Its all mind games, and I hate it. Asking a girl to lunch when you don't know what they think of you is alkward. I don't care what anyone says, its alkward, becasue you don't know what they're thinking.

Like you, I've been trying to go the "lets hang out" route, and waiting to see what happens. Seems to be working for you, since you both actually had reasons to hang out. I don't know about you, but I don't like to say straight up "I like you, lets go out.", because if you know the person as a friend, the rest of your friendship will be alkward. If two people really get along, it should just happen.

You seem to be on the right track, just keep hangin out, and if its going to happen, its going to happen.