Chapter Eight: Decisions
Rupert grinned lazily at her, and sat down beside her. "You were fabulous, darling"
"Thank you...Rupert, Christian, Christian, Rupert" Satine said. The two men exchanged a frosty glance at each other, before shaking hands and mumbling "Hello" gruffly.
"Satine...you look wonderful. Your hair, it is amazing!But what have you been doing with yourself?" Rupert enquired, and then signalled for a waitress to bring a drink over.
"Ive been in Paris, actually" Satine replied curtly, and reasurringly put her hand gently on Christians knee. He smiled at her, and squeezed it tightly.
"Paris!Wonderful!What were you doing there?" Rupert said, and sipped his beer, winking at the waitress who brought it over. She giggled, and walked away.
"I was working in the Moulin Rouge, actually. Singing and dancing. But then I met Christian, and we moved back to London together. We're going to be married soon" Satine said, and kissed Christian gently.
"Oh, wonderful. Im very happy for the two of you. Well, if you'll excuse me, I have someone to see...but it was great to see you!Farewell!" Rupert stood up, and gave Satine a quick kiss on the cheek, before returning to the bar, grinning broadly at the waitress.
"Who was that?" Christian asked, a concerned expression on his face.
"Rupert...I was with him before I came to Paris" Satine replied, and her face softened slightly at the memories. They had had good times...
"Were you happy with him?"
"I was...and I wasnt. I thought I completely loved him, but the truth was, he never cared for me. I was in the street just after one of our fights, singing sadly, when Zidler found me"
"Oh...so we're ok then?" Christian smiled at her.
"Of course!!!You know I love you more than anything, silly" Satine said, and kissed him again. "Sorry, but I have to go back on stage. See you soon sweetheart!" she said, and stepped back onto the stage.
"Hello again everyone" Satine said, and smiled as more people whistled and cheered. "Now, im going to do something a little unusual. Christian, would you come up here for a moment?"
Christian looked shocked, and began to shake his head "No, no"
"Come on darling!You want to hear him, dont you everyone?"Satine said, and everyone applauded.
Christian blushed, and then made his way up onto the stage, wrapping his arm round Satine.
"As many of you know, Ive been in Paris for the past number of years. Whilst I was there, I met Christian, and we fell in love. Christian was a writer or a show I was staring in, and he wrote this song for us. Its called "Come What May"
Satie played the opening chords on the piano. Satine prodded Christian forward, and he blushed again, before singing beautifully:
"Never knew, I could feel like this
Like I've never seen the sky before
Want to vanish inside your kiss
Everyday Im loving you more, and more
Listen to my heart, can you hear it sing
Telling me to give you everything!
Seasons may change, winter to sping
But I love you, until the end, of time
Come what may
Come what may
I will love you, until my dying day"
People applauded, in awe at his beautiful voice. Christian smiled, and stepped back as Satine stepped forward to sing.
"Suddenly the world seems such a perfect place
Suddenly it moves with such a perfect grace
Suddenly my life doesnt seem such a waste
It all revolves around you"
Christian moved forward again, and they sang in unison:
"And theres no mountain too high
No river to wide
Sing out this song and I'll be there by your side
Storm clouds may gather, and storms may collide"
Christian: But I love you
Satine: I love you
Christian: Until the end
Satine: Until the end
Both: Of time.. Come what may, come what may, I will love you
Until my dying day
Oh come what may
Come what may
I will love you...I will love you
Suddenly the world, seems such a perfect place...
Come what may
Come what may
I will love you, until my dying day!"
The crowd burst into wild applause.People jumped out their seats, and cheered madly-they loved it!
Christian and Satine bowed, and then kissed. The crowd cheered even more, and then Christian returned to his seat, people shaking his hand all the way.
"Thank you everybody!I love you Christian!"Satine said, and then sang a few more numbers.
She stepped off the stage an hour later, in need of a drink. Christian had disappeared to the toilet, so she went to the bar.
"Just water, please " Satine asked, and smiled gratefully as she got it. "Thank you"
"You were wonderful yet again...never fail to please me" Ruperts voice murmered in her ear again.
Satine whipped round. "Oh!You frightened me!Well, thank you Rupert. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to get back to Christian".
She proceeded to walk away from him, but he grabbed her arm and whispered hotly in her ear. "You dont love him. I can see it. You still love me. Please Satine...we would be great together.Think about it"
Satine pulled away fiercly, and glared at him. "No!You know I love Christian!You hurt me, so much!I could never love you again!"
"Think about it..." he whispered again, and slipped a card into her hand. "This is where I'm staying. Come and see me sometime" he whispered, before disappearing into the thick crowd.
"Are you alright darling?" Christian came up to her, and noted the expression on her face.
"Im fine...dont worry, Rupert was just saying a final farewell. Lets go home" Satine said, and slipped her arm through his.
