Good start? Or reading in to things?

Met an older guy a few years back through work we developed a super supportive friendship. Unfortunately I had some things occur in my life that took awhile to work out,

I am in a wonderful place now and he has continued to be a support and advocate for myself which I’m truly grateful for. I have quickly found myself developing feelings. He has continued to advise me how proud he is of me, thankful for having met me, that I regularly make his day and make sure to pop bye when working. He has also said he’s been waiting to meet up and will continue to wait. However he sometimes seems hesitant to follow through though this could be from me bailing in the past when I was going through things. As he’s assured me there isn’t a reason we shouldn’t meet up. How far out to lunch am I? Am I reading into this too much and he’s just leading me on , any thoughts / perspectives appreciated on what’s going on and how to move forward.

Good start? Or reading in to things?
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