"What, What is it?" I asked already knowing the answer

"It's Manoso and his bodyguard" Joe said "And another car just pulled up with another dark skinned man and a guy that looks a lot like Manoso"

Damn Ranger brought the whole team to get me I thought. As they came and knocked, I ran up the stairs and into the bathroom. When Joe went to answer the door, I listened as they began to talk.

"Morelli you seen Steph?" I heard Ranger ask

"No, since we broke up, I haven't heard from her" he told them

"Isn't that her shoe in your dog's mouth?" I heard and my heart sank as I looked down at my sock clad feet

"Bob" I said thunking my head on the door

"Uhh no that's just an old one of mine that he likes to chew on" Joe told them

"If you see her tell her to call me" Ranger said

"Will do"

It seemed like forever until Joe came upstairs and got me. He handed me my shoes and I saw one of them definitely was wet with Bob spit "Bob?" I asked

"Yea he came up with one of them in his mouth. Manoso asked if that was yours but I told him it was one of my old ones. I don't think he bought it"

"No he didn't he knows I'm here" I said sitting on the closed toilet trying to think

"Just go to the dentist, you obviously need to go and if Manoso is willing to foot the bill then go"

"NO!" I screamed and then grabbed my jaw

"Why not? What's the big deal you will feel better later" Joe asked

"They have needles that poke you in the mouth, drills, plier things, and big lights that shine down and have you open for all to see" I said shuddering

"Well Cupcake you can't live in pain"

"I wont just as long as I have Advil I'm good"

"Steph"

"No!" I said determined

"Fine but it will get infected and then you'll wish you let Manoso take you to the dentist at this stage because then you will have a real problem on your hand and may even have to get it pulled" he said and I stared wildly at him

"Pulled?"

"Yep" Joe said

"I've gotta get out of here, Ranger will be back" I said putting my shoes on

"Jeeze Steph I have never seen you this scared of something and you work in a lot of crazy dangerous stuff. The only time you are ever this afraid is for marriage, commitment, and kids"

"Let's go" I said pushing him out of the bathroom

"Where are we going now?" he asked

"Take me back to my car, and then I'll go somewhere else"

"Ok" Joe said holding his hands up in surrender as he grabbed his keys

6:15pm Ranger and his men outside of Joe's house

"That was her shoe wasn't it?" Tank asked as he and Ranger left Joe's porch

"Yes and she's in there" he told his friend while toying with his phone

"What's the deal?" Lester asked seeing his boss and Tank walking back to them

"We're leaving" Ranger told them

"Leaving?"

"Yes" Ranger told him walking over to his side of the truck he and Tank were using

"She in there" Lester asked

"Yes"

"Then why are we leaving and not going in to get her?"

"So she will come to us" Ranger said putting his phone to his ear "Hello Dr. Keller he said and Lester looked over to Bobby and grinned, he knew that Ranger had a plan in motion.

"I don't get it, why is Steph doing all this?"

"Don't know the specifics but why do the jumpers jump and run on us?" Ranger asked finishing his call

"Fear" Tank answered

"Exactly" he said looking up and down the street and then one last look at Joe's house "Lets go and keep yourself hidden we don't need to spook her more than she already is" he told his men as he got into the truck with Tank and pulled out.