Idk what to do

In January I had applied at In-N-Out and I got the job. A few weeks later I began working there and I met this guy. I had a boyfriend at the time and I became friends with one of my co-workers. I didn't think much of it, just as a friendship because I liked my boyfriend at the time. One day he gave me his number and so I texted him because I wanted to get to know him better since I wanted to make friends with my co-workers. Things went downhill with my boyfriend and I broke up with him because he became very jealous and possessive. The person I turned to was the co-worker who I would always talk to and he was always helping me and giving me advice. My ex turned into a stalker and my co-worker was always there for me and I ended up liking him. My friend told me he has liked me ever since I started working there. He knows I like him, but we are still just friends. He has told me about his past and how he cheated on his ex and that because of him she's in a mental hospital. My parents don't like him because they really liked my ex and say he's the ideal boy for me and my friends don't like him either. They don't like him because he told me he wants to wait to make it official until I get my license. I am 16 and going to be a junior in high school and he's 17 going to be a freshman in college. I find it kind of weird for the license thing, but I get where he's coming from. I really like him. Should I wait or what should I do?