"Wait, wait…" - Serena whispered, pushing the boy away and turning her head.
"Why?" - Gabe replied, taking his lips away from her shoulders.
"Can I just talk to you?"
She sighed and saw Gabe really shocked.
"Um. OK".
Serena kept silence for about two minutes; she looked at the window at the changing nature, and the lone tear rolled down her cheek. She turned her head quickly and said in a quiet voice:
"I'm in love".
The boy said nothing, just nodded and kept staring at the screen of his mobile phone.
"I-I love him for about a year or even more, but… but it seems like he doesn't care".
"Does he know about…"
"Yeah," - she answered, smiling sadly.
"That's why you asked for 'fun'?" - Gabe giggled. Oh, damn.
"No, actually. We - me and Dan, - we had sex last night".
"You said he doesn't care about you".
"He does not, he was just… upset. His girlfriend left him".
Gabe put his hand on Serena's shoulder and squeezed it a bit.
"He is a sucker".
"You can say whatever you want, - she smiled, - but for me he is…"
"OK, OK. Have you talked to him?"
"He told me he doesn't want to know me anymore," - Serena sobbed.
"Just don't cry. We'll do something with that. You both will be alright. You will be great."
"With or without him," - she whispered.
"With or without him," - he repeated.
With or without Dan.
It doesn't matter how rude he was, but if she had a choice, she would definetely choose "with".