FWB's friends told me he has feelings for me?

miwaaal
We've had a history together like we were supposed date exclusively but I wasn't ready since I just got out of a 4 year relationship in the beginning of the summer. So we dated in an open relationship for about 6 months. We ended up parting ways since he found someone who could give him the attention he deserved. Long story short I regret what I lost and did everything to change for the better.

When things went south with that girl, he drunkenly booty called me. I was so desperate to get back into us that I went. We been talking a little over a month again. At first he was distant but lately for the past couple weeks we been hanging out more and talking, he barely brings up his ex. But we put it out in the open (more so he did) that we're just friends with benefits cos he's tired of getting hurt and he's being deployed for 5 months at the end of this month.

Just last night he took me to his friends New Years party and his friends ended up spilling the beans that he has feelings for me and he's just trying to be a hard ass cos I hurt him before.
He didn't deny it but he started getting worked up saying I hurt him and doesn't want that to happen again. I told him all he can do is see that I've changed and maybe just give me a chance. I don't know what to do he just dropped me off at home and is kind of pretending our talk never happened last night but said we'd do something soon.
FWB's friends told me he has feelings for me?
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