So yesterday she came and got her bike. When she called about it before hand, I had mentioned having dinner at my place with the kids and her. She scoffed at first, but then changed her mind, wanting a steak on the grill.
She came over, it was very awkward, almost like we were settling into old routines. She stuck around outside with the kids, I stayed inside cooking. Dinner was great, we laughed, we talked, we did our traditional "What's the best part of your day/Worse part of your day" with one another. After dinner the kids wanted to bike to the park, so we did that too. She was here for about 2 1/2 hours total, no bickering, no fighting, just fun. We hugged a few times, I complained about my shoulder hurting and she gave me a half-hug shoulder rub. It was great!
After she left, I realized she left her bike lock and helmet at my place. I had a class that I was going to go to (cooking) and figured I would just drop it off to her. So I called when I was close, she was frantic on the phone. Her dog ran away and she was scouring the neighborhood looking for him. I told her I was 5 minutes away and would help her find him, she thanked me and that was that. She then called right as I got there saying she found him.
She was happy that I ran that stuff over to her, offered me a glass of wine and we sat on her couch and talked for a good hour or so. We talked about this summer with the kids, Easter coming up, what her plans are (she wants to travel), a job offer that came to me today in Texas where her folks live (6 months ago, we talked about starting fresh in by her parents). I did give her a hug when I got there, because she looked frazzled about her dog running away. When I left I put my arms out to give her one goodbye and she said "I think we hugged enough for one day..." and left it at that.
The entire time we talked, I smiled, looked her in the eyes (repeating I love you in my mind when I looked at her) and listened to her. There is still little sign that we will get back together, but it's all about baby steps, right?
Me: 38 W: 32 S10 D6 T: 10 (02/2004) M: 7 (12/2007) Separation 02/2015 OM confirmed 01/2015, D mentioned 12/2014 D finalized 9/2016
