There'd always been something so sweet about going on leave: watching all the recruits and other soldiers finally see their families... and of course it meant that you and Soap actually had time to go on dates...

You hadn't expected it to be this hard.

As you watched one of the recruits' fiancee jump into his arms, you couldn't help the sinking feeling in your stomach...

It should've been you and him.

But all you could do was place a soft kiss to his tags dangling from your neck.