Still no reply from H regarding why he felt he was here over Christams on sufferance. I don't really expect a reply to this one.
I went to meet him and D at the bus stop this morning. He gave me a kiss on the cheek. We had a coffee nearby and then walked home. As we chatted, he once again asked where exactly this place was that I had been to, and had I had a nice time? He told me he had had a wonderful time with D for the five days. Told me that D had had one of her few showers at his house... ...I knew that, judging by the smell whenever she returns home!
As we were walking down our road, D says, oh, it's nice to be home! There was a slight awkwardness, then she said, not that I don't like being at your place.... and H chimed in, but this is your home. Well, my place up in the hills feels like my home...(but said with less than 100% conviction.)
Just before leaving soon after he again made it a point to come out on to the balcony and give me a goodbye kiss.
And that was that. I was pleasant and friendly, but not over eager for anything.
Livnlearn.
PS We just had another skipping competition and my maximum was 69 skips. Is this an OK average or am I severely unfit?? D won of course...
"The unexamined life is not worth living" - Socrates
...I knew that, judging by the smell whenever she returns home! 
