In an instant, the car door flew open. Hector grabbed me by my arm, yanking me from the vehicle.

"Get in the the SUV," Hector barked!

Before I could take a step toward Hector's vehicle, Escobar was out of his car charging towards Hector.

"Yo, you got this all wrong," he protested!

Hector gave me a light shove toward his SUV when I did not move. I stood there watching a stare down between gasoline and a match.

"I wasn't going hurt her. We were just playing," Radolpho defended.

"Stay away from my sister," Hector warned in an arctic tone that would have made most men wet their pants. But it had the opposite effect on Escobar. His face flushed red with rage as he stormed over to his SUV and popped the trunk.

"I'm not going to tell you again. Get in the damn car and lock the doors," Hector growled!

Reluctantly, I complied with the order. I was seated in the SUV just in time to get a front-row view of Radolpho's next move. Escobar was wildly swinging a crowbar at Hector! Hector quickly dodged the metal aimed at his skull.

If Radoolpho had landed his next target, Hector's ribs would have been broken.I watched as Hector spun, weaved, and dodged every one of the violent hit of the crowbar being thrown at him. Then Escobar swung wide Leaving himself vulnerable to a vicious right hook to the temple. A stunned Radolpho dropped the weapon and fell to the ground. Hector picked up the Crowbar and then dropped at Escobar's feet. I observed the two men in a conversation I could not hear. Radolpho scrambled to his feet and back into his vehicle. After watching Escobar speed out of parking lot Hector angled into the driver's seat next to me.

"How bad did you scare him? If that man does not call me back I'm going to kill you," I sighed.

"You've got to stop with these stupid stunts, chica."

"I'm working my case!"

"Does Blaze know you were out here alone with him?"

"No," I huffed defensively!

"So, if I had not shown up that man would have taken off with you and no one would have known."

"That was not going to happen!"

"Really, so what was your plan," Hector asked smugly?

"I don't have to tell you that."

Hector laughed and then kissed the top of my head." Are you alright," he asked?

"I'm fine and I need to get to work."

"See you later, Chica."

When I strolled into the office Blaze was nowhere to be found. I gathered the files from the work bin and headed to my office. After I switched on the light, I walked over to my desk. Files and mail went sailing through the air when Blaze swiveled around in my office chair.

"Jeez, Louise, you are going to give me a heart attack sneaking up on me like that, Blaze. What are you thinking sitting here in the dark like that?"

"What were you thinking going out with Escobar alone without letting someone know," Blaze countered?

"It was a last minute invitation. It was a public place, I didn't think..."

"That's right, you didn't think Stephanie. This guy is dangerous! You did not call or text to let know you were going to be with him or where you were going," Blaze scolded.

"Wait a minute, how did you even know where I went and who I was with," I asked suspiciously?

"Hector called me."

" I can't believe he narced on me! When did the two of you start a bromance," I said with an eye roll?

"So he was right. You weren't planning on telling me any of this. Not even the part about you being locked in a car?"

"There was no need. I'm fine"

"You work for me. I decide what I need to know about a case," Blaze insisted!

"It wasn't that big a deal."

"Yes, it was or you would have told me about it. If you are going start lying to me now, then you are going back to working accounts billable and computer searches., understand," Blaze demanded!

"I didn't lie to you Blaze!"

"Yeah, that's only because Hector told me first."

"Alright, I get it,"

"Good, because I don't want to have this discussion again," Blaze warned as he left my office.

"I'm going to kill Hector ," I growled as I sent Radolpho another text message. Escobar had been ignoring both my calls and messages for over a week now. There was no way I was going to let this man get away after telling a little girl's father I was bringing her home. I sent another text before entering into the Rangeman Atlanta branch in search of Hector. There were some questions I needed answered. He also needed to know that he had gotten me in trouble with the boss. I took the elevator to the fourth floor and sent yet another text message before walking through the doors and right into Ranger.

"Babe," he said giving me his signature thinking about smiling look.

""Hey, have you seen Hector? We need to talk."

"He is in the tech lab. It's on the second floor. I can take you,"Ranger offered.

