He said he wanted a hookup but could he want a relationship?

About a month ago I started talking to this guy. He's 18 and I'm 17. We flirtexted every night. I asked him what he wanted and he said that he wanted a hookup but things can always change. When I was 13 I was raped by my boyfriend at the time and now I'm still not really sure if I'm ready for any kind of sexual relationship. I told this guy that I was raped and now he says that he doesn't wanna hook up with me anymore. He said he doesn't think that it would be right for him to have any sexual relationship with me. He said he doesn't think a fu*k buddy is right for me. He said that we should be friends for now and see where things go. He told me that he doesn't want to be my fu*k buddy because he doesn't want to hurt me. He said that we can have a sexual relationship later on if we feel like it. He wants to hang out and take things slow. He said that he used to enjoy just hooking up with girls but now he wants something more. Do you think that he could want a real relationship?