I love the way that you are playing this sitch, keep up the good work and no back-sliding.
She is testing you and you are passing with flying colors. You were over doing it a bit with the phone call about taking the weekend off, but you came out ok.
THINK --- DE-FENSE, DE-FENSE, DE FENSE
Hound taught me that from his college football days.
I can tell you that "piecing" is not piece of cake! LOL
What happpens is that the WAS starts to give more control to the LBS (you). The trap is now set.... you begin starting to feel like alpha-male again and BANG... welcome back to the old you!
Be cool... be a little distant... no whining... don't be too available. NO R TALK!