Not really piecing and trying not to jinx it, but

[flowmom]

Freckle that is tricky because it seems like he's opening the door and you're not walking in! And he might even have taken the "going in hiding" comment as you slamming the door in his face! I'm not going to advise you because I've never been in piecing, but it sounds like he's trying to indirectly ask you if he can move back in...