friends or lovers

ducky

Hi, I've worked with a guy for about four years now, and we've been good friends for as long as we've known each other. However, we never did anything outside of work. Then, about 8 months ago, I got a new job, and he and I no longer saw each other. This past week, we happened to run into each other at the house of a mutual friend, and we've been talking and hanging out nonstop since. My problem is that I think I'm beginning to have deeper feelings for him and I'm told he feels the same way, but I'm not sure that I'm ready to move into a serious relationship right now...I've had a lot of bad luck with guys in the past, and I don't want to hurt him or me. Should I lay low and risk losing him to someone else, or should I jump into something that I'm not sure about and risk being hurt,hurting him, or even losing him as a friend?