How to hint at someone that you like them

I had my bestie bake this niche pie that my crush and i talked about liking several months ago just so i would have an excuse to ask him to come over and have some. For context, i asked him out 2 years ago and he turned me down since we weren't really friends yet. We're now kinda friends (have a lot of mutuals and are in band together). I know he's a chronic overthinker, but he's also incredibly dense lol and didn't even question the pie. While we were talking, i mentioned how his friend asked my bestie to eat dinner he cooked, just the two of them, and that i thought it was strange but she wasn't phased. We agreed his friend probably likes her. I then realized I literally just asked HIM to come over and it was just the two of us...i also waited 3 days and then asked him to hang out JUST THE TWO OF US. He once again didn't even question it and said yes and now I'm wondering if he's even catching my hints or what i should even do when we hang out... thoughts? pls help guys im crashing out I've been calling it an "ambiguously friendly hangout" but idk what he thinks this is