what the f

Simon emailed again. Very casual but with lots of exclamation points. Setting the mood of disarray? The only flirty thing he did (which he almost always does) is refer to me with a cutesy nickname (e.g., goldy, little goldy, goldlet). What? WHAT????? This is driving me crazy. I was almost done. Maybe I still am. I will think on it. My options are to write back and maintain status quo, send email re: my genuine confusion, or do not write back at all. I have no fucking clue what I should do. The thought of sending that email makes me wonder if I really want to push it into an official relationship. Anyone? Pope? Really any advice would be nice. -and yes I do know it.