Eva POV

"Can I kiss you?" Julian asks.

"It's not like you haven't done that before now." I taunt.

"That was to prove a point." He argues.

"Then why ask now?" I counter. Looking at the expression on his face, I just add, "Just kiss me already." I snicker, encouraging the kiss this time.

Staring at him lovingly, I lean up and sweetly capture his lips in mine. Waiting for moments like this have only heightened the anticipation for this type of activity - and it didn't help with my other desires.

We get so involved in the kiss that Julian tumbles off the couch. I can't help but laugh at him. He must take offense to this because he reaches up and pulls me off the couch - which of course is on top of him. We just stare at each other not believing that we have actually gotten to this point. I almost get embarrassed at his excitement, which is even more evident by the appearance of his fangs, so I go to get up.

"Wait, don't pull away...not yet." Julian begs. He wraps his arms around my waist, pulls me closer and kisses me again - more passionately than before.

After several more long kisses, Julian looks at me. "I need to get something off my chest."

"What?" I ask curiously.

"You." He replies with a serious expression on his face but playfulness in his eyes.

"Ass." I yell and slap him on his chest before making the moves to get to my feet. I don't need to look at his mouth to know that his fangs have descended, because I still can feel how into the kisses he was - SO I decided to be devious and roll my hips just a little as I am moving to get up to my feet. The sound that comes from the back of Julian's throat tells me I accomplished what I intended - I might as well still give Julian a hard time. Now that's too funny - hard time.

"Put those fangs away, Julian - you can't use them on me." I playfully scold.

Being in the mood to tease Julian tonight seeing as I know he got excited earlier, I yell, "Good night, Julian." over my shoulder. I smile because now there is nothing standing in the way of us having any type of relationship.

"Good night?"

"Yeah."

"We have the whole house to ourselves." He says almost like a question.

"And?" I remark with a raised eyebrow.

He uses his speed to pin me against the wall - Julian trapping my hands above my head. Once again I'm nervous but in a good way. He leans in to kiss me, but there is nothing sweet about these kisses - they are all heat and passion. From there, he kisses down my jawline to my neck. Without shame, he continues until he arrives at that certain spot, and I actually don't suppress the moan that comes out. He places his hands on my hips and roughly pulls me closer which forces me to wrap my arms around his neck to keep my balance. I take this opportunity to find his lips and kiss him deeply showing how much I've wanted this moment to happen - for a long time. He takes this as a sign and reaches down to wrap my legs around his waist, and he carries me to the guest room. The fact that he's wearing shorts only shortens the time it takes for his clothes to now be missing, and I'm standing in only my underwear.

"Really? You're going to stop there?" He asks seriously.

"Don't you want to have some fun?" I return with a question.

"Oh, I will, angel. Believe me." He adds, as he walks over to his bags.

Soon enough, he comes back with some foil packages and sets them on the nightstand.

"You came prepared?" I question.

"You don't want kids, do you?" He responds.

"With you? If you want, then yes. Right now? No." I comment.

"Hence, why I came prepared." He smiles smugly.

"You were sure of yourself, weren't you?" I question.

"I knew you couldn't resist my charms." He smirks, but I notice a slight bit of hesitation in eyes. Taking a guess, hoping I was right and didn't embarrass him - I ask.

"Did you and Danielle ever finish the mating process?" I saw him blush a little, and then force a "No" in a hushed tone. "So there's been nobody?" I ask a little more delicately. "No." And it seems the blush is continuing to creep, and he's getting a little frustrated.

"Come here." As I pat the bed. I turn and look him in the eyes. "Nothing we could do will be wrong. You are my Julian, and you are already perfect to me. We are going to enjoy this moment, and the next and the next. And I am happy to be your first, I'm just sorry I could return the favor. That by no means will take away from what I give you of my self - my love I will give you." I move to stand in front of him so I can look him in the eyes. "I love you Julian."

I look down at him and have to giggle, "Well now it might be awhile. We talked too much"

"That won't be a problem. It won't take long when you're around." He winks.

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Fun we did have that night, but damn him and his incessant need for giving me a hard time.

"Damn at this rate, I'll need to buy another box." He exclaims almost cheerily.

"Maybe two." I whispered in his ear, and he just gave me that wonderful smile he always gives me when he is happy to hear something I've said.

We wake up the next morning, and I go to stroke his peaceful sleeping face. Sparks travel down my fingers and continue through my body, and I'm caught by surprise. Julian wakes up with a start. We both stare in each other's eyes like we've never seen each other before - like we're boring into each other's souls more deeply. Then our wolves holler MATE.

I never expected this but I'm not complaining and it looks like neither is he from the smile on his face. He got his wish, and I hope he doesn't think he settled.

"Eva?" Julian looks at me.

"Yes, Julian."

"What just happened?" He questions me.

"I don't know. I thought there were only second chance mates. I've already found mine. You haven't found yours yet. Maybe I'm your second chance mate?" I offer a possible explanation.

"It doesn't matter what you are Evangeline. Our wolves recognize each other as mates, and that's enough for me. I wonder if the sparks make anything else better?" He states, raising an eyebrow at me.

"Come here and let's find out." I offer.

And it sure did make things better.

"Julian?"

"Yes angel."

"I want you to mark me. Then I want to go back to Blackrose with you. I don't want to spend another moment without you."

