The stars have finally aligned. The girl I've crushed on for years and I are finally single at the same time.
Too bad she has me planted firmly in the friends-with-benefits zone.
Ever since I met the girl I affectionately call Cheese, I've wanted her. She was dating a buddy when I was single. When she was single, I was living with someone. So, when I found out she and her fiance called it quits, I was ready to make my move. Cue the music where the hero gets the girl, right? Not so fast.
Being dumped right before her wedding has done a real number on her. So this beautiful, funny, smart, amazing woman has decided she's not ready for a relationship. She's just looking for something physical, so I offer up my services. I offer to be the alternative she's looking for.
The trouble is, the more time I spend with her, the more I realize she's the one. The one I want to date...and maybe the one and only woman I want to have in my life forever.
I'm poised to make my move from this arrangement we've made to serious boyfriend status when she completely ghosts on me.
I have a hard time believing none of it was real. I could've sworn she was feeling the same things I was. So maybe there's more going on than I realized...and maybe there's something I can do to get her back after all.
