So I work with this guy. He's sooo handsome and has a great personality. By the way hes 28 and I'm 23. But it wasn't until a few months ago that I realized I had a "crush" on him. He's very flirtarious around other girls at work, but he's also very flirtarous around me. He's always joking around and whatnot. In the restaurant bussiness you're always out with your coworkers grabing a drink or just hanging out, and seeing as how we run around the same circle of friends we're always hanging out. Back in March i decided to tell him how i felt and say "hey i like this person at work etc" well hes not dumb and obviously picked up on the fact that it was him. Since then we started "seeing" each other (i guess thats what we are). We're always together (and the fact that we have more or less the same schedule at work does not help). He stays over my apartment, I stay over his all the time and stuff like that. My problem is believe it or not; I dont know if he likes me.
I got out of a 3 year relationship not too long before we started talking, and he got out of a relationship a while ago ans I know it was an intense and sad break up. I dont know if hes over the girl and maybe I'm just someone to just provide company. He's a sweet guy. He has bought me my favorite ice cream without me even asking him to, he comes out with me whenever i want, makes me breakfast when i stay over, he also tells me that I'm the only one hes hooking up with (and I kinda believe him seing as how we spent a lot of time together, but then again he could also be lying who knows), and basically he wanted to set up bounderies ragarding other guys at work. He said it was because he didn't want things to be awkard between them but i feeel he was sort of jealous. yet with all that i still feel like he doesn't like me. I dont know if its just me psyching myself out or its reality. I sometimes want to gather the courage and just be upfront and tell him everything I'm saying here but it always fall short. I don't want to pressure him into a relationship or ask "hey where is this going", i just kinda want to know if im sort of wasting my time. I tell myself hes just whatever, but honestly I do like him and it sucks. He's away on vacation until next week, and I have yet to get a text, which is dispappointing me since I wish he texted me saying something, anything. The only sign of life i got I got a little message on a game app we have saying "I've missed kicking your butt at this", i dont know if thats his way at communicating he misses me or hes just bored.
Bottom line is, I just need some advice. What should I do should I talk to him and stop assuming things or just let it continue how it is, not ruin things and see how this progresses? I find guys sooo complicated to understand, well at least him. What do you guys think from what ive described does it seem like he likes me or am i just another "piece of booty" for him. Ugh i feel like such a teenager lmao. Thanks for your help.