"Emily. It's time to grow some balls and go all out!" Aria says as we lay on her bed playing Uno. I roll my eyes.
"Hanna is as straight as they come." I say and Aria sits up.
"Pardon my language but, fuck that! The only way you're going to get anywhere is if you tell this girl how you feel. Whatever happens, happens but at least you'll know! Tell her or I will!" Someone is upset.
"I don't know how to just say…'I'm in love with you'. Girls don't get the girl of their dreams in reality. In reality…the dream girl is straight! "I say and Aria sighs.
Hanna and I have been friends ever since last summer, and I could even say we're close friends and I'm not going to ruin that.
"I'm going to kill." I chuckle softly and Aria runs her hand through her hair.
"Fine. Be stuck in the friend zone all your life. I tried to help.
"Yeah yeah…and by the way…Uno!" I say as I throw down my second to last card.
"Shit!" I laugh at Aria. She's such a sore loser.
I'm walking to my geography class with my friend Marcus. Marcus is a linebacker for our football team and we've had the some classes for the last year and a half. He looks completely Hispanic but he's half African American. Marcus is 6'4 and at least 250 if not more, and its solid muscle so yes, you can say he's a ladies man.
"So I heard Jeremy is gonna ask Hanna Marin out." He says as we walk.
"Quarterback Jeremy? Jeremy Walls? Super handsome, gets any girl he wants, Jeremy Walls?" Marcus chuckles and nods.
"Yeah I guess. He's been crushing on her hard for like ever. You think he'd have a shot?" Of course he'd have a shot! Fuck! No! No! Just no! He can't ask her out! They can't date! They just…they can't! No…no…I give up…
"Probably…" I tell him and watch the tiles on the floor as I walk to class with a broken heart.
I'm meeting Hanna after school to help her study for her test this Thursday. I've been down all day and I don't want to go because she's going to try to pry it out of me. I guess I'm going to have to learn to act today. I ring the doorbell and Hanna opens the door…one more major negative to our friendship…she's comfortable around me. Since she's comfortable around me, she dressed comfortably which is why she's in pajama shorts and a spaghetti strapped tank top with her hair in a ponytail. She always look the most beautiful to me this way.
"Hey Em." She says as she hugs me. I hug her back and inhale my favorite scent…Hanna.
"Hey Han. You ready to get to work?"
"No but that's not optional." She grabs my hand and leads me up to her bedroom. I walk in and sit my book bag down.
"Your mom here?" I ask. Hanna sits on the bed next to her books and shakes her head.
"Nope. Just left. So it's just me and you." I nod my head and sit on the opposite side of the bed.
"Alright. So how much do you know?"
"About what?" Hanna asks and I chuckle.
"Math."
"Oh! Um…nothing. Like why are there letters in math? Math is supposed to be NUMBERS." Hanna shakes her head and rolls her eyes.
"Well luckily for you…I'm a math wiz."
"If you weren't I wouldn't be stealing your talents. I 'd probably call Spencer but I prefer your company to hers." I laugh and she hands me her book.
About thirty minutes into studying, Hanna's phone goes off and she gasps as she reads her text.
"What?" I ask as I look up at her.
"Spencer just asked me if it's okay to give Jeremy Walls my number." I roll my eyes so hard it hurts.
"Well…can she?" I ask.
"I don't know. Jeremy's hot, yeah but I…don't think so." Hanna texts Spencer as she talks.
"Why not?" I ask.
"Just…not feeling it. Him…or nay boy for that matter. Not right now anyway."
"Well good. He probably wouldn't treat you how you should be treated and he definitely doesn't deserve the opportunity." Hanna smirks and moves closer to me.
"Why are you so over protective of me?" She asks and I gulp. I said too much. Avert! AVERT!
"You're my friend, I have to look out for you. Now for number 11, you have to –"
"Emily." She says and I stop talking.
"Yeah?"
"I'm really glad we're friends." She says and those words do irreparable damage to my heart.
I feel like crying, screaming and punching a wall. I can't take this anymore. Aria was right. I have to get this off my chest. I just have to…for my own sanity!
"I can't do this anymore." I say as I stand from her bed. Hanna stands too and gives me a look of confusion.
"If you want to take a study break all you had to do was say so. I could use –"
"No not that." I say interrupting her. I take a deep breath and say words I never thought I'd say to her.
"Our friendship. I can't do it anymore…" hanna walks over to me.
"Why? What's wrong?" She asks. Here goes nothing… I turn to look her straight in the eye and steady my nerves.
"Hanna…I'm in love with you. I have been –"
"Since forever." She interrupts me. Wha…She knows?! How?!
"I can tell when guys have crushes on me. It's no different with girls. I can tell when boys are in love with me too and you're no different."
"If you knew…why didn't you say anything?" She didn't say anything about it…that can only mean that…I'm about to get my heart shattered…
"I'm just supposed to say I know you're in love with me? Now let's finish studying? I was waiting for you to tell me." I nod my head.
"So…what are you going to do about it?" She asks me. What does she mean?
"What are you talking about?"
"Are you just gonna confess your love for me to just get it off your chest or…" She moves closer to me and takes my hands in hers.
"Are you gonna ask me out?" It's official. I'm dreaming. This isn't happening...
"Are you messing with me?" I ask.
"Nope. So…what are you going to do?" She looks deep into my eyes and it makes me feel…naked. I feel like…she wants this…
"Will you…um…will you go out with me?"
"Like a date?" She asks with a smirk and I nod my head.
"Yeah. A date." Hanna smiles at me and like always I melt at the sight of it.
"I'd love too." Hanna embraces me into a hug and I let my body melt into hers.
She said yes…I'm dating my dream girl…this is my dream come true.