another one of our superiors is married with a three-year-old."
"So you were able to maintain your partner ship, that's got to be nice," she smiled, "I'm going to lunch call me if you need me."
"Okay Daddy, you owe us lunch," Syd told Gage, patting her stomach.
"Alright, Syd?" Gage asked moving towards where his wife was slowly sinking back into her chair.
"I'm okay I just got light-headed," she told him moving to stand up again.
"Are you sure, after Houston?" He asked watching her carefully looking for any sign of a problem.
"I'm sure, now you owe us lunch, and trust me we're hungry."
~*~*~*~*~
"Daddy!" Ben exclaimed upon seeing his father enter the Daycare Center at the HOPE Center.
"Hey, are you ready to go home?" Gage asked catching his son as he ran towards him.
"Uh huh, where Mommy?" He asked noticing his mom wasn't with his dad.
"At home, everybody's coming over, so grab your stuff," Gage told his son watching him run off only to come back moments later.
~*~*~*~*~
"Hey guys," Walker said entering the living room where Ben and Syd sat talking.
"Hey, so have you met the rookie yet?"
"Not yet, but I heard Gage already got to stick it to her," Walker laughed as Angela and a wobbling Xander came in Alex not far behind.
"So are we actually going to be able to eat whatever your husband fixes for us?"
"I think so, although you'll have to add your own salt."
"That's okay as long as things are still okay with you two."
"Yep, now I'm going to pick at dinner," she told them leaving as Trivette and Erica entered, Ethan blowing past them all.
"Stephanie said she would be here," Trivette told her as she continued onto the kitchen.
"Smells good," she commented sneaking up behind him.
"I hope it's good I haven't even let you try this yet," Gage told her lifting the spoon for her to taste.
"Now that hits the spot, what is it exactly?"
"Well it's sort of like Chilly, but I added some salsa and then some beef, I've even made a version with Tofu just for Trivette," He told her lifting the second spoon or her to taste.
"Not quite as good, but I'm not big on Tofu either."
"I know, how are you feeling?"
"Good, wishing I wasn't quite so big, but I'm feeling good," she smiled when he turned to kiss her.
"Well I think you look beautiful no matter your size."
"Hey you two, were hungry," Trivette called barging in on their private moment.
"Is Stephanie here yet?"
"A car just pulled up," Walker told them putting Xander in one high chair while Gage and Erica put Ethan and Ben in the other two.
"I got it Syd, you just go sit," Gage directed heading through the foyer.
"I hope you don't mind but it was sort of a family thing so I brought my boyfriend," Stephanie smiled.
"Sure bring him on in," Gage moved letting both come in.
"Hey Gage, long time no see, so I heard you couldn't keep your hands off your partner," Luke Roberts joked entering the house.
"Luke, man what are you doing here, I thought you were still held up in Houston," Gage hugged his old friend.
"Well I was but I had to follow Steph I'm not ready to give her up," he smiled hugging her to his side.
"Know that feeling come on in were about to start dinner," Gage led the two to where everyone sat at the table.
"Finally what took you so long?" Syd reprimanded her husband before she saw his tow accomplices.
"Aw, Ranger Cooke give the guy a break," Luke laughed coming into her view.
"Luke! Oh my gosh what are you doing here? Well come give me a hug," she exclaimed trying to get up.
"Don't get up, Steph told me, so you let this guy knock you up, again?" He joked.
"I know, but what can I say he stole my heart," she smiled as he leaded over to kiss her.
"I don't know what's more annoying your arguing or this," Luke laughed as they all moved to set at the table.
"I'm not sexist," Gage, argued with his new rookie, who had told him he was a sexist, of course, this was before he knew whom his wife and on desk-duty partner were.
"Yes you are, you wouldn't let us take that call because I'm a woman," Stephanie still argued.
"No I wouldn't let us take that call because you're a rookie, ask Ranger Cooke if she would have taken you and while you're at it you can ask her if I'm sexist," Gage smiled knowing he got the rookie into more than she bargained for.
"I will," She stomped off towards Syd's desk.
"Ranger Cooke I have a question to ask you."
"Shoot!" Syd told her glad to be able to put her pen down.
"Do you think Ranger Gage is sexist?"
"No, why, what did he do?"
"He wouldn't let us go on the call where the suspect was armed and dangerous he claims it's because I'm a rookie," Stephanie told her defiantly.
"No, I would have done the same thing," Syd smiled standing to stretch her legs, and file some old paper work, "And you think he wouldn't let you apprehend a suspect because you're a woman, why?"
