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Steph's POV

Ranger drove my car to Point Pleasant. I showed him where to go. We parked a ways down and we walked around back; I didn't want to take any chances. I was only slightly surprised to see Astro sitting at the table that I had sat at with him a couple days ago. His eyes widened as he saw Ranger.

"I thought you were dead," he said, looking like he saw a ghost.

"Things changed," Ranger said crossing his arms and taking a seat across from Astro.

"So, Chica, how do you know Ranger?" Astro asked, his eyes cutting to me. My eyes slid over to Ranger's.

"He's a friend," I told him, taking a chair next to Ranger. He looked between us.

"God, you're in love," he said with a roll of his eyes. I looked over at Ranger who just shrugged.

"Yeah," he said. "Now are we gonna chat all day or work on taking your family down?"

"When you say it that way, it sounds bad, but yes, we shall get down to it," Astro replied.

"Where do they keep the little kids?" I asked, worried about their safety.

"In a warehouse down at the docks," he informed us with a disgusted face.

"Steph, can you get some guys together to go get the kids?" Ranger asked, turning to me.

"Yeah, I can do that. I'll need the specific location though," I said. Astro grabbed a pen from his pocket and a little note pad. He scribbled something down and handed it to me.

"Let me just make a call and they can go check this out," I said, standing up and wandering a little ways away.

"Control room, Bobby speaking," Bobby said.

"Hey Bobby."

"What can I do for ya?" he asked.

"I need some guys to go check out this address," I replied, reading out the address.

"Alrighty. What's gonna be there?"

"Kids and probably guys with guns. If you can confirm that kids are there, call the cops," I informed him. "They're being used in kiddie porn rings."

"No shit?" he asked.

"No shit. Hurry up with it. Call me later, bye!"

"Bye." I closed the phone and went to sit back over with them.

"And their drug ring?" Ranger asked. "We really need to get them."

"It's in the cake store," Astro said.

"What?" I asked not understanding at all.

"In the flour," Astro said, "they sell it in flour bags." My eyes widened.

"Wow, that's a pretty good idea. The cops would have no idea and if it spilled it would look like flour," I reasoned. Figuring it all out.

"We only deal with Coke." Ranger looked at me.

"I think we got all we need," Ranger said, "I'm gonna call the cops and make an anonymous call."

"You'll probably have to testify," I told Astro. He sighed and put his head in his hands.

"I'll do it, but I'm not going to like it," he replied. "I can't believe I'm ratting out my own family."

"It's the right thing to do," I said, laying my hand over his.

"I wish I knew that for certain," he replied. Ranger stood up and made a call from his disposable cell phone. He came back over and put a hand on my neck.

"The call has been made."

"I think I should warn you. They have a cop on the inside," Astro said. "I just remembered now." Ranger sighed.

"Great. Do you know who?"

"A guy named John Landson," Astro said. "You heard of him?" Ranger groaned.

"He's a narc," Ranger said.

"Shit, he's gonna go into the store and nothing is gonna happen," I said. "We have to get someone else out there."

"You'll have to make this call," Ranger said with a shrug. I nodded and pulled out my cell phone. I called Eddie.

"Hey Eddie," I said.

"What's up Steph?" he asked.

"John Landson is a dirty cop and he's working for the Salvadors. He's going over to a bakery that is a front for selling drugs. You need to get someone else out there," I told him.

"Shit Steph, how'd you know this?" he whispered, his voice going down.

"I have an inside source. Can you just make sure it happens? You want to get the Salvadors, don't you?"

"Yeah, alright I think I might be able to get the police chief out there."

"Good, call me when you find out what happens," I said cheerfully.

"Thanks for the info Steph. Stay safe." We hung up and I turned back to the boys.

"Mr. Salvador, you out there?" a voice called from behind the fence. We heard footsteps coming closer and Ranger grabbed my hand. We ran to the side of the fence and stood still. The gate opened.

"Mr. Salvador, what are you doing out here?" a familiar voice asked.

"Enjoying the view of the ocean." The footsteps came closer and I held my breath as the came close to the side. Ranger squeezed me tighter. Suddenly there was a gun in Ranger's face. Everyone froze as we took in the sight. I saw his green eyes widen and gun lower.

"Les!" I said, moving out from behind Ranger and giving him a hug.

"Hey Bomber, what are you doing back here?" he asked, looking back and forth between us and Astro.

"Who is this?" Astro asked standing up and coming towards us.

"A inside man," I answered.

"Oh, well I guess I shouldn't be too surprised. We already had a couple of others. I suggest he get out of here now," Astro said.

"We got everything set up," I told Les. "The Salvadors are going down!" He grinned.

"That's great news."

"Chica, can you try not to be so happy about taking down my family?" Astro asked with a smirk.

"Sorry."

