Three months have passed and Olivia and I have truly bonded. We've been going to movies, museums, cafés and other cool places. I'd actually consider her one of my best friends.

Cole has moved on from her and his little crush has faded. Therefore, I don't have anymore competition. I thought that all it was, was a crush. But after this while, I've really grown to love everything about her.

Amber, though, hasn't left us alone. She seems to pop up everywhere Liv and I go together so I have to run her off. (A.K.A. kick her out)

Olivia and I will be going to the park today to hang out. It's been difficult for me to keep my feelings to myself, so I've decided what I'm going to do.

I plan to confess to her today.

I have no idea how she will take it but I'm truly hoping that my feelings with her are mutual, and go both ways. If they aren't, I'll be devastated, but it's her choice to like me or not so I have to respect her decision.

I dressed into a nice navy blue button up flannel, dark denim jeans and an orange baseball cap that I placed backward. On my way out of the door, I added black and white converse and was on my way to the park.

I arrived with a cheesy grin plastered from ear to ear, and my hands holding each other in front of my torso. Heat was creeping up through my cheeks, I could sense a hard blush when I saw Olivia waiting in front of a bench with a stale and unreadable expression on her face. I inwardly cringed at this sight due to worry that she wasn't interested in me. A girl has never had this kind of effect on me before. So I have no clue why these feelings are starting now.

She spotted me and waved, her expression turning into a bright smile. Relief swept over me like a waterfall as I approached her again but this time faster. When I got by her side, she immediately started our conversation.

"You needed to talk to me?" She questioned, her smile still remaining in its place.

"Yes," I started, "it's pretty important. And I've been holding off on telling you."

She said nothing but her expression coaxed me to go on. "For these past few months," I continued, "we've began to be together more often and with that... I've noticed new feelings." Her face went stale again, but this time with shock included. "Feelings I've never really felt for somebody before. Let alone...... a girl."

How do you tell somebody you love them? Sure, we say these things to our family on a day-to-day basis, but how do you say it to someone that doesn't know that's how you think of them? They'll think of you in a whole new light, whether it be good or bad.

"What are you saying?" She asked, her eyebrows seamed together.

"I like you, Olivia. And I can't go another second without knowing if you feel the same." I waited a few seconds before adding, "Do you?"

"I have felt the same... for these past few months I've wondered the same thing." She let out laugh of joy and relief, "It's nice to hear that you do too."

She hugged me with her arms around my neck, and I wrapped my arms around her waist, smiling. It was like a heavy weight was lifted from my shoulders when she told me felt the same. I can't even begin to imagine how I would've felt if she didn't like me.

Our hug was broken by a pair of tan arms, and it turned out that Amber was there the whole time. "Awe," she started, "looks like the rat finally found a man." She snickered to herself without breaking her stare with Liv.

Olivia said nothing, but I found some hurt in her eyes. I glared at Amber and spoke up, "You haven't? Guess that's not a surprise."

Shock hit her hard and her eyes grew wide. But she shook it off with a few blinks and came back stronger. "At least, unlike you Carter, I know when true love is staring me straight in the face!" With that she walked off I the opposite direction.

"What we had wasn't true love! I didn't even like you." I shouted and she gave me one last look over the shoulder before completely disappearing in the distance.

"I-I'm really sorry, Olivia. She's a pain in the-"

"Don't." She said, a stern look taking over her features, "We shouldn't waste time on her, right?"

Her expression softened while she took my hand into hers and smiled. I smiled too and said, "Right." With that said, I kissed her, my left hand over her cheek.

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"Fun day out?" Cole questioned as I trudge through the dorm door, exhausted.

I grumble in a response and walk to my bedroom. I plop down on to my bed and down even cover myself with a blanket. Sleep was just about to take my body over before my phone went off on the bedside table.

I lift my face from the pillow and flip the screen up to check my messages. When my vision focused on the screen, I notice a message from Amber. Before reading it I blink, preparing myself for some sort of gushy love note. But I finally look at the screen and read...

Hey baby. Is that little rat still with you? I'd like to come over. ❤️

You're the rat, not Liv. And no you're not coming over. You don't even know where my dorm is.

Liv? You gave her a nickname? How embarrassing.

From there, I quit replying. I didn't want to have an all night argument over text. I didn't want to argue in the first place, especially not with Amber.

I sat the phone face down on the table again and rested my face back into the pillow below me.

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