Starting Over
Recognitions
A/N: Another series about life after the curtain went down. Christian and Satine are both alive and living it up in London. They are married.
Satine looked around the table and smiled. She had only been there a few weeks but already it felt like home. She had never been accepted so easily before. When she had first arrived at the Moulin Rouge people thought her a bit strange but they eventually got used to her. Well, most of them did.
She was sitting around the Helington's dining room table. On her left was Christian, the love of her life. To her right was Phyllis, or Phyl as she liked to be called. Phyl was Christian's 16 year old sister and she and Satine had become best friends. Opposite them were set three places. Seated in them were Peter, Christian's 19 year old brother and Millie, their grandmother. A space was empty for James, Christian's older brother who lived in another part of England but a place was always set for him. At the heads of the table were Gerald and Kathleen, Christian's parents.
'Dinner was most excellent. Thank you, ma'am.' Satine neatly put her knife and fork on the plate and pushed it away.
'You're welcome, my dear, and please call me Kathleen.'
'Of course, Kathleen.' Satine smiled at her mother-in-law who smiled back. She had the same smile that Christian had, the one Satine had fallen in love with. Thinking of loving Christian she slid her hand under the table and found his hand and gave it a squeeze. He squeezed back lightly. This was sort of a silent way for them to tell each other that they loved one another.
'I think I am going to retire to my study.' Gerald stood up. This was a sign that dinner had finished. When he left the room everyone began talking.
'Satine, would you like to come for a walk with me?' Christian asked standing up. Satine looked up at him and shook her head.
'I would love to, darling, but I promised Phyl that I would go for a walk with her.' She smiled down at the brown haired girl. Christian looked downcast so Phyl spoke up.
'Why don't all three of us go on a walk together?'
'That sounds like a lovely idea.' Satine slipped her arm through Phyl's and the two women went to get ready.
'I'm not sure I can.' Phyl said to Satine. The two of them were sitting on the wall which led onto Tower Bridge. Christian was lagging behind because he had begun talking to someone.
'You have to. Who is Christian talking to?' Satine peered past Phyl, to see if she could make out the tall dark figure.
'Oh him. His name is Ed Lexis. He and Christian are best mates. It's weird because he looks like you - maybe that's why Christian took such a shine to you.'
'Excuse me, what did you say his name was?'
'Ed Lexis.' Phyl shook her head. 'You are already married!'
I couldn't be could it. Satine still couldn't make out the figure but then she heard him laugh. That familiar laugh. The one she had grown up with, the one that had made her feel better.
'So, I said...' Christian chuckled. He heard footsteps, that he recognised as Satine's. Just as he was about to introduce them, Ed's face lit up.
'Satine? Is that you?' She was now level with Christian. The tears were welling up in her eyes.
'It's been too long.' She said before breaking down and Ed rushing to embrace her. The two of them held each other for a long time, sobbing. After a few minutes they finally stopped and separated.
'Always was a crybaby!' Ed joked through his tears. Satine laughed. Then she felt Christian's hand slip into hers protectively. Satine looked at him as if she hadn't noticed him there.
'Christian I believe you know my brother - Ed.'
'He's your brother?' Christian asked incredulously.
'Twin brother to be exact.' Ed said. 'We haven't seen each other in 4 years.' He looked at Satine and smiled sadly. Satine looked at him and shook her head slightly. Ed nodded, he understood.
The three of them, after waving a teary goodbye to Ed and promising to see him tomorrow, returned home to a quiet household. The maid, Mary, greeted them.
'Your mother has gone to bed so please be quiet. Your father is in his study and your brother in his room. Oh, and James has returned. He's in the living room.'
Christian smiled at Phyl. They hadn't seen James in a long time. Satine was also intrigued, she had never seen James yet. The three of them opened the door to the living room. Jame was standing with his back to the door, gazing out of the window. As he turned around he smiled at his brother and sister, who smiled back. Then his eyes fell on Satine and his face turned to one of horror. Satine mirrored his image. Christian turned around just in time to see Satine back, horrified into the hall. She ran through the hallway, down the outside steps and along the street. Christian was hot on her tail. He didn't catch her until she ran up the steps to her brother's house. She rang the bell just as he reached the top of the steps. He was about to ask when the door opened and Satine flung herself into Ed's arms.
'He's back.' She whispered into his shoulder. 'He's back.'
