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" Babe!" Vincent's voice rang out through his apartment. It was one month before Vincent's lease was going to be up, two months since her dad confessed to Gabriella.

" In your room." She called out. It only took a another second before Vincent walked into his room. He took his coat off and tossed it on his bed.

" What are you doing?" He asked. She was standing on the right side of his bed with a thin plastic container.

" Well, you keep all your photo albums under your bed. I bought these containers today to keep them in instead. It will keep your albums safe from getting damaged." She said. Vincent sighed and walked over to her.

" We need to talk, Gabriella." He said. He took her hand and pulled her around the bed. She let him lead her out of his room and over to his couch in his living/dining/kitchen. They sat down next to each other. She could tell by the look on his face that something was wrong. He was pale and his hands were cold as he squeezed her.

" Vincent, you're scaring me." She said. He rubbed his lips together but wasn't looking at her.

" I got a phone call today from Detective Northman. He had been handling Ashley's case." Gabriella's stomach dropped. " Seems like someone called in a tip. The person said they knew who killed Ashley." He took a deep breath and looked at her. She swallowed hard.

" Who called?" She asked.

" They didn't give a name." Vincent said softly. He reached out and ran his hand through her hair. "The caller said the killer was Shane Welsh." Gabriella sat back as tears spring to her eyes. She hadn't seen or spoken to her dad since he confessed to her. " Northman is going to the jail today to speak with your dad. If he admits to killing her, he will go to death row." Gabriella closed her eyes. " I'm sorry, Baby." He said as he moved to hug her. He slipped his arms around her shoulders and squeezed her, rubbing her back. " I'm so sorry." He said.

" He did it." She said softly. Vincent frowned as he rubbed his cheek against the side of her face.

" What?" He asked. When she didn't say anything, he pulled away enough to look at her. " How do you know that?" Gabriella's small hands came up and wiped across her cheeks.

" On my last visit to him he told me Ashley was his last victim. He shot her, freaked out and went home. He confessed to some the killings that night to my mom but never said anything about Ashley." She said.

" And you didn't tell me?" Vincent asked in disbelief. Slowly his hands were slipping away from her.

" I didn't know what to say to you." She said. " And then I went and told Alice and..." Vincent jumped up quickly.

" You told Alice!" He yelled.

" Yeah, I didn't know what to do. She knows you bet.."

" Don't you dare say she knows me better then you do because that's a fucking lie and you should know it!" He yelled. " She doesn't know me at all! Everything she knows about me she learned by watching me through her window like a fucking freak! I told you to stay the fuck away from her! I can not believe you kept this from me!"

" Vincent, please, just listen to me." Gabriella said as she stood up.

" Listen to what, Gabriella! You kept this from me! This is huge! Do you even understand what this means!" He yelled.

" I didn't know how to tell you! I was stunned, I was shocked!" She said as she started to cry.

" You didn't know how to tell me? That's bullshit and you know it! We tell each other everything, at least I thought we did! This shit is huge!"

" Vincent..."

" Do you understand that you could be legal trouble if anyone finds out you knew about this and kept it from the police!" He yelled. Vincent put his hands on the top of his head and started pacing. He was swearing. " I can not believe you kept this from me!"

" Alice said.." She started but he cut her off when he whirled around to face her and exploded.

" I don't give a fuck what Alice said! Alice doesn't know anything about me! You know everything!" Gabriella sank down back onto the couch. " You should have told me!"

" Where are you going?" Gabriella asked in a sob when he turned from her.

" Out. I can not see you right now." He said, ripping his jacket off the chair. " I don't want to see you right now. Go home." He said before he stormed out of his apartment.

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Gabriella was running up the stairs that lead to the walkway connecting Alice's building to hers. She ran down the walking, turning the corner and ending up at Alice's apartment. Only one person could have called the tip line and given the police information and that was Alice. Gabriella hadn't told anyone else and she hadn't been back to see her dad since the visit where he unloaded his surprised.

" Alice!" She yelled as she banged on the door. " Open this fucking door!" It only took a few minutes before Alice opened her door, still only a crack.

" Gabriella, what can I do for you?" She asked. Gabriella pushed open the door and charged in.

" Why did you call the police!" She demanded as she faced Alice.

" Vincent needed to know." She said in her quiet accent.

" You fucking bitch!" Gabriella yelled as she turned around. " You said..." Her voice faded off as she started at the wall hidden from from Vincent's apartment. " What. The. Fuck. Is. This." She asked slowly, walking over to the floor.

It was covered with pictures of Vincent and some with him and Gabriella. He was in his truck, at work, going into stores, at the beach, everywhere. The pictures of him and Gabriella showed them eating dinner at places, walking together, at the beach with Vicky, kissing, hugging and holding hands. There was some of them inside Vincent's apartment, standing, hugging, sitting on the couch, only Gabriella's face was either cut or scratched out.

" Pictures." Alice said calmly.

" What is wrong with you?" Gabriella said, turning again to face Alice.

" Nothing is wrong with me. I love him, he will love me now that you are out of the way. Him and I are meant to be together." Alice said.

" You convinced me it was better for him to not know because you knew he would get upset with me." Gabriella said in disbelief. Alice smiled and nodded.

" Yes. And he will come into my arms once he finds out I am the one who delivered Ashley's killer to him. Me, not you. I knew he would be so angry with you for keeping it from him that it would push him right into my arms. And I was right. I saw the fight." She said.

" I thought you were my friend." Gabriella said.

" You thought wrong." Alice's calm manner overwhelmed Gabriella. She reacted before she could think. She crossed the small room and drilled her fist straight into Alice's mouth, knocking her backwards.

" Fuck you!" She yelled before she walked out.

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Gabriella waited in her apartment to see if he would come to her. She knew the minute he returned home because she heard him walk in and heard Vicky start to bark. He was pissed and she was going to let him cool off. She was going to let him come to her then she was going to tell him what happen and what she had found at Alice's apartment.

But a week went by and she heard nothing from him.