#43 Crawling Out Of Friendzone
Back when my boyfriend and I were “just friends”, there was a night I spent at his apartment after hanging out together all day. I was going to sleep on the couch, but I managed to talk my way into his bedroom.
To get myself into his room, I think I said his roommates or his neighbors were too loud. He got back up to get me a pillow and a blanket so I could sleep on his floor. I had taken off my bra and had asked to borrow his sweater at this point. After a while, I joked that he was hogging all the blankets up in his bed. He finally invited me up.
So then I said I couldn’t sleep, and suggested we stay up together to watch a movie… Netflix and chill.
I had just read that Jurrasic Park was a good date movie, so I suggested we watch it on his phone (without mentioning the date movie part. I was beyond nervous at this point.
So we’re in his bed, he’s holding the phone above our eyes, and I decide to lean on his shoulder and slowly begin the process of inching closer to him. We laid there all night, curled up yet barely touching, neither of us breaking the spell for so much as a peck on the cheek. We fell asleep.
He wouldn’t end up asking me out until more than 5 months later. We re-enacted this scene on a hotel bed after sneaking up a bottle of wine from his office Christmas party. This time, I decided to stop being so shy. After a few sips of white wine, I finally felt brave. I looked up into his eyes and kissed him.
We’ve been together ever since, and we’re moving in together in a few weeks.
Credit: LawLlorona