Hey guys! SORRY the late update, I just don't have as many ideas as I did before, but I'm working on that. Also I've had trouble finding time to write but now I have an autumnbreak form school so hopefully I will have more time to write now!

Anyways I hope you enjoye the chapter! And just as a warning I should say that the grammar and spellcheack didn't work when I wrote this chapter so there's probably about a ton of typos!

What the hell was happening to this world? Ranger showed emotions from time to time, Joe was begging drunk in the middle of the night and grandma was my next FTA. You can say a lot of things about my life, but you can never say it's boring.

I woke up earlier than usual. Don't ask me how I knew because my eyes were closed, but somehow I could just feel it was early. I could also feel a strong presence by another person in my bedroom. Oh shit, please don't let I be one of my skips gone mad. Or one that finally got out of prison and has spent his time in there building up his rage and planning his revenge against me. I so did not want a stalker right now, things were finally flowing pretty well in my life, I caught three skips in a day, I didn't roll around in mud or Vaseline and I had finally made up my mind about Joe. Then again things never went well for me for a long amount time, this actually is the time were I usually screw things up in one way or another. I could feel that the person was not moving around but standing still, watching me. Suddenly I felt the tingle in my neck I was becoming more and more used to.

"What do you want Ranger?" I muttered still not opening my eyes. I felt a weight settle on the bed next to me. Then I felt him breathing against my neck and a shiver traveled from my neck all the way down to my curling toes.

"I figured you were going to need a wake up call" I could feel him smiling as he whispered in my ear. Another shiver. Well he was right about the wake up thing, my body was at full alert by now.

"You're not getting me to run if that's what you're imagining" I opened me eyes and met his warm gaze. God this man is gorgeous! His lips were curved into a grin.

"Tempting, but no. There are a few other things I could imagine though" his gaze left my eyes and instead surveyed the visible parts of body. At the same time I remembered that the visible parts were larger than usual, the baggy t-shirt I usually slept in had smelt like shit so I'd put it in the laundry basket and instead put on a teeny tiny tank top. Yikes! I grabbed the cover and pulled it up. He chuckled.

"Again, don't get shy on my account, I kind of enjoyed the view." He carefully drew back the cover a couple of inches and brushed a light kiss on my collarbone. Then he stood up and yanked back the whole cover. "Now get up, I'm guessing your grandmother is an early bird so we should get there before she goes of to the beauty parlor or to shoot someone else's dog."

I grunted and curled up from the sudden cold when the covers were removed. But he was right, I needed to get up. Another grunt.

"Okay, okay I'm up" I said slowly rolling out of bed. I stood up and jawed and stretched my body. Ranger chuckled, swatted me on the ass and let the room. That man has a lot of nerve I thought to myself before I hit the shower.

Twenty minutes later we pulled up outside my parents house. I sighed deeply.

"Ready Babe?" I shook my head.

"Nope, nothing in the world could make me ready for something like this" I opened the door and stepped out. Ranger stayed in the car. I was tempted to turn around and call him a chicken but since I didn't have a death wish I decided not to. My mother opened the door and looked at me confused.

"Stephanie, what brings you here so early?" She looked over at Ranger but quickly looked away, I think he scared her a little bit, but then again who could blame her. "You're not in trouble again are you?"

"Not me this time mom. Where's grandma?" I could se her eyes widen.

"Mother? Oh no what has she done this time?" She made the cross sign and I could see her mouthing the words "why me" towards the sky. That was when it hit me… I'm gonna end up like Grandma Mazur. Oh dear god.

"I'd rather talk to her about it, is she up in her room?" My mother nodded and rushed back inside. I had a feeling she was going to get some clothes in need of ironing.

"Grandma?" I said as I knocked on her door.

"Is that you Stephanie?" I opened the door, she was sitting in front of her mirror, taking out her hair curlers. "What are you doing here so early?"

"I was hoping you would tell me." I sat down on the bed. "Why are you my FTA?"

"Oh that" she said and waved her hand. "It's all just a big misunderstanding! I was just showing Martha my Glock and it accidentally went off and almost hit her dog, well according to her at least, I still say it wasn't even close. But anyway she went ballistic and called the cops on me." She said it like it was the most normal thing in the world.

"But why didn't you show up for your court date? I mean your grandchild is a bounty hunter, you are supposed to set a good example!" I rubbed my eyes frustrated.

"Are you crazy? Then I would miss all the fun! Now I get to see it from a totally different angle. But I have to say I'm a bit disappointed, I was kind of hoping that you had brought the army guy with the great package so that he could cuff me up!" She looked so exited that I couldn't help my smile. I really was going to end up like her, the thought of Ranger cuffing me up made me feel warm in places that shouldn't feel warm.

"Well actually he is outside waiting in the car." Her eyes grew wider.

"Then no offence Steph but I'm not going anywhere unless that man carries me out of here on his shoulder… or at least put handcuffs on me!" I laughed out loud.

"And what makes you think I would agree to that? I think I am capable of getting you on my own." I asked her amused.

"The fact that I will stun gun you if you come any closer" she grinned at me and held up my stun gun.

"How the h…" I started to say but then I realized I had put my bag down the floor between us. She must have grabbed it while I rubbed my eyes. "Oh you sneaky son of a bitch!" even though I was surprised at what she had done I couldn't stop smiling. "I'll go talk to Ranger then."

When I got out to the car again he rolled down his window looking surprised and amused.

