Lily and James (werewolf novel) novel Chapter 127

Chapter 0127

I ran my fingers over the handwriting on the mailing label, pleading with myself not to get my hopes up. The handwriting looked familiar, but technically it could be anyone, right?

I mean, lots of she-wolves have similar handwriting, and there was not enough on the label to really be sure. After a couple of minutes, I finally convinced myself to open the package. Inside I found two items: a red, orange, and white baseball jersey; and a framed picture of the most recent Arkansas Wolf Packers professional baseball team that had been signed by all of the players. I smiled as I looked at the items, because I knew immediately that Lily had sent them. I had never talked to anyone else about my love for that team. I pulled out the jersey and looked at it, noticing that it had “J. Anderson”

printed on the back. I held it up to my nose, hoping it had some of Lily’s scent on it. Unfortunately, it did not. I then pulled out the framed team picture and examined it. Nothing stood out about it —other than it being really incredibly cool- until I was about to put it back in the box. That is when handwriting on the back of the frame caught my attention. I turned the frame over and noticed a phone number. My heart pounding hard, I pulled out my phone and quickly typed a text. Me: “Lily?”

I waited… and waited… and waited. Then finally, I got a response. Lily: “Hi, James.”

Me: “It is you!”

Lily: “Yes. [smiling face emoji] I decided to go ahead and get a phone.”

Me: “You have no idea how happy I am to hear from you.”

Lily: “I assume this means that you got the gifts?”

Me: “I did. Thank you!

What was the occasion?”

Lily: “Just a couple of early birthday presents.”

Me: “My birthday is not for another couple of months, you know.”

Lily: “Yes, but I needed to get my phone number to you somehow, and I thought this might be the best. way.”

Me: “It was an awesome way.”!!

Me: “How are you, Lily?”

Lily: “I am doing really well. I just found a new job that I really like, and I am starting to have a lot of hope for my future.”