i looked at my mother because i was a version of my mother. i looked away from my mother because i was a version of my mother. i was me, but i was also her —— my mother —— and i understood that all too well.

Rita saw the real Dexter that night…

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/ Sexy time for Rita and Dexter, all rted out. 😘

A nice date with gators—— seems nice to drop her in.

/ The fact that Rita resembles Laura warms my heart 🥹

Rita looked up from folding laundry, a little startled by the young man standing at her doorstep. She paused, arms still buried in a pile of tiny t-shirts. “ Yes . . . I'm Rita, ” she said carefully, her voice calm but still guarded. “ Can I help you? ”

Think he likes it better when she’s a good girl in public but bad in private. 😉