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Patrick John Flueger spent a night at the opera after recently announcing his leave of absence from Chicago P.D.
The actor, 41, visited the Lyric Opera of Chicago with his costar Marina Squerciati, his girlfriend Reem Amara and two other people.
Squerciati, 41, shared a snap of the group on Instagram on Sunday, Nov. 23, captioning it, “A beautiful night at the Lyric Opera with my beautiful friends.”
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“GO SEE LIVE PERFORMANCES, IT IS WORTH IT,” the actress added.
In the photo, Flueger is seen wearing a classic three-piece suit with a white buttoned shirt and a bowtie. He has his arms around Squerciati and Amara as he smiles at the camera.
Squerciati was in a black textured dress, while Amara wore a high-neck dark black velvet dress with a dark purple fur coat and a beige fur bag.
The actress also shared a sweet selfie with Flueger on her Instagram Stories. The two rested their heads together as Squerciati gave a toothy smile and Flueger had a more serious look.
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Flueger has starred on Chicago P.D. since 2014 as Adam Ruzek. He has also appeared in Chicago Fire and Chicago Med.
Squerciati has also appeared on all three shows as Detective Kim Burgess.
Flueger has kept a low profile since announcing his leave of absence from Chicago P.D. on Oct. 22 due to a personal matter.
PEOPLE confirmed at the time that Flueger plans to return later in the procedural drama’s current 13th season.
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Flueger and Squerciati’s TV characters are longtime lovers who got married in the show’s season 12 finale. The TV couple share a daughter, Makayla, whom they adopted in season 8.
Speaking with PEOPLE in 2024 about the wedding episode, the actress called Flueger “my best friend in the whole world.”
“I sound 7 years old. He truly is one of my closest friends and I think that that chemistry just shows. And we love working together,” she said.
