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CHAPTER 10

"Thank you"

Rick looked up to see Serena sitting on a chair like the cops on TV, he wondered if she is doing it to copy them or did she usually sit like that. He couldn't suppress a smile.

"You're welcome, but what for?"

"The twins told me that you were going to help me if that Gonzalez thing didn't happen"

"Yeah, but I wasn't alone"

"Who helped you?"

"The twins, your girlfriends and of course Martin"

She frowned "Martin?"

"Yeah," he thought for a second "he never doubted you"

She stood up "What?"

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing, I have to go"

She went straight to the twins' desks "hey guys, have you seen Martin?"

"No" Ryan replied, "You will find him walking in town; he always does that when you two fight"

Chris raised an eyebrow "you two fought?"

"Yeah, it was epic" Ryan replied with a smile.

Serena rolled her eyes and went to the exit door but froze. She started recalling the events and remembered that she didn't see him since they fought in prison.

She went to prison and found him sitting on the floor in the same position that she sat when she was here, resting his head on the wall and closing his eyes, she wondered if it was a prison thing.

She sat next to him in the same position; he thought that she was Christy or Nessa so he didn't open his eyes

"You knew that I fought with Serena"

"Mm"

"You want to know what happened"

"Mm"

"Did the cat eat your tongue?" He said and then looked next to him and found Serena "Serena!"

She frowned at him "you ruined the moment"

"What?"

"We were supposed to have a moment like in the movies where you think that I am someone else and tell me the story and say that you are stupid to make me angry and that you are sorry and then I will tell you that it's OK and you will stare at me with disbelief just like now"

They started laughing and then he pulled her for a hug.

"I am so sorry"

"It's OK"

He pulled away "I can't believe it took me so long to know that you are innocent"

She wrinkled her nose "Took you so long?"

"Yeah, I had to take one of my long walks to believe that you were innocent, I am really sorry, Serena"

Serena smiled.

"Why are you smiling?"

"Rick told me that you didn't doubt me for a second," she replied, "he lied to help us"

"You are in love with him, aren't you?"

She stared at him "love is a strong word"

"But you do"

"I like him a lot, yes, but love, definitely no"

She gave a sigh "I should stay away from him"

"Yeah, he is dangerous"