These characters belong to Janet I am just borrowing them for my amusement. Although I would love to keep Ranger and the merry men for myself!

This story does contain violence, and touches on dark subject matters. This story is not friendly to Morelli or Helen Plum so for Cupcake fans you have been warned.

Chapter 19: Proposals and Partnerships

SPOV

Carlos picked me up my legs went around his waist he grabbed my ass and pulled my core down to his hard erection rubbing me against him. I couldn't wait to have him inside me. I was aching for him as my lips met his a growl erupted from his chest. I love that I have this much affect on him. I love that he can't seem to get enough of me. I love to feel the need for me that he has the raw emotional power that it gives me is addictive.

Kissing him with a hunger I have never experienced in my life he responds with his own hunger. Our need for each other is beyond explosive. It shakes me to my core the way this man makes me feel. What this man can do to me to my body and how my body responds to his looks, his touch, his lips. It is the most hypnotic thing I have ever experienced.

It is intoxicating and it leaves me begging and pleading for more there is never enough with this man. I want him inside me pushing at my walls. I want him in my mouth tasting his delicious juices. God I just want him.

I gasp as my back hits the cooler tile of the shower wall. His hands on my ass kneading my checks with his fingers as he is pushing and grinding his erection into me he pulls back slightly and I immediately protest the lost of connection of his skin against mine.

I feel as the head of his erection plays with my entrance and I can't fight the desire to just impale myself on him. Feeling the frustration building as I just want him to thrust himself in me and fuck me hard against the shower wall. I need him and I need him like yesterday and he is just rubbing himself against me playing with me. "Carlos...Please…I need…"

He paused "What, tell me what you need, tell me what you want." He asked me the frustration for him had built to a point that I didn't think I could even think let alone function unless I have him. I needed him to fill me, I need him to make me scream his name. My core was aching and contracting so hard that I couldn't think straight I couldn't control my mouth. My mouth opened and out came words that under any other circumstance or situation I would have been blood red from embarrassment and probably wouldn't have been able to say period. "Carlos I need you to fuck me. I need you to fill me and fuck me harder than you have ever fucked me. Take me now and fuck me already." I was practically screaming when I finished demanding him now.

I watched his eyes turn black and sparkle as I watched him change from the man that is normally in control to the man that was lost in lust lost in his need for me. I felt his arms turn to steel around me as he pulled me down on to him completely filling me in a single thrust as he pressed my back firmly against the tiled wall and proceeded to drive himself in and out of me faster and harder than he has ever taken me.

I felt like I was going to explode I was hanging on the edge of my orgasm from the moment he entered me I needed to cum to so bad but I was grasping onto that edge for all I was worth I wanted to extend the way my body was convulsing for him. I wanted to extend the way my limbs felt like they were floating. I wanted to extend the feeling that I was flying that he was creating with each thrust into me. I know I was screaming because somewhere in my brain I recognized the sound I was hearing was me. I wasn't in pain, I was being hurt, I was being so satisfied so completely filled that I couldn't express the euphoria I was feeling any other way than screaming as the pleasure coursed its way thru my body.

I didn't want to let go of that edge I wanted to climb higher and higher I was struggling with all I had as he was driving himself in and out of me and I was holding on to him pulling him into me for all I was worth my legs and arms where locked around him as tight as I could get them. I felt the bite of his fingers into the soft flesh of my ass as he pulled me down on to him even harder crushing my body against his has he pushed his body tighter against me and held me there for a second before retreating and pounding himself into me harder.

My brain didn't even register the pain of the bite from his fingers I was too far gone in the pleasure he was creating in every ounce of my body, every fiber of my being was screaming in the ecstasy of the moment of him fully pressed inside me stretching me for all I was worth filling me completely from entrance to womb and I was lost in my love for this man.

I could feel his erection inside me twitching and convulsing with the need to cum. I knew he was holding on to the edge just as much as I was neither of us wanted it to end, neither of us was willing to let go, to let go of his moment to let go and allow ourselves to cum to fall from the edge. We both wanted to go higher and ride the wave longer and we were both driving each other more crazed the longer we held on. It is like sweat torture. You needed to cum so bad on one hand that you would just about do anything to cum and on the other hand the feeling was so euphoric to hold on to the edge and be driving higher that you weren't sure which was the more fulfilling feeling.

To know that you had the power to drive someone so completely crazed with desire is a sensual power that I can't describe. I have never felt this power or ability before but it is one that I never intend on giving up when it came to making love to Carlos, the man of my dreams my desires my love. When it came to him my body just screamed for him to take me, for him to make love to me, fuck me, my body just wanted him any and every way. I have never felt that kind of desire for a man. I have never wanted a man so bad in my life that I would just give myself to them no questions no restrictions until Carlos.

I knew whatever he wanted however he wanted me he would have me. There would never be restrictions any inhibitions when it came to him. I was his all of me every fiber of me was his. The answer would always be yes no matter how he wanted my body no matter how he wanted me the answer would always be yes. Normally the acknowledgement of that would scare me but with Carlos it didn't I wasn't afraid I wasn't scared I didn't feel enslaved to him rather I felt empowered by it because of it.

Feeling his body convulse at the feeling our lovemaking was causing was enough for me to know I was driving him just as crazy as he was driving me and that we were both lost in our love for one another in each other bodies as our bodies slammed together. Finally it was more than I could hold on to I tried to grasp harder but I could no longer hold on and I fell from the edge cumming all over him screaming his name as I felt him pull me into him hard and I felt him fall with me shooting his warm cum deep inside me as he was pressed against my womb.

His knees buckling we fell to the shower floor me on top of him, him still buried deep inside me as the water beat down on us from the shower head above. Neither of us able to move or talk just gaping for our own breath lost in the world of euphoria that rushes thru your body when you cum so fully. Each basking in the delight that you knew you completely filled your partner that you completely satisfied your partner.

RPOV

Jesus I don't think I have ever lost control like I just had with my Babe. When she demanded that I fuck her already saying she wanted it hard and fast I don't know what came over me. I was like an animal attacking her. I couldn't take her fast or hard enough no matter how fast or hard I went for her. The more I grabbed her and crushed her against me the more I wanted.

The faster I would move in and out of her the faster I wanted. Her body not only took the attack but it welcomed it and screamed for more. I could feel her delight her need her desire her want for more and I answered it every time.

