The Lady Or the Beauty

The Return

Erik's POV

It's been months when Christine and I have been together, I saw she was pregnant and about to be due any time. Raoul can't be on our tail much longer. So I took my chance and walked behind the gravestone with my name on it. I made sure she came at this exact time. She would always come with a dozen roses and all byherself dressed in black. When she knelt down and started crying, that's when I made my move.

"Christine...." She jerked her head up and looked around. "Christine...." I called again and stepped out. She looked at me and gasped. "Before you say anything let me explain-" She lifted up her hand and fainted into my arms. I caught her and brought her back to the Joans. They knew I was coming so they let me in and I laid her in my lap.

Christine's POV

It's been almost nine months exactly since Erik and I have been seperated. I had to convince the Joans to let me go to his grave this time since I was so far along in my pregnancy. When I reached his grave I felt the baby kicking like mad. I winced but then sobbed uncontrollably that I heard someone say my name. I gasoed and looked around. I heard it again and looked straight ahead. What I saw made me freeze and my heart leaped for joy. He tried explaining but I held up my hand and fainted into his arms.

When I woke up I was back in the Joans house and in Erik's arms. I started thinking it was another hallucination. But then he kissed me softly and I kissed back. I pulled away and looked into his eyes.

"You're alive?"

"Of course angel, I'm sorry I had to trick you otherwise. For I had to keep you save from Raoul."

"Then why didn't you make it look like I was dead?"

"Because he knows I would've done anything to keep you alive and that if I just faked your death it wouldn't stop him. But if I faked mine he would think you would die anyway. This new place being too hard for you to keep living on your own." I nodded it made sense. I hugged him tightly.

"Erik I-....I missed you! I love you!" I then gasped. "And I'm pregnant!"

"I know...I've been watching over you. I yearned to be by your side through all those nights. I never meant to cause you pain...I- I-....I'm s-so s-sorry C-Christine..." I looked into his eyes and saw he was about to die. I held him close as we cried together, then pulled apart kissing each other deeply. Suddenly I felt a sharp pain. It cant be....I'm not even at nine months! But then again...I could be having an early birth. I screamed and Erik looked at me alarmed.

"T-The baby...I-It's c-coming!"