I own nothing.
Ranger walked the street in front of the bail bonds office and watched the dark haired woman inside. She was Stephanie Plum, newest bounty hunter on the crew, and her eyes would get wide and afraid whenever she looked at him. He knew what he looked like. He looked down at his black t-shirt, sleeves torn off, frayed jeans and long hair pulled back. He looked dangerous and that's exactly how he wanted to look.
She headed for the door and he pulled it open as she got there. She hadn't noticed him. Her blue eyes were wide as she looked up at him and she let out a high pitched squeak before running over to her car. He smiled.
"Got anything for me today, Connie?" he asked the woman with the big hair behind the desk.
"Not at the moment. Same as last time you coincidentally," her fingers formed air quotes, "came in last time Stephanie was here."
"Hmmm…." He said watching Stephanie getting into her hair and then getting her curly brown hair caught in the seatbelt.
"Of course, there's an elephant on Stark Street just terrorizing the hell out of everyone. Big Bounty too." Connie said. Lula came out of the back room where she'd been filing.
"What elephant? I bet I know her. I bet it's that Laquesha. That's one big girl and MEAN!" Lula emphasized the last word with a whistle. Stephanie pulled off and Ranger turned back to Connie.
"I would suggest animal control," he said with a smile. "I was an Army Ranger not a Park Ranger." Connie laughed.
"I should have known better than to try to trick you. Why don't you just ask her out?" Connie asked.
"She's not my type," Ranger said, looking down at the outstanding skip list. None worth his time.
"Are you trying to convince me or yourself?" Connie asked. Ranger shrugged.
"Leave him alone. He likes full figured women, don't you, Sugar?" Lula said. Ranger smiled. He liked Lula and he liked Stephanie a lot for what she'd done for her.
"I have things to do, Ladies. Connie, give me a call if something worth getting out of bed for comes in." Ranger said.
"Depends on who you're in bed with," Connie quipped. Ranger smiled broadly. He knew what that smile could do and he used it liberally. As he turned back to the parking lot he wondered when he would see Stephanie again and, more puzzlingly, why he cared.