Why is my coworker acting weird?

silverypassion
I need advice on how to handle a coworker. I’m 23 and he’s 21. I just recently started working in receiving about three weeks ago. I’m the only girl, other than an older woman in her 60’s, who works in the back. All the other girls my age work as cashiers in the front. Needless to say I work with very fit young attractive Hispanic guys. The guys are all very nice to me, even flirt with me but one in particular I’ve gotten along with very well and I’ve grown to respect him more than the others because he takes his job more seriously. He’s also worked there longer than the others and basically has the manger position, but without the title. (so that’s the background).

Anywhos, me and him are very much alike and have a lot in common. There was one day where we were closing together, just the two of us, and we talked about our lives, our goals, our common interests and even told him that I feel more comfortable around him and respect him a lot more than the other workers, which is true but it wasn’t in a ‘I like you like that’ kind of way. This made him blush and look away and since then he always says hi with a big old grin and even blushes which is funny. But now lately he doesn’t talk to me as much. When we’re together alone in the back when everyone else is in the front he won’t say anything, unless I do, but I’m quiet and shy which I’ve told him that. But as soon as other people are around he’ll joke with them and be extremely loud. Which makes me feel left out but it’s no big deal. But here’s where it gets even more ugly. Me and, well call him Steve, were in the back alone working side by side, once again being quiet around each other. A co worker, who is a friend of Steve’s who works in the appliances department, well call him Max, came up and was leaning on these boxes across the aisle. I didn’t notice him there at first but I assumed he was there for quite some time before I noticed. I then jumped a little and was like. “Holy cow man you scared me!” he smiled but it was like this weird possessive horny smile, which was kind of creepy. All the guys I work with are good looking but Max is probably one of the best looking guys out of the bunch, with a model face and everything, but I’m not attracted to him in the slightest bit. But I played it off and joked with him a bit. Steve looked over at me and asked, “Oh did you say something.” And I told him while laughing. “I was just talking to him.” Max then came up from around the corner. Steve then said to the guy jokingly, “Hey man! You talking to my associates?!” I just started laughing. But later on that day Steve wouldn’t talk to me after that and was very cold towards me. He didn’t even say bye before he left. I don’t know what’s up with him. I’d like to get along with him since we work together but he seems so hot and cold around me. He’s definitely not a shy guy. I’m not a mean person; in fact I get along with just about everyone there. Why is he behaving like that and how should I approach the situation?

Why is my coworker acting weird?
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