I don't own 'um, time for an IKEA adventure, there's a link to Julies stuff on my profile. Thanks for the awesome reviews, they make my day!

AN: Big kudos to Lee Anna, Deb, and Denny! Love the stories, Babes! Hope you enjoy the reward :)

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I laughed and tugged him out the door. As we stepped outside the Bronco burst into flames, the force knocking us back into the building when the gas tank exploded. I looked up into worried chocolate eyes and tried to smile. "I'm okay, but I have a feeling this one is definitely going to be seen as my fault."

Rangers mouth tipped up in an almost smile just before he kissed me. He shook his head when he pulled away. "You definitely don't disappoint, Babe."

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It took another two hours before we made it to IKEA. Of course, Ranger being Ranger, we got a parking spot right outside the exit doors. Tank had brought us a new SUV while we were filling out our statements. He said he figured wed still need the cargo space. Geez, did all the Merry Men know me or what?

I had to hold back a laugh as we entered the store; Ranger was doing a fair impression of a fish. I slipped my hand into his and lead him towards the bedroom sets. "C'mon Batman, I promise its not all neon. I saw a beautiful dark wood set that should match the flooring in Julies room. I was thinking maybe we could do her room in black and cream, with maybe a bright color for accents." I smiled when he just nodded and followed along.

We found the bed set I'd seen in the catalog at the office. It was by Hemnes and came in a stain called brown-black. I was positive it would match the floors, so we ordered the full bed, a six drawer chest, an open shelved nightstand, and a wardrobe big enough to use as an entertainment center. I found a dressing table and footlocker in the same style but in ivory and add those to the list. Ranger was watching me with a look akin to awe. "Babe, this looks like something I'd have in my room, are you sure Julie will like it?"

I smiled and showed him the 3D room design the clerk had been making with my choices. "I think she will. I want to find at least one bedding set before I decide what color to use as an accent. I was thinking since she vetoed pink maybe we could find a feminine theme that would make it more obviously hers and not just another guest room."

Ranger pulled me to him and kissed my forehead. "Thank you, Babe. I'd still be sitting at the house trying to figure out what color to paint the room without finding things to go in it first. I don't know the first thing about teenage girls."

I laughed and lead him to the bedding. We went through umpteen million black and white sets and nothing was standing out. They had animal prints, checks, stripes, dots, florals, and more but I just wasn't seeing anything that felt right. I was about to give up when I saw a set I thought was just cream at first. When I pulled out the bed-in-a-bag, it was perfect. The top half was cream and the very bottom was black with little cream flowers, but it turned into a beautiful meadow like scene in the center with chartreuse and black flowers. I showed Ranger and he just looked at me.

"What?"

"Green, Babe?"

I sighed and nodded. "Chartreuse. If I can find another set with these colors, it will be perfect. We can paint the ceiling a shade darker than the green, the walls cream or ivory, and the crown molding that brownish black. Maybe we can find some framed black and white flower prints." I blushed slightly when I meet an amused chocolate gaze. "I mean, its up to you in the long run, but its elegant and feminine. Julie might appreciate not being treated like a little girl. I know I did when I was her age."

He shot me a thousand watt smile and pointed to a bedding set at the end of the row. "I like the idea, Babe. Would that one work?"

I looked at it and nodded, offering what I'm sure was a dopey smile. "That's perfect."

It was ivory with big black, gray, and chartreuse scribbles on it. They almost looked like abstract peonies. We added them to the mounting list and headed off in search of framed prints. The sales clerk offered the suggestion of an area rug, having heard us discussing the wood floors. He showed us a few patterned ones, but I pointed out a green one and Ranger agreed, it was just a smidge darker than the bedding and we could match the paint to it.

We looked through the wall decor section for a while but didn't know what to choose. "Maybe we should wait and let Julie pick. Maybe she'll want posters or something?"

Ranger nodded, so we spent another hour picking out things for the guest rooms and living spaces. We were looking for a couch set Ranger liked when my stomach let out an awful groan. Talk about embarrassing. Ranger chuckled and guided me to the check out. "C'mon Babe, we can do this later, lets feed the beast."

Sorry it's short, it just seemed like the right place to stop. Let me know if I missed any of the puctuation that fanfiction keeps removing, lol.