"Maybe you need to make a few more adjustments," Kelsi said quietly while she walked toward a specific bench where usually no one sat, just far enough away from the main routes to get some quiet.

"Ryan still likes me, just not that way. It's easy to confuse ways of liking someone with each other." Kelsi shrugged, then considered the question, licking up some yogurt before replying. "I figured it out before he did, so that helped. And I love him, I do, and he's gorgeous and amazing and having his attention is like when the sun shines just for you, but he's not really what I'd want in a boyfriend, once that wears off. Even if he wasn't gay."