It doesn't sound so strange to me. Maybe I'm an optimist, but it sounds like you are making some in-roads with your H. I would chalk it up as a good day all-around. The fact that he was opening up to you and making a request of you is an encouraging sign, especially since not too long ago he was getting physically ill around you (or at least claimed that he was). I think that you made the right decision to put him off to spend time with your sister. He is definitely probing right now. Maybe he thinks that you are moving on and that is worrying him? That would explain his paranoia and thinking that you were lying to him. It would also explain his question why you aren't bitter and angry.
One thing you might have done would be offer him a rain-check on the back-rub and see what he said. It might be too late to do that effectively now, but if he asks for something in the future that you can't (or won't) do immediately, taking his temperature by promising it later might be a good. It shows that you are still open to doing things for him, but on your schedule, not necessarily his. If he truly wants to warm up to you physically, then he will remember the offer and take you up on it later, otherwise nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Hope you are having a nice weekend and things keep going well for you!
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