Wow, I think the muse is finally stopping the vacations. I feel like I'm back on the horse again! I'm going to start Sixteen tomorrow so it might be a few days before I post again (hopefully not). Please don't give anything away!

To ctmerk- I'm glad to hear that you're liking the story! I agree, if Joe knew that Ranger owned part of the restaurant, then he'd never go back. I thought her being rejuvenated instead of him was a nice change and funny. Ranger's always in control and there he couldn't move. Don't worry, I'm not planning to abandon my story! I keep getting too many ideas to stop! The only way I'll stop is when it's complete. And who knows when that'll be.

I'd like to thank the reviewers who hinted (okay, more like said) that reading about Ranger getting some flack for Stephanie. You guys pretty much inspired the middle of this chapter. I hope you guys like it. I think it's funny.

Not mine, but I wish it was.

Warning- smut. It was Ranger's fault! He stood over me and made me do it. He was tired of Morelli getting all the action.

Twenty minutes later, Ranger came out of the bathroom and smiled at me. "I like this new look, but I don't want you leaving the apartment in it."

I was still wearing his dress shirt. "I can't wear my dress because that'll confirm everything and I can't wear a uniform because the guys will think it's odd that I'm leaving in it instead of going to work."

"You could just stay here all day. In my bed. Naked."

I rolled my eyes. "I'd be bored all day. Besides, I have to find my skips."

Ranger didn't respond. In fact, he looked far away.

"Ranger." I said.

No answer.

"RANGER!"

"What?"

"You want to share with me what's so interesting?"

He wolf grinned at me. "You in bed. Naked."

"Seriously? You're thinking with the wrong head here."

He just continued to grin at me. "Why don't you work in the office today? Get some information about your skips so you're not going in blindly."

I thought about it. "That's not a bad idea."

Ranger padded into the closet. "I'm going to be out most of the day, but do you want to have dinner on seven tonight?"

Would I miss Ella's cooking? "Sure."

He came back out dressed in a nice pair of black slacks and a black shirt. Armani Ranger. Yum.

"Babe, stop looking at me like that. I don't think that my clients would be very happy to hear that I skipped a meeting to have sex with you."

"Uh huh." I said, not quite hearing him and licking my lips.

Grinning, he said, "Babe, stop staring at my crotch. It's making me self conscious."

I snorted. "Like you have anything to be self conscious about. You're hung like a horse." I slapped a hand over my mouth. Damn him! He wasn't even naked and I was spilling secrets.

His grinned widened. "Thanks Babe. I like it when you stroke my ego. Want to stroke something else?"

"Don't you have some place to be?" I asked, trying to hide my blushing face.

"Shit." He muttered. He crossed the room and kissed me on the forehead. "See you later."

I showered and a hour later, I headed down to five. Earlier, I'd called Connie to get the names of my latest skips and telling her that I would be in later to grab the files. Finding my cubicle just the way I left it, I got to work.

Ranger's POV

Leaving Stephanie in the apartment was the hardest thing I had to do in a long time. But if I hadn't left, the guys were going to give me more shit than I knew they were already going to give. And they'd probably give some to Stephanie too. She blushed at the mere mention of sex, so I was willing to save her embarrassment in any way possible.

God, she'd looked so sexy in my shirt.

I shook my head of the thought. Focus, I thought. Thoughts like that could get a man killed.

The doors of the elevator opened and I walked into the meeting. All talk ceased when I walked into the room. I was used to that, but I had a feeling they were talking about something entirely different today.

"Report." I said, effectively starting the meeting. Each man present took their turn to talk about the status of their department.

Halfway through the Accounting portion, I felt my mind wander. It wasn't important for me to listen closely since I had the report waiting on my desk. I'd just catch up later. I shifted back in my chair and put my hand in my pocket.

When I felt the delicate lace of Stephanie's thong, my mind went immediately back to her. She had looked so beautiful in them before I ripped them off of her. I still couldn't believe that she was really here. That she picked me. Morelli and Dickie were stupid men. The woman was a wildcat, in and out of bed. And I couldn't wait to see her when she lets me explore her body. All of her body.

The meeting ended and I walked into my office. I sighed, seeing the mountain of paperwork ahead of me.

I sat down behind the desk and started my work. Twenty minutes later, Lester came in.

"What?" I asked, when he just sat there and continued to smile.

"So…you and Stephanie?"

I looked up for a minute and then went back to work.

"How was it?"

I didn't look up this time.

"Come on man, you're going to give me nothing?"

"It's none of your business."

"I think it's about damn time."

I slid my eyes up to him.

