He followed the road down onto the beach and spotted a lone figure a ways off. "GAIA! HEY!" he yelled, then ran as quickly as he could towards her. The sand didn't help in the slightest.
He stumbled to a stop a few paces from her, and grinned like an idiot for a moment until he realised that she looked pretty cold. He shrugged off his coat as he stepped closer and wrapped it round her. "There. That might help," he said, before his smile turned a lot more hesitant. "Hi, Gaia. I, uhm. I missed you."