Notice that at the end of next week’s preview, Nikki asks the cliffhanger:

So we have your blessing?

Notice in the car he’s trying to justify (Justin,haha) the money she sent him. He’s says once again that in essence he needs more time, that he thought they had an internal spiritual connection. Meanwhile, she keeps bugging him for sex.

He’s actually trying to convince her to leave, Eject her from his life,IMO