Crushing her to me pounding in her she pushed me higher than I had ever been. I knew she was holding on to the edge of her orgasm feeling the wonderful feelings that it creates as it drove her higher. I was holding on to my own as my first push in feeling her tighten around me feeling her so wet and so hot for me almost pushed me over the edge. But I had better control than that. I held on to my own desires of cumming so I could push her further. Little did I realize how much she would push my own desire to cum.

Before we were done my body was screaming to cum and I was holding it back for all I was worth the sensation she had built in my body was beyond anything I had ever felt with any woman I had ever been with. It was primal in a way because I couldn't stop attacking her I couldn't stop pistoning in and out of her if my life had depended upon it. My whole body was screaming for release begging for release when I finally felt her let go of the edge and cave into her own orgasm which had me cumming in response in a matter of seconds. Her body was milking me dry as her walls were contracting around me.

I could no longer hold us up and we fell to the floor or the shower still connected as I held her ass to me as tight as I could hold her. I was sure she was going to have bruises there tomorrow as I knew my fingers had to have left marks. I just hoped in my primal need of having to have her I hadn't hurt her. I would never forgive myself for hurting her.

We lay there on the floor of the shower gasping for our breath. Lost in feelings of what my Babe could do to me how she could make me feel so complete so fulfilled. God she had me wanting to worship her body all the time. I could never be able to get enough of her no matter how much I had her there would never be enough for me.

I heard her moan which caused me to worry that I had hurt her "Babe are you okay? Did I hurt you?" She raised her head and looked at me and smiled "no Carlos you could never hurt me. I am fine. I just can't seem to get my body to move right now it feels like jello."

I chuckle at her confession "Yeah I know…Babe that…that was amazing." She looks up at me and blushes. "Why are you blushing?" I know why but I want her to tell me.

Looking at little sheepishly "I can't believe I said that to you I practically demanded…" and she used her hand to motion what she didn't want to say out loud. "Yeah and it was hotter than hell" I told her which caused her to blush even more.

"Babe there is no reason to be embarrassed with me. What we share when we make love whether it is hard and fast or slow and sensual or anywhere in between there is nothing to be embarrassed about. What our bodies give each other pleasure, excitement, fulfillment, ecstasy none of it should you be embarrassed about. It is okay for your body to want those things from me as it is okay for my body to want those things from you. There is no shame in you finding and exploring your sexuality I want you to. I want you to tell me when you need me how you need me what you want to experience. I don't want you to be embarrassed about telling me what you want or how I can satisfy you."

She looks up at me almost unsure of herself. "Really, you don't find this embarrassing? You wouldn't mind me telling you what I wanted? Or if I decided I wanted to try something new you wouldn't get upset with me? "

I can't believe she is asking me this "no Babe. I would never be embarrassed by our love making. I always want to know what you want. I want to please you every way you want to be pleased. As far as trying something new, no I would never be upset. So long as you know I don't share." Not that I thought she would want to try a threesome but I just wanted her to know that I wouldn't do that with her it wasn't that I found it embarrassing or repulsive because prior to her I have done it hell I have shared women with Lester and Tank hell even Lester and Tank at the same time and never thought twice about it but I wasn't sharing her with her anyone. She was mine and mine alone I didn't want anyone else touching her in a way that would make her cum like I did that was mine and mine alone.

She gasp "No I don't think I will ask you to share I am not really the sharing kind of girl either. I want my man all to myself." I looked at her smiling "Good to know Babe…Good to know." I sat up bringing her with me. Lifting her up to her feet I instantly felt the loss of our connection when I raised her up off of me. I stood up "let's finish up in the shower before we run out of the water." We both laughed at my comment.

We both finished our shower and stepped out into the well steamed up bathroom. I was so excited I was like a teenager. Quickly drying off and dressing I left her to finish up while I went into the dining room to finish getting everything ready.

Dinner smelled delicious and Ella had set the table. She had placed a beautiful vase of flowers in the table with votive candles around it There were two taper candles on each side of the centerpiece as well as rose petals placed all over the table cloth. There was champagne cooling in the ice bucket sitting just off from the table. She had our place settings all setup with crystal glasses and beautifully polished silver ware with china plates. I hit the button for the music and slow jazz filled the room.

I lit all of the candles and then turned the lights out. I got our food from the oven and placed it on our plates. Ella had gone all out with dinner tonight I couldn't wait until my Babe tastes what Ella had prepared. She had made all Cuban dishes and they smelled like home to me.

SPOV

God that was amazing. Carlos is such an amazing lover. I finished drying off and combing out my wet hair. I quickly decide to dry it and then I went in search of something to wear. I knew we weren't going anywhere we were just going to eat dinner so I decided to give Carlos a little surprise.

Ella is a godsend. I have noticed more clothing appears daily on my side of the closet. I have also noticed a few new negligees have appeared in my dresser. I think tonight I will wear one of those.

I open the drawer and find a nice black satiny with lace negligee. It cups my breast giving them the look of cleavage as it ends just south of my cheeks with a slight flair to the skirt. The area covering my breast is lacy as well as the bottom of the skirt has lace. I pull on a pair of black lacy thongs checking myself in the mirror one more time before walking out into the bed room.

I slowly make my way to the dining room. I wanted to surprise Carlos to see the look on his face when he saw me. I haven't done anything like this before and I wanted to see his initial reaction. I slowly stepped into the dining room he was busy fixing our plates. I wasn't sure what we were having but it smelled heavenly and I couldn't hold them moan that escaped from my mouth from the sheer smell.

Carlos turned to look at me and froze. Uh oh maybe I broke him. No way he doesn't break he is Batman after all. Looking at him his eyes went from warm brown to obsidian black. Oh he definitely likes. A smile plays across his lips as he pulls the chair out for me.

Reaching for my hand I place mine in his and he pulls me to him. "Babe" I am thinking that Babe means I want to tear your clothes off of you and take you right here on the dining room table because I can't make it out of this room before I have you. Or maybe I am just really hoping that is what it means.

Looking at him standing there in nothing but a pair of faded and well worn jeans riding low on his waist to the point I can see his beautiful eight pack as well as where his body starts to V around his hips heading to the promise land I am so turned on by him that I know these thongs won't make it thru dinner. Jesus what this man could do to me just by looking at me and saying Babe I swear I am on the verge of another orgasm and he hasn't even touched me except holding my hand.

Carlos has turned me into a sex fiend. I can't get enough, I can't have him enough, I can't touch him feel him have him inside me enough to ever not just practically beg him every time I am in the room with him alone and being off sugar only increases the need even more.

I do my best to get myself back under control by focusing on our dinner "Carlos what's for dinner it smells so delicious."

