<human>: Can you condense the text into a few key points?

But I don't really know how to approach the situation without making it awkward. I told one of my friends that works with us that I think she's attractive (I didn't use that wording) and he thought it was strange somehow. But I only told him on the chance that he might tell her I said that, and maybe she'll show some more interest in me. My friend outside of work says she sounds like she's definitely interested based on me just talking about her. I've always been oblivious to women showing interest in me (I once knew a girl that had to talk about how much she wanted to kiss me before I realized she was interested, and then we went out.)

I guess my question is, how do I ease into showing my interest in her, without making working together awkward?
<bot>: I've got a crush on a girl from work, I'm not sure if she likes me back, and I'm too much of a timid idiot to let her know how I feel.