Paul watched Stephanie soundfully sleep in bed. He smiled; he thought she was so innocent looking. He sighed slipping out of bed and quickly getting dressed. As he was getting dressed, Stephanie begins to stir.
"Paulie...where are you going?"
"I need to go out for a little while Steph, but I will be back soon and if you have any problems just call my sis or my parents or my cell"
Stephanie nodded. "Ok"
Paul smiled. "Why don't you just get some sleep, that way you won't have to worry"
Stephanie shrugged. "I'm not worrying"
Paul sighed. "Fine why don't you sleep so I won't have to worry"
Stephanie laughed. "That's what I thought"
"I will be back soon" He said kissing her and walking out
About an hour later Paul had arrived at the hospital. He was specifically looking for Hope so he wouldn't have to talk to anyone else
"Paul" He heard someone whisper behind him
"Hope what's going on?"
"Come with me" She says leading him into a room
He took a seat in the room as she locked the door. He then noticed someone else in the room with them.
"Paul.... This is Sierra. She lives in the apartment next to Stephanie"
Paul smiled at her. "Hello"
"Hello"
"Sierra heard and saw some things that may help us"
Paul looked over to Sierra
"I just found out about what happened to Stephanie when the police came to the apartment. It's a sad thing; she was such a sweet person. I don't understand why someone would do this to her" Sierra said
"What did you see Sierra?"
"Well I saw Stephanie come in. She called me on the phone and we talked for a while. Then she said she had to get off the phone because her family was ringing the doorbell"
Paul looked at her. "Who exactly came over?"
"Well I heard them out in the hall. It was her brother and her parents"
"But they told me that they weren't with her"
Hope frowned. "I'm sorry about this Paul. I didn't want to believe it either but it was just to odd. No evidence at all, and her family was acting strange"
Paul nodded. "Yeah.... Shane said that he would never hurt her again"
"You are free to go Sierra and thank you for your help"
Sierra smiled. "It was really no problem at all"
"Oh Sierra one more thing... did you hear anything"
Sierra shook her head. "No... that's why I didn't know anything had happened to Stephanie. It was quiet the whole night"
"Thank you" Hope said as she left. She then turned back to Paul. "I am not saying that they did something Paul but I do think that at least one of them knows more then they are saying"
"Shane seems most suspicious out of all of them" Paul said
"I agree... he seems to be hiding something"
"Well I will find out who knows what"
Hope nodded. "Before we couldn't find any DNA on Stephanie, but if the DNA was from a blood relative then it would be harder to pick up. So I will get DNA samples from Vince and Shane, just to be on the safe side"
Paul nodded, trying to hold in his anger. Hope sighed. "I know this is hard Paul"
Paul sighed. "Stephanie had been so happy lately, she was finally beginning to move on with her life. When she finds out about this it will crush her"
Hope sighed. "I know that Paul but trust me, Stephanie will never be able to move on fully until she at leas has some idea about what happened that night"
"I know.... But when she finds out that someone in her family may be involved in it... I just don't know how she would react"
"No matter what happens Paul, she knows that you love her and you wouldn't hurt her"
"I just want all of this to be over with"
"We all do Paul.... We all do"
"As soon as all of this is over we are getting married"
Hope smiled. "That is great.... That will definitely be good for the both of you"
Paul frowned. "If I would have married her before maybe none of this would have happened"
Hope put a comforting hand and Paul's shoulder. "Paul... what happened could not be prevented... you shouldn't blame yourself and you know it"
"Yeah Stephanie would kill me if she knew I was blaming myself again"
Hope smiled. "Yes she would"
"Thanks Hope.... You have been a big help for all of us. I can't tell you how grateful I am"
"It was no problem at all Paul.... Just go and get this all straightened out"
"I will" He said walking out the door
About an hour later, Paul paced the living room floor as Stephanie watched him
"Paul... why did you tell me to call my family and tell them to come over"
"Hun... you will find out as soon as they get here"
Stephanie nodded. "Alright... I trust you"
Paul nodded. "Thank you"
A few minutes later everyone was at there house as Paul walked in front of them
"Paul what is this all about?"
Paul glared at them. "Don't any of you speak. Stephanie has been through a lot and we all know that. She also shouldn't be lied to. Now I know that at least one of you three know more about what happened to Stephanie. I don't care which one of you it is but I am going to find out. And if you lie again then I will kick every one of your asses. So I want to know... which one of you knows what really happened"
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"Paulie...where are you going?"
