Sue, At this point nothing they do is easy to understand. It's hard not to make assumptions. I'm the queeen of assumptions, but we must fight hard to stop doing that. Unfortunately, if he wasn't out with his boss, there's not a thing you can do about it, so try not to dwell on it. You just keep being the wonderful person you are.
My suggestion is to maybe run by the video store and rent a couple and say to him when you're eating dinner "I rented so and so, I've heard it is really good." He will know that he is invited, but you aren't coaxing him into spending time with you.
Sue, I hurt for you. I know how painful it is.
Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are. -- Bernice Johnson Reagon