Thanks for the reviews! I had a lot of fun writing this and I hope it's as fun to read.

8.

It was Monday morning and I was sitting in my car in the parking garage debating on whether or not to enter the RangeMan office building.

I had spent the weekend in a perpetual state of self-loathing, wishing that Friday night had never happened. Come to think of it, I'm not exactly sure what happened.

I remember going out with Connie and Lula and dancing with that adorable Stan guy. But then I don't remember anything until Ranger was in the parking lot and the guys were taking Stan away. And then I remember lots of kissing after that, but I don't think anything happened. When I woke up, I wasn't walking funny and there was no smile on my face, which I take to mean that Ranger hadn't taken advantage of me. And I definitely remember throwing up, although there was no evidence of it when I woke up, so maybe it was just a dream.

I really did not want to go in there. The Merry Men were probably staking out the bar on Friday and had seen me in my drunken glory.

I tried to think of how much vacation time I had left. Maybe I could take a leave of absence, six months at least.

Pull it together, Stephanie. You deserve a night out and you don't have to answer to anyone, I assured myself. It couldn't have been that bad, right? And this is a place of business. I'm sure the guys are going to act in a professional manner.

I mustered up my courage and dragged myself out of the car and into the elevator. When the doors to my floor opened, I couldn't get my feet to move so I decided that maybe I should just take the elevator back down to the garage and hightail it out of there, to Mexico maybe. But Lester and Cal were waiting to enter the elevator when the doors opened. Too late to run away, now. I dind't want to look like a coward.

"What's shakin' Hotcakes?" Lester greeted me with a big grin as the two men entered the elevator and pushed the down button.

So it starts. I tried to think of a smart ass reply, but the elevator doors shut and the men were taken away before I could think of anything. I took a deep breath and entered the office.

All eyes were on me as I walked to my cubicle and I could hear a few low whistles and cat calls. When I was finally in the safety of my three walls, I sat down and banged my head against my desk for a few minutes.

I let out a long sigh and peeked back into the office. The men were back into their respective activities so I scooted my chair back and stretched my neck to see if Ranger was in his office today. Negative. The office was Ranger free, thank God!

I was hoping to avoid Ranger for as long as possible. I know I would have to deal with him sometime, but not today.