"You want me to mark you?" He questions in surprise.

"Why not? Our wolves recognize each other as mates, and I love you. Why should we not let everyone know that we belong to each other." I tell him, but he just lays there staring at me, so I flip over in the bed. Maybe I was wrong about his intentions. For some reason this gets me so emotional that I start to cry.

"Angel?" Julian calls, but I don't answer.

"Angel, turn around and look at me please?" He begs, but I don't turn around. Actually I am kind of embarrassed by my sudden outburst of emotion.

Suddenly I am flipped on my back. Julian brings his hands up to wipe away my tears.

"Angel, you just took me by surprise. I had to beg Danielle to let me mark her." He starts.

"I'm not Danielle!!" I scream and start to get up.

"No you're not. I know that, but she caused a lot of deep insecurities in me." He mutters looking away.

Hearing the sorrow in his words, I lay back down and scoot closer to him. I raise my hand up to caress the side of his face to try and show him how much I love him. I put my other hand on the other side of his face and bring his face closer to mine. Raising up, I bring our lips together in a long, sweet kiss. When I break the kiss I stare into his silver blue eyes, "Julian Le Tourneau, I love you. I have been in love with you for a very long time. I don't plan on letting you go, and I want the world to know that you are mine and I am ours. Is that what you want?" I wonder, although I know I can't hide the slight amount of doubt that lingers in my eyes.

He answers by crashing his lips into mine. It is a deep passionate kiss that becomes more heated.

"Do you really want me to mark you?" Julian asks after putting his forehead on mine and looking me in the eyes.

"I wouldn't have asked you to if I didn't want you to." I respond and reach up and caress his face again.

We start passionately kissing again until he trails kisses down my neck to find that special spot. He finds it, and I can't help but let out a moan. I feel his teeth extend against my skin and a moment later a sharp pain that leads to pleasure explodes through my shoulder.

"Do you want me to return the favor?" I ask Julian.

"If that's what you want." He replies.

I don't ask for an explanation, I just mark him as mine. Now me and Julian Le Tourneau are a mated and marked pair - and I couldn't be happier.

After laying there for a while I decide to ask the question that has been bugging me.

"So when did you get this tattoo?" I ask as I trace the blue musical note surrounding a blue rose tattooed on his chest, while laying next to him in the early morning light.

"Not long after you left. Mom came and visited me."

"She did? Why?"

"She told me not to give up on you, but then you came with Callum - I just didn't know what to make of the dream." He confesses.

"I'm sorry you had to go through that."

"It's ok angel. We're together now."

"I suppose the musical note is because of your love for music."

"Yes, it was one of the things that mom and I shared. You know she taught me how to play the piano, and every time I play I feel closer to her. I feel like she's right there as I play - enjoying whatever it is."

"That's beautiful, JD. I'm sure she is. You know, Lucas sometimes visits mom, and I think Asher. It is such a comfort to know that our loved ones aren't far away - even if we can't see them."

"It is. Mom says that she can visit on rare occasions, but it only lasts a very brief period of time. It's hard to be in between realms, she says, so she only comes when she has some sort of important message for me. I guess the last time she visited me she wanted to give me comfort. I was so confused about my feelings for you. We both felt the pull, but it just didn't feel completely right. Maybe the fates knew what our ultimate destiny was going to be, and wanted us to know."

"I don't understand the fates. I guess Zoey might not be here if i hadn't been with Callum, but those were some of the most difficult years of my life. He made my life so difficult. Maybe he loved me in his own way, but it just wasn't enough. I was never enough for him."

He turns my head to look at him."Well your more than enough for me." He seals it with a kiss, a beautiful sweet kiss - one that I couldn't get enough of. I deepen the kiss, feeling the same sparks I felt all those g the essence of Julian, my Julian, my protector and lover, my best friend and everything else I could ever need - outside of my kids, and maybe future kids.weeks ago. Tastin

Julian POV

Not being able to contain my excitement anymore and needing to ask for a little time off, I call Red.

"I found my mate, Red."

"Say what?"

"I found my chosen mate." I almost shout.

"Oh, that's exciting." but she sounds almost sad. "I thought you were going to visit Eva?"

"That's just it. Eva is my chosen mate." and I know she can hear my grin. (?)

"Well, hot damn, Phoebe was right after all."

"What do you mean, Red? Is that what you meant years ago when you said, 'maybe one day'?"

"You remembered?"

"How could I forget? I was so devastated weeks later when Eva showed up with Callum. I thought maybe I had lost my chance."

"Wait, how did you know she was your chosen mate?"

"Well ummm...."

"Oh, my baby has grown up!"

"Moving on. This morning we woke up and our wolves recognized each other as mates."

"So did you go ahead and mark her?"

"She surprised me when she asked me."

"Don't tell me you backed out, Julian Damon Le Tourneau."

"No, mom."

"Good when are you bringing her home?"

"Maybe a week or less. Just long enough for her to pack and get everything situated here. She is bringing the girls, so she wants them to spend time with Callum's parents before she moves."

"Callum is ok with the girls moving?"

"Fuck Callum. He brought all this on himself."

"That doesn't mean he isn't their dad."

"I understand Red, but Eva has been their parent for years now."

"Ok, ok. Whatever you two decide. Take your time. Everything is quiet here for the moment anyway."