MALONES
I mean, I guess the most obvious is that she's a she at all. It's been a while since I felt anything for a woman outside of appreciating general attractiveness.
But, it's hard to explain outside of that. There's just something about her, Niall. I feel like I've known her a lot longer than since July, but I'm still excited to talk to her or hang out with her or learn something new about her. It doesn't feel like she's this brand new addition to my life, though. It's like she's stepping into this spot that I didn't realize was vacant and waiting to be filled. And all of that could just mean that she's meant to be a friend and I was fine with that, but now there's flirting and I'm even more fine with that.
[...] I don't know if any of that makes sense. I'm trying to just be cautiously optimistic, though. I can be an idiot with these things.