Recap: Ranger gets supplies for Stephanie. She takes a long shower. They meet on the roof.

Stephanie

I should be panting. An orgasm like that should leave me out of breath. But it didn't. Instead I lay there still, reveling in the aftershocks. Ranger was at my back, breathing hard enough for both of us.

"That was amazing Steph. It was….I've never felt anything like it."

The world was so bright it might as well have been painted with glitter. I could see everything so clearly, Every grain of sand in the concrete wall, every piece of litter on the street. All of it piecing together to make the world. All connected.

"I got you some supplies. Would you like to see?" Ranger asked, nuzzling the back of my neck.

I nodded. "It's odd, I know it's cold up here. But I don't feel the cold. Not exactly. You probably do though, so we should get inside."

He turned me gently and kissed my forehead. "I'm fine. Just had quite the workout in fact. But it's getting late enough that we might have trouble getting anything else you need before too long."

I smiled. Maybe a little sadly. "This vampire thing is going to put a real crimp in my shopping. How will I get to Macy's when it's summer and the sun sets at 10?"

He chuckled. "We'll cross that bridge when we come to it. In the meantime, what would you think about going back to your room and lying down together?"

I pulled up the shredded remains of my sweatpants. They would barely last for the walk down to the basement. Snuggling with Ranger sounded awesome. He had to be exhausted, he'd been up for most of 2 days.

But before I had sex with him face to face I needed to figure something out. Because when I came I had an irresistible urge to bite. It was so strong I'd actually flung myself forward. If he had been facing me I'm not sure I could have stopped.

Ranger

The look on Stephanie's face when we entered her room made my extra trip worth it. She squealed with delight when she saw the TV and DVD player, with a stack of movies. And using a hotspot upstairs combined with lots of ethernet cable meant she could even watch streaming stuff. Lester was finishing setting that up. "I made you a profile for yourself. That way you won't mess up my suggestions with your girly movies."

I could see Steph start to move toward him for a hug, then stop herself. "Thanks Lester. Been forever since I could watch TV."

"No problem Beautiful. I'm sure you'll love getting caught up on…what do you like watching?"

"Mostly comedies. Lighthearted stuff. World is too dark for anything else."

I reached into her basket. "Hence the Ghostbusters?"

She nodded. "It's my favorite. Bill Murray gets me every time."

I turned to the guys. "Tank, Lester, get some sleep. Bobby, you're on guard for now. 4 hour shifts. " I glanced to the side, towards Ramirez's cell. "We'll figure out what to do with him tomorrow.

Stephanie.

I suppose cuddling with your boyfriend while watching movies is a normal thing couples do. Even when you're part of the oddest couple on Earth. We watched Ghostbusters, well, I watched Ghostbusters. Ranger was asleep within minutes. He deserved it. He'd gone 2 nights without sleep, then spent hours digging me up without any breaks. I knew every single line of the movie, so I just listened to the dialog and watched him sleep. I wanted to brush his hair away from his eyes, but I didn't want to wake him.

Eventually the movie ended. Then the next one I watched, Ghostbusters II. Predictable, I admit. I carefully got up to look through the DVDs Ranger had brought me to see what else there was. It was the wee hours of the morning, but I wasn't tired. I suppose that's what happens when you sleep like the dead during the day.

I was realizing that I might actually end up with enough time to binge all the shows I had never had time to watch when I heard a voice. Not with my ears. Inside my head. And it made my room-temperature blood run cold.

"Ste-pha-nieeeeeeeee"