Leaving The Friendzone

I've been friends with Cory since we were 6. Despite everyone we know poking fun at us for hanging out all the time, the subject of 'dating' never came up. But lately, I've been thinking about him differently. The way his eyes glint when he smiles at me, how it makes my heart race. I can't fall for him. I won't fall for him, because I love him. In a brotherly, "I'm-going-to-kick-your-ass" kind of way. Nothing more. Our friendship is WAY too important to me. ...But then again, as the old saying goes, "You can't help who you fall in love with."