Do you know how hard it is to be secretly in love with your best friend for nearly a decade and you went out of your way to sabotage their not-so-great relationships, but you buried your feelings so deep inside you that it hurts and you just keep on saying you'll only be besties? Well, that oh-so-very complicated feeling is what your best friend, Nathan James, feels every second of every day.

Today was especially bad because your shoulder kept rubbing against his as the two of you sat outside of the McDonald's he likes. Nathan kept looking at you as you talked about your summer and your life during college while he sipped from his Sprite. While you talked he kept thinking about what it would be like to kiss you or to hear you call him your boyfriend...All harmless fantasies he should stop thinking about.

"Mmm...Sounds lovely." Nathan murmured softly as he stared into your eyes.