Chapter 5
Christian woke up the next morning feeling that best he's felt in 8 months. He felt refreshed, loved, and needed. And he was. Satine stirred right next to him, and cracked her eyes open.
"Good morning darling!" Christian said planting a giant kiss on her lips.
"Mmm. Morning love." Satine said. She rolled over. But Christian rolled her back to where she had just been, and pulled her arms up, so she was sitting up.
"Ohhh no you don't. I'm never taking my eyes off of you ever again." Christian said caressing her shoulder. Satine just giggled. "Please excuse me forgetting, but these things I do, you see I've forgotten if they're green or they're blue. And well the thing is, what I really mean, yours are the sweetest eyes I've ever seen!" Christian sang to her.
"I love you." She said, and reached up and kissed him.
"I'd do anything for you." Christian said once they broke away. "Je vous adore, et vous êtes le seul un je veux regarder pour aussi longtemps que j'habite." He whispered in her ear in French.
"I feel the exact same way." Satine said.
"I don't ever want to let go of you, but I must for a moment." Christian said quickly getting out of bed and putting on cloths.
"Where on earth are you going?" Satine asked and he was almost at the door.
"No time to explain darling, I will be back very soon." Christian said, and with that he was out the door. Satine just shrugged it off and lay back down. However, she could not go back to sleep.
"I will love you until my dying day." She sang softly to herself while she waited. After about an hour Christian was still not back. Satine was becoming restless. She decided to get dressed. She put on a light blue dress that had lace on the bottom. Then she spent a few minutes on her hair and make-up. Once she was done, Christian was still not back.
"Where on earth could he be?" She asked herself, and walked out of the elephant.
"Darling, I'm back and I can't stand to be away from you any longer." Christian said as he entered the elephant. He looked around for a moment. "Satine? Where are you?" He asked to nobody. He took off his hat, and plopped down on the bed. She didn't even leave a note. He thought. He took out what he had gone to buy. A ring. I guess she'll have to wait until I'm ready now. He chuckled to himself, when she came bursting into the room. He quickly closed the box and put it in his coat pocket. "Darling, where were you?" He asked as she walked to him.
"I was bored here, so I went to go talk to Harold." She said. He eyed her up and down.
"You look amazing. Don't ever change." He said putting his arms around her waist and kissing her. "I have a surprise for you." He said.
"Oh really, what is it?" She asked. Christian looked sideways, and then back at her.
"I don't know. You'll have to find it." Christian said. Satine gave him a look of determination. "I'll give you a hint. It's on the left side of the elephant." Christian said standing on the left side of the room. Satine tore apart the bed, her vanity, her closet, and all the furniture on that side of the room. After about 20 minutes of vigorous looking she sat down on the bed.
"I give up." She said.
"Are you sure?" Christian asked.
"Yes, I am."
"Alright well I'll show you." Christian said pulling the box out of his coat pocket.
"That's not fair, it was on you." She said not realizing what he was holding. Christian got down on one knee, and opened the box. Satine gasped, and looked at him with a look of utter shock.
"Christian, how did you afford this?" Satine asked.
"That's not important. What's important is that I love you. Satine, will you marry me?" Christian asked.