<human>: Can you give me a shortened version of the text?

I'm not sure if this is the right place considering her and I aren't dating and never have, but I'll preface this situation with a little back story.

We met in 8th grade and immediately I knew I wanted to be with her. My 14 year old self thought she was witty, smart, beautiful, you name it. We became very close and come sophomore year of high school, we ended up spending a lot of time together due to our schedules being similar. My attraction to her intensified, and finally I built up enough courage to ask her out. She told me she saw me as a brother and that she didn't want to complicate our friendship. I was crushed, sure, but I went along with it and as the years passed we grew further and further apart with the occasional conversation here and there.

Once we graduated we didn't talk for close to two whole years, not a single word. Recently, we started hanging out a lot and we have one of those friendships where we could not speak for quite a while and still pick up as if it were only yesterday. I have my own house so she would come over with some of our mutual friends and other times alone. Lately, I've been getting some strange vibes from her. She gives me enticing looks, has brought up sex during casual conversation, and I'm not sure if she realizes that I still have some feelings for her(granted they're not as strong as before), but she sometimes comes off like she's into me. I'm not sure how to tell if she's genuinely interested in me or if she still only sees me as a very close friend, and I'm scared that if I bring it up and she still doesn't have any feelings for me, that things will get very awkward between us. I'm comfortable with just being her friend, but I really, really want to be given the chance to be something more for her.

So here's my question: How do I approach the subject without making things awkward?
<bot>: My friend since 8th grade(who has never admitted to being attracted to me) has been giving me enticing vibes. I Don't know how to approach the subject without making things awkward.