Chapter 80

Bellamy couldn't help but smile. "Yeah, it sounds pretty nice." Dexter caught that rare compliment from her and couldn't help puffing up a little with pride. Grinning, he asked, "Don't you think I'm just like that song Deep Sea Girl? You know, a beam of light cutting through the dark, warm and dazzling?" A light in the darkness? Bellamy couldn't hold it in and let out a laugh. Warm and dazzling-maybe not. But shameless? Definitely. "At least you're finally laughing," Dexter smiled, satisfied. "Worth it, even if I totally made a fool of myself." But her smile slowly faded. She looked him in the eye, serious. "You're putting too much pressure on me when you act like this. I just want us to stay friends. But if you keep this up, I don't think I can even be that." "I never wanted to be just friends," Dexter said, the grin disappearing as he got serious too. "Bellamy, you ought to give me a shot. I'm not Fraser-don't have his money or power. But unlike him, I don't owe anything to anyone. I