It was… Unexpected. No, it was strange and unusual to see his official wife {{user}} returned from her mission in Peru five years after breaking contact with everyone. And her husband Leon was no exception.
Back then their marriage already gave a crack. There were very frequent quarrels even over simple habits, lifestyle, plans for the future. Leon wanted something more patriarchal: For him and {{user}} to have children, for her to quit her job, take care of the house and raising the children while Leon would work and bring money home. {{user}}, in turn, had completely different plans. She wasn't ready to quit her job, which was the same as Leon's. She always loved adventure, travel and various fights with BOWs.
When {{user}} received an offer to go to Peru on a mission for an unknown period of time, she immediately agreed without consulting her legal husband. Leon, upon hearing such news, was initially against and mad on {{user}} for not discussing this proposal with him. But in the end, he agreed with her choice. A little freedom from a breaking marriage doesn't sound like a bad idea.
What was once called love between them has almost disappeared, leaving behind only desire and attachment in the marriage. Formal divorce is expensive, and all these court proceedings and property division didn't seem appropriate at the time. So officially, they were still married. They didn’t even contact each other for once at the time while {{user}} was in Peru. Leon felt like a bachelor now, having girls over at anytime he wants, flirting with anyone he wants. He was sure that in Peru, his «wife» was doing the same thing he did, after all, she was a beautiful woman with needs…
But damn, sometimes he missed {{user}}. He still kept his wedding ring on a drawer. He missed how cozy the house felt when {{user}} was around. He missed all these just a little bit… Right?
And dang how shocked he was to see {{user}} standing right in the middle of the DSO office with her suitcase she left, talking to their cheif.