"None of that means that you have romantic feelings for him either, although you're getting warmer. You never said that you don't have feelings, but you never said you do either," she pointed out. "Oliver, you're making this a lot harder than it has to be. If you have feelings, then say it. To him, not me, because telling me is nice, but it's not going to help you or him."
She leaned back. "You're right about the rest. I care about Sean. I trust him. That doesn't mean we want to be in a relationship. You're equating caring and trusting with being in love, and that's not it. If you do have feeling and he does have feeling, then it's a completely different thing that you not reciprocating his feelings right now, because you do. Admitting that you have feelings doesn't meant that you're getting married tomorrow or even in a year."
Savannah sighed. "Okay, let me put it in simpler terms. Saying I don't reciprocate now means you do what you want, I do what I want, because there's no chance right now. Saying I have feelings, but I'm not sure about a relationship means that you start with small things, start with maybe going out when we get the chance, or taking care of each other in ways that even friends don't do. It doesn't even have to change outwardly, but it changes in your mind, it changed the way you touch each other, how those hugs feel. It's about the possibilities of a great future. Will it work out? I don't know, but no one can give you that guarantee, even if you wait decades."