DON'T want to beat him into submission!

Cupcake

I met this guy at a party two weeks ago, and we really hit it off. I had seen him around at other parties before but he's not my normal type so I never made an effort to approach him. Well we (literally) bumped into each other and started chatting, and basically never left each other's sides for the rest of the night. He has an amazing personality and we have so much in common. We shared a brief kiss at the end of the night, and he got my number.

I didn't hear anything for a week, then he called me at 1am on Friday night/Sat morning, asking if I was out and whether I wanted to meet up with him. I ignored the call because even though I WAS out and DID want to meet up with him, I'm not going to be at his beck and call. I was also dissapointed that he treated me with such disrespect, considering we shared such a connection at the party. Well, he left me a message apologising the next day, and we exchanged casual text messages throughout the day, but he didn't ask me out or even allude to a possible future meeting.

I know that he likes me and that there is a mutual sexual attraction. I want him to ASK ME OUT but it doesn't seem like that's going to happen. He is kinda shy and apart from that, is in the middle of moving houses at the moment so I know he's not entirely settled in his personal life. I'm sure if things get left for another week he might just think, 'ah, can't be bothered.' But I don't want to just ignore the possibility of beginning something with him because I have not met a guy with so much potential for years. I refuse to start chasing him though, because I've done it before and lose all self respect. Where's the middle ground? How can I open up the doors for him to take that first step, without giving away the game??