Rupert grinned lazily at her, and sat down beside her. "You were fabulous, darling"
"Thank you...Rupert, Christian, Christian, Rupert" Satine said. The two men exchanged a frosty glance at each other, before shaking hands and mumbling "Hello" gruffly.
"Satine...you look wonderful. Your hair, it is amazing!But what have you been doing with yourself?" Rupert enquired, and then signalled for a waitress to bring a drink over.
"Ive been in Paris, actually" Satine replied curtly, and reasurringly put her hand gently on Christians knee. He smiled at her, and squeezed it tightly.
"Paris!Wonderful!What were you doing there?" Rupert said, and sipped his beer, winking at the waitress who brought it over. She giggled, and walked away.
"I was working in the Moulin Rouge, actually. Singing and dancing. But then I met Christian, and we moved back to London together. We're going to be married soon" Satine said, and kissed Christian gently.
"Oh, wonderful. Im very happy for the two of you. Well, if you'll excuse me, I have someone to see...but it was great to see you!Farewell!" Rupert stood up, and gave Satine a quick kiss on the cheek, before returning to the bar, grinning broadly at the waitress.
"Who was that?" Christian asked, a concerned expression on his face.
"Rupert...I was with him before I came to Paris" Satine replied, and her face softened slightly at the memories. They had had good times...
"Were you happy with him?"
"I was...and I wasnt. I thought I completely loved him, but the truth was, he never cared for me. I was in the street just after one of our fights, singing sadly, when Zidler found me"
"Oh...so we're ok then?" Christian smiled at her.
"Of course!!!You know I love you more than anything, silly" Satine said, and kissed him again. "Sorry, but I have to go back on stage. See you soon sweetheart!" she said, and stepped back onto the stage.
"Hello again everyone" Satine said, and smiled as more people whistled and cheered. "Now, im going to do something a little unusual. Christian, would you come up here for a moment?"
Christian looked shocked, and began to shake his head "No, no"
"Come on darling!You want to hear him, dont you everyone?"Satine said, and everyone applauded.
Christian blushed, and then made his way up onto the stage, wrapping his arm round Satine.
"As many of you know, Ive been in Paris for the past number of years. Whilst I was there, I met Christian, and we fell in love. Christian was a writer or a show I was staring in, and he wrote this song for us. Its called "Come What May"
Satie played the opening chords on the piano. Satine prodded Christian forward, and he blushed again, before singing beautifully:
"Never knew, I could feel like this
Like I've never seen the sky before
Want to vanish inside your kiss
Everyday Im loving you more, and more
Listen to my heart, can you hear it sing
Telling me to give you everything!
Seasons may change, winter to sping
But I love you, until the end, of time
Come what may
Come what may
I will love you, until my dying day"
People applauded, in awe at his beautiful voice. Christian smiled, and stepped back as Satine stepped forward to sing.
"Suddenly the world seems such a perfect place
Suddenly it moves with such a perfect grace
Suddenly my life doesnt seem such a waste
It all revolves around you"
Christian moved forward again, and they sang in unison:
"And theres no mountain too high
No river to wide
Sing out this song and I'll be there by your side
Storm clouds may gather, and storms may collide"
Christian: But I love you
Satine: I love you
Christian: Until the end
Satine: Until the end
Both: Of time.. Come what may, come what may, I will love you
Until my dying day
Oh come what may
Come what may
I will love you...I will love you
Suddenly the world, seems such a perfect place...
Come what may
Come what may
I will love you, until my dying day!"
The crowd burst into wild applause.People jumped out their seats, and cheered madly-they loved it!
Christian and Satine bowed, and then kissed. The crowd cheered even more, and then Christian returned to his seat, people shaking his hand all the way.
"Thank you everybody!I love you Christian!"Satine said, and then sang a few more numbers.
She stepped off the stage an hour later, in need of a drink. Christian had disappeared to the toilet, so she went to the bar.
"Just water, please " Satine asked, and smiled gratefully as she got it. "Thank you"
"You were wonderful yet again...never fail to please me" Ruperts voice murmered in her ear again.
Satine whipped round. "Oh!You frightened me!Well, thank you Rupert. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to get back to Christian".
She proceeded to walk away from him, but he grabbed her arm and whispered hotly in her ear. "You dont love him. I can see it. You still love me. Please Satine...we would be great together.Think about it"
Satine pulled away fiercly, and glared at him. "No!You know I love Christian!You hurt me, so much!I could never love you again!"
"Think about it..." he whispered again, and slipped a card into her hand. "This is where I'm staying. Come and see me sometime" he whispered, before disappearing into the thick crowd.
"Are you alright darling?" Christian came up to her, and noted the expression on her face.
"Im fine...dont worry, Rupert was just saying a final farewell. Lets go home" Satine said, and slipped her arm through his.