I looked at myself in the mirror arranging my dress once more before answering the knock at my door. I really couldn't tell why was I so nervous about my dinner with my long life best friend Tom. It was not the first time we went out together but it felt... different.
I opened the door to find those baby blue eyes shining before me.
"You... humm you look beautiful," Tom said leaving a kiss on my cheek.
"Thanks, Tom, you don't look bad yourself," I said teasing him.
"So how was your week?" He asked as he opened the car door for me.
"Well, I didn't die," I said only half-joking. Tom chuckled. "Work was very stressful but you know I love it. Still, this week in particular I was so looking forward to tonight. I have missed you so much" He sighed and half smiled before answering.
"I've missed you too," He said giving a friendly squeeze to my hand. I felt my cheeks go red with embarrassment as I realized what I had been doing the whole time. I couldn't believe I had been stupid enough to let my feelings show like that. I had to remind myself we were only friends.
"T/N, is everything alright?" Tom asked as he parked the car. I smiled and nodded still feeling embarrassed for my behavior.
The restaurant was incredibly beautiful and surely one of the most elegant places I had been in. Every table had a candle in the middle and all that soft light reached the mirrored ceiling making it shine like the stars. And with the music playing live in the back it really felt like a dream.
"Do you like it?" Tom asked opening the chair of the table for me.
"It is gorgeous," I said, still amazed by my surroundings. "I don't know how you find such beautiful places" He smiled with his gaze fixed on his empty plate. I held my breath for a few seconds afraid that my past behavior had unleashed some kind of discomfort between us.
We had known each other for almost 10 years now and I hated this weird feeling between us, and even more that I caused it. I clenched my teeth trying to calm myself before speaking.
"Tom" I called "Before... when you ummm" I could feel my hands shaking and as I reached for the glass of water before me Tom took my hand.
"T/N, I'm sorry to interrupt but there is something very particular I would like to tell you." He said looking me in the eye and making my heart skip a beat with the sight of that beautiful spark in his baby blue eyes. We both stayed silent for a few seconds and I nodded as a sign for him to continue.
Tom cleared his throat before speaking again. "T/N you now we've been... friends for a long time now" I chuckled and agreed. "But, recently I've been... having... I've been thinking that... that maybe our relationships as friends has... changed" I clenched my jaw.
"Changed?" I asked with a knot in my throat.
"Yes, well. More than our friendship I feel like I have changed" He explained. I started breathing faster as I understood what was happening. He would tell me he knew I liked him and didn't feel comfortable with keeping our friendship anymore.
"Tom..." I said wanting to stop him from leaving me. I wanted to tell him I would promise not to make any sort of move towards him and that it was just a phase.
He was one of the most important persons in my life and was not ready for him to leave me.
"I'm sorry... T/N.. but if I let you talk right now I will not be able to say what I need to..." I nodded expecting him to continue. He sighed once more and tightened the grip of his hand. "I'm sorry if this ruins our friendship but I have to say it. It's been months now that I've been... in love with you." I felt my face drop shocked by what Tom had just confessed. "Every time something good happens you're the one person I'm dying to tell. Every time something bad happens you're the one personas I wish was there with me."
The music changed to ballroom music and he stood up leading me into the dance floor. We were the only ones dancing but I was lost in Tom's eyes and quickly forgot about the world around us.
He sighed once more and tightened the grip on my waist. "I'm sorry if this ruins our friendship but I have to say it. It's been months now that I've been... in love with you." I felt my face drop shocked by what Tom had just confessed. "Every time something good happens you're the one person I'm dying to tell. Every time something bad happens you're the one personas I wish was there with me."
"Tom..." I whispered
"I've been so afraid to tell you because I would not be able to lose you but having you so close and yet being so far away has been killing me even worse than missing you" I could feel my heart flutter in my chest and I burst in laugh. I bit my lips still feeling the smile on my face.
"You are so dumb," I said before reaching my arm behind his neck and pulling him into a kiss. He was a little shocked but then let out a soft laugh and kissed me again.
