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Christine looked around the little room and remembered Erik's offer from the night before. She went into the living room to speak with Gustave about it. She entered the living room and saw Gustave sitting at the table drawing again. She went over and sat down on the floor next to him. She asked "Can we talk sweetie?" Gustave looked up at her and responded "Of course mother, what is it?"
Christine looked into his eyes and said "Your father and I were talking last night, and he asked if you and I would like to move in with him." Gustave asked "Move in with him here?" Christine nodded nervously, thinking that he was going to say "no". Gustave asked "What did you tell him?" Christine replied "I told him that I would give him an answer when I talk it over with you." Gustave said "Then you should tell him yes." Christine smiled and hugged him. She whispered "We are actually going to be a family now."
Gustave returned the hug and replied "I am glad. I am very happy that I got Erik has my real father." Gustave asked "What are we going to do all day while father is at work?" Christine replied "We are going to pack to for the trip to Paris, for Raoul's funeral. Then while we are in Paris we are going to collect the rest of our belongings to move in with Erik." Gustave smiled and said "That would be wonderful. I cannot wait to move into this wonderful place." Christine thought about the picture she saved in her mind of when she first came, and answered "I cannot wait to move into this magical place either."
After the end of the conversation, Christine and Gustave started to pack for their trip to Paris. They packed until dinner time, and Christine and Gustave started to make dinner. They were just about in the middle of it when the door opened. Gustave looked up and brightened when he saw his father walk in the door. He ran to him and jumped into his open arms.
Erik caught Gustave in mid-jump and hugged him tightly to him. He said "It's good to see you too Gustave." Erik set him down and Gustave smiled up at his mother as she approached the too. Erik wrapped her in his arms and kissed her forehead. She smiled and said "Hello Erik." He smiled back and replied "Hello to you too my angel." Erik smiled even more as Christine leaned her head on his shoulder. He whispered "Christine, I believe that you are burning the meal." Christine looked up at him before she started off at a run to the kitchen.
Erik tried to hold back the laughs that were threatening to spill over. Gustave looked at him and they both couldn't contain it anymore, and started laughing. Christine came out of the kitchen with a wooden spoon in her hand and a pout on her face. She looked at Erik and said "You distracted me, and now dinner is partly burnt." Erik walked over to her still chuckling. He kissed her gently on the lips and responded "My angel, I do not care how it burnt it is as long as it is not completely burnt to a crisp, and edible, I do not mind it." Christine smiled and asked "Who knew you could be so sweet?" Erik smiled and whispered "I can be when I want to be." Christine smiled and said "Let's eat as a family, Gustave and I have your answer."
Erik felt a little rush of nerves flood through him. He was worried that Gustave said "No" and they weren't going to move in with him. Erik looked into Gustave's eyes, that were an exact duplicate of his and waited patiently for him to answer. Gustave said "Mother and I decided to move in with you dad." Erik felt happiness just flow through him and responded "That is the best news that I have ever heard in my entire life." Gustave smiled and said "I am glad that you are happy father." Christine looked at Erik and smiled at how genuinely happy he looked. Christine said "We are even going to get the rest of are belongings from Paris, then it will all be complete." Erik tried not to show his sadness that they were leaving for Paris the next day.
He knew they were coming back, but he did not want to spend a moment without them. He looked at her and put a smile on his face. He said "That is amazing my angel." She smiled and went back to cleaning the dishes. Erik got up from his chair and went over to Christine, to help her. He whispered "When Gustave goes to bed, can I talk to you?" Christine looked at him and replied "Of course Erik." Gustave interrupted their quite conversation by asking "Mother, can I be excused to finish packing my things for our journey to Paris tomorrow?"
Christine turned look at him as she responded "Of course darling, go ahead." He got up from the table and left the room. Erik looked after him for a moment thinking to himself 'What a sweet child my son is, maybe he will ending up teaching me instead of the other way around.' Christine looked at Erik and asked "What did you want to talk to me about?" Erik replied "I wanted to ask you some questions about your life with Raoul?" Erik noticed the flash of fear and anxiety that crossed her features, and he felt a bad feeling grow that she was going to tell him something that would make him very angry. He pretended not to notice anything for now and would wait until their conversation later to ask her.