OWNED BY J.E. - I just play around with them. I am so sorry that updates are slowing but with real life and working 2 jobs I am mucho busy.
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"Listen Bitch you will never be good enough for any of my guys and let me tell you that I have the connection to make you disappear like smoke." Tara just laid there bleeding and when the waitress came with the bill Lester gave her enough to cover any damages as well as the bill and we walked out leaving the bleeding bitch behind.
SPOV Continued.
I was shaking by the time we got to the car. Lester opened the back door and hustled me in while Diesel crawled in the back seat from the other direction. I buckled in and leaned against the glass with tears streaming down my face. No matter what I said to the bitch I still didn't believe most of what I said but for that bitch to look into Diesel's personal business just wasn't right. No matter how the guys felt about me I would protect them with my life. I felt Diesel's hand rubbing circles on my back trying to sooth me. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Lester glancing in the rear view mirror every few seconds. He finally spoke.
"What really happened in the ladies room Steph?" I looked at Lester.
"Exactly what she said but she left out that I didn't say anything and came back to the table. That's it. She didn't lie." Lester looked at Diesel who continued to rub my back.
"Why didn't you say something to her?" Lester asked.
"Why should I? Everything she said is true. I mean I wonder all the time what you guys see in me." Diesel stopped rubbing my back and unbuckled my seat belt while simultaneously turning me towards him.
Diesel grabbed my chin and raised my eyes to meet his.
"Sunshine, you are an amazing person and the guys care about you because you accept who they are. I love you and only you. Does this happen a lot?"
"Almost every time that I go out with the guys women seem to become these jealous sea witches who go out of their way to make my life hell. They follow me to the bathroom or the bar or anywhere they can get me alone to make sure I know that the guys are only with me because they pity me." Lester pulled into my parking lot and shut off the engine but none of us moved. Lester turned around as far as he could and looked at me.
"Steph, Beautiful, the guys and I are not with you out of pity in fact we think that you are with us because you pity us. We are with you because you allow us in and you are not afraid of us. You hug us, hell, most of our family won't even hug us. You are our family and we are yours."
"OK Lester, I get it. I should stop with the pitying, whinny bullshit and go back to being the Stephanie Michelle Plum that is your best friend." Lester smiled and we fist bumped. I opened my door and hopped out followed by Diesel and Lester I made my way into the apartment building. I had a new attitude. No longer was I going to feel that I didn't deserve Diesel, no longer was I going to feel that the guys pitied me. They all loved me for being me. I am Stephanie, hear me roar.
The three of us ran up the stairs and to my apartment door. When I went to unlock the door I noticed that the door was already unlocked. Diesel put me behind him so I was between him and the wall while Lester pulled a gun and slowly opened the door. He walked inside and all of a sudden I heard him yell.
I jumped around Diesel and ran into the apartment before he could even process what I was doing. Lester was under Tank and damn if they didn't look funny.
"What the hell are you two doing?" I yelled at the mass of men sprawled on my floor. Tank jumped up leaving Lester lying there and started to explain.
"We received an alert from your window alarm and we knew that you were on a date with Lester so I came to check it out. I didn't expect you back so soon and then this bozo here comes in and tackles me. I reacted and next thing you know he is under me."
Tank was blushing. It was hard to see but I could tell. I started laughing. I couldn't help it. All three of the men were looking at me like I was crazy.
"Little Girl what is your problem? I just told you that someone broke in your apartment and you are laughing."
"I'm sorry Tank, really, but to see you and Lester tangled up like lovers on the floor was just too much. Wait until I tell Lula. She will get such a kick out of this. I wish I would have had my camera." Wait, I slowly stopped laughing. Did he say that someone actually broke into my apartment? Shit, now what? I wasn't home lately and I haven't picked up any stalkers that I know of. Maybe it was a random break in though with my luck I doubt it. I finally was calm enough well I wasn't laughing but the shaking started and Diesel grabbed me. I was stronger than this. What was my problem lately? I mean I have had scores of stalkers. I have been kidnapped, drugged, stabbed and almost raped. I am strong. This never happens to me. Diesel picked me up and set me on the sofa well, technically I was in his lap and he was on the sofa but you understand.
"Steph you have been through this before. As soon as you are calm enough we can go look in your bedroom and see what has been taken." Lester was being so calm and collected.
"I'm calm." I said pulling away from Diesel and standing up. I followed Tank into the bedroom.
When I walked in the first thing I noticed was that my sheets were cut and so was my mattress. Well I guess since money is no object now I could buy a better bed. Oh I could picture it now. I could get a king size pillow top so soft it would be like sleeping on a cloud. I must have looked dazed because I came to with Lester waving his hand in front of my face.
