Does Tisha Small like Ben Piccirillo?

There has been rumors floating around about Tisha Small liking a 13 year old boy named Ben Piccirillo. These rumors came about from when friends of Tisha suspected that she actually was crushing in Ben, when Tisha completely shut down those rumors on Tuesday.
Tisha confirmed that she and Ben are close friends, that have several things in common.
Whats your opinion on this whole situation?