Sorry to hear about BF going away with Helen. On the other hand, the more time they spend together the better in terms of speeding things up in the R and getting him through to the other side of it. I wouldn't stress about it too much. I was pretty pleased when H went away with the aubergine (although not so pleased he wasn't honest about it).
Interesting that he got you a card and gift. Try not to read too much into it at this stage. I'd just take it as a nice gesture with no intentions attached to it. My H has got me a few things aswell, and there's no way to know what it means, so best to put it from your mind.... (IMHO).