Erik and Charlotte road in the carriage to the "Gabriels Estate." Charlotte sat their jittery like a child ringing her fingers. Erik put an encouraging hand on hers. He gave a faint smile, "we go in, go out… we're done" he said lightly. "Right, in, out… done" she said breathlessly.
The Carriage stopped.
She sank into her seat. Erik opened the door, his new "perfected face" making Charlotte crack a soft smile. Charlotte had covered up the wounds on his face with the make-up she used on her own. The only thing that gave her strength was to see how happy he was for the first time.
She placed a shaky hand in his. He helped her out, she was breathing heavily, Erik could hear her. She was so frightened, he could tell, he knew the sounds of fright. Erik put a steadying hand on her shoulder, "it's okay" he whispered in her ear.
She rang the bell, and held her breath. The door opened slowly to the face of an middle-aged butler. They walked in, and the door creaked shut. They walked into the Living room.
Charlotte shut her eyes tight when she saw he was sitting before. Chris, and his parents Raoul and Christine. She tried to back out with out being seen but Erik was already standing beside her gripped her hand and let out a cold breath.
"Mother, father" she said lightly. "thanks for bringing other people into this" she said simply. She raised a finger in a matter-of-fact way "Ohh and thanks for trying to sell me off like a piece of meat."
Christine raised an eyebrow, "Erik!" she said very confused. He turned away, and brought Charlotte with him. "He'll never understand you're face" her mother called after. Charlotte broke away from Erik and walked up to her mother.
"You never understood! HE DOES! For once I can be happy and you, you try to make me unhappy? You've got a real problem, that you want to see your own daughter in pain?" she turned and walked toward the door. She turned and yelled back at her "We're engaged!"
With that they walked out the door, to there carraige which drove them away. Erik sat in awe. "I love you so much" he said holding her tight against him. She smiled and giggled uncontrolably when he blew on her neck.
"How are you, after seeing… her?" she asked softly. He gave a faint smile and looked at her his grey eyes sparkling.
"Actually" he said "better than I thought I would, I guess twenty years of fuming did it for me." She smiled and nodded. She kissed him on the cheek.
"I'm proud of you" she said sweetly
I'm SOOO SORRY I HAVEN'T UPDATED IN FOREVER, and because this is soo short but I NEEDED to update… LOVE YA!