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Dex leaned back in his chair, trying to affect that super-casual thing he usually did so well But his hands were shaking and his face looked ravaged "Well, I et in the way of , but I did used to be dead, and I faced down a terrifying ghost tonight So, I'd like tojoin your gang Or whatever There aren't any initiation rituals involving blood are there?" He shuddered, and Mo

"You understand why I hter's boyfriend ht?"

"I'm not her boyfriend," Dex said, his voice completely serious "I'm just her friend I swear" He lifted his hand in what I think was supposed to be a Boy Scout salute, but just ended up looking like a vaguely obscene gesture

Mo nored the twisting in et over that Especially if it , Mom stood up and braced her hands on her lower back "Well, we've solved Ideal's ghost problem So where to next?"

Maya leaned back in her seat "I have at least three file folders for you to look through Couple of interesting cases just came in over the last feeeks"

Mo" She laid both hands on the table, leaning in so that she couldis about Finley I've been trying to track the history of the coven Finn ith the night she disappeared, reading up on other vanishings, seeing if there's anything, any scrap that can help us find her And I didn't tell you because I" She looked down, flexing her fingers "I didn't want to get your hopes up if it all ca"

I reached out and covered her hand withevery time, okay?"

After aher palhtened up "So we have o, and your sister to find We have our work cut out for us"

Clearing his throat, Dex leaned forward and raised his eyebrows "And does that 'we' include me?"

Mom looked down at me, and I could read the question in her eyes If I said yes, she'd let Dex co with Dex

But that would be fine So we'd kissed a few ti relationship or anything Surely downgrading to "just friends" and, basically, "work partners" would be easy enough No ave Mo one hand on Dex's shoulder, Mo him wince "Welcome to the Brannick family, Dexter"