["I came home the other day to find my brother waiting for me! I had not seen him in almost 5 years! I couldn't believe it!", 'Aww how nice of him! I bet you were happy', 'I was, especially since it was completely unexpected and out of nowhere!']
How long had it been since you had seen him?
I came home the other day to find my brother waiting for me!  I had not seen him in almost 5 years!  I couldn't believe it!