The fact that people came back here that were dead in the home universes hadn't prepared Ric for this. He didn't think that he would see her again. He should have at least considered it. It would have made him ready for this moment.
It was too late to think of that right now. He was walking up to the woman who he once thought he would grow old with, raise children with. "It's good to see you," he said as he accepted the hug from her. It was somewhat awkward on his side of it. Not on purpose but he was so taken back by her being there. He hadn't had the time to wrap his head around it all.
"It's okay," he said as he took a step away from her. "It's been.. It's good to see you." It had been so long he didn't know what to say first and he didn't want to overwhelm her.