['I had not seen my best friend in over 3 years.', 'Sorry to hear that. What happened to him?', 'He had just been busy with life. But he was at my house when I got home for work.']
Oh that is a nice surprise. I bet you caught up with each other.
I had not seen my best friend in over 3 years. When I came home from work she was sitting my living room. It was great!