The next morning Tina woke slowly. At first she was aware of the heat of someone next to her. Then the feeling of an arm over her side holding her close to a body. She slowly opened her eyes to see a dimly lit room. It wasn't her room in her flat, this one was bigger and had things that denoted both a man and woman slept here. There were two wardrobes in the bedroom, a vanity tucked into a corner. Her wedding dress was laid carefully on the back of her vanity chair. One of the wardrobes had Newt's suit he had worn for the wedding hanging on the door. The morning sunlight streamed in through the window.
She carefully turned over to face Newt, he looked so peaceful in his sleep. Tina reached up and carded her hand through his hair, it was softer than it looked. She noticed the hint of a smile on his face and leaned in to kiss him.
"I think you're awake," she said, trying not to laugh.
"I was enjoying just laying here next to you. Do we really have to get up?" he asked her.
"At some point we need to eat."
As soon as Tina said that Newt's stomach let out a gurgling noise and they both laughed.
"I guess you're right, as usual."
He reluctantly withdrew his arm from around her but not before giving her a sweet kiss. They got up and began getting ready for the day.
After the festivities had ended yesterday they had returned to their newly purchased home in Dorset. As much as she loved living in the city, living in the countryside was a nice change of pace for her and Newt was more comfortable here than in London.
While Tina was finishing getting dressed Newt made them breakfast, complete with coffee for Tina. Over the last few years he had learned how to make coffee just for her and she had to admit, it wasn't half bad. By the time Tina was making her way into the kitchen breakfast was ready.
"Somehow I still can't quite believe yesterday actually happened, you know?" Tina said once they were sitting at the small table.
"I know, it's odd to think about but most couples get married within months of getting engaged and we waited over a year, almost two. I think everyone sort of expected us to elope. I was tempted a few times," Newt replied.
"Me too. Everything was so overwhelming. If it hadn't been for your mother I think I would have been very willing to elope almost as soon as we got engaged. It didn't feel quite right to get married without Queenie there. That's the only thing I didn't like, was getting married without my sister there to stand beside me and give me away. Don't get me wrong, I have wanted to marry you for so long, I'm incredibly happy we did get married. It's just, I still miss her."
"I know," he said reaching to brush a piece of hair behind one of her ears. "She did make her choice, and unfortunately we all have to live with that. Hopefully we can still find her and change her mind."
"I hope so too, but wouldn't she still end up going to Azkaban?"
"Maybe Theseus would be able to pull some strings, being that you are one of his favorite aurors in the department."
Just then they heard a knock on the door. Giving each other puzzled looks they both grabbed their wands and headed to the front door, Tina in the lead.
