Author's Note: See? I told you it was like five minutes...I hope you guys enjoy.

Still not mine, tear

Warning: Smut, because, honestly, they deserve it.

"Babe."

Chapter 6: Found

"Ranger, what are you doing here?"

"Finding you." He came in and hugged me. God, I missed him. I missed being hugged by him. He smelled just like he has every night in my dreams since the first one. I don't know how long we stood there, until we heard a clearing of a throat behind us. Ranger tensed.

"Hi, David."

About three months earlier…

I pushed that thought out of my mind. Of course it wasn't Ranger. Not even the Batjet can get here that fast. I continued on my merry little way, heading west again, to Colorado. They have nice mountains. I could learn to like mountains.

Suddenly my bad luck turned its ugly head. Just outside of Denver, my car broke down. I sat on my car, waiting for a tow, which I had called for OVER AN HOUR AGO. But I'm not complaining. But hey, a girl's gotta pee.

"Sorry it took so long. Seems like a lot of cars are breaking down today." A man in his mid thirties told me. He had nice hair and a nice face.

"That's okay. It's just my luck. You can just tow me back to the city."

"You'll wait days in the city. My town is just about forty-five minutes from here and you could be on your way in a couple of hours."

"You haven't even looked under the hood."

"I have the magic touch."

"Sold."

The truck ride was tense. I hadn't been this awkward since I ran over Joe with the Buick.

"My name is David."

"I'm Stephanie."

"Why are you running, Stephanie?"

"How…?"

"You have the scared shitless look."

"My ex and someone who could be my boyfriend."

"Sounds like an interesting story. Would you like to tell me over dinner some time?"

I paused. He was a nice guy, but I wasn't ready. "I don't think so."

"Oh, the guy who might be your boyfriend might be?"

"No, it's not that. I don't think I'm ready."

"Well, how about we start off as friends and let it go from there. You can still tell me the story. We have a long way to go."

I told him every detail. Since he had no Burg influence, he was the perfect person to offer advice. We hit it off, so I decided to stay in the town. Buffalo Creek, so small there isn't much information (trust me, I googled it). It was nice to be in a small town where everyone knew everyone. I got a nice house for a nice rent and a good job waitressing at the local diner. Everyone was so friendly and true to his word, David had my car ready in a couple of hours. I didn't ask how, I liked the magic hands.

I called Lula to tell her that I was okay and I found a nice little place to stay. She didn't press me, but she did tell me that Batman had been missing for a while. I guess he was on the hunt for me.

I made other friends besides David and soon the entire town knew what I was doing in their town. Most of them told me they were glad to have me, but that I should go back to the nice man that loved me. I didn't have the heart to tell them the real reason I was hiding from Ranger.

"So, Ranger is a hunk and you're here. Why?" Jenny asked me. She worked at the diner with me and we swapped shifts a lot to get a nice schedule.

"Because I needed a change."

"And you couldn't bring the man with you?"

"He belongs in Trenton."

"So do you."

I rolled my eyes.

"Girl, you got it so bad that you don't even notice when half the town is hitting on you."

That made me think; maybe they would get off my back when I started dating someone. So then I asked David out. He excitedly accepted and we've been going out for three months.

But I couldn't help but feel something missing. He was nice, smart, funny, and attractive, but there was no mystery. I guess I missed the thrill of Trenton, wondering when the two men in my life would pop up and cause trouble.

When Ranger said he would ruin me for all other men, he wasn't kidding. Every time David had sex, I would close my eyes in ecstasy I would see his face, looming over mine, instead of David. I always felt bad about it afterwards, but I figured it would go away.

But it didn't.

Present Day

"Hey Stephanie," David said as he came up the stairs. Ranger dislodged himself from me.

"David, this is Ranger, Ranger this is David." I said, trying to cover up an awkward silence.

"Nice to meet you," David held out his hand and Ranger reluctantly took it.

"Go into the living room and I'll be in a minute." I told Ranger. He barely nodded and went into the living room.

"Wow, you weren't kidding. He is intimidating." David said after we had stepped outside and I closed the door.

"He's not that bad. You just need to get to know him a little better."

