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Ranger took my hand and we left the restaurant to go to his home.

Chapter 5

I was resting my eyes when Ranger rolled up to a gate and hit a remote. The gate opened and he pulled up to a large Mediterranean style house with a terra-cotta roof and a huge attached garage. He pulled into the garage and parked and smiled at me. We got our bags out of the car and walked in the door from the garage into a mud room and laundry room with a half bath and shower and then into a large beautiful kitchen with light wood cabinets, marble counters, and an island with bar stools on one side. It was modern, yet cozy and warm. There was a dining room with a double bay type window in the next room. The dining table sat ten people.

The living room had a vaulted ceiling, a fireplace, and furniture in light colors like sage, beige, and coral. French doors from the dining room and living room led out to a large landscaped patio and swimming pool with hot tub. A winding wood and wrought iron staircase led up to the second floor. The house had five bedrooms and an entertainment room, four full baths, and the half bath. This house was gorgeous. Surprisingly light for Batman. He walked into one of the bedrooms and set the bags down. It was huge with a king size canopy bed, living area with TV, and even a small breakfast table with a large attached bathroom.

I was overwhelmed.

"You okay Babe?"

"Yes. You're a very successful business person. You're one of my best friends. How did I not know Ranger?"

"Because you don't care about my money. You care about me as your friend."

"But, still…I'm really proud of you Ranger. Does anyone ever say that to you? Because you deserve to be told that." I looked at him. "Just like you say it to me."

He pulled me into his arms and kissed me. "Thank you Babe. I have a nice big tub in there. You want to have a bath before bed and relax?"

"Only if you join me."

He breathed close to my mouth, "Oh, I was already planning on crashing your tub party. I'll light some candles. I've never enjoyed my tub before."

Oh goody!

"Little to the left...Mmmn...Kay I think that's the spot…Ooh...Aah...Uhn..." I was almost there.

"Babe!"

"What?" I raised my half fuzzy head and wild hair and blinked at him. "I was havin' a good dream here…"

"No doubt. I can deal with the Batman analogy, but shit woman. Here is what came out of your mouth after you attacked me: Flash me Gordon, that's incredible Mr. Hulk, you're not the Lone Ranger anymore and Tonto climb on the back, I'm going to ride the Beast like Zorro. Do you have a thing for super heroes and comic book characters?"

"Uh...heh...heh...heh. Sorry about that. Guess I sorta' do. Did I actually say Flash me Gordon?" Weird, I better tuck that one away and forget it. He had an amused look on his face and laughed.

"You said all that. It's obvious we need to add even a little more sugar. I'm going to go for a run and then we'll shower together and go for breakfast."

"Can I come with you?"

"For a run?"

"Yes. I brought my running clothes."

He smirked, "You're kidding me?"

"Nooo. Smartass."

"Come on and you better keep up."

I smirked back at him. "No problem. I wouldn't want you to be the Lone Ranger." He slapped me on the ass hard. "Get dressed."

I was proud of myself. I kept up with Ranger the whole way. We ran about a total of five miles down the beach, going both directions and coming back. It was a beautiful day and I loved the smell of the ocean. Ranger put his arm around my neck and kissed my cheek. "Proud of you Babe. You did good. Now I see how you've been getting toned."

"Lula's been running with me in the morning."

"Lula?"

"Yeah. Big changes in Lula. She's lost some pounds and is starting to look really good."

"That's great. Good for her. I'm proud of you both."

We showered together and when I opened Ranger's shower gel container, I squealed. "What's wrong Babe?"

"This shower gel. This is your smell! I always know when you're near. First I feel you and then I smell you and this is the smell. I love this."

"It's Bvlgari. My housekeeper bought it for me and I liked it. I'm glad you like it." He lifted me up and I wrapped my legs around him as he pushed me to the back of the shower and slid into me. I pulled him to me and kissed him hard. "Mmm...Fuck me Mr. Incredible." He smirked and pounded me into the wall.

Ranger took us to a restaurant called the News Café in South Beach. He told me that this is where Gianni Versace used to come for breakfast every morning. We waited for a few minutes and then we were seated at a table outside. Ranger said, "They have coffees from different countries, delicious pastries and muffins and they do fantastic egg dishes like eggs benedict, omelets, and quiches."

We both decided on omelets and an assortment of pastries and muffins. We did some people watching as we ate and drank our coffee. This was a popular Miami Beach area. It was a delicious breakfast and we took our leftover pastries and muffins with us and strolled around the area holding hands.

South Beach is beautiful with its pastel colored buildings and hotels. It has shopping and nightclubs, restaurants, and art galleries. It's a playground for the wealthy and famous. I stopped when I saw a colorful maxi dress in a window with spaghetti straps and a slit up the side. The flat beaded sandals they had paired with it were cute too. "Omigosh Ranger, I love this outfit. Can we go in?"

"Of course Babe. That dress would look good on you."

We went in and found the dress in my size and I looked at the price tag. Wow! Well, it was fun window-shopping. Ranger reached over me and grabbed the dress. "What are you doing?"

"My treat Babe. Pick out shoes, jewelry, and whatever else you want."

"You're not my sugar daddy you know." He kissed me.

