Ranger makes his move after Joe messes up at the right time for Stephanie.
Ranger and Stephanie's ride home from a job takes a small detour.
Ranger returns home to find life has moved on, but not in the way he was thinking. A Ranger POV story. I'm strictly a 'Babe' fanfic writer, so despite what it may sound like in the beginning ... this is definitely a happy/sappy Babe story.
Under the cover of darkness and blankets, Stephanie and Ranger come to a mutually satisfying understanding.
Stephanie dishes up a delicious dose of reality to a certain - and unsuspecting - homicide detective.
At the last minute, Stephanie gets serious about celebrating Christmas.
No one is more shocked than Stephanie is when her niece calls her up for some help.
Thanksgiving Day has Stephanie and Ranger feeling grateful in different and also similar ways.
Ranger uses his gut and his trackers to catch up with Stephanie and then provides her with something besides the promise of a future with him. Told from Ranger's POV.
Stephanie walks away from what had become a pretense only relationship with Joe and straight into something new with Ranger.
Stephanie finally finds a tolerable way of getting into shape and works up a sweat ... first on her own, then with Ranger. A Ranger POV story.
Ranger reflects on what he could have lost in an instant ... his Babe. Told from Ranger's POV.
While mourning the sudden loss of her mother, with Ranger right by her side, Stephanie ends up finding herself.
Stephanie's plan to escape Ranger's apartment gets derailed when he gives her every reason to stay with him. Told from Ranger's POV.
Ranger has had a lot of memorable lines and moments throughout the series, and I thought it would be fun to go back and write stories around a few of them, making them all Babe stories in the end. Starting with Hard Eight told from Ranger's POV.
In his own way, Ranger gets into the spirit of the holiday by finding a unique way to truly frighten Stephanie on Halloween. Told from Ranger's POV.
For her own good, Ranger once again pulls away from Stephanie only to realize that's the last thing he wants to do. Told from Ranger's POV.
When Stephanie gets trapped by Mother Nature, Ranger rides to her rescue and offers her more than just a warm place to stay.
A two-week separation isn't what Ranger envisioned after a night spent with Stephanie, but it gave him time to think of how to celebrate once he got back to her. A Ranger POV story.
In the heat of a moment, Ranger says something that he fully intends to make happen ... eventually. Told from Ranger's POV.