Christine
I ran into Erik's lair to find him sleeping on the divan. I walked to him and gently kissed his cheek. His eyes shot open and he tensed at my touch. He relaxed when he realized it was me and brought his hand to my face.
I opened my mouth to speak, but Erik put a finger to my lips and stood, motioning for me to follow him. I did so obediently and he led me to my old bedroom. The door was cracked slightly, so I pushed it farther open and poked my head in.
Christian was sleeping on my bed in the exact same position Erik had been moments before. The right side of his face was on the pillow. He was on his stomach, his left arm dangling off the bed, and his right arm up above his head.
I smiled and looked over at Erik. He was looking at Christian with a warmth in his eyes I had seen only when he looked at me. I gently touched his arm and he looked down at me. He kissed the top of my head and led me back into the sitting room, shutting the bedroom door behind him.
"What is it you wanted Christine?" he asked.
"I figured Christian was here and I wanted to make sure he was alright," I stated.
"Did you think I would harm him Christine?" he inquired.
"Of course not Erik. Not unless you had to," I answered.
"So why were you worried?" he asked.
"Because I'm his mother. It's my job to worry about him," I replied. Erik smiled at me and took my hands. His smile faded when he looked at the ring I wore. The ring Raoul had placed on my finger at our wedding.
"Where is the ring I gave you Christine?" Erik questioned. I dropped my head forward silently hoping Erik would forgive me for not having it.
"Raoul made me take it off," I said quietly.
"Do you still have it?" he asked. I nodded. "Then when you get back to the chateau just put it back on." I looked up at him glad that he hadn't been upset.
"Of course Erik," I said. He smiled again and kissed me lightly.
"Now, I suggest you return home. You don't want to cause suspicion," he told me.
"When will Christian come home?" I asked.
"Whenever he wants to," he answered.
"Alright. I don't know when I can come back; sometime later this week maybe. Raoul is away on business," I told him.
"Come back whenever you like Christine," he said. I nodded and he wrapped his arms around me. "Goodbye my love," he whispered. I kissed him gently and walked out of his lair.
I ran into Erik's lair to find him sleeping on the divan. I walked to him and gently kissed his cheek. His eyes shot open and he tensed at my touch. He relaxed when he realized it was me and brought his hand to my face.
I opened my mouth to speak, but Erik put a finger to my lips and stood, motioning for me to follow him. I did so obediently and he led me to my old bedroom. The door was cracked slightly, so I pushed it farther open and poked my head in.
Christian was sleeping on my bed in the exact same position Erik had been moments before. The right side of his face was on the pillow. He was on his stomach, his left arm dangling off the bed, and his right arm up above his head.
I smiled and looked over at Erik. He was looking at Christian with a warmth in his eyes I had seen only when he looked at me. I gently touched his arm and he looked down at me. He kissed the top of my head and led me back into the sitting room, shutting the bedroom door behind him.
"What is it you wanted Christine?" he asked.
"I figured Christian was here and I wanted to make sure he was alright," I stated.
"Did you think I would harm him Christine?" he inquired.
"Of course not Erik. Not unless you had to," I answered.
"So why were you worried?" he asked.
"Because I'm his mother. It's my job to worry about him," I replied. Erik smiled at me and took my hands. His smile faded when he looked at the ring I wore. The ring Raoul had placed on my finger at our wedding.
"Where is the ring I gave you Christine?" Erik questioned. I dropped my head forward silently hoping Erik would forgive me for not having it.
"Raoul made me take it off," I said quietly.
"Do you still have it?" he asked. I nodded. "Then when you get back to the chateau just put it back on." I looked up at him glad that he hadn't been upset.
"Of course Erik," I said. He smiled again and kissed me lightly.
"Now, I suggest you return home. You don't want to cause suspicion," he told me.
"When will Christian come home?" I asked.
"Whenever he wants to," he answered.
"Alright. I don't know when I can come back; sometime later this week maybe. Raoul is away on business," I told him.
"Come back whenever you like Christine," he said. I nodded and he wrapped his arms around me. "Goodbye my love," he whispered. I kissed him gently and walked out of his lair.