would you still text this guy ?

I've had a little crush on my coworker for a while, he's super cute & nice.. I would always try to go out of my way to talk to him even though he's more of the reserved quiet type. I ended up finally randomly texting him that I find him to be very cute, & he replied with a thank you & he thinks I'm attractive too but he has a lot going on right now that he's not looking for anything & that maybe we could be friends. I replied with ok I understand but he continues to text me as if trying to get to know me. Idk it's a little confusing.. maybe he doesn't want a relationship but wants some play? What would you ladies think ? Or maybe he's just really trying to be nice....