- I've been waiting for you for the last hour! Where have you been?
Serena looked at Dan standing up and smiling and asked:
- Am I really so late?
- You are, but it's ok. I wanted to talk to you, actually.
She was getting more and more nervous with every moment. She took a seat and saw a cup of coffee in Dan's hand.
- That's for you. Aren't you cold?
- No.
Dan also sat on the bench. The autumn wind was blowing hard, and after two minutes of deadful silence she shivered nervously. It was not easy to sit here next to him, feel the way he's looking at her and stay calm.
- I can see you're cold, - he took off his coat and put it on Serena's shoulders, holding her forearms to warm them up.
- No.
- What happened? I want to know, - Dan asked, moving closer.
- Well, I've met a guy once and felt in love with him, then we had lots of breakups and once I realized I still love him and told him about that, but he chose my best friend over me. She broke up with him and then me and that guy had sex, after that he told me he didn't want to know me anymore, and now he wants to talk to me.
She wiped a tear rolling down her cheek and took his coat, putting it on the bench and standing up.
- Serena, please.
- What? - she already took a step in direction of the taxi parking when felt a strong arm holding her waist.
- Lets just forget about it for a moment. I'd like to...
- Do you think it's really possible to forget?
- But you were the one who wanted to talk privately!
- I don't want anymore!
"- Hi, this is Serena van der Woodsen. Leave your message you-know-when! I'll call you back!
- Serena, I just-, I just really don't know what to say. Um, you can come to my place whenever you like, when you'll be ready, I've got something for you. Please. I really need you. I'm sorry for that. For everything. Please."
Serena put her face into her hands and fell on the floor.