rumours about genital herpes.. HELP

so I've started seeing this guy and he's pretty amazing. he might not be typically handsome but he makes me laugh and we spent 15 hours together yesterday just full blown talking and being silly.

then early hours of this morning we just sat on the phone for 2 hours talking nonsense. he's actually like no one I've met before. he's even talking about not taking me for a meal but making me one which he knows means more to me.

but here's the kicker, one of my best friends dislikes him because of trouble that an ex of his tried to cause between my friend and her husband. she doesn't know it but I know she's the one who told another best friend that he's bad news and that he has herpes.

we have slept together and like the amount of other things we've been honest about is unreal so I believed him when he said he was clean.

I think there's a possibility that my friend is just trying to cause drama so I don't go with him but I'm getting routinely tested again on Monday anyway.. but I want to know in a man what to look for to see if they have herpes? just for piece of mind although I don't think this guy would sleep with anyone known he had something and not a) tell them and b) use a condom.