Price watched the fizzy tablet dissolve in the glass of water his wife had given him. Right now he found it more interesting than to talk to her. He didn´t know what she was expecting from him. Why was she here? Did Mac call her? Did he tell her everything that happened? Was she mad at him? He was afraid to look her in the eyes and tell her the truth. He didn´t want to tell her he got a lot of chances to call her but didn´t take them. As the tablet dissolved completely he took some sips, not turning his eyes off the table.

"John? Are you okay?" his wife asked him and laid a hand over one of his own hands. This little gesture made him flinch his hand and he crossed his arms in front of his chest. He leered at her and saw she was disappointed. She let out a deep breath and kept on talking.

"I know we haven´t seen each other for almost six years now and I understand this is a difficult experience for you and me."

Price listened to her but didn´t response at all.

"John? Talk to me. What´s going on in your mind?"

Price switched uncomfortably in his chair. He didn´t know how to tell her that he missed her. He wanted to be with her all the time she wasn´t around, he wanted to be loved by her but right now he wished she wouldn´t be here. He wasn´t ready to talk to her now.

"I don´t know what to say." He sighed.

"That´s all? We haven´t seen us that long and you don´t know what to say? How about asking how your daughter´s doing? She waited for you since we knew you were alive."

"How long did you know I´m alive?"

"Mac called us as you send him a message you needed some information."

Price just smiled weakly. "Did he call you to come here?"

"Yes, he did. He said I should come and talk to you."

"About what?"

"Excuse me? Who are you? Why did you become so distant?"

"It´s a side effect of my work."

"Really? So you tell me every Soldier is going to be like that after he spend the most time of his life in duty? John, do you hear yourself talking? You sound ridiculous."

"I know what I´m saying, I´m not deaf. You know me don´t you? I´m not the man who tells you every day that I love you, I never was."

"I never forced you to say it every day John. Again it´s been six years, six years without any sign of life from you. Do you think it was an easy time for me and Anna? Every friend asked about you and I told all of them you´re dead. It breaks my heart to see you again, knowing you probably think we can go back like we were before you disappeared. I thought I could talk to you like normally grown-ups do but all you do is asking me how long I know you´re alive. You should better ask how long I waited to get a sign of life from you before I fell in love with another man."

What was she saying? Did he hear right? She fell in love with another man? Who was it? Did he know him? Price felt anger coming up in him.

"Who is it?" he asked.

"What?" Gisela stared at him. It was hard to believe for her he was more interested in the man she fell in love with then to ask anything about his daughter.

"Are you serious John? I tell you your daughter missed you and you didn´t response but as I told you I´m in love with another man you ask me who he is. I can´t believe it." Gisela stood up, turned around and looked out of the window. This conversation didn´t went as well as she thought.

"You tell me my daughter missed me but where is she? Is she with him? Did he become her new dad?" Price stood up too, walked up to his wife, seized her on her shoulders, turned her around and forced her to give him an answer.

"Where she is? She came back from France this morning. She sleeps and wanted to come here later but if you want I call her and tell her you don´t care if she´s here or not. It´s your choice." Gisela answered.

Price shook his head and went off to the door. "I want to see her so don´t you dare to call her and about your new love, I don´t care who he is as long as you´re happy."

Price walked out of the room, pumping into Mac. Price didn´t apologize and just kept on walking. Mac watched him disappear and walked into his office, finding Gisela standing on the window, tears building in her eyes. Mac approached her and took her in his arms. He stroke her hair and asked her what happened.

"I told him everything Mac."

"What did he say?"

"He said he don´t care who´s the man I´m in love with as long as I´m happy but I know he lied. I know I broke his heart. I saw it in his eyes. What have I done?" Gisela kept on crying and Mac stood there, holding her in his arms and didn´t know what to do.


Soap was wandering around the base to check if anything has changed since he was here for the last time. He noticed that not much has changed only the truck fleet had grown bigger, thinking about the trucks, someone had to travel back to town to get the trucks they left in the morning. He wanted to ask Ghost and Roach if they were ready to do this little job. He was about to go back inside the base as he heard someone shooting at the firing range. He wondered who of his Soldiers was able to handle a weapon after their pub-crawl. Curious he went to the firing range and to his own surprise it was his former Captain who perforated the targets. Price must been here for hours, counting on the shells which were laying all around. He sneaked up to him and saw that Price must be really angry. His head was deep red, his eyes were staring straight and the vein on his throat was swollen. As Price recognized Soap he put his weapon down and began to clean it.

"What are you doing here?" Soap asked slightly amused.

"I try to calm myself down." Price just answered and continued his work.

"I see that. The targets look like Swiss cheese." Soap joked but as Price didn´t response he got serious.

"What´s wrong?"

"Nothing."

"Price? Do you really want to hear me say the same words you said to me yesterday?" Soap took a few steps in Price´s direction and looked at him seriously worried. Price returned his look, laid his weapon on the storing, lighted himself a cigar and started to explain.

"My wife´s here. She told me my daughter would miss me and that she´s in love with another man."

"Are you serious?" Soap couldn´t hide his amazement.

"Yes, she told me she waited long enough to get any sign of life from me till she fell in love with him."

"I´m sorry and what about your daughter?"

"Gisela told me she was going to come here in the afternoon but I don´t think so. Anna´s 22 now, she doesn´t need a dad anymore."

"How could you say that? I don´t think your wife would lie to you in this case."

"Maybe you´re right but I've been here for hours and my daughter didn´t arrive. If she had I would have seen it from here. She´s not coming Soap."


Soap wanted to say something to comfort his friend but got interrupted from Ozone, who was running up to them.

"Captain. You have to come inside. Something bad has happened." Ozone said breathless.

"Cool down. What´s going on?" Soap told Ozone and patted him on the shoulder.

"No, you need to come quick." Ozone answered and started to run back inside.

Price and Soap exchanged a look and ran after him as fast as they could. They followed Ozone into the conference room, where the whole Task Force, including Mac and Price´s wife, were waiting for them. Price realized that his wife was crying.

"What´s wrong?" he asked, looking at Gisela.

"She´s gone." She snuffled.

"Who?"

"Anna. I tried to call her where she is but a police officer answered the call. He said Anna got kidnapped."

Gisela started to cry even more, whilst Price couldn´t believe what he heard.