Eva POV

Once I got home to Virginia, I was surprise every day with a delivery of flowers and a note attached.

The first day was lavender roses with the note: Every time I'm away from you, my heart is like, "Well, this sucks." ~ I laughed as it seemed like something Julian would say.

I call Julian immediately.

"Hello angel." He answers.

"Hello to you too babe." I respond.

"So what did I do to deserve a phone call from you?" like he doesn't know.

"Thank you."

"For what?"

"Now for being a pain in my ass." I pause for effect before continuing. "For the flowers goofball. Actually it sucks to be away from you too." I admit.

Silence on the other end of the line.

"Julian."

"Yes angel. Do you mean that?"

"Of course I do."

"I think part of me will always be waiting for you." He confesses.

"Julian?"

"Oh look at the time angel. Have a meeting I don't want to be late for. You know me. We'll talk later." He rushes.

"Ok, bye."

"Bye." and he hangs up. That was kind of odd, even for Julian, I think.

Quickly I shake the thought knowing what I have to do for the day.

Second day was a grouping of lilies with the note: I don't want to say that I have separation anxiety when you're gone, but I'd be a lot happier if you just never left. I miss you too. I thought to myself. I tried to get ahold of him after lunch, but he must have been busy. I just ended up leaving him a voicemail telling him Thank you and telling him that I miss him too - very much actually. I was finding every day harder to be without him and it had only been like three days since I'd seen him.

You love him, you idiot. My wolf scolds.

So. You miss his wolf too. I pout like a child.

I'm not the one holding us back. She shoots back.

I have stuff to do here. I counter.

Sure. Are you afraid to love again? She questions.

I'm afraid to put my heart on the line again. You know that. I rant.

He's always loved us. You know that. Five years - isn't that security enough. She pushes.

No! I yell back and cut off our link temporarily.

I didn't have time to deal with this. The girls would be home soon, and they were a handful without dealing with my nagging wolf.

Third day were pink roses with the note: I need someone who won't give up on me no matter what. Now this seemed very fitting considering the shit that the bitch Danielle put him through.

Today I text him.

E: I didn't give up. I just had to follow the path fate had for me.

J: I realize that, but I have a lot of baggage.

E: Baggage I can handle.

J: But how much baggage?

E: All you can throw at me, Julian Le Tourneau.

J: I'll hold you to that, Evangeline Gray. Later Angel.

E: Later sweetheart.

Once Devaney and Zoey get home, I can tell they finally have gotten set on asking me about the flowers. Unfortunately, Dev assumes they are from Callum , and we are working on getting back together. I have to stop that idea quick, but I wasn't sure how. I tell her it is from a secret admirer but she's no fool. Why she doesn't want to ask directly about Julian I'm not sure, but it will come up in due time. No point in forcing the issue when I can't see him at the moment.

Fourth day were orange roses with the note: I'll take waiting over settling any day of the week. Did he really wait all that time because no one was good enough. Why was I good enough?

I just couldn't handle not hearing his voice today, so I called around lunch time.

"Hello angel."

"Hello sweetheart."

"What do I owe this pleasure."

"Pleasure huh?"

"You know me all too well." He jokes.

"I don't want us to be strangers again." I tell Julian quickly.

"It kills me not to talk to you or see you. Well especially see you, I talk to you in some way every day." He admits.

"I'd love to see you again, but we're both so busy." I argue.

"I know, and it's killing me." He confesses.

"Speaking of busy, I'm going to be late getting the girls." I say sadly.

"Go get them. Say hi. We'll talk tomorrow."

"I'll hold you to that sweetheart."

"Not before I do first angel."

Fifth day was a vase of tulips with the note: I was praying that you and me might end up together - Maybe that answers yesterday's question.

E: So how long have you been praying for this?

J: Not long after I first met you. You've always been an angel to me.

E: There were plenty of times I had the same wish.

J: We'll talk more about this later. A subject not great for texting about.

E: Really? I didn't think there was any subject that embarrassed you to talk about.

J: I don't think you want my comments to be in text form. ;)

E: Oh...ok...later

Sienna POV

"Sienna, momma has lots of pretty flowers." little Zoey informs me.

"Is that so?" I reply but look at Devaney.

"Yep. A delivery every day for the last five days." Devaney confirms, but continues, "lavender roses,lilies, pink roses, orange roses and then tulips - all with some sort of note that mom wouldn't read to us."

I call Eva once they go to play with the other kids.

"Hello." Eva answers, and I don't give her time to say anything else before I bombard her with questions.

"Eva dear, who did you get the flowers from?" I probe.

