Confused friends with benefits
I have a very confusing situation with my friend. We have had a friends with benefits arrangement for almost 14 months since things got bad with his girlfriend and things have been fine until he changed.
Even as friends he's never been overly affectionate or protective But recently he has become more cuddly when we are together even at work(I'm his pa)and even more so during sex
we used to be warm bam thank you man kind of lovers now he does things to slow things down he has changed the positions he wants to use so we end up face to face and watches me or kisses me constantly. Long slow eyes closed wrap me in his arms kind of kisses even when we are doing the kinkier things we enjoy he makes sure we end up like that. We are still experimental and it's not all soppy but even when we start hot and heavy he turns it round so it ends up that way.
Even afterwards he's cuddly and likes kissing my nose,forhead or the top of my head a lot and cuddling from behind me nuzzling his chin into me but then he will barely speak to me for the next couple of days and just says "sorry I've just been really busy"
He has always stuck to text or email even for work and I'd be lucky to get a call a week unless we had a problem at work now is 2-3 times a day sometimes more and it's for things he's already text about, things that aren't important or says "I thought you might like a chat" then he will find silly things to talk about that he has to text after or really aren't necessary and try to prolong the conversation most times
I write erotic senarios for him to cheer him up at work and the ones involving us he likes has changed from pure animal sex in as many ways and places as I can think up to more loving and sensual ideas with a little kink.
He never liked me showing him affection in public even to not cuddling him at his grandads funeral incase his girlfriend twigged now he will cuddle me in public in a friendly way and hold my hand as often as he is able and when I say about his gf finding out he says he's not worried about that anymore. I know me and her have more contact since I started working for him in January but he didn't like me going into the pub they ran together when they were there together even after she knew I was working for him.
He's more interested in what I'm doing and who im with. He has started noticing my moods from the way I text and not even my friend of over 20 years has ever been able to do that as the changes are so subtle especially when it's work related but he knows
He has had chats with one of my other friends and told her via text that he cares about me a lot and that I'm important to him this was around the time he started to change but he's never said it to me. I have asked him outright but all I get it "don't you like me kissing you" or "don't be soppy" if I say to him I like it just want to know why he's doing it he clams up and changes subject or ignores the question
As you can see I'm getting mixed messages from him and no direct answers so I'm hoping a 3rd party can shed some light on what's going on in his head and how to get him to open up about it as the situation is making mine spin a bit. I'd like to know what's behind it as if he does have feelings for me it's something we need to discuss so we can sort out a way forward