A lot of good ideas, especially leaving it for her right before you take off out of town again.
I was thinking today about how we(actually I) picture the OP as being this perfect person who says & does just all the right things, and how that's not rational. You know when they(OP) start to feel insecure about the R that's not quite finished with the LBS's(Us) they prolly exhibit some kinda "off" behavior.
Anyway, if the OM is there it might not be a bad thing.