A/N: Thank you all for the amazing reviews. It makes me so happy. I got home and checked my email and had like 5 news reviews and i have been giddy for the rest of the day. Now about this chapter. I dont really like it all that much. But i dont know how to write it so, if yo uhate it TELL ME! No need to be nice and tell me it was okay when it really sucked.If there is anything that you would like me to change feel free to tell me. But okay here it goes!

It was well after midnight but i didnt care, i floored it all the way back home. I pulled in the driveway and wasnt suprised wheni didnt see his car. he probabily moved the party uptown to Jeanne Ellen's House. It is bound to be gigantic.

I thumped into the house and almost started crying again when i saw the dining room table. What was it with the men in my life and tables? I watched the exact same thing happen with Joyce and my ex husband Dickie Orr. i remember back then how i changed for him to be the kind of wife he wanted me to be. I did the same thing for Joe and look at where that landed me. It put me at just about every 7-11 in the city. My stomach is full of snickers, ice cream, tastykakes, a boston creme, and various other substances.

Anyway i walked straight past the table, which was a big feat for me I really wanted to smash it into a thousnd little peices. I walked upstairs to the bedroom where Joe and I spent so many wonderful nights together. My eyes started ot tear up again. It is all over. I had been with Joe for my entire life in one way or another. When I was 6 in was playing train in his garage, and at 16 it was my virginity behind the eclair case at the Tasty Pastry. At 26 it was me running him over with the buick. When i was 30 i brought him in as an FTA, my very first. Then we were in that off an on again stage for 2 years. Then after a year of marriage it is all over, forever. The more i think about it im not sad tosee it over.

I started piling up my things in garbage bags. All of my clothes, shoes, makeup. Everything that was mine. I was tempted to take the television too. But it was way to heavy for me to lift. So i stacked everything i could in my car and took off for my parents place. I figured that atleast i had a bed ot sleep in there.

When i got to the house i climed up the back wall, like i used to everynight back in high school. I just left my stuff inthe car and climbed into my nice warm bed. I have actually missed sleeping alone. Mose space.

I laid in bed fully exausted but just couldnt get my mind to shut off. I kept thinking about Ranger. What had happened in this last year? Had he found someone knew? Maybe he never really loved me? How am i going to get him back as my friend?

By the time i had actually fallen asleep people were starting to get a move on in the plum household. At least Kloughn and Valerie and the kids wernt here...yet. I just curled up in my bed and fell into a fitful sleep. I had just terrible dreams. First about Ranger with another women. They were holding hands walking down the beach in Miami. I saw how happy he looked and my heart broke in two. Then i dremt about thenight after i told him that Joe and I were engaged. I saw him lying in his bed head burried in his hands. It apperared that he was sobbing. I guessd i sort of flatter myself thinking that he really cared for me that much, but it was a dream. Then i dremt of Joe and Jeanne. They were probabily off sleeping together somewhere. I can hear him saying "Oh to hell with Stephanie she really isnt that much fun anyway. I jsut married her out of pity. I doubt will ever find anyone. And when she relizes it she will come crawling back to me begging for me to take her back."

That was when i jolted awake. I knew I had to do something about Ranger, but i still wasnt quite sure how. He isnt going to talk to me i can tell that. I hurt him terribly and I need to do something to make it better. I just sat there thinking.

Maybe i need to start my getting my life back in order. So i picked up my cell phone and flipped through numbers until i found the one for the bail office.

"Connie? It me Stephanie."

"No, i never would have guessed. Whats up?"

"I never thought i would ask this, but is Vinnie there?"

"Course you wanna talk to him?"

"Yes please" ok here it goes.

"Vinnie speaking."

"Its stpehanie i was wondering...if i could have my old job back?"

"REALLY? That would be good. Lula is doing a crap job. She is six times worse than you, if that is possible."

"YOUR ASS" i heard Lula yell in the backround.

"Great well i will be there tomorrow morning."

Now I was flipping through the phone book to get the number to my old apartment complex.

"This is Stephanie Plum. I rented an apartment form you about a year ago and I was wondering if you have one available."

"Yes actually I have the same one you were in before." the super said.

"Same lime green and brown bathroom?"

"uh...yes."

"Great i'll take it!"

Now I still had the issue of Ranger to deal with. I was think about what i could do when a name popped in my head. I quickly grabbed my phone a searched through the numbers. I had one last phone call to make.