Mrs. A., hm, Bunny.
Thanks. On both counts.
No expectations with StepS, just hope. Prayers.
We were so very close.
I try not to make assumptions any more. Got that from The Four Agreements and realized that 99% of all my sitch and non-sitch assumptions turn out wrong.
But my assumption on this is:
He's in pain.
Confused.
Conflicted.
Misses me.

I know him. He's a homebody, a strongly family-oriented man and has a heart of gold.
I gladly and lovingly give him all the time and space he needs to sort it all through and process it.

(Of course, I did that for his mother, too...) crazy whistle laugh


Gardener

"My soul, be satisfied with flowers,
With fruit, with weeds even; but gather them
In the one garden you may call your own."
Cyrano deBergerac