He had been gone for far too long.
Tina had known when she married Newt that he would have to go on various trips for his work, that he would be gone for various periods of time while he went to study magical beasts abroad so as to update his book – but it didn't make it any easier on her, all the same. It hadn't helped matters that this trip had been a mere two months after their wedding either, the two of them only just getting used to this new life of living together as husband and wife; he had brought his case with him too, meaning that the house had been quiet since he'd left with the exception of the occasional visit from Queenie and Jacob.
It had been three months since he'd gone – she wanted him back more than anything, and she had received the letter from him just mere weeks ago, telling her that he had booked passage on a boat home, she hadn't been able to contain her joy.
The docks weren't particularly busy that morning, thankfully, and Tina was there bright and early to be sure that she could meet him immediately off his boat. She'd managed to wrangle the day off work, though with great difficulty, and she already couldn't wait to spend the time with her husband once more – there was much to catch up on.
A little too much, if she was honest.
Newt was immediately recognizable from the moment he stepped off the boat, his peacock blue coat standing out among the crowd. His eyes scanned the dock for a moment, clearly searching for something – and then he saw her, and his face split into a wide unabashed smile that she had missed. It made her stomach flip to see him so happy to see her, and she couldn't help but beam back at him as he made his way towards her.
He was more tanned than he had been before he'd left, though his nose was obviously burnt, and even more freckled too; she couldn't wait to explore and map each of them, the old and the new. His ruddy-coloured hair was shaggier and longer, in need of a trim (though she honestly couldn't say she minded it this way), and there were obvious traces of ginger stubble on his face now – just as handsome as she remembered, but in a more rugged way.
"Tina." Placing his case down on the ground, he suddenly wrapped his arms around her; delighted, she returned the embrace and allowed herself to take all of him in. "Oh, how I've missed you, love."
She laughed quietly into his shoulder, unable to help the tears of joy glistening in her eyes. "I've missed you too, Newt, more than anything."
"I thought about you every night," He admitted, taking a step back now to look at her. "Even looking at your photograph wasn't enough – nothing compares to having you in person, nothing."
She felt her heart soar at his words; he always had a way of making her feel like that, like she was special and wanted. "Newt... We should get home," She decided, taking his hand. "You're probably tired after the journey..."
"I'm fine, love," He promised, but he picked up his case and walked with her. "You're right, though, we should go home – much more private that way."
The implication made her stomach give another flip, and though her cheeks flushed she couldn't help but smile; she'd have been lying if she'd said she wasn't looking forward to that side of things picking up, now that he was back. Without further ado, they started to make their way off the docks and towards a spot to apparate home from.
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Once they had apparated home, Newt wasted no time in pressing his mouth to his wife's, drinking her in as his suitcase clattered to the floor and his hands moved to hold her against him. Tina didn't seem to mind at all, not hesitating as she pressed herself against him and immediately reaching to push the coat from his shoulders.