"I need to go out for a little while Steph, but I will be back soon and if you have any problems just call my sis or my parents or my cell"
Stephanie nodded. "Ok"
Paul smiled. "Why don't you just get some sleep, that way you won't have to worry"
Stephanie shrugged. "I'm not worrying"
Paul sighed. "Fine why don't you sleep so I won't have to worry"
Stephanie laughed. "That's what I thought"
"I will be back soon" He said kissing her and walking out
About an hour later Paul had arrived at the hospital. He was specifically looking for Hope so he wouldn't have to talk to anyone else
"Paul" He heard someone whisper behind him
"Hope what's going on?"
"Come with me" She says leading him into a room
He took a seat in the room as she locked the door. He then noticed someone else in the room with them.
"Paul.... This is Sierra. She lives in the apartment next to Stephanie"
Paul smiled at her. "Hello"
"Hello"
"Sierra heard and saw some things that may help us"
Paul looked over to Sierra
"I just found out about what happened to Stephanie when the police came to the apartment. It's a sad thing; she was such a sweet person. I don't understand why someone would do this to her" Sierra said
"What did you see Sierra?"
"Well I saw Stephanie come in. She called me on the phone and we talked for a while. Then she said she had to get off the phone because her family was ringing the doorbell"
Paul looked at her. "Who exactly came over?"
"Well I heard them out in the hall. It was her brother and her parents"
"But they told me that they weren't with her"
Hope frowned. "I'm sorry about this Paul. I didn't want to believe it either but it was just to odd. No evidence at all, and her family was acting strange"
Paul nodded. "Yeah.... Shane said that he would never hurt her again"
"You are free to go Sierra and thank you for your help"
Sierra smiled. "It was really no problem at all"
"Oh Sierra one more thing... did you hear anything"
Sierra shook her head. "No... that's why I didn't know anything had happened to Stephanie. It was quiet the whole night"
"Thank you" Hope said as she left. She then turned back to Paul. "I am not saying that they did something Paul but I do think that at least one of them knows more then they are saying"
"Shane seems most suspicious out of all of them" Paul said
"I agree... he seems to be hiding something"
"Well I will find out who knows what"
Hope nodded. "Before we couldn't find any DNA on Stephanie, but if the DNA was from a blood relative then it would be harder to pick up. So I will get DNA samples from Vince and Shane, just to be on the safe side"
Paul nodded, trying to hold in his anger. Hope sighed. "I know this is hard Paul"
Paul sighed. "Stephanie had been so happy lately, she was finally beginning to move on with her life. When she finds out about this it will crush her"
Hope sighed. "I know that Paul but trust me, Stephanie will never be able to move on fully until she at leas has some idea about what happened that night"
"I know.... But when she finds out that someone in her family may be involved in it... I just don't know how she would react"
"No matter what happens Paul, she knows that you love her and you wouldn't hurt her"
"I just want all of this to be over with"
"We all do Paul.... We all do"
"As soon as all of this is over we are getting married"
Hope smiled. "That is great.... That will definitely be good for the both of you"
Paul frowned. "If I would have married her before maybe none of this would have happened"
Hope put a comforting hand and Paul's shoulder. "Paul... what happened could not be prevented... you shouldn't blame yourself and you know it"
"Yeah Stephanie would kill me if she knew I was blaming myself again"
Hope smiled. "Yes she would"
"Thanks Hope.... You have been a big help for all of us. I can't tell you how grateful I am"
"It was no problem at all Paul.... Just go and get this all straightened out"
"I will" He said walking out the door
About an hour later, Paul paced the living room floor as Stephanie watched him
"Paul... why did you tell me to call my family and tell them to come over"
"Hun... you will find out as soon as they get here"
Stephanie nodded. "Alright... I trust you"
Paul nodded. "Thank you"
A few minutes later everyone was at there house as Paul walked in front of them
"Paul what is this all about?"
Paul glared at them. "Don't any of you speak. Stephanie has been through a lot and we all know that. She also shouldn't be lied to. Now I know that at least one of you three know more about what happened to Stephanie. I don't care which one of you it is but I am going to find out. And if you lie again then I will kick every one of your asses. So I want to know... which one of you knows what really happened"
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