Busy, ill, avoiding you, napping. Those were the true answers, but she wasn't quite ready to admit them to him just yet. "I left around lunchtime, I wasn't feeling well, so I went home to lay down. But I spent most of the morning going over a few things with Mr. Podmore in his office." The new Mr. Podmore in charge of the zoo was a good man, had a solid head on his shoulders and he'd get the hang of everything eventually, but he'd been running the zoo for barely two months at this point. Fortunately, Eva had been fairly involved in most facets of the zoo itself, so she was able to help when he needed it.

Elaborating on why she'd felt ill suddenly made her nauseous as well, even though she knew it was a good transition, but she knew that was the nerves bubbling up. Taking a deep breath, she pushed it all down again, momentarily distracted by the letter in front of him. Reading your lover's letters tended to get people in trouble, as Eavan was well aware, but she recognized the name it was addressed to pretty easily. She chose not to comment however, he'd tell her if she wanted. "Why, did you miss me?" She teased, raising a curious eyebrow at him.