I´m very new to this, so you may not want to take my advice, but to me it seems that you´re right on with this
"So part of me is thinking she likes me but is just not comfortable being with me alone and wants to ease the tension by having someone else around...".
Just assume she´s interested, continue gaming, gets you laid the most, or so i´ve read.
Maybe some role-reversal lines to neutralize her or something?
Like, if you two go out for coffee, tell her in a playful way that it will take more that coffee to make you fall for her.
But, like i wrote, i´m very new and maybe i shouldn´t give advice. So please be critical to my post, and feel free to correct me where i´m way off. Helps me improve.
