He didn't invite her in, he didn't want to comfort her. But in the end, he found himself drawn to her apology and her story and forgave her. They talked about what had been going on the last month as they walked along his swamp. Dexter picked flowers here and there and when they got back to his property he presented them to her. He couldn't help it, he knew he was in love with this girl.
She was so happy with the flowers that Dexter thought his luck was turning around and decided to kiss Julienne next. She was furious! How dare he just take it upon himself to kiss he without asking! She had to deal with that enough with her husband, she wasn't going to deal with it from a loser like Dexter also!
Ashamed and embarrassed and agreeing with Julienne that he was a loser, Dexter tried to lighten the mood and atmosphere by starting a water balloon fight next. Julienne was so angry that all that did was piss her off even more. She yelled at him again, and then stormed off. Dexter stood there not knowing if he should go after her or let her go. He ended up letting her go.
Dexter didn't hear from Julienne again and after a week he felt it was time to get a hold of her to see how she was doing. He called and she was always too busy to talk. He finally decided to write her a letter to get his feelings out. It seemed the only thing he could do at this point.
With the letter sent, Dexter decided to give it a few days rest. He went back to "work" collecting, salvaging and stealing anything he could that wasn't nailed down. He didn't care anymore if he got caught and did it sometimes even when people were nearby.
About a week after he had sent the letter he got a phone call from Julienne. At first he thought she was calling to tell him she was leaving her husband for him. Instead she had called to yell yet again at Dexter. This time she told him that he was disgusting and dirty, she said that her husband knew where he lived and if he didn't leave her alone, Dexter would disappear.
Heartbroken, Dexter hung up the phone. He knew now he'd been used. He didn't know what for or why, but it was obvious Julienne didn't care for him at all. He looked over at his new bed he'd bought for them and sighed, so much money he had spent on it to make her happy. He didn't know what he was going to do now, he crawled into the bed and fell asleep. It was easier to sleep when you were dying of a broken heart.
It took about 3 days for Dexter to pull himself out of his funk. He laid in bed most of it wondering what he could of done differently to make her happy. She had said Bill didn't make her happy and Dexter always made her laugh, he didn't get it. It was this thinking that got to Dexter. What was really going on?! He knew he made her happy, why the sudden change of heart?! He then started thinking of Bill and the threats she said he made. What if that was just her trying to protect him? What if Bill was actually abusing Julienne and she didn't want to get Dexter involved? What if he hurt her so bad that Julienne couldn't get out of the house and had to say what she said? Thoughts and thoughts ran through Dexter's mind, all leading to the same conclusion. Bill was behind it all, and Julienne was in danger!
With that, Dexter got up, got dressed and headed to Julienne's house. He was going to get her the hell out of there before anything else bad could happen! He loved her and he would make sure she was safe, Bill or no Bill!
He took a taxi to the other side of Twinbrooke's where the Knack-Racket's lived. Dexter thought about bringing a bat or something to protect the two of them, but thought better of it until he knew for sure what was going on. On the drive over horrible images went though his head. What if he was too late? What if Bill had already hurt Julienne!? He started getting impatient and asked the driver to go faster. The driver looked in his rear view mirror and just shook his head.
It felt like forever, but finally the taxi pulled up in front of Julienne's house. Dexter sprinted up the stairs, banging on the door and calling her name. He wasn't prepared for who answered it.
It was Julienne, but she was pregnant! When did that happen? Dexter thought to himself. Was it his? Was it Bills? Dexter didn't know what to say, he just stood there with his mouth open.
Julienne looked back into her house and then shut the door quietly asking Dexter what he was doing there. Dexter told her his thoughts and she laughed so hard he was taken aback. How could he even think her husband would hurt her?! She got to do what she wanted, with who she wanted and her husband let her! How dare Dexter come to her house and accuse her husband of something so sinister! She told him to leave, opened the door and slammed it shut.
His heart broke the last bit that was left. He knew she was a horrible mean cheating manipulative bitch and used him for either a child or just for sex. Either way, he would figure it out. He vowed as he walked away from her house, that that was the last time someone used him. The last time someone treated him like shit because of the way he looked.
It was time for a change.
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