Is there a chance he likes me more than a friend? Or am I his ego boost?

>been friends with this guy
>he always initiated contact, messaged me on social media all the time
>asked me 5 times or so, 3 times flaked in last minute but 2 times we went out he paid for me and touched me a lot*
>finally I fell for him and confessed
>he said he's sorry but he met a girl
>I tried to end friendship but he said it would break his heart
>we carried on being friends but for some reason I cut contact with him in July
>recently we reconnected and it's like it used to be, we talk freely and all
>almost the first thing he commented on was my friend 'I see you have a new friend' (a guy I'm friends with posts songs on my fb wall and such) and was kinda insulting him, calling him faggot
>said 'you must really like me' and then right after 'i'm joking xd' and changed topic

I don't know /adv/. I think he sees me only as a friend but some things make me feel like there may be hope...

*I don't know if these were dates or just hanging out as friends