How could I let myself fall in love with my best friend? This is a story about a guy (we will call) named Aaron and how I fell in love with my best friend. 

It was about 3 years ago when I met this truly incredible guy. He was taller than my 5 foot 2 inches self but wasn't quite 6 feet tall. What he didn't have in height he made up for in the looks department. He had blonde hair. He was passionate about being healthy and active. You could catch him at the gym, football practice, wrestling, swim meets and the list could go on.

 As time passed, I never thought I would fall as hard & madly in love with him as I did. He had a way of making me rethink things and to see things through a different set of eyes. He made me happy when I was around him. He was easy to talk to. He had this way, unintentionally of course,that prodded me to open up,express myself, and take responsibility and pride in all that I am. He was rough yet gentle. He was the type of person that thrived off of control and command. It was in his nature you could say. I guess it was of these qualities that looking back made me love him even more. 

As we grew closer I started to realize that there was way more to this " Aaron bad-boy jock who just doesn't care about anyone". There was a family man, a christian man, and jock in there. He even had a soft spot for babies. What girl simply couldn't resist that? But among learning these revelations, I learned things along the way about myself. I was often made not to feel normal, to keep to myself. It is to him that I owe my self confidence. He pushed me to do things I was to embarrassed to do, like dance and sing. He made me feel wanted to be around that is another thing I wont give up.   

You can say it is of these qualities that I fell in love with Aaron. I chose not to tell Aaron to protect our friendship. Some can say well what if he felt the same way, yet was too scared to tell you? The answer is simple, "If you love something set it free, if it comes back it was meant to be."  I guess time will tell. He gave me an insight on what I wanted in boyfriend/husband. I always thought I wasn't meant to have great, but if it wasn't for him coming into my life I would have never learned these things. He also taught me many lessons in life. Some of the few are loving yourself, dressing for success, knowing what you want and need out of life, and being happy with yourself. It is to him that I owe these great lessons I have received. For this I say thank you.