The Rest of Us

Molly
I've known Ben since second grade. In eight grade he unintentionally embarrassed me. Embarrassment doesn't even compare to how he made me feel. I was more like mortified. We had been the chaperones to our best friends for four years, when during our senior year, I started to see him as more than the class clown. But he has shown no interest in me.


Ben
I'm known as the class clown with all the confidence in the world. But nothing could be further from the truth. There's a secret I hold close and share with no one but my best friend, Cade. There's another secret I hold back from even him. I've had my eye on Molly since seventh grade. Even before our best friends became a couple and we became their chaperones. But she has shown no interest in me.


Can Molly and Ben ever admit to themselves, and each other, the feelings that have been brewing beneath the surface of their friendship? Will they open their eyes and hearts to realize what their friends have watched and waited for? Or will they always be the wall flowers to the happiness of others?