Barnes and Noble sounds like a great idea. I don't like coffee - but a hot chocolate and some magazines or a book sound wonderful! It is so easy to do that for the afternoon.
I don't know what is in your H's head. But you need to get out and do things - with and without him. I know he's made a stink in the past when you weren't home when he got home, but big deal. He goes out by himself for hours.
