I can't take it anymore

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In this past year and a half, I met the most beautiful girl of my life. I met her at work one day and since then, I've been in love. She's different from many of the girls I've talked to. I really can't explain it. When I'm around her, I just get the most beautiful feeling. I feel like I'm at peace and that I can just be myself. we often go on break together, leave together, and even text when we're not at work. to be quite honest, I love this girl with all my heart and would even die for her if I had to. I know this just isn't a crush because I've liked many girls in High School and what not, but never enough to say "I loved them". She always says I'm a nice person and how she's my friend, but I want it to be more than that. I often think about her all the time and think how great my life would be if we were a couple. But, I learned that she has a boyfriend and believe me, I've tried to accept it, but I can't. I often hear he does drugs, drinks, etc...I know I can be better than him and it often makes me sad to the point of tears. I really don't care anymore, I just wanna tell her how I feel but I don't want to make it awkward either. I don't wanna lose her as a friend, but I feel like I have to just come out and say it because it's really really beating me up inside. How should I go about saying it to her? I'm willing to take that risk.