Chapter 4

We made it back to RangeMan where for the next hour I had my head down on my desk near tears I hurt so bad. I knew I couldn't just sit there and not so any work so I forced myself to do some reports and some light searches Ranger asked me to do.

While I was on the next to the last file I heard movements around my door. It was getting very annoying, if they had something they needed or wanted why don't they just knock and come in? Having enough I stalked over to my office door, opening it to find Lester, Tank, Hal, Cal, Binkie, Ram, and Brett. This infuriated me.

"If you all value your penis'es I suggest you move away from my door right now" I said

I grinned watching them place their hands in front of their groins and slink away. When the crowd of Merry Men dispersed I saw what I hoped to be my savior, Bobby Brown. I got his attention by waving to him and then I waved him over. To me he looked like he cringed when he saw me but he came over to me anyways.

"Bobby do we have a heating pad?" I asked praying to God he said yes

"No we don't, are you ok should I check you over?" he asked getting a worried look on his face. Heaven forbid if anything happened to Rangers wife on their watch

"Uh no I just thought maybe we should have one for the men" I said

"Ill discuss it with Ranger at our next meeting" he said

"Oh not nessacery" I say going back into my office

As soon as I knew Bobby was gone I grabbed a set of keys off my Husbands desk and went down stairs. I was to tell control I was leaving but I really didn't want too, I wanted to be left alone. I slid behind the wheel of the Cayenne and moved up the ramp onto Haywood. A minute later my phone rang. DAMMITT!!

"YES" I barked in to the speaker

"Mrs. Manoso we have you driving down Haywood" the voice said

"It's STEPHANIE and yes I'm stepping out for a minute if that's ok with you" I say to the voice

"Yes Mrs. uhh Stephanie but we were informed that there was to be someone with you at all times when you leave the building. What's your destination" I was asked

"I'm sorry could you repeat I didn't hear you" I said shutting my phone and GPS off in the car

I parked into the Rite Aides parking lot. I asked the clerk at the front register where they kept their heating pads and she told me they were in isle 8. I went to them and read and picked one that promised me that helped relieve menstrual pain. Going into the feminine products isle next I grabbed the biggest box of extra strength Midol I could find. I carried everything up to the front to pay.

"Ohh one of them weeks huh?" the clerk asked

"Ohh yea" I told her handing over my new credit card

"Mother Nature is a Bitch" she said

"You got that right" I said getting my bag and signing my credit slip

I slipped the card back into my pocket and took my bag. The clerk bid me a good day and I walked out. I was feeling bad so I headed back to Range Man. When I got back on 5 it felt hot and stuffy and it smelled like sweat. I walked thru the cubicles wondering where everyone was when Tank appeared.

"OH THANK GOD YOUR HERE!! " he said "I deployed all of RangeMan to find you"

"I can go to the store. It's not a big deal" I huffed at him

"It is a big deal now since your Rangers wife. You have no idea what he'd do to us if something happened......" he was saying and I blew

"GOOD GOD HES JUST A DAMN MAN. I CAN GO TO THE FRIKEN STORE IF I WANT TO" I screamed not seeing that all the men had come back

I stomped to my office and grabbed my candy bag. When I came back out Tank had gone white if that's at all possible. I stood there and looked at him.

"Now I'm going up to 7 when I'm spending the rest of the say alone. NO ONE and I mean NO ONE is to bother me. Got it?" I asked him

"Yes" he said and I walked off to the elevator. When I looked back the rest of the men were with Tank watching me leave

I got inside my now apartment and locked the door behind me. I carried my bags into the kitchen and sat them down on the counter. I took the Midol box out and ripped it open; filling a glass with tap water I swallowed two pills down.

I grabbed a big bowl and dumped my candy bag into it. Looking down at it, it reminded me of my favorite holiday, Halloween. Walking into my bedroom I plugged the heating pad in climbed onto the bed and placed it over my stomach and my girly parts. Grabbing a candy bar I was on my way to chocolate heaven.