Chapter 2
*"Ok so you're telling me my debt is paid? I can go back now?"
"Yes, you have paid you dues and you get your second chance on earth. However, if there isn't someone who accepts you, and loves you unconditionally, then you'll HAVE to come back." The 'head' angel informed me. Satine proudly stood on my side. She was also going to see me off.
"A bit of warning to you: under any circumstances it can not be any sort of love, but the love a man shares with a woman. Christian, there's one more thing." The angel looked down. He knew how badly I wanted to go back.
"What?" I asked nervously.
"Only one person will be able to see you. That will be the only one that can confess their true unconditional love for you." A smile played my lips. I knew exactly whom I was going to choose. Right when I began to speak the angel cut me off.
"Remember Christian, when you left before you wanted to come, now you're leaving and want to go. Choose wisely… things have changed, I promise you." It didn't mater, Paula loved me!
Satine squeezed my hand and I knew when I returned to earth more things were going to change. Smiling at Satine, I looked back at the angel.
"Paulette." I whispered tearfully. Suddenly my grip grew tighter on Satine's hand and I closed my eyes.
It happened. I no longer smelt fresh air or felt Satine; I smelt Montmartre and felt warm.
"PAULA!" I cried so happily.
"PAULA! WHERE ARE YOU LOVE?" I searched all the rooms. She'd done the place well.
"She must be out. I'll wait for her here." I began talking to myself. I walked onto the balcony as I saw headlights in the driveway.
*After dropping Lisa and her boyfriend back at the hotel Chris drove me home.
"Well here we are. I can't believe in a few days we'll be married. Paula I'm so happy." Chris whispered. I felt bad but not guilty. How can I be thinking of Christian at a time like this? I was sitting with Chris and he was declaring his love.
"Me too." I mumbled looking up at the house.
"OH MY GOD!" I yelled seeing Christian or at least I hopped it was him, staring at us awkwardly. He looked hurt almost.
"WHAT?" Chris yelled as I realized how startled he looked.
"Um.. uh.. listen I have to go, mind goin to your place tonight? Great thanks babe. G'night." I climbed out of his van and ran into the house. Running to the front balcony I stopped when I saw no one.
No one… absolutely no one. I had dreamt it all. But it was so real. I fought back my tears!
"Christian where are you?" I whispered loudly.
"I'm right here." He stepped out of the closet. Was he hiding? Tears streaked my face.
"Is it really you?" I cried.
"It's me." He smiled gesturing to himself.
*I couldn't hold myself back. I raced toward her and engulfed her into my arms smelling her beautiful hair and feeling her soft skin.
"Oh Christian I've missed you so much." She cried into my shoulder.
"I missed you too." I whispered. Tears brimmed my own eyes.
I stood and looked at her. Touching her cheek I leaned into to kiss her when all of the sudden I felt air. Opening my eyes I realized she'd backed away.
"I can't I'm sorry." I looked at her funny.
"Is it because of that guy?" I asked getting a little angry.
"Yes." She whispered.
"I… I love him. We're getting married. In three days." She tried to smile but it broke my heart. How could she have found someone else?
"I came back for you Paula. I came back to be with you, and now I'm doing this for nothing?" I mumbled
"I'm sorry." She whispered.
"You told me to carry on so I did. And now you're mad and telling it's my fault I fell in love with someone else, when I never expected to see you again except for in my dreams!" She asked matter of faclty. Well at least she wanted to se me in some form.
"This is what he meant…" I turned covering my face and hiding my pain.
"What?" Paula asked.
"The angel told me to choose wisely because things have changed. What do I know?"
"I can't make that decision for you Christian. I want to be with you but I'm committed to some one else. You understand don't you?"
"Not yet you're not!" I snapped. And not if I couldn't help it.
"Give me a chance." I whispered holding out my hands like a beggar.
"Christi—Hold on let me get that." The doorbell rang and I followed her to the living room.
"Hi Paula you forgot your sweater." Chris handed her the frilly red sweater. Slowly she kissed him and closed the door.
