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" You are alone today, Gabby?" Shane asked as he sat down across from his daughter the next day.

" Yes. Vincent had a really busy day today and couldn't come with me." She said.

" Did he know an Ashley Harris?" Shane asked, making her frown.

" That was his wife but she was killed three years ago." Gabriella said. Shane sighed and nodded slowly. Gabriella's face fell as the world suddenly grew smaller. She shook her head. " No, Dad, please tell me you didn't." His mouth went tight as he nodded again. " But she was shot."

" I was driving the cab back then, remember? I brought her back to their house with this puppy she had bought for him. I walked her in because she didn't have enough money for the fare but had the money in the house. I saw her name on an envelope sitting on a table inside the house."

" Dad, don't." Gabriella whispered as she shook her head harder.

" I don't know what came over me. I just attacked her. I shot her and left. I told your mother that night what I had been doing. I couldn't believe I had actually shot someone. I got scared, Gabby." Gabriella stood up quickly as tears started down her face. " Gabby, please try and understand. I was out of control."

" Gabriella." She said sharply.

" What?" Shane asked.

" My name is Gabriella, not Gabby!" She shouted, making a few look up at them.

" Gabriella, sit down!" Shane ordered. She was shaking her head as a guard started towards them.

" I hate you!" She yelled.

" Gabriella, are you okay? Is there a problem?" The guard asked.

" I am never coming to see you again. You are disgusting. You are a sick man and you deserve to spend your life here." She said, staring down hard at her dad.

As she drove home, she had to stop a few times when the tears became too much. She had no idea how Vincent was going to take the news that her dad was the one who killed Ashley. She wasn't sure how to tell him either. At the same time she would normally get out of the prison her phone started to ring. She looked down and saw his number. She wiped her eyes quickly and answered it.

" Hello." She said.

" Ah, Baby, was it a bad visit?" Vincent asked. Gabriella started to cry harder.

" I'm done, Vin. I'm just done. I hate him." She said.

" Pull over until you calm down. You shouldn't drive when you're crying like this." Vincent said.

" I'm okay." She said as she took a shaky breath.

" Do you want me to come and pick you up at home? You can do my runs with me." He offered, making her smile through the tears.

" No. I'm just going to take Vicky for a walk then lay in your bed and watch movies until you come home." She said. " I just want to be around your stuff." Vincent chuckled softly.

" You put on one of my shirts then when I get home I'll cheer you up." He said. " We'll make popcorn and watch every episode of season 2 of The Walking Dead. You can drool over Daryl Dixon and I won't even complain or talk shit about him."

Gabriella laughed despite everything that was going on. She loved zombies and she loved Daryl Dixon. Vincent couldn't stand him. When he figured out Gabriella's little crush on him, Vincent had refused to watch the show in peace and quiet. Whenever Daryl came on screen, Vincent made sure to point out his flaws. He also stopped watching The Boondock Saints with her for the same reason. He now hated Murphy MacManus.

" I'm okay now." She said.

" Damn, talking to me doesn't cheer you up but just hearing his name does? Fuck Norman Reedus. You know, he lives in New York." Vincent said.

" Trust me, I know." She said, making him laugh.

" Alright, Babe, I have to go. If I come home and find him in bed with you...it's not going to be pretty." He warned.

" It will just be me and Vicky." She promised.

" You know, I meant what I said last night and this morning. I love you." His tone growing serious. " I'm so thankful you came in my life when you did. You have changed everything for me. I can finally close that horrible chapter in my life and move on." Fresh tears started down her face again.

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Gabriella almost ran to Alice's apartment when she got home. She needed to talk to someone about what her dad had said, someone who knew Vincent as well as she did. She wasn't sure if she should tell him or not. She didn't know if it would change how he felt about her or his new found look on life. She didn't know how to tell him. When she reached her friend's door, she knocked hard and fast, calling out to her.

" Gabriella, what's the matter?" Alice asked she opened the door just a crack.

