Okay, here's the next chapter! I wanted to get it out today, but I was a concert all day and didn't have a chance to post. I hope you all enjoy the date as much as I enjoyed writing it.

Not mine, all mistakes are though!

Warning: Smut (if you don't want to read it, skip it, it's at the end), but who didn't see that one...

This is surreal.

I'm actually out on a date with Batman.

My mind raced with other similar statements as I watched Ranger discuss the wine list with the waiter.

He looked over at me. And winked.

Who was this man?

Ranger had decided on a small Italian restaurant outside of Trenton. It was a traditional place with checkered table cloths, soft Italian music and small candles on every table for a romantic feel. The hostess practically tripped over her own two feet when she saw Ranger.

"Your table will be ready in a minute." She stuttered.

I looked at Ranger. "I'm going to go powder my nose."

He smirked at me. "You look lovely."

I rolled my eyes. Clearly he didn't know that was code for something else. He kissed me gently and I walked off.

When I got back, I noticed that Ranger was no longer waiting and headed to the dining room. When I found him, he was standing at a table full of very pretty women, laughing and talking. Taking a deep breath, I tamped the self doubt and jealousy away, and walked over. Ranger, feeling my presence, looked up and smiled at me. He ended the conversation and crossed over to me.

"Have I told you, you look beautiful?" He asked, lacing our fingers and kissing them.

"Yes, but it's always nice to hear." I said.

"You look beautiful." He gave me a small smile. "They're my cousins." He said. "I own part of the restaurant and they like to come here for half priced drinks."

"Oh," I replied, blushing.

"You're cute when you're jealous."

I rolled my eyes and blushed harder. So much for tamping down the emotions.

He brought his mouth to my ear and whispered, "If we were alone, that dress would be on the floor and your panties around your ankles as I…"

"Hello." A voice said.

I looked up. Jeez, could this night get any worse?

"Hi Joe," I replied.

Joe's eyes flicked to Ranger, then back to me. "I left a message for you."

"I know." I replied.

"And?" He hedged, sneaking another glance at Ranger.

"I deleted it."

His face started to turn purple. "So that's how it's going to be?"

Ranger put his arm around me. "I think she's made her choice, don't you, Officer?"

He turned back to me. "Look, I'm sorry, I didn't mean…"

"Joe, our table's ready." Terry said, sashaying herself over to us.

I laughed. I couldn't believe that for a second I thought about giving him another chance. He couldn't let Terry go like I couldn't let Ranger go. However, I never tried to get him back while I was on a date with someone else. "Some things never change, Joe. Fortunately, I do." I looked over at Ranger and nodded. He maneuvered us around Joe and pulled out my chair.

"Proud of you, Babe." He whispered as I sat.

I mentally shook my head to clear it of the recent memories. Now he was sniffing the wine!

"What?" He asked, after taking a sip.

"Who are you?"

He smiled. "There's a lot you don't know about me, but given the right incentive, I might just tell you."

"Jeez, when aren't you thinking about sex?"

"When I'm around you? I never stop thinking about it."

I blushed some more. Out of the corner of my eye, Joe turned another shade of purple and the fingers around his fork clenched. Ranger grinned.

"He keeps that up, and he's going to have a stroke." He said, stroking my arm and nuzzling his face in my hair.

"You're doing this to antagonize him." I said, looking at his arm.

"Maybe." He said. "But I finally won."

"You're a bad boy, playing with his mind."

He looked at me, heat obvious in his eyes. "I need to be taught a lesson."

Cripes. I'm changing the subject.

"What do you mean, you won?" I asked, feeling defensive. "I'm not some toy."

"I know that." He said, sipping his wine. "You chose me over him. You could've gone back to him, but you didn't. I win because I'm the lucky bastard you chose to replace him. And I'm going to make sure that you forget his name and why you were ever with him."

The waiter chose that moment to bring out our food. Saved by the fettuccini!

Ranger and I talked about our families, about high school and college and about work. There never seemed to be a lull in the conversation and I found out that Ranger was actually funny!

"Come on," he said, pulling into a deserted parking lot. "There's a place I want to show you."

