Why don't you ask him if he wants to go for a drink or catch a flick? You could arrange to go with a couple of mutual friends then it doesn't seem like a date.
I was on the train earlier and we stopped at Durham. There was a very good looking guy waiting to get on and I hoped he'd sit next to me. He did, he'd reserved the seat next to me. Only trouble was I couldn't look at him because he was so damn fine. That and he was trying to sleep :rolleyes: