Love & Boys help! easy 10 points!?

i have know this boy since i was 13 and when i met him for the first time i thought he was very attractive and sweet we went to different middle schools so we didnt really talk until now since we go to the same high school and since then he has always been in my head and ive been infatuated but i started to like him as i spent more time with him and told a good friend of his i thought he was hot and he found out awkward then his other good friend who is my good guy friend went up to him and was like she is interested in you and he was shocked and was like really me too and his friend was always like you have a great chance with him and all this stuff he tells me everything i know you do so i text him and he answered back right away then just stopped so i said to his friend i guess he really isnt that interested and he said he would talk to him and he told him that i wanna hook up with her then see where it goes step by step and i think that means hook up and be done but everyone says he wants to take things slow and i dont know if i should waste my time or move on help please i really need it