I am so glad for you! You did something different and I'll bet he noticed a lot more than he let on.
I know for my sitch there is a fine line between totally backing off and sometimes me initiating. H sometimes mentions things like, "you don't call often" or "if you feel like holding my hand, you should, do what you feel".
I can't take the do what you feel literally, thought, cause well, if I was doing what I really feel.... you know.:)
anyway, don't become so backed off that he must ALWAYS make any type of move. Once in a while throw in a invite to lunch or something. Not a big production thing, just a well placed brief touch can be nice and I think he will like it to.