"Oh yes I am and get used to it. I would love to spend my money on you." I picked out some sandals and a long strand of beads and earrings to match and Ranger laid a bikini on the counter at the register. I picked it up and looked at. It was black with a pattern of gold on it and three triangles with strings and beads attached.

"What is this?"

"Bikini. It's for me." I held the scrap down at his crotch. I whispered, "The Beast is not fittin' in this. You'll be indecent."

"Babe."

He drove us back to his house and I took my purchases upstairs while he spoke on the phone to his brother at Rangeman and checked in with his second in command, Tank. He came up the stairs in a few minutes. "Everything alright Ranger?"

"Yeah Babe. We'll meet at Rangeman a couple of hours prior to the distraction and you can meet the team and we'll go over the plans. Now change into that new bikini and we'll go to the beach."

I gave him a Burg glare. "You better be in a tiny speedo when I come back out." I pulled the tag off the scrap and grouched all the way into the bathroom with it. Good thing this beach is pretty much private. When I got my clothes off I cursed. "Not now dammit. Crap!"

"Something wrong Babe?" I turned around to look at him as he walked through the door. "My body just put a damper on our fun."

"What do you mean? You okay?"

"Yep. I just started my period." He smiled and put his arms around my naked body and rubbed my back. "Doesn't bother me Babe. We have lots to work with here. We have the tub and the shower and the ocean and we can throw a towel on the bed. Remember, I've fought bloody battles for several years. You can't make me uncomfortable."

"But, still..." He kissed me again.

"Don't do anything about it yet; put your suit on and we'll go have some fun in the water. You know we haven't discussed birth control. Now is a good time."

"I'm good. I was on the pill and just changed to a shot type thing. My doctor said that I would hardly have a period with it. Maybe this won't be much of one. I would forget to take the pill sometimes and I can't believe that I'm discussing this with you."

"Babe. We are in a sexual relationship. It's responsible to discuss it. You're lucky Morelli didn't get you pregnant." I smirked at him.

"I never let Morelli touch me without a condom." He raised an eyebrow at me.

"I didn't trust him like I trust you."

"No wonder it didn't work out. The trust is important for any type of relationship to work. I'm glad you trust me. We're both clean and we've had the birth control talk. I want to remind you that there will be no other as long as you are sleeping with me and I will make that same promise. Understand?" I smirked again.

"What? Do you think I'm a slut or something? I'll have you know that I've only been with about four guys in my entire life. How many women have you been with?"

"No, I don't think that. I wouldn't be having sex with you if I thought you were. It doesn't matter how many women I fucked because I'm not with them, I'm with you." He gave me a tender kiss.

I held up the scraps again. "Can you help me get tied into this?" I worked on the bottoms while he tied the top. When he finished, he looked at me and his eyes smoldered. "You look sexy in this Babe."

"Glad you like it. I feel like I'm still naked."

"That was the point." He gave me a big wolf grin.

He took my hand and we grabbed a couple of big beach towels and some sunscreen on the way down to the beach. We took turns rubbing each other down and lay in the sun for a while until we got enough sun to want to cool off in the water.

We waded out and got good and cooled off until Ranger put his arms around me and started giving me hot kisses with tongue and wandering up and down my neck with that same tongue. My thoughts went back to the airplane trip. This man had a great tongue.

He reached down and pulled the strings on my bottoms and pulled down his board shorts and led me toward the beach and pitched our clothes on the sand. He sat down in the water that came up to about his waist and pulled me down to straddle him. "This is naughty and kind of kinky doing this in public."

"We're not in public, just outdoors."

"Still, it's kind of exciting. Are you getting ready to do something dirty to me?"

"Yes it is and yes I am." He commenced kissing me again and rubbing my little swollen nub. When I was good and ready to take him he lifted me and pulled me down on to his erection. "Dios Babe, you're so tight and fit me so perfect."

"Mmmm..." I closed my eyes enjoying the sensations he was creating inside me. "Speak to me in Spanish Ranger."

"I'm your lover Stephanie. I want you to call me Carlos when we make love. I'm not a super hero when we're like this. I'm a man." He whispered in my ear, "Quise amarte y dejarte ir. Ahora temo haber robado mi corazon, Estefania (I wanted to love you and let you go. Now I fear you have stolen my heart)."

"That's so beautiful coming out of your sexy mouth Carlos." I opened my eyes. His back was to the water and he couldn't see what I was seeing. I pointed and tried to scream and nothing came out. "Shh…sha...shit!" I finally let out a scream and jumped up. My mind was working furiously. Gordon, training, surprise, grab, punch, elbow, gouge, knee, kick, bite. Oh fuck no, I'm not biting that thing but it's about to bite Ranger's ass.

Just as it got within a foot of Ranger, I reached over his shoulder and punched it on its head between its eyes and it turned. Then I launched myself at it and grabbed its slimy fin and poked it in the eye and elbowed it. It slapped me with its tail and launched me backward and I flopped into the water with a big splash as it swam away from me fast. I turned around breathing hard and looked up.

TBC

Duh...Duh...Duh...Duh...Duh..Duh..Duh..Duh.. . This was one of the craziest scenes I ever thought of or wrote for sure.