Never taking his eyes off of me he tells me "Babe Ella fixed a special dinner for us tonight. We have a little celebrating to do. Everything she fixed tonight is Cuban food and some of my very favorites. I hope you will enjoy them."

Oh boy I have loved everything Ella has ever fixed so I had no doubt that I would love these dishes they smelled heavenly. He pointed to the first dish "Our Appetizer is empanadas they are a beef mixture with cheese in dough that is baked." Pointing to the second dish "Our meal, is spicy mojo chicken with a warm mango-avocado salsa with rice. Mojo is a marinade that is made up of cumin, garlic, red chili, olive oil, orange and lime juice." Then he pointed to the third dish "Dessert Babe for our celebration we are going to have dessert of Flan de Coco y Ron or coconut rum flan with a side of grilled pineapple."

I believe I have died and gone to food heaven. Everything sounded so wonderful, smelled so wonderful I couldn't wait to taste to it. Pushing my chair up to the table for me I couldn't wait to grab my fork. The first thing I tasted was the empanadas and they were delicious but when I tasted the chicken with the salsa I just wanted to rub myself all in my plate. I mean it was so good. Have you ever ate something that was so good you just felt like you wanted to roll in it or you could just lick the plate clean. It was that good. I couldn't help the moans I didn't even try there was no way in hell I would hold back those moans that food was just way to good. It was orgasmic in itself.

I almost cried when I had finished everything on my plate. I looked over at Carlos' plate wondering if I could steal any from him but he had finished his plate as well damn of all the luck. "Carlos that was amazing. That was so good I honestly wanted to lick the plate. Ella is amazing is there anything she can't do?"

Shaking his head "No I am not sure how she does what she does but honestly I don't think there is anything she can't do." He answered me. "I agree, I also don't think you pay her enough. Do you know she has been filling my closet with cloths? Every day there is something new I have her to thank for this." I run my hand up the side of my negligee. Carlos' eyes turn dark again and his breathing hitched as he watches me.

He then shakes his head "No Babe I have her to thank for it." He tells me as he reaches for me pulling me in his lap. Kissing me for all he is worth. He finally pulled back so we could both catch some much needed air. He slowly sat me back down in my chair as he rose on his feet.

RPOV

Seeing her in her the black night gown was almost my undoing. She stepped into the dining room with the black satin and lace number and I just about said forget dinner and took her right there on the dining room table. She was so beautiful. It took everything I had to control myself.

Then hearing her moan thru every mouthful now that was beyond torture I swear the military could bottle that and use it against the enemies it would drive them crazy and make them talk faster than any pain we could ever inflict on them.

I almost collapsed to the pressure when I pulled her into my lap and kissed her for all I was worth but I managed to get myself back under control and put her back in her chair after all I had a surprise for her and I was determined to give it to her tonight.

Today when I went out to meet our client I stopped by a friends' place to pick up something that I had commissioned from him. When Stephanie told me that it would always be yes I called him and told him exactly what I wanted. I have to say I was very happy with his work. Of course I expected none the less he had been a long time customer of Rangeman and I knew the quality of his work.

Standing up I gently sat my Babe back in her chair. I saw confusion at first but when I lowered myself down on my knee I saw shock, disbelief flash in her eyes and then love. I smiled at her and opened the box in my hand but her eyes never left me.

"Babe, you are my life. You are my reason for breathing for the heart that beats in my chest. I have loved you from the moment I met you and I can only say I was a stubborn dumbass for not acting on it the first day I laid eyes on you. I have no excuse except to say that I always thought I was protecting you, keeping you safe, and that you deserved better than me. It isn't that I feel any different it is only that I have come to realize that I can't live without you. I will always protect you and keep you safe and while I still believe you deserve better I will work the rest of my life proving to you and to myself that I am the man worthy of your love. I have learned that together we are stronger, we are better, and we are happier than we would ever be apart. Babe if you will have me, it would be an honor for me to be your husband, to be your partner, to be the other half of you that gives your heart the ability to beat your lungs the ability to breath and your soul the ability to fly as you are the other half of me. Babe will you marry me?"

Tears are streaming down her beautiful face. I see love swimming in her eyes and I can tell that she at the moment is unable to even speak as she is trying but the words aren't coming. Finally she nods her head and then swallows. Gaining her voice she speaks the words that makes my heart soar.

"Carlos I told you it would always be yes. Whatever you asked it would be yes. Yes, I would love nothing more than to marry you. You are my other half without you I am not certain my life could go on. I have loved you for so long you complete me. I can't wait to become your wife, your partner."

Her eyes still haven't left me. "Care to see what's in the box?" I asked her wanting her to look at the surprise I had picked up for her. She looks at the box and gasps. "It's so beautiful." The ring is beautiful it is a three carat round diamond with one carat sapphires on each side in a platinum setting with diamonds going around the band. I take it out of the box holding it and show her the engraving inside the ring. Inside the ring reads My Love, My Life, My Soul, My Babe. More tears fell from her beautiful eyes. "The sapphires match the color of your eyes when I make love to you." I tell her.

Lifting her left hand I put the ring on her ring finger. It is a perfect fit. She throws herself at me her arms going around my neck as her body hits mine. Holding herself to me I quickly grab hold of her and pull her closer to me standing up with her in my arms I make our way back to the bedroom to properly celebrate our engagement.

SPOV

Oh my god Carlos just asked me to marry and he had a ring. Not just any ring. This ring is to die for beautiful. It's huge I am not a materialistic type of girl but this ring is beautiful. We spent the night making love. I would have thought I would have been tired when the alarm went off this morning but I am not. I am so excited Carlos and I are officially engaged. I was energized I was ready to tackle the day with renewed energy.

Today was the first day I was to start working with the guys on my training. Physical Fitness was first this morning and I was working with Hal, Zip, and Cal then to round out the fourth hour Bobby for my morning session. My afternoon session was Defensive Driving and I would be training with Vince, Woody, Binkie, and then the final hour with Tank. I was excited I loved all the guys I would be working with and I couldn't wait to tell them my news! Maybe I would just see how many people noticed the ring on my finger. Of course it would be a shame to sweat on this ring.

Getting dressed and gathering up my things I head down to the fifth floor to say good morning to my fiancé who I am sure has been working since the wee early hours of the morning.

