NLT, You are doing great! You've handled each and every conversation and visit very well. I think he was not only testing the waters, but checking your pulse to see where you are at. He's still trying to figure out if you are seeing someone. It's really bugging him because he keeps bringing up in different ways. I do love the way you responded to his comment about it. I like the fact that you didn't always jump on his invitations but worked around them for later times, etc.
I have to wonder how he'll be once the ow returns. Could he have been lonesome and wanted company? Time will tell once she returns as to where his heart is. I do hope that he doesn't discover the earring before the ow returns. I would love for her to find it and get her panties in a wad for a change.
I'm sure you'll have another parade marching down your street again one day. The parades tend to get more interesting as time moves along...hopefully your parade will be a small one and not much fanfare.
NLT, you are doing great! Keep up the good work!
Sit quietly, the answers will reveal themselves when you least expect them to. The past is gone, the present is a gift and you need to focus on today, allow the future to reveal itself when it is ready.