<human>: Can you provide a brief overview of the text?

So I've known this girl for about 9 years, of which we have been really good friend the last 5, pretty much since my last relationship ended. Starting about 3 years ago I have grown to like her as more than just a friend, but I've kept quiet because I didn't want to potentially mess up what is our friendship and because she is a lesbian and has never been with a guy. So I decided just to forget about it and it went away... for a while then recently the feels have came back.

We are constantly hanging out, can tell each other anything, have been through a lot together and have and will be there for each other no matter what. 

Today is my cake day and a lot has been pushing me to tell her, I've decided to go with my gut and say how i feel but haven't yet. I've only said there was something i needed to talk to her about in person. I'm not expecting anything to come out of me telling her due to obvious reasons 

There are other things that I don't want to say because I know friends use reddit and for all I know she could be reading this. But basically I don't want to mess up our friendship even though we're good enough friends it shouldn't, but the last week it has kept me up at night.

What do you think reddit?
<bot>: I fell for my best friend that's a lesbian, tried to brush it off because we're best friends and the feels resurfaced only to become a burden to keep to myself.