I was more fixated on being high in a courthouse because that sounds absolutely awful

Sounds to me like it's a group chat and OP was for some reason high in a courthouse laughing at two people arguing, or play arguing, in said group chat.

Dude, is that fucking better?

Good luck. A bit of advice... I've been fortunate to have had a lot of female friends through the years. Some of them I was quite keen on, some not so much but almost all of them were or are in relationships, more or less happily. Sometimes they feel strongly about me, too, and the chemistry between us is undeniable. Even worse, I often know or am friends with the husband.

The best thing you can do in that situation is keep that shit to yourself.

Be a friend, not a fucker.

I've never cheated on my partners but I have been the guy that chicks have cheated on their partners with. It's not worth it and you don't want that bad juu juu in your life.

And I have been cheated on (karma). It hurts, deeply, and you don't want to be a participant in that even if you don't know the dude.

The silver lining is that even if you never get in their panties or have a romantic relationship with them, if you act right you will have a solid lifelong friendship.

Women may not be mind readers but every one of them knows probably 3 dudes that want to fuck them and would try if she let her guard down. Being a good friend by respecting their relationship makes you more valuable than gold and they will appreciate you in the way close friends do, which is rare in this world.

The minute you open your mouth to tell her how you "really feel" about her is the moment the relationship sours. She probably already can tell but is ignoring it, as soon as you say it out loud, now it's a thing and it will be awkward. She will pull away and that will be that.

If it is meant to be it will happen without you having to say anything, but if it's not meant to be then trying to go there with her will only ruin the friendship.

Don't fuck it up.