"So, I guess dinner is off tonight."

"I guess so. I'm sorry, I didn't know he was going to show up."

"It's okay." He gave me a little peck on the cheek. "Call me later?"

I nodded. I couldn't trust myself to say any more. I took a few collective breaths before I went back into the house.

"I'm sorry I didn't mean to intrude on your date." Ranger said when I came back into the room. He had his blank face on.

"What are you doing here?" I asked, crossing my arms over my chest.

"I came to find you."

"Why? I told you not to."

"Babe."

"Don't 'Babe' me, Ranger. I asked you not to. Why did you disobey that?"

"Because you were wrong."

"About what?"

"You forcing me to move on. What the hell was that about?"

"I fucked up your life more than necessary!"

"Did you hear me complaining, Stephanie? Did you ever hear from me that you make my life hell? No, because my life was hell after you left."

I stopped. He was going on a rant and I was shocked.

"It was hell seeing you almost marry Morelli. It was hell when Mary Lou gave me that letter. It was hell to have Morelli come into my office and demand that I produce you. It was hell trying to find you.

"I love you Stephanie, and no matter how hard you run, I'm going to chase you."

"What about your policy on relationships."

"Doesn't apply anymore."

We stood there, silently, looking into each others eyes. His eyes raked over my body and I could feel the heat pooling in my lower stomach. This was not happening. He wasn't here. This wasn't real. I was dreaming.

"I'm really here, Babe." Ranger said, cupping my face in his hands.

I closed my eyes, reveling in his touch. He lowered his lips to mine. The kiss started slowly, and then started to build heat as they got more passionate. I moaned and his tongue began fighting for dominance with mine. I started to unbutton his shirt while he guided us up the stairs while taking off my dress. Finally ripping the shirt from his body, I clutched harder to him, wanting to feel his skin on mine. He pushed me onto the bed and then took off his pants. His eyes darkened as he looked at the matching pink Victoria Secret lingerie that I had bought. And then he lost control. I shivered as I heard the distinct noise of fabric ripping from my body. His mouth was on my nipples, making them stand harder than they've been in months. I arched into him while he moved his mouth lower, and lower…

"Oh God, Carlos!" I screamed when he reached ground zero. I felt him moan as he thrust to thick fingers into my sopping center. And then he added a third. I shamelessly rode his fingers as his tongue flicked my clit. And then it was there. The biggest orgasm I've had. I came screaming and bucking. When my body slowed, Ranger slid up and kissed me. I could taste myself on him and, God help me, it turned me on even more.

Ranger started to reach for the nightstand.

"I don't have any, Carlos."

He looked at me nervously.

"I'm on the pill. I trust you and I used condoms with David."

"Say it again."

"What?"

"Say it again."

It took me a minute to understand what he was trying to say. "Carlos," I said huskily. He thrusted into me. He came completely out again.

"Say it again."

"Carlos." He thrusted in farther. I screamed.

"Say it."

"Carlos," I screamed this time. He was pounding into me with such a great force that it was hitting my g-spot and clit at the same time. I wrapped my legs around him to get even closer to him. I could feel the mother of all orgasms starting into my stomach and it came with such a force that if Ranger wasn't on top of me, I would have shot off.

He didn't give me any time to recover before he flipped us and I was on top. I started to ride him and felt the orgasm rekindle. He began to furiously rub my clit and I grabbed his thighs and rolled my hips. He let his head fall back and his hips the thrust upwards, sending more of him into me. I came again, screaming his name and I felt him release himself while my inner walls continued to milk him for all he's got.

He gathered me into his arms on top of him, while he was still deep inside of me. I suddenly felt whole again. Right now, nothing else mattered. Just me and him.

"I love you Carlos."

"I love you Stephanie."

I fell into the best sleep in three months. Ranger woke me up a few times in the night to make love to me and we climaxed together for the last time as the sun was rising.

Author's Note: Okay, I have way too much energy...phew...three chapters...I hope you enjoyed it and I would enjoy to hear from you! I'll be updating soon! (and if you want to give ideas on what will happen next, by all means! I love hearing your thoughts on where it will go! And there will be credit handed out. Don't worry!)