MannyPOV

Yesterday I talked to Tank and he told me about wifey's new stalker. How he had left porn and notes with what he wanted to do with wifey. Just him telling me and me imagining her standing there in her bedroom with all of the stuff displayed on her bed made my blood boil. Someone's home is supposed to be their safe haven but that has never been the case with her. She doesn't know what it is like to have a safe haven until she stayed here at Rangeman.

She attracts stalkers like a moth to light I have never seen anything like it. She doesn't even have to do anything to attract them they manage to find her. How I will never know but they manage to find her. I however can't wait to find this sick son of a bitch and teach him a lesson for ever setting his sites on my wifey.

Even though Tank described the scene at her apartment when I started looking thru the collected evidence it was all I could do to control my rage.

I finally had to get up and leave the room. I just wanted to attack something anything hell I didn't even care. I was inhaling and exhaling deeply standing in the hallway trying to get my rage under control when I saw Ram.

"Hey Manny you okay man?" He asked me "No, I am far from okay. I just started looking at the evidence collected from wifey's apartment and just looking at it thinking about her finding it makes me want to kill the son of a bitch who left that shit for her."

Nodding his head in agreement he said. "Manny, you find out who this sick twisted son of a bitch is that left that shit for her. I know if anyone can find out who it is you. When you do, we will find him and we will bring him here so we can all get a piece of him trust me I know the rage you are feeling. When I saw that stuff on her bed I wanted to kill the son of a bitch. Hell I still do just thinking about it."

I nodded I knew I had to keep my focus to find this guy. I had to control my emotions and I had to remember my training. Typically when you are working forensics it is easy to stay unattached as it isn't personal but this was personal. I loved my wifey. She was like a sister to me and it was hard to stay unattached when you can just imagine how this shit made her feel.

Walking back into my lab I had a renewed since of my job, my capabilities, and my resolve to find this mother fucker before he had a chance to get his bastard hands on my wifey.

Last night I had run into Lester down in the hallway on four and he told me everything that has been happening around here. He told me about wifey's car blowing up, her walking in on Morelli banging that bitch Terry, the things that Joe said to her and how she stood up for us in Pinos'. He said he would send me the video he got but I haven't seen it yet. He told me how he had hit her. I wanted his head but she had filed charges against him which was probably the best plan of attack as it would affect his job. He also told me that she wanted to come and work here fulltime. That is why she was training so hard so that she could pass the tests required to become a full time Rangeman. I couldn't have been more proud of her.

He then went on to tell me about finding the items on her bed and her reaction of being totally humiliated in what the guys would think about her. She should know there are no judgments here especially judgments of her. Someone who accepts us with open arms no questions asked how could we judge her? It wouldn't happen. We all love her and want to protect her and keep her safe.

This is going to take me a while to process everything collected so I sat down at the lab table and started going thru the evidence.

CalPOV

Today was the first day I was going to get to train with Angel. I was excited. I had heard all about her training and how hard she was working.

I knew the wall was one of the obstacles that she was struggling with and I knew that one of the aspects of getting up over that wall was upper body strength she needed not only to be able to hold her weight up but she needed to be able to pull her weight up.

Walking up to her in the gym to begin our hour long training session I wrap my arms around her and give her a hug with a kiss to the top of her head. She smiles up at me and kisses me back on the cheek.

"You ready to do this?" I asked her and she nods.

"I know one of the obstacles that gave you trouble was the wall." She blew out a huff of air and nodded.

"Cal I tried no matter how hard I ran toward the wall how high I jumped I just couldn't seem to get all of the elements to flow together to get myself over the wall."

"We are going to work on that." I tell her. Walking over to the cable machine I adjust the cable arm so it is well above her head. It isn't quite as tall as the wall as it won't adjust that high but it is highest it goes which is over her head. I then set the weight somewhere around triple her body weight. Just guessing I say she weighs somewhere between one ten and one twenty so I sat the weight at three fifty that will hold her.

Having put the wide grip bar on the pull I instructed her to jump at grip grab it and pull herself up until her hands were at her waist and she was holding herself up with her arms extended down beside her. If she could get to that position then she would be in position to throw her leg over that wall.

She tried several times she never really made it to the point that her arms were extended and she was supporting herself against the bar but she did good. We would continue working on it and she would get it.

We finished out my hour with another fun exercise. I told her to imagine that I was the wall in front of her. Standing with my back to her I instructed her to run towards me jump and grab my shoulders and jump on my back. I told her if she could get in piggy back position without any help I would give her piggy back rides for a day.

Standing six foot seven I am a whole foot taller than Angel. I knew she would struggle to get in proper piggy back position but I knew it was doable if she set her mind to it she would be able to jump grab hold of my shoulders and pull her body into position.

She looked t me questioning "Are you sure Cal. You don't think I will hurt you?" I shook my head "No you aren't going to hurt me. Give it your best shot." I challenged her. What did she think her weight would hurt me? No way. She was chump change when it came to me and her weight. Hell I wasn't going to brag and tell her but I benched about three times her weight on a daily basis.

Hell I did dumbbell curls weighing almost as much as she did with one arm. Her weight was nothing to me.

"Go ahead Angel. Remember piggy back rides for a whole day." It took her several times of running and jumping hitting me and falling off before she actually got it right and remained on my back damn she didn't feel as heavy as my pack I carry when on missions.

"Way to go Angel I guess it is piggy back rides for a day." All too quickly our hour was over and Bobby was there to finish up her training. Giving her a kiss I left the gym.

DougPOV

It was twelve and I knew she would be working out. I thought I would go workout as well. Now that we are at Rangeman we are expected to work out just like the full time employees it is part of the contract we signed when we came here even as contract workers you have to work out and practice at the range.

I overheard Lester's conversation with Manny last night in the hall way. They didn't know I was there as I was about to round the corner when I heard them talking about her. I have found out a lot about her just by listening to the guys talking. They may not be willing to talk to me about her but they certainly talk to each other.

If I am sneaky enough I get to listen in. Like last night I heard about her finding her boyfriend having sex with another woman, her car exploding, I heard that she has a stalker that left her some porn stuff, now that sounds like it could be fun, and that she was training because she wanted to be a full time Rangeman and she wanted to pass the entrance test just like all of the other guys here.

Now I will have to say that pissed me off. I want to be the full time Rangeman and I am not going to let some split tail take that away from me. I will make sure when I am done she wants nothing to do with Rangeman or any of the men here. I just need to bide my time and keep my cool and work my magic. They won't know what hit them. They won't know why she doesn't want to be here and I will be able to step right in where I belong a full time Rangeman.

