friends-to-lovers

He could never know how beautiful he was in these moments, and Devin couldn't bring himself to say anything. What would he say? __'ve always noticed you, but never thought I deserved someone like you?_ That wasn't right. It was cheesy and over-the-top, and still somehow inadequate to describe the maelstrom of emotions he felt when he was around Sam. Mike made it seem simple, but it wasn't. This wasn't like hooking up with a hot guy he'd met on the dance floor, it was Sam. The sweet, cerebral, quiet man who'd been his friend for nearly two years and somehow managed to sneak out of the friend box into this no man's land where every word, every gesture was a promise Devin wasn't sure he could keep.

In the heights of emotional distress, sometimes your loved ones can__ fill the answers you are longing for to wipe away the tears in your eyes, it__ your friends, somehow, that un-noticeably comforted you. It is to them you could share your hidden sentiments that you are trying to conceal.

Actually, yeah, I did buy a few new things,_ she confirmed, then she teased a little more by adding, __ think Pete is going to really enjoy my outfit tomorrow night.___ete seems to like you no matter what you__e wearing,_ Luke grumbled. __o, what did you buy for good ol_ Pete?__arn, if he didn__ sound jealous! Could it be possible? It__ mean she meant something to him. Something more than Dr. Doolittle anyway. __ bought a mini skirt._ She wouldn__ tell him about the hair and the shoes. Or what she bought to wear under the skirt.She heard him cough. Hard. As if having a spasm. __uke? Are you okay?__ couple more very tense seconds of coughs, and then, __id you say a skirt?__he wanted to smack him.

If you__ rather skip lunch, that__ fine with me. I__e got some things to take care of anyway before I can leave the store to Robin for the weekend.___ don__ want to skip lunch,_ he bit out. ____ starving.__er temper got the better of her. __ine, but if you plan on snapping at me the whole time then I__ just as soon you eat alone.__is gaze darkened. ____ not snapping.__he poked him in the chest. __es, you are.__eo started to speak, then paused and let out a huge breath. __orry. Damn, I__ just having one of those days.__manda smiled and patted his cheek. __ou can tell me all about it over a bowl of fettuccine.

Yes, best friend of mine. I am the famous photographer you've admired for years, and the man who's admired you.

Are you scared of me now?_ She wanted the truth.__ore than ever._ He had lowered his guard, putting himself at her mercy, because running away had only served to make him understand that he could never run away from who he was.

I__ do anything for her if she really wanted me to. I would even walk away from the chance of a lifetime if she asked me to... and I could even be happy about it.

Then he gave me a sweet kiss as if I was his one and only lover.

I have something I need to get off my chest.___hat__ that?___his._ He closed his mouth over hers.

Marc had grown up, gotten away from the partying lifestyle that made him feel as if his mere presence was a gift to those around him and knew himself for what he'd truly been back then. A fool. Hopelessly in love with a friend who'd never wanted more from him than he'd already given. This weekend, Marc hoped to change that.