"It's just," Serena said, pushing a stand of hair behind her ear. "I thought Trip was a good guy, but you were there for me, even after everything and--"
"Of course I was, Serena," Nate said. "I care about you."
He'd said it before, but Serena had never really listened or maybe never believed. Now, standing outside the hospital in the snow, she finally accepted what Nate had been trying to tell her for so long. "I care about you, too."
"So," Nate said. "Where does this leave us?"
Serena squeezed his hand. She felt 13 again, discovering boys and love for the first time. "Well," she said. "Let's go back to the beginning."
"Or maybe," Nate said. "A little past the beginning." And he leaned down to kiss her.
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(Oh, and check the comments above! I wrote Nate/Serena for someone else, too!)
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"Are you ready to go?" Nate asked. He'd offered to escort Serena home from the hospital.
"Yes," Serena said, smiling at him.
Nate was quiet as they walked out of the hospital, but he kept glancing at Serena and making her blush.
"Nate?" Serena said. "I'm sorry I didn't listen to you about Trip."
"It's okay," Nate said.
"No," Serena said, grabbing Nate's hand. "It's really not."
Nate turned to face her.
"It's just," Serena said, pushing a stand of hair behind her ear. "I thought Trip was a good guy, but you were there for me, even after everything and--"
"Of course I was, Serena," Nate said. "I care about you."
He'd said it before, but Serena had never really listened or maybe never believed. Now, standing outside the hospital in the snow, she finally accepted what Nate had been trying to tell her for so long. "I care about you, too."
"So," Nate said. "Where does this leave us?"
Serena squeezed his hand. She felt 13 again, discovering boys and love for the first time. "Well," she said. "Let's go back to the beginning."
"Or maybe," Nate said. "A little past the beginning." And he leaned down to kiss her.