Ten easy points if you gimme some help here?

ok im in high school (i wont say what grade) but the first day of school was two weeks ago and i had just got done talkin to one of my friends and we went to seperate homerooms. a girl that i always found pretty and attractive and nice saw me and seemed excited and asked for a hug so i gave her one. thats when i realised that i was in love with her. so, over the next two weeks i talked to her as much as i could and started being friends with her and when i was just gettin ready to start flirting with her to let her know i was interested, a friend of mine went up and asked her out for me before i was ready. (i had wanted to talk to her more first and ask her out in person) she said no. so, i was feeling down and a friend of mine that is a girl (nothing going on with us were just friends and she has a bf) who has known me for along time asked me what was wrong so i eventualy told her. she said it probably wasnt my fault because the girl i asked out didnt want a bf at the time and that i might still have a chance with her if a back out for awhile and start to be friends with her and eventually ask her out again when shes availiable, but i wanted to know some other peoples opinions. i asked a few of my friends and they agreed but i still want to know what other people think. so, is it too late?