" Can I come in? I need to talk." Gabriella said.

" Ah, no. It's a mess but we can go for coffee." Alice suggested.

As the girls walked to the little coffee shop that was a block from their apartment building, Gabriella didn't say anything. She was terrified and lost in her own world. Would he pull away from her if he found out her dad killed Ashley? How could Shane keep that a secret for so long? Why hadn't he just told the police when he confessed to the other murders? She knew the answer to that.

" Is everything okay between you and Vincent?" Alice asked. They had ordered their coffee and were sitting the back. Gabriella started to cry again. Alice reached out and squeezed her hand. " Did you break up? You can tell me."

" We didn't break up. We are planning on moving in together when his lease is up. He told me he loves me." Alice frowned and took her hand back.

" And this makes you cry?" She asked. Gabriella shook her head and wiped at her eyes with a napkin.

" I told you about my dad, about the murders." She started after she took a shaky breath.

" Yes." Alice said. Gabriella look at her friend.

" He told me today that he murdered Vin's wife. Ashley was his last victim." Alice sat back in her chair as she let the information wash over her. " I don't know what to do. I don't know if I should tell Vincent or not. He told me today that he can finally close that chapter of his life, that I have helped him move on so now I'm scared that if I tell him he will fall back into that depression. What if he gets mad at me? What if he can't stay with his wife's murderer's daughter?" Already the wheels were turning in Alice's mind. She smiled and leaned forward. She started to stroke the top of Gabriella's hand.

" You mustn't tell him." She said quickly.

" I shouldn't?" Gabriella asked. " What if he finds out that I knew?"

" Will your dad tell anyone else?" Alice asked.

" No. He is ashamed of it. He is in there for life so he figures one more confession might give him death row so he won't tell."

" Then Vincent will never know. If you tell him, he will leave you. I know him. He will not be able to handle the truth. It is for the best if we keep this to ourselves." Alice said.

" Are you sure?" Gabriella asked. The idea of keeping it from him made her sick but what if Alice was right? She did know Vincent longer then Gabriella did.

" I am sure. He was so depressed when he first moved to the apartment building but since he found you, no more depression, ya? If you tell him, you will just throw him right back into that depressed state. No, we will keep this to ourselves." Alice said.

" Thank you, Alice." Gabriella said.

" Thank you to coming to me." Alice said as the girls hugged.

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" Gabriella?" Vincent called as he walked into his apartment after work.

" I'm in your room." She said as she laid across his bed. Vincent smiled and walked over to the bed. He slipped off his jacket and climbed in. He moved over her and let his weight pin her down.

" You feeling better, Babe?" He asked, sweeping his hand over her hair.

" A little." She said quietly.

" Just a little? Let's make some sandwiches and go and eat at the beach." Vincent said.

" It's cold." Gabriella said.

" Damn, you're right. I guess when we come home, I'll just have to warm you up...with my own heat." Gabriella smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck.

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Gabriella laughed as she raced down the beach with Vincent hot on her trail. The wind was cold but she didn't care. This was a game they played and it didn't take him long to catch her. He grabbed her by her waist, sending them both tumbling down to the sand. He flipped her over onto her back and buried his cold mouth into her neck as he gave her hips a hard and sharp thrust. She gasped in surprise when he sank his teeth into her shoulder.

" Time to get your sweet ass home." He growled. He jumped up, reached down and grabbed her by her upper arms. He yanked her up and over his shoulder, making her laugh again. " Is this how Daryl would carry you?" Gabriella pushed herself up so her hands were braced against his back.

" Yeah, that's how he carries me when he takes me to bed."

" That shit ain't funny." Vincent muttered as he started to stalk over to his truck.

" Wow, you kind of sound just like him." Gabriella said with a smile.

* Yeah, I did it! I referenced The Walking Dead, Rick, Shane, Daryl, Boondocks, Murphy, and Norman all in one chapter! LOL*