My Angel of Music

Love is All Around

The next morning, I dressed while Erik bathed in the water room.  He didn't like for me to be in the water room while he did so, but I ignored his protests.  "I need to was my face, Erik."  I argued.  "Okay, but can you not wait just a few moments?"  He whined like a child.  I turned to face him, and smiled in amusement.  "You are my husband, I do not think it is fair that you bathed me when I was sick, but I cannot be in the same room as you when you are unclothed in a bath."

I brushed my hand against his wet cheek and giggled to myself.  My hair was tangly and it took a good few minutes to brush it out.  All the drama yesterday had really taken it's toll on my brown curls.  Erik was out of the bath, and now stood fully clothed in front of me.  "Are you finally done?"  I asked, slightly annoyed.  He nodded with a small smile playing on his lips.  "Have I angered you?"  He asked playfully.  I tried to look mad, but I couldn't hide the smile that my lips made.  "No, but you've annoyed me."  I said simply.  He walked over to the stool that I was sitting in, and ran his hands through my hair.  It felt wonderful, but I was afraid that it would only mess up my now perfect curls.  "Erik, it took me quite a long while to fix my hair."  I hinted.  He nodded and instead placed his hands on my shoulders.

"Well, are we ready for breakfast?"  He asked.  I replied in the positive.  "But could you meet me down there?  I have to wake Meg."  I said sweetly.  He laughed and nodded before placing a kiss on the top of my head.  "I shall be waiting."  He said.

I smiled and headed towards Meg's room.  The door was closed. and there was no light shining from the crack.  She was probably still fast asleep.  My theory was confirmed when I softly opened her door.  She was curled in a ball, with the bed covers wrapped tightly around her.  Her blonde hair laid loose around her, making her look like a golden sleeping angel.  I jumped onto her bed, childishly.  She groaned as I pulled the covers off of her and jumped all around her.  "It's time to wake, sleepy head!"  I cried out. She moaned and unwillingly sat up.  "Aren't pregnant women supposed to be calm and I don't know...Grown up!"  She snapped.  Meg had never been a morning person.

She had always been a real grumpy old man when it came to waking up.  "Oh, hurry and get dressed!  We're going shopping today since our plans for yesterday were.....post poned."  I ordered.  She sighed and slowly walked to her closet and picked out a white satin dress that brought out her bright blue eyes.  She dressed hurridley and when she returned from the water room, declared she was ready.  I sighed.  "Meg, do you really think that you can go out with your hair like that?"  I asked, like a mother.  She rolled her eyes and examined her non- brushed, wild hair in the mirror.  I walked up behind her and picked up a brush and began gently pulling through the wild tangles in her golden hair.

"Christine, so what happened last night?"  She asked timidely.  "Oh, I may have gotten into a fight with Jade."  I giggled out.  She gasped and placed a hand over her open mouth.  "Chrisitne, you didn't."  She whispered.  I smiled and proceeded to tell her the details of the fight.  She began to laugh, realizing the humor of the subject.  "And you and Erik?"  She inquired once more.  "Oh, we are fine now.  He explained everything and proved his love for me."  I answered, thinking of his adoring eyes never leaving mine throughout the night, checking on me to make sure that I was okay.  Every hour he would wake up and caress my forehead to check for fever.  I would wake and he would apologize for waking me.  I would tell him that I was fine and he needed to sleep, and he would kiss me sweetly and let me lay on his chest as we both drifted back to sleep.

I snapped back to reality and tied Meg's hair back with a white ribbon and announced that she was decent enough to leave the room.  She smiled at me in gratitude and we made our way to the kitchen.  Erik sat, with his hands in his lap, waiting patiently.  He stood when he saw us and held out my chair for me to sit, then Meg's.  "Thank you, love."  I said sweetly.  Meg smiled in thanks.  He nodded at us both and sat down before his plate.  Our plates were piled high with eggs, bacon, muffins, and biscuits.  "Wow." Meg whispered when she saw the plate of food.  "Indeed.  The servants went full out this morning."  I agreed.  Erik chuckled and turned his head toward me.  "I believe this is their way of apologizing for Jade."  He explained quietly.