"...Three words. That's all you have to do to make your dreams come true. So why not try? Are you afraid of losing a friend if it goes wrong?"

"I am."

"Don't worry about that, it's obvious that she likes you. Just say it. Everything worth doing is going to have a risk associated with it."

After hearing that, my mind filled with all the thoughts of what could be if I confessed my love and what the future may look like.

Late at night, she's cuddling up close to me on the couch and I'm listening to her talk about everything on her mind, and I can't help but smile when I hear her voice. We don't hang out often, but not all relationships need that. We're both independent souls that were looking for someone else to be our support and a shoulder to lay our head on when things got rough. This worked well for us, both having busy schedules with not much time to see each other. The days we do see each other are blessings. Nothing beats an anticipated hug from your special someone or a kiss during a romantic night together.

Our lack of shared interests besides extra-curriculars never bothered me. That's not why I fell in love. For some reason, my heart decided that she's the one I want to open up to, become intimate with, the one I'd tell everything to, and become her protection and shoulder to lean on. Conversations are effortless, and she laughs at every joke I make, even if I don't find it too funny myself. The smiles and laughter have melted my icy heart since the day I met her. She knows my true colors, and I know hers. We aren't the normal type of couple around our school, but then again, our relationship has stood the test of time.

She loves reading, and so do I given the right book. I'd take her to our local bookstore and spend time in there with her looking at new releases, music, and having conversations over coffee at their cafe. Cliche, right? It may be, but I love it. We're both relatively lacking in the sociability department, but I've gotten her introduced to my closest friends and they hit it off well. She still sits very close to me when we go to games, and I'll wrap my arm around her and give her a smile. We'll have deep conversations together, laugh together, enjoy each night together. Each date is special and just as amazing as the first.

And when I take her home, before she steps out of the car, we kiss, and I feel like I did the first night I asked her out all over again. She steps out of the car, and I have a sense of thankfulness wash over me.

I am so glad I decided to confess my feelings.

Of course, this is all what could happen.