Alright quick background story....

Alright so me and this girl go all the way back to 2005 when we were about 16. We were really good friends for about 2 years and never got the chance to have a relationship though we both wanted one because of how far apart we lived. So there was always a spark but never got the chance to ignite it because at 18 I left for the Navy and i could tell when she came to the hotel and I told her I was leaving and that I would be back for good in 6 years that she was completely devastated and heart broken. So our talks go farther and fewer in between and then she got this bf that didn't let her talk to me because he was jealous of me because she still had feelings. So we have talked off and on for the past 4 years but May of this year before I went on deployment I took leave to go home and see her and granted she has been dating some guy for 2 years she wanted me to come and see her at her work. So I dressed up in my Dress Blues and my family and I went to her work and she bought us a bottle of wine and gave us the best waitress there. We were supposed to hang out again while I was at home but she text me and said that we weren't going to consider it a date. So I was kind of like well fuck that and made plans to go on a date with a different chick on the one day that she was available and when she text me and said "Hey do you want to hang out this day at this time?" I said "Well I would have to pick you up a little bit earlier than before and drop you off sooner because I have a date with someone." She never replied. So after about maybe a month and a half on deployment she sends me a Facebook message asking if I'm ignoring her and I say no I'm on deployment so I had to cancel my phone since I don't have service in the middle of nowhere. So I sent text from my email to her phone and she would text back and eventually I started sending her emails of what I was doing everyday and she would reply with what her day consisted of and how much she misses me but she stopped talking after about 2 weeks of that. So I stopped sending emails and stopped texting her. Well she text me 2 days ago and this has been the convo the last 2 days.

Her: Hey what's up you
Me: Just left the Philippines. What about you?
Her: Working all the time. I miss your emails and stuff
Me. Would you like me to start sending them again?
Her: Yessssss
Me: You know you sure are lucky! Alright I will start sending them again for you.
Her: You said you were going to send one everyday! You liar! I'll try to respond more

What am I supposed to do? This girl has got me all sorts of confused...
Does she still want me?
Am I in the friend zone now and she just needs someone to talk to when her bf isn't giving her enough attention?
Do you think she is waiting for me to get out of the Navy to come back home to her for good?
Or am I just wasting my time?

I'm brand new here and I figured this place would be the best sort of place to ask for advice about this kind of thing and I didn't know what forum to put this in. I have tried looking for similar situations but couldn't find any. Any help would be greatly appreciated...

Thanks for your time

first off thanks for serving our country. Thank you. I think part of the reason it's tough between both of you is because you don't live near her and have a chance to see this girl daily. When your in the armed forces it's very difficult to keep a relationship healthy. It seems she does want to communicate with you but for now i see it as a long distance friendship. I don't think you should lose that with this girl. She obviously cares about you very much and might be a lifelong friend. I don't think you will have any shot at a relationship unless you lived in the same city for a consistent amount of time. Continue your friendship with her and maybe after youve served your time youll move back and take a shot at something more. But in my honest opinion i do believe this girl cares for you and loves you very much. I think you should try to keep the email relationship alive and see what happens in the future. Thats all i got for you sir. over and out.