Does he really like me or is he just joking around

So I know this boy. Hes quite a but younger than me amd has a girlfriend. I know him thru some other people. Since we have met we have gotten closer. Just recently I went on vacation and the people we both know when with me and he asked them if he could have my number. Previously the week before our town had its homecoming. We all were there and so was David. We were there both evenings and it was a nice time. The whole time david was beside me and we talked and joked around. So we go on vacation and he gets my number from the people we both know. We text a lot throughout the week joking and having decent conversation about cars and such as guys do but there has been a lot of time when we say not totally explicit things to each other but he calls me
Big sexy and I call him stud And we text ALOT and he came to see me at work today and he says I should come thru the drivethru and get something when hes working. It just seems like we both flirt with each other ALOT by jist the things we say to each other.

Today I asked him if we were still going to myrtle beach and he said he wanted to and that he wasnt sure of his GF could go and I said well I claim the bed with him and he types back the laughing emoji and said he would stay warm and I said yeah sweating with the laughing face and the little devil sign. Hes types back the layghing emoji along with OMG and thats good!

Ok so heres the only negative part to the whole story. Please if you’re reading this dont get mad because I would NEVER do something illegal. Ive worked hard to be where im at in life and have alot to loose and I would never do something to jeopardize that or myself but this kid is only 17. Saying that, we have never talked about sex or mentioned and sexual parts but there has been times in our texts that if you were to read it you would definitely believe something was going on between the two of us. I actually do really like the kid. Hes a great kid, down to earth and we have a lot in common but I would never do something I shouldn’t just because of his age but he turns 18 in 7 months.

So another example is today Im working EMS and he stopped by. I was out at the truck and he says im gunna run out in the road and act like I got hurt so yu’ll come save me and saying that I need to give him CPR. Now I know there can be lines that you can read in between so thats why im writing this.

So I will give a couple more examples. Yesterday I asked him if he was in love since his emoji guy had hearts around its head because they wernt there before. He says “ with you, you should know this lol” of course I replied back, dont get me all excited! He also plays the snare drum for the band which we were both at the football game last night. He found time to come and sit with me for a bit out of all the other people he knew who he could sit with because he had to sit with the band for the whole time. Afterward I text him I was going home and he text back, “ did you like watching me beat something?” Of course I replied back with , yes, I liked watching you play with your sticks. Its honestly about non stop conversations like that.

As I said before I would never do anything illegal because I have to much to loose. Theres always someone around when we are together and I wouldn’t put myself in a position where it was just him and I so that way I can't be accused of doing something bad with him. But for future refrence is he just joking around or does he really like me. Its hard to judge because some things he will say to me in front of other people and its like if you really did like another guy you probably wouldn’t say those things in front of someone but yet he has a girlfriend and they wouldn’t think anything about it since he had a GF. I dont know. Someone help!!