It's also kinda pointless to be conversing about what might happen two years down the line...just think of it as quacking and give the "uhuh" response and get off the phone as quickly as possible. Don't be surprised when he tells you what he thinks/wants, inside the alcoholic mind anything is possible and something that sounds completely out of order to you may seem perfectly logical to him.
You liked the peace, do what you have to to preserve it.
Nat x