Were you trying too hard to sell yourself to a client? Cool the jets and leave things alone for a while. This person will end up coming to you.
The key to getting out of that corner you painted yourself into is to stop painting. Wait for it to dry and then you can go wherever you please.
Both parties may be right, but being equally unreasonable makes them both wrong. Bridge the gap with a compromise.
You should know ahead of time that nothing you do today will be right. Endure as best you can and remember that tomorrow is another day.
Watch it with the gruff remarks while the Sun’s conjunct Mercury retrograde. You may not mean anything by them, but an offhand comment is all it takes to gum up the works.
Coordinating efforts isn’t a strong suit. You prefer to do things your own way and in your own time. That said you stand to gain a lot by joining forces now.