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If she were here, would she truly think I am worthy of Eve?
"I-I love her, ma'am. Please don't ask me to go on without her because I don't think I can."
I hold my breath, waiting for some sort of sign to tell me that I am accepted into the family surrounding my girl.
Just as I'm about to get up and leave, my knee drops back down into the grass. It was a push, a force that nudged my back to the ground and left a lingering feeling of support on my right shoulder.
Thank you.
Nolan
"Hey, Momma C. I miss you. You know that?"
I've come and visited her many times before, but it never removes the twisting sadness in my soul...she was like another mother to me, and I will forever feel the gap where Eve's mom should be.
"I know you already approve of me." I give her stone a wink even as my heart titters in my chest. Damn, I miss her. "I came to tell something instead."
I feel the gaze of the men beside me; their support and understanding are an energy I will never be without. Nor will our Evie.
I allow my tears to flow, unashamed of the emotional hurricane swirling through my body.
"I came to tell you that you were right. Evelyn is every bit the fighter you saw her as when we were too little to understand just what that could possibly mean."
I meet Ryan's gaze, then Amiri's and Korren's last, feeling a sense of rightness wash over me at the nods they give me.
"I'm here to tell you that she is so much more."
A true smile lifts my cheeks and glasses, all while I sniffle and cry on my knees in front of the other woman who raised me to become the man I am today.
"Your daughter is beyond words, Momma C, but there are some we have found to come close to the other-worldly being that is Evelyn Faye Yvonne."
I look skyward and cry even harder when a warm touch brushes my cheek. I close my eyes and bask in the love and heat of the sun.
"She is a fighter and a Phoenix, as we have always known her to be. She is made of fire hot enough that the gates of hell melt." I smirk at the thought. "Evie is an Angel sent from the sky to bless the world around her. Finally, she is a Goddess we will forever worship and cherish."
I hum deep in my throat. "She is hope, Camila, and she has risen."
Epilogue
Evelyn - 4 years later
"You did really well today, don't sell yourself short! Same time next week, have a good day!"
Smiling at the screen, I shut down the session and begin some paperwork for the call. This specific client has been making incredible process, but that doesn't mean setbacks don't happen. I'm glad she called, though. It's one of the things that I, as a therapist, will always make time for; client emergency calls.
A knock at the office door makes me grin and power down the system.I wonder which one got impatient.
"Can I come in, Angel?"
My tummy swoops in excitement, something that hasn't gone away after all this time. My toes still curl when they make me feel good, and my breath still catches when they give me blinding smiles.
"Come in!"
Anticipation sizzles through my veins as the door creaks on its hinges, and my dark man sweeps in. Behind him, I hear the telltale signs of a Saturday afternoon in our home. I hum, watching his thick thighs bunch in his jeans as he strides toward me.
A husky chuckle reaches my ears, "See something you like, sexy girl?" The thin straps of my thong don't stand a chance against Amiri's rumbly tone.
My tongue darts out, suddenly very parched. "Mmm, maybe." My breath stutters when his knees hit the ground in front of my chair; big hands slide up my jean-clad thighs that are so tight he might as well be touching my bare skin.