Recognitions
A/N: Another series about life after the curtain went down. Christian and Satine are both alive and living it up in London. They are married.
Satine looked around the table and smiled. She had only been there a few weeks but already it felt like home. She had never been accepted so easily before. When she had first arrived at the Moulin Rouge people thought her a bit strange but they eventually got used to her. Well, most of them did.
She was sitting around the Helington's dining room table. On her left was Christian, the love of her life. To her right was Phyllis, or Phyl as she liked to be called. Phyl was Christian's 16 year old sister and she and Satine had become best friends. Opposite them were set three places. Seated in them were Peter, Christian's 19 year old brother and Millie, their grandmother. A space was empty for James, Christian's older brother who lived in another part of England but a place was always set for him. At the heads of the table were Gerald and Kathleen, Christian's parents.
'Dinner was most excellent. Thank you, ma'am.' Satine neatly put her knife and fork on the plate and pushed it away.
'You're welcome, my dear, and please call me Kathleen.'
'Of course, Kathleen.' Satine smiled at her mother-in-law who smiled back. She had the same smile that Christian had, the one Satine had fallen in love with. Thinking of loving Christian she slid her hand under the table and found his hand and gave it a squeeze. He squeezed back lightly. This was sort of a silent way for them to tell each other that they loved one another.
'I think I am going to retire to my study.' Gerald stood up. This was a sign that dinner had finished. When he left the room everyone began talking.
'Satine, would you like to come for a walk with me?' Christian asked standing up. Satine looked up at him and shook her head.
'I would love to, darling, but I promised Phyl that I would go for a walk with her.' She smiled down at the brown haired girl. Christian looked downcast so Phyl spoke up.
'Why don't all three of us go on a walk together?'
'That sounds like a lovely idea.' Satine slipped her arm through Phyl's and the two women went to get ready.
'I'm not sure I can.' Phyl said to Satine. The two of them were sitting on the wall which led onto Tower Bridge. Christian was lagging behind because he had begun talking to someone.
'You have to. Who is Christian talking to?' Satine peered past Phyl, to see if she could make out the tall dark figure.
'Oh him. His name is Ed Lexis. He and Christian are best mates. It's weird because he looks like you - maybe that's why Christian took such a shine to you.'
'Excuse me, what did you say his name was?'
'Ed Lexis.' Phyl shook her head. 'You are already married!'
I couldn't be could it. Satine still couldn't make out the figure but then she heard him laugh. That familiar laugh. The one she had grown up with, the one that had made her feel better.
'So, I said...' Christian chuckled. He heard footsteps, that he recognised as Satine's. Just as he was about to introduce them, Ed's face lit up.
'Satine? Is that you?' She was now level with Christian. The tears were welling up in her eyes.
'It's been too long.' She said before breaking down and Ed rushing to embrace her. The two of them held each other for a long time, sobbing. After a few minutes they finally stopped and separated.
'Always was a crybaby!' Ed joked through his tears. Satine laughed. Then she felt Christian's hand slip into hers protectively. Satine looked at him as if she hadn't noticed him there.
'Christian I believe you know my brother - Ed.'
'He's your brother?' Christian asked incredulously.
'Twin brother to be exact.' Ed said. 'We haven't seen each other in 4 years.' He looked at Satine and smiled sadly. Satine looked at him and shook her head slightly. Ed nodded, he understood.
The three of them, after waving a teary goodbye to Ed and promising to see him tomorrow, returned home to a quiet household. The maid, Mary, greeted them.
'Your mother has gone to bed so please be quiet. Your father is in his study and your brother in his room. Oh, and James has returned. He's in the living room.'
Christian smiled at Phyl. They hadn't seen James in a long time. Satine was also intrigued, she had never seen James yet. The three of them opened the door to the living room. Jame was standing with his back to the door, gazing out of the window. As he turned around he smiled at his brother and sister, who smiled back. Then his eyes fell on Satine and his face turned to one of horror. Satine mirrored his image. Christian turned around just in time to see Satine back, horrified into the hall. She ran through the hallway, down the outside steps and along the street. Christian was hot on her tail. He didn't catch her until she ran up the steps to her brother's house. She rang the bell just as he reached the top of the steps. He was about to ask when the door opened and Satine flung herself into Ed's arms.
'He's back.' She whispered into his shoulder. 'He's back.'