W called and asked me to schedule the police interview this pm regarding the child-touching incident. Interestingly, she noted "Bring the light sabers or S5 will be very disapppointed!" in a playful tone. I raced home and got them, then headed over. W was very talkative, showed me how she was playing the oboe again with the hope of playing it for a church she is attending. She noted that she is being supported well by her GF I mentioned earlier and the GF's mother, noting that she's learning to be less extreme in reaction to S5's acting out or other stressors. Sounds like a positive. I validated her playing and noted that it was nice to see her doing so.
She laughed and watched S5 and I have another l.saber dual. Then she shocked me by asking me if I wanted to eat. When I accepted, she sat S5 and I down to a simple but nice dinner, including dessert. W puzzled me by taking out a tub of what she called "high fat" ice cream to show me how much she's eaten already, groaning about the calories. I responded with "You're tiny, so you can afford that!"
There was more open communication, with her feeling free to note that I needed to pay her c.support today (glad I had my checkbook), and us talking about the house and other stuff. W teared up about how long she'd be away from S5 during her trip to Hawaii and our trip out west. S5 was oblivious to that and said, "I get to sleep with you HOW MANY nights, Dad?!" excitedly. W thanked me for the cs check, as well as an amount to help her pay a cleaning service, and for the mother's day gift certificate. It was nice to hear that from her.
As I was leaving, S5 pointed out a tree frog and I showed him how to caress it softly with his finger. W said, "That's amazing that it'll let you do that!" I caught a june bug flying past me, crushed it a bit, then gave it to S5 to feed the frog. When it gulped it down, S5 squealed in excitement, and I saw W smiling and looking at me differently. It was a nice way to wrap up the evening.
