What would you do?

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I have an interesting question for all you MyLotters out there! I'd really like to hear what all of you have to say about this. Here goes. Let's say you have this friend. A really close friend. You develop a bit of a huge crush on her (or him). You contemplate asking her (or him) out. You almost ask her (or him) out, but then decide not to, afraid you might ruin your friendship. A few days later, she (or he) gets back together with her ex-boyfriend (or ex-girlfriend). Now you're feeling a little hurt, wishing you had just asked her (or him) out while you still had the chance, but it's too late. To make matters worse, one night, you talk with her (or him) and somehow get on the topic of dating. You ask her (or him) if she (or he) would go out with you if she (or he) wasn't already dating somebody else. She (or he) says yes. At this time, you are now feeling really upset. If you had only asked her (or him) out while you still had the chance, then you'd probably be dating her (or him) right now. But no, you chickened out, and now it's too late. Time passes. You still like her (or him), still have a huge crush on her (or him), and to make things more messed up, you're talking to her (or his) boyfriend (or girlfriend) and he (or she) tells you that he (or she) knows that you have a crush on her (or him). He (or she) also mentions that his (or her) girlfriend (or boyfriend), the friend you have a crush on, also knows about it. He (or she) says they are both cool with it. You are left off feeling really upset about not asking your friend out, and now you feel a little bit awkward because both your friend and her (or his) boyfriend (or girlfriend) know about your crush, and it turns out they've both known for weeks, if not months. What do you do? Personally, I'm leaning towards something around the lines of acknowledging the fact that nothing has really changed, and pushing forwards indifferent, hoping in secret they'll break up and she (or he) will one day date you, but not doing anything to try and provoke such, just ignoring your feelings and being a good friend to both your friend and her (or his) boyfriend (or girlfriend).