Asking

So Nikolai will be back in town on Thursday. I'm glad, because in a way, I do miss him.

Apparently, the girls think he likes me, and the boys (well, a boy: Brooke's boyfriend/Nikolai's roommate) think I like him. Well, I don't know. All I know is that when he gets back to Cincy, all bets are off.

The more I think about it, the more I'm thinking I'll be more proactive in seeing where things stand. I don't want to push the issue too much, because honestly, I like my friendship with Nikolai the way it is, and I don't want to kill it with impatience. At the same time, after wasting six years of my life, I have no intention of doing it again. Besides, I get the sense that he would be more mature about it anyway, or at least he won't be stupid about it like Alex. But if I'm incorrect in my judgment of Nikolai, then at least I'll be aware of it. I think I know how I'm going to bring it up. It will be direct, but it won't be too direct. Risk minimizing, but not risk eliminating. We shall see how this might go. Or I just might flirt with him...I don't know.