"So Tara, any luck finding your secret admirer?" Bonnie smirked as she saw the look of agitation on her friend's face.

"No, and it's driving me crazy." Tara crossed her arms in front of her, pouting. "Why did I ever think a secret admirer was romantic?"

Bonnie's smirk got wider and wider. "Hey, you're the one who wished YOU had one as well."

Tara glared at her friend briefly before letting out a sigh. "All right, all right, so I got what I wished for. I just wish I had some clue who it was." The pair walked out into the parking lot, glad that the day was over. Of course, that just meant they got to play with Ron's new toy.

Bonnie smiled as her friend, just a moment before completely frustrated and distracted, saw the motorcycle and smiled brightly. Ron, Kim, and Josh were already there, the latter two with their arms around each other.

Ron, seeing his girlfriend, jogged over quickly and the pair shared a kiss. "Hey Bonnie."

"Hey Ron, I…"

"Ron, can you give me a ride on your motorcycle?" Tara was positively brimming with energy, almost hopping in place.

Ron and Bonnie took one look at her and started to laugh. "Sure Tara, just…" Tara had already dashed to the bike, putting on her helmet quickly long before Ron had finished what he was trying to say. The two laughed again as Tara threw herself on the bike, looking at Ron expectantly. "Guess I better get going then, huh?"

Bonnie kissed Ron again, stretching it out to aggravate her friend a bit. "Have fun."

Ron threw on his helmet and straddled the bike. Tara wrapped her arms around him, clinging tightly, as Ron revved the engine, and then the pair were quickly away for their ride.

Monique got to their side just as Ron and Tara rounded the corner down the street. "Ron's giving out rides on his new toy?"

Bonnie turned to glare at Monique, her eyes harsh. "I don't think you riding anything with Ron is going to happen."

Monique let out an exasperated sigh. "Look, I'm sorry, I got carried away. I would have said that to Danny Devito if he flashed me a double platinum."
Bonnie glared a few moments longer before finally letting up. "Fine, but I see any unnecessary grabbing of my boyfriend, and even Kim won't be able to pull me off you, doesn't matter how much you helped us."

Kim was about to step between the two squabbling teens when her Kimmunicator went off. "What's the sitch Wade?"

"Drakken and Shego are at it again Kim. Looks like they're robbing a jewelry store this time."

Kim blinked, trying to comprehend that. "Okay, I can see Shego going for jewels, but Drakken?"

Wade grinned and shrugged. "Maybe Drakken's got some cash flow problems." Wade resumed typing rapidly. "Anyways, they're still there, and they're in the area. You should be able to get to them before they escape."

Kim nodded, checking over her equipment. "All right, we'll go as soon as Ron gets back. We can take his new ride. Where are we going anyways?"

"Jimmy Ding, the Bling Bling King's place."

Kim paused, glancing back at the Kimmunicator with an amused expression. "I can't believe you said that with a straight face."

Wade grinned in return. "I'm can't believe I did either. Anyways, better hurry."

"Thanks Wade." Kim put the Kimmunicator away, looking around. "Now, if Ron could just get here…"

The motorcycle quickly tore around the corner, surprising them. What was even more surprising was that it wasn't Ron driving anymore but Tara. She ripped around the corner at about sixty miles an hour, popped the curb, then took a jump off a small hill that was nearby. She landed deftly, then turned to return to the others, skidding to a stop not more than a foot away from Bonnie, who jumped back in surprise.

Tara pulled her helmet off with a laugh, letting her hair loose and shaking it out. "Oh man that was great. Think I can do that again Ron?"

Ron fell off the back of the bike, crawling towards Kim and Bonnie. "Please… need… stomach… back." Rufus was in full agreement, as the poor naked mole rat jumped from Ron's pocket and kissed the ground repeatedly.

Bonnie glanced from her boyfriend and his pet to her best friend, cocking her eyebrow. "Boyfriend who's into bikes?"

Tara rolled her eyes. "Okay, so I like motorcycles. And Ron, it wasn't that bad."

"I can taste my spleen. Is that normal?"

As Tara grumbled, Kim picked her best friend up off the ground. "Come on Ron, we have to go. Drakken and Shego are robbing a jewelry store right now."

Ron struggled to pick himself up, and hopped onto the bike, making sure that he was driving this time. "Where to KP?"

"Jimmy Ding's."

"Really?" Ron turned excitedly towards Kim. "Cause I thought of going there to…" Ron remembered that Bonnie was standing right there as well and his eyes widened. "I mean… umm… going there to… get myself… uhh…"

Bonnie kissed her boyfriend quickly with a brilliant smile on her face. "Ohhh, this is going to be a good birthday. Just remember Ron, rubies. Diamonds are nice, but rubies really work with my colouring."

"Bonnie!" Kim gave an exasperated sigh, then gave her own boyfriend a kiss quickly. "Call you later Josh."

Ron cast a final wave as Kim put her helmet on and hopped onto the seat behind him. "I should make it to dinner all right. If not I'll call."

