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After lying on the bay window cushion and staring up at the ceiling for about an hour, Everly finally decided what to do with her day if nothing out of the ordinary happened. A silent prayer for at least a normal morning passed over her lips before the Jones girl got to her feet and moved about the room to get ready. Just as she was about to open the door of the motel room, it swung open to reveal a frantic-looking Sam. Everly stared at him in confusion and a quirked eyebrow as he walked into the room after closing the door behind him.

"Hey can I talk to you?" he asked as he paced back and forth in front of the door.

"I'm about to leave. Is it important?" Everly responded while watching his movements, only to receive a nod in response before she let out a sigh and sat back down at the bay window, "what's going on?"

"It's Katherine," he said as he took his place on the bed across from her before Everly noticed his cheeks turning bright red.

"No way! You like her! You actually like her!" the Jones girl laughed as the shining prince sent her a playful glare, "you should tell her!"

"Don't you have to go somewhere?" he groaned as he flopped back on the mattress while rubbing his hands over his face.

"Don't give me that. You asked me to stay...and yeah, I do. I should probably go before a flying monkey comes out of nowhere and ruins my day."

Sam simply waved at her in response before she let out another laugh and left the room.

As she walked through the streets of Storybrooke, Everly received different greetings from its citizens. While some were starting to accept her as the Charming's daughter, others still couldn't see past where she spent the majority of her life. In all honesty, their looks never bother the Jones girl. That was because, despite wasting most of her life on that nightmare island, she was happy with how everything turned out in the end...well, almost everything.

Everly entered the florist before her eyes took in the rainbow of plants that surrounded her. She continued to scan the small shop until she spotted the exact flowers she was looking for. White daisies and sunflowers. A small smile formed on her face at the sight of their favorite flowers before the Jones girl walked over to the counter and gave the florist her order. It didn't take long for him to complete her order before he handed her the two bouquets. Everly paid him before thanking him and making her way out of the shop.

Silence surrounded the Purest Heart once again as she walked a few blocks to the cemetery. Her feet took her through the entrance before they led her in the direction where Neal was. As soon as she reached her destination, Everly placed the white daisies on the stone before staring at the name she never called him that was carved into the stone for the longest time. What felt like an eternity passed before she finally found the courage to speak.