[The next day]

I wake up from such a great dream of Maya and I as a couple. Then the wave of realization came over me again.

I'm in love with Maya Hart.

I am in love with Maya Hart.

I, Riley Matthews, am in love with my best friend, Maya Hart.

I'm freaking out. I can't be in love with Maya. Maybe I'm not, maybe I'm confusing my love for her. But I guess I may have been feeling other feelings for her. I do love her more than anyone on this planet. I don't know, I've got to figure this out.

"Oh, I know!" (I say not even realizing I yelled that out loud) Online quizzes! They always have the answer. As I take the quizzes I get some interesting results.

Allthetests.com

Definitely in love

You're So in love with your best friend! All you can think about is that person. You're probably such good friends because you're so compatible! If I were you I would just give it a shot ;) you never know, something good could come out of it!

Or something bad could come out of it.

Youthink.com

Your Score: 81%

You could be falling

So far it's been great but you may be starting to fall in love them, first you have to out whether you are in love them or not and once you do that you can take a plan of action.

Well this was no help.

You're in with him/her.

They are straight, and you thought they were too, but when it comes to them you've never felt like this for anyone before. You love them so much you would become the opposite gender if it meant you could be with them.

Well other than the fact that I know that I'm not straight I feel like this is somewhat true, maybe.

Quiz.lovetoknow.com

You are in love with your best friend. Look for signs that your best friend is into you and let him/her know how you feel.

I can't tell her! That will ruin our friendship. I need actual help. I can call Farkle. He's a genius.

"Hey, Farkle"

"Hi Riley, How are you?"

"I'm good. I wanted your help with something"

"What's up?"

"So I've been having these feelings and they won't go away and I took personality quizzes to see if these feelings were what I thought I was feeling and my results pretty much said I'm in love with this person"

"WHO!?"

"Maya"

"I'm coming over"

"Um okay. See ya"

Why would Farkle react like that? Maybe this is bad. I knew I shouldn't be having these feelings. I should just-

"This is the greatest day of my life!" Farkle says coming through my window taking me out of my thoughts.

"How is this the greatest day of your life after what I just told you?"

"Because I've known this for so long I've been waiting for you to figure this out. When did you figure it out?"

"Well …..

[Flashback]

"What would you do if someone proposed to you while you're in high school?" Maya asks me.

"That's an interesting question, but I'd probably say no and run away"

"But what if that person really loves you"

"Still no."

"Okay then. What if I proposed to you" Maya's giving me this serious look. What do I say to that!?

"Oh...I uh...I would um…"

"I'd give you a ring pop as an engagement ring" Maya says laughing.

"Then I'd definitely say yes" I reply laughing along with her only my laughter is hiding my discomfort.

X

We're sitting on a bench in the park. Maya's talking to me about how many lovely pictures she can paint of this scene.

"Look at how sunlight cascades off that tree, and that family sitting happily underneath it Isn't it beautiful, Riley."

"It is beautiful" I move my hand closer to hers wanting to hold it, but for some reason there's this force of awkwardness stopping me so I just decided to play with her fingers. Tracing them. Comparing my hand size to hers.

"You know, if you're going to play with my fingers, you can just hold my hand."

"Oh, sorry. Okay." For some that made my heart leap.

X

I've already found my someone.

"- yesterday when I was with her. That's when I started realizing I'm in love with her. The awkward tension I was feeling was me realizing I had feelings for her. That's what the quizzes proved."

"This is wonderful. I knew this would happen"

"Wait…. how did you know?" Farkle sits on my bed facing me with this serious look in his eyes.

"I am a genius Riley. You've never looked at anyone they way you look at Maya. I can tell by the way you light up whenever you're around her that your love for her is way more than friendly."

"Oh. Well, what do I do"

"Well is Maya straight? I doubt it by how close you are" I gave him a death glare. "I'm just saying. She's always holding your hand, cuddling you, kissing you on your nose or your cheek or even your forehead, and do you know how often I catch her staring at your lips."

"That doesn't prove anything friends can do those things and you can stare at someone's lips without wanting to kiss them"

"Just trust me Riley. Maybe she likes you too and this could be the start of something beautiful"

"Or something ugly. What if this ruins our friendship? I can't tell her, Farkle. What if she never wants to see me again?" Farkle can tell by the softness of my voice how scared I am. He takes my hand.

"What happened to the optimistic Riley I know? Just tell her. You don't know, maybe this can turn out good. And if it doesn't, just call me and I'll be there."

I move over to sit next to him and lay my head on his shoulder. "Thanks Farkle. I guess I'm telling Maya I love her."