Guys shirtless? Girls in sport bras and spandex? Yep that's just another normal day in cross country. As usual I was pretending to tie my shoes well I secretly watched Eric. Eric was the guy I've been crushing on sense god knows when. He was super tall, funny, the best runner on the whole team, cool to hang out with and a complete sweetheart. We live across the street from each other, our mothers have been best friends sense 1st grade and we go to the same church (and school) so we grew up together. We are at each other's houses so much that we have at least a weeks worth of clothes at the other place, we've gone on at least 20 vacations together and our parents don't care if we sleep over at one of our houses during the school week (he's the only person my family lets sleep over during the week same with his). I wish I could tell him how I really feel but every time I try I freeze up and change the topic so I don't start blushing like an idiot. I also wish he would notice me more than his "sister". Okay so my shoes are finally "tied" so I better start running again before coach catches me.
~ERICS POV~
Is staring at the one you love weird? I've been in love with Mikaela as long as I can remember. I've watched her grow up through the years into the beautiful young lady that she is now. We live across the street from each other and do everything together. I know all of her secrets and she knows all of mine expect one... That I'm madly in love with her. Now that I think of it she has never said anything about who she likes... Weird. Every time I look at her my heart skips a beat and I get butterflies in my stomach, it doesn't help any when she's practicing for an up-coming dance comp. wearing booty shorts and a sports bra or at cross country wearing spandex and don't get me started about the little pink zebra bikini she wears... I guess you can say I get kinda horny around her but that's only because I've watched her grow up and develop and I want to marry her and be the father to her kids. Weird I know but still who wouldn't? She is beautiful, talented, caring, sweet, funny, athletic, smart, adorable and gives the best hugs because she's only 5'2 so she has to stand on her tip toes to give hugs. Man when we hug I never want to let her go and I just want to lift her chain up so she's looking in my eyes than kiss her. Pathetic I know but still. It would be the best feeling in the world to kiss her and if she went to home-coming with me or even better started dating me I would be the happiest and luckiest guy in world, but I just can't tell her how I feel I've tried so many times but she's just to beautiful that I slip on my words and don't know what to say. I have been trying for at least a year now to tell her of how I really feel but I just can't. At these moments I'm happy she's a grade lower than me so I don't have to see her at lunch but also at these moments I'm pissed cause it's less time I get to see her and figure out a way to tell her.
