OH MY GOD ESSIE!!!!!!!!! This is AMAZING!!!!! I am SOOOOOO proud of you!!!!!!!!!
Wow... I love the image of you coming out of aerobics and bumping into H! It made me laugh so hard! And then going to dinner with him! And him coming over with the, *ahem* screwdriver!!! AYI YI YIYIYIYIYIYIIIIIIIIIII!!!!
He told you HE MISSES YOU????? That is like, the BIGGEST BABY STEP I"VE EVER HEARD OF!!!
hooorayyyyyyy!! I can't wait to hear what happens next!!
Hm, in regards to Ali's comment... I'm wondering if you can find a balance between no pressure AND being encouraging. Like Kalni told me a couple months ago about my sitch, "put that special warmth into everything you do." Like, if you don't feel like you can TELL him that you love him, SHOW him, just by being warm and loving. Does that make sense? Maybe I am way off the mark here. Obviously what you are doing made him feel safe enough to open up to you. It is a great example of how people (here, the WAS) want to be part of things (IE, essie's life) that don't need them. But, you know, maybe you could reach out more frequently, like when you asked him to dinner!!!
I think OD said it really well, when they take a baby step toward you, take a baby step towards them!!
