Hey M, Wow, I am surprised, it sounds like a really cosy, romantic, stress free setting.. and he WANTED to go there, with YOU, so I dont get it. Maybe its just that he feels the same way you do, you are both cautious/scared/non-plussed, whatever and the effect is magnified if you're both that way?? But then, he left, he wanted back, he's back, so the onus should be on him to instigate the romance, IMHO. Could you ask him why he didnt ??? And why he left at midnight??
I am wishing you all the best for this next year. And I wish I could deliver a metric sized 2x4 over the head of your husband to help him figure out how to get the love back in the two of your lives.