Eva pursed her lips and rolled her eyes at him, though he couldn't see it with her chin resting on his shoulder for a moment before the belly between them make the hug uncomfortable. He would worry, though he had raised her to be a capable, independent woman who could handle herself. She could understand it a little better now though. It was natural with Nola still being so little, but Eva knew the worry would never truly go away. And so she wouldn't give him a hard time about it.

"Da!" She squeaked again, this time aghast as she narrowed her eyes him. "I run a farm and a zoo, I am very busy, thank you very much." Eva laughed, warm breath visible in the cold air as she sighed afterward. "Walk with me, I'm on my way home." The walk wasn't all that long and she enjoyed the time to herself between being needed at the zoo and being some kind of needed at home. "I want to hear all about your trip." Letters only described so much after all!