Hi everyone, tldr;

I'm a 31 year old guy in NYC seeing a girl I met off Hinge who's 32F since August. Last night I took her out for our third date. The date overall went well for the most part, as I took her out for rooftop drinks and then a fancy dinner afterwards. We shared some laughs and I noticed her playing with her hair at least a handful of times. She also touched me maybe 2 3 or 4 times as she laughed throughout the date. We haven't held hands yet. I did joke with her and slightly introduce sexual innuendos in a very calm, laid back way to which she laughed and responded, "Well youll have to get to know me more to find out" On our previous date she invited me back to her apartment but nothing happened physically. At the end this date, as i know it was my do or die moment. After our sushi it was around 1145pm at night and she had work the next morning. I politely offered to drive her home but she declined and insisted she was okay with calling an uber instead "since I was going in another direction" which felt weird for a third date. As we waited in my car on the street for the uber to come we talked and she seemed relaxed. When the uber finally came, she hugged me and thanked me for the drinks and dinner and I took the opportunity to kiss her on the lips for the first time. The kiss felt VERY good, although brief, she kissed me back and for a moment the chemistry felt perfect by how our lips locked. It's now post third date the morning after and feel badly she didn't let me drive her home. is this a bad sign? Also, I made sure I kissed her to show intent. we did flirt a bit throughout the date and she was receptive. I did briefly see her phone and see an OK cupid notification which felt shitty but I know we are dating so there's nothing I can do. Advice, thoughts? I know not to move too fast, I really like this girl and it's rare I like anyone to be honest. Should I text her today? Would she kiss me back if she didn't like me? It was on the lips not something cheesy like the cheek. As I mentioned although only a post date kiss, it felt perfect. I really wanted to touch her hair the entire date but didn't do that as I didn't want to move to make her uncomfortable. She's also generally not the greatest texter, so I've mostly only used texting to setup dates. Should I text her today mention I enjoyed our evening and try to see if she's down for another date? I have learned fairly recently that backing off and not talking to women often over text builds attraction. To see if she truly likes me or not should I not text her for three days, to see if she reaches out to me?
Sorry for all the questions, I really do like this one and it's rare I actually like someone so I don't want to mess it up.