I am going to go to the gym and work out while she is there working out. I noticed that she usually works out alone which will give me time to make friends with her. One thing I have learned is that you keep your friends closer and your enemies closer she is definitely an enemy of mine as she threatens to take away the one thing I desire most.

Walking into the gym I run into Bobby who was leaving. He stops when he sees me enter the gym and looks at me. "I am sorry, you must be new here, but the gym is closed between the hours of twelve and one thirty. You can come back after one thirty if you would like."

"I didn't realize the gym was closed. I am a contract worker and was hoping to get my work out in over lunch since I missed getting here this morning." I told him. Looking around I saw her starting to work out. I motion to her "I guess it isn't closed to everyone?" I questioned him.

Glancing a look over his shoulder at her "No the gym is open to her from twelve to one thirty and only her. You will need to find another time to work out or come back at one thirty and work out but for you this gym is now closed you will have to leave."

I could tell he wasn't going to allow me to stay and I didn't want to push my luck with him so I turned around and walked out with him tailing me all the way back up to the control room. Since I couldn't work out I might as well go to lunch. Finding Mike in the break room looking thru the refrigerator I asked him "Hey man want to go to lunch with me?" He nods that he would go so we went down to the garage and headed out to the local hamburger joint.

Walking in we sat down at a booth towards the back and ordered lunch.

JPOV

I was sitting at the booth at the local burger joint fussing over my life. How Cupcake had wrecked havoc on my life with filing that damn complaint against me, and getting that fucking restraining order. Not to mention she had moved in with that fucking thug a killer for hire and left me.

I mean I was her future husband and she was fucking a bunch of mercenaries how was I supposed to just over look that. I mean it was one thing for me to have women on the side because she couldn't give me everything I wanted. She couldn't satisfy my boys in all the ways they wanted although after hearing what she does with those thugs she better damn well be willing to suck my dick now.

I saw two guys with Rangeman shirts on walk past me and sit at the booth in front of me. I started to just leave I mean I didn't need them ruining my lunch after all they had ruined my life, ruined my cupcake what more would they ruin for me. But then it struck me odd that they didn't recognize me I mean I didn't recognize them but let's face it they area always in black unless they have a tattoo on their forehead are Hispanic or black hell they all look alike.

I then heard the one guy start to talk.

"Mike have you heard anything about the girl that we saw yesterday training?" Hmmm so they must be knew there and trying to figure out who Cupcake is.

The guy named Mike answered him "No, I don't know who she is but I do know she is hot as hell, she seems close to the guys there." So he hasn't been introduced to the building whore yet. I am sure she will break him in nicely given time.

"Yeah she seems a little too close if you ask me. She seems like she is all over all of them. Hugging them kissing them and jumping on them." I briefly saw red. He just confirmed what I knew all along she is banging them all. She is fucking and sucking every one of those bastards. Like hell she wasn't going to fuck and suck me as well. I was better than all of those bastards put together. I as a cop for Christ sake not a hired killer a thug a heartless mercenary and she would fuck and suck their dick and not mine. I don't think so. Hell I bet she is taking on more than one at a time.

Maybe I will call Dave and let him have that fantasy of his of us both taking her at the same time if she wants to play like that. My mind gets lost for a few minutes in that fantasy of having Cupcake sucking me while being fucked and then having me fucking her ass while he is fucking her pussy and I missed some of what he was saying. Dave is a friend of mine that we have shared women in the past it really isn't my thing but the opportunity presented itself and let's face it I am not about turn down a nice piece of ass. Ever since he saw Cupcake at my house one night we were having a poker game he has asked me several times to share her with him.

The only reason I hadn't to date was that she was going to be my future wife and I knew she would never go for it now I am quite certain she would go for it and if I had my way I would set it up with him. He wouldn't care if we had to tie her down to do the deed he would just get off more on it and hell maybe I would too.

I go back listening in on their conversation.

"She is training because she wants to become a full time Rangeman employee she wants to pass the entrance test just like all of the other guys." The one guy says

"Really wow has a woman ever passed that test?" Mike asks the guy that I don't know the name of. He shakes his head no and laughs "She isn't going to pass it either if I have my way. I want to be the next full time Rangeman and I am not going to let her stand in my way. If you help me I will make sure we hire you next when a position comes available."

He is trying to get help from Mike to make Cupcake fail. Oh this couldn't be better. They don't want her there. They want her to fail. Oh how could fortune been looking down on me so well today. This couldn't get better if I had planned it.

I had wondered how her stalker was going to get to her now that she had moved into Rangeman and now I had two on the inside that I am sure would be willing to work with me to chase Cupcake away from there screaming and right into my awaiting arms.

Mike asks him "Man what you have in mind? How are you going to get her to fail?" The guy I haven't heard his name yet said "I am not sure yet but I will think of something. The first thing I am going to do is fuck her brains out like all of the rest of Rangeman then I will figure out a way to make her leave."

At first I have the urge to punch him but then I think it is just another mercenary why not have a run at her like the rest of them. After all if you are going to make her leave there it will be worth it in the long run.

Mike speaks up "I am not certain this is the smartest of ideas they seem mighty close to her but I do want to be a full time Rangeman. You realize if this comes out we are probably both dead men right?"

I see him shake his head "No one is going to find out. She will be too afraid to dare tell any of them besides she will be so embarrassed that she failed she won't want to show her face around them again. What do you say? Are you in?"

I can see hesitation in Mike and I think weak fucker but he finally agrees to help out the nameless fucker. I think it is time to make my move and help them both out. I think we can for a partnership that will be mutually beneficial for us all.

I stand up and walk up to their booth "Gentleman how are you today?" They nod their head and say "Fine" I push my way into the booth beside nameless dude.

"Let me introduce myself, my name is Joe. Joe Morelli and I think I can help you with your problem at Rangeman." They raised their eye brow to me questioning my statement. "I overheard you talking about a certain female who wants to be a full time Rangeman. That certain female happens to be Stephanie and she happens to be my future wife who has taken up with a bunch of thugs and from what I heard you say you believe she is fucking them all."

He winces. "Yeah man I am sorry from what I have seen I would say she is very close to all of them. I wouldn't doubt that they are passing her around."

"I figured as much. I don't know what you have planned for her but I won't begrudge you having a go at her provided you get her to leave there so I can get her back."

He looks at me "let me get this straight are you telling me I can have sex with your girlfriend?" Oh how to put this.

"She isn't my girlfriend right now. She is currently the Rangeman whore so while she is with them spreading her legs if you get a chance go for it but I want your plan to work. I have been looking for a way to get her out of that building and away from them. I think I just found that way and if you want a go at her I say go for it, think of it as gratitude for helping me."

