My Blue Rose (Phantom of the Opera)

Chapter 25 - Life

Carly's POV:

I winced as the needle pierced my skin. I hated needles but I knew this was important. I couldn't have my baby normally so I was going to have a c-section. As you can tell, I did carry my twins to full term. The doctor said that everything was going fine and I had had a perfect pregnancy. When the three month deadline passed Erik and I threw a big party. We were going to have a twins. Now I was trying to stay calm. I started to slip into oblivion as the drug started to work. All I could think about was that I would soon hold my babies in my arms.

Some time later I came to and heard something I wanted to hear for years. My baby was crying just a little. There were two cries. Each different. This was what I had waited for ever since I was young. A family. I had a family. I opened my eyes and saw my mother, my father, and Erik all sitting around me. My mother was holding one of my babies and Erik was holding the other.

“Erik,” I whispered. He looked up at me and walked forward, passing me the bundle. I looked down and felt that instant bond that I had heard about. It was a boy. His face was perfect. He was the spitting image of Erik except without the deformity. His black hair had on thin band a white but it wasn't too noticeable. I then gestured to my mother who passed me the second as Erik took the boy. It was a girl. She looked a lot like me but had her father's golden eyes. She was beautiful. I held her close and smiled.

“Erik, they are perfect.” He nodded and glanced at my parents. There were tears in my mother's eyes and pride in my father's. I heard a knock on the door and saw Jonathan and Sapphire enter. Sapphire was about three months along and prouder than punch of her baby too. I gestured for them to come in and thought about the time when I might have wanted to Jonathan to be the father of my children. But that was long gone. I loved Erik and only thought of Jonathan as a friend. A very good friend. Sapphire walked over and took the girl from my arms.

“What is her name?” She whispered quietly. I looked toward Erik and smiled. He said,

“Her name is Amy. The boy is Drew.” She cradled the girl gently. Then passed it to Jonathan and took the boy from Erik. She tugged on Drew's white lock and smiled.

“You are so lucky, Erik and Carly. I hope my child is half as beautiful as your's.” I blushed and took Drew from her. Jonathan looked up at me and I smiled at him. He handed Amy to Erik and smiled at me. He was happy for me and he didn't even have to say it.

The next day I was released and sent home. Once we got home I carefully tucked them into their beds and looked down with love onto my two new additions. I laid my hand on my stomach and felt the staples where they had preformed the incision. Suddenly I felt two arm encircle me and pin me against a hard chest. I smiled and let myself be held there. Erik's hand went to my stomach and felt the staples.

“I am happy. I don't want you to have to go through this again.” He whispered into my ear. I smiled and turned around to look at him.

“Well, I might want more. But for now I am perfectly content with Drew and Amy.” He leaned down and kissed me. I leaned against him and whispered,

“It wasn't easy but they were well worth it. We are a family.”