**Spoilers**
I'm not surprised that D didn't show up... but somehow it almost feels like he was behaving like a "tease" by going to the house just before Jack shows up. Somehow I feel like it would have been better if he hadn't gone at all. I am glad that he conveyed the note to Jack (but maybe he could have done this via a note from Megan and some other venue). It's also nice to know that he says he's kept his promise to Jack and hasn't killed anyone. It's hard to imagine just exactly what his plan/ strategy is... still at this juncture.
This definitely felt like a transitional chapter to me. It'll be interesting to see how this complex plot is brought to a conclusion in just a few chapters as seems to be Lori's goal now.
SPOILERSI guess I see that a little differently..."behaving like a tease" doesn't strike me as D's style at all. I think one of the great ironies of D (and OS Ennis, also) is that he is, at heart, an honest, no bs kind of man, forced to live a lie - which, of course, only compounds his inner turmoil. I found his letter so incredibly moving and sincere. But most importantly, I didn't get the impression that Jack saw it as a tease.
He buried his head in the pillow and smiled; a faint smell of D remained.I think he saw that as the gift D intended it to be - "sharing" the bed in the only way they could and allowing Jack to open up a part of himself he'd kept buried for three months. A frustrating scene, for sure, but I also thought it had a beautiful poignancy.
It really is hard to imagine what kind of plan he has in the works, isn't it? I know my mind isn't up to the task! LOL! Yep, we're entering the home stretch and that leaves me with all kinds of conflicting feelings about seeing the story conclude. I imagine we'll get a "D" chapter next, and I already can't wait.
Marie