It's not death it's art

Like I've never seen before

Ever since Paul came around Dexter and I have been kind of making ourselves at home at Rita's with the kids. I don't have to be at the house by myself where the ITK knows we live I'm not ready to be staying with Jack and his mafia family over night even though I know none of them would hurt me but Rita has a guest room in her little house and loves having the otherwise live in help and the kids love having me around. Now when it's Dexter and his problems he takes care of the problems with blood and violently as we know but convinces himself and me that it's because its to protect me and to keep his dark passenger at bay. But with other people he's more gentle. He's very good at problem solving despite these things that he does they do solve the problem. Complete both goals that he hopes to.... Finish? But now the kids were on their way to school.

They had had breakfast and we had made them lunch and Dexter had worked out some kind of security. There were to be new locks on the doors something about reinforced strike plates whatever those were and 7 pin keyways again wasn't sure what that meant. He asked me to take the kids out to the car they asked if he and their mom were gonna make out. He said it was none of their business they asked again Rita gave a cautionary warning Astor whispered something in Cody's ear that made him laugh. Take them out I heard Dexter mutter back to me a smirk on his face as I rolled my eyes but complied. He told Rita that she didn't need to do this that getting attacked by her ex husband merited a day off. But Rita didn't want to be the same person she had been before where Paul controlled her every move. She wasn't going to be afraid of Paul anymore. Well good for her.

He told her everything would be ok and they the police had been notified and would find Paul. And what if they don't? She asked him. I'm gonna tell you the same thing I told my sister when she was 16. Aim for the eyes he handed her a can a pepper spray. And if that doesn't work elbow him in the ribs stomp on his foot and kick 'em in the balls. Then run like hell and come find me I'll take care of the rest. You can count on me. After he gives it to her she hugs him. Meanwhile at the police station Deb was busy eating what appeared to be chocolate cake. She asked if James wanted any he said he had some on "Kirk's" birthday 10 days ago and that when she's with her new boyfriend she missed things that happened around here. She was excited he was taking her for sushi later that day and though the cake was still good thought it was some kind of chocolate or mocha he told her it started off as vanilla. That could not be good yikes.

Then a clerk came in with a half opened shipping container and it was addressed to homicide. In the box was mason jar filled with what appeared to be blood. Dexter is there wearing latex gloves makes Dexter and I go over there it's early enough in the day I didn't have my classes yet. I choose classes based on my work here. You're the blood expert what is this stuff? James asked him. He says it was a little watery to be jam. The clerk says to open it. I look at him and back and jar and back at Dexter. He says what if there was an airborne toxin in there waiting to be released? The clerk said he better go wash his hands since he touched it. Dexter felt this guy was so gullible. He stands next to me looking above me at the ceiling he has this worried confused look on his face. I'm not falling for that. I shake my head. He squints. What is that? He shoots Deb a look she knows it means to follow his lead. She looks up too. IDK Dex but I don't like it. In my head I'm telling myself not to look up I know what happens if I do. We aren't really a playful bunch but they love doing things like this to me. Farr's he's not kidding. I scrunch my shoulders up to my neck and look up best I can.

I know it's one of those look gullible is written on the ceiling jokes they used to do this to me when I was a little kid and apparently the same tricks still work whether I want them to or not. I kept saying I wasn't gonna fall for it but when they're both doing it I knew he was making a point about being gullible how the thought came to him after scaring off the young clerk person. You can't see it if your shoulders and neck are scrunched loosen up he teased. I'm not falling for it Dexter. But when everyone else followed suit whether they were in on it or not when someone looks up at the ceiling everyone follows like sheep. What are you doing? He looked down at me. I laid down on the floor. You want me to look up at the ceiling go made you look and think I'm gullible to same trick you've been doing since we were kids because you think I never learn my lesson and they you and Deb tickle attack with gentle tickles against my neck and I scrunch my shoulders up to my neck and smack you both whining and groaning telling me you made me look and how gullible I was. I'm too old for that trick so I'm acting like a criminal and beating the system for being smart. You can't trick me if I lay down and still see there's nothing there. But the ground is so dirty he cringes. Clean freak I roll my eyes. I lay down and look up. Like I told you nothing there. I roll over to get up and continue whatever it was I was doing before. Game set match. Damn can't believe that didn't work this time it always works especially if other people are doing it too. He chuckles back at Deb. As fun as it is to mess with the little sister we have work to get back to she grins back.