my ASM is too damn cute

i (26f) got a new job in the fall and i LOVE it, but my assistant manager is just killing me.

he was the first person to interview me and i thought to myself after “don’t break your rule” which is to not get involved with your coworkers.

since starting, he has winked at me from time to time. for example, he asked someone to put something away and they said “yes, sir” as a joke. he looked at me and said “well good” and winked (dead). he’s done it a few times after that and i don’t see him winking at other staff members

he asked me how i was doing the other day and i answered, but he didn’t saying anything but smile and give me this look that i’ve only seen when a guy is flirting with me

the company i work for is very much okay with work place relationships/romance as long as it is communicated from the start

(ex. ASM has to communicate with the general manager that they’re interested in someone before they ask them out)

i want to break my rule, but there’s one other thing…he looks like my ex except more well put together, happy, and knows what he wants to do with his life.

i have NO IDEA if he is attracted to me, but i like to think he is. if anything does happen, im going to do it the right way by communicating with the higher ups so i dont get in trouble or transferred

needed to get that off my chest. thank you lol