does my ex likes me if he tells his friend he does?? help?

me and my ex bf talks like all the time, and he calls sometimes,like last week he called and said he met someone and said i g2g i need someone who gives me respect.. then like today. kevin well he hasent been at school for two days, but this week, on the bus some boy said do u like her and my ex said she was on my top 3 before i dated her., anyway today me and his friend was talking and he said that his trying to get me and my ex together and he said he asked kevin if he likes me and he said no then he said ya i guess, and he said he talks about me all the time when his around him. and he was dateing someone but broke up with her, DOES HE LIKE ME???