"Thanks, that's nice of you,"I said.

"Well, what can I say, I'm a nice guy," Ranger said giving me the full 200 watts.

"You can be a nice guy, when you want," I teased.

"He is in there," Ranger said before walking away. When I entered the lab Hector and Sheldon were working on something.

"Hey, long time no see,"I said to Sheldon. He smiled and stood to give me hug. I flopped down in the seat next to Hector." We need to talk,"I told Hector.

"That's cool, bye Sheldon," Hector said dismissing him.

"Huh, I'm not leaving. Me and Steph are friends," Sheldon informed Hector.

"Yeah, but were are not. Bye Sheldon," Hector growled.

Sheldon looked dejected as his shoulders slumped on the way out of the room.

"So you are just going around messing up everybody's day. That was not nice. You did not have ..."

"You did not show up here looking to talk to him. So why don't you tell me what you want chica,"Hector interrupted?

"You tattled on me," I accused angrily! When did you and Blaze start a bromance? How did you know where I was anyway? Did Ranger put a Tracker on my car? How is it that you showed up just in the nick of time and what were you doing hiding out in the parking lot?"

"Calm down, take a breathe, chica. Why are you mad," a relaxed Hector asked.

" Because you interfered in my case! I have to bring this little girl home," I whined.

"Blaze and me spare at the gym. We talk sometimes ,mostly about you. No ,Ranger did not put a tracker on your car. I was at the diner picking up an order and you just happened to be there too. I stayed in the parking lot because that guy you were with looked sketchy," Hector explained.

I looked at him skeptically before I was distracted by a chime from my cell phone.

I wasn't ignoring you. Stop blowing up my phone I've been out of the country. Call me.

"So I'm guessing from that smile on your face that you are not mad any more ,"Hector Confirmed.

"No, I'm not. I should not have yelled at you, Hector. I know you are only trying to help. I have to go. I need to make some calls," I told Hector before giving him a hug.

Then I ran out of the building and to my car. As soon as I was on the road placed a call to Radolpho.

"Hey sexy, I see you missed me," Escobar's voiced cooed through the car speakers of my blue tooth system.

"Yeah well, you must have missed me too, because you answered on the first ring," I teased.

"There are over 50 missed calls and that does not even include text messages and voices mails. All of them from the same somebody," Radolpho said playfully.

"I felt bad about my brother hitting you and I wanted to make sure you were not hurt," I sighed.

"I was hurt by the way you reacted in the car with me, Blanca. How much time have we spent together? Have I ever done anything to hurt you? I would not do that. I was really just playing. Then you got all freaked out. My ego could not handle that and I did something stupid. But I was never going to hurt you. I hate that you think you can't trust me," Escobar said with sorrow clouding his voice. "I want to apologize to you Blanca. I never meant to scare you and I should not have gone after your brother like that."

"I'm sorry, what can I do to make it up to you. It 's not your fault. It's just that I don't like being confined in small places. I'm not claustrophobic, but I get freaked out when I'm locked in. It wasn't you," I explained.

"Oh, Blanca, I had no idea. I did not mean to make you feel that way. I would never have done that If I had known," Escobar said sincerely.

"So when do I get to see you again," I asked?

"Maybe next week. I just flew back to drop off one set of girls and then I'm out of the country with the next."

"So when do I get to jet set with you," I teased?

"I never take new girls. Only the ones who have been with me the longest. The girls I trust the most. I'm taking Pixie because she lives with me, and of course Tabby," Radolpho explained.

"But you don't trust me enough to tag along" I whined?

"Sure I do, but I don't think you trust me," Escobar countered.

"I do," I insisted!

"Then meet me at the hotel and I'll pick you up on the way to the airport," Radolpho challenged.

"Where are we going?"

"See you don't trust me."

"I do, but I need to know what to pack and tell my boss how long I will be gone,"

"Jamaica, Montego Bay for a few days. You don't have time to pack. Just meet there," Escobar insisted.

"What am I going to wear," I quizzed?

"Don't I always take care you, Blanca? Just don't forget your charger, he teased.

An hour and a half later I was seated next to Him on my way to the airport.