He's trying to bait you. He's blowing up BIG & SCARY because he still fails to see that he CANNOT BULLY YOU ANY LONGER.
"OK, if that's what you feel like you have to do. I'll see you on Saturday."
No way he follows through with this, week after week after week. No way. I'm not a gambler, but I'd put big money on this. His follow-through history is about 0%, isn't it?