I like him! Does he like me ?!?

This lad that i have known for a while, my age and we get on really well :) i like him and everyone always says that we fancy each other because we are always messing around and he is picking me up in what he say is a fireman lift :L And in the snow we are always throwing snow and some how part from the group of friends we are with and just mess around, when im with him it just feels like us and he is funny and i really like him! but i dont know if he likes me? A few months ago when it was me him and my mate we was talking about relationships and he said that he prefers to just flirt with girls that he likes because it is arkward when you go out with someone ! But its not arkward when were together ! what do you think ? x