Not sure to what point I could trust them I didn't want to tell them too much. "I know Stephanie has a stalker if some boxes were to be delivered to you would you be able to get the contents to Stephanie without anyone else finding out?"

"Yeah we could probably do that without too much trouble provided we didn't get too many packages too close together." I smiled now her stalker had a way in to attack where she felt she was the safest. I wondered how safe she would feel now.

"What do you say guys do we have an agreement?" The one guy I don't know his name is smiling and nodding the other guy I still see hesitation in his eyes he isn't sure what he wants to do. I hate to tell him he is either in or out and by out I mean way out like six feet under out because I am not going to let him go back to Rangeman and blab about this to anyone there and ruin my chance at crushing Rangeman in Cupcakes eyes.

Mike finally agrees and nods that we have an agreement. I look at the first guy "I don't know your name." He looks at me offers his hand to shake and says "Doug".

I pull out my card "Doug here is my card with my number. Get a burn phone and call me at that number I point to my office number leave a message of only your phone number. I will call you from another burn phone that way the calls won't be traced. Mike you do the same. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Really soon oh and guys this is going to fun." I got up and walked away from their booth smiling the biggest smile I have had in the past two days.

MikePOV

Damn what have I gotten myself into? I knew I should have never come to lunch with this stupid fucker.

Now the police officer wanted our help getting to Stephanie the girl at Rangeman. I mean I wanted to become a full time Rangeman but this path is a dangerous path. I could tell how important she was to all of the guys. I didn't think she was fucking them like Doug seemed to think but what the hell did I know? Furthermore I didn't really care. It was enough for me to know that she was important to them.

I should have stayed out of this. I should have walked away soon as he said something I knew this had disaster written all over it and now that the cop is involved I felt like if I have said no it would be the end of my life. It is going to be the end of my life if the guys at Rangeman catch on to what we are doing. If they catch us we are dead men walking. I don't know what is worse having the cop do it or a Rangeman do it.

Damn sometimes I can get myself into some stupid shit. Maybe I should just come clean when we get back to Rangeman. But if I did that my dream of becoming a Rangeman would definitely be down the drain not that it was going to withstand what I had gotten myself into anyway but maybe I could walk out with my life. Probably not the cop would see to it that that wouldn't happen. Shit.

I guess I am just going to have to ride this one out the best I can and pray like hell it doesn't blow up in my face and end up costing me my life.

VincePOV

It was my hour to train with Bomber on defensive driving. I was going to have her drive around Trenton and have her call out all of things she saw surrounding her teaching her to be aware of her surroundings while driving. It is something you need lots of practice doing. It sounds easy until you try it.

Meeting her in the garage we hop in one of the smaller SUVs. "Bomber I want you to just drive around Trenton and tell me what you see. I want to see how aware you are of your surroundings while driving. We will make it a little game the one that calls the most things out per street wins. Whoever wins the most rounds gets to buy the other one an ice cream cone. Deal?"

She looks at me smiling "Deal Vince. You are so going to owe me an ice cream cone when this is over. Oh and I am going to want to collect on that before we come back to Haywood."

I couldn't help but laugh at how excited she was. "You sound mighty sure of yourself there bomber just remember you will be driving this time. It changes the ball game." She was just smiling as she pulled out on to Haywood.

We had been several rounds of the game and I must admit she had won more than I had she was handing my ass to me when I heard the siren. Oh shit. Looking in my rear view mirror I saw the unmarked car with the hood light behind us.

Signaling she pulled over I couldn't imagine what we were being pulled over for because we weren't speeding, we weren't driving reckless and even if we were the cops here always let Rangeman pass they knew the emergencies we worked.

Looking back I saw Joe get out of the car. Fuck, double fuck. I saw Stephanie tense in the seat next to me when she saw him. Triple fuck. I quickly pushed the button to patch us into the control room. I knew the two new fuckers would be there this afternoon I only hoped they had the sense to know what to do in this situation. Hopefully they would record whatever the mike in the car picked up.

He walked up to the window and signaled for her to roll the window down. She cracked the window "Joe what do you want? I have a restraining order against you. You aren't supposed to come within a hundred feet of me and this is a whole lot closer than a hundred feet."

"May I see your license and registration please?" He said in a no playing no joking tone of voice. "Joe what are you pulling me over for. I have a right to know." Looking at her as though he was looking right thru her he once again stated "I need to see your license and registration if you don't have that or are refusing to show it to me you will need to step out of the vehicle with your hands raised above your head."

I leaned over and whispered give him the license and registration don't get out of the car unless there are no other options. I have tapped us into Rangeman.

She hands him her license and the vehicles' registration card from the glove box. He takes them thru the crack. He looks at them and then he tells her "Ma'am I need you to step out of the vehicle." I can see she is getting furious and I know this isn't going to go well for her.

"Stephanie calm yourself down you need to remain in control don't get mad that is what he wants. If you do something or say something in anger he is going to arrest you and he is going to end up putting you in the back of his police car handcuffed more than likely without me. Please don't do anything to get yourself arrested. I have activated the cameras everything should be recording. We can use it against him later."

Morelli placed his hand on his gun and preceded "Ma'am I am asking you one more time, you need to slowly step out of the vehicle with your arms up." She nodded her head.

She pulled the handle of the door causing it open. He stepped back so she could step out of the vehicle with her arms raised in front of her.

He guided her to the front of the vehicle and threw her face down on the hood. I started to exit the car when he drew his gun and pointed at me. "You, you stay in the vehicle with your arms up if you move your arms I shoot first and then ask questions do you understand me?" He asked me.

I nodded. Fuck Ranger is going to kill me for this. I watch as Joe places his hand down on the hood of the car with the gun pointing right at Stephanie's face. Shit.

I watch as he takes his other hand and pats her down I watch him grab her breast and I can tell he is grabbing her hard. I watch as he runs his hand down her sides towards the front of her jeans and then back of her jeans where his hand slips down the back I watch as she slams her eyes shut. The gun still pointing right at her face I can see the terror that is running through her. I know the feeling well because it has seized my heart and clamped it I can't even move my hands to do anything.

I watch as he spreads her legs further apart and steps up behind her pushing himself up against her while his hand goes for the front of her jeans again unbuttoning them and sliding his hand inside her pants.

The sick bastard is watching me just waiting for me to make a move so he can shoot me in front her or god forbid shoot her. I have never felt as helpless in my life as I do at this moment.

