She shrugged in response. She wasn't wrong. Donna had been very intuitive for as long as Jessie had known her. "I do what I like, Donna. I don't just succumb to everyone else's whims."

"I know. And I know how much you love Dexter, but you don't get to forget that you have a say in the relationship too."

Jessie frowned, staring at Donna for a few moments.

"Where's all this coming from?" she asked.

"I'm just concerned for you, honey," Donna said. "I don't want you to get hurt."

"I know you don't," she replied. "I'll be okay, regardless. I know I'm tiny, but I'm a tough girl." She...