"I don't know but if I hear anymore about this Syd guy, and his medical leave, I bet he broke his finger," Stephanie snorted.
"Now see if you listened to me I told you Syd was on desk duty," Gage laughed catching the irritated look on Syd's face, "and that it's maternity leave not medical, and since maternal is mother, you just met Syd."
"Sydney, and sometimes he just gets that way," Syd laughed reaching to shake the shocked woman's hand, "give him a good poke and he'll back off."
"Stephanie Ramsey, your partner's new partner, so how much longer will you be around here?"
"Till this one decides to come out, so probably another month," Syd smiled easing back into her chair.
"We're still discussing that one," Gage told Stephanie sitting in his desk which had been moved across the office next to Syd's to add room for Stephanie's.
"I'm missing something here," Stephanie spoke up.
"Oh, duh, Steph, Syd is also my wife and we have an almost three-year-old, Walker our superior is married to out ADA, they have two children, and Trivette another one of our superiors is married with a three-year-old."
"So you were able to maintain your partner ship, that's got to be nice," she smiled, "I'm going to lunch call me if you need me."
"Okay Daddy, you owe us lunch," Syd told Gage, patting her stomach.
"Alright, Syd?" Gage asked moving towards where his wife was slowly sinking back into her chair.
"I'm okay I just got light-headed," she told him moving to stand up again.
"Are you sure, after Houston?" He asked watching her carefully looking for any sign of a problem.
"I'm sure, now you owe us lunch, and trust me we're hungry."
~*~*~*~*~
"Daddy!" Ben exclaimed upon seeing his father enter the Daycare Center at the HOPE Center.
"Hey, are you ready to go home?" Gage asked catching his son as he ran towards him.
"Uh huh, where Mommy?" He asked noticing his mom wasn't with his dad.
"At home, everybody's coming over, so grab your stuff," Gage told his son watching him run off only to come back moments later.
~*~*~*~*~
"Hey guys," Walker said entering the living room where Ben and Syd sat talking.
"Hey, so have you met the rookie yet?"
"Not yet, but I heard Gage already got to stick it to her," Walker laughed as Angela and a wobbling Xander came in Alex not far behind.
"So are we actually going to be able to eat whatever your husband fixes for us?"
"I think so, although you'll have to add your own salt."
"That's okay as long as things are still okay with you two."
"Yep, now I'm going to pick at dinner," she told them leaving as Trivette and Erica entered, Ethan blowing past them all.
"Stephanie said she would be here," Trivette told her as she continued onto the kitchen.
"Smells good," she commented sneaking up behind him.
"I hope it's good I haven't even let you try this yet," Gage told her lifting the spoon for her to taste.
"Now that hits the spot, what is it exactly?"
"Well it's sort of like Chilly, but I added some salsa and then some beef, I've even made a version with Tofu just for Trivette," He told her lifting the second spoon or her to taste.
"Not quite as good, but I'm not big on Tofu either."
"I know, how are you feeling?"
"Good, wishing I wasn't quite so big, but I'm feeling good," she smiled when he turned to kiss her.
"Well I think you look beautiful no matter your size."
"Hey you two, were hungry," Trivette called barging in on their private moment.
"Is Stephanie here yet?"
"A car just pulled up," Walker told them putting Xander in one high chair while Gage and Erica put Ethan and Ben in the other two.
"I got it Syd, you just go sit," Gage directed heading through the foyer.
"I hope you don't mind but it was sort of a family thing so I brought my boyfriend," Stephanie smiled.
"Sure bring him on in," Gage moved letting both come in.
"Hey Gage, long time no see, so I heard you couldn't keep your hands off your partner," Luke Roberts joked entering the house.
"Luke, man what are you doing here, I thought you were still held up in Houston," Gage hugged his old friend.
"Well I was but I had to follow Steph I'm not ready to give her up," he smiled hugging her to his side.
"Know that feeling come on in were about to start dinner," Gage led the two to where everyone sat at the table.
"Finally what took you so long?" Syd reprimanded her husband before she saw his tow accomplices.
"Aw, Ranger Cooke give the guy a break," Luke laughed coming into her view.
"Luke! Oh my gosh what are you doing here? Well come give me a hug," she exclaimed trying to get up.
"Don't get up, Steph told me, so you let this guy knock you up, again?" He joked.
"I know, but what can I say he stole my heart," she smiled as he leaded over to kiss her.
"I don't know what's more annoying your arguing or this," Luke laughed as they all moved to set at the table.