I like my 25(M) friend and I’m 32(F) need help on how to tell him

Link to my previous post is https://www.reddit.com/r/dating_advice/comments/1lcrtmk/i_32f_like_my_friend_25m/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button (for context: I like my friend who is 8 years older than me).

Day before yesterday, my friend and I went on a staycation and had an amazing time. We played games, danced, chatted, and I got a bit tipsy (he doesn’t drink). Before we went for dinner, he was installing a game for me while I played with his hair. We were sharing a packet of crisps, and I was feeding him as he installed my game. Later, when I was tipsy, he wasn’t creepy at all, but his behaviour was different than usual. He normally roasts me, but he didn’t. I had dressed up for dinner and he was a total gentleman. He held my hand, called me “babe,” had a protective arm around me, and even opened the door for me – not his usual behaviour.

But the next day, he was back to his normal self – roasting me – and joked that he slept next to me because he thought I’d kill him in his sleep, which is just stupid.

Anyway, as a lot of you suggested, I’ve decided to tell him I like him. I just need suggestions on:

1. How to tell him without creeping him out
2. What to make of this whole situation