"You have to know that everyone knows how you two feel about each other. She looks at you like you're lunch and you look at her like you are going to take her over your desk at any minute. Hey, did you do that yet? Because we need a signal if you guys are going to have sex in here."

I felt my frown deepen and my eye twitch.

"I like the sock idea. That's good."

"If you're still jerking off like a teenager."

"You guys are acting like teenagers. Are you being safe? Because I got a box of condoms you can have."

"OUT!"

Lester left laughing again and Tank walked in.

"Not you too."

He just sat down and said nothing.

I stopped writing and rubbed my temples. "What do you need?"

He still sat there, shaking his head. "You sure you know what you're doing?"

"Excuse me?"

"Ranger, our lives are dangerous. You're my best friend and I don't want to see either of you hurt. So if this is just you thinking with the wrong head…"

"That's enough." I snarled. No one was going to insult my Babe. "I'm still your boss and I will kick your ass. It's not just scratching an itch." I paused. "I love her."

He smiled now. "She know that?"

"Not officially. I think she knows."

He chuckled. "You two are a pair. I think she'd rather hear it than assume it."

"I'll tell her when the time's right."

His face sobered. "You hurt her and they'll be a line around the block to kick your ass. And I'll be first in line."

"I know. I don't plan on hurting her."

He looked at his watch. "We need to go."

"Right behind you."

Stephanie's POV

I spent the day in my cubicle doing the searches and any other thing that crossed the in box. It was the least I could do since they were putting so much effort into dumping it on my desk. At five, I shut down and went upstairs. Ranger wasn't back yet, so I decided to take a bath. I clipped up my curls and undressed as the tub filled and when it was full, I slid into the warm water, feeling my muscles relax.

"Babe?" Ranger called an hour later.

"In here!" I yelled back.

He opened the door and stopped to look at me.

"Hi."

"Hey." He came into the bathroom and closed the door.

"Have a good day?"

"Boring. Lots of meetings with clients." He took off his shirt. "I hate meetings. They make more paperwork than I can handle. I'll have to go back down after dinner."

"Meetings are good. Meetings lead to clients and clients talk which leads to more meetings and more clients. And clients are good."

"Uh-huh. Sit up."

I moved and he sat behind me, his legs framing my hips.

"And that means money. Everybody likes money."

"Uh-huh," he moved his hand to cup my breast. "I missed you today." He said, nuzzling my neck with his nose.

"I missed you." I replied. He moved his other hand and began playing with my folds.

"Really? How much?"

I put my head on his shoulder when he pushed his fingers in. "So much."

"Mmm, tell me."

"I think you know." I said, a fresh wave of wetness coating his fingers.

I felt him smile. He started to rub my clit and my hips lifted. "Patience," he said, using his left hand to hold my hips in place.

"God, don't stop."

"Never."

His hand sped up and a few strokes later, I was flying. I turned around and climbed onto his lap. "How much did you miss me?" I asked him, smiling.

"More than you will ever know." He gripped my hips and slid into me. My head involuntarily fell back and I let out a loud moan.

Ranger started to kiss my neck and to mumble in Spanish.

"Do you know how much that turns me on?" I asked him.

"Do you know how much you turn me on?"

I smiled. "I have an idea."

"Remember you still have your punishment for this morning."

"What? I thought me not getting to ride you like Zorro was my punishment."

"Payback is a bitch, Babe. Be afraid, be very afraid."

A nervous tendril rolled through my stomach that slowly turned into anticipation. Whatever Ranger had up his sleeve, I knew I was sure to enjoy.

His hand went back to my clit and I stopped thinking.

Forty minutes and three orgasms later, Ranger had called Ella and we were enjoying her chicken taco salad.

"Babe, stop making those noises or I'll give you something to moan about."

Sheesh. "You haven't had enough?"

"Of you? No."

I blushed. "That's good to hear."

He cupped my cheek. "I'll never get tired of you. Morelli and Dickie don't know what they're missing. Their loss is my gain, okay? Don't ever doubt that."

I nodded, my throat closing up. Whenever Ranger said things like that, I felt my insides get squishy. It made me feel like I was on top of the world.

"Are you staying here tonight or should I take you home?"

I took a sip of my wine. "Don't you have to get back to work?"

"Sure. I can work after I take you home." He wolf grinned at me. "Although, staying here will make it easier on me to find you later."

"Find me? For what?"

He continued to wolf grin at me.

"No! If I stay here, you're going to need me to get me a wheelchair. Last time, I couldn't feel my legs for five minutes!"

"Good. Less of a chance of you running away from me."

I rolled my eyes. "I'll be here. Not because you're promising leg numbing sex, but because your sheets. They're way better than mine and I'm exhausted."

His grin widened. "The leg numbing sex is tempting."

"Always."