Thanks for your wonderful reviews of my last chapter, though I think a few of you would have liked to have known what happened on the 'date that never happened'. Read on if you like smut, but this chapter is from the morning after.

Please R&R and make my day ;oP

RPOV

0315 hours

I looked down on my Babe, snuggled against my chest and gently cradled in my left arm. Her curly hair falling about her face and shoulders a visual metaphor for the woman that was now my everything: sensual, wild, carefree and unique and for some reason, looking at her locks made my chest hurt.

As I wound my fingers gently through one strand I wondered at the stupidity of it all - why the fuck had it taken me so long to give in to my feelings?

What an utterly stupid waste of time!

Steph sighed and smiled slightly as she tried to burrow deeper into me then relaxed again as I tightened my hold, secure in the knowledge that I was here, still here.

Our initial coupling had been primal and desperate our passion scorching hot, but later, in the calm of the small hours of the night we had silently pledged ourselves to each other through thought and deed.

We made love and it was tender and beautiful.

Full of joy and wonder.

It was the most extraordinary and amazing thing I have ever done.

I can't believe what a difference 24 hours can make to a life.

As I give in to the warmth and happiness that engulfs me and drift off to sleep with my Babe in my arms, there is one thought that enters my head.

I am now complete.

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"You'll never guess…"

Rees sighed and looked at the clock on his nightstand. It was 5.05 and he should have been asleep for another… 25 minutes. "This had better be good, Santos…" he growled out, rubbing his hand across his face in an attempt to focus his mind.

"Steph never made it out to dinner last night…" Lester said, practically bouncing down the phone.

"So?"

"Nor did her dinner date…"

"so? Look I have better things to do than be woken…

"It was Ranger…"

"Really?"

"Yeah!"

"Really! He'd better not hurt her… I know what you heard at the airport – how did you listen in, by the way…"

"Trade secret."

"Yeah right! Where was I? If he so much as breaks her finger nail I'll kill him."

"Join the queue." Les said blandly.

"So, I know you're dying to tell me…" Rees sighed, he knew he would not be going back to sleep "...I'm all ears."

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Steph woke to an empty bed and looked over at the spot where Ranger should have been. Quickly running her hand over the sheets she found they were almost cold so got up to investigate. She hoped he was picking up the clothes they'd ripped off each other last night, rather than saddling up to leave town. She blushed at the image of how quickly they'd stripped and scattered what they'd been wearing as they raced to get each other naked…

Donning a white dress shirt from the closet that drowned her body and fell to half way down her thighs, she wandered tentatively out into the lounge, buttoning up the front as she went.

Empty.

Next she wandered into the hallway.

That too was uninhabited.

Her heart sank slightly at the void that filled the room.

Turning, she walked into the kitchen where coffee was brewing in the state of the art coffee machine that was far too complicated, needing a degree in applied mechanics to operate. By the looks of the jug, it was nearly ready.

As she stood contemplating what to do next, there was nowhere else Ranger could have been, naked arms circled her waist and pulled her against a hard and equally bare chest. Lips caressed her ear "need to be aware…"

She turned in his arms and pretended to hit him when in fact she was just relieved he was still there.

"Babe, you OK?" Ranger asked as he kissed her nose, holding her face between his large caramel hands.

"Being a bit silly." She confessed, blushing slightly.

"Babe."

"Yeah, I realise now that you were deep in a cupboard somewhere, looking for your Bat tights." She said as she cupped his bare ass cheeks, knowing that the unsaid was far more important.

"No, the bathroom actually." He replied, his brows knitted in confusion until the penny dropped moments later. "Babe. I promise you, you'll be sick of me before I ever let you go again."

Steph nodded and looked up to see the sincerity in his face.

He kissed her nose again "Now, how about I show you how good you look in my shirt, hmm? He said as he picked her up and took her back to the bedroom, pulling the garment up and off her body before tossing it over his shoulder as he gently placed her back on the bed.

Leaning over her he slowly peppered her face with lingering butterfly kisses. "Babe, I am never leaving you again. I can't believe how whole I feel with you in my life, my bed, my arms."

Steph nodded before pushing against his chest to move him onto his back. He rolled slowly, a big grin seeping out from the corners of his mouth.

"Babe…" he said, his eyes smouldering and his eyebrow raising "I love a woman who likes to be in charge." He added as he tried to grasp her hips.

"Hold that thought, Big Boy." She said as she jumped off the bed. "Nature calls, but I'll be back before you know it."

Ranger shut his eyes and grinned. Dios! This woman was going to be the death of him. What a way to go!

"Keep your eyes closed and don't move" Steph said gently but with a slight commanding tone to her voice when she returned. "Hmmm, someone likes that, don't they?" she crooned as his erection bobbed up and down in response and he licked his lips.

