No Rest for the Wicked

by Harboe

Set between season 2 and season 3. Having a sister who acts as though she was from another planet, a half-competent intern and a new killer on the loose all seems to get to our Dearly Disturbed Dexter.

1. Introduction

1. INTRODUCTION

Coffee, the drink of choice of the masses.
It's undoubtedly most-used substitute for sleep. Not healthy in the long run and notoriously addictive. Still, it's not the most unpleasant part of my personality.
Not by far.

Driving home from the airport, a fresh slide in my pocket, I can't help but think that I did the right thing.

Admittedly, I had just made an inter-continental journey to kill a woman who'd crossed those I cared about, a sentimental and undeniably foolish thing to do. The FBI manhunt was still fresh in memory, but the Dark Passenger had been insistent and even my conscious self thought that eaking Harry's Code once more wouldn't be entirely undeserved, given the circumstances.

Lila had been such a destructive force in my life, destroying me just like Paul had Rita, yet just like her I had been unable to see it until it was too late. Having someone see me like that was an interesting feeling.

Half-sick with the thrill of risking exposure at every second I'd been unable to properly realise just how dangerous this game was. It wasn't until I saw Lila's true colours that psychotic, needy personality and the fear on Astor and Cody's faces, that I realized just how stupid I had been.

It was time to remember what was most important.