As promised here's the next chapter. Thank you to those who reviewed.

Christine awoke early after a late shift the night before and decided to go and get some coffee. She still had a while before her next shift so she decided to go out to get some coffee at the coffeehouse nearby. She got dressed donning a sky blue shirt and a pair of jeans. She left her hair down, the style she preferred when she wasn't working. Christine got in her car and started groggily driving to the coffe shop.

Christine was slightly more awake by the time she was at the coffeehouse. When she entered the coffee house she noticed it was mostly empty. She went to stand in the back of the line when she noticed the man in front of her. He was tall and had dark black hair. He was dressed impeccably, but what really caught her attention was the mask covering his face when he turned towards her.

"Erik?" It was the first time she had seen him out of the hospital.

"Christine, it's nice to see you again" he replied in a soft voice.

Christine smiled at him "It's nice seeing you again too, how have you been?"

Erik just shrugged his shoulders "Fine, how have you been?"

"Oh, I've been pretty good, nothing's new really" she replied. The line moved forward and Erik ordered his coffee before stepping aside and letting her order. After she ordered she stood and waited for her coffee by him.

"So do you come here often?" she asked.

"I do sometimes, although mostly I prefer to stay home" he answered "What about you?"

"I come here sometimes, although I do try to save money so I don't come everyday, but I had a late shift last night" she explained. There coffee arrived and Christine paused for a moment. He had frozen for a moment too, and seemed to be in between staying put and walking away. "Hey... do you want to sit together?" she decided to ask somewhat awkwardly.

A surprised look flashed across his face for a second before he replied "That sounds nice"

"Great" she exclaimed and walked over to a near table.

"Do you work late shifts a lot?" questioned Erik.

Christine considered for a moment "Yeah actually I do I suppose, my coworkers really don't like them, and I don't mind so much, and late shifts pay more too"

"Do you like your job?" he asked

"I do, it's not what I always thought I'd be doing, if you had told me when I was a kid that I'd be a nurse I would've argued with you" she laughed. "But I'm happy doing what I do, so what does it matter of its not what I originally thought, life doesn't always turn out that way"

Erik couldn't argue with this, while he still thought that Christine would be amazing of she sung for the world he knew all to well that life didn't always turn out how you expected it to.

Weeks passed and Erik healed from the accident. He also found himself visiting the coffeehouse more and more. Much more often than he used to, even when he had coffee at home. Sometimes he would bump into Christine and they would talk over coffee.

One afternoon Erik and Christine were having coffee when Christine noticed a flyer on the corkboard.

"Oh look, the theater is having auditions for a chorus" she commented offhandedly. "I used to want to sing there"

"Used to? Why not anymore?" Erik asked.

"Well... I just wouldn't be good enough, I haven't had any training and they are a professional group" Christine answered.

"You would certainly be good enough, you could out sing any of the current members" Erik insisted "You should audition"

Christine's checks flushed slightly "You flatter me. And me audition? They'd laugh me off the stage"

"Nonesnese" Erik argued "You could give more than a respectable performance"

"But I don't even have a piece prepared, and it's in two weeks, and I haven't sung, really sung to practice in forever" she argued "And..." she added "Even if I did get selected, and that's a big if, I would need a voice teacher to keep up with them and I can't afford that"

Suddenly an idea stuck Erik. He could teach her, she had the voice and he had the skill. He could help her prepare and help her rise to center stage. Of course, that's if she would let him. But it was her dream to sing and he could make that come true. "If you had a good teacher, you could be well prepared in two weeks" he countered "And I could teach you" he offered "And you wouldn't have to pay me either"

Christine gaped at him "Oh but I couldn't possibly take advantage of you like that"

"You wouldn't be, to teach a voice as stunning as yours would be payment enough, and I assure you I know music very well, I could help you"

"You really think I could make it, if you helped me?" she asked nervously "You think I'm good enough?"

"Without a doubt" Erik said instantly.

"Okay, only if you are sure" she said "as long as your really okay with it, I wouldn't want to waste your time"

"I wouldn't have offered if I wasn't sure" he said.

They arranged to meet the next day at 10 in the morning, which would give them plenty of time before Christine went to work. Erik told her to bring a few pieces that she might want to audition with. He was smiling when he left the coffeehouse.

End of chapter. So some new developments for Christine and Erik, what do you think? Please review and let me know :).