107: Bliss

Dexter

Lara shoots me one more accusatory look before heading toward the door.

She opens it a crack and I hear her brother ask, “Is everything okay? Why’s the door locked?”

“It’s fine,” she answers, and I realize that we’re going to have that conversation after all. “I just need to spend some time with Ander. We’ll talk about…that thing later.”

“Okay,” her brother responds. He sounds suspicious. “I’ll be downstairs if you need me.”

Lara closes the door and locks it, and then she turns around to glare at me. Ander is standing next to his bed and he’s looking back and forth between us. I can only imagine his confusion. The poor kid.

We have to talk someplace else.

“Ander, I want you to stay here for a bit, okay?” Lara says without taking her eyes off my face. “You’ll stay here until I arrive, won’t you?”

Ander nods. Lara heads toward the door, opens it, peers out, and then gestures for me to follow her with a nod of her head.

I tell Ander, “See you soon, buddy.”

“Okay,” he replies j