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![“He [Ranger] stopped in front of my parents' house, and we both looked to the door. My mother and my grandmother were standing there, watching us. "I'm not sure I feel comfortable about the way your grandma looks at me," Ranger said. [Stephanie] "She wants to see you naked." "I wish you hadn't told…” quote by Janet Evanovich](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/248/janet-evanovich-291_babe_he-ranger-stopped-in-front-of-my-parents_2142810.png)
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