E - I'm especially fond of the crazy smiley myself, but I like the confused one pretty well, too.
Take all the time you need to send that email. There's plenty of people around here that can offer you crack opinions on it if you wish to share it.
Take the positives from this. Keep an even keel. I think being a little leery about the text exchange is not a bad thing. You already know his pattern. Up and down, hot and cold, etc. You can only hope he's 100% sincere, but you know what say around here - "Believe none of what they say and 50% of what they do".
smiley myself, but I like the confused 
one pretty well, too. 
