Swimming against the current - PH in piecing

[MrBond]

I would go to him. So far he's done everything you've asked him to do so you should throw him a bone.

As far as talking to the OW, maybe you should have him talk to her so that she's not left hanging and he's got a sense of closure as well. That's gonna require you to do some heavy duty trusting, but I think this would be a great test.