Ummm guy advise!!!? PLEASE!!?

i really really REALLY like this guy that lives down the street from me hes everything i look for a guy and ive fallen for him<3 ive been told a billion times that people think he likes me and i should tell him i like him which i am going to do(: i told him about someone that was talking behind my back who made me really upset and he said that he would get him to stop and he did(: and then i told him one of his best friends thinks im a ***** and he said "well he doesn't know you so he cant call you a *****" :) he is really sweet! have any ideas on how i should tell him????????