I got a chuckle out of the old cougar too. You think if her coworkers are saying that about her that she would have the sense to step back and look at the "R" w/ the OM. I have been on those long silent rides too. Glad she got chatty on the ride back.
Maybe she picked Red Lobster so you wouldn't get the wrong idea. I know my H loves to say he doesn't want to give me false hope yet he constantly does stuff that merits a WTF.
As for the comment about it doesn't matter anymore...she probably won't remember saying it. And again, WTF does that mean. WAS certainly are great at making ambiguous statements.
Hope she likes her gifts. I decided not to get one for H as his in two weeks as he didn't even take Ds to get me one for m bday. Ds will get one for him which obviously will be my idea. I already know "they" are going to get him something for a hobby of his that I haven't been very supportive of all the time. H will have to spend time w/ me on bday as D10 has a competition that day. Enough of me.
Glad you ended up having a good evening. Can't remember the last time we did something together as a couple. The fact that she was willing to go to dinner with you seems like a plus to me.