She does! She does!

We had fun talking, and by the end of the call I was nearly almost sure she liked me, mostly because she said she wanted to meet me. I wanted to tell her that I liked her, and when her friends handed the phone to her I sat there like an idiot, not saying anything until my heart was about to pound a hole through my chest. The dialogue was as follows (Names omitted for the reasons stated earlier.)

Me: Hey, *insert name here*? Can I ask you a really stupid question?

Her: Yeah?

Me: *Insert idiotic, heart-pounding pause here* Do you........do you like me?

Her: Yeah, kinda.

Me: *Insert sigh of relief here* Awesome. I like you, too.

We said our goodbyes, and I felt like I could run a mile right then and there. I damn near gave myself a heart attack saying what I said to her.

Now, she told me a few things about the guys she dated before. A lot of them are assholes.

So here's a message for her that I'll never have the guts to say to her face. You know who you are, hon :