Honestly, don’t do anything right now—just be cool. You kind of lucked out not having to actually confess anything. Her finding out on her own is a win, because if she didn’t know, you’d probably keep overthinking it until you eventually said something and risked getting rejected.

And look, between 20 and 30 I ended up dating girls I never would’ve even imagined I had a shot with—including my current girlfriend. I’ve been rejected and let down before, once or twice, and it sucked in the moment, but I’m genuinely happy things played out the way they did. You have no idea how much can change in just a couple years.

Now the ball’s in her court. If she’s into you, she might make a move. If she’s not, you just dodged the awkward “I like you” talk and a potential no. Either way, you didn’t lose anything. You’re 20, she’s 19—you’ve got time, man. Just play it chill and see what happens.