"Why didn't he see you?" She asked.
"Because no one can see me. Only you."
"WHAT! Why? Explain!" She demanded.
"I was an angel and as long as I full filled all of my deeds I'd get a second chance, the flip side is only one person can see me. And since I thought you still loved me I chose you." I didn't want to tell her how long I could stay or what she had to do let me stay. I wanted her to admit it truthfully.
"Now everyone's going to think I'm crazy because I'm talking to thin air. That doesn't sound like much of a relationship Christian. I don't know how I'm going to go through with this again."
"Don't worry you won't have to. You don't love me so I'll leave." I sighed and got up to leave.
"Christian no guilt trips."
"Then give me a chance Paula, just one! Please?" I begged. Taking her hands I played with her fingers.
"Christian I don't know how I'm going to do it but you've got a chance." She smiled and listened to me laugh happily.
"So where are YOU going to sleep?" She smiled.
"I'll sleep on the couch if you want me to."
"That'd be nice."
*I couldn't believe he was back. It was unbelievable. All my feelings came flooding back to me; I didn't know what to do. I loved him, but I couldn't exactly leave Chris for a ghost, only I can see. This was all so confusing.
After getting Christian settled on the couch I turned off the lights and looked at him as the moonlight shown on him. I loved him.
"Christian?"
"Love?"
"Christian I do—" I couldn't do it though.
"Christian I am really glad you came back." I whispered. "I missed you more than you'll ever know."
I watched him climb from the couch and come toward me. His feet softly padded to the hard floor. Touching my cheek he leaned down and kissed me. My lips welcomed him and they tasted so good. I wanted to do so much more but couldn't' stop thinking about Chris. What am I going to do?
"Sorry." He whispered with his eyes closed and his forehead against mine. I wasn't.
"Goodnight Christian." Was all I could manage between my lips, before I went to bed myself.
How I missed him, and how I wanted him now that he was here. But yet I could not have him.
PLEASE R&R
*"Ok so you're telling me my debt is paid? I can go back now?"
"Yes, you have paid you dues and you get your second chance on earth. However, if there isn't someone who accepts you, and loves you unconditionally, then you'll HAVE to come back." The 'head' angel informed me. Satine proudly stood on my side. She was also going to see me off.
"A bit of warning to you: under any circumstances it can not be any sort of love, but the love a man shares with a woman. Christian, there's one more thing." The angel looked down. He knew how badly I wanted to go back.
"What?" I asked nervously.
"Only one person will be able to see you. That will be the only one that can confess their true unconditional love for you." A smile played my lips. I knew exactly whom I was going to choose. Right when I began to speak the angel cut me off.
"Remember Christian, when you left before you wanted to come, now you're leaving and want to go. Choose wisely… things have changed, I promise you." It didn't mater, Paula loved me!
Satine squeezed my hand and I knew when I returned to earth more things were going to change. Smiling at Satine, I looked back at the angel.
"Paulette." I whispered tearfully. Suddenly my grip grew tighter on Satine's hand and I closed my eyes.
It happened. I no longer smelt fresh air or felt Satine; I smelt Montmartre and felt warm.
"PAULA!" I cried so happily.
"PAULA! WHERE ARE YOU LOVE?" I searched all the rooms. She'd done the place well.
"She must be out. I'll wait for her here." I began talking to myself. I walked onto the balcony as I saw headlights in the driveway.
*After dropping Lisa and her boyfriend back at the hotel Chris drove me home.
"Well here we are. I can't believe in a few days we'll be married. Paula I'm so happy." Chris whispered. I felt bad but not guilty. How can I be thinking of Christian at a time like this? I was sitting with Chris and he was declaring his love.
"Me too." I mumbled looking up at the house.
"OH MY GOD!" I yelled seeing Christian or at least I hopped it was him, staring at us awkwardly. He looked hurt almost.
"WHAT?" Chris yelled as I realized how startled he looked.