The teen heroes tore off down the road, almost every eye watching them as they rushed past. All except one set. Monique saw the strange expression on Josh's face and had some serious questions.

"Hhhrrrrrrr… What's taking so long?"

Shego turned sharply to glare at her employer, even as her blasts continued to wear down the door. "Do YOU want to try and break into this vault without my help, because I'm more than willing to let you step in at any time?"

"No." Drakken slumped down in his seat beside the bound and gagged Jimmy Ding. "It's just none of these diamonds are big enough to serve a a focusing mechanism for my laser. There has to be a bigger one in there."

"And I'll get it Dr. D. Just… be… quiet." With one final burst, the door blew apart, and Shego smiled. Stepping through the blown doorway, she spied exactly what the doctor ordered. "Hey Doc, will this do?"

Drakken stuck his head through the door and smiled happily. "Ohhhh, that's PERFECT Shego. Now, with my focusing diamond, Operation Catastrophic Doom is back on track."

"Sorry Drakken, but that train's been derailed."

Drakken turned wide-eyed at the voice, and his smile disappeared quickly. "Kim Possible? But how…"Kim pointed to the huge hole in the wall and gave him a look that said it all. Drakken appeared sheepish. "Yes… well… Shego!"

"I'm on it!" Shego jumped forward, lashing out with a quick kick that Kim blocked easily. "You know Princess, I was wondering if you were going to bring that new sidekick of yours, but it looks like you just brought the buffoon. What ever happened to her?"

Kim lashed out with a right, then a left. "She's not my sidekick, she's Ron's girlfriend."

"Girlfriend?" Shego was distracted for a moment, and Kim took advantage, catching Shego in the gut with a quick right side kick. Shego recovered quickly, relighting her hands. "You mean Stoppable actually found someone besides you interested in him? That is remarkable."

Kim winced as she blocked a hard blow, turning it around quickly. "I am not interested in Ron. I have my own boyfriend."

Shego smirked as she ducked under a high kick. "Right, right, that nice artist boy I saw you with when we almost made you disappear. He's cute." Shego dodged a quick strike from Kim and smiled. "But seriously, what does she see in him?" Shego pointed quickly at Ron, who was currently chasing Drakken around a table as the blue mad scientist clutched the diamond to him.

"She loves him." Kim jumped the leg sweep, hoping to catch Shego unawares with a quick right while still in midair, but Shego anticipated that. "They make each other happy. And now that he's rich…"

Shego paused again, glancing at Ron. "Wait… define rich."

Kim smirked, sensing the distraction she needed. "Just south of billionaire."

Shego froze, turning all her attention to Ron now. "Really, maybe I'm on the wrong side."

"Yeah… of my foot." Kim took her opening quickly, lashing out with a high kick that caught Shego across the jaw and sent the older woman sprawling to the floor.

The opening was too late. "Shego, let's jet!" Drakken held the large diamond aloft in his hands by the open area of the wall they had blown in. Kim glanced around for Ron and found him sprawled across a large display case, struggling to get up. Before Kim could react, Shego leapt through the opening to follow her employer, and the two took off with the jet packs they had been concealing. Kim could only watch helplessly as the pair disappeared into the sky.

Ron struggled to his feet, watching the disappearing villains vanish on the horizon. "So... they got away, huh?"

Kim sighed as Drakken and Shego finally disappeared. "Yes."

Ron stood beside Kim, surrounded by the destruction of the villain's entrance. "You know... this never would have happened if my Dad said we could have the squad."

Kim just gave Ron a glare, growling softly.

"Hey Bonnie, hope I'm not late." Ron stepped through the door, taking a moment to straighten his suit jacket.

Bonnie smiled quickly, kissing him and straightening his tie. "No, you're right on time. So how did it go today?"

Ron shook his head sadly. "They got away, and with this REALLY big diamond too. No idea what they wanted it for, since they left all the rest of the jewelry, but KP has Wade checking into it."

Bonnie frowned slightly, taking his arm and leading him to the dining room. "Anything that might take you away from dinner tonight?"

Ron shook his head quickly. "Nah, the Ronman's night is completely free for his badical girlfriend."

"Well that's good because..."

"Ronald." Both teens attention shifted immediately to John Rockwaller, who rose from his seat in the dining room with a smile on his face. "How good of you to come on such short notice."

That gave everyone in the room pause, as John Rockwaller, taciturn father and husband, suddenly seemed like an entirely different man. None of the women even thought he had been that nice and welcoming to business partners that had been in the house before.

Bonnie gaped briefly, her eyes locked onto her father. "Daddy?"

"Yes Pumpkin?"

John's voice was sickeningly sweet and Bonnie just couldn't comprehend what she was seeing and hearing. "Uhh... nothing Daddy."

John motioned them to the table and the two empty seats. "Come, sit down. Ronald, you sit beside me, we have much to discuss." Mrs. Rockwaller moved quickly to serve dinner, adding a generous portion to Ron's plate, knowing his appetite. John Rockwaller paused only long enough for his wife to serve him before he pressed on. "I hear you had an exciting day today, a robbery at a jewelry store was it?"

