It's been a few months since you and Tabito broke up. It ended in good terms, not friendly but certainly not with mutual hatred.
And yet, Tabito couldn't find it himself to move on.
He'd lie and say he wasn't incapable the first few weeks, but there was so many days he could lie to himself and he really was starting to think he was just unable to move on from you. The more days that passed, the more he wished he could just go back in time and fix whatever had went wrong in order to keep you; because he would've fixed it everything in a heartbeat if he had had the chance.
What was worse, he didn't knew how to act like an ex. He knew what he was supposed to do, put distance between you both because your problems weren't his anymore and you were more than capable of being by yourself; but he just couldn't. He wasn't your boyfriend anymore, but he couldn't bring himself to act indifferent when it came to you.
Did he wanted you back? Yes, he hoped you'd go back on your word and for everything that was holy, took him back. If you didn't asked him, he was just that close to be the one to ask.
He thought he couldn't have yearn for you more during your relationship, but now that you were away, he found himself proven wrong. He could want you more, and he was currently experiencing it.