I see tears streaming down her face and I know what he is doing to her with his hand and I just want to rip his face off with my bare hands. But I am too afraid to move because I am afraid that he won't shoot me I am afraid if I move he will shoot her. He said if I move he would shoot but he didn't say who and the gun is pointing right at her face point blank range.

Finally after a few minutes of grinding into her back side and fingering her he steps back still holding his gun on her. He tells her "Get up, fix your clothing. This is just a warning the next time you drive around town with a broken taillight I will write you a ticket." What the fuck. As he walks back to his car he uses the butt of his gun to knock the taillight out.

I see him casually licking his fingers as he is walking back to his car. Stephanie jumps into the car closes the door locking it and starts hysterically crying. I gather her up in my arms holding her and all she can say is "Carlos, I need Carlos, I need Carlos now" between her gut wrenching sobs.

"I will get him for you I promise." I told her trying to calm her down holding her trying to calm me down I had never in my life been more afraid in all the times I had been in the Rangers, all of the missions combined, my whole time at Rangeman I had never been more afraid than right at that moment seeing that gun being held to her head. My heart literally stopped.

Grabbing my phone I called Ranger. Ranger answered on the first ring. He knew I was with Stephanie. Hearing her crying in the back ground when he answered he immediately went on defensive I could feel him as he yelled out "Report"

"Ranger Stephanie needs you. You need to come here now pull up our GPS you will find us just get here like fucking yesterday. I will tell you what happened when you get here. She is okay physically but she needs you."

He hung up I knew he would be racing his way to us, to her. If I was correct I knew Lester and Tank would be with him in my book there couldn't be too many in case that fucker decided to come back.

RPOV

I was working in my office when my cell phone rang looking at it I noticed it was Vince calling. I knew he was training with my Babe. Something must have happened. I answered the phone and I immediately hear her screaming and crying in the back ground. What the fuck?

I immediately went on the defensive and barked "Report" before I even thought about what I was saying.

I then heard Vince and from his voice I knew it was bad. I could hear the panic and the fear in his voice whether he knew it was there or not I heard it. I sensed it. I then heard him say "Ranger Stephanie needs you. You need to come here now pull up our GPS you will find us just get here like fucking yesterday. I will tell you what happened when you get here. She is okay physically but she needs you."

What the fuck could have happened that had her that upset if she wasn't hurt physically? I quickly pulled up their location. I then stormed out my office yelling for Tank and Lester. They quickly came out of their offices running towards me. They knew by my voice that something was wrong.

We ran down to my car and got in. I told them what I knew "I don't know what is going on but Vince just called me and Stephanie was screaming and crying in the back ground. He said that physically she was fine but that she needed me and he said for me to get there like it was fucking yesterday." I didn't want to tell them about the fear and panic I heard in his voice. I have known Vince for a long time and I know he doesn't do fear and panic.

Racing to their location no one said anything. We pull up behind them and I can see her clinging to Vince like he was the last man on earth and he was her savor. I quickly ran up to her side of the car the door was locked. I tapped on the window which only elicited a scream from Stephanie that I don't think many of us have heard before. It was a scream of pure terror. I motion for Vince to unlock the car he reaches back to unlock the car and Stephanie screams for him to leave the car locked.

What could have happened? I wonder.

I yell "Babe it's me Carlos please let me open the door so I can see what's got you so upset." She pauses I hear her repeat "Carlos?" I am getting thru to her "Yeah Babe it's me whatever happened you are safe. Babe help me open the door, Okay." She pauses again I thought I would give her some further encouragement. "Babe Lester is here and so is Tank. We aren't going to let anything happen to you. Please for us open the door so we can see that you are alright."

She rushes the door grabbing the handle throwing the door open and throwing herself in my arms. Barely able to talk thru the tears she says "Oh Carlos I am so not alright" as the tears rack her body. I pick her up in arms and looking at her I briefly note the torn button on her shirt as well as the button on her pants were undone. What the hell happened to my Babe?

Rubbing her and sshing her I try to get her to calm down when that doesn't work I start whispering Spanish in her ear to calm her. Vince got out of the car and came around to me.

"Ranger let's get her back to Rangeman now. I will fill you all in on what happened when we get there. She isn't safe out here." I nod my head. I would never question my men when it came to her safety they knew it was my top priority and they knew I would never question them when they felt she was unsafe.

I could tell by the death grip she had on me that she wasn't going to let go and I had no intentions of letting go of her. I crawled into the backseat with her in my lap as Tank drove us back to Haywood. Vince following in the SUV they were driving.

I could see the look of worry on both Tank and Lester's face. I wish I had answers for them hell I wish I had answers for me but I didn't have any answers. She was just holding on to me as if her life depended upon it and for the all the hell I knew it could. She was still crying but it had slowed.

When we made it back to Haywood she was sleep from all her crying. Not knowing what happened that upset her and seeing her clothes the way they were I needed answers. Getting out of the car with her in my arms I told Lester.

"You get brown and come up to seven. I am going to take her up there now." Looking at Vince I told him "You come up with us I want to hear what happened."

Getting on the elevator we made our way to seven. I didn't want to leave her so I went to the couch and lay down and laid her out on top of me. Me holding her rubbing calming circles on her back while she slept truth be told it was calming and grounding me as much as I was hoping it was comforting her in her sleep.

I didn't give a shit what the other guys thought they could think what the fuck they wanted. I needed her with me and deep down inside I knew she needed me not to leave her alone.

It was only a few minutes later when Bobby and Lester walked into the room. I looked at Vince "Now tell us what happened that upset her so much."

VPOV

Oh shit where do I begin. He is going to fucking kill me when he hears this and hears that I did nothing but sit there and watch that fucker. I am a fucking dead man. Between him and Santos I don't stand a fucking chance then add Tank and Bobby into the mix. Fuck Bobby would know how to keep me alive even longer so they could continue to torture me for not doing anything. In some ways I would deserve every bit of what they were capable of dishing out.

Then I thought about Hector and thought holy fuck I hope they do torture and kill me here because I don't want to face him. If they let me live he wasn't so it doesn't really matter. I am a fucking dead man.

Suck it up solider taking a deep breath. "We were driving around Trenton just like her and Tank did on Monday only today I was letting her drive. We were playing a game out of being aware of your surroundings naming off things you saw with each street there was a winner and let me tell you she was handing me my ass."

