Ryan watched Keeley happily chow down on her pizza and couldn't help but smile. She was so cute.
It wasn't like he had never thought of her as a woman before the night she got drunk and went on about her ex-boyfriend. She just gave off the distinct impression that she wasn't interested so he didn't ever try.
He didn't even realize he might like her that way until they graduated and suddenly he wasn't seeing her every few days anymore. The absence was noticeable.
Ryan played his cards carefully so he wouldn't scare her off. He became friendly with her roommates and frequently invited them all out to do things as a group with some of his other friends.
It worked. Keeley was as comfortable with him as ever and even occasionally went out to do things with him alone, like right now.
