Twelve years. More were between herself and Parvati but she never thought about it the same as she did with Ant. That was just different. Parvati was her twin sister, and while weird and difficult was also just how it was. She never thought twice about it and merely kept moving. Not to mention when Roger showed uo... Well Padma had a lot of things going on.
The thing she didn't have was one of her best friends. He was here now and she had so much to tell him, fill him in on, let him know about his future so he didn't find out about it in some huge shock when someone showed up. Not to mention telling him that Roger died from where she was from. That was probably one of the hardest things for her to say.
His future was good, children, a wife, things that all made sense, filling him on on why sometimes she got a little colder now was harder. She knew all of that but the second she opened the door so many of those worries went away. "Ant" She said opening her arms for a hug.