Julie and Steph got in the car before Steph could finally say something. "Ramsey, my Ram?" Julie laughed, "Well, technically he's my Ram, but yes, that Ram." Steph looked at her confused. "I know that you had feelings for him while he was gone on that mission, but when nothing came from it, I assumed that you were still just friends." Julie laughed and said, "Well, we're still friends, but now are a bit more." Steph urged her to tell the story of how they got together on the drive back to RangeMan. By the time Julie parked the car, Steph was smiling. "Come for dinner one night next week and bring Ram with you. Together you both can tell Ranger and Ron about your relationship. I will do my best to defuse the situation I anticipate will happen." Julie agreed and when she got back to her office, she sent Ram a text and he replied with "I don't think that's a good idea." She argued with him the rest of the night and then finally he accepted it. By this time next week, they would be outed as a couple and they would either have the full acceptance by her family or her, and quite possibly Ram, would be looking for a new job.

The next week at work went by quickly and before she knew it, Ram was knocking her office door and stuck his head inside. She motioned him in while she finished up the phone call she was on. She ended the call, shut down her computer and walked over to hug him. "Ready to face the firing squad?" Ram shook his head and said, "Julie, that's not funny. I don't know how Ranger is going to take the news." She grabbed his hand and led him to the elevator. He stood behind her and she leaned back into him while they waited to get upstairs. Once the doors opened, she grabbed his hand and pulled him towards the apartment door. She was getting ready to open the door when the door to the stairwell opened and Ranger stepped out. Ram quickly let go of her hand and she looked at him and sighed. "Hi daddy. We're just getting here for dinner." He didn't say anything, but looked at them quizzically and followed them into the apartment.

Steph stepped out of the kitchen when she heard the door and looked a little surprised to see Ranger standing with Julie and Ram. Julie gave her a look that screamed, "Help" so she said, "Ranger, go grab Rosie out of her room and get both of you washed up for dinner. I'm just taking everything to the dining room table." He didn't say anything, but Ranger looked at her funny and then headed down the hallway. Julie let out a big sigh and before she could say anything, there was a knock at the door. Steph said, "That should be Ron, go let him in." Julie went to open the door and found Ron standing there, along with Tank. They all came inside and Steph smiled at Tank. She told Julie to get a set of dishes for Tank and to rearrange the seating at the table. Ram followed Julie and went to help her. She had mentioned to Tank that he might want to stop by the apartment tonight, but didn't tell him why. All she said was that Julie wanted to talk to them about something and it might be helpful to have Tank there, just in case.

Rosie came running down the hall to the dining room and was delighted to see Ron and Tank. She was giving them all hugs and kisses when Julie and Ram stepped into the room with the dishes. She went running over to them and said, "Julie, Wam Wam, you're here. Mama tolds me you were goings to be here." He picked her up and swung her around, making her giggle. "Rosie Posie, I'm glad you're here. Why don't you show me where you sit and I'll help you." Rosie decided to tell everyone where they should sit and she ended up in between Julie and Ram. Ram was sitting on the end of one side of the table with Steph on his other side. He said a small prayer of thanks that he wasn't sitting next to Ranger. Everyone dug in and once they started eating, Julie cleared her throat to get everyone's attention. "Well, I supposed you are all wondering why we're here." Before she could continue, Rosie said, "I'm here to eat dinner." They all laughed and it helped break up the tension. Julie continued, "I wanted to let you, my family, know that I've been dating someone." Ranger stopped his fork in mid-air and stared at her, but didn't say anything.

No one said anything and Julie looked at Steph. Steph nodded at her to continue so Julie said, "Steph, daddy and dad, I wanted to let you know that I have been dating Ram for a while and we decided it was time to let you know." Ron looked from Julie to Ram and back to Julie, without saying a word. Steph sat smiling, but looked at Ranger. He was silent, just staring at Julie. Tank said nothing, but had a smirk on his face. Ram sat and just stared straight ahead at the wall. Julie kept looking between everyone and was surprised that no one said anything. Rosie finally broke the silence. "Julie, is Wam Wam your boyfriend?" Tank let out a small chuckle and Julie said, "Yes Rosie, Ram is my boyfriend. Do you think that is okay?" Rosie laughed and said, "If Wam Wam is your boyfriend, do yous kiss him?" All the color in Ram's face disappeared and Julie said, "Yep, sometimes I kiss him." Rosie nodded her head and said, "I guess it's okay then." Everyone else was still silent and Julie looked at Ron and then Ranger. Ron gave a half smile and said, "Well, okay." She smiled at him and then looked back at Ranger. He met her eyes and set his fork down on the table. He pushed his chair back and stood up and walked out of the dining room. Steph let out a big sigh and looked at Julie. She had tears running down her face and started to push her chair back to leave the table. Steph shook her head and said, "I"ll go talk to him. Why don't you all finish up dinner?" Steph got up and walked out of the room.

