A/N: Under threat of death, I decided to go ahead and post this next chapter quickly. Plus I felt bad about leaving ya'll hanging from the proverbial cliff.

I choked on the water. "What, No, why would you say that. There's no way... I mean I would know. Right…"

I stared up at Bobby.

"Oh my God, My appetite, the throwing up, the mood swings. Oh shit."

Bobby grasped my hands.

"We need to be certain. I have a pregnancy test in my office…" He trailed off.

I just stared at him hoping maybe I would wake up.

He tightened his grip. "It's going to be okay. If you really are pregnant you'll make a great mom."

I smiled grimly. "You don't have to lie."

He stood up. "I never lie, now wait here and I'll be right back."

As soon as the door shut I started pacing. I wasn't cut out to be a mom. Half of the time I forget to feed Rex, so how the hell am I going to raise a child. Oh God what about Ranger. When Morelli and I were together, I was on the pill. When he gave me the ultimatum I stopped taking them. Enter Ranger. Shit, his stupid commando sperm had impregnated me. Well possibly impregnated me, there was still a faint glimmer of hope that maybe I wasn't pregnant.

Someone knocked on the door.

"Come in." I shouted with my back to the door. The door opened and I turned around and walked into Ranger. I closed my eye hoping it was a nightmare, but when I opened them he was still there.

"What's wrong?"

"N-Nothing, why would something be wrong. Not that things are right, but at the moment I'm okay." I stammered.

"Babe."

Stupid ESP.

"Okay I have to tell you something and your not going to like it." I paused to see how he was taking it.

Stoic face, arms loosely across his chest. He was the epitome of relaxation. Not for much longer, he was going to kill me.

"So, Ranger I think that I might-"

A knock at the door interrupted my confession. Bobby stepped in.

"Hey Bombshell you want me to come back later?" He asked looking between me and Ranger.

"No!" I shouted, and then looked at Ranger. "Ranger can we finish this later. I have something that I need to do." Before he could reply I turned and walked towards Bobby who was already heading towards the bathroom. A warm hand settled on my upper arm and held me in place.

"Babe, you can tell me anything. Remember that." He kissed my neck and then walked out leaving me breathless in the middle of the room. Damn Ranger always has to have the last word. One day I was going to get the last word, no way would he send the mother of his child to a third world country. Probably.

I slowly walked to the bathroom to meet Bobby hoping to prolong the process. I took a deep breath and pushed open the door. Bobby was perched on the edge of the tub reading a box he held in his hand. When I walked in he stood up and handed me the box. I looked down at the box and realized I was crying. My tears blurred what I suspected was the pregnancy test.

"Hey now, don't cry sweetie." Bobby pulled me into a hug.

"I'm not crying, I'm checking to make sure my tear ducts work." I mumbled into his shirt, which was already damp from my tears.

"Now, there's the Bombshell I know and love."

I looked up at him. "You really love me?"

He smiled. "Of course I do, all of us do. And if your pregnant that little baby of your will be so loved. He'll have me and Lester, Tank…Ranger."

I sighed and placed my head onto his chest.

"Bobby you should know, that if I am pregnant, Ranger is the father."

"I figured." He whispered.

I pulled back and mentally cracked my knuckles. "Okay lets get this show on the road."

Bobby nodded and walked out the door.

I placed the pregnancy test on the counter and began pacing.

"Okay I can do this, all I've got to do is pee on a little stick how hard can it be." I sighed

Ten minutes later I walked out of the bathroom and stopped in front of Bobby. He looked up and me. "So…" He prompted.

"So… I can't look at it. Please just tell me." I thrust the pee stick in front of him. He took it from my hands, and patted the seat next to him. "Sit down."

I sat. "Just tell me okay, straight up." My legs bounced up and down as I chewed my nails nervously. I could almost hear my mother telling my how unsanitary that was, but hey I'm about to find out whether on not I'm going to be a mommy. I think I'm entitled to a little nail biting.

Bobby grasped my hand and looked down at the test. "Well Bombshell your pregnant."

My head felt suddenly light and dark spots swam into my field of vision. I put my head between my legs. "No that can't be right. Oh God, when Morelli cheated on me I got drunk, and then the chloroform. See the baby's still in me and I'm already a horrible mother. I can't do this. I've got to go." I jumped up and ran out of the room. I dashed past the kitchen where Tank, Ranger and Lester were talking.

"Wait, Steph." I could hear a heard of footsteps chasing after me and I sped up. Getting caught was not an option. I spotted a set of keys lying on the table next to the door and snatched them with out breaking a stride. I ran out of the door blindly searching for the cars. I spotted them at the far end of the house and ran faster. I hit the clicker and looked for a car to light up. The black BMW parked the closest blinked and I dove inside and locked the door. By the time I looked up Ranger, Tank, Lester, And Bobby had surrounded the car like a pack of hungry wolves.

"Stephanie, get out of the damn car." Ranger snarled.

"No." I started up the car, and slammed down on the accelerator. Luckily Lester had enough sense to dive out of the way just in time. The car fishtailed as I turned onto the gravel road. I looked back just in time to see the guys run into the house. Presumably to get the keys to they're cars and chase me down. I pressed harder on the accelerator. I hit the main road going about 70 and didn't slow down. No cars had caught up with me yet, so I figured I was home free. The car phone rang and I cringed knowing exactly who it was.

"Hello" I answered bracing myself for the wrath of Ranger

"Stephanie turn the damn car around right now, or I swear to God-"

"You swear you'll do what?" I cut him off. "Tie me to your bed, or maybe you can just take me out to the woods and off me. Don't threaten me, I've had enough of that to last me a lifetime."

"I don't make idle threats." Ranger growled. "And trust me when I catch up with you, and I will. I'll make sure you don't get away again."

"Oh bite me Batman." I yelled into the phone then slammed it down. The phone rang a few seconds later and I ignored it. By the time I found the Jersey turn pike, the phone had rang over a dozen times. I drove mindlessly for a couple hours trying to imagine my life as a mom. A single one at that, there was no way I could tell Ranger. And even if I told him, he wouldn't be around. His life didn't lend it's self to relationships. An hour later I pulled into my parking lot. Thankfully I had been wearing my jacket with my keys in the pocket. I took the elevator to my floor, and stepped out cautiously. Scanning the hallway for possible psycho loonies, and Merry Men. All clear, I ran to my apartment opened it in record time and dove in. I locked the door back and leaned against it. Even with the door locked Ranger could still get in. I pushed my couch and T.V stand against the door as a makeshift barricade. I was sweating by the time I was done so I went off to take a shower. I stood under the spray until the water turned cold. My head still spun from the fact that I was pregnant. What would my mom say? what would Morelli say? But most importantly what would Ranger say? I wrapped a towel around my body and stepped into my bedroom humming to myself. The fact that I was going to be a mom was starting to grow on me, or rather in me. The hum died in my throat as a shadow fell across my shoulders. I looked up and found myself staring into the eyes of Michael Rims.

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