My Son's Best Friend's Older Brother

I’m going to be completely honest here: my son’s best friend’s older brother, Jake, has been on my mind a lot lately. Let me set the stage: I’ve known Jake since he was in diapers because his family and ours are pretty close. Fast forward 15 years or so, and Jake is now in his early twenties, handsome, smart, funny. He’s grown up to be one of those rare people who just exude a kind of natural charisma that draws you in without them even trying. The other day, my son was over at Jake’s place, and I ended up hanging around for longer than planned because they were having a debate about something silly, like which superhero has the best powers or whatever. And it hit me: Jake is really funny and charming when he doesn’t have to be all grown-up with kids. So here I am, a mom who's completely infatuated with her son’s friend’s older brother. It feels so weird, but there it is, I can't deny how much I’ve been thinking about him lately.