Reunion after deployment can feel like no time has passed

Evidence

As soon as she came out, though, and he saw her, it was as if they’d never left each other, not even for breakfast. They drove all around Southern California in his new car, eating too much food and laughing over every silly little thing. Sami felt good. He knew that things with Ana were going to be all right. — Moustafa Bayoumi, How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? Being…, 296