Andrew had just stepped out of the shower and was towing himself off when the doorbell to his apartment rang through the house. The sound of it seemed to pierce through him. He groaned at the lack of asleep he had achieved recently.
Wrapping his towel around his waist, Andrew stepped out of the bathroom and headed to his apartment door. Quickly, he ran his hand through his hair to make sure he at least looked somewhat sexy for whoever was on the other side.
Unlocking the door and slipping the chain off the door opened to reveal Serena on the other side. She looked at Andrew and blushed at the sight of him only in a towel.
"Hi Andrew" she said softly, looking at her feet so not to embarrass either of them.
Andrew grinned and replied with a "Hello there Serena". He stepped aside from the door to allow for the young girl to walk into his apartment. Unlike Darien's clean apartment, Andrew's was a mess. There were left over take out containers on the coffee table and clothes thrown everywhere.
Serena innocently walked into Andrew's apartment and wrinkled her nose in disgust at the mess everywhere. But he was her Andrew. The mess therefore didn't matter all that much.
"Sorry about the mess" Andrew began as he started to collect all the rubbish from the coffee table and dispose of it. "What brings you here then?"
Serena began to blush again as she tried to clear some space on the couch for her to sit. She needed to be seated if she was going to be serious and let Andrew know of her decision. She couldn't just stand there and confess her undying love. She needed to be grounded to tell him something like this.
"Andrew, the other night wa-"
"I'm sorry for the way I acted Serena. What I did was inexcusable and I can only hope that you'll forgive me eventually. I was a pig of a man. I've never pulled a stunt like that before and I never will again. I didn't like what became of me that night. It's just Darien is always there and sometimes I think you love him more than me. I just wanted to prove myself, prove my love, to you. And look what happened. I completely screwed us up. I wouldn't blame you if you chose to be with Darien instead of me."
"But Andrew that's just the thing!" Serena blurted, not wanting to be cut off by Andrew again. "I thought about it and I've come to the conclusion that it's unfair for me to love both of you. It's not real love if you love two people. Now I thought real long and hard about this and I came to only one conclusion. I don't love Darien. Sure he's always been there for me, but in reality he's more like a brother to me. And everything he did was low. He tried to ruin us Andrew. I know you would never really do that. I know the other night was a mistake and that you didn't mean it. That's why I'm here now. To tell you that I love you. Not Darien. "
Tears began to well up in Andrews eyes as he approached the young girl and embraced her. Sobbing gently, Andrew thanked Serena over and over again for forgiving him for what had come between them.
And like a real girlfriend should, Serena held him close and calmed away all of his fears. She was in love with Andrew and he was in love with her. They could work through anything together.