Just Friends

Part 23

You stare at each other for a few minutes before you broke away, heart racing. You wish there was some other meaning attached to that, but then again, you could only wish. "Okay. I rest my case." You jokingly say. "I'm afraid I should-to a certain extent-watch over you as well." Michael laughs deeply. "Alright. And hey, we're halfway near spring break! Plans?" "It's still a long way to go, Mikey. We'll see how it goes." You say. Michael's phone lit up again, and he immediately opens the message. "I'm just gonna be out real quick Y/N." He says, "Um... I need to go help Victoria with something." "Okay." You reluctantly reply, bringing your full attention back to the paper you're typing. You want to tell him you're not okay with whatever he's doing with Victoria now that Niall told you something about her. But seeing Michael smile hinders you from doing anything at all. Being with Niall made you feel something new. Something you haven't felt with Michael for having been so close together: intimacy. Even so, a huge part of you wants Michael. But maybe, you're just destined to be best friends and nothing more. Your friendship with Michael for almost 10 years can't be ruined by the feelings you're having. It just can't. So you decided to bottle them up once more and continue with what you have. Snatching your phone, you left Niall a quick message. "Are you busy? Come over :) x" Within a few minutes, you already hear a knock on your door.