I'm a gamer by nature and by profession. I'm all about strategy, performance, and coming out on top.

Five months ago I threw caution to the wind, and in the first uncalculated step of my twenty-one-year life, I made a move on my brother's best friend.

The first mistake we made was keeping our relationship secret. The next was going off half-cocked when a train wreck of epic proportions hit us.

Now our secret is secret no more. As I struggle to deal with all of the swirling emotions, conflicted feelings, and the multitude of burned bridges that I need to mend, the one person who can help me through it all is the same man I need space from.

To fix it I'll have to pull on my big-girl panties, focus on what I truly want in life, and put everything I have into winning the most important game I'll ever play

Life is a game, and it is what you make it.

Coming out unscathed is a whole other matter.