"It's okay. So, you and your boys better get out of here now," Astro suggested.

"Papa, you out here?" a voice called. His eyes widened.

"That is my son. You must go now," he ordered.

"Yes, my hijo, I am out here. Let this old man get up," he called. "Nice meeting you Chica. I wish you luck."

"Thanks Astro," I said with a smile." Ranger grabbed my hand to pull me along. I was behind Ranger when I tripped and fell. I made a little sound and I held my breath, not daring to move in case Astro Jr. had heard me.

"Papa, what was that? Are you okay?" he called, his footsteps coming closer.

"Come on Steph, we have to go," Ranger whispered, holding out a hand. I grabbed it and he yanked me up. I held in a gasp at the pain from the jerk upwards. I bit my lip and it felt like it was about to bleed. I winced as I started to run.

"Papa, are you running?" his son asked, coming closer and closer. We were almost to the front when we heard, "Papa, is that Stephanie Plum?" We ran harder. There was a stitch in my side and I was gasping for air.

"Come on Babe, you can do it," Ranger encouraged.

"You know we are enemies with her, right?" was the last thing I heard from Astro's son. We made it to the car and I went to the passenger side. Lester who was silent during our little run, got in the backseat. Ranger started it up. He sped out of there quickly as I tried to catch my breath. My cell phone rang and I answered it quickly.

"Hello?" I gasped, trying to get my breathing under control.

"Steph? Are you okay?" Bobby asked sounding concerned.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Just went for a jog," I lied. "I just got back to my apartment."

"Since when do you jog?" he asked in disbelief.

"Hey, I jog sometimes," I said indignantly. Everyone in the car snorted as I said that.

"What was that?" Bobby asked.

"My mole," I lied some more.

"Right, anyways I was calling to tell you we found the kids. They were chained to the beds and were being fed drugs," he told me. A mental image I didn't need.

"Are they going to be okay?"

"They should be. The cops are there now and they're getting statements from the RangeMan men now. You'll probably have to talk to them later," Bobby informed me. I groaned.

"Fine. Just make sure they're all okay. I'll be at Pino's later," I told him.

"Bye." Click. He was gone. Sheesh, none of them had phone manners.

"They found the kids," I told Lester and Ranger.

"That's good. At least I didn't go undercover for nothing," Lester said with a small smile. I nodded.

"You might want to call Tank and tell him you're done undercover."

"Hell no! I'm going to get some down time and get paid for it," Lester said. "I'll just pretend to still be undercover until they take them out. I'll check in and everything." I shook my head.

"Santos!" Ranger barked in boss mode. "You will go tell Tank and when I'm back from the dead, everyone will get some down time."

"Fine."

"The bright side is we're all going to Pino's tonight! Now you can come."

"Yeah. Wait, you were going to all go to Pino's for fun without me?" Lester whined looking at me with a wounded expression.

"Um...yeah." He turned away and crossed his arms.

"Baby," I muttered, turning back to the road. Suddenly I was yanked backwards across the console and was being tickled mercilessly. I couldn't stop laughing.

"Les!" I laughed as he tickled some more. "Stop!" He stopped and I was able to catch my breath. My stomach hurt from laughing so much.

"What was that for?" I asked, sliding off his lap and onto the seat next to him.

"I'm not a baby," he said with a serious face but his green eyes twinkling. I rolled my eyes.

"You're so immature," I said with a smirk.

"Cut it out you two," Ranger called from the front seat. "Or someone is getting a spanking." He caught my eye and gave me a knowing look. I gulped.

"I see you two made up," Les commented. I climbed back to the front seat very carefully. Ranger grabbed my hand.

"That we did," he looked over and smiled at me. I smiled back.

"Shit, I wouldn't believe it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes," Les said. "You two are in loooove!"

"You bet your ass, Santos," Carlos replied. Les whistled. I was about to say something when my cell phone rang yet again. I answered.

"Hey Steph, it's Eddie," Eddie said. "I got the police chief to go out there and he saw the drugs for himself."

"And?"

"He's pissed as hell especially when Landson tried to lie to him," Eddie said with a chuckle. "Chief wants to talk to whoever told me. So, you'll have to get yourself and sources down here sometime."

"I might be able to swing that," I replied.

"You better or it's my ass."

"Alright. See ya." We ended the conversation and I told Ranger what I needed to do. He dropped me off at the station without being seen and Lester off at RangeMan. Again, without being seen.

"I'll see you later Babe," he said pulling me to him for a kiss. He trailed his fingers down my face.

"See you," I said breathlessly. "Love you."

"Love you too."

A/N: Happy Memorial Day! I hope you guys liked this chapter. Sorry it took so long to update. I think there might only be one more chapter after this one. ='( It's coming to an end. Thanks for all the support and for all the readers. I wouldn't be posting if it weren't for you. =)