File Number 285-0083
Name: Brennan Reid
Age: ---
Rank: ARMY, Special Services
Location: Texas Base
Status: On call
Current Occupation: ARMY
Team Members: Pending for trial results
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The guys were planning to go to lunch together the next day but their plans were changed. Dart had informed them that a welcome back dinner was being arranged and that they were to meet up in Ranger's apartment at 5 o'clock. So without arguing they entertained themselves until 4:30 when they went to freshen up from their workout.
The girls meanwhile had enlisted the help of Ella and the rest of the RangeMan team to keep a look out and keep away-unwanted spies who might want to foil their plans. Ella had let the girls have free reign in her kitchen and unlimited access to her cooking supplies and was there to help if the need arose. At 4:30 LB called the control room.
"What is the boy's location?" She asked. She was slightly breathless and had flour all over her apron. Once she had confirmed that they were out of sight she and Steph and Ella grabbed the food and made their way upstairs.
It took them almost the entire half hour to get dinner set up and barely had enough time to get cleaned up. They we just putting on the finishing touches when they head the door to the apartment open and close.
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Ranger's POV
I thought it was odd at first being kept from my own apartment for hours on end but I could understand that we had been gone long but not who would set up something like this. The entire apartment was full of food smells and was silent. We closed the door behind us and moved towards the kitchen. There on the bar was a note.
Boys,
We understand that you might be tired and just a tiny bit hungry for Ella's cooking. But for now you just need to go to the table and take a seat.
-The Girls
I passed the note around. "Well, we better do as they say." Das said. We all nodded our agreement and headed for the table. We found placement cards and cautiously sat down by our names. We waited a few moments before we heard the bedroom door open and Steph walked out, closely followed by LB.
The stopped at the edge of the table and paused. We didn't say anything, all of us we all too shocked. They looked great. Steph was in shape and her body was toned. She was wearing a deep red, short but sophisticated dress, her hair falling loose about her shoulders. LB was a different story. She had a dress that hit her mid-calf and her hair in a Chinese bun. Her dress was a gray camo pattern.
They stood there and then looked to each other, LB shrugged her shoulders and they walked into the kitchen. I could hear them opening drawers and cabinets, the stove, microwave and moving dishes. I looked to the guys and we all exchanged a look of complete shock. This was new to all of us. Dart looked smug.
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Steph's POV
When LB and I were in the kitchen we immediately went to work. We had planned this all out and we didn't want to see our plan to fall through now. We moved about the kitchen gathering plates, glasses, the food and other essentials. I had the small plates and LB had the bread and wine. She sent me a wink and lead the way out of the kitchen back to the table.
I set the plates down, one at each of the placements and went back into the kitchen for the other hors d'ouvers. Once all of the selected food was on the table and the wine had been poured then LB and I took a seat.
No one was doing anything so like we had planned LB and I dug in. When the boys didn't follow our lead I heard LB sigh and scoop food onto each of their plates and told them to "Eat." That seemed to break the spell.
"What is all this? Lester asked.
I smiled. "Dinner, what does it look like?"
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LB's POV
"Dinner, what does it look like?" I nodded my head in agreement and took a bite of bread off of my plate. This seemed to confuse them more.
"We know it's dinner but…what is with the dresses and the waiting on us hand and foot?" I laughed.
"I was hoping that question could come later. Right now you need to eat that so we can more on." Bobby looked like he was going to say something but I cut him off. "And don't try to tell me it is not necessary. I have been at many a meal with you guys and I know that you are all starving yourself." I turned to Ranger. "And I don't want to hear you whining about it being healthy because it is for a matter of fact."
We ate is silence and when they were finished Steph and I took their plates into the kitchen and grabbed the main course. We had to make several trips. One for the plates and silverware, one for the food itself and another for the condiments.
All of dinner passed in silence with the occasional question from the guys and answer form Steph and myself about the food. Though Das did try to argue when we took all of the plates away from dinner and we about to clean up the extra food. "No, you girls have done enough. Let us…" I would have replied but Steph beat me to it.
"You think this is it? No, you just wait until we get to fun part." I hurried away into the kitchen and had to put all of the plates down so I wouldn't drop them when I doubled over in silent laughter. "The fun part?" I asked her. She shrugged and went back out.
Once we had finished cleaning up we lead the way into the living room.
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Hope that will hold you over for a little while. The next chapter should get rid of the confusion. Sorry it took so long to update, I had school and all of that jazz to deal with. R&R. -Cokkii