Page 105 of Cross My Heart
Trevor: Also, little bit creeper-ish here, man.What happened to chocolate and flowers?
Julia: A guy gives me flowers and chocolate, I’ll kick him in the taint all the way back to his car.
Trevor: Noted.Again, who is 802?
Dexter: 802 is Lanie’s best friend, Julia. Julia, meet the guys, Trevor, Preston, and Loki.
Preston: Is she hot? The friend?
Julia: Another douche-canoe? Come on, Dex, I thought you were better than this.
Trevor: I think I’m in love.
Loki: I’ll be MIA for a couple of months. I’ll be on the lookout for my invite to the wedding.
Dexter: Be safe, man.
Trevor: Check-in if you can.
Preston: If Julia is shooting me down, Loki, will you be my date to Dexter’s wedding? Be safe, bud. We’ll be thinking of you.
Julia: Definitely missing something, but hey? Be safe!
Loki: Take care of the girl. Guys, take care of Dex. Julia? Hell, good luck!
Trevor: Will do. Dex, keep us updated.
Preston: What’s step two, lover boy?
Dexter: Making dinner tonight.
Trevor: Jesus, don’t burn the place down.
Dexter: Your confidence in me is overwhelming.
Preston: Dinner, got it. What else? Doll, you have any suggestions? I think it’s going to take more than dinner and some floodlights to win over your girl.
Julia: I’m going to assume you are calling one of the guys doll and not me. If you’re talking to me, watch your balls when we meet in person.
Preston: Noted.
Preston: So, any suggestions?
Trevor: Dex, lead with your heart, the rest will follow.
Julia: Get Maria to stay!
Dexter: Will do.
Preston: Who the fuck is Maria?
In Dexter’s neat, sprawling handwriting underneath this entry, it says:
This is the day I decided to make you mine. Not because I had the need to own you, but because I knew my life would never be complete again without you in it. This is the story of how I eventually won you over. This is also a promise to never take you for granted. Thank you for choosing us as your family, Lanie. I love you.
“Day one?” I ask, “just how long did you harass our friends for?” Without letting him answer, I flip to the back and see Day 252. “Dexter, you did not?” I ask.
“I did, and I’m not ashamed of it either,” he replies.
