This is the last chapter to this story. Please let me know what you think.


Rangers POV

Two years ago I could never have imagined what I am celebrating today. Today the twins turned one and almost all of our Rangeman family from all five offices are here to celebrate with us. All the offices are being run by contract workers for the day.

Steph walked to me from across the long banquet hall we rented for the party and kissed me. I smiled at her and knew how happy and excited for this day she was but I could also see the longing and hurt in her eyes and pulled her into my arms and hugged her.

"I miss him so much" she murmured into my chest and I could tell she was on the verge of crying and I did not blame her. "It's not fare" she looked over to where Julie was sitting on the floor playing with our boys "He should be there to watch them grow."

I nodded "I know babe" I sighed "I miss him too" I sighed "we will make sure they both know him and how important he is to all of us"

"Pa Pa" I heard the boys chanting and looked to them before back to Steph and seen the tears in her eyes and smiled a sad smile "it's like they know we are talking about him" she nodded "he would not want us to ruin this day by being sad and morning him when we should be celebrating our little men."

She nodded "yeah" she smiled "he would be telling jokes just to make me smile and you agitated." I laughed and nodded and kissed her before going back to helping put up the decorations.

"Dada" I heard and smiled spinning around I smiled at the boys and went over and picked up Lester James (LJ) and cuddled him to my chest "Hey bud you want to come help?" I asked as I walked over to hold up a banner Binky was hanging up. LJ looked around and looked to me "Papa" and looked to the door I sighed "No LJ Papa's not here" he pouted he was always a Papa's boy he looked to where Steph was "Mama" he cried and in and instant he was being taken from me into his mother's loving arms.

Tank came up behind me and clasped me on my shoulder and whispered as Steph walked back over to help Ella "I hate it" I looked at him and nodded "I don't think that little boy will ever forget his Papa" I nodded again and he said "none of us will" we both smiled sadly and went back to putting up the final touches.

Steph's POV

After calming down LJ and handing him to his big sister Carlos Francis (CF) started calling for me. I walked over and picked him up "Hi sweetie" I kissed his hair "you feeling left out" he sighed and cuddled into my chest. I know he hates when his brother gets held and he don't.

I sat in a chair and cuddled him figuring almost everything was ready and I just needed the connection right now. After cuddling for a while he sat up and looked around "Papa?" he asked looking back at me and I sighed "no sweetness Papa is not here."

He sat staring at me for a minute before looking around again "Bo" he yelled reaching for his favorite uncle. Bobby had just walked in the door and he set the presents down on the table and came over and kissed the top of my head.

"Hi Bomber" he said then reached for CF "hey little bit" he looked at my son for a few minutes but before he could say or do anything CF's lip started to quiver and Bobby hugged him to his chest. "I know little bit I know he said as he started rocking him while walking out the building.

"Where are they going?" Carlos asked as he sat next to me.

I smiled "doing what only Bo can do" I sighed and so did he "is this ever going to get easier?" I asked while wiping the tears from my eyes.

"I don't know" he said with his face buried in my hair "but right now it sure don't feel like it." We sat like that for a couple minutes before we heard footsteps and Julie said "I hate them" we both looked at her and she had tears in her eyes.

Ranger pulled her into his lap and wrapped his arms around her "Who angel?" she did not answer because she had her head buried in his chest and was sobbing. When she calmed down she pulled back and looked at us "the government."

Carlos looked confused but I understood and opened my arms to her and she climbed in my lap. "I understand baby girl I do to." Carlos pulled us both into his lap and we all held on to each other for the next few minutes until the guest started to arrive.

Tanks POV

After Ric's call that day all those months back things started to go back to normal. All of us guys apologized to Les but only after getting our asses reamed by Little Girl. Les accepted our apologies but never fully reintegrated into being one of the guys.

Little girl went into labor throwing us all into a frenzy (you would think 8 and a half months to be prepared for ex-military men would be enough). We had a plan but somehow that got all messed up. The team that was assigned to Bomber and Les at the time (Hal and Cal) managed to call the doctor and got the overnight bag into the SUV.

They got almost all the way to the hospital before them Realized they left the parents to be at the house so they turned around. Les realized they left so he started his SUV and also left without the mom to be and had to turn around. Both SUVs arrived back at the house to find it empty.

Steph called me from the Taxi saying to tell the three stooges to meet her at the hospital. Eventually they all arrived at the right place and 29 hours later both boys were born. CF is the oldest by 25 minutes. LJ did not want to come out.

Julie started coming up every other weekend to spend time with Les, Steph and the boys. After Ranger came home he talked to Rachael and they made an agreement that Julie could come up every weekend. I have never seen Ric or my god daughter ever so excited and happy in my life.

Ranger got home about two months after the boys joined our family. The three of them made a great family for the boys while it lasted. When the boys where a few days away from being 9 months old the government called.

Somehow the government slipped a loop hole in his exit contract and they were calling it in. It was something that dealt with one of his old missions and they needed him to go back in. I don't know who was the angriest and upset over this. Ranger fired all of the lawyers that worked for us and found a new firm after seeing his brother off.

Last month we got a visit we never wanted to get. Les was KIA and they brought his body back. Ric went and did the Identification of the body. I knew it was true when he came back I never seen him so messed up.

I don't know how we are ever going to get through not having him here. We are all just operating as usual trying to survive and just putting one foot in front of the other.

I have lost brothers before and it always hurt but Lester's death hurts more. I think part of the reason is the boys and how much they love their Papa and how much he loved them.

I had to smile Bobby one of Les's best friend is also one of the only people who can calm the boys when they are upset. I watch as he walks back in with little Frankie and also scoops LJ off the floor and starts dancing in circles with them.

I hope with time we can all help each other move on and live a good life as a family.


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