How do I start things back up with my crush after he broke up with his ex?

How do I start things back up with my crush after he broke up with his ex?

This could be a long story so I’ll try to sum everything up. When I (f22) was 14 I met this boy my age through a family friend and we were kind of friends. We would talk anytime I saw him and he is so funny so I loved our convos. His dad is a family friend and told me a few time’s that his son was crushing on me and joked about planning an arranged marriage lol. I didn’t think anything of this because I wasn’t crushing on him and he was kind of an outcast and dressed too weird for my liking at that time (I’m not this judgemental anymore lmao). Anyways we stayed friends over the years but after a few years I started developing a crush on him because he made me laugh so much and was such a caring person but because of how shy and anxious I am we stayed friends. Eventually he got into a long term relationship and l was crushed. After maybe 3 years? they split up and we started talking. Timing was so bad because of family issues and like a million different changes in my life and I ghosted him after 3 months. He got back with his ex right away and stayed with her for another 3 years until last summer… At this point in my life I’m over him and have had a relationship that ended but I was speaking to other guys. March of this year rolls around and my mom runs into him at a bar, and he basically confessed to her that he’s crushed on me since he was 14. My mom tells me this and all my feelings come rushing back. I posted this to get advice on how to start speaking to him again, I feel like our history has made everything so awkward and touchy because I GHOSTED HIM like the little immature asshole I was at 19.