Title: at the core
Rating: G
Fandom: National Park Girls
Relationship: Eve Aadams/Yosemite
Wordcount: 305
Short summary: Eve is nice to some park guests at the parking lot. Yosemite snarks about it.
“So that’s how I get to that viewpoint.”
“Yeah. It’s not too bad. Just take your time.”
“Thanks Ranger!”
With a short wave, Eve walks away from the two young women back to her parked vehicle. She finds Yosemite leaning against the side, a smirk on her face.
“Hmm, do I spy someone actually being nice for once?”
Eve rolls her eyes. Yes, what happened was not the typical scene at the parking lot here, but when something unusually good happens, like visitors who know that they are visiting a national park and not an amusement park, Eve’s good mood will even show up with “customers”.
“They looked properly geared up, so I figured they wouldn’t be a waste of time to interact with.” She tries to say it nonchalantly but when Yosemite’s smug expression widens…
“I see. I was worried that you might have started to soften.”
“Me? Soft?” Eve scoffs, but it’s more like a laugh. She almost gives away her quip before she tells it. “Only with Zion.”
Yosemite laughs. “Okay, that’s fair.” She reaches out to grab Eve’s arm. “Because you can’t be soft to those people. You’re ours.”
“Ours?” Eve knows that could mean that she belongs with everyone at the cabin, but the way Yosemite holds her arm suggests it’s just a cover for something else. “You mean yours.”
She leans in close and looks Yosemite straight in the eyes. “And you’re mine.” Before their lips can touch Eve pulls back. “So let’s check the shit on those other sites so we can go home.”
Yosemite smiles. “Got it, Ms. Ranger.”
Eve rolls her eyes once more, but she knows that this is just how things should be. Back and forth tinged with quips and sarcasm… This is just Eve and Yosemite at their core. Nothing else will do.