Gabe was a little out of his depth here. He had other girl friends but mostly they had girl friends of their own who dealt with Girl Sadness. And his male friends had never talked to him about breakups. His brothers were also no help, because Gabe's was a family that Did Not speak of emotions.
So he sat her down and then stood, hovering, a little uncomfortably. "You wanna talk about it?" he asked, pulling one of the chairs closer to her so he could sit as well.