A Crush Beyond Words

I’ve had this feeling for months now, and it's starting to get ridiculous. Whenever Alex is around, my heart starts racing like I've got butterflies stuck in there trying to escape. We work together at the office, but even when we're just chatting during lunch or passing each other in the hallway, my cheeks get all hot and red. Alex is just so kind and always seems happy, no matter what's going on around us. I think about him way more than I should. It’s not that I’m trying to flirt with him or anything, just being near him makes me nervous and excited at the same time. I haven’t told Alex how I feel because honestly, it feels too early and maybe even a bit silly considering we mostly just talk about work stuff. But whenever he does something nice for someone else or shares an interesting story from his life outside of work, my mind goes to all sorts of places. Like, what if he actually felt the same way? What if I said anything at all? So here’s my confession: I’m totally crushing on Alex in a way that’s probably never going to go anywhere except inside my head. It's silly and maybe even a little immature for someone who's supposed to be grown up, but there it is, I can’t stop thinking about him every day.