Chapter eight: Christian's surprise

Many of the following nights were spent like the ones they had that night. Christian was so happy to have his Satine back. They were so happy together. Even though Kaydence had died, they both put it beside them. They would talk about her all the time, which helped sooth the pain.

For months and months, Satine had tried to get pregnant. Nothing worked. She was getting so frustrated that she couldn't get pregnant. Christian would hug her and try and calm her down, but she wanted a child so badly.

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" Satine, it's okay. We have plenty of time in our lives to get pregnant. There's no rush," Christian said, trying to calm her down. He put his hands on her shoulders. She just sat on the bed and gazed out the window at the ground that was now covered with snow.

"Christian, I understand that but I don't want to die before I see my son or daughter grow up and get married and have their own family," Satine replied, wiping a few stray tears from her face. She got up and walked into the bathroom. She touched up her hair and walked out, the whole time Christian was watching her. She went over to the closet and pulled out a navy blue dress with gold trimming around the bottom. She put it over her corset and went back into the bathroom.

"Yes, I understand Satine but you are so worried about getting pregnant, that I am starting to worry about you," Christian walked into the bathroom, as she was putting large silver earrings in her ear, and grabbed her around the waist.

"Your right," Satine looked down at the earring she hadn't put in yet and fiddled with it a little.

" Come on now, let's go out to have breakfast," Christian said looking at her through the reflection in the mirror, putting his head on her shoulder.

"Mmm, sounds could," Satine turned her head and kissed him. Christian left the bathroom and went downstairs. Satine finished putting her earrings in and went down after him. She grabbed her winter coat; it was pink with white fur trimming on the sleeves and bottom. Christian grabbed his blue jacket and put on his hat. He opened the door and left her go before him.

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It was just about a week till Christmas. Satine was determined to get pregnant and surprise Christian. They had already decorated the house and Christian placed the star on the tree. Every night in December, Christian would make a fire and Satine would sit down by it. Christian would then come over and hold her. They would sit there by the fire and sometimes read stories. Their favorite to read was by far the book Christian wrote about them. They would read it over and over again. Satine would always cry and Christian would always comfort her. Satine's favorite part was when she came to Christian that night the Duke had tried to hurt her. How she cried and told him that she loved him for the first time.

One day during that week, Christian noticed that Satine was acting funny. She would usually be home waiting for Christian to come home from work, but now she wasn't waiting. She would come back late every night. They would do their usual routine, sit by the fire and cuddle up in a blanket under the stars, but Satine seemed happier than ever around the end of the week. Christian also noticed that Satine was spending a spectacular amount of time with their neighbor, Gin. Gin was a young man around Satine and Christian's age. Christian was afraid to admit to himself that he was getting a little jealous.

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The week passed and it was now Christmas Eve. Satine spent the whole day with Gin. Christian had off from work and waited the whole day for Satine to come home but she hadn't. At around 10:00 in the evening, Christian went out for a drink. He went to a local bar, which, to his relief, served Absinthe.

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Satine returned around 11:00 with Gin. She carried in the door, a large box of decorations. She and gin snuck into the living room.

"Shhh, Gin. I am going to make sure Christian is asleep," Satine quietly tiptoed upstairs and peaked into their room. She walked over to the bed and was surprised to find that he wasn't in it. Satine walked around upstairs in search of him. He was nowhere to be seen. Satine walked downstairs and went into the living room. Judging by the look on her face, Gin knew something was wrong.

"Satine, what's the matter?" Gin put his hand on her shoulder.

"Christian's not here. He should be home," Satine looked up at Gin, fearing the worst for Christian. "What if he…what if he left me? He has been acting weird, I think he thinks that I am having an affair with you," Satine began to cry. Gin put his arm around his shoulder. He handed Satine a handkerchief. She grabbed it and cried into it.

"Satine, forget Christian. If he doesn't trust you then why don't you marry a real man?" Gin stood up in front of her and titled her head up to look at him.

"What?" Satine backed away from him. She stared at him blankly. "Get away from me!" Satine yelled.

"Come on," Gin walked over to her and started to put his arms on her shoulder. Satine slapped him. She clenched her teeth and stormed out the door. "I am going to find Christian!" Gin ran after her but he was too late, she was to far down the street.

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Satine walked around the streets of New York in search of Christian. She checked every bar. Then came to the local bar. She saw Christian through the window, he seemed to be crying. Satine quickly entered the bar and walked over to him.

"Christian?" Christian turned around and Satine could see that he was drunk. "What's the matter?"

"You and Gin," Satine put her hands on his shoulders. She came close to his face and looked deep into his eyes.

"Christian, there is nothing going on between me and Gin," Christian, being drunk, stood up and hugged Satine. He cried into her shoulder.

"Thank you sir," Satine nodded to the bar tender. "Come on, Christian, let's go home." Christian looked up and nodded. They walked out of the bar together and went straight home. They walked in the front door, with Satine helping him. It was almost midnight and Satine was helping him upstairs. She was glad to see that Gin had gone home already. She helped him put on his nightshirt and helped him into bed. She too put on a shirt of his and climbed into bed right next to him.

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Christian woke up and felt a piecing pain in his head. He grabbed his head and laid back down. Satine wasn't next to him. She was down stairs. He got up and put on his pants. He didn't bother to put his shirt on yet. He walked down stairs, still holding his head. Satine was sitting on the couch with her legs curled up under her. At first, she didn't notice Christian. He coughed and she looked up.

"Ah, Christian, How are you feeling darling?" Satine smiled. She got up and kissed his forehead. "Merry Christmas," Satine turned and faced the tree. Christian sat down in front of it. Satine got on her knees next to him and looked at the presents. Some were for each other from each other. Some were from other people they knew. Satine handed Christian a present wrapped in gold and silver paper. Christian grabbed it from her and studied it. It was flat and thin.

Christian took the paper away as Satine looked at him with excited eyes. He opened it to find an envelope. He glanced at Satine and Satine smiled. He tore the envelope open. There was a note inside. Christian read the note out load. Satine put her head on his bare should and read it along with him.

"Dear Mr. And Mrs. James,

We are pleased to inform you that after running Mrs. James through a series of tests, we found that she is, in fact, pregnant.

Congratulations,

Dr. Strausse

Christian examined the note for a second time before jumping to his feet and hugging Satine. He kissed her and tears came down Satine's face.

"We're having a child?" He asked Satine for reinsurance. Satine nodded and he hugged her again. She took his head and cupped it in her hands. She took it to her face and kissed him. Christian grabbed her waist with one arm as the kiss got deeper and more meaningful. Satine moved her arms to around his neck. Christian put his other arm around her waist and they pulled apart. He gave her another short peck and whispered, "I am sorry," in her ear. Satine, with her arms still around his neck, smiled brightly and pulled him to the floor in front of the presents. They pent all the rest of the morning opening the presents and enjoying them for a while.

Later, Satine and Christian were sitting on the couch. Satine had her legs over top of Christian's with her arms around his neck. He leaned into her and kissed her. He was going to have a baby.