RANGERS POV.

I jumped from the truck and on instinct scanned the area; Steph's new jeep was on fire having just blown up at the curb. The firemen were working to put the blaze out and a few police officers were wandering around collecting money, thankfully there was no sign of Morelli. I spotted Steph arms hugged tightly around her body and watching the car with a miserable expression plastered onto her beautiful face.

"Alert me if Morelli arrives I don't want her in more trouble." I told Tank before striding quickly over to Steph. When her GPS signal had stopped so had my heart especially when I couldn't get a hold of her phone, as soon as I had my arms wrapped around her my breath came in a big woosh.

I cradled her in my arms tightly, her hands pressed tight against my chest so I was sure she could feel my beating heart. I kissed her softly then rested my forehead against hers.

"It wasn't my fault." She tried hopefully and I smiled.

"I know don't worry about it." I told her as her smile warmed slightly.

We stayed staring into each others eyes for a few moments just getting our bearings back and I kissed her forehead before resuming our stance.

"What are you're plan's for the rest of the day?" I asked the smile still on my face, I had tried to remove it but after the shock from earlier and the relief it was stuck there.

"I still have to find my skip." She told me bringing a hand up to trail her fingers down the side of my jaw.

"Take my truck, Tank will give me a ride back. Promise to call if something happens?" I asked giving her a squeeze to show I hadn't meant it in a bad way and still smiling as was she. God that smile could make me melt, shit tough ex army man thinking about how beautiful a girls smile is, sorry the girls smile is.

"Sure, thanks." She told me so I leant down and captured her soft lips in a gentle kiss trying to tell her how relieved I was to find her safe.

"Don't go crazy." I told her smiling when I broke the kiss.

"Don't get shot." She replied and I smiled pulling away and placing a soft kiss in her palm before covering that with my truck keys.

MORELLI POV.

Christ she's done it again, can I not go a month without getting a call that my girlfriends car has blown up caught fire or found some other way to break down completely. I took a swallow of Maalox as I parked and slammed my door coming from the SUV.

I looked around the area and my eyes settled on a group of female emergency workers all standing teary eyed watching the car. Jesus what is with women I was about to walk over when I spotted what they were actually looking at, Steph wrapped in Manoso's arms, my blood boiled.

As I went to take a step forward I was grabbed from behind and a large hand came over my mouth. Suddenly I heard the rarely heard voice of Manoso's second in command.

"Just watch Morelli." I struggled but upon figuring it was useless did as he asked flicking my eyes to Steph and the mercenary. Her hands were caught pressed tightly against his chest and his arms were crushing her to him as he rested his forehead against hers, they weren't speaking just staring into each other's eyes in silence.

My breath caught in my throat at that look, it wasn't just one of them, but both were staring at the other with all the love shining from their eyes, Christ I could see it from here. Tank walked me slowly forward so I could hear their hushed conversation, I wanted to scream out to stop them but even if Tank wasn't holding me to the spot I wouldn't have been able to move.

He was encouraging her again, giving her help to get the skip, his personal truck all the while smiling at her. Shit I had never seen the ghost of a smile on his face let alone the smile that was covering it now.

Then it clicked, no wonder she didn't want to marry me, all I did was get her in trouble, tell her off and make sure she knew how worried I was, I never even asked how she was. All I did was give her ultimatums and tell her to change even though I loved her just the way she was. I would have to stop that, right now, I can't lose her to him.

I can't have him take her away, she's supposed to be mine, I'm supposed to come home to her, I'm supposed to smile when I walk in the door to find her cooking with the baby in a basket on the table and Bob sleeping at her feet.

They kissed softly dragging me from my thoughts and I cursed myself, shit I wanted to change her, there was no way about it, I wouldn't be happy if she was working and she wouldn't be happy being part of the Burg. I sighed and Tank let me go, I still couldn't move so I just stood their staring while he kissed her hand and placed the keys in them. He could give her something I couldn't, not just the cars but unconditional support for whatever she wanted. He could help her fly and I would be damned if I was going to stop him.