"How'd you know about those? Have you been spying on me?" She jokes.

"No. A couple of little birdies couldn't keep her mouth shut when they came to see me today." I chuckle.

"Those little devils. I really didn't want them saying anything."

"So they weren't from Callum?" I question, but I already know the answer because he was never this romantic with Eva - the little prick.

"Of course not!" She hollers.

"Does have anything to do with Blackrose, does it?" I inquire.

"Maybe. Maybe not." She shoots back. I knew right then that they must be from Julian. The girls told me and then Eva confirmed that her and Julian kissed when she was visiting Blackrose last week. Damn Julian works fast. I knew there was a reason to like him.

"So when are you going to see him again?" I pester her.

"Who?" now she was being coy.

"Cut the crap Eva. I already figured that Julian must have sent you the flowers." I state. There is silence on the other end, and I know I've guessed right.

Finally she answers. "Yes Sienna. They are from Julian. Ok - happy?"

"When are you going to see him again?" I continue.

"Why so many freaking questions today Sienna?" She huffs in frustration.

"Because I want to know details."

"There's no details to tell. I told you about Blackrose, and we talk or text every day. He tells me he misses me all of the time, but we haven't talked about when we are going to see each other again."

"After five years, you aren't planning to see him again any time soon?"

"We haven't talked about it!" She yells.

"Ok ok. I guess I should get off of here anyway before Ben comes looking for me." I respond.

"Later. Love you."

"Love you too." and I hang up.

She deserves happiness, and hopefully she has finally found it. Those two still love each other after five years. Both of them lost a mate for the exact same reason. That's enough for one lifetime for anyone, and Eva has been through so much more than that. Rejected by her first mate, kidnapped by a psycho, watching ex-mate die to save her, and then the loss of her unborn children. She is one of the strongest women I've ever known. Her mom is strong and brave too, raising seven kids which included six boys and putting up with me and my bratty siblings. I know where Eva gets her strength from.

Eva POV

This morning there wasn't a delivery, and I'd like to say I wasn't disappointed, but I was. I had to take the girls to school but came back to a surprise.

I walk into my kitchen and jump back a little in shock.

"What the hell! Julian! What are you doing here?!" I scream.

"I saved you a piece." He proclaims proudly, as he holds up what is remaining of my chocolate cake. Most would be upset, but seeing as Julian loves his food - it's rather touching.

"Have you lost your mind?! It's almost 1,000 miles between our packs." I lecture.

"So, when I look at you...I'm home. And I've gone so long feeling so alone...you...make me feel like I'm not alone. I don't want that to go away...I don't want you to go away." Damn. Why did he always know just what to say?

Just a minute he tells me, and he goes out to his rental car. He comes back in with a vase of the most beautiful variety of lilies I've ever seen.

"I thought I'd hand deliver these." He says with a genuine smile. I could say much of anything. I just stood there like I was frozen or something. He set the flower vase on the island and beckoned me over.

"Eva, Meeting you was a fate, becoming your friend was a choice, but falling in love with you was beyond my control. I love you Evangeline. I believe I have so for a long time." He smiles at me. Lovetee.net -

"Do you want to watch a movie, the kids are at Sienna's house tonight?" I ask. Stupid, why didn't you tell him you loved him. My wolf chides. I don't know. Give me damn time! I holler.

My pleasant thoughts were interrupted by a call from the principal at Devaney's school. Apparently some of the more 'hateful' girls were messing with Devaney. Devaney says that they do horrible things and call her names because she isn't the biological daughter of the Alpha and Luna and she won't amount to anything. Trying to reassure her was a hard thing to do especially when these girls were relentless. It also didn't help that even at nine she got plenty of attention from the male boys of her peers - something Callum tried hard to shut down. Even with all of this, I was still trying to teach Devaney the best approach was to ignore these girls and to just rely on her friends and family. Jealous girls was always going to be as big of a hazard as the boys chasing for Devaney's attention - not necessarily a good thing when trying to balance a life filled with conflict that had happened between her mom and dad - not to mention the heartache from her seeing this. All of this still didn't excuse her behaviour, and I was attempting to teach her this.

We go to sit down to watch a movie, but I am still mad at Devaney for her behavior at school. Julian sees that I am mad and resorts to one of his old tactics - tickling me until I give in and smile. Damn him, he knows the exact spot too. So, I am kicking so hard that I almost kick him off of the couch. Promptly he hugs me tightly trying to keep himself from falling. Here he is laying on top of me closely, and I realize in that moment that I enjoy this position, so I blush.

"Can I kiss you?" Julian asks.