They were smiling at that, that's a good thing right? Lester then just had to ask "Okay so how did it go from you playing a game where she was beating you to her crying hysterically and not responding to us when we got there?" Wow he doesn't beat around the bush.

I took a deep breath. "We were pulled over by Joe Morelli." I heard them all take a breath did I just hear that? "He was in an undercover cop car. He walked up to her window she only cracked it for him. He asked to see her license and registration. At first she didn't want to give it to him but I told her to do it that I didn't want him getting her out of the vehicle. So she did. When he had it he asked that she put her hands up and step out of the vehicle. I activated the sound and the recorders in the vehicle to connect us with the control room." I had to take a breath.

"She didn't want to she wanted to fight him. I could see it in her but I told her to do as he asked because if she gave him any reason whatsoever he would arrest her and then he would have her at his mercy in the back of his car handcuffed. Now I am not so sure that was the smartest advice but at the time I didn't want him to be able to get her alone. I just didn't imagine he would do what he did next."

Taking an even bigger breathe "She opened the door and stepped out of the car with her hands raised in front of her. He stepped back so she could step out of the vehicle. He then guided her to the front of the vehicle."

Another deep breath maybe I will cause myself to hyperventilate and then I won't have to tell them this. They are so going to fucking kill me. I know bad asses don't worry but in this case when you are facing four guys who are bigger bad asses than you are four guys who you know are very capable of killing you in matter of seconds yet are acknowledgeable enough to torture you for days on end if necessary you find yourself fucking worrying I don't care how big of a bad ass you are.

How do you look at the man whose woman is laying on top of him sleeping that she was molested by a fucking cop that was her x boyfriend while she was under your care your watch I mean how exactly do you fucking say that? What the fuck do you say? Stick to the facts solider that is all you can do. Now I am officially fucking crazy because I am answering myself.

"When he had her at the front of the vehicle he threw her face down on the hood. I started to exit the car when he drew his gun and pointed at me. He told me to stay in the vehicle with my arms. He said if I moved my arms he would shoot first and then ask questions."

I could feel the tension in the room raise oh this was not good but I sucked it up and continued. "He then put the gun on the hood of the car pointing right at Stephanie's face point blank." I heard growls erupt from those around me but Carlos was just stroking her back but his eyes said murder his demeanor was soft and caring with her. I wasn't sure how he was able to control it.

"I saw him start to pat her down but he took liberties with her. He grabbed her breast I know he grabbed them hard she probably has bruises on them. He then ran his hand down the front of her jeans and the back. I could see the terror in her face and she slammed her eyes shut when he went down the back of her jeans. He had the gun pointing right at her face and I was just frozen in place. Scared for what she was going thru and yet too afraid to move that he would have killed her or shot me in front of her. With the gun point black range of her face I wasn't going to take any chances."

The room got extremely quiet I mean eerie quiet like you could hear a pin if it dropped it didn't sound as though anyone was breathing. "He then proceeded to spread her legs further apart and he stepped up behind her pushing himself up against her. He then moved his hands to the front of her jeans and unbuttoned them. He then slid his hand into her pants. His eyes never left me so I wasn't able to make a grab for my gun."

Taking a calming breath because the memory makes me just want to tear something apart or rather someone apart I finish telling them about our encounter with the son of a bitch. "Tears were streaming down her face while his hand was roaming around in her pants while he was grinding into her back side. After a few minutes he stepped back but continued to hold his gun on her. He told her to get up, fix her clothing, and the proceeded to tell her that he was going to give her a warning that the next time she drove around town with a broken taillight he would write her a ticket. While he was walking back to his car he proceeded to break the taillight with the butt of his gun. As soon as she could she locked us in the SUV and was in my arms screaming and crying that is when I called you. Tell you the truth I was hoping you all would come when I patched us into the control room. But when you didn't she was screaming she needed you so I called you to come to us instead of making her switch seats with me so I could drive us back her."

I have to add "I have always known he was a son of bitch but I didn't realize he was this sick of a son of a bitch. He is mentally unstable at best. I have no doubt had I moved he would have shot one of us I just wasn't sure which one I wasn't about to do anything to risk her life."

RPOV
I laid their listening to Vince tell us what had happened to my Babe. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I knew Morelli was pissed, I knew he was more than upset with her over us, over her standing up for herself, for my men but I never thought that he would do something like this. But then again I never thought he would have hit her either and he did that.

There were moments when Vince was telling me the events that I wanted to just grab my gun and put a bullet between his eyes for not protecting her. I wanted to kill him for him allowing her to get out of the car with him, for leaving her vulnerable, for not trying to kill that son of a bitch while he was violating my Babe.

But when he said that he would never risk her life I put myself in his place and I am not sure I would have been able to do much different with the gun on her point blank range. I would like to think that I would be fast enough to kill him before he had the chance but would I risk her life to prove I was the faster man the better man. I know the answer to that no. I could never risk her life. I could never risk the chance of losing her have her taken away from me.

I wanted to blame Vince but in the end I knew he wasn't to blame. He was only one person with her he had no backup no way defending her under the circumstances. He did what only he could do and that was sit there and watch to protect her life. He ultimately did his job and she was safely in my arms again because of it. We would deal with that son of a bitch Morelli obviously her having the restraining order and her having filed the charges wasn't enough. Maybe a little visit from Rangeman would be more along the lines of what he needs to understand how this is going to work.

"Vince you said you patched the car into the control room? Both voice and video?" Looking at me he nodded. "Yes soon as he walked up to the car I cut on the voice and when he asked her to exit the vehicle I cut on the video." I nodded my head "Good, I want you to go down to the control room and bring me both the video and the voice recordings up here. Provided they got what he did we will be able to take those to the police department." He walked out of the apartment.

The rest of the core team haven't spoken I can see they are upset about what happened as I am. Torn between wanting Vince's head and knowing they would have done the same thing he did. I knew the helpless feeling that left you.

Looking at the guys "We need to form a plan of how we need to proceed but we need to wait until Stephanie is awake and able to make the decisions. This is her decision. He did this to her not us even though we are all taking it as a personal attack. He did this to her. We are to support her and her decisions. Again we will give her options and suggestions but ultimately how he is handled will be her decision."

God it has been less than twenty-four fucking hours since I asked her to marry me and I wasn't able to keep her safe. My men weren't able to keep her safe. I knew there was no turning back I needed her like air to breath but I wondered if giving in to those needs wasn't a mistake that would end up costing the love of my life her life, our life. I pull her close to me practically crushing her into me to help calm me in the acknowledgement that she is still here unharmed and in my arms.