I'm not sure how it happened. How one minute, I'm a normal seventeen year old guy, hanging out with my friends, living my life, the usual. And then the next I know I'm in love.
For the past few weeks I'd been having dreams. Sensual, electrifying, dizzying dreams, the kind you can feel and taste. She was in every single one, but I could never remember her face when I woke up. Until...
That morning I awoke with a name on my lips. The name of my best friend. Emma Nelson. All of a sudden, the dreams came back. Things that we did in those dreams could make a porn star blush. But, then, there were tender moments. We laid down together and looked into each others eyes sometimes. Corny, I know but it was nice. Unfortunately, it was all fake.
So now, on a Saturday morning, the two of us were baby sitting my little sister Angie and her little brother Jack, while our parents were out. Angie and Jack were upstairs watching a movie and Emma and I sat at my kitchen table doing our weekend homework. It was quiet everywhere but in my head. How could I never have noticed her before? Her honey colored hair, lean body and perfect tan skin. Her beauty is enamoring. She's gorgeous. She's three feet away, close enough to touch. And I want to. So bad...
"Craig?"
I looked up. Emma was going over to the fridge. "Do you want a drink?"
"Umm...sure. Em?"
She turned back to me. "Yeah, Craig?"
I looked at her perfection. And then I lost my nerve. "Never mind." She handed me a soda and we finished our homework in silence.
Truthfully, there's no way I could tell her. It's not that I'm afraid it would ruin our friendship or anything. I know if the two of us got together it would only strengthen what we already have. I really don't think anything bad could come of it.
But the thing is, Emma already has a boyfriend, Chris Sharpe. They've been going out for awhile now. And as bad as I want Emma to be mine, I will not do a thing to harm her relationship with him. I messed up like that before and I'd rather die before I do it again. So, I'm not going to say anything or do anything out of the ordinary. I'll just sit here and wait, for eternity if I have to. After all, I still have my dreams.