This was a harder chapter to write I am still going. I have a couple hectic days ahead of me so it might be a little slow for a while but I will try my best. Thanks for the reviews.


Taking the elevator to the garage Steph looked at the keys in her hand. She did not remember grabbing the keys when she left. She shrugged her shoulders thinking to her self it was probably better than having to stop on the fifth floor to grab her bag. She felt the weight of the keys in her hands. She turned to look at the camera and figured she left Ranger stunned enough that she might have fifteen to thirty minutes before he realized she was out of the building let alone she took one of his cars.

Steph looked around the garage at the cars in Ranger's normal parking spots. Since there was no logo on the set of keys in her hand she started playing with the alarm trying to determine which car she got to take for a ride when the lights on the Porsche blinked. Getting in the car she turned over the ignition and listened to the engine purr. She peeled wheels out of the garage and started for the open road. She need some time to clear her head and think about the conversation that just took place in Ranger's apartment.

Steph started replaying the conversation in her head. She noticed that Ranger only part of the questions she asked. At the time she could not believe he would ask her to marry him. He had to have millions of other possibilities. After recounting the conversation in her head she realized that she just said yes to marrying Ranger.

Shit Shit Shit. How did she miss that? Here she thought she got one over on him for a change and she just walked into exactly what he wanted. She can't marry him could she?

With out looking for on coming traffic she made an illegal u-turn and headed back to the Frustration Center. At this rate Matt should just give her a key to the place. She was going to need it if she really went through with this wedding. She was not sure what exactly her part in the job would be or how they would play off the marriage. Would the sleep in separate rooms, would she still live in her apartment?

Pulling up to the corner that the Frustration Center was located Steph hopped out of the car and took off for the front door. Two steps inside the door she spotted Matt helping another person. She was looking frantically around for someone else to help her. Matt sensing a situation excused himself and headed her way. Steph stuck out her hands that were now shaking. "Hurry up get the gloves on. Please hurry or I might not be responsible for my actions"

Matt got the gloves barely tied before Steph pulled her hands back and started hitting the bag. For the next twenty minutes Steph tore at the bag. Matt could hear bits and pieces of comments coming from her with each hit she took. "Stupid Men, Will you marry me? I trust you, I am good in the shower, it's the kind of love that would come with a condom not a ring, so why now, just because of a job."

Finally Steph collapsed to the floor near the bag. Not sure what to do Matt just watched her for a few minutes to try to determine if she was really done or if this was just a break. He did not want to get in her way if she happened to jump back up and go after the bag again. He finally walked over and sat next to her leaning against the wall. Tears eventually started trickling out of Steph's eyes slowly.

Meanwhile back at Rangeman.

Five minutes after Steph left Ranger came down to the fifth floor. After checking her cubicle and seeing her purse still on top of the desk he headed to the Conference room. Still not able to located Steph Ranger walked back to the Communication Center to see if the guys on the monitors could tell him where Steph went.

Hal looked up from the monitor at Ranger before returning his attention to the screen.
"Hal have you seen Steph"
"No she went straight to the garage from your apartment and she left in the Porsche. I figured since she went up with you and that you gave her the keys since she had them when she left. Is there a problem sir?"

"No, can you pull up the GPS for the Porsche."

"Do you want me to have them forward to your phone?"

"Yeah do that."

Turning around and heading towards Tanks office he tilted his head towards the elevator. Without having to make a request Tank jumped up grabbed his keys off his desk and headed toward the elevator next to Ranger. Once in the truck Ranger gave the address Hal sent him. "What happened, you asked Steph to marry you and she said no, than stole your car?"

"No she said yes, than apparently took the car"

"Wait she said Yes? So what is the problem?"

"I am not sure. This is the third time she has disappeared during the workday. I need to make sure everything is all right. I also expected her to put up more of a fight when I asked her."

Pulling up along side of the Porsche Ranger jumped out and told Tank he would see him back in the office later. Ranger started scanning the area for Steph. The Porsche was parked and appeared to be fine. He started walking down the side of the street that the car was parked on and looking into the storefronts to try to catch a glimpse of Steph. Half way down the block he could just barely make out a figure resembling Steph sitting in the corner of the room near a large punching bag. He could see a figure hunched down sitting next to her talking.

Not sure if he should interrupt he stood outside for a few minutes to observe. He did not know the guy nor did he recall ever seeing him before. But now that he thought about it he never once asked Steph over the past few months if she was seeing anyone. He know that Morelli was out of the picture since before the break ins but he has so busy with traveling back and forth to Miami for Julie and the office that he never took it into consideration. The few times they had spent the night together in the past few months all they did was sleep.