“Whatever happens in the end”, she said “I don’t want to lose you as my friend.”
He looked into her eyes “I promise I will never be your friend, no matter what, ever.”
Her voice cracked, “if we fuck I’m gonna feel like shit tomorrow.”
“That’s okay with me,” he said, lifting her shirt over her head.
“I love you” she said, “I never meant to hurt you on purpose.”
He nodded, “I don’t care.”
He would not be going to Italy.