*long post but it’s given

to help elaborate my problem*

The river is a big deal where I’m from, it’s the best place to be on the weekends and that’s where it all started... I've known this guy for 3 years now, (he’s known as the “do anything for anyone, cause he has a big heart”) but never hung out other than at river parties. Well to much flirting led to texting and he became my go to person, he was there for me during a horrible separation with my boyfriend of 8 years which was a friend of his and made sure Me and my kids were okay and had everything we needed due to my ex being a psycho. We eventually started texting all day and all night till one of us fell asleep.

We agreed we would be friends with benefits nothing more other than having fun. We’ve spent every weekend and occasionally 1 or 2 evenings during the week together, I told him I won’t stay the night (good way to catch feelings) and ended up falling asleep one night while cuddling, since then I have spent multiple nights with him. It’s not like we are a secret, we flirt and kiss around our friends, and the sex went from crazy fucking to playing music, cuddling, slow sex and making out before, during, and after sex. I invited him to my family float trip (After asking him I found out his dad lives where we were going) and he said he would love to go. Honestly I have more than just friends with benefits feeling but I don’t want to mention anything yet until I know for sure I would date him if the feelings were mutual.

But last Saturday we went on a river run, went back to his house did our thing and the next morning I went home. I have hardly heard from him at all this week, so I didn’t text him. He texted me but was kinda short with me. And makes no other attempts to text me when he gets home. What the hell is going on? I’m so confused... please help me. I don’t want to jump to conclusions that he is pulling himself away but I hate being ignored or put on the back burner.