Hello first of all I am new to the forum and I like to introduce myself and i felt it will be pointless to double post and did not want to be mark as spam.

I like this girl I knew for more then 5 years. I like the fact she mature and respect herself as most girls now and days don't. Anyways I told her I liked her and she did not give me a respond and all she did was a laugh/giggle. I did not bother to continue to ask how she felt about me...instead I told her that I would be the same person she knew and without letting my feeling get the best out of me. Anyways during this time we did not basically talk as much i felt i would be a burden so i minimize it for about two weeks. We still have the same friendship we had the whole time. What caught me off guard is that I would talk to her and we both can hold decent amount of eye contact...and new behavior is that i grab her by the neck as playing around and she grab my waste and we did not let go until i let go. I do not understand why i let go but i did not want to assume. Anyways she invited me out to this school trip and during the presentation we had to be standing up...she lay her head on my shoulder at least for 15-25mins i am not quite sure. I felt good like warm inside even though i said i respect her decision i have these feeling. So I wanted to test my luck and invited her out and she said she needed someone to watch her young little brother...I said F*** it bring him to. we talk over texting but I am the one always texting first and every now and then she text me first about sports. now i paid for both time and well i notice we can look at each other eye to eye and she laughing with a good smile...my problem is...i do not know whether to leave it alone or to go for another try.

My biggest concern is the friendship and the fact at loosing my chance with her if there any hopes.
I have already told her how i felt...I feel there nothing more for me to tell her or say...what side should I expect from her in this situation...or should I let her message me first...