Ron swallowed his bite quickly, casting occasional glances over at Bonnie. "Uhh, yes sir. Umm... Drakken and Shego, they made off with a pretty large diamond."

"I'm sure you'll get them soon enough, you and your partner Kim." The girls were all stunned at John's attitude, as failure was never something he tolerated. To be that conciliatory with Ron was completely unheard of. John paid them no attention though, his attention focused on Ron. "But that's not the main issue I wanted to discuss with you tonight. I wanted to talk to you about your recent windfall. What plans do you have for all that money?"

Ron paused in his eating, taking Bonnie's hand in his and giving it a squeeze. "Well... sir... my Dad said I should donate a lot to charity, to offset the taxes."

John nodded, steepling his hands in front of him. "Good, good, I do that myself. It's good business all around. What else?"

"Umm... well, I'm doing a lot of funding for Team Possible. I bought us a jet and all that which should make missions easier."

John frowned slightly, becoming impatient. "Yes, yes, but what about the majority of it?"

Ron used his free hand to rub the back of his neck, sensing the tension. "My Dad said he was going to invest it, so that when I need it, it would be there, maybe even more than what I started with."

The wolfish grin on John's face broadened considerably at that. "That's very smart thinking Ronald, very smart. But tell me... do you think your father is the best person to invest your money for you?"

Ron seemed uncertain of what to say as he gaped at Mr. Rockwaller. "Why wouldn't he? He's my Dad."

John waved off his concerns quickly, smiling brightly the whole time. "Oh, I don't mean any offense to your father, not at all. I'm sure he's got some very reliable and steady funds to invest your money in. But you have to consider this Ronald, your father is an actuary. That means he determines risk and takes the safest bet. Sure, you probably won't lose much money, but neither will you make much money either. Has Bonnie told you what I do for a living?"

Ron glanced over at his girlfriend, shaking his head. "No sir."

"Ronald, I'm an investment manager. My sole job is to find the best investments for my clients and make them the most money they possibly could. Since it's my only job, I take risks, risks that give all my clients a bigger payoff."

"But... what if they lost money."

John smiled, leaning in a little bit as if confiding in Ron. "They could, that's always a possibility. Just remember though, it's my job to find the best, the safest risks. If I didn't, I wouldn't have any clients. Everyone wants to make as much money as they can, and that's what I help them do. I've NEVER had a client lose money long-term. In fact, I've almost doubled some of my client's portfolios." John reached over, patting Ron's shoulder paternally. "So while your father could probably make you a little money, I can make you a whole lot more." John smiled sweetly at his youngest daughter then back at Ron. "The better to take care of my little girl. Think about it Ronald."

With that, John returned to his dinner, maintaining the smile on his face as the rest of the family, still stunned at his behavior, ate quietly.

Ron stood outside the front door, holding both of Bonnie's hands in his. "Was that the same guy I met on Friday, because seriously, he went from Mr. Barkin to Mr. Rogers in a REALLY short amount of time."

Bonnie glanced back at the door as if she could see through it to where her father was. "I... don't know. I have NEVER seen my father act like that before."

Ron smiled, pulling Bonnie closer. "Well, I like this version of him a LOT better."

Bonnie looked uncomfortable, though it wasn't her boyfriend's embrace that was causing it. "Ron... about what my father asked you... I don't..."

The door swung open quickly to reveal a grinning John Rockwaller. Ron quickly jumped away from Bonnie,

looking scared. John just waved it off, his smile never wavering. "Don't mind me kids, I'll leave you two alone in a moment. Ronald, before you go, have you given any more thought to my proposal?"

Ron looked uncertain as he looked over at his girlfriend's father. "I'm... not sure sir, I'd have to talk it over with my father first."

John's smile faltered only briefly before returning, almost as if his face had never changed. "You do that then. I'm sure a smart man like your father will see the benefit of someone like me managing your money for you." He glanced down at his watch briefly then back up at the teens. "I'll leave you two alone out here. Five minutes Bonnie."

John closed the door, and Bonnie moved back to embrace her boyfriend. "Ron... what my father is suggesting... I don't think you should do it." Bonnie glanced back at the house, conflicted. "I've never seen him like this before. I don't have a good feeling about it."

Ron also glanced at the house, shuddering slightly. "I think you're right Bonnie. I mean, I know he's your father and everything, but I just... he feels like five hundred miles of bad road, and I haven't felt like that since Monkey Fist. Should I..."

"No." Bonnie quickly shook her head. "Tell him later. Let him think you thought it over. You tell him now, and who knows how he'll react. Trust me on this."

Ron could tell how much it bothered Bonnie to speak like this of her father. He pulled her close to him and kissed her softly and gently. "I love you."

Bonnie smiled back, returning the kiss. "I love you too."

Author's Notes – Next... Tara's secret admirer strikes again and Monique starts putting the clues together. Drakken and Shego continue their plan. And John Rockwaller gets the bad news and is NOT happy. Stay tuned!