Hey guys! I'm back! I know that I have been laying off on my stories, I should have updated you guys a lot sooner, but it was the holidays and I had graduation for me and my brother so I was gone for almost about a month. However, I am back and I am working on all of my stories even the ones on hold. I am taking one step at a time and working on the stories that needed it most. So I worked on this one more since it was almost done and I have finally finished this chapter!

So in the last chapter, Sarah goes deep into her past and how much her childhood is full of crap and how much she didn't have father and daughter relationship and stuff like that. The only friend she has is Dexter Morgan from Miami Metro Police Department along with Rita. Debra Morgan didn't really like her much and was always jealous of Sarah and Dexter's friendship. Also, she talks about her father's murder and how she wasn't on the case because she thought it was too emotional for her and then she leaves Miami Metro with no word. She finally returns and is now working for Jacob Elway as a private investigator.

That's all in chapter 1. In chapter 2 (this is a little preview) Sarah wakes up from her dizzy spell and finds to be in the arms of her best friend Dexter Morgan. She thinks she's dreaming, but she's really not. She becomes very happy and hugs him for dear life. She doesn't know how to tell him where she's been in the last six years and doesn't know how to tell him why she became as assassin. Dexter is having conflicted thoughts about telling Sarah that he's a serial killer and trying to find a missing Debra his sister. Dexter doesn't know how he feels about Jacob Elway and he doesn't know Sarah like he does. Dexter and Sarah go out to lunch and catch up with each other and still Dexter doesn't know if he can tell Sarah that he's a serial killer.

So that's in chapter 2. I'm not working on chapter 3 yet, I need to work on other chapters first for other stories that haven't been updated in a real long time. So I must get that done first. Then I'll work on chapter 3.

I do not own Dexter cast! I own my character Sarah Gallagher!

I hope you guys enjoy this chapter and very sorry for the long wait!

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Chapter 2: Catching Up Part 1

Sarah Gallagher's POV

"Mama?" I walked down the narrow halls of the house; I was clutching my soft brown teddy bear close to my chest and kept walking down the hall. As I got into the living room, I see mama lying on the floor surrounded in a pool of blood. Her blood. My eyes widened in fear and I screamed. MAMA!

My eyes snapped opened, gasped very loudly like I was screaming and sat up very quickly. Instantly felt pain throbbing in my head. This headache is killing me; I gritted my teeth together as the pain comes full force and worse than before. A hand touched my shoulder and I jumped up in panic. I spun around only to be caught by strong arms before I fall to the floor. I tried to get out of the strong arms, but I was beyond too weak to get out of this guy's strong grip. I hit his chest with my little fists, but they were barely a hit. I closed my eyes and just kept hitting him hoping he would let go of me.

"Sarah you need to calm down. You're going to hurt yourself." I know that voice, but it can't be. I stopped hitting the guy's chest, started to look up at him and slowly opening my eyes. I was meeting with those green eyes that I thought I never see in my life again.

"Dexter?" His smile seems to amaze me because I missed that smile. That stupid cocky smile that I can never get tired of. I never thought I would see that short brown hair in a school boy cut, just seeing him makes my day a lot better. God, I love that smile. It used to brighten my day and it still does. What do I do? Do I hug him? Do I say 'hi Dexter, how are you? I'm sorry I haven't been in contact in the last six years because I became a hired assassin and been taking out terrorists and almost got killed by someone who I never thought was still alive' saying then yeah sure why not tell him that my life was almost spinning out of control. Let's see how that plans out. However, I do not want to dwell on the past, right now I'm just glad to see my best friend. I wrapped my arms around his neck and hugged him as tightly as I can; he wrapped his arms around my waist and returned the gesture. I breathed into his scent and closed my eyes. This is real, it's not a dream, it's real. I pulled away from the hug and looked at Dexter. He's not an illusion or a figment of my imagination. He is real and he's standing right here in front of me. I felt his warm hand on my cheek and his thumb wiping the noticeable tears that I have shed. I used the back of my hand to wipe the remaining tears and smiled at him. "It's good to see you Dex." He chuckled and smiled.

"It's good to see you to Sarah." To be honest, I don't know what else to say. Do I tell him where I've been? Do I tell him why I left? Why I became a hired assassin? What do I say to him?

"I guess you're wondering where I've been these last six years." He nodded and gestured me to sit on the couch. We both went to go sit on the couch and we both just stared at each other. I sighed and brushed back a few strains of my hair behind my ear and sighed. "Where do I start?"

"Maybe start with why you left." I nodded and sighed.

"I couldn't handle my father's murder case. I would get too emotional."

"Is that why you left?"

"My relationship with my father never existed, you know that, but there was another reason why I left." I glanced at my feet before looking Dexter again. How do I tell him I used to be an assassin? I sighed and ran my hand through my hair and looked back up at him. Then I realized, I'm at work which means Elway can hear everything or he's spying on my conversation with Dexter. Son of a bitch. "You mind if we go somewhere else and talk?" He looked slightly taken back when I asked if we could go somewhere else, but he shook it off.

"Yeah, that'd be great, I was trying to find Deb, but she isn't here so yeah." He laughed nervously and I frowned at him.

"Deb? Debra works here?" He also frowned to the fact that this was the first time I've heard about it or something like that. Then again, I have been away for about a month I think.

"Yeah, she works here."

"When did she start working for Elway?" He shrugged his shoulders.

