Note: Chapter 51...so its Tuesday! (well not really but when I post this it will be) But yeah so it's Tuesday which means its almost Thursday and Thursday = getting to see lil 'ol clueless Alex being all "What's going on between you to?" Yeah funny story Alex, you see well, Catherine sorta showed up to save your life not get in between you and Vincent so...awkward. Anyone else really wondering how Alex is just going to go out of the story line? I mean as much as I would love the CW to just plop her character on the side of the road, they can't...so how is she going to come out of the story? Hmmm interesting...What do you guys think?

I DO NOT OWN BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

Chapter 51

Later that evening Tess pulled into the local bar.

"Thanks for doing this Tess." Catherine said unclipping her seat-belt.

"No problem." Tess said as she opened her door. "What are friends for."

Catherine smiled and the two of them made their way towards the entrance.

"But there is a catch." Tess said.

Catherine raised an eye brow. "Oh?"

"You have to tell me everything."

Catherine rolled her eyes. "I thought we were coming here to get my mind off of things."

Tess shrugged as she walked into the bar. "Yeah but what better way to get your mind off things by just spilling."

"Tess that makes no sense." Catherine laughed.

"My point is that in order to move on you need to get some things off your chest."

Catherine nodded. "Uh huh."

"Alright..." Tess said opening the drink menu. "Now since I'm paying, nothing over $10."

"Gee Tess your generosity is overwhelming." Catherine laughed.

"Yeah, yeah."

"What can I get you ladies?" The bar tender asked.

Tess looked up from her menu. "I'll have a Margarita and she'll have The Long Island Ice Tea."

Catherine gave Tess a strange look as the bar tender walked away. "Tess, if I have that, I'm never falling asleep tonight."

Tess laughed. "Relax, maybe that's why this guy went to the woods."

Catherine's smile fell remembering her conversation with Vincent.

"Okay." Tess started out seeing her partners expression. "How bad is this guy?"

Catherine sighed. "She just has no idea what she's getting into with him." She lied. Since she was dead there was nothing she could really 'get herself into' but if she was alive, boy would she be surprised. Even if she did know what he was capable of since she worked for Murifield, nothing can compare to the real thing.

Tess gave Catherine a weird look. "What is she getting into?"

"Well...he's got issues." Catherine said.

"Issues? Like was sorta issues?" Tess asked.

Catherine swallowed. "Well...he's not always that stable."

"So like what he's bipolar or something?" Tess asked.

Catherine tilted her head back and forth. "Yeah you could say that."

"So how does that affect her?"

"Well..." Catherine started out. "She tends to lean on him a bit, she doesn't really know how 'unstable' he can be at times."

Tess smiled. "And you do?."

Catherine bit her bottom lip. "I just know him a bit more than she does."

Tess raised an eyebrow. "Sounds like you know him pretty well if you ask me." Tess laughed

Catherine shrugged. "I just know...more than she does about his um...darker sides."

"So how much does his whole 'bipolar-ness effect their relationship? Why doesn't he just tell her?"

Catherine sighed. "It's complicated."

"What like Zeke complicated?"

Catherine glared at Tess. "It's just a bit easier said that done."

"Here are you drinks." The waiter smiled.

"Thanks" Catherine said smiling.

Tess smiled at the waiter then took a sip of her drink.

"I just don't really wanna be like a second choice you know?"

Tess nodded. "No yeah, I get what you mean, like me and Joe-"

"You and Joe?!" Catherine asked in surprise. "I didn't know that a 'you and Joe' even existed."

Tess laughed. "It was a while ago. Besides he's married. Like you said no one wants to be sloppy seconds."

"You're really going to leave huh?" JT asked as he watched Vincent double check his suitcase.

"Kinda yeah." Vincent said looking up.

"Well what about Catherine?"

Vincent shrugged. "What about her?"

"Have you told her? That you're planning on going away?"

Vincent sighed. "Yeah."

"And?"

"She understood." Vincent said zipping his suitcase up.

JT laughed. "Yeah, right..."

Vincent gave JT a confused look. "What?"

JT let out another small laughed. "All I'm saying is that she's not gunna wait forever dude."

Vincent sighed. "Well I've gotta figure this whole thing out. I'm not going to hurt her again JT."

JT shrugged. "Whatever. So when you going?"

"Thinking about heading up tonight. You sure you don't mind driving?"

JT gave Vincent a look. "Well it's not like you can drive yourself. You don't even have a car dude."

The next morning Catherine made her way into the precinct. She had a weird feeling in her stomach and not because Vincent was already gone from the city but from something else. She looked around and sure enough no one else was there. It was Wednesday and she usually was the first on in for the morning. She took a quick look around the open layout of all the desks and then made her way towards the morgue.

She opened the door and slowly closed it behind her. She couldn't help but wonder about that DNA machine Gabe was talking about.

"Uh...can I help you?" Gabe asked looking up from his microscope.

Catherine mentally cursed herself for not noticing him. How the heck did she not see him?

"Cat?" Gabe asked.

She slowly turned around to face him. "Hi."

"What are you doing?"

Catherine looked around the lab. "Well, you know I uh...came down to see Evan."

Gabe gave her a confused look. "It's Wednesday, remember? He doesn't come in until around 11 and its..." Gabe paused to look at the wall clock. "7:10."

Catherine let out a fake laugh. "Then that explains why he isn't here. I'll be upstairs if he comes in."

Gabe slowly nodded as he noticed Catherine's weird behavior. "Well, why you're down here." He said before taking off his gloves. "You might want to know something."

Catherine turned back around to face Gabe. "What?"

"Your friend, JT is it?"

Catherine raised an eye brow. "Yeah, what about him?"

"Well..." Gabe said as he put his hands in his lab coat. "You see I did a check on him and it seems like he has an interest in cross species DNA. Am I correct?"

Catherine shrugged. "I dunno. Why?"

"I found a paper. A paper that he wrote a few years ago revolved around DNA mutations and since that's what me and Evan are studying at the moment." Gabe paused and smiled. "What would you think of asking him to come join us."

Catherine shook her head. "Sorry he is a very busy guy. I actually haven't seen him for a few weeks. I appreciate the offer though and I'm sure he would too."

Gabe slowly nodded. "Right. Anyway, the DNA project, I was here late last night and I have come across something...that might help you find your killer."

51 done. Hope you like it. Another chapter should be up tomorrow. Not sure if one will be up on Thursday but I will see. It depends on how 52 goes. Again, thanks so much for all your support it means a bunch. Please Review!