Im not sure where I left off but I did see D the weekend before Christmas. No complaints. It was all the things I needed it to be. We planned for him to come back that Thursday to finish the rental, but in true D form he did not call me after he left that Saturday. Sadly I was not phased. I was not irritated, I was not even surprised. I was like this is exactly what I expected. Fast forward to Christmas Eve.. I send a text. "I would like to enjoy my holiday without having to worry about if you are dead or alive". Crickets. Until about 11am on Christmas Day. It says "Im not sure if you will even get this... but Merry Christmas and I love you". So I am like he is not sure I am getting this.... is he in Trinidad? is he in a hospital with bad service? To me these were the only two options. Seriously I could not even entertain that is would be something more benign. I text him back that I love him to but where has he been. I dont here from him for awhile. He says his phone is not working and he is not sure if I am getting his texts. I text him again and he responds. So we start to talk. So he has been doing nothing his phone just is not working. In my head this could not have been the issue because surely he would have emailed me to let me know but alas he did not. He says to me if I am ready then he ready to move in. I say I am ready. He says he is ready. He said he is going to have a long commute until they transfer him down my way but he is willing to do it if I am ok with it.
So I am skeptical. What made him ready to do this? What has changed? I know D moves at his own pace. A pace that is thoughtful and measured and does not react to urges. Did he get ready in his own time? Did I pass a test he was waiting to see? I want to know and I wanted to ask him but you know the phone issues and I want to really talk about that. But according to him he starts work on the 2nd week of January and he will be at my house.
I dont quite believe him. I have not talked to my kids about it. But I am starting to let my mind wander. I am starting to let the fantasy overtake me. I am starting to think maybe this really will happen. And frankly it would be just in time because as 2024 began to roll around I was really thinking about ending things with D. I just did not want to be so lonely again all year, It is like physically painful to me and I just feel like I have given him enough time. And I just was ready to tell him I was going to start dating, actually dating other people.
And it is 100% just like to D to come in with 1 second on the clock and be the hero. This is his way - always.
With the thought of D moving in there is the thought that I won't see the neighbor again. Im a little sad about that because I really like him. It is not like our sex is great or anything but I really just like our interactions.