"Six, seven months ago."

"I haven't seen her in a long time. How come I haven't seen her yet?"

"She's working on a case, but she hasn't checked in with Elway."

"Is she undercover?"

"Yes, but it's not like her to not check in though and I really need to talk to her, but I don't know how to find her though."

"What case is she working on?"

"Andrew Briggs." I nodded and got up from the couch and started to walk towards the door. I stopped and spun around and looked at Dexter who was still sitting on the couch.

"Well, aren't you coming? We still have lunch to go to you know." I winked at him and he got off the couch in a hurry. I giggled to myself and opened the door only to be greeted by Elway.

Dexter Morgan's POV

"Glad to see you're awake. Can't afford you sleeping on the job." Sarah rolled her eyes at Elway's attempt to get her back to work. I know Sarah; it's going to take him a lot more to get Sarah back to work.

"First of all, I'm still on medical leave; I only have to come into work because I had a conference call with Director Vance." Elway let out a soft chuckle and shook his head.

"If you are on medical leave then you shouldn't be here." She rolled her eyes and pushed by Elway and I followed her movement. I followed her down the hallway to her office. She opened the door and walked over to her desk and grabbed her black messenger bag. I heard footsteps coming down the hallway and glanced out of the doorway. Elway was coming this way. "So what was the conference call about?" That's what I was thinking about and who was this Director Vance? What case was Sarah working on? She sighed and looked up at Elway and raised her eyebrows at him.

"Hey, this is my personal case plus it's a cold case that I worked on two years ago. So basically it doesn't involve you." I forgot how bold Sarah was or is. She appears different, but she's still the same Sarah back when she worked at Miami Metro. Sarah stared down Elway trying to tell him to back off. How long has she been working for Elway? Maybe that's why she wanted to talk somewhere else so Elway can't hear our conversation. That's what her plan was. I cleared my throat and Sarah's attention snapped towards me.

"I'm sorry to interrupted, but Sarah we should go before lunch hour ends." She nodded at me and looked back at Elway.

"Thank you Dexter now if you'll excuse me Elway, I would like to catch up with my best friend." She grabbed her messenger bag, but before she left her desk, she looked at Elway again.

"Where's the file that I was carrying?" He gave some sort of look, a look saying that you got off easy. He sighed and walked out of Sarah's office. We both watched him go and I looked at her and raised my eyebrows at her.

"At least he's good looking." She scowled and shook her head. I couldn't help, but let out a little laugh and I knew she broke into a smile and started laughing too. It's been a long time since I heard her laugh. There's so much I want to tell her, but I don't know where to start. Do I tell her that I'm a serial killer? Do I tell her that my own sister is in love with me? Do I tell her about Hannah? What will she think of me? Will she still be my best friend? More and more questions keep running through my mind that I suddenly started to get dizzy. I don't know what to tell her. I know I can't keep the secret from her forever, she has to know. She doesn't deserve to be left in the dark not like Deb. I refuse to lose my best friend. Not again.

"Dex?" Sarah's voice snapped me out of my thoughts and I looked at her with wide eyes and she tilts her head at me. "You okay? You look a little out of it." I shook my head and rubbed my eyes with the palm of my hands and sighed.

"Yeah, I'm fine Sarah." She nodded and was about to say something to me until Elway came back into her office. He was carrying a vanilla folder that had red letters stamped across the black lettering. NCIS? Classified? What kind of work is Sarah doing? Elway holds it up and raised his eyebrows at her.

"Is the folder you were looking for?" She nodded, walked over to him and snatched the folder away from him. She walks back to her desk and puts the folder in her black messenger bag. She looks back at Elway and raised her eyebrows at him.

"Is there anything else I could do for you Elway?" I glanced at him and he shook his head and leaned against the wall.

"When are you coming back to work?" Whoa, straight to the point can't wait when Sarah tells me how much of an asshole he is. She sighs and shakes her head.

"By the end of the month, I've been working from my apartment. I only had to come in because I had a phone conference with my employer. Now I'm starving as fuck and would like to get some lunch before I have to go back to work." Sarah puts the straps of her messenger bag on her shoulders and walks away from her desk. She grabs my hand and leads me out of her office. I could feel Elway's eyes on us, but we both don't look back. I couldn't help, but glance back at Elway briefly, the way he stares at Sarah doesn't feel right with me. It was just a brief moment before we are out of his sights. It didn't take us long to get out of the building, Sarah sighs and rubs the back of her neck. "I forgot I took the bus here."

"What happened to your car?"

"I had to sell it when I left; I needed the money since my good for nothing father didn't leave me anything." I nodded and fished out my keys out of my pocket.

"Guess I'm driving then." She gives me a small smile and I couldn't, but smile back.

"Same place we always get lunch?" I chuckled and nodded. Some things never change.

"I was thinking the same thing." We both smiled at each other and headed towards my truck. Things have changed over the past six years, there's so much I want to tell her, but at the same time I don't know if I can. I don't want to put her in danger and expose her to something different entirely. Can I bring myself in telling Sarah my best friend that I am a serial killer? Would she be able to understand? Will she end up like Deb covering for me when I kill? Will she spiral out of control like Deb did? I don't want that to happen my best friend. The only real friend that I have left. I don't want to lose her again. So taking it one step at a time will help, first I will tell her what happened to Rita first then everything else later. One step at a time.