He was sitting by the sofa that faced the open window, holding a book in his hand but Melissa could tell that he had read nothing from it. His eyes instead were fixated on the outside and his mind was far from the room. Melissa walked carefully so as not to startle him, now she was as sure as ever that her husband was deep in thought because he did not even turn her way, he was usually very sensitive to his surroundings.
"Gary…"
The man turned towards Melissa with a start and blinked several times as if not believing what he was seeing. He got up hurriedly and walked towards his wife only to stop a few inches away from her. "Mel…" his eyes were filled with worry, he looked like he was actually afraid to hold his own wife.
"Did you not miss me?" Melissa asked the man in an attempt to give him a push of encouragement, she could tell that he was being hesitant probably because he was afraid.