After The Opera Burned || Phantom Of The Opera

Chapter 26 - Welcome To Investing

A/N: WARNING. This chapter has extreme sexual content with one of the main characters and is intended for mature audiences, thus the mature rating of this story. If you do not wish to read, simply skip the ending. Also, the dress pictured above is very close to the dress Meg wears in this chapter!

The next day everyone had set off in search of either investors or jobs that could earn money for the remaining expenses of Coney Island. Meg had awoken in her bed smiling like an idiot over the affections she had been receiving from Erik recently, leaving her completely blinded by her love of the man. She sighed and stretched her arms over her blonde locks, letting the morning sun cascade her in minimal light as she adjusted her eyes to the sun. Her arms slowly came down to her sides as she then pressed her palms down on the bed and swung her frame over to the edge. After getting up from the bed, her nightgown flung down from her waist where it had scrunched itself up, to her knees. She smiled to herself as she walked over to her wardrobe and pulled out a cream colored dress, filled with floral detailing and lace trimmings. Erik had bought this for her just a week ago and thought today were to be the perfect day to wear it. Not only did it flatter her and make her appear as an angel, she sighed to herself at the thought of her being an angel, but it would present her as a lady and a businesswoman while acquiring investors for the project.

Slowly she undressed from her nightgown and placed her slip, then her corset, and finally her dress overtop of herself. Meg flattened her dress to make sure there were no wrinkles or odd areas sticking out and then turned to look at her reflection in the mirror. Her reflection brought another smile to her face, noticing that her skin was now glowing through the love she was finally receiving. Not that they had been improper, she was now saving herself from marriage and as far as anyone else was concerned, she was still a virgin. Erik had made her want to save herself, wanting a proper courtship like they were currently having as opposed to how she felt in France and in Spain.

After curling her hair and applying make up to her face, she decided to slip on her white high heels from Chanel that Erik had also bought for her. She did not need these fancy gifts but she was quite flattered by them regardless. Normally she would have never dreamed that she would own clothing from a high-end designer like Chanel, but she relished in the thought and slipped them on her feet. Meg knew her feet would hurt eventually from the heels but in order to look like a businesswoman, she needed to dress the part. After double checking her appearance once more, she grabbed a faux fir coat and her little purse, making her way out of her room and towards Erik's office for his official approval before she ventured off of the island. Once she reached his office, she gently knocked on the door and waited for him to respond.

It did not take him long for he did so within a few seconds and smiled at her appearance, "Oh Meg, you look stunning."

A small blush creped her cheeks as she placed her hand on the good side of his face, "My dear, you flatter me."

"I mean it," he replied while leaning his head towards her hand, "Those investors will be blinded by your beauty. You must remind them of your intentions."

"Of course," she simply stated, kissing his cheek softly as she sighed contently.

Erik smiled at this gesture and grabbed her hand, looking into her eyes with the upmost concern, "Remind them of your intentions Meg."

"You worry too much," she replied, smiling as he kissed her hand, "I am a businesswoman, not a common whore."

"I am aware of that fact," he stated, "I just do not trust these men. It is a dangerous world for a woman. I should have one of my men escort you. Perhaps Gangle-"

"Gangle," Meg interrupted, "is busy obtaining funds with Fleck and Squelch with..." she paused, flinging her wrist in the air in little circles, "whatever it is they are doing. I will be fine on my own."