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A/N: Ok… so I'm having some trouble with getting to my friend's house and so I'm very sorry about the delay. Thanks again to Linda, who allows me the use of her computer!

Chapter 9: Parent's

Here I was sitting in fronted of the dreaded destination. I refused to get out of Ranger's truck. And all he could say was "Babe."

My mother and Grandma Mazur were standing at the door waiting. My mother leaned her head back into the house and yelled something in.

How she had talked me into having dinner with them on a Thursday night was lost on me. I guess she heard about the apartment. How? I don't know. She has burg ears I guess.

I finally sighed and got out. Before closing the door to Ranger's car I gave him one last pleading look but he only grinned. He always found my family amusing.

When I walking towards the house my father came out of the house and walked directly towards Rangers car. When he passed me by he didn't say anything let alone make eye contact. When I got to the door, my mother rushed me in. I got a final glance of my dad getting into the car with Ranger.

Uh oh.

I sat in my parent's house nervously. I don't know what my dad and Ranger could be talking about.

I heard the front door open and I got up to go asked my dad was that was about. When I saw who came through the door I froze. I stood there gaping.

"He's staying for Dinner." My father said flatly.

I questioned Ranger with my eyes and he gave me a slight nod.

Ok, Ranger's staying for dinner. That's good. Right?

"Stephanie, come help me with the food." My mother called for me.

I gave Ranger one last look and walked off. When I got back to the dinning room table with the mash potatoes my father and Ranger were already seated.

Grandma Mazur walked in just as I took a seat next to Ranger. Oh god, she's going to make a comment.

"Damn Stephanie, I wish I could find a fine package like that man's got there."

Oh holy God, please, smite me now.

"Mother!" My mom gasped from the kitchen door.

She put the pork chops down on the table and everyone served themselves. We all ate, with no big incidents. Grandma talked about her latest visit to the beauty parlor and her latest boyfriend.

"Jimmy had some problems getting it up." Grandma was saying.

"Mother we're eating."

"What did you say dear?" My mother crossed herself. "You don't have to pray for him Ellen. I dumped his ass. Erectile dysfunction the doctor said. He tried all kinds of pills but nothing got it up."

I almost gagged. I thought I saw Ranger smirk. "You won't be smirking when she starts talking about you're package." I whispered to him and he looked disturbed.

"Ranger, how big is yours? I hear black dude's have big penises." I gagged on my food and started chocking with laughter. I tried to drink some water but it came out my nose I was laughing so hard.

My mother was yelling at Grandma and my father was ignoring us by concentrating on cutting his chop.

By desert, I was felling pretty confident that the questions wasn't coming up. My mother handed me a piece of pineapple upside down cake. Uh oh. Shit! Here is comes.

"Stephanie, where are you going to live?"

I sighed. "I don't know Mom." I took a bite of the cake.

"Well I'm sure you know that you have an open invitation at Morelli's."

"Yes Mom I know."

"You could have the guest bedroom, but that's only temporary."

"Okay Mom."

"Ellen." My father's voice came from the end of the table. "Leave her alone."

We all gaped at this, except Ranger of course. I couldn't imagine Ranger gaping. We haven't heard my father say much at the dinner table.

My mother finally closed her mouth and turned to her slice of the pineapple upside down cake and started to eat.

We made it out of there thirty minutes later with leftovers and the rest of the cake. Score! I was thinking about putting my name on it when we got back to the apartment since I saw Ranger eating his slice of the cake at my parent's.

"Don't worry, I wont touch it." Ranger said to me breaking out of the zone.

I thought this was a good time to ask Ranger what my father had said to him earlier.

"So… Ranger. What did you and my Dad talk about?"

"Babe."

Great answer. Explains everything. I hmphed and crossed my arms. Ranger only smirked.