Guys - Advice / Perspective Please

Ok - I've embarrassed myself enough on here over time....yet I need some advice which some are gonna find amusing.

Right, there's a guy down where I work who up until about 3 weeks ago, had never caught my eye particularly. Tall, dark and handsome is all I can say....swoonworthy girls. Believe me.

Now, during the quiet times at work, you kinda just gawk out the window when you're bored and notice some people who catch your eye, for whatever insignificant reason....well, Mr Handsome, kinda started getting my attention. Everytime, I looked down in his direction he was there or looking at me and looking away...blah de blah...It got to the point I thought I'd just see where this was gonna go, reading a bit on body language and trying to work him out...He's a quiet guy who never really speaks to that many people, yet has that confident, slightly "I'm the man" kinda look about him. Egotistical I guess. I'm handsome, yes, I know it attitutude.

Anyways, I've been giving him the eye which has been reciprocated...caught him looking so often, little smiles etc...he's just always there....so, we have eachothers attention in some silent way - I never speak to this guy. There was one day, when I thought, sod it (spare of the moment). Walking up the hill to my car, him behind me. Heard a scuffle of a foot on path, turned round and saw someone else, then caught sight of him behind me. Did a double take and this was when I thought sod it. I turned round walking backwards up the hill and totally checked him out to which he was bemused and smiling and biting his lower corner lip etc. Oh yeh, He knew. In fact I apologised directly to him the following day. Said I was in the wrong. He was a little embarrassed and did this little chuckle. And to mention that when he noticed me waiting to apologise, he did the old eyebrow flick and then casually said, hi, what can I do for you. (hmm, now).

For the following three work days, he was hovering down in my corner of the shopping precinct, doing his slow, strutting stuff, as you guys do...finally, stopping outside my shop on day 3 and totally did a half smile and a sidewards glance into the shop to see if i was looking - yes I was. lol. That's the closest he's got without speaking to me.

Now this is where it gets tricky. Up to that point, I had his attention, oh yes. However, I mentioned to someone that I'd been trying to work him out with his body language and this twirp has said something to him. Totally sure of it. As Mr handsome has been acting strange for the past few days. I'm also sure I overheard him say something on his phone to a friend like...you know that little chick I was telling you about down at work, found out she's been reading body language and reckons I've been flirting.

Anyways, seems to be avoiding me now...BUT I'm still being looked at - glances here and there....he even went right by my window with a bit of a stare but a smile with the corners of his mouth.....hmm...not sure.

I sooo didn't say to this third person that I reckoned he was flirting back....yep, I definately had his attention and that was mentioned. His response was we were as bad as each other...lol

Sooo.....I've blown it...that nice silent little bit of innocent friendly fun time.....or have I? What would you think as a guy? Ladies, your thoughts?

How do I rectify this without speaking directly? I was enjoying my bit of fun and I'm sure it would have carried on if nothing had been said about body language.

I think a few other people had come to notice some eye contact between us aswell, as a few of the girls have been huddled together. Sure I heard one of them say "what, him from xxxxxxx" . think they've been trying to see it in action during their cigarette breaks. lol.

Anyways, embarrassing as it is. What the hell do I do now?