We got out of the car and I noticed that we were at the beach. I immediately took off my shoes, wanting to feel the cool sand under my feet. He took my hand and we started walking. A few minutes later, we stopped at a small rock formation. He guided me to sit on one of the rocks and draped his coat around my shoulders when I shivered.

"This is where I like to come and think." He said, looking out at the water. "It's peaceful and the sunsets and sunrises are amazing."

"It's very pretty here." I said. Even though it was dark, I could still see the beauty.

"I actually found this place on accident. The night after Constantine had you in the cabinet, I made sure you got back to Morelli's and I started driving. I stopped here on a whim and started to walk. I spent the whole night here thinking about you, me, Morelli, RangeMan and the government. At the time, it seemed impossible. I didn't know what I was going to do. Sometimes when I say I'm going 'in the wind', I end up here.

"I know that you think there's a Batcave, but in reality, there isn't. There's no secret house that has a direct line to the President. No butler or maid or special gun rooms. But," he looked at me. "I own the land right here. If and when you decide you want a someday, we can build our own perfect Batcave. So until then, the penthouse will have to do."

I sat there, speechless. I was bummed because there was no real Batcave, but what he was offering me was something much better than a house full of his secrets and stories. He was offering himself. He was going to share his secrets with me.

This was definitely a better deal.

I smiled at him and leaned forward to kiss him. He met me and our lips fused. They started out gentle and quickly moved to fierce and passionate.

"Christ, we need to get back to Trenton. Fast." He said, grabbing my hand and helping me down. When I was safely on the sand, he began to run.

"Ranger, what's the hurry?" I said, teasingly.

He crushed me against the door and I could feel him long and hard against my stomach. "You know what the hurry is. You've been teasing me all night long and I'd rather lose control in a place where I don't have the chance to get arrested. At least not this first time." He finished, wolf grinning at me.

I gulped.

We hurried back and I made no comments when Ranger drove straight to RangeMan. Right now, I didn't care. All I needed was Ranger naked and a bed.

We got into the elevator and kept our distance. I knew that if we even brushed up against each other, we might throw caution to the wind and have sex right in the elevator. Where every Merry Man on duty could see.

When we were safely inside his apartment, Ranger attacked. The dress was unzipped and pushed from my body as I worked the buttons of his shirt. Ranger hastily removed my hands and ripped the shirt off of him, the buttons flying everywhere.

I moaned and my panties dampened even more.

"Are you on the pill?" He asked.

"Yes," I replied. I knew that there would be no time for condoms tonight.

"Thank God," he said, clearly reading my mind. He grinned wickedly at me as he reached for me. We moved towards the bedroom and I lost my bra before we hit the door. My panties were gone before Ranger dropped me on the bed. He shed his pants and quickly joined me.

"You're so beautiful." He said, his hand caressing my body. I arched in response.

Suddenly, he was wrapping my legs around his waist. And then he was inside me. Deep inside me.

I moaned again and arched my breasts into his chest.

"Christ, you feel good." He groaned, head in my neck. I could hear him panting as he waited for my body to adjust to his size. When he felt that I was ready, he began to thrust in and out. They were gentle at first, then moving towards fast and hard. I let my nails dig into his back as he pounded into me, my cries of his name bouncing off the walls. His hand traveled south to my clit and my hips responded by jerking up.

Ranger started moaning in Spanish.

Yep, I was right. I didn't think it was possible, but I was more turned on now. I felt a fresh dampness flow inside of me, coating Ranger. Ranger groaned and pounded harder into me.

A few strokes later, I was flying and shrieking my way into doomsday land. Somewhere in the background, I heard a few more groans and then the feeling of Ranger coming deep inside of me; which sent me off again. He collapsed on top of me and I could feel his heart beating wildly against mine.

A few minutes later, he pulled out of me and rolled to his back, bringing him with me. He was still gasping for air and I wasn't sure I had started breathing again.

"Wow." He said.

"Mmmm."

"That was…excellent."

"Mmm."

He looked down at me. "You can't talk, can you."

"Mmm." I smiled at him and kissed his chest, nodding my head.

He grinned at me. "Morelli ever make you speechless?" He asked.

I looked up at him and returned his grin. "Who?"

His grin widened. "Babe."