"Do you trust me?" She asked as she climbed up onto the bed beside him.

"With all my heart and soul." He whispered back.

"Good." She replied as cold metal circled one of his wrists and shut with a click. She gave his open palm a quick kiss before repeating the exercise with the other one then pushing his arms over his head. She placed a pillow on top for good measure.

"Don't move" she instructed.

"Playing with fire, Babe." Ranger said huskily as his eyes, laced with desire, shot open and stared into her face. He licked his lips in anticipation of what was to come and swallowed hard.

"It'll be ok, Carlos." She replied as she stroked down the edge of his face with one hand then straddled his chest. "Now, how about we put that tongue to a better use. Hmmm?" she said lazily as she moved up and positioned her knees on either side of his shoulders. "Remind me how talented you are." She said as she grabbed hold of the headboard then slowly started to lower herself onto his face.

"Dios!" he growled out as he took a deep breath of her scent. "Fucking delicious." He added as he swiped his tongue over her moist lips.

Lowering herself further so that he better access she rolled her hips slightly. Ranger growled and sucked her clit into his mouth.

The sensation sent bolts of electricity out across her body, slamming into all four corners and almost immediately Steph felt a familiar burn deep inside her pelvis. "Oh my god!" Steph hissed out as she pushed herself further onto Ranger's talented mouth. She began to twist one of her nipples as she watched the beautiful man underneath her sucking and pillaging at her now dripping core.

Ranger growled as he felt her begin to press down even further on his face "Oh, yeah! Just there! Oooooh…" Steph groaned out as her body tensed. Suddenly waves of pleasure crashed through her, emanating from between her legs. Ranger kept nibbling and sucking as the effects of the orgasm ebbed away making her feel boneless.

Looking down she could see the deep dark pools of desire that were Ranger's eyes staring back at her.

"See something you like?" she said, smiling as she raised herself up and off him. "Thank you." She added quitely as she lay down beside him and played with the light peppering of hair on his chest with her finger nails, leaving scorching lines of red hot desire in her wake before casually tracing across his torso and down towards his happy trail.

"?"

"Thank you for giving me your trust." She said as her head followed her fingers, which now teasingly caressed southward.

Steph heard Ranger pull against the cuffs and groan out "Babe" as she took him her in mouth. "I'm not gonna... fuuuuck... slow down, Babe! I need to... uuugh."

As she looked back up at him her heart swelled. Not only had they spent the night confirming their feelings to each other, she now knew that this was it. He trusted her with his life, his safety, his ... everything.

They were, and always would be, together.

She flattened her tongue then slowly licked up his cock from the base to the top then nipped and sucked on his frenulum, Ranger jumped at the sensation, making her smile as she saw the concentration on his face. He licked his lips and arched his back as he gave in to the pleasure.

Pulling off him completely she watched his beautiful body straining to follow her. "nah ah ah…" she grinned as she looked up at her man. Staring intently into his eyes, she took one of his balls in her mouth and gently sucked.

"uuunnnggg." Ranger said, eloquently, his eyes mirroring her feelings.

A couple of minutes later she repeated the motion with the other one then began to lick and nibble her way back up his shaft again, massaging his sack all the while. When she reached his now purple, leaking tip she took just the head into her mouth, sucking the pre-cum from the slit before swirling her tongue round the underneath of it eliciting yet more incomprehensible noises.

Pulling back she whispered "give in, Ranger, let me make you feel good, trust me" before taking him deep into her mouth and grasping the base of his cock to milk him.

"Baaaaabe." He moaned out huskily as his cock expanded momentarily then began to squirt his seed into her mouth. She sucked and swallowed wantonly as he rode out his orgasm. When his breath slowed down and he began to melt into the bed she pulled off him and kissed her way back up his body.

"Wow." He breathed out as he brought his arms round her shoulders to bring her in close.

She looked up at him and smiled. "How long?" She asked as he looked up at the hand cuffs that were abandoned by the pillow above his head.

"Babe."

Smiling they snuggled for a while longer, silently relishing the feeling of being thoroughly loved. Knowing that real life would come back and take over soon enough.

"So..." Steph said, finally breaking the silence. "Our date..."

"How about we try again for tonight?" Ranger said, turning his head to stare into her eyes.

"Sounds good to me." she replied, sitting up slightly and resting on one of her elbows as she drew lines on his chest with the fingers of her other hand. "Oh, but this time Ranger..."

"Hmmmm?"

"Let's meet in the parking lot, ok?"

Ranger barked out a laugh before pulling her in for a long lingering kiss.

I knew I needed to deliver some smut at some point. Hope you enjoyed!