Sounding desperate?

So I’ve met up with this guy, and I really like him. Before we met up our conversations were constant, we’d text each other all the time. When I hung out with him on Tuesday it was nice and fun, and I turned over and we started making out. He got tense, and I asked why and he said he was holding himself back. This isn’t my first rodeo so it kind of intrigued me, but I didn’t want to hookup that night. I told him that and he stopped, and asked if it was him. I said no of course not, you’re amazing. It’s because hooking up on the first meet up has always ended badly for me. Nobody wants me after. He told me he wouldn’t just stop talking to me after. That would be rude.

We laid there a bit, and honestly I just started getting horny and rolled over and wanted to be like “screw it” but he pushed me off and said it’s okay we don’t have to. Let’s just relax. It was a little embarrassing...

Since then our conversations haven’t been very exciting. I’ve been holding it pretty much. I’m concerned now, I want to see him again and finish what I started. I don’t know if I should just give him space or straight up tell him, “I want to see you again and actually do it this time.” I don’t know what he thinks of me, but I like him and I’d like to see where it goes.