All Hope is lost/Help - Part 2

[Evie]

Correction on the post above, I meant to say H texted me 2 1/2 hrs later not 4.

H came round at T time to drop something off and to look at the xmas tree, he looked ace, smartly dressed (normally casual, due to work), I was serving dinner and asked him if he wanted to stay, he thanked me for asking but said he had eaten with his friend earlier. (where did they go??? i'm so curious, he could have gone shopping for my xmas present.....!!!Ha I don't think so..i'm really really not expecting anything, although my b is just after xmas, he may feel obliged, b/c i got him a present??)

I need some thoughts on a plan i have for tomorrow.

H is collecting boys and looking after them while I go to work for a few hours. He has offered to cook a sunday roast for the family. I said it was a good idea. Now i'm considering not coming back straight after work and going to the gym instead and texting him to say carry on without me as I can't make it.

My questions are:

a) should I just come back for lunch as arranged(actions speak louder than words, maybe his way of making up for letting us down today)

or

b)Will it have the desired affect of been mysterious and distancing myself or will it p*** h off & he'll see it as a tit for tat tactic after he let us down today?

I am hurt he didn't show up today, but I don't want him to know that and have resisted the urge to text him and tell him so and also to ask why he didn't text to let us know he wasn't coming. Old me would do that, new me acted as if it was no big deal and we had fun anyway.

Any thoughts welcome?

X Eve