Is calling me bebe his way of hinting?

This happened the third time I met him. I’ve known this friend for 2 years and we met online. We live very far away from each other so we’ve only met 3 times irl. The 3rd time we met up, we went to get food and hung out in his room. We were just cuddling (which we’ve done before) and he kissed me. The next day, I was helping him with something for his work and he said ‘thanks bebe.’ he’s never called me anything other than cutie or by my nickname that everybody calls me. Is he wanting to be more than friends now? He doesn’t show interest when we text but when we meet up, it’s different
Is calling me bebe his way of hinting?
Post Opinion