Eyal's life had always been complicated, medical school interrupted by the death of his sister, joining Mossad to get a shot at revenge, his marriage to Ronit and having a son so soon after, they had barely had time to figure out the details of their life together when Avi came along. And then of course when he finally told her about what he did for a living they had a huge fight, she called him selfish and she was probably right. He had not given his marriage a fair shot the first time around and so he was relieved when she had suggested giving it another try – he would get another chance to be a good father and husband.
Eyal had always had an adventurous and rebellious streak and after losing his sister Sarah he had tried to tame those impulses and looked for some stability. Ronit had offered that to him, but he could not offer her what she needed – a devoted husband and father who did not take any unnecessary risks. And now here they were, three months into their second go-around and even though they were both older and wanted to make it work they both knew it would not work out – they were simply too different.
His thoughts wandered to Annie. Annie with her sometime exasperating sense of empathy had brought something back in him that he did not even know he had lost along the way. She seemed to always see right through his audacious flirtation that he often used to hide his true feelings – she had understood that evening at the bar in DC why he did what he had to do. Yes, she had tried to stop him, but he had seen it in her eyes that she understood – she had been through this kind of pain and would do the exact same thing if she had to. He knew the tenderness before she tied him to the bed had not been all for show, she had been torn between trying to comfort him and stopping him.
When he had told Annie about his reconciliation with his ex-wife after their unsuccessful chase in Istanbul and told her "The point is if you feel something for this guy, then go home and tell him." and she had said to him "I'm happy for you Neshama" it had almost broken his heart. What had he expected she would say? Had he really hoped she would say "I don't really love him, I love you"?
So here he was, his marriage in shambles for the second time and he did not even know where in the world she was and who she was with. When he felt like this there was only one place where his over-active mind would find some peace, so after saying his good-byes to Ronit and Avi he boarded the next plane in the morning.