"Um.. uh.. listen I have to go, mind goin to your place tonight? Great thanks babe. G'night." I climbed out of his van and ran into the house. Running to the front balcony I stopped when I saw no one.
No one… absolutely no one. I had dreamt it all. But it was so real. I fought back my tears!
"Christian where are you?" I whispered loudly.
"I'm right here." He stepped out of the closet. Was he hiding? Tears streaked my face.
"Is it really you?" I cried.
"It's me." He smiled gesturing to himself.
*I couldn't hold myself back. I raced toward her and engulfed her into my arms smelling her beautiful hair and feeling her soft skin.
"Oh Christian I've missed you so much." She cried into my shoulder.
"I missed you too." I whispered. Tears brimmed my own eyes.
I stood and looked at her. Touching her cheek I leaned into to kiss her when all of the sudden I felt air. Opening my eyes I realized she'd backed away.
"I can't I'm sorry." I looked at her funny.
"Is it because of that guy?" I asked getting a little angry.
"Yes." She whispered.
"I… I love him. We're getting married. In three days." She tried to smile but it broke my heart. How could she have found someone else?
"I came back for you Paula. I came back to be with you, and now I'm doing this for nothing?" I mumbled
"I'm sorry." She whispered.
"You told me to carry on so I did. And now you're mad and telling it's my fault I fell in love with someone else, when I never expected to see you again except for in my dreams!" She asked matter of faclty. Well at least she wanted to se me in some form.
"This is what he meant…" I turned covering my face and hiding my pain.
"What?" Paula asked.
"The angel told me to choose wisely because things have changed. What do I know?"
"I can't make that decision for you Christian. I want to be with you but I'm committed to some one else. You understand don't you?"
"Not yet you're not!" I snapped. And not if I couldn't help it.
"Give me a chance." I whispered holding out my hands like a beggar.
"Christi—Hold on let me get that." The doorbell rang and I followed her to the living room.
"Hi Paula you forgot your sweater." Chris handed her the frilly red sweater. Slowly she kissed him and closed the door.
"Why didn't he see you?" She asked.
"Because no one can see me. Only you."
"WHAT! Why? Explain!" She demanded.
"I was an angel and as long as I full filled all of my deeds I'd get a second chance, the flip side is only one person can see me. And since I thought you still loved me I chose you." I didn't want to tell her how long I could stay or what she had to do let me stay. I wanted her to admit it truthfully.
"Now everyone's going to think I'm crazy because I'm talking to thin air. That doesn't sound like much of a relationship Christian. I don't know how I'm going to go through with this again."
"Don't worry you won't have to. You don't love me so I'll leave." I sighed and got up to leave.
"Christian no guilt trips."
"Then give me a chance Paula, just one! Please?" I begged. Taking her hands I played with her fingers.
"Christian I don't know how I'm going to do it but you've got a chance." She smiled and listened to me laugh happily.
"So where are YOU going to sleep?" She smiled.
"I'll sleep on the couch if you want me to."
"That'd be nice."
*I couldn't believe he was back. It was unbelievable. All my feelings came flooding back to me; I didn't know what to do. I loved him, but I couldn't exactly leave Chris for a ghost, only I can see. This was all so confusing.
After getting Christian settled on the couch I turned off the lights and looked at him as the moonlight shown on him. I loved him.
"Christian?"
"Love?"
"Christian I do—" I couldn't do it though.
"Christian I am really glad you came back." I whispered. "I missed you more than you'll ever know."
I watched him climb from the couch and come toward me. His feet softly padded to the hard floor. Touching my cheek he leaned down and kissed me. My lips welcomed him and they tasted so good. I wanted to do so much more but couldn't' stop thinking about Chris. What am I going to do?
"Sorry." He whispered with his eyes closed and his forehead against mine. I wasn't.
"Goodnight Christian." Was all I could manage between my lips, before I went to bed myself.
How I missed him, and how I wanted him now that he was here. But yet I could not have him.
PLEASE R&R
