Hi dogscats123,
I'm glad you'll be able to have some space from him, because like Heather above, I think his behaviour to you was wrong and unsafe. Until you go away, do you feel able to take space from him? Honestly, we'd ideally suggest not seeing him at all; if that doesn't seem possible or isn't something you want, then I'd strongly recommend not being alone with him. Is that something you would want and could do? If so, would you like any help with that?
Him apologising to you means that he recognises he did something wrong. I'm still concerned that he could behave unsafely to you again, though, because what you described in your first post isn't something that a partner could be unaware of at the time. I'm sorry if we're over-repeating thoughts about your safety; it's just that this guy was unsafe for you before, and our very first priority is your being able to stay as safe as you can now.
I know that this is a hard and confusing situation for you. I'm so sorry you're in this position - it's very unfair on you that you're needing to think about your safety in this way at all. This guy shouldn't have behaved as he did to you in the first place: this situation is because of him, not you.
Do you want to talk about the meeting and contact with him? You don't have to, I'm just checking in to see if you do
We're here for you to talk to and offer whatever support we can. Extra to talking about your immediate and near-future safety, how else can we best support you at the moment? Anything you'd like from us, or anything you'd like to talk about?