In midst of a fling with this girl and have been messing around on and off for a little over a year...things recently escalated to "the next step" as in, not just booty calls, but actual enjoyment of each other(hanging out alone, sometimes just chilling and talking)...Things are going well, but I feel i sort of hit a barrier. A barrier where im not sure which direction to proceed from. I feel there is confusion from miscommunications

So question: Good idea to just ask her what her mind state is? Where she sees it heading? what she wants? Im not trying to get into a emotional conversation...nor do I want to look like a beta bitch/acting like im falling hard for her....because Im not. Im just tired of all these stupid endless shit tests.