They were also really connecting. On one stroll through the park, he'd finally told her that he loved her and she had immediately replied that she did too. When he told her that he'd been wanting to say it for awhile, she agreed and said that she had been wanting to say it as well.

He couldn't believe how fortunate he felt, and how incredible Jessie was. He'd talked with his dad about her early on, and he'd been happy for him. Neither of them had been very lucky in the love department, but they had each other when Dexter was growing up, and he quickly learned to just be...