You lay on your bed , your blankets and stuffed animals sprawled over the floor. Your laptop, snacks , and magazines in bed with you. You scrolled endlessly through your Tumblr dashboard, re-blogging and liking things. You've been feeling a little down lately, and nothing seemed fun or interesting besides your snacks, your cell, and uninterrupted nights of TV watching. You logged off of Tumblr and flicked on the TV before scrolling through the contacts in your cell phone. Once you got to "Ray aka Bestie", you clicked his contact sending him a message.
" Busy ?"
"Not at all . Wassup ?"
"Come over ?"
"On my way". He replied.
You got out of bed, brushed your hair, and changed into a clean pair of sweats and a tank.
In less then 10 minutes, you heard the special knock he'd done since you were kids. You lunged out of bed and fluffed your hair while going down the steps. You hit the landing and opened the door.
"Hey" You smiled crookedly .
"Hey " He said, smiling back at you "I come bearing gifts". He said extending a take-out bag of Panda Express and a WalMart bag.
"Oooh" You cooed sarcastically.
You closed the door, holding the bag into your hands.
"Come on" You said tugging at his jacket pocket , walking up the stairs.
You sat the food on your dresser while he kicked off his Adidas slippers and threw his jacket on the back of your desk chair.
"Crack it open I'm starving" he said rolling up his sleeves.
You took out the two paper plates and plastic wrapped silverware pack's. Dishing out an egg-roll , lo-mien , and orange chicken. Ray dug in, stuffing his face with noodles, pouring some of your Mountain Dew into a plastic cup.
After eating, you laid on the floor next to each other.
"That was good". Ray said burping.
"Yeah, it was". You said rubbing your now- full tummy.
You laid side by side to each other, staring at the ceiling , with the noise of the fan whirring .
"Ray ?" You asked still watching the ceiling fan.
"Yeah ? " He said turning on his side to face you.
"How come ..." You stopped yourself
"How come what ?" He asked furrowing his brows .
"Nothing."
"What, what is it ?" He said getting a little agitated
You finally rolled over to your side, and looked at him. "How come you never asked me out ?"
He hesitated for a minute and shrugged a little. "You're my friend I never looked at you that way ". He said it so easily, honestly.
"Never ?" You asked biting your bottom lip.
"Well occasionally , some mild curiosity. I mean its not like there's nothing to like. Your gorgeous, smart, an amazing writer. "
"How come you've never said anything ?"
"I guess because we've been friends for so long. I didn't want to destroy our friendship." He said
"So if we were never friends. . . Would you have maybe considered dating me ?"
"Maybe. But.. there's no good answer to that question right ?" He asked flinging his hand.
"Right" You said looking toward the floor, picking with a loose string of the carpet.
"Why are you bringing this up now? We've been friends forever"
"I dunno . . I just . . I could be your girlfriend. I'd be a great girlfriend."
Ray looked at his shoes. "Yeah. I know".
And even though , it may not have been the best thing to do at the moment you did it anyway. You kissed him, putting your arms around his neck and leaned into him with your whole body. He hesitated , but only for a second, pulling you closer and resting his hands on your hips. Warmth spreading around your belly. You slowly pulled away , your lips still lingering.
He left his hands on your hip, and looked into your eyes.
"I can't deny it. I've been wanting to do that forever." He said, his brown curled eyelashes dusting his cheek.
"Yea . . Me too." You said smiling.
