Serena broke away from the kiss to see…Dan. Oh boy. He charged angrily past her and Nate, obviously hurt.
"Dan…Dan wait." She chased after him, tugging on his arm.
"No thanks." He tried to shrug her off and headed for the porch.
"Dan, I didn't expect to see you. You surprised me." Serena said, pleading.
"Well I have to say…you didn't."
"I'm not dating Nate! He's my friend!"
Dan whirled around to face her. "Really? Since when did friends kiss each other like that?"
"I-I can't tell you. I promised Nate."
"What? That you guys are friends with benefits?"
"It's not like that!"
"Tell me, what's it like then?"
Serena opened her mouth, ready to start explaining when Dan got a tap on the shoulder. He turned around and saw two girls also clad in white, carrying margaritas.
"A-Amanda, what are you doing here?"
"It's the white party. And I also met one of your friends here." She gestured to the other brunette girl.
"Cheater." They chorused as they dumped their brightly colored drinks on him. They walked away, arm in arm leaving a soaking wet Dan with Serena.
"C'mon let's get you inside." Serena took Dan inside the house where he took off his alcohol soaked jacket and shirt, leaving him with a white wifebeater on.
"So you two-timed them?"
"Yeah I guess so."
"Why?"
"I thought that I could get over you. But it didn't work. I haven't been able to get you out of my head all summer. I was hoping that when I saw you, I would know that we did the right thing. But I don't feel that way. I don't feel that way at all."
"Dan… I couldn't get over you."
"I miss that little laugh of yours."
Serena giggled. "How about we go somewhere and talk?"
"Beach?"
"Perfect. And so they left, arm in arm with bright hopes for their future and their future together.