Chapter Seven

"It was Robert," said Lucia not looking at T.J or Spinelli

"Robert?" Asked T.J confused, he didn't know anyone by that name.

"King Bob," mumble Spinelli

"Why, that's makes no sense...we never had a promble with him..." Said T.J even more confused. Coming to think about it he hadn't seen Bob for ages - let along have a conversation with him.

"You didn't, but I did..." Still not looking up.

"You need to start taking sister..." Snapped Spinelli angrily

Lucia looked up, her eyes filled with tears "Me and Bob dated for a little bit," said Lucia "He liked me more than I liked him... he wasn't right for me... It's complicated...I dumped him."

"What dose this have to do with Vince?" Asked T.J

"He knew I had a crush on Vince, everyone knows it..."

"Did he think you were cheating on him with Vince or something?" Asked T.J trying to understand why Bob soul do something like this.

"No, at lest I don't think so," said Lucia "He was upset when I broke up with him. He got angry at me, very angry..." Lucia paused for a moment "He said a lot of horrible things..."

"Did he hurt you?" Asked Spinelli sounding very concerned. She was no longer angry at Lucia.

"It was only once, I knew that I had to leave him for good - no second changes. No one gets to teat me like that, I won't let them."

"I still don't see what this has to do with Vince," said T.J. Vince had nothing to do with the relationship between Lucia and Bob.

"I told Bob, I told him I would never date him again. That he had no power over me...but that all happen weeks before...Robert dose get jealous. He wanted my attention, and my attention was on Vince..." Tears well from Lucia's eyes "He said If I told he would kill me..."

Spinelli did something that surprised T.J. She went and hugged Lucia. "This isn't your fault, you hear me. You need to tell the police what you told us. You were right, no one can teat you like that and get away with it. Bob needs to be punished, he's not going to stop. He going to hunt more people..."

"I got a kid brother..."

"The police will help, I'll come with you... He needs to be held accountable for what he did to Vince and you..."

"Vince is going to hate me..."

"No he won't," said Spinelli at once "You won't let him win, will you?"

"No, I won't let him win... Not now, not ever..."

"Lets go to the police station then," said Spinelli

They were at the station for hours as Lucia got interviewed by the police. She come on of the room with red eyes and hugged both T.J and Spinelli. "You're still here, I thought you would be gone by now..."

"What happening?" Asked T.J

"I think they believe me," sobbed Lucia. "They said they will arrested Bob and me and my family has protection. They ask if you don't tell Vince, they said they have to do it..."

"You heard the new," said Vince the next day. T.J meet with him knowing that the police had spoken to him.

"About Bob?" Asked T.J

"Yeah, crazy right..." Said Vince

"You're taking this all very well," said T.J confused "Aren't you angry at him?"

"Yes of couse," said Vince rolling his eyes "But lifes to short for all that angry. I want to forgot all this and move on..."

T.J wasn't sure how he would of handel if he was in Vince's shoes. He knew he wouldn't handel it well at all. Vince wanted to move on from all this, T.J knew he still had court dates and everything but if Vince no longer wanted to talk about he wasn't going to bring it up again. "...What and ask out that girl from your church. What's her name again? Lisa Rose?"

Vince grinned a little "Yeah maybe I will..."

"You seen her haven't you..."

"She come around to see if I was alright," said Vince simply. "Have you asked out Spinelli yet?"

"No..." Vince shook his head amused. "Well you haven't asked out Lisa-Rose yet either..."

"Okay, okay...we both asked them out by next week alright..." Said Vince

"Is that a dare?"

"Yes."

"I hate you man."

T.J picked up his phone for the hundredth time. Why was this so hard? He had talked to Spinelli all the time. He took a deep breath and called Spinelli...how hard was it going to be?

"Its midnight, you better have a good reason to phone," complain Spinelli. T.J looked at the time - he hadn't relised how late it had got.

"Sorry, didn't realise how late it was..."

"What do you want?"

"Er...Just wounding if...you like to go to the...movies with me at...at some point..."

"Are you asking me out on a date?"

"Er...yes...if you want...I mean if you don't that's totally alright..."

"Shut up and listen to me," said Spinelli "I'll go on a date as long as it isn't some dumb, cheesy movie understand..."