Asked a girl out I work with

So, I really just want to vent as I don’t have anyone else to go to. I’ve had a thing for this girl I work with, she recently got out of a relationship so I wasn’t sure about asking her and I also wasn’t sure if the feeling was mutual. I had felt like it was a decent chance so I decided I would. Her good friend then asked me out before I did but I still asked and she said it wouldn’t be very friendly of her. I told her we could just leave it as an open thing, she didn’t say no she just she hadn’t really thought about it and wasn’t sure what to think, I then just told her that I did like her and thought she’s a great person and has a great personality and I wanted to get to know her better. She told me she understands and she’s going through a lot right now and says she’s kind of a mess and needs to get herself together before giving time to someone else and she wasn’t really looking for anything serious, and I totally understand that not trying to just start up a relationship just wasn’t to give something a try, she said we should keep what we’re doing now and later on we’ll see. I guess I felt a little defeated I haven’t asked anybody in a long time. She never said no but I still kind of get the feeling it’s kind of like no without saying it, I could be wrong. We are both moving to Nashville this year too. I hope I didn’t make a mistake here and ruin our friendship cause she is genuinely a great person. So I know that was long but I just wanted other peoples opinions.