when a guy says "babe"😳

When a guy I like sends me a text just saying "babe" ... What he is trying to say? Does He wants tostart a conversation?, or he is just sending a random message?, or he wants to know about me? or he just wanted to tell me babe? Why he tell me "babe" if we are not a couple but hell yeah we had something sexual? 😂 ... Whaaaaaaaat is he trying to say? Loooool (women we are too way complicated I know since I was born hahahaha)