A very good, close friend of mine has just announced that he's moving interstate to follow his dreams. A while ago I wanted to move to the same place, but at the time threw the idea out because of my financial position, family attachments, etc. Now that I'm a bit older, my circumstances have changed, and I'm interested in moving as well. Not just to 'follow' him, but because it's a beautiful city I've always wanted to make a life in. The place where I work also has an office there, so getting a transfer is only a matter of a bit of paperwork and a phone call, and I know the people there and I have a few friends, which makes it much easier.

Anyway, a few weeks ago, I stayed the night at his after a party. We got very close, but nothing 'serious' happened. We kissed, but he kept his hands chaste and even though we slept in the same bed, nothing at all happened. I think he cuddled me a bit, told me he loved me, wished I was coming away with him, etc, but otherwise nothing happened besides making out.
I realised then that I want to spend my life with him.
He doesn't want a long-distance relationship, though. It is totally out of the question. He has also said that, no matter what was said on the night I stayed with him, we can't have a relationship before he leaves, as it will make it all the more painful to say goodbye. I understand that he's right, of course, but I got very upset at him, and now he's stopped talking to me because I worded an email very bady about how I'd interpreted 'that night'.

He won't hear my apologies, he just doesn't want to see me. I'm just so scared that we won't get to mend this before he leaves, and that will basically mean the chances of ever mending it are pretty much nonexistant.

He's a gemini, and I'm a sagitarius. I've read that our signs are very compatible, and reading the little compatibility chart, it's frightening how similar our relationship - even as friends - is to this. I just want to know if there's any advice out there on dealing with a very emotionally guarded, down-to-earth (and angry) Gemini? I haven't officially broken the news that I'm moving to him (I've mentioned it very briefly), and have definitely not told him the main reason I'm moving is to be near him.
How long should I wait to tell him, and how can I calm him down long enough to explain that I do love him 'in that way', but I am also happy to stay his very good friend? All I want is to be there for him, and he's leaving in about 6 weeks. I'm just so scared he'll go and I won't get the chance to mend our relationship.

Help!