"Trouble?" I could see his lips twitching.

"That depends…" I said trying to keep my own lips from twitching.

"On what?"

"On you"

"Me?" He looked puzzled.

"Yeah… turns out she wont go unless you carry her out on your shoulder or at least put handcuffs on her" I couldn't fight my smile anymore and grinned at him. His smile on the other hand had disappeared.

"And what would make you think a would agree to that? It's not like you can't handle her on your own."

"Somehow she got her hands on my stun gun and has promised to stun gun me if I come too close. So it looks like it's up to you Batman" I was smiling so big my cheeks where beginning to hurt, but I couldn't stop it.

"Oh you gotta be kidding me! You put her up to this! You gave her the stun gun!" I could almost se panic flickering in his eyes. I burst out laughing.

"I wish I was making this up but sadly I'm not! But that doesn't change the fact the it's hilarious!" He opened the door and stepped out, not looking happy. He grabbed my shirt and pulled me close to him.

"Oh you owe me for this… big time!" For once he didn't scare me even a little… I was too busy laughing.

We went back in the house and up the stairs. When we were going to enter her room he turned around to face me.

"You are going to have to wait outside, I want to talk to her alone. Go back to the car."

"What ever you say… just don't hurt her" He gave me a soft smile and went into her room and I made my way back to the car.

I waited for what felt like forever, but I probably was about ten minutes. I was getting more and more curious for every passing minute, what the hell was going on up there? What were they talking about and why was it taking so long? Then finally the front door opened again and Ranger and Grandma exited. No cuffs in sight, damn! I was kind of looking forward to the sight. But I noticed that grandma looked pleased despite the lack of cuffs.

"Steph I'm taking care of this, your dad's going to drive you to the office."

"What?" My jaw dropped.

"Yeah, I'll stop by later." He opened the car door for grandma, who put out her tongue at me in a teasing gesture. Then he got in behind the wheel and drove off, leaving me on the curb like an idiot. What the hell just happened? Then my father came out of the house and got his car. I jumped in next to him. At times like these I was glad that my father was even more quiet than Ranger, I don't think I could have handled any questions right about now. When we stopped outside my office I bent over and kissed him on the cheek.

"Thanks dad" he smiled at me and I got out.

I gossiped and talked about this and that for a while with Connie and Lula, trying as hard as I could to at least seem interested, my mind were somewhere else. At the copshop to be exact. I couldn't stop wondering why Ranger took grandma himself. I mean if there was one thing on the planet that scared him, it was her… it just didn't make any sense.

"Earth to Steph!" I snapped out of my own thoughts and turn to Connie and Lula, who were starring at me.

"Huh?"

"Have you heard anything about Tony Strauzeen being a two-timing asshole?" Connie asked as she painted her nails red.

"Uhm… no haven't heard anything about that, but I hope for his own sake that he's not, Elena has some BIG older brothers that wouldn't hesitate in crushing him like a bug if he mistreated her." I answered somewhat absent.

"Hey girl, where's your mind at? You been acting like a friggin zombie ever since you got here." Lula asked.

"I'm sorry, my mind is somewhere else…"

"Could it have anything to do with Mr Rambo over there?" Connie pointed at something behind me. I turned around and saw Ranger leaning against his porsche looking at us.

"As a matter of fact it could." I jumped off the table I had been sitting on and amble outside.

"Okay Mr, you got some explaining to do" I said crossing my arms over my chest. He raised an eyebrow. "Oh come on! Why did you take grandma yourself?"

"We made a deal" he said almost smiling.

"A deal? I hope to god not one like you made with me…" I said with a disgusted look.

"No, not one of those" he said chuckling slightly.

"Then with kind of deal?"

"I'm afraid I can't tell you Babe, classified information, if I tell you I have to…"

"Oh don't even go there! If you don't tell me I'll kill you!" He wolfgrinned at me.

"I'd like to see you try Babe." He was right but it was annoying as hell.

"Oh come ON! You gotta tell me something… at least a small part of it." I used my puppy eyes on him.

"Well she did get her wish about the cuffing part." He lips twitched again.

"What? But she wasn't wearing any cuffs when you drove off?"

"No but one part of the deal was that I'd cuff us together, wrist to wrist, when we got to the station." He was smiling now.

"No you didn't!" I said, surprised. "You really agreed to that?"

"Well you gotta give the lady something, she doesn't get much excitement now that you've stopped blowing up cars on a regular basis." He winked at me. Sometimes he really was a good guy… I mean deal or no deal I could feel he did it mostly just to be nice, even though he really didn't have to.

I guess that triggered something in me because I'm not really sure why I acted like I did. I stepped up to him and put his face between my hands and kissed him. Tongue and all. But it wasn't a caught-up-in-the-moment kind of kiss either. It was a really nice kiss. I could feel that he was surprised at first but quickly wrapped his arms around my waste and pulled me closer. When I broke it off I didn't take a step back but I looked him in the eyes and smiled.

"What was that for Babe?" For once his face wasn't blank, instead his eyes were surprised and warm.

"Just for being you." I could see something flicker in his eyes and it made him look… happy.

"You realize that you will have some explaining to do when you get back inside." I could imagine that Connie and Lula had just wet there pants.

"Yeah… but it was worth it." I smiled at him.

"Well feel free to do it again sometime." He bent down and kissed my lips softly and then got in his car and drove off.