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I’m really confused - can anyone help?

So, I have a friend who I’ve known for ages, literally years, and he’s always had a bit of a thing for me (it goes both ways btw)

So in yr 11 (I’m yr 13 now) he got very close to asking me out, but didn’t because he was too scared - we went back to being friends

On Saturday there was a party that we were both at, and our mutual friends were trying to set us up (again) for the whole evening - I ended up dancing with him and kissed him on the cheek before I left

It then turned out that he still liked me but didn’t want to admit it, and we’d jokingly said we were together at the party, but he’s not sure he wants to make it official between us - any advice? And sorry for the long post!