I'm hoping to get some advice from this thread, but if I can give some as well, all the better. Just tell your stories, and I (and hopefully others who read this) will respond.
I'll start with my story.
I have a friend... for the purpose of this thread, we'll call her Amy. Well, Amy and I are both in the school band, and have been friends for well over a year. I've had a crush on her for a while. The band just got back from a trip to New York City, which ended in a 14 hour bus ride back home. Amy sat next to me. We listened to music for a while, and then she decided to get some sleep. She put her head on my shoulder, which isn't all that unusual, considering our level of friendship. She didn't fall asleep right away, though. Keep in mind, this is around 11:30, so the whole bus is dark. While I'm staring out the window, trying to zone out and make time pass quicker, I notice that she's still awake. I look at her and smile, and she takes my hand in hers. We've never held hands like that before. We held hands for almost thirty minutes, just sitting in silence, until she let go and leaned against me again. This time, however, she placed her hand on my chest. I placed my hand over hers and, to my surprise, she drew it to her lips and kissed it. Now, I should clarify that Amy already has a boyfriend, whom we shall refer to as Jeff. Jeff is in the Army, and she hasn't seen him in five months. I know Jeff, and he's a great guy. He is going to propose to her in June. When she kissed my hand, it's like it over-rode my brain, though, and my heart took over. I didn't think of how much damage I could do... I simply kissed her on top of the head. We sat in quiet for about fifteen seconds before she turned to me and drew my face down to hers and kissed me full on the lips. Twice. After that, we started talking. She said that she had always had feelings for me, but the unspoken catch was all I really heard. She has feelings for me, but she doesn't love me. Not the way she loves Jeff. Unfortunately, I now know that she does like me, and she knows that I like her. I just want to know... how can I salvage this? How can I stay her friend without ultimately destroying her relationship with Jeff? I know that this sounds rather confusing and random, but it's tearing me apart.
