Second Best

After Dexter left, Gideon was out on the balcony by himself, smoking for what felt like forever.

The woman who slapped Brooke wasn't one of Gemma's coworkers.

He'd gotten it all wrong about her.

Yet she hadn't even tried to explain herself.

He couldn't get the image of Gemma's eyes red from holding back tears out of his head, and the gnawing ache in his chest just wouldn't go away.

It was late at