"Stop it. Jeez I was just thinking." I swatted Lester and continued to look around my room. The mirror was broken and my closet was in shambles. I also noticed that there was a red substance all over the clothes and shoes. I looked at Tank and Lester.
"Is that blood?" I could feel my face drain of all color. Lester looked where I pointed and then nodded at Diesel who scooped me up and took me out of the room. Diesel didn't stop in the living room but instead took me out of the apartment, down the stairs and tucked me into my car. He went around the other side and hopped in starting the car and turning on the heat. We sat there in silence until I noticed the flashing red and blue pulling into the lot.
"Sunshine, Lester called the police. Are you doing ok?" I looked over at Diesel and moved over to snuggle into his side. Diesel put his arm around me and snuggled me into his side kissing the top of my head. I felt safe, secure and warm with Diesel. I loved him. I sighed heavily before speaking.
"D, why does this always happen to me? I mean I was minding my own business, happy as a clam and BAM, I am back into the horror story." Diesel slid his seat all the way back and picked me up setting me on his lap.
"For all we know the person is after me or Les or any of the other people in your life or it was a random break in and the person cut themselves when they broke the window." Diesel had a point but I was so sure in his theories.
"Can we go somewhere else tonight? I really don't want to stay here anymore." I thought about it and I made a decision. This was a Stephanie Plum decision, which would usually result in trouble for me and for who ever else was involved. "Diesel, can we get a place together? A house where no one else know about except maybe Lester and the guys and we would not have to worry all the time. I want a place where you could be you and pop without fear and I could be me and not have to worry about people breaking in." I was hitting a stride and started talking faster.
"Oh and I want kitchen counters a good height, you know just about the top of your thighs so you won't have to bend or stretch and nice padded rug and a fireplace. Oh my think of how we can break everything in with no cameras around to watch us. C'mon D, let's go now. I love you so much and can't wait to begin our lives together." I stopped to catch my breathe when Diesel grabbed me and kissed me senseless.
"Do you really want to do this?" Diesel asked me.
"D, I so want to do this." I was so excited.
Just then there was a loud bang on the window causing both Diesel and I too jump. I looked out to see Joe Morelli grimacing and motioning for one of us to roll the window down.
"Cupcake, I need your statement. Get out of this guys car and come with me." Jeez Joe was being a jerk. Well I can be a jerk right back.
"Sorry Joe but this is my car and I am nice and warm where I am." Joe's face was getting red and I could feel Diesel smiling against my shoulder.
"Stephanie, where did you get this car? Let me guess Manoso and his goon squad bought you this for services rendered?" I felt Diesel growl in my shoulder. "Let's go Cupcake. Get off the guy and let's go." I was starting to go into rhino mode.
"Listen up Joe. This is my car that was bought with my money and this guy you keep referring to is my guy, my Diesel and we are moving in together. Jeez get over it." Joe's hands and arms started to flail as his face became purple and he started to yell.
"What Rangeman didn't want you so now you found someone else? Who is this guy anyway? Jesus Stephanie. Why don't you just come home with me? You know he will just dump you anyway." I felt as much as saw Diesel move from underneath me and out of the car shutting the door and in effect keeping me in the car. Joe moved back and I looked between them. Diesel was taller than Joe by about 4 inches and he was built bigger and better than Joe. I saw Eddie, my cousin by marriage and a fellow cop of Joe's come towards the pair.
"Listen up Morelli, just because you couldn't see the treasure in right in front you doesn't mean that other people don't. Also Stephanie is with me and you will not threaten or talk to her that way again."
"I don't know who the fuck you think you are but this badge says I will talk to her however I want to and there is nothing you can do about it." By this time Joe was poking Diesel in the chest and Diesel looked like he was ready to blow a gasket. Eddie came up behind Diesel and glared at Joe.
"Do you know what Morelli? If you keep talking like that to people you are going to talk yourself right out of a job." Diesel was threatening Joe and now was when Eddie jumped in.
"You need to back off of Steph and her friend" Eddie told Joe.
"Why the fuck should I?" Joe screamed at Eddie. Boy he was really getting out of control. Eddie stepped to Joe's face and didn't back down.
"Because Steph's guy is untouchable according to the Chief and he is squeaky clean."
"First the Rangemen and now this guy who the fuck can I touch?" Eddie stood his ground in front of Joe.
"Chief also said you aren't even supposed to be here. This is not your assigned area so you are in essence out of jurisdiction and he said you should get back there."
"Steph is my girlfriend so I will be where and whenever she is when she is involved in something like this." Eddie put his hand on Joe's shoulder.
"Joe, Steph hasn't been your girlfriend for a long while and you need to move on. In fact I thought you did. She is with Diesel and she loves him. Frank and Helen have accepted him and you should to." Eddie turned Joe around and winked at me and Diesel as he guided Joe back to his car. Diesel turned to me and leaned through the window.
"Now where were we?"