I Don't own any of the characters other than Anna. Please R&R.
Later that evening while everyone was sitting in the living room and recapping the events of the last 2 years for Sydney the doorbell rang. Eric got up and answered the door. When he re-entered the living room he was carrying a bouquet of white roses that had eight blue roses in the middle.
" Anna these are for you." Eric said handing her the flowers.
Once over the initial shock she took out the card that lay inside and read it.
Anna,
I just wanted to send you these flowers to show you just how much I love you. There are a dozen white roses ( your favorite) and eight roses blue ( your other favorite) for every year we've been together. I hope to see you soon.
All my Love,
J
" So who's J?" Eric asked having read the card over her shoulder.
" None of your business nosey." Anna replied laughing.
" So is this J person the man you said you were dating?" Syd asked joining the conversation.
" Yes, he is."
" So how did you meet?"
" Is he cute?"
Eric and Syd asked simultaneously.
"Well we met when I was twelve and I fell for him hook line and sinker. He was one of mom's students, we became good friends and then almost 2 years later we hooked up. Of course we never told anyone that we were together especially not mom. She would have had a fit, me dating one of her operatives, that was just a big taboo. But neither of us cared, even though being with me and getting caught was pretty much the equivalent of a death sentence. Know to answer your question" she said turning to Sydney " He is gorgeous, tall, well built and down right amazing."
The next morning when Syd entered the kitchen she found Anna sitting a the table drinking a huge mug of coffee. When she heard Sydney enter Anna looked up " there's fresh coffee in the pot if you want it."
" Thanks, so where is dad."
" The workaholic left the house at 0630 on the dot." Anna replied trying to stifle a yawn.
" Anna I want to apologize for my behavior last night, I've had a rough couple of days and I took it out on you and that wasn't fair."
" You have nothing to apologize for, I can't imagine what you've gone through, so I'm not going to try. However, you're my sister and I want you to know that I'm here for you if you ever want to talk. We may not know each other yet, but I hope that changes. Part of the reason I left mom, is that I wanted to meet the rest of my family."
" I want us to become friends to. When I was younger I always wanted a little sister, but I gave up hope when mom supposedly died. So I guess some dreams do come true."
" Well your dream came true. So what do you want for breakfast?"
" I'll have whatever you're having, I'm not that picky."
" French Toast it is." Anna then went about making there breakfast. Once it was done they sat down at the table and ate in comfortable silence, until they were almost finished.
" So are you going to work today?" Syd asked.
" Na, I have the day off I'm supposed to meet someone today. But if you want I can cancel."
" No, go ahead meet whomever you were supposed to meet up with. I'll be fine."
After cleaning up the breakfast dishes Anna went upstairs and took a shower. Then she drove across town to the Los Angeles Hilton Hotel. Once inside she made her way to the reception desk.
" Welcome to the Los Angeles Hilton, how may I help you?"
" I have a reservation under the name of Sara Anderson."
" Here it is, the Presidential Suite." then signaling one of the bellhops " this lady is residing in the Presidential Suite." the bellhop nodded, taking the room key and then turning around to show Anna to her room.
" Here you go ma'am this is the Presidential Suite." the young man said as he opened the door.
"Thank you" Anna replied giving him a generous tip.
Once inside the room she closed the door and took her first look at the living area. There were lit candles throughout the entire room, soft music playing in the background and a trail of white rose pedals covered the floor leading to the bedroom. She followed the trail and in the bedroom she found more candles and rose pedals covering the bed. Next to the bed she found an ice bucket with a bottle of the best Champagne money can buy. Then all of a sudden out of no where a pair of hands snaked around her waist. Then the owner of those hands, whispered in a husky voice " Happy Anniversary". Anna turned around in his arms with a huge grin on her face.
" Happy anniversary to you to." she said placing a passionate kiss on his lips. They finally broke the kiss when the need for oxygen became to great. "Wow this is amazing."
" I had to come up with something amazing, you're an amazing woman." he said before bending his head and kissing her again. When they came up for air again he picked her up and carried her over to the bed where he laid her down with care. He then went over to the ice bucket and poured Anna a glass of champagne. " Here you go darling" he said in a low husky voice that made his British accent even more pronounced.
" Thank you Julian" Anna said with tears in her eyes.
He wiped the tears away " What's wrong?"
" I miss this, us. If we're lucky we talk once a week on the phone for five minutes. Julian I love you but what we have isn't a marriage it's a joke." she said with tears streaming down her face.
Julian took Anna into his arms after putting there champagne glasses on the night stand. " You're right our situation isn't ideal" Anna snorted at that comment " You could always come back to Irina's organization."
" I can't. I know what you do, and I can live with that. I've known you most of my life and I know you have a good heart." she said placing her hand over his heart. "But I can't go back to heading mom's organization, I'm no longer that woman." she said sadly.
" We'll figure something out. I'll be damned if I'm going to lose you know after everything we've been through. So lets enjoy this time we have together at the moment and worry about the rest later."
" Alright."
So Anna spent one magical evening with Julian in the hotel, trying to forget the reality of her life. The next morning when she woke up and turned over Julian was gone. In his place she found a white rose laying on top of a note.
Anna,
I wish I could have been there when you woke up. Being able to hold you in my arms last night was a dream come true. I wish that I could have woken you up the way I used to when we shared that flat in the West End of London. Or to make you your favorite breakfast. Anna Natalya Derevko-Sark I love you more than you will ever know, I am truly the luckiest man alive to have a woman like you as my wife. Trust me when make you this promise, our marriage will work and we will be together. So please shed no more tears on this subject we'll be together again soon.
Your loving husband,
Julian
When she finished reading this letter she had tears streaming down her face and a goofy grin on her face. She then ordered room service, ate breakfast took a shower and then headed for home.