Tank pulled the truck into a spot near Stephanie's Buick. He looked over at Ranger, waiting for an indication of what he would like him to do. Ranger and Tank got out of the truck and headed towards the boardwalk. They walked down the strip a little ways when they finally saw what appeared to be a person wrapped in a cocoon on the beach. Ranger nodded at Tank that he would take it from here and started out across the beach.

Steph could feel the tingling in the back of her neck and knew that Ranger was near by. She was not sure how to react to him. He proposes to her for real and then acts like nothing has happened. Ranger sat down next to Stephanie, but she kept her attention on the waves and did not acknowledge him. After about ten minutes of silence, she was about to speak when Ranger pulled the blanket from around Steph and pulled her into his lap and then wrapped them both in the blanket with his arms circling her waist. "Babe, you are like ice. How long have you been out here?"

Steph shrugged her shoulders, "Don't know. What time is it?"

"It's a little after four."

"I guess a couple hours then."

"Is everything all right?" Ranger asked.

"Yeah. Just wanted some quiet time, and I love to watch the waves," she remarked.

"Do you mind if I ask you a question?" Ranger asked.

"You just did, but you can ask another one," she responded with a little laughter in her voice.

"I'm a little hazy on the details of yesterday. Did we go out to dinner?"

"Yeah, we did."

"Okay. My next question is going to be a little more difficult. Did we happen to get engaged?"

"You really don't remember dinner or proposing last night?"

Ranger could feel Stephanie tense up during her response. She tried to pull away from him, but he tightened his arms around her more.

"Babe, wait and hear me out. Bobby said that apparently short-term memory loss or even being sick has been associated with concussions."

"Well, then I guess you fit into both those categories."

"Did I get sick also?"

"Yeah, on the side of the road after dinner, and you could barely stand moving, which is why we ended up at the hotel for the night."

"Oh, thank you for taking care of me last night."

"Ranger, it wasn't a problem considering how many times you've taken care of me over the years."

Ranger asked Steph, "Do you think I could catch a ride with you back to Trenton? Tank dropped me off."

"If you don't think riding in the Buick will hurt your image, that's fine. But I have a question first. Why did you come out here? Did something happen?"

"I went to talk to you at your apartment, and the police were there."

"Please tell me that there is not a dead body in my apartment or that it was fire bombed again?"

"No, they were looking for you because apparently your truck was on fire, and they weren't sure if you were in the vehicle when it happened."

"Oh, that was yesterday that my truck caught on fire. But it was not my fault! My skip was working on an experiment, and the reaction happened faster than he expected."

"Only you, Babe."

A short time later, they got up and brushed the sand from their clothes and headed back to the car. Steph drove back to Trenton, dropping Ranger off in front of Rangeman with the promise she would see him tomorrow. Before exiting the car, Ranger leaned over and gave Steph a few soft kisses. Before Steph could react, Ranger was out of the seat and heading into the building.