i need advice!!

[FONT=""][COLOR=""][SIZE=""][FONT=""][COLOR=""][SIZE=""]ok before i start i just want to say thank u to anyone who replies bc i really need to get this off my chest and some advice from someone :] <3
so basically one of my closest friends (im gonna call her nic) came out to me as lesbian a few months ago and im totally ok with that but then shes been acting really flirty with me recently (shes like this anyway but overly complimentary and stuff). i don't want to talk to my other best friend abt this bc shes already sort of jealous of how close us 2 r BUT i think nic likes me and tbh i think i like her back even thought i was straight. THE PROBLEM IS that i don't want to say anything bc me and nic r really close and even tho she keeps hinting she likes me, if i say it and she doesn't feel the same way then ive ruined one of my closest friendships.
to add to my problem, my mum is totally fine if i was bi/lesbian but im not allowed to be in a relationship until im 16 or 18, and shes already sort of sussing that i do like nic so i can't really talk to her abt it.
ive never had a proper crush like this before- and especially not on a girl- so i really don't know what to do ([/size][/color][/font][/size][/color][/font]

[Arabesque- golfing girl.]

Hello,

Thank you so much for coming onto Teenhelp and telling us about what you have been going through and I am so sorry that you are having a hard time with this right now and hope that you will be okay soon.

I hope writing this has helped you some. When we are writing it can help us some because we are getting some of the hurt out of us so that we can start to feel a little bit better. You sound like a lovely friend for her to come to you and tell you what she was going through.

It is totally fine to like or date whoever you like and nothing is wrong with you for liking that person. If you only want to be friends with her then try to find a time when it is just the two of you and let her know how you truly feel. That you like being friends with her, you don't have feelings for her in this way. If you are going to tell someone this, try to be nice because you don't want to be mean about it and it's better to keep you're friends than being mean to them. Say you have feelings for her and you would like to try and see what happens you can and if it doesn't work out then try going back as friends. You can also try making a pro and con list of liking her and go with that. No matter what happens being friends is great because you always get to hang out with all of them. I wish you the best with this.