FINALLY the next chapter, I am so sorry it has take so long but I have been on holiday and working on another Moulin Rouge fic so this one kind of got left....

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Chapter 7, Come what may

END OF FLASHBACK

Christian wrapped his arms even tighter around Satine and kissed her head softly "I am so sorry I wasn't there for you" he gently rocked her calming her

"I'm sorry" She whispered clinging to him

Satine stopped sobbing and looked up from where she was cradled in Christian's lap she reached up and gently stroked the left side of his face looking deep into his eyes she saw nothing but love and devotion reflecting back to her. Christian leant down and placed a soft kiss to her bruised bleeding lips and noticed her wrists were bleeding

"Lets get you cleaned up" he said lifting her from his lap and placing her gently down again his hand brushed her breast and she winced, opening the shirt Satine gasped when she saw her breasts were bleeding from where she had been struck.

"Its okay darling, its okay" Christian soothed and went to get some water from the kitchen.

He came back in and walked over to Satine he sat next to her and gently bathed her cuts and bruises placing kisses to her body as he did so. Once her cuts had been cleaned Satine looked up at him

"Thank you" she whispered, holding his arm tightly. Christian kissed her lips tenderly

"I'm going to run you a bath" he said, Satine kissed him again and he smiled lifting her into his arms and taking her to the bathroom

After her bath Satine dressed and walked out into the living room where Christian was sitting on the sofa watching the newly lit fire

"Hi" Satine whispered, Christian held out his hand out to her

"Are you feeling better?" he asked putting an arm around her shoulder as she sat next to him

"A bit"

"Satine I would have come with you straight away you know that right I didn't get your letter until the day after you left"

"That's okay... I always knew in my heart that you would find me"

"And I always knew I would find you"

"Don't leave me Christian"

"Never, come what may"

"Yes, come what may" she repeated even with those three little words feeling safer

"How did he find you?"

"I don't know... there was a crash and he was there in the doorway"

"He can't touch either of us now"

Satine nodded and laid her head against his chest and he gently ran his fingers through her wet hair

"Satine... I love you, I love you so much"

"I love you too Christian" she smiled weakly moving her head and looking into his eyes

"I want us to be together forever and always, without you in my life I might as well be dead. If anything happened to you I would just be an empty shell, I will do anything within my power to make you happy. I love you Satine more than I can ever imagine loving someone" he moved from the sofa onto his knees in front of her his hands holding hers on her knees

"Satine I love you, will you marry me?"

"Yes" Satine cried the first genuine smile on her face since she left Christian in Paris

"I know I don't have a ring yet but we'll go out and get one tomorrow I promise"

"Christian, I don't need a ring... I just need you"

"I love you"

"Until the end of time" she followed

"Come what may" they both repeated together

Only one more chapter left... what did you think?? Please, please, please review I love receiving them! xxx