Julie sat there crying, while Rosie was quizzing Ram about kissing Julie. Ram still wasn't saying anything. Ron said, "Do you two know what you're doing?" Julie looked at him and nodded. Tank looked at Ram and said, "Boy, are you trying to get yourself fired or killed?" He shook his head and Ram looked over at Julie. "Ram, maybe you should go." He stood up so fast that his chair fell over and Tank roared laughing at him. Ron gave a chuckle and stood up. He reached his hand out to Ram and shaking his hand said, "You, my boy, are one brave SOB." Julie grabbed Ram's hand and pulled him in to her. He reached down and wiped her cheeks. "I'll talk to you later. Okay?" She nodded and gave him a brief kiss. Rosie ran over and grabbed onto his legs and he reached down and picked her up. "I've got to go Rosie Posie, but I'll see you soon, okay?" She nodded and patted him on the cheeks. Ron left a few minutes after Ram and Tank was the only one left with Julie. Steph and Ranger hadn't come out of their bedroom yet. Tank motioned for her to sit down and followed her in sitting.

"So, you and Ram, huh?" She nodded but didn't say anything. "How long has this been going on?" Julie smiled and said, "Officially, we've been dating about a year and have kept it quiet the entire time. Unofficially, since just after Rosie was born. A friendship started on my first trip up here after Rosie was born and over the years it just grew. It had it's up and downs, but once I moved back up here, things changed for the better." She paused for a minute and then said, "Do you think daddy is okay? He didn't say anything, just sat there and then just got up and left."

In the bedroom, Ranger was pacing around the room. Steph sat on the bed, propped up against the headboard with her hands resting on her growing stomach. Every time she started to say something, Ranger ignored her, and just kept pacing. Finally, she'd had enough and stood up. She grabbed his arm and turned him around to face her. She pushed him down on the bed and said, "Sit and be quiet." He looked at her in surprise, but thankfully did what she asked. "Ranger, Julie is not a little girl any more. She's 23 years old and is a wonderful woman. You have to stop looking at her as the 12 year old that took care of Scrog. She loves him and from what I can tell, he loves her. You're going to have to face the facts. You can't keep her from dating or from falling in love." She knelt down in front of him, the best she could despite the large baby bump, and reached her hands up to his face, lifting it up so she could look in his eyes. She was somewhat shocked to see his eyes were full of tears that he was trying to blink away. "Oh Carlos, it's okay." He shook his head and finally spoke. "I know that she's a woman, I can see the way some of the guys look at her in the building or out at a client's office. I knew she would grow up and fall in love someday, but why does it have to be with one of my men?" He shook his head and just sat there. Steph leaned over and gently kissed him. "Wouldn't you rather have it be one of your men, someone you know and can trust with our lives, and not someone she met in a bar or club? Isn't it better that you know the kind of man that Ramsey is, where he came from, what his values and goals are rather some Joe Blow that could be a serial killer?" Ranger gave a small snort and pulled her up into his arms. He wrapped his arms around the babies and kissed her. "Thank you Babe." She kissed him and said, "Don't you think you go out and talk to Julie, if she's still here?" He agreed and they stood up and walked out to the living room, where they saw Julie and Tank sitting, talking, while Rosie was on the floor playing with her dolls. The conversation stopped when they saw Ranger and Steph and Julie stood up, looking ready for a fight but Ranger walked over to her, opened his arms, and pulled her in for a hug. "You're growing up too fast for my liking Julie, but I trust you. If Ram is who you want to date, then okay. But just know that if he hurts you, I get to kill him."